Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most points per game in 1970-71, with 31.7 per game.

Interpreted as:

most points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player 1971

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	16.0	3.3	13.0	22.5	57.7	5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6	3,288	2,596	1,311	272	264
2	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	28.9	1970-71	BOS	81	45.4	9.0	7.5	11.0	24.5	45.0	6.8	8.4	81.8	51.3	3,678	2,338	730	607	200
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.7	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	16.6	2.3	11.6	27.0	42.8	5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8	3,633	2,350	1,362	186	225
4	Dave Bing D. Bing	27.0	1970-71	DET	82	37.4	4.4	5.0	9.7	20.9	46.7	7.5	9.4	79.7	54.0	3,065	2,213	364	408	228
5	Jerry West J. West	26.9	1970-71	LAL	69	41.2	4.6	9.5	9.7	19.6	49.4	7.6	9.1	83.2	57.1	2,845	1,859	320	655	180
6	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	26.8	1970-71	ATL	76	41.0	5.1	3.4	10.9	22.5	48.4	5.0	6.6	75.9	52.7	3,113	2,039	386	257	186
7	Bob Love B. Love	25.2	1970-71	CHI	81	43.0	8.5	2.3	9.4	21.1	44.7	6.3	7.6	82.9	51.5	3,482	2,043	690	185	259
8	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	24.8	1970-71	POR	82	37.0	3.4	4.8	9.6	21.6	44.3	5.6	7.3	77.2	49.9	3,032	2,031	280	390	196
9	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	23.2	1970-71	ATL	81	36.1	3.7	4.4	9.1	19.9	45.8	5.0	6.2	80.0	51.2	2,926	1,880	298	355	238
10	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	23.0	1970-71	PHI	81	38.1	11.7	4.9	8.7	18.8	46.2	5.6	7.7	73.4	51.9	3,090	1,859	946	395	328
11	Tom Van Arsdale T. Van Arsdale	22.9	1970-71	CIN	82	38.4	6.1	2.2	9.1	20.0	45.6	4.6	6.4	72.1	50.1	3,146	1,875	499	181	294
12	Chet Walker C. Walker	22.0	1970-71	CHI	81	36.1	7.3	2.2	8.0	17.3	46.5	5.9	6.9	85.9	54.1	2,927	1,780	588	179	187
13	Dick Van Arsdale D. Van Arsdale	21.9	1970-71	PHX	81	39.0	3.9	4.1	7.5	16.6	45.2	6.8	8.4	81.1	53.8	3,157	1,771	316	329	246
14	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	21.7	1970-71	NYK	80	43.2	6.8	6.7	8.1	16.5	49.4	5.4	7.0	77.9	55.6	3,455	1,736	544	536	240
15	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	21.4	1970-71	BAL	81	35.1	2.6	4.4	8.2	18.5	44.2	5.0	6.2	80.2	50.2	2,843	1,732	213	354	220
16	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	21.3	1970-71	BOS	75	37.2	5.0	4.8	9.2	19.9	46.4	2.9	3.6	79.9	49.6	2,787	1,601	376	361	255
17	Archie Clark A. Clark	21.3	1970-71	PHI	82	39.6	4.8	5.4	8.1	16.3	49.6	5.1	6.5	78.7	55.6	3,245	1,746	391	440	217
18	Willis Reed W. Reed	20.9	1970-71	NYK	73	39.1	13.7	2.0	8.4	18.2	46.2	4.1	5.2	78.5	51.0	2,855	1,527	1,003	148	228
19	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	20.9	1970-71	PHX	71	37.5	9.1	4.5	7.2	16.6	43.4	6.4	7.9	81.6	51.9	2,662	1,481	643	322	197
20	Jeff Mullins J. Mullins	20.8	1970-71	SFW	75	38.8	4.5	4.4	8.4	17.4	48.2	4.0	4.8	84.4	53.3	2,909	1,562	341	332	246
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	20.7	1970-71	LAL	82	44.3	18.2	4.3	8.1	15.0	54.5	4.4	8.2	53.8	55.8	3,630	1,696	1,493	352	174
22	Stu Lantz S. Lantz	20.6	1970-71	SDR	82	37.8	5.0	4.2	7.1	15.9	44.8	6.3	7.9	80.6	53.2	3,102	1,689	406	344	230
23	Bob Kauffman B. Kauffman	20.4	1970-71	BUF	78	35.6	10.7	4.5	7.9	16.8	47.1	4.6	6.2	74.0	52.3	2,778	1,591	837	354	263
24	Don May D. May	20.2	1970-71	BUF	76	35.1	7.5	2.0	8.3	17.6	47.1	3.6	4.6	79.1	51.5	2,666	1,535	567	150	219
25	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	20.0	1970-71	SFW	82	40.9	13.8	3.1	7.6	17.1	44.5	4.8	6.6	73.0	50.1	3,351	1,641	1,128	257	192