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Minutes Played

1.Marvin Webster-SEA904
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB868
3.Dennis Johnson-SEA827
4.Bob Dandridge-WSB746
5.Jack Sikma-SEA701
 Gus Williams-SEA701
7.Wes Unseld*-WSB677
8.Paul Silas-SEA605
9.Tom Henderson-WSB597
10.John Johnson-SEA596

Field Goals

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB189
2.Bob Dandridge-WSB172
3.Gus Williams-SEA163
4.Fred Brown-SEA153
5.Marvin Webster-SEA137
6.David Thompson*-DEN131
7.Kevin Grevey-WSB126
8.Dennis Johnson-SEA121
9.Jack Sikma-SEA115
10.Dan Issel*-DEN103

Field Goal Attempts

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB385
2.Bob Dandridge-WSB359
3.Gus Williams-SEA342
4.Fred Brown-SEA341
5.Dennis Johnson-SEA294
6.David Thompson*-DEN291
7.Kevin Grevey-WSB284
8.Marvin Webster-SEA280
9.Jack Sikma-SEA247
10.Charles Johnson-WSB229

Field Goal Pct

1.Alex English*-MIL.615
2.Steve Mix-PHI.598
3.Adrian Dantley*-LAL.571
4.Bobby Jones-DEN.569
5.Tom Owens-POR.551
6.George Gervin*-SAS.549
7.Marques Johnson-MIL.549
8.Lonnie Shelton-NYK.536
9.Wes Unseld*-WSB.530
10.Ray Williams-NYK.526

Free Throws

1.Dennis Johnson-SEA112
2.Marvin Webster-SEA81
3.Elvin Hayes*-WSB79
4.Gus Williams-SEA77
5.Fred Brown-SEA75
6.Kevin Grevey-WSB73
7.Jack Sikma-SEA71
8.David Thompson*-DEN66
9.World B. Free-PHI59
10.Tom Henderson-WSB58
 Bob Dandridge-WSB58

Free Throw Attempts

1.Dennis Johnson-SEA159
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB133
3.Marvin Webster-SEA120
4.Gus Williams-SEA106
5.Jack Sikma-SEA91
6.Fred Brown-SEA90
 Kevin Grevey-WSB90
8.Bob Dandridge-WSB84
9.World B. Free-PHI81
10.David Thompson*-DEN80

Free Throw Pct

1.Dave Twardzik-POR1.000
 Spencer Haywood-NYK1.000
3.Austin Carr-CLE.938
4.Mack Calvin-DEN.931
5.Henry Bibby-PHI.909
6.Larry Steele-POR.905
7.Ray Williams-NYK.885
8.Steve Mix-PHI.884
9.Mark Olberding-SAS.867
10.Dan Issel*-DEN.862

Offensive Rebounds

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB103
2.Marvin Webster-SEA95
3.Paul Silas-SEA73
4.Wes Unseld*-WSB72
5.Jack Sikma-SEA50
6.Mitch Kupchak-WSB49
7.Dennis Johnson-SEA47
8.Anthony Roberts-DEN45
9.Dan Issel*-DEN41
10.Julius Erving*-PHI40

Defensive Rebounds

1.Marvin Webster-SEA194
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB176
3.Wes Unseld*-WSB144
4.Jack Sikma-SEA128
5.Paul Silas-SEA114
6.Dan Issel*-DEN93
7.Bob Dandridge-WSB88
8.Caldwell Jones-PHI84
9.Mitch Kupchak-WSB78
10.Marques Johnson-MIL77

Total Rebounds

1.Marvin Webster-SEA289
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB279
3.Wes Unseld*-WSB216
4.Paul Silas-SEA187
5.Jack Sikma-SEA178
6.Dan Issel*-DEN134
7.Mitch Kupchak-WSB127
8.Bob Dandridge-WSB123
9.Marques Johnson-MIL112
10.Anthony Roberts-DEN108

Assists

1.Tom Henderson-WSB106
2.Gus Williams-SEA88
3.Wes Unseld*-WSB79
4.Bob Wilkerson-DEN78
5.Bob Dandridge-WSB74
6.Dennis Johnson-SEA72
7.Larry Wright-WSB67
8.Quinn Buckner-MIL62
9.Brian Winters-MIL58
 Marvin Webster-SEA58

Steals

1.Gus Williams-SEA45
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB32
3.Charles Johnson-WSB30
 Bob Dandridge-WSB30
5.Tom Henderson-WSB27
6.Fred Brown-SEA23
 Dennis Johnson-SEA23
8.Bob Wilkerson-DEN19
9.Jack Sikma-SEA18
 Quinn Buckner-MIL18

Blocks

1.Marvin Webster-SEA58
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB52
3.Caldwell Jones-PHI30
4.Dennis Johnson-SEA23
5.David Thompson*-DEN21
6.Julius Erving*-PHI18
7.Marques Johnson-MIL17
8.Mike Green-SAS16
 George Gervin*-SAS16
10.Darryl Dawkins-PHI15

