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Minutes Played

1.Moses Malone*-HOU955
2.Robert Reid-HOU868
3.Larry Bird*-BOS750
4.Billy Paultz-HOU720
5.Scott Wedman-KCK657
6.Ernie Grunfeld-KCK633
7.Tiny Archibald*-BOS630
8.Reggie King-KCK620
9.Tom Henderson-HOU615
10.Cedric Maxwell-BOS598

Field Goals

1.Moses Malone*-HOU207
2.Larry Bird*-BOS147
3.Julius Erving*-PHI143
4.Calvin Murphy*-HOU142
5.Robert Reid-HOU139
6.Scott Wedman-KCK129
7.Reggie King-KCK122
8.Billy Paultz-HOU111
9.Robert Parish*-BOS108
10.Cedric Maxwell-BOS101

Field Goal Attempts

1.Moses Malone*-HOU432
2.Larry Bird*-BOS313
3.Robert Reid-HOU303
4.Julius Erving*-PHI301
5.Scott Wedman-KCK297
6.Calvin Murphy*-HOU287
7.Reggie King-KCK248
8.Billy Paultz-HOU246
9.Robert Parish*-BOS219
10.Tiny Archibald*-BOS211

Field Goal Pct

1.Mychal Thompson-POR.608
2.Bob Lanier*-MIL.588
3.Dave Greenwood-CHI.586
4.Artis Gilmore-CHI.583
5.Cedric Maxwell-BOS.581
6.Otis Birdsong-KCK.571
7.Caldwell Jones-PHI.568
8.Billy Ray Bates-POR.565
9.Darryl Dawkins-PHI.562
10.Marques Johnson-MIL.556

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Scott Wedman-KCK9
2.Chris Ford-BOS7
3.Mike Dunleavy-HOU6
4.Kyle Macy-PHO4
5.Larry Bird*-BOS3
6.Ernie Grunfeld-KCK2
 Calvin Murphy*-HOU2
 Reggie Theus-CHI2
 Brian Winters-MIL2
10.Billy Ray Bates-POR1
 Otis Birdsong-KCK1
 Dudley Bradley-IND1
 Ron Brewer-SAS1
 Junior Bridgeman-MIL1
 Don Buse-IND1
 Jeff Cook-PHO1
 Dennis Johnson-PHO1
 Mark Olberding-SAS1
 Frankie Sanders-KCK1
 Ricky Sobers-CHI1
 Andrew Toney-PHI1
 Ray Williams-NYK1

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Scott Wedman-KCK32
2.Chris Ford-BOS25
3.Mike Dunleavy-HOU15
4.Andrew Toney-PHI9
 Reggie Theus-CHI9
6.Larry Bird*-BOS8
 Kyle Macy-PHO8
8.Calvin Murphy*-HOU7
9.Brian Winters-MIL6
 Ricky Sobers-CHI6

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Mike Dunleavy-HOU.400
2.Scott Wedman-KCK.281
3.Chris Ford-BOS.280

Free Throws

1.Moses Malone*-HOU148
2.Julius Erving*-PHI81
3.Larry Bird*-BOS76
 Tiny Archibald*-BOS76
5.Reggie King-KCK75
6.Bobby Jones-PHI73
7.Cedric Maxwell-BOS72
8.Andrew Toney-PHI66
9.Robert Reid-HOU61
10.Calvin Murphy*-HOU58

Free Throw Attempts

1.Moses Malone*-HOU208
2.Julius Erving*-PHI107
3.Reggie King-KCK102
4.Tiny Archibald*-BOS94
5.Robert Reid-HOU92
6.Bobby Jones-PHI88
 Cedric Maxwell-BOS88
8.Larry Bird*-BOS85
9.Andrew Toney-PHI81
10.Darryl Dawkins-PHI68

Free Throw Pct

1.Dwight Jones-CHI1.000
2.Calvin Murphy*-HOU.967
3.Campy Russell-NYK.941
4.Steve Mix-PHI.923
 Johnny Davis-IND.923
6.Larry Bird*-BOS.894
7.Allen Leavell-HOU.882
8.Mike Dunleavy-HOU.868
9.Reggie Theus-CHI.861
10.Sam Lacey-KCK.857
 Mickey Johnson-MIL.857

