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Minutes Played

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN3666
2.Rick Barry*-NYA3616
3.Dan Issel*-KEN3570
4.Julius Erving*-VIR3513
5.Gerald Govan-MMP3414
6.Bill Melchionni-NYA3326
7.Warren Jabali-FLO3313
8.Willie Wise-UTS3300
9.Louie Dampier-KEN3214
10.Larry Miller-CAR3199
11.Zelmo Beaty-UTS3133
12.Wil Jones-MMP3098
13.Steve Jones-DLC3091
14.Charlie Scott-VIR3061
15.Ralph Simpson-DNR3006
16.Roger Brown-INA2987
17.Mack Calvin-FLO2977
18.Mel Daniels-INA2971
19.Rich Jones-DLC2932
20.Glen Combs-UTS2906

Field Goals

1.Charlie Scott-VIR985
2.Dan Issel*-KEN972
3.Ralph Simpson-DNR920
4.Julius Erving*-VIR910
5.Rick Barry*-NYA902
6.Artis Gilmore-KEN806
7.Willie Wise-UTS743
8.Zelmo Beaty-UTS729
9.George Thompson-PTC696
10.Bill Melchionni-NYA672
11.Jim McDaniels-CAR659
12.Donnie Freeman-DLC628
13.Mel Daniels-INA598
14.Steve Jones-DLC572
15.Warren Jabali-FLO569
16.John Brisker-PTC563
17.Larry Miller-CAR562
18.Mack Calvin-FLO552
19.Johnny Neumann-MMP545
20.George Carter-TOT538

Field Goal Attempts

1.Charlie Scott-VIR2192
2.Dan Issel*-KEN2001
3.Ralph Simpson-DNR2000
4.Rick Barry*-NYA1969
5.Julius Erving*-VIR1826
6.Willie Wise-UTS1471
7.George Thompson-PTC1448
8.Zelmo Beaty-UTS1353
9.Artis Gilmore-KEN1348
10.Bill Melchionni-NYA1346
11.Steve Jones-DLC1343
12.Donnie Freeman-DLC1336
13.Johnny Neumann-MMP1328
14.Warren Jabali-FLO1304
15.Wendell Ladner-TOT1287
16.Jim McDaniels-CAR1276
17.Charles Williams-MMP1258
18.Mack Calvin-FLO1253
19.John Brisker-PTC1228
 Larry Miller-CAR1228

Field Goal Pct

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN.598
2.Trooper Washington-NYA.571
3.Dave Lattin-PTC.544
4.Mike Lewis-PTC.540
5.Zelmo Beaty-UTS.539
6.Larry Jones-FLO.531
7.Jim McDaniels-CAR.516
8.Jimmy Jones-UTS.512
9.Mel Daniels-INA.505
 Willie Wise-UTS.505
11.Red Robbins-UTS.504
12.Byron Beck-DNR.504
13.Bill Melchionni-NYA.499
14.Julius Erving*-VIR.498
15.Billy Paultz-NYA.488
16.Dan Issel*-KEN.486
17.Jim Eakins-VIR.486
18.Ronald Franz-FLO.485
19.Warren Davis-TOT.481
 George Thompson-PTC.481

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Glen Combs-UTS103
2.Warren Jabali-FLO102
3.Louie Dampier-KEN84
4.Rick Barry*-NYA73
5.George Lehmann-TOT71
6.Wendell Ladner-TOT61
7.Roger Brown-INA57
 Rick Mount-INA57
9.Bill Keller-INA56
10.Joe Hamilton-DLC46
11.John Brisker-PTC43
12.George Thompson-PTC41
 Charles Williams-MMP41
14.Skeeter Swift-PTC33
15.Al Smith-DNR32
16.Freddie Lewis-INA31
17.Al Tucker-FLO30
18.Red Robbins-UTS29
 Charlie Scott-VIR29
20.Steve Jones-DLC26
 Johnny Neumann-MMP26

