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1973 ABA Playoffs Leaders

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League Champion: Indiana Pacers

Playoffs MVP: George McGinnis

PTS Leader: Dan Issel (521)
TRB Leader: Artis Gilmore (260)
AST Leader: Freddie Lewis (91)
WS Leader: Dan Issel (3.6)

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Dan Issel*-KEN 825
2. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 780
3. George McGinnis-INA 731
4. Rick Mount-KEN 676
5. Walter Simon-KEN 639
6. Freddie Lewis-INA 637
7. Mel Daniels*-INA 636
8. Roger Brown*-INA 584
9. Donnie Freeman-INA 557
10. Darnell Hillman-INA 485
Field Goals
1. Dan Issel*-KEN 198
2. George McGinnis-INA 161
3. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 142
4. Rick Mount-KEN 119
5. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 112
  Mel Daniels*-INA 112
7. Donnie Freeman-INA 105
8. Freddie Lewis-INA 102
9. Walter Simon-KEN 92
  Willie Wise-UTS 92
Field Goal Attempts
1. Dan Issel*-KEN 398
2. George McGinnis-INA 357
3. Rick Mount-KEN 293
4. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 261
5. Freddie Lewis-INA 260
6. Mel Daniels*-INA 238
7. Donnie Freeman-INA 237
8. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 223
9. Walter Simon-KEN 207
10. Willie Wise-UTS 181
3-Pt Field Goals
1. Wendell Ladner-KEN 14
2. Roger Brown*-INA 13
3. Rick Mount-KEN 10
  Louie Dampier-KEN 10
5. Bill Keller-INA 8
6. Freddie Lewis-INA 6
7. Stew Johnson-SDA 4
8. Joe Caldwell-CAR 3
9. Mack Calvin-CAR 2
  Steve Jones-CAR 2
  Oliver Taylor-SDA 2
  Henry Bacon-SDA 2
  Bob Warren-UTS 2
  John Beasley-UTS 2
  John Roche-NYA 2
  Red Robbins-SDA 2
  Ralph Simpson-DNR 2
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1. Wendell Ladner-KEN 53
2. Bill Keller-INA 36
3. Roger Brown*-INA 29
4. Freddie Lewis-INA 27
5. Rick Mount-KEN 22
  Louie Dampier-KEN 22
7. Stew Johnson-SDA 13
8. Mack Calvin-CAR 9
9. John Beasley-UTS 8
  Joe Caldwell-CAR 8
  Glen Combs-UTS 8
Free Throws
1. Dan Issel*-KEN 124
2. George McGinnis-INA 109
3. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 77
4. Rick Mount-KEN 73
5. Mack Calvin-CAR 72
6. Donnie Freeman-INA 71
7. Freddie Lewis-INA 69
8. Willie Wise-UTS 65
9. Mel Daniels*-INA 62
10. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 57
Free Throw Attempts
1. Dan Issel*-KEN 156
2. George McGinnis-INA 149
3. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 123
4. Donnie Freeman-INA 89
5. Mack Calvin-CAR 88
6. Rick Mount-KEN 87
7. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 83
  Willie Wise-UTS 83
9. Mel Daniels*-INA 81
10. Freddie Lewis-INA 80
Offensive Rebounds
1. George McGinnis-INA 92
2. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 84
3. Mel Daniels*-INA 70
4. Dan Issel*-KEN 60
5. Tom Owens-CAR 53
6. Darnell Hillman-INA 39
7. Joe Caldwell-CAR 35
  Billy Cunningham*-CAR 35
9. Freddie Lewis-INA 31
  Zelmo Beaty-UTS 31
Defensive Rebounds
1. Mel Daniels*-INA 178
2. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 176
3. Dan Issel*-KEN 165
4. George McGinnis-INA 130
5. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 107
6. Darnell Hillman-INA 96
7. Gerald Govan-UTS 93
8. Zelmo Beaty-UTS 85
9. Tom Owens-CAR 84
10. Walter Simon-KEN 74
Total Rebounds
1. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 260
2. Mel Daniels*-INA 248
3. Dan Issel*-KEN 225
4. George McGinnis-INA 222
5. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 142
6. Tom Owens-CAR 137
7. Darnell Hillman-INA 135
8. Zelmo Beaty-UTS 116
9. Gerald Govan-UTS 112
10. Walter Simon-KEN 93
Assists
1. Freddie Lewis-INA 91
2. Jimmy O'Brien-KEN 82
3. Walter Simon-KEN 79
4. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 75
5. Bill Keller-INA 63
6. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 61
7. Mack Calvin-CAR 52
8. Donnie Freeman-INA 50
9. Rick Mount-KEN 49
10. Ron Boone-UTS 47
Turnovers
1. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 63
2. George McGinnis-INA 61
3. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 50
4. Freddie Lewis-INA 49
5. Dan Issel*-KEN 47
6. Joe Caldwell-CAR 44
7. Rick Mount-KEN 42
8. Donnie Freeman-INA 40
9. Mel Daniels*-INA 39
  Ron Boone-UTS 39
Personal Fouls
1. George McGinnis-INA 78
2. Mel Daniels*-INA 76
3. Dan Issel*-KEN 71
4. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 68
5. Wendell Ladner-KEN 67
  Walter Simon-KEN 67
7. Roger Brown*-INA 58
8. Freddie Lewis-INA 57
9. Donnie Freeman-INA 52
10. Tom Owens-CAR 49
Points
1. Dan Issel*-KEN 521
2. George McGinnis-INA 431
3. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 361
4. Rick Mount-KEN 321
5. Mel Daniels*-INA 286
6. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 282
7. Donnie Freeman-INA 281
8. Freddie Lewis-INA 279
9. Willie Wise-UTS 250
10. Mack Calvin-CAR 218
Field Goal Pct
1. Billy Paultz-NYA .607
2. John Beasley-UTS .595
3. Jim Eakins-VIR .593
4. Julius Keye-DNR .588
5. Bill Melchionni-NYA .558
6. Zelmo Beaty-UTS .552
7. Artis Gilmore*-KEN .544
8. Ed Manning-CAR .537
9. Julius Erving*-VIR .527
10. Johnny Baum-NYA .526
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1. Louie Dampier-KEN .455
  Rick Mount-KEN .455
3. Roger Brown*-INA .448
4. Wendell Ladner-KEN .264
5. Freddie Lewis-INA .222
  Bill Keller-INA .222
Free Throw Pct
1. Ron Boone-UTS .971
2. Fatty Taylor-VIR .933
3. Bob Warren-UTS .906
4. Al Smith-DNR .900
5. Red Robbins-SDA .889
6. Walter Simon-KEN .871
7. Mike Gale-KEN .870
8. Jimmy O'Brien-KEN .867
9. Freddie Lewis-INA .863
10. Wendell Ladner-KEN .857
Minutes Per Game
1. Julius Erving*-VIR 43.8
2. George Carter-NYA 43.6
3. Dan Issel*-KEN 43.4
4. Jim Eakins-VIR 43.4
5. Willie Wise-UTS 41.4
6. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 41.1
7. George McGinnis-INA 40.6
8. Julius Keye-DNR 40.6
9. George Gervin*-VIR 40.0
10. Chuck Williams-SDA 39.5
Points Per Game
1. Julius Erving*-VIR 29.6
2. Dan Issel*-KEN 27.4
3. Ralph Simpson-DNR 26.4
4. Willie Wise-UTS 25.0
5. Jim Eakins-VIR 24.8
6. George McGinnis-INA 23.9
7. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 23.5
8. George Carter-NYA 21.2
9. Dave Robisch-DNR 20.2
10. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 19.0
Rebounds Per Game
1. Mel Daniels*-INA 13.8
2. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 13.7
3. Dave Robisch-DNR 13.6
  Julius Keye-DNR 13.6
5. George McGinnis-INA 12.3
6. Dan Issel*-KEN 11.8
7. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 11.8
8. Zelmo Beaty-UTS 11.6
9. Tom Owens-CAR 11.4
10. Jim Eakins-VIR 11.4
Assists Per Game
1. Bill Melchionni-NYA 6.2
2. Al Smith-DNR 5.2
3. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 5.1
4. Freddie Lewis-INA 5.1
5. Ron Boone-UTS 4.7
6. Mack Calvin-CAR 4.3
7. Jimmy O'Brien-KEN 4.3
8. Jimmy Jones-UTS 4.3
9. Walter Simon-KEN 4.2
10. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 3.9
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Dave Robisch-DNR 27.1
2. Julius Erving*-VIR 24.9
3. Dan Issel*-KEN 24.4
4. Jim Eakins-VIR 23.8
5. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 23.4
6. Billy Paultz-NYA 23.4
7. Willie Wise-UTS 23.2
8. Tom Owens-CAR 22.1
9. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 21.9
10. George McGinnis-INA 21.7
True Shooting Pct
1. Jim Eakins-VIR .646
2. Billy Paultz-NYA .634
3. Bill Melchionni-NYA .632
4. Zelmo Beaty-UTS .622
5. George Carter-NYA .592
6. Roger Brown*-INA .589
7. Bob Warren-UTS .579
8. Louie Dampier-KEN .578
9. Ed Manning-CAR .575
10. Willie Wise-UTS .575
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. John Beasley-UTS .622
2. Billy Paultz-NYA .607
3. Jim Eakins-VIR .593
4. Julius Keye-DNR .588
5. Bill Melchionni-NYA .570
6. Louie Dampier-KEN .556
7. Roger Brown*-INA .553
8. Zelmo Beaty-UTS .552
9. Artis Gilmore*-KEN .544
10. Ed Manning-CAR .537
Total Rebound Pct
1. Tom Owens-CAR 19.1
2. Mel Daniels*-INA 18.6
3. Billy Paultz-NYA 18.2
4. Gus Johnson*-INA 17.8
5. Dave Robisch-DNR 17.6
6. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 16.8
7. Gerald Govan-UTS 16.2
8. Julius Keye-DNR 16.0
9. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 15.8
10. Ronald Thomas-KEN 15.3
Assist Pct
1. Bill Keller-INA 28.3
2. Bill Melchionni-NYA 26.6
3. Jimmy O'Brien-KEN 24.8
4. Chuck Williams-SDA 22.7
5. Freddie Lewis-INA 22.2
6. Mack Calvin-CAR 21.2
7. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 20.8
8. Jimmy Jones-UTS 20.7
9. Al Smith-DNR 20.6
10. Ron Boone-UTS 19.4
Turnover Pct
1. Dave Robisch-DNR 1.0
2. Stew Johnson-SDA 6.6
3. Johnny Baum-NYA 8.6
4. Bill Keller-INA 8.8
5. Ralph Simpson-DNR 8.9
6. Dan Issel*-KEN 9.2
7. Tom Owens-CAR 11.0
8. Rick Mount-KEN 11.3
9. Julius Erving*-VIR 11.6
10. Roger Brown*-INA 11.7
Usage Pct
1. Ralph Simpson-DNR 33.5
2. Julius Erving*-VIR 27.4
3. Wendell Ladner-KEN 26.8
4. George McGinnis-INA 26.7
5. Dan Issel*-KEN 26.0
6. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 25.8
7. Cincinnatus Powell-UTS 24.9
8. Willie Wise-UTS 24.5
9. Mack Calvin-CAR 24.0
10. Rick Mount-KEN 23.0
Offensive Win Shares
1. Dan Issel*-KEN 2.4
2. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 1.9
3. Willie Wise-UTS 1.3
4. Roger Brown*-INA 1.3
5. Zelmo Beaty-UTS 1.1
6. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 1.1
7. Mack Calvin-CAR 1.1
8. Jim Eakins-VIR 1.0
9. George McGinnis-INA 1.0
10. Louie Dampier-KEN 0.9
Defensive Win Shares
1. Mel Daniels*-INA 1.5
2. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 1.4
3. George McGinnis-INA 1.4
4. Dan Issel*-KEN 1.2
5. Freddie Lewis-INA 1.0
6. Darnell Hillman-INA 0.8
7. Walter Simon-KEN 0.8
8. Roger Brown*-INA 0.8
9. Donnie Freeman-INA 0.7
10. Bill Keller-INA 0.7
Win Shares
1. Dan Issel*-KEN 3.6
2. Artis Gilmore*-KEN 3.4
3. George McGinnis-INA 2.4
4. Mel Daniels*-INA 2.3
5. Roger Brown*-INA 2.1
6. Billy Cunningham*-CAR 1.7
7. Willie Wise-UTS 1.7
8. Zelmo Beaty-UTS 1.5
9. Mack Calvin-CAR 1.4
10. Tom Owens-CAR 1.4
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Artis Gilmore*-KEN .208
2. Dan Issel*-KEN .207
3. Willie Wise-UTS .192
4. Mack Calvin-CAR .182
5. Zelmo Beaty-UTS .181
6. Billy Cunningham*-CAR .177
7. Mel Daniels*-INA .176
8. Tom Owens-CAR .173
9. Roger Brown*-INA .171
10. Jim Eakins-VIR .168