1972-73 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1972-1973 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
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Who averaged the most points in the 1972-73 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, Tiny Archibald led the NBA with an average of 34.0 points in 80 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1972-73 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Kings) |
34.0 | 2,719 | 80 |
| 2 | (Bucks) |
30.2 | 2,292 | 76 |
| 3 | (Supersonics) |
29.2 | 2,251 | 77 |
| 4 | (Hawks) |
27.1 | 2,029 | 75 |
| 5 | (Hawks) |
26.1 | 2,063 | 79 |
| 6 | (Suns) |
25.3 | 2,048 | 81 |
| 7 | (Trail Blazers) |
24.9 | 1,970 | 79 |
| 8 | (Lakers) |
23.9 | 1,814 | 76 |
| 9 | (Trail Blazers) |
23.8 | 1,906 | 80 |
| 10 | (Pistons) |
23.8 | 1,927 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Celtics) |
23.8 | 1,902 | 80 |
| 12 | (Bulls) |
23.1 | 1,895 | 82 |
| 13 | (Pistons) |
22.4 | 1,840 | 82 |
| 14 | (Warriors) |
22.3 | 1,832 | 82 |
| 15 | (Bullets) |
21.2 | 1,717 | 81 |
| 16 | (Knicks) |
21.1 | 1,648 | 78 |
| 17 | (Cavaliers) |
20.5 | 1,685 | 82 |
| 18 | (Celtics) |
20.5 | 1,684 | 82 |
| 19 | (Cavaliers) |
20.5 | 1,538 | 75 |
| 20 | (Bucks) |
20.2 | 1,474 | 73 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Suns) |
20.2 | 1,635 | 81 |
| 22 | (76ers) |
20.0 | 1,617 | 81 |
| 23 | (Bulls) |
19.9 | 1,570 | 79 |
| 24 | (Bullets) |
19.7 | 1,398 | 71 |
| 25 | (Celtics) |
19.7 | 1,612 | 82 |
| 26 | (Rockets) |
19.3 | 1,560 | 81 |
| 27 | (Lakers) |
18.9 | 1,533 | 81 |
| 28 | (Rockets) |
18.5 | 1,496 | 81 |
| 29 | (Suns) |
18.4 | 1,490 | 81 |
| 30 | (Braves) |
18.3 | 1,388 | 76 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Bullets) |
18.1 | 1,483 | 82 |
| 32 | (Braves) |
18.0 | 1,441 | 80 |
| 33 | (Rockets) |
18.0 | 1,454 | 81 |
| 34 | (Warriors) |
17.8 | 1,445 | 81 |
| 35 | (Braves) |
17.5 | 1,350 | 77 |
| 36 | (Warriors) |
17.1 | 1,349 | 79 |
| 37 | (Rockets) |
17.0 | 1,395 | 82 |
| 38 | (Knicks) |
16.3 | 1,258 | 77 |
| 39 | (Hawks) |
16.1 | 1,193 | 74 |
| 40 | (Pistons) |
16.1 | 1,304 | 81 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Knicks) |
16.1 | 1,319 | 82 |
| 42 | (Suns) |
16.1 | 1,204 | 75 |
| 43 | (Warriors) |
15.7 | 1,254 | 80 |
| 44 | (Knicks) |
15.5 | 1,163 | 75 |
| 45 | (Bucks) |
15.5 | 1,130 | 73 |
| 46 | (Bucks) |
15.5 | 1,237 | 80 |
| 47 | (2 teams) |
14.8 | 1,082 | 73 |
| 48 | (Braves) |
14.8 | 1,214 | 82 |
| 49 | (2 teams) |
14.4 | 1,140 | 79 |
| 50 | (Cavaliers) |
14.4 | 1,183 | 82 |