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Rk Player Age Tm G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 31 LAL 80 3157 777 1347 .577 349 474 .736 207 818 1025 431 76 316 282 230 1903
2 Tom Abernethy 24 GSW 70 1219 176 342 .515 70 94 .745 74 142 216 79 39 13 32 133 422
3 Alvan Adams 24 PHO 77 2364 569 1073 .530 231 289 .799 220 485 705 360 110 63 279 246 1369
4 Lucius Allen 31 KCK 31 413 69 174 .397 19 33 .576 14 32 46 44 21 6 30 52 157
5 Kim Anderson 23 POR 21 224 24 77 .312 15 28 .536 17 28 45 15 4 5 22 42 63
6 Tiny Archibald* 30 BOS 69 1662 259 573 .452 242 307 .788 25 78 103 324 55 6 197 132 760
7 Tate Armstrong 23 CHI 26 259 28 70 .400 10 13 .769 7 13 20 31 10 0 21 22 66
8 Dennis Awtrey 30 TOT 63 746 44 107 .411 41 56 .732 42 109 151 69 16 13 52 106 129
8 Dennis Awtrey 30 BOS 23 247 17 44 .386 16 20 .800 13 34 47 20 3 6 21 37 50
8 Dennis Awtrey 30 SEA 40 499 27 63 .429 25 36 .694 29 75 104 49 13 7 31 69 79
9 Gus Bailey 27 NOJ 2 9 2 7 .286 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 4
10 Greg Ballard 24 WSB 82 1552 260 559 .465 119 172 .692 143 307 450 116 58 30 97 167 639
11 Mike Bantom 27 IND 81 2528 482 1036 .465 227 338 .672 225 425 650 223 99 62 193 316 1191
12 Tom Barker 23 TOT 39 476 68 156 .436 27 37 .730 45 74 119 15 10 11 34 76 163
12 Tom Barker 23 HOU 5 16 3 6 .500 2 2 1.000 2 4 6 0 0 0 1 5 8
12 Tom Barker 23 BOS 12 131 21 48 .438 11 15 .733 12 18 30 6 4 4 13 26 53
12 Tom Barker 23 NYK 22 329 44 102 .431 14 20 .700 31 52 83 9 6 7 20 45 102
13 Marvin Barnes 26 BOS 38 796 133 271 .491 43 66 .652 57 120 177 53 38 39 68 144 309
14 Rick Barry* 34 HOU 80 2566 461 1000 .461 160 169 .947 40 237 277 502 95 38 198 195 1082
15 Tim Bassett 27 NJN 82 1508 116 313 .371 89 131 .679 174 244 418 99 44 29 103 219 321
16 Butch Beard 31 NYK 7 85 11 26 .423 0 0 1 9 10 19 7 0 10 13 22
17 Ron Behagen 28 TOT 15 165 28 62 .452 10 13 .769 13 29 42 7 4 1 11 36 66
17 Ron Behagen 28 DET 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
17 Ron Behagen 28 NYK 5 38 5 12 .417 2 2 1.000 2 9 11 2 2 0 4 8 12
17 Ron Behagen 28 KCK 9 126 23 50 .460 8 11 .727 11 20 31 5 2 1 6 27 54
18 Kent Benson 24 MIL 82 2132 413 798 .518 180 245 .735 187 397 584 204 89 81 156 280 1006
19 Del Beshore 22 MIL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Henry Bibby 29 PHI 82 2538 368 869 .423 266 335 .794 72 172 244 371 72 7 197 199 1002
Rk Player Age Tm G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 Bob Bigelow 25 SDC 29 413 36 90 .400 13 21 .619 15 31 46 25 12 2 18 37 85
22 Otis Birdsong 23 KCK 82 2839 741 1456 .509 296 408 .725 176 178 354 281 125 17 200 255 1778
23 Ron Boone 32 LAL 82 1583 259 569 .455 90 104 .865 53 92 145 154 66 11 147 171 608
24 Tom Boswell 25 DEN 79 2201 321 603 .532 198 284 .697 248 290 538 242 50 51 185 263 840
