1979-80 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1979-1980 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most points in the 1979-80 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the San Antonio Spurs, George Gervin led the NBA with an average of 33.1 points in 78 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games or 1400 points.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1979-80 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Spurs) |
33.1 | 2,585 | 78 |
| 2 | (Clippers) |
30.2 | 2,055 | 68 |
| 3 | (Jazz) |
28.0 | 1,903 | 68 |
| 4 | (76ers) |
26.9 | 2,100 | 78 |
| 5 | (Rockets) |
25.8 | 2,119 | 82 |
| 6 | (Lakers) |
24.8 | 2,034 | 82 |
| 7 | (Nuggets) |
23.8 | 1,951 | 82 |
| 8 | (Bullets) |
23.0 | 1,859 | 81 |
| 9 | (Kings) |
22.7 | 1,858 | 82 |
| 10 | (Cavaliers) |
22.2 | 1,820 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Supersonics) |
22.1 | 1,816 | 82 |
| 12 | (Suns) |
21.9 | 1,792 | 82 |
| 13 | (Knicks) |
21.7 | 1,781 | 82 |
| 14 | (Bucks) |
21.7 | 1,671 | 77 |
| 15 | (Suns) |
21.5 | 1,613 | 75 |
| 16 | (Celtics) |
21.3 | 1,745 | 82 |
| 17 | (Nets) |
20.9 | 1,634 | 78 |
| 18 | (Knicks) |
20.9 | 1,714 | 82 |
| 19 | (Bulls) |
20.2 | 1,660 | 82 |
| 20 | (Spurs) |
20.1 | 1,565 | 78 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Lakers) |
20.0 | 1,644 | 82 |
| 22 | (Rockets) |
20.0 | 1,520 | 76 |
| 23 | (2 teams) |
19.9 | 1,553 | 78 |
| 24 | (Hawks) |
19.5 | 1,559 | 80 |
| 25 | (Knicks) |
19.1 | 1,549 | 81 |
| 26 | (Pacers) |
19.1 | 1,566 | 82 |
| 27 | (Supersonics) |
19.0 | 1,540 | 81 |
| 28 | (Clippers) |
18.6 | 1,526 | 82 |
| 29 | (Hawks) |
18.5 | 1,465 | 79 |
| 30 | (Lakers) |
18.0 | 1,387 | 77 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Spurs) |
17.7 | 1,365 | 77 |
| 32 | (Lakers) |
17.6 | 1,446 | 82 |
| 33 | (Cavaliers) |
17.6 | 1,441 | 82 |
| 34 | (Bucks) |
17.6 | 1,423 | 81 |
| 35 | (Suns) |
17.3 | 1,415 | 82 |
| 36 | (Warriors) |
17.0 | 1,223 | 72 |
| 37 | (2 teams) |
16.9 | 1,318 | 78 |
| 38 | (Celtics) |
16.9 | 1,350 | 80 |
| 39 | (Hawks) |
16.5 | 1,334 | 81 |
| 40 | (Trail Blazers) |
16.4 | 1,250 | 76 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Bulls) |
16.3 | 1,334 | 82 |
| 42 | (Kings) |
16.2 | 1,328 | 82 |
| 43 | (Bucks) |
16.2 | 1,292 | 80 |
| 44 | (Pacers) |
15.9 | 1,300 | 82 |
| 45 | (Pacers) |
15.7 | 1,287 | 82 |
| 46 | (Trail Blazers) |
15.7 | 1,286 | 82 |
| 47 | (Bullets) |
15.6 | 1,277 | 82 |
| 48 | (Cavaliers) |
15.3 | 1,255 | 82 |
| 49 | (Knicks) |
15.3 | 1,254 | 82 |
| 50 | (Suns) |
14.9 | 1,118 | 75 |