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Warren Jabali-FLO285
2.Glen Combs-UTS254
3.Rick Barry*-NYA237
4.Wendell Ladner-TOT236
5.Louie Dampier-KEN233
6.George Lehmann-TOT199
7.Roger Brown-INA185
8.Rick Mount-INA180
9.Charles Williams-MMP174
10.Bill Keller-INA169
11.John Brisker-PTC137
12.Joe Hamilton-DLC132
 George Thompson-PTC132
14.Johnny Neumann-MMP128
15.Charlie Scott-VIR110
16.Al Smith-DNR107
17.Freddie Lewis-INA100
 Skeeter Swift-PTC100
19.Loyd King-MMP87
20.Al Tucker-FLO82

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Red Robbins-UTS.408
2.Glen Combs-UTS.406
3.Al Tucker-FLO.366
4.Louie Dampier-KEN.360
5.Warren Jabali-FLO.358
6.George Lehmann-TOT.357
7.Joe Hamilton-DLC.348
8.Steve Jones-DLC.333
9.Bill Keller-INA.331
10.Skeeter Swift-PTC.330
11.Rick Mount-INA.317
12.John Brisker-PTC.314
13.George Thompson-PTC.311
14.Freddie Lewis-INA.310
15.Roger Brown-INA.308
16.Rick Barry*-NYA.308
17.Al Smith-DNR.299
18.Charlie Scott-VIR.264
19.Wendell Ladner-TOT.259
20.Loyd King-MMP.241

Free Throws

1.Rick Barry*-NYA641
2.Mack Calvin-FLO611
3.Dan Issel*-KEN591
4.Charlie Scott-VIR525
5.Zelmo Beaty-UTS522
6.Donnie Freeman-DLC475
7.Julius Erving*-VIR467
8.Willie Wise-UTS459
9.Ralph Simpson-DNR457
10.George Thompson-PTC455
11.Larry Miller-CAR393
12.Artis Gilmore-KEN391
13.George Carter-TOT388
14.Warren Jabali-FLO375
15.Steve Jones-DLC367
16.Freddie Lewis-INA341
17.Bill Melchionni-NYA336
18.Roger Brown-INA323
19.Glen Combs-UTS319
20.Mel Daniels-INA317

Free Throw Attempts

1.Dan Issel*-KEN753
2.Rick Barry*-NYA730
3.Mack Calvin-FLO701
4.Charlie Scott-VIR654
5.Willie Wise-UTS633
6.Zelmo Beaty-UTS630
7.Julius Erving*-VIR627
8.Artis Gilmore-KEN605
9.George Thompson-PTC584
10.Donnie Freeman-DLC576
11.Ralph Simpson-DNR568
12.Larry Miller-CAR497
13.Warren Jabali-FLO496
14.George Carter-TOT474
15.George McGinnis-INA462
16.Mel Daniels-INA451
17.Steve Jones-DLC422
18.Dave Robisch-DNR419
19.Bill Melchionni-NYA416
20.Roger Brown-INA401

Free Throw Pct

1.George Lehmann-TOT.880
2.Bill Keller-INA.879
3.Rick Barry*-NYA.878
4.Mack Calvin-FLO.872
5.Steve Jones-DLC.870
6.John Brisker-PTC.867
7.Freddie Lewis-INA.861
8.Arthur Becker-DNR.846
9.Skeeter Swift-PTC.845
10.Byron Beck-DNR.843
11.Glen Combs-UTS.840
12.Louie Dampier-KEN.836
13.Red Robbins-UTS.831
14.Zelmo Beaty-UTS.829
15.Rick Mount-INA.828
16.Donnie Freeman-DLC.825
17.George Carter-TOT.819
18.Larry Brown-DNR.811
19.Bill Melchionni-NYA.808
20.Roger Brown-INA.805

