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1972-73 NBA Leaders

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League Champion: New York Knicks

Most Valuable Player: Dave Cowens (20.5/16.2/4.1)
Rookie of the Year: Bob McAdoo (18.0/9.1/1.7)

PPG Leader: Tiny Archibald (34.0)
RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (18.6)
APG Leader: Tiny Archibald (11.4)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21.9)

League Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 3681
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 3542
3. Mike Riordan-BAL 3466
4. Dave Cowens*-BOS 3425
5. Nate Thurmond*-GSW 3419
6. John Havlicek*-BOS 3367
7. Dave Bing*-DET 3361
8. Elvin Hayes*-BAL 3347
9. Spencer Haywood-SEA 3259
10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 3254
11. Jo Jo White-BOS 3250
12. Walt Frazier*-NYK 3181
13. Sidney Wicks-POR 3152
14. Bob Lanier*-DET 3150
15. Geoff Petrie-POR 3134
16. Neal Walk-PHO 3114
17. Austin Carr-CLE 3097
18. Pete Maravich*-ATL 3089
19. Wes Unseld*-BAL 3085
20. Jimmy Walker-HOU 3079
Field Goals
1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 1028
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 982
3. Spencer Haywood-SEA 889
4. Geoff Petrie-POR 836
5. Lou Hudson-ATL 816
6. Bob Lanier*-DET 810
7. Charlie Scott-PHO 806
8. Pete Maravich*-ATL 789
9. Bob Love-CHI 774
10. John Havlicek*-BOS 766
11. Sidney Wicks-POR 761
12. Gail Goodrich*-LAL 750
13. Dave Cowens*-BOS 740
14. Rick Barry*-GSW 737
15. Jo Jo White-BOS 717
16. Elvin Hayes*-BAL 713
17. Austin Carr-CLE 702
18. Dave Bing*-DET 692
19. Walt Frazier*-NYK 681
20. Fred Carter-PHI 679
Field Goal Attempts
1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 2106
2. Spencer Haywood-SEA 1868
3. Charlie Scott-PHO 1809
4. Geoff Petrie-POR 1801
5. Bob Love-CHI 1794
6. Pete Maravich*-ATL 1788
7. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 1772
8. Lou Hudson-ATL 1710
9. John Havlicek*-BOS 1704
10. Sidney Wicks-POR 1684
11. Jo Jo White-BOS 1665
12. Bob Lanier*-DET 1654
13. Dave Cowens*-BOS 1637
14. Rick Barry*-GSW 1630
15. Gail Goodrich*-LAL 1615
16. Fred Carter-PHI 1614
17. Elvin Hayes*-BAL 1607
18. Austin Carr-CLE 1575
19. Dave Bing*-DET 1545
20. Neal Walk-PHO 1455
Free Throws
1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 663
2. Pete Maravich*-ATL 485
3. Spencer Haywood-SEA 473
4. Dave Bing*-DET 456
5. Charlie Scott-PHO 436
6. Dick Van Arsdale-PHO 426
7. Lou Hudson-ATL 397
8. Lenny Wilkens*-CLE 394
9. Sidney Wicks-POR 384
10. Chet Walker*-CHI 376
11. John Havlicek*-BOS 370
12. Rick Barry*-GSW 358
13. Bob Love-CHI 347
14. Jerry West*-LAL 339
15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 328
16. Mike Newlin-HOU 327
17. Connie Hawkins*-PHO 322
18. Nate Thurmond*-GSW 315
19. Gail Goodrich*-LAL 314
20. Bob Lanier*-DET 307
Free Throw Attempts
1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 783
2. Pete Maravich*-ATL 606
