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Minutes Played

1.Tiny Archibald*-KCO3681
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL3542
3.Mike Riordan-BAL3466
4.Dave Cowens*-BOS3425
5.Nate Thurmond*-GSW3419
6.John Havlicek*-BOS3367
7.Dave Bing*-DET3361
8.Elvin Hayes*-BAL3347
9.Spencer Haywood-SEA3259
10.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL3254
11.Jo Jo White-BOS3250
12.Walt Frazier*-NYK3181
13.Sidney Wicks-POR3152
14.Bob Lanier*-DET3150
15.Geoff Petrie-POR3134
16.Neal Walk-PHO3114
17.Austin Carr-CLE3097
18.Pete Maravich*-ATL3089
19.Wes Unseld*-BAL3085
20.Jimmy Walker-HOU3079

Field Goals

1.Tiny Archibald*-KCO1028
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL982
3.Spencer Haywood-SEA889
4.Geoff Petrie-POR836
5.Lou Hudson-ATL816
6.Bob Lanier*-DET810
7.Charlie Scott-PHO806
8.Pete Maravich*-ATL789
9.Bob Love-CHI774
10.John Havlicek*-BOS766
11.Sidney Wicks-POR761
12.Gail Goodrich*-LAL750
13.Dave Cowens*-BOS740
14.Rick Barry*-GSW737
15.Jo Jo White-BOS717
16.Elvin Hayes*-BAL713
17.Austin Carr-CLE702
18.Dave Bing*-DET692
19.Walt Frazier*-NYK681
20.Fred Carter-PHI679

Field Goal Attempts

1.Tiny Archibald*-KCO2106
2.Spencer Haywood-SEA1868
3.Charlie Scott-PHO1809
4.Geoff Petrie-POR1801
5.Bob Love-CHI1794
6.Pete Maravich*-ATL1788
7.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL1772
8.Lou Hudson-ATL1710
9.John Havlicek*-BOS1704
10.Sidney Wicks-POR1684
11.Jo Jo White-BOS1655
12.Bob Lanier*-DET1654
13.Dave Cowens*-BOS1637
14.Rick Barry*-GSW1630
15.Gail Goodrich*-LAL1615
16.Fred Carter-PHI1614
17.Elvin Hayes*-BAL1607
18.Austin Carr-CLE1575
19.Dave Bing*-DET1545
20.Neal Walk-PHO1455

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 Throws

1.Tiny Archibald*-KCO663
2.Pete Maravich*-ATL485
3.Spencer Haywood-SEA473
4.Dave Bing*-DET456
5.Charlie Scott-PHO436
6.Dick Van Arsdale-PHO426
7.Lou Hudson-ATL397
8.Lenny Wilkens*-CLE394
9.Sidney Wicks-POR384
10.Chet Walker-CHI376
11.John Havlicek*-BOS370
12.Rick Barry*-GSW358
13.Bob Love-CHI347
14.Jerry West*-LAL339
15.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL328
16.Mike Newlin-HOU327
17.Connie Hawkins*-PHO322
18.Nate Thurmond*-GSW315
19.Gail Goodrich*-LAL314
20.Bob Lanier*-DET307

Free Throw Attempts

1.Tiny Archibald*-KCO783
2.Pete Maravich*-ATL606
3.Spencer Haywood-SEA564
4.Dave Bing*-DET560
5.Charlie Scott-PHO556
6.Sidney Wicks-POR531
7.Walt Bellamy*-ATL526
8.Dick Van Arsdale-PHO496
9.Lou Hudson-ATL481
10.Lenny Wilkens*-CLE476
11.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL460
12.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL455
13.Chet Walker-CHI452
14.Nate Thurmond*-GSW439
15.Elvin Hayes*-BAL434
16.John Havlicek*-BOS431
17.Jerry West*-LAL421
 Bob Love-CHI421
19.Connie Hawkins*-PHO404
20.Rick Barry*-GSW397
 Bob Lanier*-DET397

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

Total Rebounds

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL1526
2.Nate Thurmond*-GSW1349
3.Dave Cowens*-BOS1329
4.Wes Unseld*-BAL1260
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL1224
6.Bob Lanier*-DET1205
7.Elvin Hayes*-BAL1177
8.Paul Silas-BOS1039
9.Neal Walk-PHO1006
10.Spencer Haywood-SEA995
11.Lloyd Neal-POR967
12.Walt Bellamy*-ATL964
13.Elmore Smith-BUF946
14.Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU938
15.Sam Lacey-KCO933
16.Bill Bridges-TOT904
17.Sidney Wicks-POR870
18.Otto Moore-HOU868
19.Bob Kauffman-BUF855
20.Jim Fox-SEA827