Turnovers

1.Marvin Webster-SEA74
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB58
3.Bob Dandridge-WSB57
4.Dennis Johnson-SEA56
5.Gus Williams-SEA54
6.John Johnson-SEA52
7.Kevin Grevey-WSB44
8.Mitch Kupchak-WSB42
9.David Thompson*-DEN39
 Dan Issel*-DEN39
 Quinn Buckner-MIL39

Personal Fouls

1.Jack Sikma-SEA101
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB86
3.Bob Dandridge-WSB78
4.Marvin Webster-SEA76
5.Kevin Grevey-WSB71
6.Gus Williams-SEA70
7.John Johnson-SEA64
8.Dennis Johnson-SEA63
9.Wes Unseld*-WSB62
10.Paul Silas-SEA59

Points

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB457
2.Gus Williams-SEA403
3.Bob Dandridge-WSB402
4.Fred Brown-SEA381
5.Marvin Webster-SEA355
6.Dennis Johnson-SEA354
7.David Thompson*-DEN328
8.Kevin Grevey-WSB325
9.Jack Sikma-SEA301
10.Dan Issel*-DEN262

Minutes Per Game

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB41.3
2.Marvin Webster-SEA41.1
3.Bob McAdoo*-NYK39.7
4.Bob Dandridge-WSB39.3
5.Maurice Lucas-POR38.8
6.George Gervin*-SAS37.8
7.Wes Unseld*-WSB37.6
8.Dennis Johnson-SEA37.6
9.Lionel Hollins-POR37.2
10.David Thompson*-DEN37.0

Points Per Game

1.George Gervin*-SAS33.2
2.David Thompson*-DEN25.2
3.Marques Johnson-MIL24.0
4.Bob McAdoo*-NYK23.8
5.Julius Erving*-PHI21.8
6.Elvin Hayes*-WSB21.8
7.Bob Dandridge-WSB21.2
8.Brian Winters-MIL20.4
9.Doug Collins-PHI20.4
10.Dan Issel*-DEN20.2

Rebounds Per Game

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB13.3
2.Marvin Webster-SEA13.1
3.Maurice Lucas-POR12.5
4.Marques Johnson-MIL12.4
5.Wes Unseld*-WSB12.0
6.Caldwell Jones-PHI10.6
7.Dan Issel*-DEN10.3
8.Julius Erving*-PHI9.7
9.Bob McAdoo*-NYK9.7
10.Larry Kenon-SAS9.2

Assists Per Game

1.Quinn Buckner-MIL6.9
2.Brian Winters-MIL6.4
3.Bob Wilkerson-DEN6.0
4.Lionel Hollins-POR5.5
5.Ray Williams-NYK5.2
 Mike Gale-SAS5.2
7.Tom Henderson-WSB5.0
8.Henry Bibby-PHI4.8
9.Butch Beard-NYK4.5
10.Wes Unseld*-WSB4.4

Steals Per Game

1.Gus Williams-SEA2.0
2.Quinn Buckner-MIL2.0
3.Butch Beard-NYK1.7
4.Bob Dandridge-WSB1.6
5.Elvin Hayes*-WSB1.5
6.Julius Erving*-PHI1.5
 George McGinnis-PHI1.5
 Steve Mix-PHI1.5
9.Bob Wilkerson-DEN1.5
10.Charles Johnson-WSB1.4

Blocks Per Game

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL4.0
2.Caldwell Jones-PHI3.0
3.George Gervin*-SAS2.7
 Mike Green-SAS2.7
5.Marvin Webster-SEA2.6
6.Elvin Hayes*-WSB2.5
7.Bob McAdoo*-NYK2.0
8.Marques Johnson-MIL1.9
9.Julius Erving*-PHI1.8
10.David Thompson*-DEN1.6

Player Efficiency Rating

1.George Gervin*-SAS29.5
2.Marques Johnson-MIL27.3
3.Steve Mix-PHI25.1
4.Julius Erving*-PHI21.3
5.Alex English*-MIL20.9
6.Tom Owens-POR20.6
7.Elvin Hayes*-WSB20.3
8.Gus Williams-SEA20.3
9.Fred Brown-SEA19.8
10.Dan Issel*-DEN19.0

True Shooting Pct

1.Steve Mix-PHI.674
2.Alex English*-MIL.657
3.Bobby Jones-DEN.609
4.Adrian Dantley*-LAL.600
5.George Gervin*-SAS.597
6.Marques Johnson-MIL.596
7.Mack Calvin-DEN.594
8.Ray Williams-NYK.587
9.Tom Owens-POR.582
10.Campy Russell-CLE.570

Offensive Rebound Pct

1.Paul Silas-SEA12.1
2.Marques Johnson-MIL11.9
3.Julius Erving*-PHI11.8
4.Elvin Hayes*-WSB11.7
5.Anthony Roberts-DEN11.7
6.Lonnie Shelton-NYK11.2
7.Greg Ballard-WSB11.0
8.Dave Meyers-MIL10.6
9.Marvin Webster-SEA10.5
10.Mike Green-SAS10.5

