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Minutes Played

1.Dan Issel*-KEN3531
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN3502
3.Bob Netolicky-DLC3409
4.George McGinnis-INA3347
5.Billy Cunningham*-CAR3248
6.Willie Wise-UTS3131
7.Mel Daniels-INA3103
8.Chuck Williams-SDA3074
9.Louie Dampier-KEN3039
10.Julius Keye-DNR3016
11.Julius Erving*-VIR2993
12.George Carter-NYA2976
13.Stew Johnson-SDA2952
14.George Thompson-MMT2925
15.Jimmy Jones-UTS2848
16.Zelmo Beaty-UTS2804
17.Billy Paultz-NYA2800
18.Johnny Neumann-MMT2787
19.Joe Caldwell-CAR2739
20.Warren Jabali-DNR2738

Field Goals

1.Dan Issel*-KEN902
2.Julius Erving*-VIR894
3.George McGinnis-INA868
4.Billy Cunningham*-CAR771
5.Stew Johnson-SDA769
6.Ralph Simpson-DNR732
7.Artis Gilmore-KEN687
8.Willie Wise-UTS672
9.Bob Netolicky-DLC650
10.Johnny Neumann-MMT605
11.Mel Daniels-INA587
12.George Thompson-MMT579
13.George Carter-NYA569
14.Ron Boone-UTS566
15.Rich Jones-DLC564
16.Joe Caldwell-CAR555
17.Billy Paultz-NYA532
18.Zelmo Beaty-UTS521
 Dave Robisch-DNR521
20.Louie Dampier-KEN515

Field Goal Attempts

1.Julius Erving*-VIR1804
2.Dan Issel*-KEN1757
3.George McGinnis-INA1755
4.Stew Johnson-SDA1748
5.Ralph Simpson-DNR1670
6.Billy Cunningham*-CAR1583
7.Willie Wise-UTS1404
8.Rich Jones-DLC1364
9.Bob Netolicky-DLC1347
10.Johnny Neumann-MMT1283
11.George Thompson-MMT1269
12.George Carter-NYA1249
13.Artis Gilmore-KEN1228
14.Mel Daniels-INA1217
15.Louie Dampier-KEN1143
16.Ron Boone-UTS1136
17.Joe Caldwell-CAR1118
18.Larry Miller-SDA1080
19.Billy Paultz-NYA1027
20.Chuck Williams-SDA1020

Field Goal Pct

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN.559
2.Dan Issel*-KEN.513
3.Ron Boone-UTS.498
4.Julius Erving*-VIR.496
5.George McGinnis-INA.495
6.Billy Cunningham*-CAR.487
7.Bob Netolicky-DLC.483
8.Mel Daniels-INA.482
9.Willie Wise-UTS.479
10.Johnny Neumann-MMT.472
11.George Thompson-MMT.456
12.George Carter-NYA.456
13.Stew Johnson-SDA.440
14.Ralph Simpson-DNR.438
15.Rich Jones-DLC.413

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Bill Keller-INA71
2.Joe Hamilton-DLC66
3.Louie Dampier-KEN54
4.Glen Combs-UTS51
5.Rich Jones-DLC43
6.Roger Brown-INA42
7.Freddie Lewis-INA38
8.Stew Johnson-SDA37
9.Warren Jabali-DNR36
10.John Roche-NYA34
11.John Beasley-UTS29
12.Simmie Hill-SDA27
13.George Lehmann-MMT26
14.George Thompson-MMT20
15.Skeeter Swift-DLC19
16.Al Smith-DNR17
17.Larry Jones-TOT16
18.Billy Cunningham*-CAR14
19.Steve Jones-TOT13
20.Wendell Ladner-TOT12

