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Minutes Played

1.John Havlicek*-BOS3698
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL3583
3.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL3469
4.Elvin Hayes*-HOU3461
5.Nate Thurmond*-GSW3362
6.Archie Clark-TOT3285
7.Tiny Archibald*-CIN3272
8.Jo Jo White-BOS3261
9.Sidney Wicks-POR3245
10.Jeff Mullins-GSW3214
11.Bob Kauffman-BUF3205
12.Walt Bellamy*-ATL3187
13.Dave Cowens*-BOS3186
 Elmore Smith-BUF3186
15.Wes Unseld*-BAL3171
16.Spencer Haywood-SEA3167
17.Walt Frazier*-NYK3126
18.Bob Love-CHI3108
19.Stu Lantz-HOU3097
20.Dick Van Arsdale-PHO3096

Field Goals

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL1159
2.John Havlicek*-BOS897
3.Bob Lanier*-DET834
4.Elvin Hayes*-HOU832
5.Gail Goodrich*-LAL826
6.Bob Love-CHI819
7.Sidney Wicks-POR784
8.Lou Hudson-ATL775
9.Jo Jo White-BOS770
10.Jerry West*-LAL735
11.Tiny Archibald*-CIN734
12.Spencer Haywood-SEA717
13.Archie Clark-TOT712
14.Jack Marin-BAL690
15.Cazzie Russell-GSW689
16.Jeff Mullins-GSW685
17.Walt Frazier*-NYK669
18.Billy Cunningham*-PHI658
19.Dave Cowens*-BOS657
20.Jim McMillian-LAL642

Field Goal Attempts

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL2019
2.John Havlicek*-BOS1957
3.Elvin Hayes*-HOU1918
4.Bob Love-CHI1854
5.Sidney Wicks-POR1837
6.Jo Jo White-BOS1788
7.Gail Goodrich*-LAL1695
8.Bob Lanier*-DET1690
9.Spencer Haywood-SEA1557
10.Jerry West*-LAL1540
 Lou Hudson-ATL1540
12.Archie Clark-TOT1516
13.Cazzie Russell-GSW1514
14.Tiny Archibald*-CIN1511
15.Jeff Mullins-GSW1466
16.Nate Thurmond*-GSW1454
17.Jack Marin-BAL1444
18.Billy Cunningham*-PHI1428
19.Jimmy Walker-DET1386
20.Dave Cowens*-BOS1357

Field Goal Pct

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL.649
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL.574
3.Walt Bellamy*-ATL.544
4.Dick Snyder-SEA.529
5.Jerry Lucas*-NYK.512
6.Walt Frazier*-NYK.512
7.Jon McGlocklin-MIL.510
8.Chet Walker-CHI.505
9.Lucius Allen-MIL.505
10.Lou Hudson-ATL.503
11.Bob Dandridge-MIL.498
12.Wes Unseld*-BAL.498
13.Bob Kauffman-BUF.497
14.Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU.495
15.Bob Lanier*-DET.493
16.Stan McKenzie-POR.492
17.Gail Goodrich*-LAL.487
18.Bill Bridges-TOT.486
19.Tiny Archibald*-CIN.486
20.Dave Cowens*-BOS.484

Free Throws

1.Tiny Archibald*-CIN677
2.Dick Van Arsdale-PHO529
3.Jerry West*-LAL515
4.Archie Clark-TOT514
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL504
6.Chet Walker-CHI481
7.Spencer Haywood-SEA480
 Lenny Wilkens*-SEA480
9.Gail Goodrich*-LAL475
10.John Havlicek*-BOS458
11.Connie Hawkins*-PHO456
12.Walt Frazier*-NYK450
13.Sidney Wicks-POR441
14.Paul Silas-PHO433
15.Billy Cunningham*-PHI428
16.Nate Thurmond*-GSW417
17.Elvin Hayes*-HOU399
 Bob Love-CHI399
19.Jimmy Walker-DET397
20.Bob Lanier*-DET388