25 Dennis Boyd 24 DET 5 40 3 12 .250 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 6 5 6
26 Winford Boynes 21 NJN 69 1176 256 595 .430 133 169 .787 60 95 155 75 43 7 119 117 645
27 Alonzo Bradley 25 HOU 34 245 37 88 .420 22 33 .667 13 33 46 17 5 1 17 33 96
28 Mike Bratz 23 PHO 77 1297 242 533 .454 139 170 .818 55 86 141 179 64 7 135 151 623
29 Jim Brewer 27 TOT 80 1611 141 319 .442 26 63 .413 159 316 475 87 61 66 97 174 308
29 Jim Brewer 27 CLE 55 1301 114 259 .440 23 48 .479 125 245 370 74 48 56 78 136 251
29 Jim Brewer 27 DET 25 310 27 60 .450 3 15 .200 34 71 105 13 13 10 19 38 57
30 Ron Brewer 23 POR 81 2454 434 878 .494 210 256 .820 88 141 229 165 102 79 153 181 1078
31 Junior Bridgeman 25 MIL 82 1963 540 1067 .506 189 228 .829 113 184 297 163 88 41 138 184 1269
32 Allan Bristow 27 SAS 74 1324 174 354 .492 124 149 .832 80 167 247 231 56 15 108 154 472
33 Fred Brown 30 SEA 77 1961 446 951 .469 183 206 .888 38 134 172 260 119 23 164 142 1075
34 John Brown 27 CHI 77 1265 152 317 .479 84 98 .857 83 155 238 104 18 10 89 180 388
35 Joe Bryant 24 PHI 70 1064 205 478 .429 123 170 .724 96 163 259 103 49 9 114 171 533
36 Quinn Buckner 24 MIL 81 1757 251 553 .454 79 125 .632 57 153 210 468 156 17 208 224 581
37 Greg Bunch 22 NYK 12 97 9 26 .346 10 12 .833 9 8 17 4 3 3 5 10 28
38 Tom Burleson 26 KCK 56 927 157 342 .459 121 169 .716 84 197 281 50 26 58 64 183 435
39 Don Buse 28 PHO 82 2544 285 576 .495 70 91 .769 44 173 217 356 156 18 96 149 640
40 Marty Byrnes 22 TOT 79 1264 187 389 .481 106 154 .688 90 101 191 104 27 10 119 111 480
40 Marty Byrnes 22 PHO 43 734 109 223 .489 73 100 .730 49 48 97 61 15 2 79 69 291
40 Marty Byrnes 22 NOJ 36 530 78 166 .470 33 54 .611 41 53 94 43 12 8 40 42 189
Rk Player Age Tm G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 Corky Calhoun 28 IND 81 1332 153 335 .457 72 86 .837 64 174 238 104 37 19 56 189 378
42 Austin Carr 30 CLE 82 2714 551 1161 .475 292 358 .816 155 135 290 217 77 14 175 210 1394
43 Kenny Carr 23 LAL 72 1149 225 450 .500 83 137 .606 70 222 292 60 38 31 116 152 533
44 M.L. Carr 28 DET 80 3207 587 1143 .514 323 435 .743 219 370 589 262 197 46 255 279 1497
45 Ron Carter 22 LAL 46 332 54 124 .435 36 54 .667 21 24 45 25 17 7 40 54 144
46 Harvey Catchings 27 TOT 57 948 102 243 .420 60 78 .769 101 201 302 48 23 91 88 132 264
46 Harvey Catchings 27 PHI 25 289 28 68 .412 13 17 .765 30 68 98 18 8 35 37 42 69
46 Harvey Catchings 27 NJN 32 659 74 175 .423 47 61 .770 71 133 204 30 15 56 51 90 195
47 Don Chaney 32 BOS 65 1074 174 414 .420 36 42 .857 63 78 141 75 72 11 65 167 384
48 Maurice Cheeks 22 PHI 82 2409 292 572 .510 101 140 .721 63 191 254 431 174 12 193 198 685
49 Phil Chenier 28 WSB 27 385 69 158 .437 18 28 .643 3 17 20 31 4 5 31 28 156
