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Minutes Played

1.Julius Erving*-PHI694
2.Maurice Cheeks-PHI675
3.Magic Johnson*-LAL658
4.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL652
5.Norm Nixon-LAL648
6.Caldwell Jones-PHI639
7.Lionel Hollins-PHI618
 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL618
9.Darryl Dawkins-PHI607
10.Dennis Johnson-SEA582

Field Goals

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL198
2.Julius Erving*-PHI165
3.Gus Williams-SEA146
4.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL140
5.Darryl Dawkins-PHI126
6.Norm Nixon-LAL114
7.Magic Johnson*-LAL103
8.Dennis Johnson-SEA100
9.Lionel Hollins-PHI97
10.Bobby Jones-PHI90

Field Goal Attempts

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL346
2.Julius Erving*-PHI338
3.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL294
4.Gus Williams-SEA284
5.Dennis Johnson-SEA244
6.Norm Nixon-LAL239
7.Darryl Dawkins-PHI238
8.Lionel Hollins-PHI233
9.Magic Johnson*-LAL199
10.Fred Brown-SEA182

Field Goal Pct

1.Cedric Maxwell-BOS.634
2.Sidney Moncrief-MIL.588
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL.572
4.Alvan Adams-PHO.566
5.Calvin Murphy*-HOU.537
6.Moses Malone*-HOU.536
7.Richard Washington-MIL.532
8.Darryl Dawkins-PHI.529
9.Billy Ray Bates-POR.525
10.Bobby Jones-PHI.523

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Fred Brown-SEA10
2.Mike Bratz-PHO9
 Brian Winters-MIL9
4.Henry Bibby-PHI5
 Don Buse-PHO5
 Kevin Grevey-WSB5
 Dennis Johnson-SEA5
8.Larry Bird*-BOS4
9.Phil Ford-KCK3
 Rick Barry*-HOU3

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Fred Brown-SEA34
2.Mike Bratz-PHO23
3.Brian Winters-MIL21
4.Dennis Johnson-SEA15
 Larry Bird*-BOS15
6.Henry Bibby-PHI13
 Don Buse-PHO13
 Chris Ford-BOS13
9.Rick Barry*-HOU12
 Paul Westphal-PHO12

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Kevin Grevey-WSB.500
2.Brian Winters-MIL.429
3.Mike Bratz-PHO.391
4.Don Buse-PHO.385
 Henry Bibby-PHI.385
6.Dennis Johnson-SEA.333
7.Fred Brown-SEA.294

Free Throws

1.Julius Erving*-PHI108
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL85
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL83
4.Gus Williams-SEA62
5.Darryl Dawkins-PHI60
6.Lionel Hollins-PHI54
7.Bobby Jones-PHI53
8.Dennis Johnson-SEA52
9.Cedric Maxwell-BOS46
 Jack Sikma-SEA46

Free Throw Attempts

1.Julius Erving*-PHI136
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL106
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL105
4.Darryl Dawkins-PHI93
5.Gus Williams-SEA86
6.Lionel Hollins-PHI68
7.Bobby Jones-PHI62
 Dennis Johnson-SEA62
9.Cedric Maxwell-BOS61
10.Jack Sikma-SEA54
 Jamaal Wilkes-LAL54

Free Throw Pct

1.Calvin Murphy*-HOU1.000
 James Silas-SAS1.000
 Brian Winters-MIL1.000
4.Armond Hill-ATL.917
 Charlie Criss-ATL.917
6.Dave Cowens*-BOS.909
7.Allen Leavell-HOU.905
8.Alvan Adams-PHO.895
9.Steve Mix-PHI.893
10.Steve Hawes-ATL.889

Offensive Rebounds

1.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL53
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL52
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL51
4.Caldwell Jones-PHI50
5.Darryl Dawkins-PHI44
 John Johnson-SEA44
7.Moses Malone*-HOU42
8.Lonnie Shelton-SEA35
9.Paul Silas-SEA33
10.Jim Chones-LAL32