Offensive Rebounds

1.Moses Malone*-HOU125
2.Cedric Maxwell-BOS61
3.Robert Reid-HOU56
 Reggie King-KCK56
5.Billy Paultz-HOU53
6.Julius Erving*-PHI52
7.Robert Parish*-BOS50
8.Larry Bird*-BOS49
9.Marques Johnson-MIL41
10.Caldwell Jones-PHI37

Defensive Rebounds

1.Larry Bird*-BOS189
2.Moses Malone*-HOU180
3.Caldwell Jones-PHI118
4.Robert Parish*-BOS96
5.Billy Paultz-HOU94
6.Reggie King-KCK93
7.Sam Lacey-KCK90
8.Robert Reid-HOU86
9.Scott Wedman-KCK71
10.Darryl Dawkins-PHI70

Total Rebounds

1.Moses Malone*-HOU305
2.Larry Bird*-BOS238
3.Caldwell Jones-PHI155
4.Reggie King-KCK149
5.Billy Paultz-HOU147
6.Robert Parish*-BOS146
7.Robert Reid-HOU142
8.Cedric Maxwell-BOS125
9.Sam Lacey-KCK120
10.Julius Erving*-PHI114

Assists

1.Maurice Cheeks-PHI116
2.Tiny Archibald*-BOS107
3.Tom Henderson-HOU104
4.Larry Bird*-BOS103
5.Robert Reid-HOU98
6.Ernie Grunfeld-KCK88
7.Sam Lacey-KCK80
8.Mike Dunleavy-HOU68
9.Lionel Hollins-PHI65
10.Scott Wedman-KCK58

Steals

1.Robert Reid-HOU50
2.Maurice Cheeks-PHI40
3.Larry Bird*-BOS39
4.Ernie Grunfeld-KCK30
5.Sam Lacey-KCK28
6.Calvin Murphy*-HOU26
7.Julius Erving*-PHI22
8.Robert Parish*-BOS21
9.Scott Wedman-KCK18
 Allen Leavell-HOU18
 Reggie King-KCK18
 Bobby Jones-PHI18

Blocks

1.Julius Erving*-PHI41
2.Robert Parish*-BOS39
3.Moses Malone*-HOU34
4.Caldwell Jones-PHI31
5.Billy Paultz-HOU27
6.Kevin McHale*-BOS25
7.Robert Reid-HOU24
8.Sam Lacey-KCK23
9.Bobby Jones-PHI21
10.Bill Willoughby-HOU19

Turnovers

1.Larry Bird*-BOS62
2.Moses Malone*-HOU59
3.Julius Erving*-PHI55
4.Andrew Toney-PHI54
5.Tiny Archibald*-BOS50
6.Robert Parish*-BOS44
 Robert Reid-HOU44
8.Cedric Maxwell-BOS43
 Ernie Grunfeld-KCK43
10.Calvin Murphy*-HOU42

Personal Fouls

1.Robert Reid-HOU80
2.Robert Parish*-BOS74
3.Darryl Dawkins-PHI71
4.Billy Paultz-HOU69
 Calvin Murphy*-HOU69
6.Sam Lacey-KCK63
7.Bobby Jones-PHI60
8.Mike Dunleavy-HOU59
9.Maurice Cheeks-PHI55
10.Moses Malone*-HOU54
 Julius Erving*-PHI54

Points

1.Moses Malone*-HOU562
2.Larry Bird*-BOS373
3.Julius Erving*-PHI367
4.Calvin Murphy*-HOU344
5.Robert Reid-HOU339
6.Reggie King-KCK319
7.Scott Wedman-KCK307
8.Cedric Maxwell-BOS274
9.Tiny Archibald*-BOS266
10.Robert Parish*-BOS255

Minutes Per Game

1.Moses Malone*-HOU45.5
2.Larry Bird*-BOS44.1
3.Scott Wedman-KCK43.8
4.Ernie Grunfeld-KCK42.2
5.Reggie King-KCK41.3
 Robert Reid-HOU41.3
7.Artis Gilmore-CHI41.2
8.Sidney Moncrief-MIL39.6
9.George Gervin*-SAS39.1
10.Reggie Theus-CHI38.7

Points Per Game

1.George Gervin*-SAS27.1
2.Moses Malone*-HOU26.8
3.Marques Johnson-MIL24.7
4.Julius Erving*-PHI22.9
5.Larry Bird*-BOS21.9
6.Reggie King-KCK21.3
7.Scott Wedman-KCK20.5
8.Reggie Theus-CHI19.8
9.Mark Olberding-SAS19.7
10.Dennis Johnson-PHO19.6

