1979 NBA Playoffs: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1979 Playoffs, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most points in the 1979 NBA Playoffs?
Playing for the San Antonio Spurs, George Gervin led the NBA with an average of 28.6 points in 14 games.
Note: * Minimums to be in this list: 3 games or 100 points.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1979 Playoffs
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Spurs) |
28.6 | 400 | 14 |
| 2 | (Lakers) |
28.5 | 228 | 8 |
| 3 | (Nuggets) |
28.0 | 84 | 3 |
| 4 | (Supersonics) |
26.6 | 452 | 17 |
| 5 | (76ers) |
25.4 | 229 | 9 |
| 6 | (Nuggets) |
24.3 | 73 | 3 |
| 7 | (Bullets) |
23.1 | 439 | 19 |
| 8 | (Bullets) |
22.5 | 427 | 19 |
| 9 | (Suns) |
22.4 | 336 | 15 |
| 10 | (Suns) |
22.1 | 332 | 15 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Spurs) |
21.1 | 295 | 14 |
| 12 | (Kings) |
21.0 | 105 | 5 |
| 13 | (Supersonics) |
20.9 | 356 | 17 |
| 14 | (Trail Blazers) |
19.7 | 59 | 3 |
| 15 | (Kings) |
19.2 | 96 | 5 |
| 16 | (Spurs) |
19.1 | 267 | 14 |
| 17 | (76ers) |
18.8 | 169 | 9 |
| 18 | (Lakers) |
18.4 | 147 | 8 |
| 19 | (Trail Blazers) |
17.7 | 53 | 3 |
| 20 | (Lakers) |
17.6 | 141 | 8 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Hawks) |
17.6 | 158 | 9 |
| 22 | (Nuggets) |
17.3 | 52 | 3 |
| 23 | (Hawks) |
16.4 | 148 | 9 |
| 24 | (Hawks) |
16.1 | 145 | 9 |
| 25 | (76ers) |
16.0 | 144 | 9 |
(Nuggets) |
16.0 | 48 | 3 | |
| 27 | (Lakers) |
15.4 | 123 | 8 |
| 28 | (Hawks) |
15.1 | 136 | 9 |
| 29 | (Supersonics) |
14.9 | 254 | 17 |
| 30 | (Trail Blazers) |
13.3 | 40 | 3 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (76ers) |
13.1 | 118 | 9 |
| 32 | (Supersonics) |
12.9 | 220 | 17 |
| 33 | (Bullets) |
12.8 | 244 | 19 |
| 34 | (Suns) |
12.8 | 154 | 12 |
| 35 | (76ers) |
12.7 | 114 | 9 |
| 36 | (Supersonics) |
12.2 | 207 | 17 |
| 37 | (Lakers) |
11.8 | 94 | 8 |
| 38 | (Trail Blazers) |
11.7 | 35 | 3 |
| 39 | (Trail Blazers) |
11.0 | 33 | 3 |
(Nuggets) |
11.0 | 33 | 3 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Suns) |
10.6 | 159 | 15 |
| 42 | (Suns) |
10.5 | 157 | 15 |
| 43 | (Bullets) |
10.3 | 195 | 19 |
| 44 | (Kings) |
10.0 | 50 | 5 |
| 45 | (Hawks) |
9.9 | 89 | 9 |
| 46 | (Nuggets) |
9.7 | 29 | 3 |
| 47 | (Kings) |
9.4 | 47 | 5 |
| 48 | (Bullets) |
8.7 | 166 | 19 |
| 49 | (Bullets) |
8.4 | 151 | 18 |
| 50 | (Supersonics) |
8.4 | 142 | 17 |