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1979-80 NBA Season Summary

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League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24.8/10.8/4.5)
Rookie of the Year: Larry Bird (21.3/10.4/4.5)

PPG Leader: George Gervin (33.1)
RPG Leader: Swen Nater (15.0)
APG Leader: Micheal Ray Richardson (10.1)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14.8)

League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click conference name for conference standings
Eastern Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Atlantic Division              
Boston Celtics* (1) 61 21 .744 — 113.5 105.7 7.37
Philadelphia 76ers* (3) 59 23 .720 2.0 109.1 104.9 4.04
Washington Bullets* (6) 39 43 .476 22.0 107.0 109.5 -2.27
New York Knicks (7) 39 43 .476 22.0 114.0 115.1 -0.96
New Jersey Nets (10) 34 48 .415 27.0 108.3 109.5 -0.98
Central Division              
Atlanta Hawks* (2) 50 32 .610 — 104.5 101.6 2.82
Houston Rockets* (4) 41 41 .500 9.0 110.8 110.6 0.27
San Antonio Spurs* (5) 41 41 .500 9.0 119.4 119.7 -0.25
Indiana Pacers (8) 37 45 .451 13.0 111.2 111.9 -0.54
Cleveland Cavaliers (9) 37 45 .451 13.0 114.1 113.8 0.43
Detroit Pistons (11) 16 66 .195 34.0 108.9 117.2 -7.58
Western Conference W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Midwest Division              
Milwaukee Bucks* (2) 49 33 .598 — 110.1 106.1 3.56
Kansas City Kings* (5) 47 35 .573 2.0 108.0 104.9 2.81
Denver Nuggets (8) 30 52 .366 19.0 108.3 112.7 -4.22
Chicago Bulls (9) 30 52 .366 19.0 107.5 110.2 -2.63
Utah Jazz (11) 24 58 .293 25.0 102.4 108.4 -5.71
Pacific Division              
Los Angeles Lakers* (1) 60 22 .732 — 115.1 109.2 5.39
Seattle SuperSonics* (3) 56 26 .683 4.0 108.5 103.8 4.24
Phoenix Suns* (4) 55 27 .671 5.0 111.1 107.5 3.25
Portland Trail Blazers* (6) 38 44 .463 22.0 102.5 103.3 -0.87
San Diego Clippers (7) 35 47 .427 25.0 107.6 111.7 -3.97
Golden State Warriors (10) 24 58 .293 36.0 103.6 108.0 -4.20

League Playoffs

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Finals (4-2): Los Angeles Lakers over Philadelphia 76ers
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-1): Philadelphia 76ers over Boston Celtics
Western Conference Finals (4-1): Los Angeles Lakers over Seattle SuperSonics
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-0): Boston Celtics over Houston Rockets
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1): Philadelphia 76ers over Atlanta Hawks
Western Conference Semifinals (4-1): Los Angeles Lakers over Phoenix Suns
Western Conference Semifinals (4-3): Seattle SuperSonics over Milwaukee Bucks
 
Eastern Conference First Round (2-1): Houston Rockets over San Antonio Spurs
Eastern Conference First Round (2-0): Philadelphia 76ers over Washington Bullets
Western Conference First Round (2-1): Phoenix Suns over Kansas City Kings
Western Conference First Round (2-1): Seattle SuperSonics over Portland Trail Blazers