Defensive Rebound Pct

1.Maurice Lucas-POR25.4
2.Marques Johnson-MIL24.9
3.Darryl Dawkins-PHI24.8
4.Caldwell Jones-PHI24.5
5.Greg Ballard-WSB22.0
6.Marvin Webster-SEA22.0
7.Wes Unseld*-WSB21.9
8.Bob McAdoo*-NYK21.7
9.Darnell Hillman-DEN21.0
10.Elvin Hayes*-WSB20.8

Total Rebound Pct

1.Marques Johnson-MIL18.6
2.Maurice Lucas-POR17.8
3.Caldwell Jones-PHI16.9
4.Greg Ballard-WSB16.4
5.Marvin Webster-SEA16.2
6.Elvin Hayes*-WSB16.2
7.Wes Unseld*-WSB16.1
8.Paul Silas-SEA15.7
9.Darnell Hillman-DEN15.6
10.Darryl Dawkins-PHI15.2

Assist Pct

1.Lloyd Walton-MIL36.1
2.Ray Williams-NYK32.4
3.Quinn Buckner-MIL30.3
4.Brian Winters-MIL27.4
5.Larry Wright-WSB23.7
6.Ralph Simpson-DEN23.4
7.Tom Henderson-WSB23.0
8.Lionel Hollins-POR23.0
9.Bob Wilkerson-DEN22.8
10.Steve Mix-PHI22.1

Steal Pct

1.Charles Johnson-WSB3.3
2.Quinn Buckner-MIL3.1
3.Gus Williams-SEA3.1
4.Steve Mix-PHI2.8
5.Butch Beard-NYK2.7
6.George McGinnis-PHI2.4
7.Tom Henderson-WSB2.1
8.Bob Wilkerson-DEN2.0
9.Larry Wright-WSB2.0
10.Fred Brown-SEA1.9

Block Pct

1.Caldwell Jones-PHI4.8
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL4.8
3.Mike Green-SAS4.6
4.Darryl Dawkins-PHI4.0
5.George Gervin*-SAS3.5
6.Marvin Webster-SEA3.3
7.Elvin Hayes*-WSB3.2
8.Marques Johnson-MIL2.7
9.Bob McAdoo*-NYK2.6
10.Julius Erving*-PHI2.4

Turnover Pct

1.Marques Johnson-MIL7.2
2.Fred Brown-SEA7.5
3.Junior Bridgeman-MIL7.8
4.Billy Paultz-SAS7.8
5.Tom Owens-POR8.2
6.Charles Johnson-WSB9.6
7.Spencer Haywood-NYK10.0
8.George Gervin*-SAS10.2
9.Steve Mix-PHI10.6
10.David Thompson*-DEN10.7

Usage Pct

1.George Gervin*-SAS32.8
2.Fred Brown-SEA28.7
3.David Thompson*-DEN28.6
4.Brian Winters-MIL26.4
5.World B. Free-PHI26.2
6.Larry Kenon-SAS26.2
7.Bob McAdoo*-NYK26.0
8.George McGinnis-PHI25.5
9.Julius Erving*-PHI25.3
10.Gus Williams-SEA25.3

Offensive Rating

1.Steve Mix-PHI135.9
2.Marques Johnson-MIL124.3
3.Alex English*-MIL124.0
4.Tom Owens-POR121.5
5.Bobby Jones-DEN118.9
6.Mack Calvin-DEN117.4
7.George Gervin*-SAS116.8
8.Wes Unseld*-WSB112.6
9.Mark Olberding-SAS112.1
10.Ray Williams-NYK111.5

Defensive Rating

1.Caldwell Jones-PHI93.6
2.Darryl Dawkins-PHI93.8
3.Elvin Hayes*-WSB95.8
4.George McGinnis-PHI96.2
5.Julius Erving*-PHI97.2
6.Greg Ballard-WSB97.3
7.Maurice Lucas-POR97.9
8.Steve Mix-PHI98.1
9.Joe Bryant-PHI98.2
10.Wes Unseld*-WSB98.6

Offensive Win Shares

1.Marques Johnson-MIL1.4
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB1.4
3.Gus Williams-SEA1.3
4.Fred Brown-SEA1.3
5.Steve Mix-PHI1.2
6.Jack Sikma-SEA1.2
7.Dan Issel*-DEN1.1
8.George Gervin*-SAS1.0
9.Bobby Jones-DEN1.0
10.Marvin Webster-SEA1.0

Defensive Win Shares

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB1.7
2.Marvin Webster-SEA1.3
3.Wes Unseld*-WSB1.1
4.Bob Dandridge-WSB1.0
5.Jack Sikma-SEA0.9
6.Gus Williams-SEA0.9
7.Paul Silas-SEA0.7
8.Caldwell Jones-PHI0.7
9.Julius Erving*-PHI0.7
10.Tom Henderson-WSB0.7

Win Shares

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB3.0
2.Marvin Webster-SEA2.2
3.Gus Williams-SEA2.2
4.Jack Sikma-SEA2.0
5.Wes Unseld*-WSB2.0
6.Marques Johnson-MIL1.9
7.Bob Dandridge-WSB1.9
8.Fred Brown-SEA1.7
9.Steve Mix-PHI1.6
10.Tom Henderson-WSB1.4