Defensive Rebounds

1.Caldwell Jones-PHI135
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL130
3.Magic Johnson*-LAL116
4.Julius Erving*-PHI105
5.Jack Sikma-SEA96
6.Darryl Dawkins-PHI93
7.Lonnie Shelton-SEA90
8.Larry Bird*-BOS79
9.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL75
10.Jim Chones-LAL72

Total Rebounds

1.Caldwell Jones-PHI185
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL181
3.Magic Johnson*-LAL168
4.Darryl Dawkins-PHI137
5.Julius Erving*-PHI136
6.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL128
7.Jack Sikma-SEA126
8.Lonnie Shelton-SEA125
9.Jim Chones-LAL104
10.John Johnson-SEA102

Assists

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL151
2.Norm Nixon-LAL125
3.Lionel Hollins-PHI113
4.Maurice Cheeks-PHI111
5.John Johnson-SEA85
6.Gus Williams-SEA84
7.Julius Erving*-PHI79
8.Tiny Archibald*-BOS71
9.Michael Cooper-LAL58
10.Dennis Johnson-SEA57

Steals

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL49
2.Maurice Cheeks-PHI45
3.Julius Erving*-PHI36
4.Gus Williams-SEA34
5.Norm Nixon-LAL32
6.Lionel Hollins-PHI27
 Dennis Johnson-SEA27
8.Michael Cooper-LAL24
 Jamaal Wilkes-LAL24
10.Lonnie Shelton-SEA23

Blocks

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL58
2.Darryl Dawkins-PHI42
3.Caldwell Jones-PHI37
 Julius Erving*-PHI37
5.Bobby Jones-PHI32
6.Moses Malone*-HOU16
7.Tree Rollins-ATL14
8.Lonnie Shelton-SEA12
9.Gar Heard-PHO11
 Michael Cooper-LAL11

Turnovers

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL65
2.John Johnson-SEA56
 Julius Erving*-PHI56
4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL55
5.Norm Nixon-LAL49
6.Gus Williams-SEA47
7.Lionel Hollins-PHI46
 Darryl Dawkins-PHI46
9.Maurice Cheeks-PHI45
10.Dennis Johnson-SEA43

Personal Fouls

1.Caldwell Jones-PHI75
 Darryl Dawkins-PHI75
3.Jim Chones-LAL60
4.Norm Nixon-LAL59
5.Julius Erving*-PHI56
 Bobby Jones-PHI56
7.Jack Sikma-SEA55
8.Michael Cooper-LAL54
 Lonnie Shelton-SEA54
10.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL51
 Jamaal Wilkes-LAL51

Points

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL479
2.Julius Erving*-PHI440
3.Gus Williams-SEA355
4.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL324
5.Darryl Dawkins-PHI312
6.Magic Johnson*-LAL293
7.Norm Nixon-LAL270
8.Dennis Johnson-SEA257
9.Lionel Hollins-PHI248
10.Bobby Jones-PHI233

Minutes Per Game

1.Marques Johnson-MIL43.3
2.Larry Bird*-BOS41.3
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL41.2
4.Magic Johnson*-LAL41.1
5.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL40.8
6.Norm Nixon-LAL40.5
7.Moses Malone*-HOU39.3
8.Dennis Johnson-SEA38.8
9.Julius Erving*-PHI38.6
10.Brian Winters-MIL38.3

Points Per Game

1.George Gervin*-SAS33.3
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL31.9
3.Moses Malone*-HOU25.9
4.Julius Erving*-PHI24.4
5.Gus Williams-SEA23.7
6.Larry Bird*-BOS21.3
7.Paul Westphal-PHO20.9
8.Walter Davis-PHO20.8
9.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL20.2
10.Marques Johnson-MIL19.9

Rebounds Per Game

1.Moses Malone*-HOU13.9
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL12.1
3.Dan Roundfield-ATL11.6
4.Larry Bird*-BOS11.2
5.Magic Johnson*-LAL10.5
6.Caldwell Jones-PHI10.3
7.Cedric Maxwell-BOS10.0
8.Alvan Adams-PHO9.6
9.Bob Lanier*-MIL9.3
10.Jack Sikma-SEA8.4