Offensive Rebounds

1.Julius Erving*-VIR476
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN421
3.Mel Daniels-INA383
4.Wil Jones-MMP371
5.Mike Lewis-PTC357
6.Zelmo Beaty-UTS355
7.Dan Issel*-KEN353
8.Julius Keye-DNR315
9.Gerald Govan-MMP310
10.George McGinnis-INA290
 Jim Eakins-VIR290
12.Dave Robisch-DNR287
13.Willie Wise-UTS282
14.Trooper Washington-NYA281
15.Randy Denton-TOT278
16.Bob Netolicky-INA264
17.Billy Paultz-NYA263
18.Warren Davis-TOT250
19.Jim McDaniels-CAR249
20.Wendell Ladner-TOT244

Defensive Rebounds

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN1070
2.Mel Daniels-INA914
3.Gerald Govan-MMP872
4.Julius Erving*-VIR843
5.Billy Paultz-NYA772
6.Zelmo Beaty-UTS755
7.Julius Keye-DNR667
8.Mike Lewis-PTC639
9.Willie Wise-UTS612
10.Wendell Ladner-TOT589
11.Dan Issel*-KEN578
12.Jim McDaniels-CAR565
13.Ira Harge-TOT542
14.Jim Eakins-VIR517
 Dave Robisch-DNR517
16.Wil Jones-MMP505
17.Bob Netolicky-INA500
18.Rich Jones-DLC497
19.Red Robbins-UTS495
20.Warren Jabali-FLO489

Total Rebounds

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN1491
2.Julius Erving*-VIR1319
3.Mel Daniels-INA1297
4.Gerald Govan-MMP1182
5.Zelmo Beaty-UTS1110
6.Billy Paultz-NYA1035
7.Mike Lewis-PTC996
8.Julius Keye-DNR982
9.Dan Issel*-KEN931
10.Willie Wise-UTS894
11.Wil Jones-MMP876
12.Wendell Ladner-TOT833
13.Jim McDaniels-CAR814
14.Jim Eakins-VIR807
15.Dave Robisch-DNR804
16.Ira Harge-TOT780
17.Bob Netolicky-INA764
18.Trooper Washington-NYA750
19.Randy Denton-TOT740
20.George McGinnis-INA711
 Red Robbins-UTS711

Assists

1.Bill Melchionni-NYA669
2.Larry Brown-DNR549
3.Louie Dampier-KEN515
4.Warren Jabali-FLO495
5.Jimmy Jones-UTS485
6.Mack Calvin-FLO481
7.George Lehmann-TOT411
8.Jimmy O'Brien-TOT373
9.Freddie Lewis-INA362
10.Gerald Govan-MMP348
11.Charlie Scott-VIR347
12.Julius Erving*-VIR335
13.Rick Barry*-NYA327
14.Fatty Taylor-VIR321
15.Mike Lewis-PTC316
16.Skeeter Swift-PTC309
17.Roger Brown-INA306
 Glen Combs-UTS306
19.Willie Wise-UTS286
20.Bill Keller-INA264

Blocks

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN422

Turnovers

1.Julius Erving*-VIR342
2.Charlie Scott-VIR340
3.Artis Gilmore-KEN335
4.Warren Jabali-FLO332
5.Bill Melchionni-NYA314
6.Willie Wise-UTS282
7.Jimmy Jones-UTS270
8.Ralph Simpson-DNR266
9.Rick Barry*-NYA263
10.Mack Calvin-FLO261
11.George McGinnis-INA256
12.Skeeter Swift-PTC252
13.Dan Issel*-KEN244
14.Gerald Govan-MMP241
15.Mel Daniels-INA239
 Johnny Neumann-MMP239
17.Mike Lewis-PTC237
18.Charles Williams-MMP233
19.Bob Verga-TOT224
20.Zelmo Beaty-UTS223