Team Statistics

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 San Antonio Spurs* 82 19755 3856 7738 .498 52 206 .252 2024 2528 .801 1153 2515 3668 2326 771 333 1589 2103 9788 119.4
2 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19880 3898 7368 .529 20 100 .200 1622 2092 .775 1085 2653 3738 2413 774 546 1639 1784 9438 115.1
3 Cleveland Cavaliers 82 19930 3811 8041 .474 36 187 .193 1702 2205 .772 1307 2381 3688 2108 764 342 1370 1934 9360 114.1
4 New York Knicks 82 19780 3802 7672 .496 42 191 .220 1698 2274 .747 1236 2303 3539 2265 881 457 1613 2168 9344 114.0
5 Boston Celtics* 82 19880 3617 7387 .490 162 422 .384 1907 2449 .779 1227 2457 3684 2198 809 308 1539 1974 9303 113.5
6 Indiana Pacers 82 19855 3639 7689 .473 88 314 .280 1753 2333 .751 1398 2326 3724 2148 900 530 1517 1973 9119 111.2
7 Phoenix Suns* 82 19755 3570 7235 .493 68 280 .243 1906 2466 .773 1071 2458 3529 2283 908 344 1629 1853 9114 111.1
8 Houston Rockets* 82 19930 3599 7496 .480 104 379 .274 1782 2326 .766 1394 2217 3611 2149 782 373 1565 1927 9084 110.8
9 Milwaukee Bucks* 82 19805 3685 7553 .488 50 155 .323 1605 2102 .764 1245 2396 3641 2277 778 510 1496 1937 9025 110.1
10 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19855 3523 7156 .492 27 125 .216 1876 2431 .772 1187 2635 3822 2226 792 652 1708 1860 8949 109.1
11 Detroit Pistons 82 19780 3643 7596 .480 57 219 .260 1590 2149 .740 1226 2415 3641 1950 783 562 1742 2069 8933 108.9
12 Seattle SuperSonics* 82 19830 3554 7565 .470 59 189 .312 1730 2253 .768 1380 2550 3930 2043 750 428 1496 1865 8897 108.5
13 New Jersey Nets 82 19805 3456 7504 .461 85 298 .285 1882 2406 .782 1229 2535 3764 2094 869 581 1702 2181 8879 108.3
14 Denver Nuggets 82 19830 3462 7470 .463 83 255 .325 1871 2539 .737 1311 2524 3835 2079 746 404 1533 1917 8878 108.3
15 Kansas City Kings* 82 19805 3582 7489 .478 25 114 .219 1671 2250 .743 1187 2429 3616 2123 863 356 1439 2135 8860 108.0
16 San Diego Clippers 82 19755 3524 7494 .470 177 543 .326 1595 2167 .736 1294 2308 3602 1688 664 288 1443 1896 8820 107.6
17 Chicago Bulls 82 19905 3362 6943 .484 70 275 .255 2019 2592 .779 1115 2465 3580 2152 704 392 1684 2146 8813 107.5
18 Washington Bullets* 82 19880 3574 7796 .458 73 238 .307 1552 2048 .758 1334 2723 4057 2201 530 443 1380 1893 8773 107.0
19 Atlanta Hawks* 82 19780 3261 7027 .464 13 75 .173 2038 2645 .771 1369 2406 3775 1913 782 539 1495 2293 8573 104.5
20 Golden State Warriors 82 19880 3527 7318 .482 27 121 .223 1412 1914 .738 1155 2437 3592 2028 779 339 1492 2082 8493 103.6
21 Portland Trail Blazers* 82 19780 3408 7167 .476 26 132 .197 1560 2100 .743 1295 2408 3703 1898 708 472 1552 1956 8402 102.5
22 Utah Jazz 82 19805 3382 6817 .496 59 185 .319 1571 1943 .809 967 2359 3326 2005 656 362 1543 2006 8394 102.4
League Average 82 19830 3579 7433 .481 64 227 .280 1744 2282 .764 1235 2450 3685 2117 772 435 1553 1998 8965 109.3

