Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most points per game in a decade, with 28.6 per game in the 1970s.
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highest ppg by a player in 70s decade| NAME | PPG | DECADE | GP | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 28.6 | 1970s | 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 | 22,141 | 11,460 | 3,440 | 576 | 1,595 | 490 | 2,399 | ||||
| 2 |  | B. McAdoo | 27.4 | 1970s | 525 | 39.7 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 21.2 | 50.9 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 75.6 | 55.7 | 3.1 | 9.7 | 4.1 | 20,825 | 14,405 | 6,421 | 1,474 | 529 | 872 | 563 | 1,832 | ||||
| 3 |  | G. Gervin | 26.6 | 1970s | 244 | 34.6 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 19.2 | 54.0 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 83.0 | 59.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 8,450 | 6,492 | 1,274 | 759 | 378 | 305 | 592 | 816 | ||||
| 4 |  | J. West | 26.1 | 1970s | 320 | 38.6 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 19.9 | 48.4 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 82.1 | 55.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 12,351 | 8,357 | 1,390 | 2,769 | 81 | 23 | 767 | ||||||
| 5 |  | D. Thompson | 25.7 | 1970s | 238 | 36.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 19.2 | 51.3 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 76.6 | 56.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 8,696 | 6,122 | 998 | 924 | 276 | 234 | 431 | 629 | ||||
| 6 |  | P. Maravich | 25.0 | 1970s | 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 | 15,359 | 2,669 | 3,480 | 563 | 102 | 448 | 1,786 | ||||
| 7 |  | W. Davis | 23.9 | 1970s | 160 | 31.4 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 17.9 | 54.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 83.1 | 59.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 5,027 | 3,827 | 857 | 612 | 260 | 46 | 576 | 492 | ||||
| 8 |  | E. Hayes | 23.2 | 1970s | 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 | 18,922 | 11,565 | 1,685 | 606 | 1,198 | 464 | 2,676 | ||||
| 9 |  | N. Archibald | 23.0 | 1970s | 536 | 38.2 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 17.9 | 46.5 | 6.4 | 7.8 | 82.1 | 54.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 20,459 | 12,351 | 1,390 | 4,077 | 415 | 46 | 197 | 1,264 | ||||
| 10 |  | B. King | 22.8 | 1970s | 161 | 37.0 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 18.8 | 49.9 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 61.2 | 52.5 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 5,951 | 3,678 | 1,420 | 488 | 240 | 75 | 634 | 628 | ||||
| 11 |  | B. Lanier | 22.8 | 1970s | 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 | 14,686 | 7,690 | 2,134 | 466 | 799 | 400 | 2,100 | ||||
| 12 |  | R. Barry | 22.5 | 1970s | 564 | 37.0 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 20.3 | 45.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 91.3 | 50.4 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 20,844 | 12,695 | 3,368 | 3,294 | 1,024 | 241 | 422 | 1,527 | ||||
| 13 |  | M. Johnson | 22.5 | 1970s | 157 | 35.3 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 17.2 | 53.7 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 74.8 | 57.5 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 5,544 | 3,529 | 1,433 | 424 | 208 | 192 | 345 | 407 | ||||
| 14 |  | B. Cunningham | 22.4 | 1970s | 337 | 37.6 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 18.8 | 45.4 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 73.6 | 51.0 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 12,683 | 7,554 | 3,838 | 1,739 | 115 | 45 | 1,281 | ||||||
| 15 |  | J. Williamson | 22.2 | 1970s | 221 | 34.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 19.7 | 45.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 83.2 | 50.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 7,663 | 4,915 | 616 | 670 | 290 | 35 | 461 | 697 | ||||
| 16 | | S. Haywood | 22.0 | 1970s | 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 | 12,534 | 6,087 | 1,164 | 263 | 477 | 340 | 1,627 | ||||
| 17 |  | J. Drew | 22.0 | 1970s | 378 | 31.6 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 17.0 | 47.4 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 73.3 | 53.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 11,941 | 8,310 | 3,204 | 681 | 606 | 141 | 421 | 1,389 | ||||
| 18 |  | E. Baylor | 21.9 | 1970s | 65 | 38.6 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 18.0 | 48.1 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 77.4 | 53.2 | 2,509 | 1,424 | 627 | 312 | 158 | ||||||||||||
| 19 |  | J. Havlicek | 21.9 | 1970s | 719 | 39.8 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 19.1 | 45.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 83.9 | 50.9 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 28,643 | 15,747 | 4,603 | 4,185 | 476 | 117 | 204 | 1,813 | ||||
| 20 |  | G. Petrie | 21.8 | 1970s | 446 | 37.6 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 19.5 | 45.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 80.5 | 50.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 16,787 | 9,732 | 1,271 | 2,057 | 247 | 33 | 1,075 | ||||||
| 21 | | G. McGinnis | 21.8 | 1970s | 310 | 34.8 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 17.9 | 45.1 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 69.9 | 50.9 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 10,800 | 6,761 | 3,552 | 1,238 | 627 | 157 | 658 | 1,241 | ||||
| 22 |  | J. Erving | 21.8 | 1970s | 234 | 34.9 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 17.3 | 49.7 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 78.3 | 54.8 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 8,171 | 5,101 | 1,740 | 942 | 427 | 310 | 553 | 665 | ||||
| 23 |  | A. Gilmore | 21.7 | 1970s | 246 | 37.4 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 8.2 | 14.9 | 55.4 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 70.1 | 59.8 | 3.8 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 9,209 | 5,346 | 3,184 | 736 | 136 | 540 | 676 | 807 | ||||
| 24 |  | L. Kenon | 21.5 | 1970s | 240 | 36.5 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 9.0 | 18.1 | 49.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 84.0 | 53.9 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 8,752 | 5,168 | 2,442 | 832 | 436 | 103 | 579 | 591 | ||||
| 25 | | B. Love | 21.1 | 1970s | 602 | 37.3 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 19.2 | 43.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 81.8 | 48.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 22,436 | 12,705 | 4,037 | 1,002 | 232 | 56 | 1,777 | ||||||
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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