Assists

1.Tiny Archibald*-KCO910
2.Dave Bing*-DET637
3.Lenny Wilkens*-CLE628
4.Jerry West*-LAL607
5.Norm Van Lier-CHI567
6.Oscar Robertson*-MIL551
7.Pete Maravich*-ATL546
8.John Havlicek*-BOS529
9.Jo Jo White-BOS498
10.Charlie Scott-PHO495
11.Herm Gilliam-ATL482
12.Walt Frazier*-NYK461
13.Jimmy Walker-HOU442
14.Sidney Wicks-POR440
15.Fred Brown-SEA438
16.Lucius Allen-MIL426
 Mike Riordan-BAL426
18.Randy Smith-BUF422
19.Mike Newlin-HOU409
20.Matt Guokas-KCO403

Personal Fouls

1.Neal Walk-PHO323
2.Dave Cowens*-BOS311
3.Charlie Scott-PHO306
4.Lloyd Neal-POR305
5.Mike Newlin-HOU301
6.Dwight Davis-CLE297
7.Bill Bridges-TOT296
8.Elmore Smith-BUF295
9.Sam Lacey-KCO283
10.Bob Dandridge-MIL279
11.Bob Lanier*-DET278
12.Don Chaney-BOS276
13.George Trapp-ATL274
14.Bill Bradley*-NYK273
15.Nate Williams-KCO272
16.Norm Van Lier-CHI269
17.Lamar Green-PHO263
 Cliff Meely-HOU263
19.Herm Gilliam-ATL257
20.Bob McAdoo*-BUF256

Points

1.Tiny Archibald*-KCO2719
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL2292
3.Spencer Haywood-SEA2251
4.Pete Maravich*-ATL2063
5.Charlie Scott-PHO2048
6.Lou Hudson-ATL2029
7.Geoff Petrie-POR1970
8.Bob Lanier*-DET1927
9.Sidney Wicks-POR1906
10.John Havlicek*-BOS1902
11.Bob Love-CHI1895
12.Dave Bing*-DET1840
13.Rick Barry*-GSW1832
14.Gail Goodrich*-LAL1814
15.Elvin Hayes*-BAL1717
16.Austin Carr-CLE1685
17.Dave Cowens*-BOS1684
18.Walt Frazier*-NYK1648
19.Neal Walk-PHO1635
20.Fred Carter-PHI1617

Minutes Per Game

1.Tiny Archibald*-KCO46.0
2.Nate Thurmond*-GSW43.3
3.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL43.2
4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL42.8
5.Spencer Haywood-SEA42.3
6.Mike Riordan-BAL42.3
7.John Havlicek*-BOS42.1
8.Dave Cowens*-BOS41.8
9.Elvin Hayes*-BAL41.3
10.Dave Bing*-DET41.0
11.Walt Frazier*-NYK40.8
12.Lou Hudson-ATL40.4
13.Geoff Petrie-POR39.7
14.Lenny Wilkens*-CLE39.6
15.Jo Jo White-BOS39.6
16.Bob Kauffman-BUF39.6
17.Sidney Wicks-POR39.4
18.Pete Maravich*-ATL39.1
19.Phil Chenier-BAL39.1
20.Bob Dandridge-MIL39.1

Points Per Game

1.Tiny Archibald*-KCO34.0
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL30.2
3.Spencer Haywood-SEA29.2
4.Lou Hudson-ATL27.1
5.Pete Maravich*-ATL26.1
6.Charlie Scott-PHO25.3
7.Geoff Petrie-POR24.9
8.Gail Goodrich*-LAL23.9
9.Sidney Wicks-POR23.8
10.Bob Lanier*-DET23.8
11.John Havlicek*-BOS23.8
12.Bob Love-CHI23.1
13.Dave Bing*-DET22.4
14.Rick Barry*-GSW22.3
15.Elvin Hayes*-BAL21.2
16.Walt Frazier*-NYK21.1
17.Austin Carr-CLE20.5
18.Dave Cowens*-BOS20.5
19.Lenny Wilkens*-CLE20.5
20.Bob Dandridge-MIL20.2