Rebounds Per Game

1.Kermit Washington-POR17.3
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL16.7
3.Moses Malone*-HOU14.5
4.Larry Bird*-BOS14.0
5.Artis Gilmore-CHI11.2
6.Truck Robinson-PHO10.7
7.Reggie King-KCK9.9
8.Dwight Jones-CHI9.8
9.Caldwell Jones-PHI9.7
10.Marques Johnson-MIL9.4

Assists Per Game

1.Norm Nixon-LAL8.7
2.Kelvin Ransey-POR8.3
3.Maurice Cheeks-PHI7.2
4.Reggie Theus-CHI6.3
5.Tiny Archibald*-BOS6.3
6.Larry Bird*-BOS6.1
7.Ernie Grunfeld-KCK5.9
8.Phil Ford-KCK5.8
9.Sam Lacey-KCK5.3
10.Quinn Buckner-MIL5.0

Steals Per Game

1.Reggie Theus-CHI2.5
 Maurice Cheeks-PHI2.5
3.Robert Reid-HOU2.4
4.Larry Bird*-BOS2.3
5.Ernie Grunfeld-KCK2.0
6.Sam Lacey-KCK1.9
7.Sidney Moncrief-MIL1.7
 Bob Lanier*-MIL1.7
9.Quinn Buckner-MIL1.6
10.Otis Birdsong-KCK1.5

Blocks Per Game

1.Artis Gilmore-CHI2.8
2.Julius Erving*-PHI2.6
3.Robert Parish*-BOS2.3
4.George Johnson-SAS2.3
5.Caldwell Jones-PHI1.9
6.Moses Malone*-HOU1.6
7.Harvey Catchings-MIL1.6
8.Sam Lacey-KCK1.5
9.Kevin McHale*-BOS1.5
10.Bobby Jones-PHI1.3

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Marques Johnson-MIL27.6
2.Bob Lanier*-MIL22.5
3.Moses Malone*-HOU22.4
4.Larry Bird*-BOS21.8
5.Artis Gilmore-CHI20.7
6.Julius Erving*-PHI20.6
7.George Gervin*-SAS20.2
8.Reggie Theus-CHI19.9
9.Dave Greenwood-CHI19.8
10.Bobby Jones-PHI19.5

True Shooting Pct

1.Cedric Maxwell-BOS.644
2.Artis Gilmore-CHI.641
3.Mychal Thompson-POR.636
4.Bob Lanier*-MIL.621
5.Caldwell Jones-PHI.612
6.Billy Ray Bates-POR.612
7.Darryl Dawkins-PHI.604
8.Mark Olberding-SAS.595
9.Bobby Jones-PHI.591
10.Maurice Cheeks-PHI.585

Offensive Rebound Pct

1.George Johnson-SAS18.0
2.Marques Johnson-MIL17.7
3.Mickey Johnson-MIL16.2
4.Larry Kenon-CHI16.1
5.Moses Malone*-HOU14.3
6.John Lambert-KCK12.6
7.Cedric Maxwell-BOS11.8
8.Robert Parish*-BOS11.8
9.Truck Robinson-PHO11.4
10.Kevin McHale*-BOS11.4

Defensive Rebound Pct

1.Kermit Washington-POR35.4
2.George Johnson-SAS28.9
3.Dave Corzine-SAS27.3
4.Larry Bird*-BOS26.7
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL24.1
6.Truck Robinson-PHO24.0
7.Dwight Jones-CHI23.0
8.Moses Malone*-HOU22.6
9.Caldwell Jones-PHI21.9
10.Artis Gilmore-CHI21.2

Total Rebound Pct

1.George Johnson-SAS23.5
2.Kermit Washington-POR23.3
3.Moses Malone*-HOU18.2
4.Truck Robinson-PHO17.9
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL17.9
6.Larry Bird*-BOS17.6
7.Robert Parish*-BOS16.4
8.Dwight Jones-CHI15.6
9.Artis Gilmore-CHI15.5
10.Caldwell Jones-PHI15.1