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Bill Keller-INA222
2.Joe Hamilton-DLC191
3.Louie Dampier-KEN155
4.Warren Jabali-DNR140
5.Glen Combs-UTS134
6.Stew Johnson-SDA133
7.Rich Jones-DLC127
8.Roger Brown-INA118
9.Freddie Lewis-INA110
10.John Roche-NYA103
11.Al Smith-DNR90
12.John Beasley-UTS89
13.George Thompson-MMT73
14.Simmie Hill-SDA69
15.George Lehmann-MMT67
16.Bernie Williams-VIR58
17.Larry Jones-TOT57
18.Oliver Taylor-SDA55
19.Wendell Ladner-TOT53
20.Johnny Neumann-MMT51

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Simmie Hill-SDA.391
2.George Lehmann-MMT.388
3.Glen Combs-UTS.381
4.Roger Brown-INA.356
5.Louie Dampier-KEN.348
6.Joe Hamilton-DLC.345
 Freddie Lewis-INA.345
8.Rich Jones-DLC.339
9.John Roche-NYA.330
10.John Beasley-UTS.326
11.Bill Keller-INA.320
12.Stew Johnson-SDA.278
13.George Thompson-MMT.274
14.Warren Jabali-DNR.257

Free Throws

1.George Thompson-MMT549
2.George McGinnis-INA517
3.Mack Calvin-CAR500
4.Chuck Williams-SDA493
5.Dan Issel*-KEN485
6.Warren Jabali-DNR480
7.Willie Wise-UTS476
8.Julius Erving*-VIR475
9.Billy Cunningham*-CAR472
10.George Carter-NYA440
11.Ralph Simpson-DNR421
12.Ron Boone-UTS415
13.James Silas-DLC389
14.Jim Eakins-VIR384
15.Artis Gilmore-KEN368
16.Jimmy Jones-UTS345
17.Johnny Neumann-MMT329
18.Rich Jones-DLC324
19.Mel Daniels-INA322
20.Dave Robisch-DNR309

Free Throw Attempts

1.George McGinnis-INA778
2.George Thompson-MMT700
3.Dan Issel*-KEN635
4.Chuck Williams-SDA623
5.Julius Erving*-VIR612
6.Willie Wise-UTS607
7.Billy Cunningham*-CAR598
8.Warren Jabali-DNR596
9.Mack Calvin-CAR582
10.Artis Gilmore-KEN572
11.Ralph Simpson-DNR556
12.George Carter-NYA529
13.Ron Boone-UTS479
 Jim Eakins-VIR479
15.James Silas-DLC467
16.Mel Daniels-INA446
17.Jimmy Jones-UTS432
18.Oliver Taylor-SDA425
19.Johnny Neumann-MMT423
20.Larry Miller-SDA422

Free Throw Pct

1.Bill Keller-INA.870
2.Ron Boone-UTS.866
3.Bob Warren-TOT.861
4.Bernie Williams-VIR.860
5.Mack Calvin-CAR.859
6.Bill Melchionni-NYA.840
7.Dave Twardzik-VIR.840
8.James Silas-DLC.833
9.George Irvine-VIR.833
10.George Carter-NYA.832
11.Larry Jones-TOT.828
12.Freddie Lewis-INA.822
13.Roger Brown-INA.822
14.Stew Johnson-SDA.819
15.Glen Combs-UTS.815
16.Steve Jones-TOT.810
17.Donnie Freeman-INA.808
18.Warren Jabali-DNR.805
19.Zelmo Beaty-UTS.803
20.Rick Mount-KEN.803

Offensive Rebounds

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN449
2.George McGinnis-INA434
3.Mel Daniels-INA348
4.Bob Netolicky-DLC338
5.Dan Issel*-KEN329
6.Gene Moore-SDA324
7.Billy Paultz-NYA279
8.Randy Denton-MMT276
9.Julius Keye-DNR275
10.Collis Jones-DLC262
 Julius Erving*-VIR262
12.Zelmo Beaty-UTS261
13.Dave Robisch-DNR248
14.Wil Jones-MMT245
15.Billy Cunningham*-CAR240
16.Jim Eakins-VIR234
17.Tom Owens-CAR229
18.Lee Davis-MMT223
19.Darnell Hillman-INA218
20.Willie Wise-UTS217