50 Jim Chones 29 CLE 82 2850 472 1073 .440 158 215 .735 260 582 842 181 47 102 187 278 1102
51 Jim Cleamons 29 NYK 79 2390 311 657 .473 130 171 .760 65 160 225 376 73 11 142 147 752
52 E.C. Coleman 28 HOU 6 39 5 7 .714 1 1 1.000 1 6 7 1 2 0 0 11 11
53 Doug Collins 27 PHI 47 1595 358 717 .499 201 247 .814 36 87 123 191 52 20 131 139 917
54 Michael Cooper 22 LAL 3 7 3 6 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
55 Wayne Cooper 22 GSW 65 795 128 293 .437 41 61 .672 90 190 280 21 7 44 52 118 297
56 Dave Corzine 22 WSB 59 532 63 118 .534 49 63 .778 52 95 147 49 10 14 53 67 175
57 Dave Cowens* 30 BOS 68 2517 488 1010 .483 151 187 .807 152 500 652 242 76 51 174 263 1127
58 Wesley Cox 24 GSW 31 360 53 123 .431 40 92 .435 18 45 63 11 13 5 44 68 146
59 Charlie Criss 30 ATL 54 879 109 289 .377 67 86 .779 19 41 60 138 41 3 79 70 285
60 Geoff Crompton 23 DEN 20 88 10 26 .385 6 12 .500 6 17 23 5 0 3 12 19 26
Rk Player Age Tm G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 Louie Dampier 34 SAS 70 760 123 251 .490 29 39 .744 15 48 63 124 35 8 39 42 275
62 Bob Dandridge 31 WSB 78 2629 629 1260 .499 331 401 .825 109 338 447 365 71 57 222 259 1589
63 Adrian Dantley* 22 LAL 60 1775 374 733 .510 292 342 .854 131 211 342 138 63 12 155 162 1040
64 Brad Davis 23 TOT 27 298 31 55 .564 16 23 .696 1 16 17 52 16 2 17 32 78
64 Brad Davis 23 LAL 5 65 8 11 .727 3 4 .750 0 1 1 9 2 0 6 10 19
64 Brad Davis 23 IND 22 233 23 44 .523 13 19 .684 1 15 16 43 14 2 11 22 59
65 Harry Davis 23 CLE 40 394 66 153 .431 30 43 .698 27 39 66 16 13 8 23 66 162
66 Johnny Davis 23 IND 79 2971 565 1240 .456 314 396 .793 70 121 191 453 95 22 214 177 1444
67 Walter Davis 24 PHO 79 2437 764 1362 .561 340 409 .831 111 262 373 339 147 26 293 250 1868
68 Darryl Dawkins 22 PHI 78 2035 430 831 .517 158 235 .672 123 508 631 128 32 143 197 295 1018
69 Coby Dietrick 30 SAS 76 1487 209 400 .523 79 99 .798 88 227 315 198 72 38 92 206 497
70 Jacky Dorsey 24 HOU 20 108 24 43 .558 8 16 .500 12 11 23 2 1 2 8 25 56
71 Leon Douglas 24 DET 78 2215 342 698 .490 208 328 .634 248 416 664 74 39 55 190 319 892
72 John Drew 24 ATL 79 2410 650 1375 .473 495 677 .731 225 297 522 119 128 16 211 332 1795
73 Charles Dudley 28 CHI 43 684 45 125 .360 28 42 .667 25 61 86 116 32 1 64 82 118
74 Mike Dunleavy 24 HOU 74 1486 215 425 .506 159 184 .864 28 100 128 324 56 5 130 168 589
75 T.R. Dunn 23 POR 80 1828 246 549 .448 122 158 .772 145 199 344 103 86 23 93 166 614
76 James Edwards 23 IND 82 2546 534 1065 .501 298 441 .676 179 514 693 92 60 109 162 363 1366
77 Bob Elliott 23 NJN 14 282 41 73 .562 41 56 .732 16 40 56 22 6 4 26 34 123
78 Bo Ellis 24 DEN 42 269 42 92 .457 29 36 .806 17 45 62 10 10 13 22 45 113
79 Len Elmore 26 IND 80 1264 139 342 .406 56 78 .718 115 287 402 75 62 79 73 183 334
