Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put up the most points in 1971-72, with 2,822 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in the NBA 1972

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,822	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6	14.3	24.9	57.4	6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3	3,583	1,346	370	235
2	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	2,252	1971-72	BOS	82	45.1	27.5	8.2	7.5	10.9	23.9	45.8	5.6	6.7	83.4	51.2	3,698	672	614	183
3	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	2,145	1971-72	CIN	76	43.1	28.2	2.9	9.2	9.7	19.9	48.6	8.9	10.8	82.2	57.2	3,272	222	701	198
4	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	2,127	1971-72	LAL	82	37.1	25.9	3.6	4.5	10.1	20.7	48.7	5.8	6.8	85.0	54.8	3,040	295	365	210
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,063	1971-72	HOU	82	42.2	25.2	14.6	3.3	10.1	23.4	43.4	4.9	7.5	64.9	47.1	3,461	1,197	270	233
6	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	2,056	1971-72	DET	80	38.7	25.7	14.2	3.1	10.4	21.1	49.3	4.9	6.3	76.8	53.8	3,092	1,132	248	297
7	Bob Love B. Love	2,037	1971-72	CHI	79	39.3	25.8	6.6	1.6	10.4	23.5	44.2	5.1	6.4	78.4	49.0	3,108	518	125	235
8	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	2,009	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3	9.6	22.4	42.7	5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6	3,245	943	350	186
9	Jerry West J. West	1,985	1971-72	LAL	77	38.6	25.8	4.2	9.7	9.5	20.0	47.7	6.7	8.2	81.4	54.6	2,973	327	747	209
10	Archie Clark A. Clark	1,938	1971-72	TOT	77	42.7	25.2	3.5	8.0	9.2	19.7	47.0	6.7	8.7	77.1	53.6	3,285	268	613	194
11	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	1,914	1971-72	SEA	73	43.4	26.2	12.7	2.0	9.8	21.3	46.1	6.6	8.0	81.9	52.7	3,167	926	148	208
12	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	1,899	1971-72	ATL	77	39.5	24.7	5.0	4.0	10.1	20.0	50.3	4.5	5.6	81.2	54.9	3,042	385	309	225
13	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	1,825	1971-72	BOS	79	41.3	23.1	5.6	5.3	9.7	22.6	43.1	3.6	4.3	83.1	47.1	3,261	446	416	227
14	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	1,788	1971-72	NYK	77	40.6	23.2	6.7	5.8	8.7	17.0	51.2	5.8	7.2	80.8	57.6	3,126	513	446	185
15	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	1,744	1971-72	PHI	75	38.7	23.3	12.2	5.9	8.8	19.0	46.1	5.7	8.0	71.2	51.5	2,900	918	443	295
16	Jack Marin J. Marin	1,736	1971-72	BAL	78	37.5	22.3	6.8	2.2	8.8	18.5	47.8	4.6	5.1	89.4	53.6	2,927	528	169	240
17	Jeff Mullins J. Mullins	1,720	1971-72	GSW	80	40.2	21.5	5.6	5.9	8.6	18.3	46.7	4.4	5.5	79.4	51.8	3,214	444	471	260
18	Chet Walker C. Walker	1,719	1971-72	CHI	78	33.2	22.0	6.1	2.3	7.9	15.7	50.5	6.2	7.3	84.7	58.3	2,588	473	178	171
19	Cazzie Russell C. Russell	1,693	1971-72	GSW	79	36.7	21.4	5.4	3.1	8.7	19.2	45.5	4.0	4.8	83.3	50.4	2,902	428	248	176
20	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	1,673	1971-72	GSW	78	43.1	21.4	16.1	2.9	8.1	18.6	43.2	5.3	7.2	74.3	49.2	3,362	1,252	230	214
21	Jimmy Walker J. Walker	1,665	1971-72	DET	78	39.5	21.3	3.0	4.0	8.1	17.8	45.7	5.1	6.2	82.7	52.1	3,083	231	315	198
22	Dick Van Arsdale D. Van Arsdale	1,619	1971-72	PHX	82	37.8	19.7	4.1	3.6	6.6	14.4	46.3	6.5	7.6	84.5	55.7	3,096	334	297	232
23	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	1,598	1971-72	PHX	76	36.8	21.0	8.3	3.9	7.5	16.4	45.9	6.0	7.4	80.7	53.5	2,798	633	296	235
24	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	1,526	1971-72	ATL	82	38.9	18.6	12.8	3.2	7.2	13.3	54.5	4.1	7.1	58.5	56.7	3,187	1,049	262	255
25	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	1,503	1971-72	LAL	80	38.1	18.8	6.5	2.6	8.0	16.6	48.2	2.7	3.5	79.1	51.7	3,050	522	209	209