Defensive Rebounds

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN1027
2.Mel Daniels-INA899
3.Billy Cunningham*-CAR772
4.Billy Paultz-NYA736
5.Gerald Govan-UTS620
6.Julius Keye-DNR617
7.Julius Erving*-VIR605
8.Dan Issel*-KEN593
9.George McGinnis-INA588
10.Gene Moore-SDA550
11.Randy Denton-MMT544
12.Zelmo Beaty-UTS540
13.Darnell Hillman-INA517
14.Bob Netolicky-DLC513
15.Jim Eakins-VIR499
16.Dave Robisch-DNR496
17.Rich Jones-DLC493
18.Willie Wise-UTS465
19.Jim Chones-NYA443
20.Stew Johnson-SDA419

Total Rebounds

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN1476
2.Mel Daniels-INA1247
3.George McGinnis-INA1022
4.Billy Paultz-NYA1015
5.Billy Cunningham*-CAR1012
6.Dan Issel*-KEN922
7.Julius Keye-DNR892
8.Gene Moore-SDA874
9.Julius Erving*-VIR867
10.Bob Netolicky-DLC851
11.Randy Denton-MMT820
12.Zelmo Beaty-UTS801
13.Gerald Govan-UTS795
14.Dave Robisch-DNR744
15.Darnell Hillman-INA735
16.Jim Eakins-VIR733
17.Willie Wise-UTS682
18.Rich Jones-DLC667
19.Tom Owens-CAR646
20.Lee Davis-MMT608

Assists

1.Chuck Williams-SDA582
2.Warren Jabali-DNR539
3.Billy Cunningham*-CAR530
4.Louie Dampier-KEN521
5.Al Smith-DNR477
6.Johnny Neumann-MMT470
7.Bill Melchionni-NYA453
8.Jimmy Jones-UTS448
9.George Thompson-MMT403
10.Fatty Taylor-VIR374
11.Bill Keller-INA361
12.Ron Boone-UTS353
13.Joe Caldwell-CAR352
14.John Roche-NYA348
15.Walter Simon-KEN336
16.Joe Hamilton-DLC325
17.Mack Calvin-CAR301
18.Julius Erving*-VIR298
19.Artis Gilmore-KEN295
20.Freddie Lewis-INA288

Steals

1.Billy Cunningham*-CAR216
2.Fatty Taylor-VIR210
3.Julius Erving*-VIR181
4.Warren Jabali-DNR175
5.Joe Caldwell-CAR166
6.George McGinnis-INA160
7.Mike Gale-KEN131
8.Ralph Simpson-DNR127
9.Gene Littles-CAR120
 Ted McClain-CAR120
11.Sam Cash-MMT5

Blocks

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN259
2.Julius Keye-DNR226
3.Billy Paultz-NYA214
4.Mel Daniels-INA157
5.Gene Moore-SDA149
6.Jim Eakins-VIR131
7.Julius Erving*-VIR127
8.Darnell Hillman-INA116
9.Coby Dietrick-DLC88
10.Zelmo Beaty-UTS79
11.Sam Cash-MMT3

Turnovers

1.George McGinnis-INA401
2.Billy Cunningham*-CAR381
3.Johnny Neumann-MMT345
4.Julius Erving*-VIR326
5.Warren Jabali-DNR302
6.Artis Gilmore-KEN286
7.Ralph Simpson-DNR283
8.Ron Boone-UTS276
9.Mel Daniels-INA275
10.Jimmy Jones-UTS267
11.Al Smith-DNR261
12.George Carter-NYA255
13.Mack Calvin-CAR247
14.Joe Caldwell-CAR246
15.George Thompson-MMT245
16.Fatty Taylor-VIR237
17.Willie Wise-UTS236
18.Jim Eakins-VIR233
19.Chuck Williams-SDA231
20.Gene Moore-SDA227