Opponent Statistics

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Atlanta Hawks* 82 19780 3144 6872 .458 46 183 .251 2000 2616 .765 1261 2339 3600 1758 682 554 1660 2171 8334 101.6
2 Portland Trail Blazers* 82 19780 3349 7008 .478 55 186 .296 1716 2281 .752 1138 2358 3496 2008 756 395 1450 1880 8469 103.3
3 Seattle SuperSonics* 82 19830 3408 7424 .459 59 240 .246 1640 2147 .764 1203 2409 3612 2016 728 393 1519 1997 8515 103.8
4 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19855 3444 7561 .455 75 277 .271 1640 2145 .765 1318 2352 3670 2089 876 388 1561 2100 8603 104.9
5 Kansas City Kings* 82 19805 3328 6992 .476 41 172 .238 1906 2497 .763 1140 2644 3784 1778 695 425 1762 2072 8603 104.9
6 Boston Celtics* 82 19880 3439 7313 .470 74 259 .286 1712 2222 .770 1168 2294 3462 1867 686 419 1635 2059 8664 105.7
7 Milwaukee Bucks* 82 19805 3456 7487 .462 76 305 .249 1714 2275 .753 1360 2293 3653 2154 717 358 1638 1912 8702 106.1
8 Phoenix Suns* 82 19755 3563 7480 .476 100 297 .337 1593 2119 .752 1216 2447 3663 2026 882 389 1663 2051 8819 107.5
9 Golden State Warriors 82 19880 3438 6975 .493 72 219 .329 1905 2544 .749 1056 2564 3620 2091 720 361 1486 1785 8853 108.0
10 Utah Jazz 82 19805 3559 7182 .496 67 211 .318 1702 2205 .772 1159 2288 3447 1997 710 398 1274 1782 8887 108.4
11 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19880 3723 7921 .470 78 274 .285 1430 1884 .759 1312 2242 3554 2324 797 382 1420 1860 8954 109.2
12 Washington Bullets* 82 19880 3615 7771 .465 56 214 .262 1696 2184 .777 1197 2672 3869 2120 734 519 1222 1901 8982 109.5
13 New Jersey Nets 82 19805 3480 7427 .469 58 208 .279 1957 2572 .761 1285 2596 3881 2189 849 514 1692 2042 8975 109.5
14 Chicago Bulls 82 19905 3585 7222 .496 54 199 .271 1811 2358 .768 1159 2345 3504 2109 846 498 1543 2203 9035 110.2
15 Houston Rockets* 82 19930 3658 7382 .496 58 215 .270 1696 2153 .788 1290 2317 3607 2223 778 428 1597 2049 9070 110.6
16 San Diego Clippers 82 19755 3752 7508 .500 43 187 .230 1613 2086 .773 1222 2487 3709 2012 764 408 1391 1889 9160 111.7
17 Indiana Pacers 82 19855 3693 7545 .489 56 228 .246 1734 2295 .756 1394 2552 3946 2323 738 470 1758 2028 9176 111.9
18 Denver Nuggets 82 19830 3736 7591 .492 70 214 .327 1698 2235 .760 1197 2587 3784 2289 812 455 1438 2033 9240 112.7
19 Cleveland Cavaliers 82 19930 3811 7610 .501 65 223 .291 1645 2150 .765 1230 2638 3868 2208 708 490 1667 2033 9332 113.8
20 New York Knicks 82 19780 3707 7492 .495 55 198 .278 1969 2556 .770 1293 2432 3725 2143 813 390 1694 2042 9438 115.1
21 Detroit Pistons 82 19780 3847 7761 .496 57 206 .277 1858 2405 .773 1319 2572 3891 2306 874 470 1583 1871 9609 117.2
22 San Antonio Spurs* 82 19755 4000 7997 .500 88 288 .306 1731 2283 .758 1248 2472 3720 2537 828 457 1513 2192 9819 119.7
League Average 82 19830 3579 7433 .481 64 227 .280 1744 2282 .764 1235 2450 3685 2117 772 435 1553 1998 8965 109.3

