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Minutes Played

1.Bob Dandridge-WSB787
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB786
3.Wes Unseld*-WSB736
4.Dennis Johnson-SEA691
5.Jack Sikma-SEA655
6.John Johnson-SEA615
7.Gus Williams-SEA609
8.Lonnie Shelton-SEA566
9.Tom Henderson-WSB559
10.Larry Kenon-SAS557

Field Goals

1.Gus Williams-SEA181
2.Bob Dandridge-WSB174
3.Elvin Hayes*-WSB170
4.George Gervin*-SAS158
5.Paul Westphal-PHO142
6.Dennis Johnson-SEA136
7.Larry Kenon-SAS128
8.Walter Davis-PHO127
9.Jack Sikma-SEA103
10.Kevin Grevey-WSB102
 James Silas-SAS102

Field Goal Attempts

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB396
2.Gus Williams-SEA382
3.Bob Dandridge-WSB368
4.Dennis Johnson-SEA302
5.George Gervin*-SAS295
6.Larry Kenon-SAS292
7.Paul Westphal-PHO287
8.Kevin Grevey-WSB256
9.Walter Davis-PHO244
10.Jack Sikma-SEA224

Field Goal Pct

1.Tom Boswell-DEN.600
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL.579
3.Ron Brewer-POR.564
4.Adrian Dantley*-LAL.562
5.Bobby Jones-PHI.552
6.David Thompson*-DEN.551
7.Maurice Cheeks-PHI.545
8.Joel Kramer-PHO.542
9.George Gervin*-SAS.536
10.Dan Issel*-DEN.533

Free Throws

1.Bob Dandridge-WSB91
2.Gus Williams-SEA90
3.Elvin Hayes*-WSB87
4.George Gervin*-SAS84
 Dennis Johnson-SEA84
6.Walter Davis-PHO78
7.James Silas-SAS63
8.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL52
 Paul Westphal-PHO52
10.Julius Erving*-PHI51

Free Throw Attempts

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB130
2.Gus Williams-SEA127
3.Bob Dandridge-WSB110
4.Dennis Johnson-SEA109
5.George Gervin*-SAS104
6.Walter Davis-PHO96
7.James Silas-SAS80
8.Truck Robinson-PHO69
9.Julius Erving*-PHI67
10.Paul Westphal-PHO66

Free Throw Pct

1.Ron Boone-LAL.952
2.Terry Furlow-ATL.929
3.Dave Twardzik-POR.917
4.Larry Wright-WSB.900
5.Steve Mix-PHI.867
6.Mike Gale-SAS.864
7.Bobby Jones-PHI.846
8.Tom McMillen-ATL.842
9.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL.839
10.Bob Dandridge-WSB.827

Offensive Rebounds

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB94
2.Wes Unseld*-WSB90
3.Lonnie Shelton-SEA61
4.Larry Kenon-SAS57
5.Bob Dandridge-WSB45
6.Dan Roundfield-ATL44
 Dennis Johnson-SEA44
8.John Johnson-SEA40
 Paul Silas-SEA40
10.Jack Sikma-SEA39

Defensive Rebounds

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB172
2.Wes Unseld*-WSB163
3.Jack Sikma-SEA160
4.Larry Kenon-SAS103
5.Bob Dandridge-WSB95
6.Caldwell Jones-PHI84
7.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL83
 Truck Robinson-PHO83
9.Gar Heard-PHO82
10.Lonnie Shelton-SEA81

Total Rebounds

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB266
2.Wes Unseld*-WSB253
3.Jack Sikma-SEA199
4.Larry Kenon-SAS160
5.Lonnie Shelton-SEA142
6.Bob Dandridge-WSB140
7.Caldwell Jones-PHI121
 Truck Robinson-PHO121
9.John Johnson-SEA115
10.Gar Heard-PHO106
 Dan Roundfield-ATL106

Assists

1.Tom Henderson-WSB107
2.Bob Dandridge-WSB105
3.Norm Nixon-LAL94
4.John Johnson-SEA91
5.Walter Davis-PHO79
6.Dennis Johnson-SEA69
7.James Silas-SAS66
8.Wes Unseld*-WSB64
 Paul Westphal-PHO64
10.Maurice Cheeks-PHI63
 Gus Williams-SEA63