3. Spencer Haywood-SEA 564
4. Dave Bing*-DET 560
5. Charlie Scott-PHO 556
6. Sidney Wicks-POR 531
7. Walt Bellamy*-ATL 526
8. Dick Van Arsdale-PHO 496
9. Lou Hudson-ATL 481
10. Lenny Wilkens*-CLE 476
11. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 460
12. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 455
13. Chet Walker*-CHI 452
14. Nate Thurmond*-GSW 439
15. Elvin Hayes*-BAL 434
16. John Havlicek*-BOS 431
17. Bob Love-CHI 421
  Jerry West*-LAL 421
19. Connie Hawkins*-PHO 404
20. Rick Barry*-GSW 397
  Bob Lanier*-DET 397
Total Rebounds
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 1526
2. Nate Thurmond*-GSW 1349
3. Dave Cowens*-BOS 1329
4. Wes Unseld*-BAL 1260
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 1224
6. Bob Lanier*-DET 1205
7. Elvin Hayes*-BAL 1177
8. Paul Silas-BOS 1039
9. Neal Walk-PHO 1006
10. Spencer Haywood-SEA 995
11. Lloyd Neal-POR 967
12. Walt Bellamy*-ATL 964
13. Elmore Smith-BUF 946
14. Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU 938
15. Sam Lacey-KCO 933
16. Bill Bridges-TOT 904
17. Sidney Wicks-POR 870
18. Otto Moore-HOU 868
19. Bob Kauffman-BUF 855
20. Jim Fox-SEA 827
Assists
1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 910
2. Dave Bing*-DET 637
3. Lenny Wilkens*-CLE 628
4. Jerry West*-LAL 607
5. Norm Van Lier-CHI 567
6. Oscar Robertson*-MIL 551
7. Pete Maravich*-ATL 546
8. John Havlicek*-BOS 529
9. Jo Jo White-BOS 498
10. Charlie Scott-PHO 495
11. Herm Gilliam-ATL 482
12. Walt Frazier*-NYK 461
13. Jimmy Walker-HOU 442
14. Sidney Wicks-POR 440
15. Fred Brown-SEA 438
16. Lucius Allen-MIL 426
  Mike Riordan-BAL 426
18. Randy Smith-BUF 422
19. Mike Newlin-HOU 409
20. Matt Guokas-KCO 403
Personal Fouls
1. Neal Walk-PHO 323
2. Dave Cowens*-BOS 311
3. Charlie Scott-PHO 306
4. Lloyd Neal-POR 305
5. Mike Newlin-HOU 301
6. Dwight Davis-CLE 297
7. Bill Bridges-TOT 296
8. Elmore Smith-BUF 295
9. Sam Lacey-KCO 283
10. Bob Dandridge-MIL 279
11. Bob Lanier*-DET 278
12. Don Chaney-BOS 276
13. George Trapp-ATL 274
14. Bill Bradley*-NYK 273
15. Nate Williams-KCO 272
16. Norm Van Lier-CHI 269
17. Lamar Green-PHO 263
  Cliff Meely-HOU 263
19. Herm Gilliam-ATL 257
20. Bob McAdoo*-BUF 256
Points
1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 2719
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 2292
3. Spencer Haywood-SEA 2251
4. Pete Maravich*-ATL 2063
5. Charlie Scott-PHO 2048
6. Lou Hudson-ATL 2029
7. Geoff Petrie-POR 1970
8. Bob Lanier*-DET 1927
9. Sidney Wicks-POR 1906
10. John Havlicek*-BOS 1902
11. Bob Love-CHI 1895
12. Dave Bing*-DET 1840
13. Rick Barry*-GSW 1832
14. Gail Goodrich*-LAL 1814
15. Elvin Hayes*-BAL 1717
16. Austin Carr-CLE 1685
17. Dave Cowens*-BOS 1684
18. Walt Frazier*-NYK 1648
19. Neal Walk-PHO 1635
20. Fred Carter-PHI 1617
Field Goal Pct
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL .727
2. Matt Guokas-KCO .570
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL .554