Assist Pct

1.Maurice Cheeks-PHI32.4
2.Norm Nixon-LAL31.0
3.Allen Leavell-HOU30.1
4.Johnny Moore-SAS29.4
5.Phil Ford-KCK27.6
6.Kelvin Ransey-POR27.5
7.Quinn Buckner-MIL26.3
8.Andrew Toney-PHI24.7
9.Reggie Theus-CHI24.3
10.Tiny Archibald*-BOS24.0

Steal Pct

1.Allen Leavell-HOU4.3
2.Johnny Moore-SAS4.0
3.Maurice Cheeks-PHI3.8
4.Reggie Theus-CHI3.2
5.Quinn Buckner-MIL3.0
6.Robert Reid-HOU3.0
7.Sam Lacey-KCK2.8
8.Brian Winters-MIL2.7
9.Otis Birdsong-KCK2.7
10.Larry Bird*-BOS2.6

Block Pct

1.Harvey Catchings-MIL6.1
2.George Johnson-SAS5.7
3.Kevin McHale*-BOS4.8
4.Robert Parish*-BOS4.5
5.Artis Gilmore-CHI4.3
6.Julius Erving*-PHI3.8
7.Caldwell Jones-PHI3.0
8.Bill Willoughby-HOU2.7
9.Bobby Jones-PHI2.6
10.Sam Lacey-KCK2.6

Turnover Pct

1.M.L. Carr-BOS6.7
2.Marques Johnson-MIL8.0
3.Dave Greenwood-CHI8.9
4.Billy Paultz-HOU9.2
5.John Lambert-KCK9.6
6.Junior Bridgeman-MIL10.1
7.Moses Malone*-HOU10.1
8.Lionel Hollins-PHI10.1
9.George Gervin*-SAS10.3
10.Kevin McHale*-BOS10.4

Usage Pct

1.Andrew Toney-PHI31.8
2.George Gervin*-SAS29.5
3.Walter Davis-PHO29.0
4.Julius Erving*-PHI28.6
5.Calvin Murphy*-HOU28.4
6.Moses Malone*-HOU26.3
7.James Silas-SAS26.1
8.Ricky Sobers-CHI25.9
9.Scott Wedman-KCK25.1
10.Marques Johnson-MIL24.9

Offensive Rating

1.Marques Johnson-MIL128.6
2.Bob Lanier*-MIL123.2
3.Cedric Maxwell-BOS122.3
4.Artis Gilmore-CHI120.7
5.Mychal Thompson-POR120.7
6.Mark Olberding-SAS118.4
7.Dave Greenwood-CHI118.3
8.Paul Griffin-SAS117.5
9.Norm Nixon-LAL117.4
10.Reggie Theus-CHI117.0

Defensive Rating

1.Rich Kelley-PHO91.3
2.Truck Robinson-PHO94.5
3.Larry Bird*-BOS94.9
4.Robert Parish*-BOS95.7
5.Magic Johnson*-LAL96.6
6.Dennis Johnson-PHO97.0
7.Sam Lacey-KCK97.3
8.Alvan Adams-PHO98.2
9.Kermit Washington-POR98.3
10.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-LAL98.6

Offensive Win Shares

1.Moses Malone*-HOU2.4
2.Cedric Maxwell-BOS1.8
3.Larry Bird*-BOS1.4
4.Marques Johnson-MIL1.3
5.Bobby Jones-PHI1.2
6.Reggie King-KCK1.1
7.Robert Reid-HOU1.0
8.Calvin Murphy*-HOU1.0
9.Julius Erving*-PHI0.9
10.Maurice Cheeks-PHI0.9

Defensive Win Shares

1.Larry Bird*-BOS1.7
2.Robert Parish*-BOS1.1
3.Robert Reid-HOU1.0
4.Moses Malone*-HOU1.0
5.Sam Lacey-KCK1.0
6.Reggie King-KCK0.8
7.Ernie Grunfeld-KCK0.8
8.Scott Wedman-KCK0.7
9.Cedric Maxwell-BOS0.7
10.Caldwell Jones-PHI0.6

Win Shares

1.Moses Malone*-HOU3.4
2.Larry Bird*-BOS3.1
3.Cedric Maxwell-BOS2.5
4.Robert Reid-HOU2.0
5.Reggie King-KCK1.9
6.Bobby Jones-PHI1.7
7.Maurice Cheeks-PHI1.5
8.Julius Erving*-PHI1.5
9.Ernie Grunfeld-KCK1.5
10.Marques Johnson-MIL1.5