Steals

1.Maurice Cheeks-PHI37
2.Gus Williams-SEA34
3.Dennis Johnson-SEA28
4.George Gervin*-SAS27
5.Walter Davis-PHO26
6.Don Buse-PHO23
7.James Silas-SAS21
8.Larry Kenon-SAS20
9.Lonnie Shelton-SEA19
10.Julius Erving*-PHI18

Blocks

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB52
2.Mike Green-SAS35
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL33
4.Gar Heard-PHO26
 Dennis Johnson-SEA26
6.Jack Sikma-SEA24
 Tree Rollins-ATL24
8.Dan Roundfield-ATL23
9.Caldwell Jones-PHI22
10.Lonnie Shelton-SEA18

Turnovers

1.Walter Davis-PHO66
2.John Johnson-SEA65
3.Bob Dandridge-WSB59
4.Elvin Hayes*-WSB56
5.Dennis Johnson-SEA51
6.Gus Williams-SEA42
7.George Gervin*-SAS40
 Kevin Grevey-WSB40
 Tom Henderson-WSB40
 Jack Sikma-SEA40

Personal Fouls

1.Lonnie Shelton-SEA80
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB79
3.Bob Dandridge-WSB71
4.Jack Sikma-SEA70
5.Wes Unseld*-WSB66
6.Dennis Johnson-SEA63
7.Kevin Grevey-WSB62
8.Mike Green-SAS59
9.Mark Olberding-SAS53
10.Truck Robinson-PHO52

Points

1.Gus Williams-SEA452
2.Bob Dandridge-WSB439
3.Elvin Hayes*-WSB427
4.George Gervin*-SAS400
5.Dennis Johnson-SEA356
6.Paul Westphal-PHO336
7.Walter Davis-PHO332
8.Larry Kenon-SAS295
9.James Silas-SAS267
10.Jack Sikma-SEA254

Minutes Per Game

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL45.9
2.Bob Dandridge-WSB41.4
3.Elvin Hayes*-WSB41.4
4.Julius Erving*-PHI41.3
5.Norm Nixon-LAL40.9
6.Dennis Johnson-SEA40.6
7.Larry Kenon-SAS39.8
8.Wes Unseld*-WSB38.7
9.Jack Sikma-SEA38.5
10.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL38.4

Points Per Game

1.George Gervin*-SAS28.6
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL28.5
3.Gus Williams-SEA26.6
4.Julius Erving*-PHI25.4
5.Bob Dandridge-WSB23.1
6.Elvin Hayes*-WSB22.5
7.Paul Westphal-PHO22.4
8.Walter Davis-PHO22.1
9.Larry Kenon-SAS21.1
10.Otis Birdsong-KCK21.0

Rebounds Per Game

1.Elvin Hayes*-WSB14.0
2.Caldwell Jones-PHI13.4
3.Wes Unseld*-WSB13.3
4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL12.6
5.Dan Roundfield-ATL11.8
6.Jack Sikma-SEA11.7
7.Larry Kenon-SAS11.4
8.Sam Lacey-KCK10.2
9.Darryl Dawkins-PHI9.1
10.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL8.5

Assists Per Game

1.Norm Nixon-LAL11.8
2.Maurice Cheeks-PHI7.0
3.Julius Erving*-PHI5.9
4.Phil Ford-KCK5.8
5.Tom Henderson-WSB5.6
6.Armond Hill-ATL5.6
7.Bob Dandridge-WSB5.5
8.John Johnson-SEA5.4
9.Walter Davis-PHO5.3
10.Eddie Johnson-ATL5.0

Steals Per Game

1.Maurice Cheeks-PHI4.1
2.Larry Steele-POR3.3
3.Bill Robinzine-KCK2.6
4.Phil Ford-KCK2.4
5.Gus Williams-SEA2.0
 Julius Erving*-PHI2.0
 Otis Birdsong-KCK2.0
8.George Gervin*-SAS1.9
9.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL1.9
10.Walter Davis-PHO1.7

Blocks Per Game

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL4.1
2.Elvin Hayes*-WSB2.7
3.Tree Rollins-ATL2.7
4.Dan Roundfield-ATL2.6
5.Mike Green-SAS2.5
6.Caldwell Jones-PHI2.4
7.Sam Lacey-KCK2.0
8.Julius Erving*-PHI1.9
9.Darryl Dawkins-PHI1.8
10.Gar Heard-PHO1.7