Miscellaneous Statistics

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team Age PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Boston Celtics* 27.3 60 22 7.79 -0.43 7.37 109.4 101.9 102.6 .501 .154 .348 .258 .475 .165 .678 .234 Boston Garden 596,349
2 Los Angeles Lakers* 26.2 55 27 5.90 -0.51 5.39 109.5 103.9 104.1 .530 .165 .326 .220 .475 .140 .669 .181 The Forum 582,882
3 Seattle SuperSonics* 27.0 53 29 4.66 -0.42 4.24 105.8 101.2 101.8 .474 .149 .364 .229 .463 .154 .679 .221 King County Domed Stadium 890,713
4 Philadelphia 76ers* 27.0 52 30 4.22 -0.18 4.04 105.0 101.0 103.0 .494 .172 .335 .262 .460 .155 .667 .217 The Spectrum 479,727
5 Milwaukee Bucks* 25.3 51 31 3.94 -0.38 3.56 106.8 102.9 102.4 .491 .150 .352 .212 .467 .162 .638 .229 MECCA Arena 446,972
6 Phoenix Suns* 26.5 50 32 3.60 -0.35 3.25 105.6 102.2 104.8 .498 .164 .304 .263 .483 .165 .669 .213 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 480,659
7 Atlanta Hawks* 26.1 49 33 2.91 -0.09 2.82 105.2 102.3 98.9 .465 .154 .369 .290 .461 .171 .656 .291 Omni Coliseum 449,843
8 Kansas City Kings* 25.5 49 33 3.13 -0.32 2.81 104.0 101.0 103.2 .480 .145 .310 .223 .479 .179 .681 .273 Kemper Arena 375,387
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 27.4 42 40 0.34 0.08 0.43 106.7 106.4 105.6 .476 .132 .331 .212 .505 .163 .659 .216 Coliseum at Richfield 322,788
10 Houston Rockets* 27.3 41 41 0.17 0.10 0.27 108.1 108.0 101.2 .487 .155 .376 .238 .499 .161 .632 .230 The Summit 413,572
11 San Antonio Spurs* 26.9 40 42 -0.38 0.13 -0.25 108.6 109.0 109.5 .502 .152 .318 .262 .506 .144 .668 .216 HemisFair Arena 468,657
12 Indiana Pacers 25.3 39 43 -0.70 0.15 -0.54 105.5 106.2 104.4 .479 .148 .354 .228 .493 .170 .625 .230 Market Square Arena 433,402
13 Portland Trail Blazers* 26.3 39 43 -0.82 -0.05 -0.87 103.4 104.3 98.6 .477 .161 .355 .218 .482 .153 .679 .245 Memorial Coliseum 519,306
14 New York Knicks 24.1 38 44 -1.15 0.19 -0.96 106.5 107.5 106.5 .498 .157 .337 .221 .498 .164 .640 .263 Madison Square Garden (IV) 508,597
15 New Jersey Nets 26.1 38 44 -1.17 0.19 -0.98 101.5 102.5 106.1 .466 .166 .321 .251 .472 .165 .664 .263 Rutgers Athletic Center 257,418
16 Washington Bullets* 29.0 34 48 -2.55 0.28 -2.27 103.2 105.7 102.6 .463 .137 .333 .199 .469 .123 .695 .218 Capital Centre 466,823
17 Chicago Bulls 25.9 34 48 -2.71 0.08 -2.63 104.3 107.0 101.8 .489 .172 .322 .291 .500 .157 .680 .251 Chicago Stadium 363,605
18 San Diego Clippers 27.6 30 52 -4.15 0.18 -3.97 105.7 109.8 101.4 .482 .146 .342 .213 .503 .142 .654 .215 San Diego Sports Arena 325,012
19 Golden State Warriors 26.3 29 53 -4.39 0.19 -4.20 102.0 106.3 100.5 .484 .155 .311 .193 .498 .155 .698 .273 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 344,483
20 Denver Nuggets 27.1 30 52 -4.41 0.20 -4.22 103.4 107.6 103.9 .469 .151 .336 .250 .497 .144 .678 .224 McNichols Sports Arena 527,208
21 Utah Jazz 25.9 25 57 -6.01 0.30 -5.71 104.2 110.4 97.6 .500 .167 .297 .230 .500 .135 .671 .237 Salt Palace 320,649
22 Detroit Pistons 24.7 22 60 -8.24 0.67 -7.58 101.2 108.8 107.1 .483 .169 .323 .209 .499 .152 .647 .239 Pontiac Silverdome 333,233
League Average 26.5 41 41 0.00 0.00 0.00 105.3 105.3 103.1 .486 .155 .335 .235 .486 .155 .665 .235 450,331

League Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Norm Nixon-LAL 3226
2. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 3183
3. Bill Cartwright-NYK 3150
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 3143
5. Moses Malone*-HOU 3140
Field Goals
1. George Gervin*-SAS 1024
2. Julius Erving*-PHI 838
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 835
4. Otis Birdsong-KCK 781
5. Moses Malone*-HOU 778
Field Goal Attempts
1. George Gervin*-SAS 1940
2. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 1677
3. Julius Erving*-PHI 1614
4. World B. Free-SDC 1556
5. Moses Malone*-HOU 1549
Field Goal Pct
1. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .609
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .604
3. Artis Gilmore*-CHI .595
4. Adrian Dantley*-UTA .576
5. Tom Boswell-TOT .564
3-Pt Field Goals
1. Brian Taylor-SDC 90
2. Rick Barry*-HOU 73
3. Chris Ford-BOS 70
4. Joe Hassett-IND 69
5. Larry Bird*-BOS 58
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1. Brian Taylor-SDC 239
2. Rick Barry*-HOU 221
3. Joe Hassett-IND 198
4. Chris Ford-BOS 164
5. Mike Newlin-NJN 152
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1. Fred Brown-SEA .443
2. Chris Ford-BOS .427
3. Larry Bird*-BOS .406
4. John Roche-DEN .380
5. Brian Taylor-SDC .377
Free Throws
1. World B. Free-SDC 572
2. Moses Malone*-HOU 563
3. Dan Issel*-DEN 517
4. George Gervin*-SAS 505
5. Reggie Theus-CHI 500
Free Throw Attempts
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 783
2. World B. Free-SDC 760
3. Dan Issel*-DEN 667
4. John Drew-ATL 646
5. Reggie Theus-CHI 597
Free Throw Pct
1. Rick Barry*-HOU .935
2. Calvin Murphy*-HOU .897
3. Ron Boone-TOT .893
4. James Silas-SAS .887
5. Mike Newlin-NJN .884
Offensive Rebounds
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 573
2. Swen Nater-SDC 352
3. Wes Unseld*-WSB 334
4. Kermit Washington-POR 325
5. Dan Roundfield-ATL 293
Defensive Rebounds
1. Swen Nater-SDC 864
2. Wes Unseld*-WSB 760
3. Caldwell Jones-PHI 731
4. Jack Sikma-SEA 710
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 696
Total Rebounds
1. Swen Nater-SDC 1216
2. Moses Malone*-HOU 1190
3. Wes Unseld*-WSB 1094
4. Caldwell Jones-PHI 950
5. Jack Sikma-SEA 908
Assists
1. Micheal Ray Richardson-NYK 832
2. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 671
3. Norm Nixon-LAL 642
4. Phil Ford-KCK 610
5. Foots Walker-CLE 607
Steals
1. Micheal Ray Richardson-NYK 265
2. Eddie Jordan-NJN 223
3. Dudley Bradley-IND 211
4. Gus Williams-SEA 200
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 187
Blocks
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 280
2. George Johnson-NJN 258
3. Tree Rollins-ATL 244
4. Terry Tyler-DET 220
5. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 189
Turnovers
1. Micheal Ray Richardson-NYK 359
2. Reggie Theus-CHI 348
3. Magic Johnson*-LAL 305
4. Moses Malone*-HOU 300
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 297
Personal Fouls
1. Darryl Dawkins-PHI 328
2. James Edwards-IND 324
3. Tree Rollins-ATL 322
4. Dan Roundfield-ATL 317
5. John Drew-ATL 313
  Dave Greenwood-CHI 313
Points
1. George Gervin*-SAS 2585
2. Moses Malone*-HOU 2119
3. Julius Erving*-PHI 2100
4. World B. Free-SDC 2055
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 2034
Minutes Per Game
1. Norm Nixon-LAL 39.3
2. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 39.3
3. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 39.3
4. Bill Cartwright-NYK 38.4
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 38.3
Points Per Game
1. George Gervin*-SAS 33.1
2. World B. Free-SDC 30.2
3. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 28.0