Personal Fouls

1.Wendell Ladner-TOT347
2.Julius Keye-DNR346
3.Wil Jones-MMP322
4.Zelmo Beaty-UTS315
 Mike Lewis-PTC315
6.Fatty Taylor-VIR302
7.Willie Wise-UTS299
8.Billy Paultz-NYA298
 Rich Jones-DLC298
 Warren Jabali-FLO298
 Jim Eakins-VIR298
12.Trooper Washington-NYA291
13.Mel Daniels-INA289
14.Johnny Neumann-MMP285
15.Artis Gilmore-KEN280
16.Warren Davis-TOT279
17.Skeeter Swift-PTC277
18.Bill Melchionni-NYA275
19.Ron Boone-UTS274
20.Arthur Becker-DNR271

Points

1.Dan Issel*-KEN2538
2.Charlie Scott-VIR2524
3.Rick Barry*-NYA2518
4.Ralph Simpson-DNR2300
5.Julius Erving*-VIR2290
6.Artis Gilmore-KEN2003
7.Zelmo Beaty-UTS1980
8.Willie Wise-UTS1951
9.George Thompson-PTC1888
10.Donnie Freeman-DLC1733
11.Mack Calvin-FLO1726
12.Bill Melchionni-NYA1682
13.Warren Jabali-FLO1615
14.Jim McDaniels-CAR1552
15.Steve Jones-DLC1537
16.Larry Miller-CAR1529
17.Mel Daniels-INA1513
18.George Carter-TOT1464
19.Roger Brown-INA1444
20.John Brisker-PTC1417

Minutes Per Game

1.Rick Barry*-NYA45.2
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN43.6
3.Dan Issel*-KEN43.0
4.Charlie Scott-VIR41.9
5.Julius Erving*-VIR41.8
6.Bill Melchionni-NYA41.6
7.George Thompson-PTC41.5
8.Gerald Govan-MMP41.1
9.Warren Jabali-FLO40.9
10.Willie Wise-UTS39.3
11.Louie Dampier-KEN38.7
12.Larry Miller-CAR38.5
13.Roger Brown-INA38.3
14.Mel Daniels-INA37.6
15.Zelmo Beaty-UTS37.3
16.Jimmy Jones-UTS37.2
17.Wil Jones-MMP36.9
18.Steve Jones-DLC36.8
19.Mack Calvin-FLO36.3
20.Ralph Simpson-DNR35.8

Points Per Game

1.Charlie Scott-VIR34.6
2.Rick Barry*-NYA31.5
3.Dan Issel*-KEN30.6
4.Ralph Simpson-DNR27.4
5.Julius Erving*-VIR27.3
6.George Thompson-PTC27.0
7.Donnie Freeman-DLC24.1
8.Artis Gilmore-KEN23.8
9.Zelmo Beaty-UTS23.6
10.Willie Wise-UTS23.2
11.Mack Calvin-FLO21.0
12.Bill Melchionni-NYA21.0
13.Warren Jabali-FLO19.9
14.George Carter-TOT19.5
15.Mel Daniels-INA19.2
16.Roger Brown-INA18.5
17.Larry Miller-CAR18.4
18.Johnny Neumann-MMP18.3
19.Steve Jones-DLC18.3
20.Bob Verga-TOT17.5

Rebounds Per Game

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN17.8
2.Mel Daniels-INA16.4
3.Julius Erving*-VIR15.7
4.Gerald Govan-MMP14.2
5.Zelmo Beaty-UTS13.2
6.Billy Paultz-NYA12.5
7.Mike Lewis-PTC12.1
8.Julius Keye-DNR11.7
9.Dan Issel*-KEN11.2
10.Willie Wise-UTS10.6
11.Wil Jones-MMP10.4
12.Wendell Ladner-TOT10.2
13.George McGinnis-INA9.7
14.Jim Eakins-VIR9.6
15.Dave Robisch-DNR9.6
16.Trooper Washington-NYA9.4
17.Ira Harge-TOT9.3
18.Bob Netolicky-INA9.2
19.Randy Denton-TOT9.1
20.Red Robbins-UTS9.1