Free Throw Attempts

1.Tiny Archibald*-CIN824
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL732
3.Archie Clark-TOT667
4.Jerry West*-LAL633
5.Dick Van Arsdale-PHO626
6.Sidney Wicks-POR621
7.Lenny Wilkens*-SEA620
8.Elvin Hayes*-HOU615
9.Billy Cunningham*-PHI601
10.Spencer Haywood-SEA586
11.Walt Bellamy*-ATL581
12.Chet Walker-CHI568
13.Connie Hawkins*-PHO565
14.Nate Thurmond*-GSW561
15.Paul Silas-PHO560
16.Gail Goodrich*-LAL559
17.Walt Frazier*-NYK557
18.John Havlicek*-BOS549
19.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL524
20.Bob Love-CHI509

Free Throw Pct

1.Jack Marin-BAL.894
2.Calvin Murphy*-HOU.890
3.Gail Goodrich*-LAL.850
4.Chet Walker-CHI.847
5.Dick Van Arsdale-PHO.845
6.Stu Lantz-HOU.838
7.John Havlicek*-BOS.834
8.Cazzie Russell-GSW.833
9.Stan McKenzie-POR.831
10.Jimmy Walker-DET.827
11.Tiny Archibald*-CIN.822
12.Spencer Haywood-SEA.819
13.Jerry West*-LAL.814
14.Lou Hudson-ATL.812
15.Pete Maravich*-ATL.810
16.Walt Frazier*-NYK.808
17.Connie Hawkins*-PHO.807
18.Bob Kauffman-BUF.795
19.Jeff Mullins-GSW.794
20.Don Nelson-BOS.788

Total Rebounds

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL1572
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL1346
3.Wes Unseld*-BAL1336
4.Nate Thurmond*-GSW1252
5.Dave Cowens*-BOS1203
6.Elvin Hayes*-HOU1197
7.Elmore Smith-BUF1184
8.Bob Lanier*-DET1132
 Clyde Lee-GSW1132
10.Bill Bridges-TOT1051
11.Walt Bellamy*-ATL1049
12.Happy Hairston-LAL1045
13.Jerry Lucas*-NYK1011
14.Sam Lacey-CIN968
15.Paul Silas-PHO955
16.Sidney Wicks-POR943
17.Spencer Haywood-SEA926
18.Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU923
19.Billy Cunningham*-PHI918
20.Dave DeBusschere*-NYK901

Assists

1.Lenny Wilkens*-SEA766
2.Jerry West*-LAL747
3.Tiny Archibald*-CIN701
4.John Havlicek*-BOS614
5.Archie Clark-TOT613
6.Norm Van Lier-TOT542
7.Oscar Robertson*-MIL491
8.Jeff Mullins-GSW471
9.Butch Beard-CLE456
10.Walt Frazier*-NYK446
11.Billy Cunningham*-PHI443
12.Jo Jo White-BOS416
13.John Johnson-CLE415
14.Rick Adelman-POR413
15.Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-BUF406
16.Pete Maravich*-ATL393
 Calvin Murphy*-HOU393
18.Herm Gilliam-ATL377
 Bob Weiss-CHI377
20.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL370

Personal Fouls

1.Dave Cowens*-BOS314
2.Jerry Sloan-CHI309
3.Elmore Smith-BUF306
4.Nate Williams-CIN300
5.Calvin Murphy*-HOU298
6.Bob Dandridge-MIL297
 Bob Lanier*-DET297
8.Clifford Ray-CHI296
9.Neal Walk-PHO295
 Billy Cunningham*-PHI295
 Don Chaney-BOS295
12.Terry Dischinger-DET289
13.Sam Lacey-CIN284
14.Dale Schlueter-POR277
15.Jim Washington-TOT276
16.Bob Kauffman-BUF273
17.Bill Bridges-TOT269
18.Hal Greer*-PHI268
 John Johnson-CLE268
20.Don Adams-TOT266