Personal Fouls

1.Gene Moore-SDA369
2.George McGinnis-INA348
3.Tom Owens-CAR318
4.Mel Daniels-INA315
5.Billy Cunningham*-CAR309
6.George Carter-NYA308
 Ron Boone-UTS308
8.Johnny Neumann-MMT304
9.Artis Gilmore-KEN302
10.Al Smith-DNR295
11.Darnell Hillman-INA291
 Jim Chones-NYA291
13.Jim Eakins-VIR287
14.Wil Jones-MMT281
15.Warren Jabali-DNR280
16.Gerald Govan-UTS279
17.Willie Wise-UTS278
18.Goo Kennedy-DLC275
 Chuck Williams-SDA275
20.Jimmy Jones-UTS271
 Dave Robisch-DNR271
 Walter Simon-KEN271

Points

1.Dan Issel*-KEN2292
2.Julius Erving*-VIR2268
3.George McGinnis-INA2261
4.Billy Cunningham*-CAR2028
5.Ralph Simpson-DNR1890
6.Willie Wise-UTS1823
7.Stew Johnson-SDA1770
8.Artis Gilmore-KEN1743
9.George Thompson-MMT1727
10.George Carter-NYA1578
11.Bob Netolicky-DLC1569
12.Ron Boone-UTS1557
13.Johnny Neumann-MMT1548
14.Mel Daniels-INA1497
15.Rich Jones-DLC1495
16.Chuck Williams-SDA1470
17.Mack Calvin-CAR1467
18.Warren Jabali-DNR1398
19.Billy Paultz-NYA1351
 Dave Robisch-DNR1351

Minutes Per Game

1.Julius Erving*-VIR42.2
2.Dan Issel*-KEN42.0
3.Artis Gilmore-KEN41.7
4.George McGinnis-INA40.8
5.Bob Netolicky-DLC40.6
6.Billy Cunningham*-CAR38.7
7.Mel Daniels-INA38.3
8.Louie Dampier-KEN38.0
9.Willie Wise-UTS37.7
10.Chuck Williams-SDA37.0
11.Stew Johnson-SDA36.9
12.George Thompson-MMT36.6
13.Julius Keye-DNR36.3
14.George Carter-NYA35.9
15.Jimmy Jones-UTS35.6
16.Joe Caldwell-CAR35.6
17.Johnny Neumann-MMT35.3
18.Billy Paultz-NYA34.6
19.Zelmo Beaty-UTS34.2
20.John Roche-NYA34.0

Points Per Game

1.Julius Erving*-VIR31.9
2.George McGinnis-INA27.6
3.Dan Issel*-KEN27.3
4.Billy Cunningham*-CAR24.1
5.Ralph Simpson-DNR23.3
6.Stew Johnson-SDA22.1
7.Willie Wise-UTS22.0
8.George Thompson-MMT21.6
9.Artis Gilmore-KEN20.8
10.Johnny Neumann-MMT19.6
11.George Carter-NYA19.0
12.Bob Netolicky-DLC18.7
13.Ron Boone-UTS18.5
14.Mel Daniels-INA18.5
15.Chuck Williams-SDA17.7
16.Mack Calvin-CAR17.5
17.Warren Jabali-DNR17.0
18.Louie Dampier-KEN16.8
19.Jimmy Jones-UTS16.7
20.Billy Paultz-NYA16.7

Rebounds Per Game

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN17.6
2.Mel Daniels-INA15.4
3.Billy Paultz-NYA12.5
4.George McGinnis-INA12.5
5.Julius Erving*-VIR12.2
6.Billy Cunningham*-CAR12.0
7.Dan Issel*-KEN11.0
8.Julius Keye-DNR10.7
9.Gene Moore-SDA10.5
10.Bob Netolicky-DLC10.1
11.Zelmo Beaty-UTS9.8
12.Gerald Govan-UTS9.5
13.Dave Robisch-DNR9.0
14.Jim Eakins-VIR8.8
15.Darnell Hillman-INA8.8
16.Willie Wise-UTS8.2
17.Wil Jones-MMT7.9
18.Lee Davis-MMT7.8
19.Tom Owens-CAR7.8
20.Stew Johnson-SDA7.5