Assists Per Game

1.Bill Melchionni-NYA8.4
2.Larry Brown-DNR7.2
3.Jimmy Jones-UTS6.2
4.Louie Dampier-KEN6.2
5.Warren Jabali-FLO6.1
6.Mack Calvin-FLO5.9
7.Charlie Scott-VIR4.8
8.Freddie Lewis-INA4.7
9.Jimmy O'Brien-TOT4.4
10.Gerald Govan-MMP4.2
11.Rick Barry*-NYA4.1
12.Julius Erving*-VIR4.0
13.Roger Brown-INA3.9
14.Skeeter Swift-PTC3.9
15.Mike Lewis-PTC3.9
16.Fatty Taylor-VIR3.8
17.George Thompson-PTC3.7
18.Glen Combs-UTS3.6
19.Bob Verga-TOT3.6
20.Bill Keller-INA3.5

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN26.6
2.Zelmo Beaty-UTS24.6
3.Jim McDaniels-CAR24.0
4.Julius Erving*-VIR23.9
5.Donnie Freeman-DLC23.8
6.Dan Issel*-KEN23.3
7.Rick Barry*-NYA21.7
8.Mel Daniels-INA21.3
9.Charlie Scott-VIR21.1
10.Willie Wise-UTS20.7
11.Ralph Simpson-DNR20.0
12.John Brisker-PTC19.9
13.Dave Robisch-DNR19.6
14.George Thompson-PTC19.2
15.Mack Calvin-FLO18.2
16.Larry Jones-FLO17.9
17.George McGinnis-INA17.4
18.Roger Brown-INA16.9
19.Bill Melchionni-NYA16.6
20.Mike Lewis-PTC16.5

True Shooting Pct

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN.620
2.Zelmo Beaty-UTS.607
3.Larry Jones-FLO.606
4.Trooper Washington-NYA.587
5.Mike Lewis-PTC.575
6.Jimmy Jones-UTS.568
7.Red Robbins-UTS.568
8.Dave Lattin-PTC.566
9.George Lehmann-TOT.566
10.Roger Brown-INA.560
11.Willie Wise-UTS.558
12.Jim Eakins-VIR.554
13.George Thompson-PTC.554
14.Mack Calvin-FLO.553
15.Bill Melchionni-NYA.550
16.Rick Barry*-NYA.550
17.Byron Beck-DNR.548
18.Mel Daniels-INA.547
19.Jim McDaniels-CAR.547
20.Donnie Freeman-DLC.545

Offensive Rebound Pct

1.George McGinnis-INA12.6
2.Mike Lewis-PTC12.5
3.Mel Daniels-INA12.2
4.Julius Erving*-VIR11.9
5.Randy Denton-TOT11.5
6.Trooper Washington-NYA11.2
7.Artis Gilmore-KEN11.2
8.Zelmo Beaty-UTS10.9
9.Julius Keye-DNR10.8
10.Dave Robisch-DNR10.4
11.Jim McDaniels-CAR10.1
12.Ira Harge-TOT10.0
13.Wil Jones-MMP9.8
14.Dan Issel*-KEN9.6
15.Jim Eakins-VIR9.3
16.Billy Paultz-NYA9.3
17.Warren Davis-TOT9.2
18.Goose Ligon-TOT9.1
19.Bob Netolicky-INA8.6
20.Wendell Ladner-TOT8.4