Assists Per Game

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL9.4
2.Phil Ford-KCK8.7
3.Tiny Archibald*-BOS7.9
4.Norm Nixon-LAL7.8
5.Lionel Hollins-PHI6.3
6.Maurice Cheeks-PHI6.2
7.Tom Henderson-HOU6.0
8.Alvan Adams-PHO5.8
9.John Johnson-SEA5.7
10.Gus Williams-SEA5.6

Steals Per Game

1.Magic Johnson*-LAL3.1
2.Maurice Cheeks-PHI2.5
3.Gus Williams-SEA2.3
4.Quinn Buckner-MIL2.1
5.Julius Erving*-PHI2.0
 Norm Nixon-LAL2.0
7.Dennis Johnson-SEA1.8
8.Calvin Murphy*-HOU1.6
 Brian Winters-MIL1.6
10.Chris Ford-BOS1.6
 Larry Bird*-BOS1.6

Blocks Per Game

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL3.9
2.Tree Rollins-ATL2.8
3.Darryl Dawkins-PHI2.3
4.Moses Malone*-HOU2.3
5.Julius Erving*-PHI2.1
 Caldwell Jones-PHI2.1
7.Bobby Jones-PHI1.8
8.Gar Heard-PHO1.4
9.Alvan Adams-PHO1.2
10.Cedric Maxwell-BOS1.1

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL27.9
2.Moses Malone*-HOU24.9
3.Julius Erving*-PHI22.5
4.Magic Johnson*-LAL22.1
5.Alvan Adams-PHO21.9
6.Cedric Maxwell-BOS21.8
7.Gus Williams-SEA21.7
8.Bob Lanier*-MIL20.9
9.Dan Roundfield-ATL20.0
10.Bobby Jones-PHI19.4

True Shooting Pct

1.Jeff Cook-PHO.762
2.Cedric Maxwell-BOS.684
3.Sidney Moncrief-MIL.673
4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL.611
5.Alvan Adams-PHO.601
6.Magic Johnson*-LAL.596
7.Tiny Archibald*-BOS.596
8.Wally Walker-SEA.593
9.Mike Bratz-PHO.588
10.Bobby Jones-PHI.585

Offensive Rebound Pct

1.Moses Malone*-HOU17.6
2.Dan Roundfield-ATL15.1
3.Tree Rollins-ATL14.1
4.Mark Landsberger-LAL14.0
5.Paul Silas-SEA13.9
6.Cedric Maxwell-BOS10.9
7.Sidney Moncrief-MIL10.7
8.Wally Walker-SEA10.3
9.John Johnson-SEA9.8
10.Dave Meyers-MIL9.4

Defensive Rebound Pct

1.Alvan Adams-PHO25.5
2.Larry Bird*-BOS24.5
3.Mark Landsberger-LAL23.9
4.Moses Malone*-HOU23.1
5.Caldwell Jones-PHI22.3
6.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL22.2
7.Lonnie Shelton-SEA21.3
8.Cedric Maxwell-BOS21.2
9.Bob Lanier*-MIL20.7
10.Jack Sikma-SEA20.0

Total Rebound Pct

1.Moses Malone*-HOU20.3
2.Mark Landsberger-LAL19.0
3.Dan Roundfield-ATL18.5
4.Alvan Adams-PHO16.8
5.Cedric Maxwell-BOS16.0
6.Paul Silas-SEA16.0
7.Caldwell Jones-PHI15.8
8.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL15.7
9.Larry Bird*-BOS15.5
10.Lonnie Shelton-SEA14.6

Assist Pct

1.Phil Ford-KCK34.4
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL29.8
3.Tiny Archibald*-BOS29.5
4.Tom Henderson-HOU27.6
5.Lionel Hollins-PHI27.3
6.Quinn Buckner-MIL26.4
7.Alvan Adams-PHO26.4
8.John Johnson-SEA26.0
9.Gus Williams-SEA25.9
10.Norm Nixon-LAL25.7

