best ppg scoring seasons nba 1970s

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put up 28.6 points per game between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons.

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best ppg scoring seasons by a player NBA 1970s
NAMEPPGPTSSEASGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.6
22,141
10
773
41.1
14.8
4.5
1.3
3.5
11.8
21.5
55.1
5.0
7.1
70.6
58.3
3.1
11.0
3.5
31,771
11,460
3,440
576
1,595
490
2,399
2Lucius Allen
L. Allen
13.4
9,407
10
702
28.7
3.1
4.5
1.5
0.3
5.5
11.9
46.3
2.3
3.1
76.0
50.4
1.0
2.3
2.3
20,159
2,205
3,174
604
124
247
1,799
3Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
19.0
14,465
10
760
36.0
7.1
3.4
1.4
0.6
7.9
16.2
48.7
3.3
4.2
78.0
52.8
1.8
4.6
3.0
27,326
5,369
2,595
611
256
463
2,749
4Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
20.2
13,502
10
668
39.5
6.0
6.1
1.9
0.2
8.0
16.3
49.0
4.2
5.3
80.0
54.3
1.1
4.3
2.1
26,401
4,015
4,092
679
62
135
1,734
5Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
20.2
14,692
10
729
34.9
3.1
5.2
1.3
0.2
7.9
17.1
46.2
4.3
5.2
83.0
51.9
1.1
1.6
2.5
25,446
2,262
3,769
545
72
390
1,997
6Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
23.2
18,922
10
815
41.5
14.2
2.1
1.2
2.5
9.3
20.7
45.1
4.6
6.7
67.7
49.1
3.5
9.7
2.8
33,863
11,565
1,685
606
1,198
464
2,676
7Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
20.7
14,125
10
683
34.4
4.0
3.0
1.4
0.3
8.5
17.3
49.2
3.6
4.4
81.3
53.6
1.2
1.9
1.6
23,513
2,765
2,056
516
98
249
1,801
8Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
18.3
13,020
10
713
32.1
2.8
3.9
1.1
0.3
7.3
15.5
46.9
3.7
4.5
81.8
52.1
0.6
2.3
2.0
22,916
2,015
2,786
452
118
277
1,827
9Paul Silas
P. Silas
10.7
8,619
10
809
31.5
10.8
2.5
0.7
0.3
3.9
8.9
43.5
2.9
4.2
69.4
49.7
3.7
6.1
1.5
25,490
8,737
2,060
333
133
250
2,135
10Bingo Smith
B. Smith
12.7
9,989
10
787
25.8
4.3
2.1
0.8
0.3
5.6
12.4
45.0
1.5
1.9
79.3
47.9
1.2
2.8
1.0
20,284
3,371
1,634
369
150
156
1,850
11Dick Snyder
D. Snyder
13.0
9,795
10
753
28.2
2.8
3.1
0.7
0.4
5.4
10.9
49.7
2.1
2.5
84.3
54.0
0.6
1.7
0.7
21,270
2,119
2,333
300
157
84
1,943
12Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
10.8
8,192
10
757
36.8
13.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
4.5
8.7
51.2
1.9
2.9
63.5
53.9
3.5
8.4
2.1
27,857
10,511
3,073
511
270
329
2,066
13Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
11.8
8,770
10
746
35.1
4.8
7.0
1.8
0.2
4.4
10.7
41.4
2.9
3.7
78.0
47.6
1.3
3.0
2.1
26,171
3,596
5,217
767
71
249
2,661
14Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
18.2
13,546
10
746
37.1
4.2
5.1
1.3
0.2
7.8
17.6
44.3
2.6
3.1
83.5
47.9
0.9
2.9
2.7
27,653
3,143
3,819
587
98
329
1,849
15Dennis Awtrey
D. Awtrey
5.1
3,313
9
650
19.8
4.8
2.1
0.4
0.4
2.0
4.4
46.0
1.1
1.7
65.2
50.0
1.4
3.1
1.2
12,871
3,105
1,365
161
157
179
1,523
16Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
18.6
12,252
9
660
40.0
14.6
4.0
1.2
1.0
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.8
3.6
78.2
49.7
3.3
10.8
2.7
26,392
9,636
2,622
500
412
391
2,567
17Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
22.0
12,534
9
570
37.2
10.7
2.0
0.7
1.2
8.7
18.8
46.5
4.5
5.6
80.0
51.7
2.9
6.8
2.5
21,195
6,087
1,164
263
477
340
1,627
18Gar Heard
G. Heard
9.6
6,045
9
627
26.4
8.2
1.6
1.4
1.6
4.0
9.7
41.6
1.6
2.5
64.1
44.8
2.6
6.7
1.3
16,537
5,148
1,001
596
659
180
1,761
19Phil Jackson
P. Jackson
6.8
4,568
9
669
17.9
4.3
1.2
0.6
0.4
2.6
5.7
45.9
1.6
2.1
75.9
51.7
1.1
3.3
1.0
11,990
2,846
788
276
195
125
1,951
20John Johnson
J. Johnson
13.4
9,307
9
694
29.7
5.7
3.6
0.8
0.4
5.5
12.4
44.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
48.8
1.6
3.5
2.7
20,637
3,972
2,520
350
172
423
2,070
21Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
11.9
8,579
9
723
35.0
11.2
3.7
1.5
1.8
4.9
11.2
44.1
2.0
2.8
73.4
48.0
2.6
8.4
2.7
25,331
8,120
2,700
742
868
431
2,516
22Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
22.8
14,686
9
644
36.1
11.9
3.3
1.2
2.0
9.3
18.3
50.6
4.3
5.6
77.5
55.1
3.2
8.5
3.4
23,248
7,690
2,134
466
799
400
2,100
23Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
25.0
15,359
9
615
38.0
4.3
5.7
1.4
0.3
9.7
21.9
44.1
5.6
6.9
81.9
50.0
1.1
3.5
4.5
23,352
2,669
3,480
563
102
448
1,786
24Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
13.8
8,736
9
631
32.1
5.3
2.5
1.1
0.2
5.8
12.0
48.2
2.3
2.8
83.2
52.5
1.6
3.6
1.2
20,227
3,319
1,557
435
80
120
1,200
25Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
19.0
13,692
9
722
32.3
2.4
4.9
1.7
0.1
7.6
15.6
48.6
3.8
4.3
88.4
54.1
0.7
1.5
2.3
23,290
1,731
3,560
809
31
360
2,467

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