Points

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL2822
2.John Havlicek*-BOS2252
3.Tiny Archibald*-CIN2145
4.Gail Goodrich*-LAL2127
5.Elvin Hayes*-HOU2063
6.Bob Lanier*-DET2056
7.Bob Love-CHI2037
8.Sidney Wicks-POR2009
9.Jerry West*-LAL1985
10.Archie Clark-TOT1938
11.Spencer Haywood-SEA1914
12.Lou Hudson-ATL1899
13.Jo Jo White-BOS1825
14.Walt Frazier*-NYK1788
15.Billy Cunningham*-PHI1744
16.Jack Marin-BAL1736
17.Jeff Mullins-GSW1720
18.Chet Walker-CHI1719
19.Cazzie Russell-GSW1693
20.Nate Thurmond*-GSW1673

Minutes Per Game

1.John Havlicek*-BOS45.1
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL44.2
3.Spencer Haywood-SEA43.4
4.Nate Thurmond*-GSW43.1
5.Tiny Archibald*-CIN43.1
6.Archie Clark-TOT42.7
7.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL42.3
8.Elvin Hayes*-HOU42.2
9.Wes Unseld*-BAL41.7
10.Bob Kauffman-BUF41.6
11.Jo Jo White-BOS41.3
12.Elmore Smith-BUF40.8
13.Walt Frazier*-NYK40.6
14.Dave Cowens*-BOS40.3
15.Jeff Mullins-GSW40.2
16.Sidney Wicks-POR39.6
17.Jimmy Walker-DET39.5
18.Lou Hudson-ATL39.5
19.Bob Love-CHI39.3
20.Walt Bellamy*-ATL38.9

Points Per Game

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL34.8
2.Tiny Archibald*-CIN28.2
3.John Havlicek*-BOS27.5
4.Spencer Haywood-SEA26.2
5.Gail Goodrich*-LAL25.9
6.Bob Love-CHI25.8
7.Jerry West*-LAL25.8
8.Bob Lanier*-DET25.7
9.Archie Clark-TOT25.2
10.Elvin Hayes*-HOU25.2
11.Lou Hudson-ATL24.7
12.Sidney Wicks-POR24.5
13.Billy Cunningham*-PHI23.3
14.Walt Frazier*-NYK23.2
15.Jo Jo White-BOS23.1
16.Jack Marin-BAL22.3
17.Chet Walker-CHI22.0
18.Jeff Mullins-GSW21.5
19.Nate Thurmond*-GSW21.4
20.Cazzie Russell-GSW21.4

Rebounds Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL19.2
2.Wes Unseld*-BAL17.6
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL16.6
4.Nate Thurmond*-GSW16.1
5.Dave Cowens*-BOS15.2
6.Elmore Smith-BUF15.2
7.Elvin Hayes*-HOU14.6
8.Clyde Lee-GSW14.5
9.Bob Lanier*-DET14.2
10.Bill Bridges-TOT13.5
11.Jerry Lucas*-NYK13.1
12.Happy Hairston-LAL13.1
13.Walt Bellamy*-ATL12.8
14.Spencer Haywood-SEA12.7
15.Billy Cunningham*-PHI12.2
16.Sam Lacey-CIN12.0
17.Paul Silas-PHO11.9
18.Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU11.8
19.Sidney Wicks-POR11.5
20.Dave DeBusschere*-NYK11.3