4. Curtis Rowe-DET .519
5. Jim Fox-SEA .515
6. Jerry Lucas*-NYK .513
7. Mike Riordan-BAL .510
8. Archie Clark-BAL .507
9. Bob Kauffman-BUF .505
10. Walt Bellamy*-ATL .505
11. Jon McGlocklin-MIL .502
12. Ollie Johnson-POR .497
13. Lloyd Neal-POR .494
14. Wes Unseld*-BAL .493
15. Jeff Mullins-GSW .493
16. John Mengelt-TOT .492
17. Walt Frazier*-NYK .490
18. Bob Lanier*-DET .490
19. Earl Monroe*-NYK .488
20. Tiny Archibald*-KCO .488
Free Throw Pct
1. Rick Barry*-GSW .902
2. Calvin Murphy*-HOU .888
3. Mike Newlin-HOU .886
4. Jimmy Walker-HOU .884
5. Bill Bradley*-NYK .871
6. Cazzie Russell-GSW .864
7. Dick Snyder-SEA .861
8. Dick Van Arsdale-PHO .859
9. John Havlicek*-BOS .859
10. Jack Marin-HOU .849
11. Oscar Robertson*-MIL .847
12. Tiny Archibald*-KCO .847
13. Don Nelson-BOS .846
14. Jim McMillian-LAL .845
15. Jim Barnett-GSW .843
16. Bob Weiss-CHI .841
17. Gail Goodrich*-LAL .840
18. Spencer Haywood-SEA .839
19. Chet Walker*-CHI .832
20. Jeff Mullins-GSW .831
Minutes Per Game
1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 46.0
2. Nate Thurmond*-GSW 43.3
3. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 43.2
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 42.8
5. Spencer Haywood-SEA 42.3
6. Mike Riordan-BAL 42.3
7. John Havlicek*-BOS 42.1
8. Dave Cowens*-BOS 41.8
9. Elvin Hayes*-BAL 41.3
10. Dave Bing*-DET 41.0
11. Walt Frazier*-NYK 40.8
12. Lou Hudson-ATL 40.4
13. Geoff Petrie-POR 39.7
14. Lenny Wilkens*-CLE 39.6
15. Jo Jo White-BOS 39.6
16. Bob Kauffman-BUF 39.6
17. Sidney Wicks-POR 39.4
18. Pete Maravich*-ATL 39.1
19. Phil Chenier-BAL 39.1
20. Bob Dandridge-MIL 39.1
Points Per Game
1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 34.0
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 30.2
3. Spencer Haywood-SEA 29.2
4. Lou Hudson-ATL 27.1
5. Pete Maravich*-ATL 26.1
6. Charlie Scott-PHO 25.3
7. Geoff Petrie-POR 24.9
8. Gail Goodrich*-LAL 23.9
9. Sidney Wicks-POR 23.8
10. Bob Lanier*-DET 23.8
11. John Havlicek*-BOS 23.8
12. Bob Love-CHI 23.1
13. Dave Bing*-DET 22.4
14. Rick Barry*-GSW 22.3
15. Elvin Hayes*-BAL 21.2
16. Walt Frazier*-NYK 21.1
17. Austin Carr-CLE 20.5
18. Dave Cowens*-BOS 20.5
19. Lenny Wilkens*-CLE 20.5
20. Bob Dandridge-MIL 20.2
Rebounds Per Game
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 18.6
2. Nate Thurmond*-GSW 17.1
3. Dave Cowens*-BOS 16.2
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 16.1
5. Wes Unseld*-BAL 15.9
6. Bob Lanier*-DET 14.9
7. Elvin Hayes*-BAL 14.5
8. Walt Bellamy*-ATL 13.0
9. Paul Silas-BOS 13.0
10. Spencer Haywood-SEA 12.9
11. Elmore Smith-BUF 12.4
12. Neal Walk-PHO 12.4
13. Sam Lacey-KCO 11.8
14. Lloyd Neal-POR 11.8
15. Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU 11.6
16. Jim Fox-SEA 11.2
17. Bob Kauffman-BUF 11.1
18. Bill Bridges-TOT 11.0
19. Clifford Ray-CHI 10.9
20. Sidney Wicks-POR 10.9
Assists Per Game
1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 11.4