Steal Pct

1.Quinn Buckner-MIL4.5
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL3.5
3.Maurice Cheeks-PHI3.2
4.Gus Williams-SEA3.0
5.Julius Erving*-PHI2.5
6.Chris Ford-BOS2.5
7.Michael Cooper-LAL2.4
8.Lonnie Shelton-SEA2.4
9.Norm Nixon-LAL2.3
10.Dennis Johnson-SEA2.3

Block Pct

1.Tree Rollins-ATL6.8
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL5.3
3.Darryl Dawkins-PHI4.0
4.Bobby Jones-PHI3.9
5.Moses Malone*-HOU3.4
6.Caldwell Jones-PHI3.3
7.Julius Erving*-PHI3.1
8.Gar Heard-PHO2.7
9.Alvan Adams-PHO2.2
10.Cedric Maxwell-BOS1.9

Turnover Pct

1.Marques Johnson-MIL5.2
2.Dave Cowens*-BOS6.9
3.M.L. Carr-BOS7.2
4.Paul Westphal-PHO7.7
5.Wally Walker-SEA9.9
6.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL9.9
7.Bobby Jones-PHI10.3
8.Fred Brown-SEA10.7
9.Eddie Johnson-ATL11.3
10.Gar Heard-PHO11.3

Usage Pct

1.Walter Davis-PHO29.2
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL28.5
3.Fred Brown-SEA28.1
4.Julius Erving*-PHI27.6
5.Paul Westphal-PHO27.5
6.Moses Malone*-HOU27.3
7.Gus Williams-SEA26.9
8.Steve Mix-PHI26.0
9.John Drew-ATL25.9
10.Larry Bird*-BOS25.2

Offensive Rating

1.Cedric Maxwell-BOS126.3
2.Wally Walker-SEA126.3
3.Sidney Moncrief-MIL122.3
4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL118.2
5.Magic Johnson*-LAL116.7
6.George Gervin*-SAS116.7
7.Bobby Jones-PHI116.0
8.Moses Malone*-HOU114.3
9.Bob Lanier*-MIL114.1
10.Tom Henderson-HOU113.9

Defensive Rating

1.Larry Bird*-BOS95.9
2.Rick Robey-BOS97.8
3.Dave Cowens*-BOS98.3
4.James Bailey-SEA98.5
5.Cedric Maxwell-BOS98.6
6.Julius Erving*-PHI98.8
7.Lonnie Shelton-SEA99.3
8.Caldwell Jones-PHI99.4
9.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL99.4
10.Bob Lanier*-MIL99.6

Offensive Win Shares

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL2.3
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL1.8
3.Gus Williams-SEA1.4
4.Julius Erving*-PHI1.4
5.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL1.1
6.Cedric Maxwell-BOS1.1
7.Bobby Jones-PHI1.1
8.Norm Nixon-LAL0.9
9.Moses Malone*-HOU0.8
10.Darryl Dawkins-PHI0.7

Defensive Win Shares

1.Julius Erving*-PHI1.2
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL1.1
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL1.1
4.Caldwell Jones-PHI1.1
5.Maurice Cheeks-PHI0.9
6.Darryl Dawkins-PHI0.9
7.Lonnie Shelton-SEA0.8
8.Larry Bird*-BOS0.8
9.Bobby Jones-PHI0.8
10.Jack Sikma-SEA0.7

Win Shares

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL3.4
2.Magic Johnson*-LAL2.9
3.Julius Erving*-PHI2.6
4.Gus Williams-SEA2.0
5.Bobby Jones-PHI1.9
6.Jamaal Wilkes-LAL1.8
7.Cedric Maxwell-BOS1.7
8.Darryl Dawkins-PHI1.6
9.Norm Nixon-LAL1.5
10.Maurice Cheeks-PHI1.5