Assists Per Game

1.Chuck Williams-SDA7.0
2.Warren Jabali-DNR6.6
3.Louie Dampier-KEN6.5
4.Billy Cunningham*-CAR6.3
5.Johnny Neumann-MMT5.9
6.Al Smith-DNR5.7
7.Jimmy Jones-UTS5.6
8.George Thompson-MMT5.0
9.Fatty Taylor-VIR4.8
10.Joe Caldwell-CAR4.6
11.John Roche-NYA4.5
12.Bill Keller-INA4.3
13.Ron Boone-UTS4.2
14.Julius Erving*-VIR4.2
15.Walter Simon-KEN4.0
16.Freddie Lewis-INA4.0
17.Joe Hamilton-DLC3.9
18.Mack Calvin-CAR3.6
19.Artis Gilmore-KEN3.5
20.Larry Miller-SDA3.4

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Julius Erving*-VIR27.7
2.Billy Cunningham*-CAR24.7
3.Artis Gilmore-KEN24.1
4.George McGinnis-INA22.7
5.Dan Issel*-KEN22.4
6.Billy Paultz-NYA21.7
7.Warren Jabali-DNR20.8
8.Mack Calvin-CAR19.6
9.Ralph Simpson-DNR19.6
10.Mel Daniels-INA19.3
11.Randy Denton-MMT19.2
12.Dave Robisch-DNR19.2
13.Jim Eakins-VIR19.2
14.Ron Boone-UTS18.9
15.Willie Wise-UTS18.8
16.Zelmo Beaty-UTS17.9
17.George Thompson-MMT17.7
18.Lee Davis-MMT17.1
19.Chuck Williams-SDA16.5
20.Bob Netolicky-DLC16.4

True Shooting Pct

1.Mack Calvin-CAR.611
2.James Silas-DLC.605
3.Jim Eakins-VIR.602
4.Artis Gilmore-KEN.589
5.Jimmy Jones-UTS.587
6.Bob Warren-TOT.584
7.Ron Boone-UTS.578
8.Zelmo Beaty-UTS.576
9.Tom Owens-CAR.575
10.Goo Kennedy-DLC.573
11.George Irvine-VIR.573
12.Chuck Williams-SDA.568
13.Dave Robisch-DNR.568
14.Warren Jabali-DNR.565
15.Byron Beck-DNR.565
16.Dan Issel*-KEN.563
17.Roger Brown-INA.562
18.Billy Paultz-NYA.560
19.Brian Taylor-NYA.555
20.Gene Littles-CAR.553

Offensive Rebound Pct

1.Gene Moore-SDA12.3
2.George McGinnis-INA12.3
3.Artis Gilmore-KEN12.1
4.Randy Denton-MMT11.8
5.Collis Jones-DLC11.7
6.Tom Owens-CAR10.7
7.Mel Daniels-INA10.6
8.Billy Paultz-NYA10.5
9.Wil Jones-MMT10.0
10.Lee Davis-MMT10.0
11.Bob Netolicky-DLC9.7
12.Zelmo Beaty-UTS9.7
13.Dave Robisch-DNR9.4
14.Julius Keye-DNR9.1
15.Jim Eakins-VIR9.0
16.Byron Beck-DNR8.8
17.Dan Issel*-KEN8.8
18.Julius Erving*-VIR8.6
19.Darnell Hillman-INA8.1
20.Billy Cunningham*-CAR7.6