Assists Per Game

1.Jerry West*-LAL9.7
2.Lenny Wilkens*-SEA9.6
3.Tiny Archibald*-CIN9.2
4.Archie Clark-TOT8.0
5.John Havlicek*-BOS7.5
6.Norm Van Lier-TOT6.9
7.Billy Cunningham*-PHI5.9
8.Jeff Mullins-GSW5.9
9.Walt Frazier*-NYK5.8
10.Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-BUF5.6
11.Jo Jo White-BOS5.3
12.Rick Adelman-POR5.2
13.John Johnson-CLE5.1
14.Calvin Murphy*-HOU4.8
15.Herm Gilliam-ATL4.6
 Bob Weiss-CHI4.6
17.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL4.6
18.Gail Goodrich*-LAL4.5
19.Paul Silas-PHO4.3
20.Sidney Wicks-POR4.3

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL29.9
2.Bob Lanier*-DET23.1
3.Jerry West*-LAL23.1
4.Tiny Archibald*-CIN23.0
5.Chet Walker-CHI21.8
6.Walt Frazier*-NYK21.6
7.Billy Cunningham*-PHI21.3
8.Archie Clark-TOT20.5
9.Lenny Wilkens*-SEA20.3
10.John Havlicek*-BOS20.1
11.Gail Goodrich*-LAL20.1
12.Spencer Haywood-SEA19.7
13.Jerry Lucas*-NYK19.5
14.Elvin Hayes*-HOU19.4
15.Sidney Wicks-POR19.2
16.Lou Hudson-ATL19.1
17.Walt Bellamy*-ATL19.0
18.Oscar Robertson*-MIL18.9
19.Connie Hawkins*-PHO18.7
20.Nate Thurmond*-GSW18.7

True Shooting Pct

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL.610
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL.603
3.Chet Walker-CHI.583
4.Dale Schlueter-POR.581
5.Johnny Green-CIN.580
6.Walt Frazier*-NYK.576
7.Dick Snyder-SEA.576
8.Tiny Archibald*-CIN.572
9.Walt Bellamy*-ATL.567
10.Stan McKenzie-POR.567
11.Terry Dischinger-DET.563
12.Don Nelson-BOS.561
13.Dick Van Arsdale-PHO.557
14.Bob Kauffman-BUF.555
15.Lenny Wilkens*-SEA.553
16.Paul Silas-PHO.549
17.Lou Hudson-ATL.549
18.Jerry Lucas*-NYK.548
19.Gail Goodrich*-LAL.548
20.Lucius Allen-MIL.547

Total Rebound Pct

1.Clifford Ray-CHI22.1
2.Tom Boerwinkle-CHI21.1
3.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL20.1
4.Wes Unseld*-BAL19.8
5.Clyde Lee-GSW18.9
6.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL18.1
7.Elmore Smith-BUF18.0
8.Rick Roberson-CLE17.6
9.Bill Bridges-TOT17.5
10.Bob Lanier*-DET17.4
11.Dave Cowens*-BOS17.2
12.Jerry Lucas*-NYK16.9
13.Sam Lacey-CIN16.9
14.Happy Hairston-LAL16.8
15.Nate Thurmond*-GSW16.6
16.Jim Fox-TOT16.2
17.Walt Bellamy*-ATL16.1
18.Walt Wesley-CLE15.8
19.Elvin Hayes*-HOU15.6
20.Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU15.5

Assist Pct

1.Lenny Wilkens*-SEA35.8
2.Jerry West*-LAL33.7
3.Tiny Archibald*-CIN33.2
4.Norm Van Lier-TOT29.8
5.Archie Clark-TOT28.0
6.Butch Beard-CLE26.3
7.Oscar Robertson*-MIL26.1
8.Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-BUF25.3
9.Pete Maravich*-ATL25.0
10.John Havlicek*-BOS22.9
11.Rick Adelman-POR22.8
12.Calvin Murphy*-HOU22.6
13.Billy Cunningham*-PHI22.6
14.Herm Gilliam-ATL22.0
15.Jeff Mullins-GSW21.9
16.Walt Frazier*-NYK21.1
17.Bob Weiss-CHI20.6
18.Lee Winfield-SEA20.1
19.Jim Barnett-GSW19.7
20.John Johnson-CLE19.7