80 Alex English* 25 IND 81 2696 563 1102 .511 173 230 .752 253 402 655 271 70 78 196 214 1299
Rk Player Age Tm G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 Ray Epps 22 GSW 13 72 10 23 .435 6 8 .750 0 5 5 2 1 0 2 7 26
82 Julius Erving* 28 PHI 78 2802 715 1455 .491 373 501 .745 198 366 564 357 133 100 315 207 1803
83 Chris Ford 30 TOT 81 2737 538 1142 .471 172 227 .758 124 150 274 374 115 25 210 209 1248
83 Chris Ford 30 DET 3 108 13 35 .371 7 8 .875 9 9 18 5 1 1 10 9 33
83 Chris Ford 30 BOS 78 2629 525 1107 .474 165 219 .753 115 141 256 369 114 24 200 200 1215
84 Don Ford 26 LAL 79 1540 228 450 .507 72 89 .809 83 185 268 101 51 25 93 177 528
85 Phil Ford 22 KCK 79 2723 467 1004 .465 326 401 .813 33 149 182 681 174 6 323 245 1260
86 Bayard Forrest 24 PHO 75 1243 118 272 .434 62 115 .539 110 205 315 167 29 37 107 151 298
87 Walt Frazier* 33 CLE 12 279 54 122 .443 21 27 .778 7 13 20 32 13 2 22 22 129
88 World B. Free 25 SDC 78 2954 795 1653 .481 654 865 .756 127 174 301 340 111 35 297 253 2244
89 Terry Furlow 24 TOT 78 1686 388 804 .483 163 195 .836 76 91 167 184 58 30 134 122 939
89 Terry Furlow 24 CLE 49 1110 275 569 .483 103 125 .824 44 52 96 103 40 17 87 80 653
89 Terry Furlow 24 ATL 29 576 113 235 .481 60 70 .857 32 39 71 81 18 13 47 42 286
90 Mike Gale 28 SAS 82 2121 284 612 .464 91 108 .843 40 146 186 374 152 40 153 192 659
91 Gus Gerard 25 TOT 58 465 84 194 .433 50 91 .549 40 58 98 21 20 13 36 74 218
91 Gus Gerard 25 DET 2 6 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
91 Gus Gerard 25 KCK 56 459 83 191 .435 49 89 .551 39 58 97 21 18 13 36 74 215
92 George Gervin* 26 SAS 80 2888 947 1749 .541 471 570 .826 142 258 400 219 137 91 286 275 2365
93 John Gianelli 28 MIL 82 2057 256 527 .486 72 102 .706 122 286 408 160 44 67 106 196 584
94 Artis Gilmore 29 CHI 82 3265 753 1310 .575 434 587 .739 293 750 1043 274 50 156 310 280 1940
95 Jack Givens 22 ATL 74 1347 234 564 .415 102 135 .756 98 116 214 83 72 17 75 121 570
96 Mike Glenn 23 NYK 75 1171 263 486 .541 57 63 .905 28 54 82 136 37 6 64 113 583
97 Glen Gondrezick 23 NYK 75 1602 161 326 .494 55 97 .567 147 277 424 106 98 18 95 226 377
98 Gail Goodrich* 35 NOJ 74 2130 382 850 .449 174 204 .853 68 115 183 357 90 13 185 177 938
99 Mike Green 27 SAS 76 1641 235 477 .493 101 144 .701 131 223 354 116 37 122 89 230 571
100 Rickey Green 24 DET 27 431 67 177 .379 45 67 .672 15 25 40 63 25 1 44 37 179
Rk Player Age Tm G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
101 Steve Green 25 IND 39 265 42 89 .472 20 34 .588 22 30 52 21 11 3 17 39 104
102 Tommie Green 22 NOJ 59 809 92 237 .388 48 63 .762 20 48 68 140 61 6 89 111 232
103 Kevin Grevey 25 WSB 65 1856 418 922 .453 173 224 .772 90 142 232 153 46 14 120