Defensive Rebound Pct

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN28.3
2.Billy Paultz-NYA25.9
3.Mel Daniels-INA25.7
4.Billy Cunningham*-CAR24.5
5.Randy Denton-MMT24.5
6.Gerald Govan-UTS23.9
7.Gene Moore-SDA22.5
8.Julius Keye-DNR21.4
9.Jim Chones-NYA20.3
10.Dave Robisch-DNR19.6
11.Julius Erving*-VIR19.5
12.Tom Owens-CAR19.5
13.Rich Jones-DLC19.2
14.Jim Eakins-VIR18.8
15.Lee Davis-MMT18.1
16.Darnell Hillman-INA18.1
17.Zelmo Beaty-UTS17.9
18.Dan Issel*-KEN16.2
19.Bob Netolicky-DLC15.8
20.George McGinnis-INA15.6

Total Rebound Pct

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN20.1
2.Billy Paultz-NYA18.4
3.Mel Daniels-INA18.4
4.Randy Denton-MMT18.0
5.Gene Moore-SDA17.2
6.Gerald Govan-UTS16.2
7.Billy Cunningham*-CAR16.0
8.Julius Keye-DNR15.1
9.Tom Owens-CAR15.0
10.Dave Robisch-DNR14.4
11.Julius Erving*-VIR14.1
12.Zelmo Beaty-UTS14.0
13.George McGinnis-INA14.0
14.Jim Eakins-VIR14.0
15.Lee Davis-MMT14.0
16.Jim Chones-NYA13.8
17.Darnell Hillman-INA13.2
18.Bob Netolicky-DLC12.6
19.Wil Jones-MMT12.6
20.Rich Jones-DLC12.6

Assist Pct

1.Bill Melchionni-NYA35.8
2.Warren Jabali-DNR28.3
3.Al Smith-DNR28.2
4.Chuck Williams-SDA26.5
5.Johnny Neumann-MMT25.0
6.Billy Cunningham*-CAR23.2
7.Bill Keller-INA22.5
8.Louie Dampier-KEN22.4
9.Jimmy Jones-UTS21.6
10.Ron Boone-UTS20.0
11.George Thompson-MMT19.9
12.Joe Hamilton-DLC19.6
13.John Roche-NYA19.4
14.Mack Calvin-CAR18.6
15.Walter Simon-KEN18.5
16.Fatty Taylor-VIR18.1
17.Oliver Taylor-SDA18.0
18.Freddie Lewis-INA17.8
19.Joe Caldwell-CAR17.4
20.Julius Erving*-VIR15.7

Turnover Pct

1.Stew Johnson-SDA8.0
2.Lee Davis-MMT9.1
3.Dan Issel*-KEN9.6
4.Dave Robisch-DNR10.1
5.Randy Denton-MMT10.3
6.Byron Beck-DNR11.5
7.Larry Miller-SDA11.7
8.Bob Netolicky-DLC12.3
9.Joe Hamilton-DLC12.3
10.Willie Wise-UTS12.4
11.Rich Jones-DLC12.7
12.Louie Dampier-KEN12.7
13.Donnie Freeman-INA12.9
14.Ralph Simpson-DNR12.9
15.Roger Brown-INA12.9
16.Steve Jones-TOT13.1
17.George Irvine-VIR13.4
18.George Thompson-MMT13.4
19.Bill Keller-INA13.5
20.Julius Erving*-VIR13.6

Usage Pct

1.Ralph Simpson-DNR32.7
2.Julius Erving*-VIR29.6
3.George McGinnis-INA28.1
4.Stew Johnson-SDA25.9
5.Billy Cunningham*-CAR25.8
6.Rich Jones-DLC25.7
7.Johnny Neumann-MMT25.2
8.Dan Issel*-KEN24.9
9.Ron Boone-UTS24.6
10.Mack Calvin-CAR24.4
11.George Thompson-MMT24.1
12.George Carter-NYA23.9
13.Willie Wise-UTS23.8
14.Warren Jabali-DNR21.6
15.Donnie Freeman-INA21.6
16.Joe Caldwell-CAR21.2
17.Randy Denton-MMT21.2
18.Bill Keller-INA21.1
19.Billy Paultz-NYA20.7
20.Jim Chones-NYA20.7