2. Lenny Wilkens*-CLE 8.4
3. Dave Bing*-DET 7.8
4. Oscar Robertson*-MIL 7.5
5. Norm Van Lier-CHI 7.1
6. Pete Maravich*-ATL 6.9
7. John Havlicek*-BOS 6.6
8. Herm Gilliam-ATL 6.3
9. Charlie Scott-PHO 6.1
10. Jo Jo White-BOS 6.1
11. Walt Frazier*-NYK 5.9
12. Fred Brown-SEA 5.5
13. Sidney Wicks-POR 5.5
14. Jimmy Walker-HOU 5.5
15. Lucius Allen-MIL 5.3
16. Mike Riordan-BAL 5.2
17. Randy Smith-BUF 5.1
18. Bob Kauffman-BUF 5.1
19. Matt Guokas-KCO 5.1
20. Mike Newlin-HOU 5.0
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 28.5
2. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 25.2
3. Jerry West*-LAL 23.2
4. Spencer Haywood-SEA 22.7
5. Bob Lanier*-DET 22.1
6. Rick Barry*-GSW 20.4
7. Sidney Wicks-POR 20.3
8. Chet Walker*-CHI 20.3
9. Walt Frazier*-NYK 19.7
10. Pete Maravich*-ATL 19.6
11. Lenny Wilkens*-CLE 19.3
12. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 19.1
13. Lou Hudson-ATL 19.0
14. Charlie Scott-PHO 19.0
15. Gail Goodrich*-LAL 18.8
16. John Havlicek*-BOS 18.6
17. Bob Kauffman-BUF 18.4
18. Dave Bing*-DET 18.3
19. Dave Cowens*-BOS 18.1
20. Wes Unseld*-BAL 18.1
True Shooting Pct
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL .689
2. Matt Guokas-KCO .594
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL .580
4. Jim Fox-SEA .580
5. Dick Van Arsdale-PHO .557
6. Tiny Archibald*-KCO .555
7. Bob Kauffman-BUF .555
8. Connie Hawkins*-PHO .548
9. Archie Clark-BAL .545
  Curtis Rowe-DET .545
11. Ollie Johnson-POR .543
12. Chet Walker*-CHI .542
13. Willie Norwood-DET .541
14. Jerry Lucas*-NYK .540
15. Mike Riordan-BAL .540
16. Walt Frazier*-NYK .534
17. Calvin Murphy*-HOU .533
  Jerry West*-LAL .533
19. Spencer Haywood-SEA .532
20. John Mengelt-TOT .532
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL .727
2. Matt Guokas-KCO .570
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL .554
4. Curtis Rowe-DET .519
5. Jim Fox-SEA .515
6. Jerry Lucas*-NYK .513
7. Mike Riordan-BAL .510
8. Archie Clark-BAL .507
9. Bob Kauffman-BUF .505
10. Walt Bellamy*-ATL .505
11. Jon McGlocklin-MIL .502
12. Ollie Johnson-POR .497
13. Lloyd Neal-POR .494
14. Wes Unseld*-BAL .493
15. Jeff Mullins-GSW .493
16. John Mengelt-TOT .492
17. Walt Frazier*-NYK .490
18. Bob Lanier*-DET .490
19. Earl Monroe*-NYK .488
20. Tiny Archibald*-KCO .488
Total Rebound Pct
1. Clifford Ray-CHI 19.9
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 19.6
3. Wes Unseld*-BAL 19.1
4. Bob Lanier*-DET 18.6
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 18.2
6. Nate Thurmond*-GSW 18.0
7. Paul Silas-BOS 17.9
8. Lamar Green-PHO 17.7
9. Dave Cowens*-BOS 17.5
10. Lloyd Neal-POR 17.2
11. Sam Lacey-KCO 16.6
12. Elvin Hayes*-BAL 16.5
13. Walt Bellamy*-ATL 16.4
14. Ron Riley-KCO 16.2
15. Jim Fox-SEA 16.1
16. Rick Roberson-CLE 15.8
17. Neal Walk-PHO 15.7
18. Elmore Smith-BUF 15.6
19. Willis Reed*-NYK 15.5
20. Otto Moore-HOU 15.0
Assist Pct
1. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 38.9
2. Jerry West*-LAL 35.5
3. Lenny Wilkens*-CLE 31.4
4. Fred Brown-SEA 28.2
5. Norm Van Lier-CHI 27.6
6. Dave Bing*-DET 26.3
7. Pete Maravich*-ATL 26.1
8. Oscar Robertson*-MIL 25.5
9. Charlie Scott-PHO 24.8
10. Randy Smith-BUF 23.2
11. Herm Gilliam-ATL 23.1
12. Dave Wohl-TOT 22.0
13. John Havlicek*-BOS 21.3
14. Lucius Allen-MIL 21.1
15. Calvin Murphy*-HOU 21.0
16. Sidney Wicks-POR 20.9
17. Jerry Lucas*-NYK 20.8
18. Jo Jo White-BOS 20.6
19. Walt Frazier*-NYK 20.6
20. Rick Adelman-POR 20.4
Offensive Win Shares
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 14.4
2. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 13.9
3. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 10.7
4. Spencer Haywood-SEA 8.8
5. Dick Van Arsdale-PHO 7.4
6. Walt Frazier*-NYK 7.3
7. Chet Walker*-CHI 7.2
8. Lou Hudson-ATL 7.2
9. Bob Lanier*-DET 6.9
10. Bob Kauffman-BUF 6.9
11. Mike Riordan-BAL 6.8
12. Jerry West*-LAL 6.7
13. Dave Bing*-DET 6.0
14. Curtis Rowe-DET 5.7
15. Lenny Wilkens*-CLE 5.7
16. Connie Hawkins*-PHO 5.6
17. Jim Fox-SEA 5.2
18. Rick Barry*-GSW 5.2
19. Gail Goodrich*-LAL 5.2
20. Pete Maravich*-ATL 5.1
Defensive Win Shares
1. Dave Cowens*-BOS 9.9
2. Paul Silas-BOS 7.6
3. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 7.5
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 7.5
5. John Havlicek*-BOS 7.2
6. Wes Unseld*-BAL 6.8
7. Nate Thurmond*-GSW 6.7
8. Jo Jo White-BOS 6.2
9. Elvin Hayes*-BAL 5.8
10. Dave DeBusschere*-NYK 5.8
11. Walt Frazier*-NYK 5.7
12. Norm Van Lier-CHI 5.7
13. Clifford Ray-CHI 5.6
14. Rick Barry*-GSW 5.0
15. Don Chaney-BOS 4.6
16. Oscar Robertson*-MIL 4.6
17. Jerry Lucas*-NYK 4.4
18. Bill Bridges-TOT 4.4
19. Bob Dandridge-MIL 4.3
20. Mike Riordan-BAL 4.2
Win Shares
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL 21.9
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 18.2
3. Tiny Archibald*-KCO 14.2
4. Walt Frazier*-NYK 13.0
5. John Havlicek*-BOS 12.1
6. Dave Cowens*-BOS 12.0
7. Paul Silas-BOS 11.5
8. Mike Riordan-BAL 11.1
9. Chet Walker*-CHI 10.9
10. Wes Unseld*-BAL 10.7
11. Jerry West*-LAL 10.6
12. Bob Lanier*-DET 10.6
13. Rick Barry*-GSW 10.2
14. Spencer Haywood-SEA 10.2
15. Nate Thurmond*-GSW 9.9
16. Lenny Wilkens*-CLE 9.5
17. Lou Hudson-ATL 9.3
18. Dick Van Arsdale-PHO 8.7
19. Don Chaney-BOS 8.7
20. Dave Bing*-DET 8.6
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL .323
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL .247
3. Chet Walker*-CHI .213
4. Paul Silas-BOS .210
5. Jerry West*-LAL .206
6. Walt Frazier*-NYK .196
7. Clifford Ray-CHI .194
8. Jerry Lucas*-NYK .188
9. Tiny Archibald*-KCO .186
10. John Havlicek*-BOS .172
11. Don Chaney-BOS .168
12. Dave Cowens*-BOS .168
13. Wes Unseld*-BAL .166
14. Bob Lanier*-DET .161
15. Rick Barry*-GSW .159
16. Earl Monroe*-NYK .158
17. Lenny Wilkens*-CLE .154
18. Mike Riordan-BAL .154
19. Spencer Haywood-SEA .150
20. Willis Reed*-NYK .149