Defensive Rebound Pct

1.Mel Daniels-INA27.1
2.Billy Paultz-NYA25.8
3.Artis Gilmore-KEN25.6
4.Jim McDaniels-CAR25.1
5.Julius Keye-DNR24.2
6.Gerald Govan-MMP23.7
7.Ira Harge-TOT23.1
8.Wendell Ladner-TOT22.8
9.Mike Lewis-PTC22.3
10.Julius Erving*-VIR21.0
11.Zelmo Beaty-UTS20.9
12.Dave Robisch-DNR19.9
13.Goose Ligon-TOT18.2
14.Warren Davis-TOT18.0
15.Trooper Washington-NYA17.6
16.Rich Jones-DLC17.3
17.George McGinnis-INA17.0
18.Red Robbins-UTS16.7
19.Jim Eakins-VIR16.6
20.Willie Wise-UTS16.1

Total Rebound Pct

1.Mel Daniels-INA19.9
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN18.8
3.Billy Paultz-NYA17.8
4.Mike Lewis-PTC17.4
5.Julius Keye-DNR17.3
6.Jim McDaniels-CAR17.3
7.Ira Harge-TOT16.5
8.Julius Erving*-VIR16.4
9.Zelmo Beaty-UTS16.1
10.Wendell Ladner-TOT15.3
11.Gerald Govan-MMP15.1
12.Dave Robisch-DNR15.0
13.George McGinnis-INA14.9
14.Trooper Washington-NYA14.5
15.Goose Ligon-TOT13.7
16.Warren Davis-TOT13.3
17.Jim Eakins-VIR13.0
18.Red Robbins-UTS12.6
19.Willie Wise-UTS12.3
20.Wil Jones-MMP12.3

Assist Pct

1.Larry Brown-DNR34.5
2.Bill Melchionni-NYA28.6
3.George Lehmann-TOT28.1
4.Mack Calvin-FLO23.6
5.Jimmy Jones-UTS22.0
6.Warren Jabali-FLO21.4
7.Louie Dampier-KEN20.3
8.Donnie Freeman-DLC18.4
9.Freddie Lewis-INA18.1
10.Charlie Scott-VIR17.8
11.Skeeter Swift-PTC16.7
12.Joe Caldwell-CAR16.3
13.Rick Mount-INA15.8
14.Mike Lewis-PTC14.8
15.Roger Brown-INA14.5
16.Charles Williams-MMP14.5
17.John Brisker-PTC14.2
18.Fatty Taylor-VIR14.2
19.Ralph Simpson-DNR14.2
20.Glen Combs-UTS14.0

Turnover Pct

1.Dave Robisch-DNR7.9
2.Red Robbins-UTS9.3
3.Dan Issel*-KEN9.5
4.Donnie Freeman-DLC10.0
5.Rick Barry*-NYA10.3
6.Jim McDaniels-CAR10.5
7.Ralph Simpson-DNR10.6
8.Arthur Becker-DNR11.3
9.George Thompson-PTC11.3
10.Rich Jones-DLC11.4
11.Wil Jones-MMP11.6
12.Larry Miller-CAR11.7
13.George Carter-TOT11.7
14.Rick Mount-INA11.8
15.Steve Jones-DLC11.8
16.Zelmo Beaty-UTS12.0
17.Bob Netolicky-INA12.0
18.Charlie Scott-VIR12.1
19.Larry Jones-FLO12.3
20.Glen Combs-UTS13.0

Usage Pct

1.Charlie Scott-VIR33.1
2.Ralph Simpson-DNR31.4
3.Donnie Freeman-DLC30.9
4.Dan Issel*-KEN27.8
5.John Brisker-PTC27.6
6.Rick Barry*-NYA27.5
7.Jim McDaniels-CAR26.9
8.George McGinnis-INA25.9
9.Julius Erving*-VIR25.0
10.George Thompson-PTC24.1
11.Willie Wise-UTS23.7
12.Mack Calvin-FLO23.7
13.Charles Williams-MMP23.6
14.Wendell Ladner-TOT23.6
15.Steve Jones-DLC23.3
16.Zelmo Beaty-UTS22.8
17.George Carter-TOT22.7
18.Dave Robisch-DNR22.2
19.Rick Mount-INA21.9
20.Warren Jabali-FLO21.6