4. Julius Erving*-PHI 26.9
5. Moses Malone*-HOU 25.8
Rebounds Per Game
1. Swen Nater-SDC 15.0
2. Moses Malone*-HOU 14.5
3. Wes Unseld*-WSB 13.3
4. Caldwell Jones-PHI 11.9
5. Jack Sikma-SEA 11.1
Assists Per Game
1. Micheal Ray Richardson-NYK 10.1
2. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 8.4
3. Foots Walker-CLE 8.0
4. Norm Nixon-LAL 7.8
5. John Lucas-GSW 7.5
Steals Per Game
1. Micheal Ray Richardson-NYK 3.2
2. Eddie Jordan-NJN 2.7
3. Dudley Bradley-IND 2.6
4. Gus Williams-SEA 2.4
5. Magic Johnson*-LAL 2.4
Blocks Per Game
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 3.4
2. George Johnson-NJN 3.2
3. Tree Rollins-ATL 3.0
4. Terry Tyler-DET 2.7
5. Elvin Hayes*-WSB 2.3
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Julius Erving*-PHI 25.4
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 25.3
3. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 24.3
4. Moses Malone*-HOU 24.1
5. George Gervin*-SAS 24.0
True Shooting Pct
1. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .679
2. Artis Gilmore*-CHI .643
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .639
4. Adrian Dantley*-UTA .635
5. Tom Boswell-TOT .616
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .609
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .604
3. Artis Gilmore*-CHI .595
4. Adrian Dantley*-UTA .576
5. Tom Boswell-TOT .569
Offensive Rebound Pct
1. Moses Malone*-HOU 19.6
2. Tree Rollins-ATL 14.2
3. Kermit Washington-POR 13.2
4. Swen Nater-SDC 12.9
5. Robert Parish*-GSW 12.5
Defensive Rebound Pct
1. Swen Nater-SDC 33.8
2. Robert Parish*-GSW 28.8
3. Jack Sikma-SEA 26.9
4. Caldwell Jones-PHI 26.5
5. Wes Unseld*-WSB 25.9
Total Rebound Pct
1. Swen Nater-SDC 23.0
2. Moses Malone*-HOU 20.9
3. Robert Parish*-GSW 20.4
4. Tree Rollins-ATL 19.6
5. Wes Unseld*-WSB 18.5
Assist Pct
1. Kevin Porter-WSB 40.0
2. Micheal Ray Richardson-NYK 34.1
3. Phil Ford-KCK 32.4
4. Tiny Archibald*-BOS 30.2
5. Eddie Jordan-NJN 29.6
Steal Pct
1. Dudley Bradley-IND 4.8
2. Micheal Ray Richardson-NYK 3.9
3. Eddie Jordan-NJN 3.8
4. Quinn Buckner-MIL 3.7
5. Maurice Cheeks-PHI 3.3
Block Pct
1. Tree Rollins-ATL 6.8
2. George Johnson-NJN 6.7
3. Harvey Catchings-MIL 6.5
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 4.6
5. Terry Tyler-DET 4.3
Turnover Pct
1. Bingo Smith-TOT 7.9
2. Scott Wedman-KCK 8.6
3. Dan Issel*-DEN 8.7
4. Otis Birdsong-KCK 9.4
5. Mike Mitchell-CLE 9.5
Usage Pct
1. World B. Free-SDC 32.7
2. George Gervin*-SAS 31.7
3. Freeman Williams-SDC 30.5
4. Julius Erving*-PHI 30.3
5. John Drew-ATL 30.2
Offensive Rating
1. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 123.5
2. Tree Rollins-ATL 121.2
3. Dave Robisch-CLE 118.6
4. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 118.5
5. Dan Issel*-DEN 118.4
Defensive Rating
1. Tree Rollins-ATL 95.9
2. Sam Lacey-KCK 97.3
3. Caldwell Jones-PHI 97.7
4. Dan Roundfield-ATL 97.8
5. Jack Sikma-SEA 98.2
Offensive Win Shares
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 9.5
2. Adrian Dantley*-UTA 9.5
3. George Gervin*-SAS 9.3
4. Dan Issel*-DEN 9.2
5. Moses Malone*-HOU 8.9
Defensive Win Shares
1. Larry Bird*-BOS 5.6
2. Caldwell Jones-PHI 5.4
3. Jack Sikma-SEA 5.3
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 5.3
5. Julius Erving*-PHI 5.2
Win Shares
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL 14.8
2. Julius Erving*-PHI 12.5
3. Cedric Maxwell-BOS 12.2
4. Moses Malone*-HOU 11.9
5. Gus Williams-SEA 11.6
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL .227
2. Cedric Maxwell-BOS .214
3. Julius Erving*-PHI .213
4. Tree Rollins-ATL .208
5. Marques Johnson-MIL .206