Rebounds Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL18.6
2.Nate Thurmond*-GSW17.1
3.Dave Cowens*-BOS16.2
4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL16.1
5.Wes Unseld*-BAL15.9
6.Bob Lanier*-DET14.9
7.Elvin Hayes*-BAL14.5
8.Walt Bellamy*-ATL13.0
9.Paul Silas-BOS13.0
10.Spencer Haywood-SEA12.9
11.Elmore Smith-BUF12.4
12.Neal Walk-PHO12.4
13.Sam Lacey-KCO11.8
14.Lloyd Neal-POR11.8
15.Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU11.6
16.Jim Fox-SEA11.2
17.Bob Kauffman-BUF11.1
18.Bill Bridges-TOT11.0
19.Clifford Ray-CHI10.9
20.Sidney Wicks-POR10.9

Assists Per Game

1.Tiny Archibald*-KCO11.4
2.Lenny Wilkens*-CLE8.4
3.Dave Bing*-DET7.8
4.Oscar Robertson*-MIL7.5
5.Norm Van Lier-CHI7.1
6.Pete Maravich*-ATL6.9
7.John Havlicek*-BOS6.6
8.Herm Gilliam-ATL6.3
9.Charlie Scott-PHO6.1
10.Jo Jo White-BOS6.1
11.Walt Frazier*-NYK5.9
12.Fred Brown-SEA5.5
13.Sidney Wicks-POR5.5
14.Jimmy Walker-HOU5.5
15.Lucius Allen-MIL5.3
16.Mike Riordan-BAL5.2
17.Randy Smith-BUF5.1
18.Bob Kauffman-BUF5.1
19.Matt Guokas-KCO5.1
20.Mike Newlin-HOU5.0

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL28.5
2.Tiny Archibald*-KCO25.2
3.Jerry West*-LAL23.2
4.Spencer Haywood-SEA22.7
5.Bob Lanier*-DET22.1
6.Rick Barry*-GSW20.4
7.Sidney Wicks-POR20.3
8.Chet Walker-CHI20.3
9.Walt Frazier*-NYK19.7
10.Pete Maravich*-ATL19.7
11.Lenny Wilkens*-CLE19.3
12.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL19.1
13.Lou Hudson-ATL19.0
14.Charlie Scott-PHO19.0
15.Gail Goodrich*-LAL18.8
16.John Havlicek*-BOS18.6
17.Bob Kauffman-BUF18.4
18.Dave Bing*-DET18.3
19.Dave Cowens*-BOS18.1
20.Wes Unseld*-BAL18.1

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.Jerry Lucas*-NYK.540
14.Mike Riordan-BAL.540
15.Walt Frazier*-NYK.534
16.Calvin Murphy*-HOU.533
 Jerry West*-LAL.533
18.Spencer Haywood-SEA.532
19.John Mengelt-TOT.532
20.Don Chaney-BOS.531

Total Rebound Pct

1.Clifford Ray-CHI19.9
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL19.6
3.Wes Unseld*-BAL19.1
4.Bob Lanier*-DET18.6
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL18.2
6.Nate Thurmond*-GSW18.0
7.Paul Silas-BOS17.9
8.Lamar Green-PHO17.7
9.Dave Cowens*-BOS17.5
10.Lloyd Neal-POR17.2
11.Sam Lacey-KCO16.7
12.Elvin Hayes*-BAL16.5
13.Walt Bellamy*-ATL16.4
14.Jim Fox-SEA16.1
15.Rick Roberson-CLE15.8
16.Neal Walk-PHO15.7
17.Elmore Smith-BUF15.6
18.Otto Moore-HOU15.0
19.Curtis Perry-MIL14.9
20.Rudy Tomjanovich-HOU14.8

Assist Pct

1.Tiny Archibald*-KCO39.2
2.Jerry West*-LAL35.5
3.Lenny Wilkens*-CLE31.4
4.Fred Brown-SEA28.2
5.Norm Van Lier-CHI27.6
6.Dave Bing*-DET26.3
7.Pete Maravich*-ATL26.1
8.Oscar Robertson*-MIL25.5
9.Charlie Scott-PHO24.8
10.Randy Smith-BUF23.2
11.Herm Gilliam-ATL23.1
12.John Havlicek*-BOS21.3
13.Lucius Allen-MIL21.1
14.Sidney Wicks-POR20.9
15.Jerry Lucas*-NYK20.8
16.Jo Jo White-BOS20.6
17.Walt Frazier*-NYK20.6
18.Mike Newlin-HOU20.3
19.Bob Weiss-CHI19.0
20.Jimmy Walker-HOU18.8