most points per game by a shooting guard in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, George Gervin scored the most points per game by a shooting guard, with 28.4 per game.

Interpreted as:
most points per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a shooting guard in the 1970s
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Gervin
G. Gervin
28.4
162
35.5
5.1
3.2
1.7
1.2
11.2
20.7
53.9
6.0
7.3
82.8
59.3
1.6
3.5
3.7
5,745
4,597
820
521
273
201
592
530
2Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
26.3
420
38.5
4.3
5.4
1.3
0.3
10.2
22.8
44.5
5.9
7.2
81.7
50.5
1.0
3.5
4.1
16,156
11,032
1,813
2,264
342
76
200
1,236
3David Thompson
D. Thompson
25.7
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
4Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
25.6
76
38.2
2.2
3.4
1.5
0.0
11.2
22.9
49.1
3.2
3.5
91.8
52.5
0.8
1.4
2.3
2,900
1,949
164
259
112
3
173
241
5John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
24.2
81
41.6
7.8
6.8
9.1
19.6
46.4
6.0
7.1
84.4
53.3
3,369
1,960
635
550
211
6John Williamson
J. Williamson
22.2
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
7Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
22.2
293
37.1
2.9
4.5
1.1
0.1
9.0
20.0
44.8
4.2
5.4
78.8
49.5
0.5
1.8
10,878
6,496
854
1,318
82
5
661
8Joe Caldwell
J. Caldwell
21.1
82
34.8
5.0
3.5
8.2
16.2
50.7
4.6
6.7
68.8
54.9
2,857
1,727
407
287
255
9Hal Greer
H. Greer
20.3
161
37.8
4.6
4.8
8.0
18.1
44.4
4.2
5.2
81.0
49.7
6,084
3,270
740
774
589
10Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
20.2
648
34.3
3.0
4.9
1.3
0.2
8.0
17.3
46.3
4.1
5.0
83.5
51.8
1.1
1.6
2.5
22,212
13,068
1,922
3,164
545
72
390
1,746
11Randy Smith
R. Smith
19.4
574
36.6
4.4
5.4
2.1
0.1
7.9
16.8
47.1
3.6
4.6
78.2
51.5
1.3
3.1
3.3
21,035
11,121
2,529
3,117
1,018
35
541
1,694
12Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
18.9
155
30.4
3.4
2.9
1.3
0.2
7.8
15.6
50.2
3.3
4.6
71.3
53.8
1.6
1.8
2.2
4,717
2,934
529
455
199
29
345
434
13Doug Collins
D. Collins
18.5
367
34.5
3.3
3.3
1.3
0.3
7.3
14.4
50.4
3.9
4.7
82.8
55.9
1.2
2.2
3.0
12,653
6,784
1,216
1,226
481
103
381
1,146
14Jimmy Walker
J. Walker
18.5
392
36.6
2.8
3.1
1.1
0.2
7.2
15.5
46.5
4.0
4.8
83.3
52.3
0.6
2.1
14,329
7,246
1,096
1,233
172
27
982
15Tom Van Arsdale
T. Van Arsdale
18.4
82
34.7
3.4
2.7
1.1
0.0
7.2
16.9
42.8
3.9
5.2
75.9
48.0
0.9
2.5
2,843
1,508
278
223
91
3
257
16Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
18.2
526
34.6
3.8
3.1
1.7
0.6
7.6
16.9
44.7
3.1
3.8
80.8
49.0
0.9
2.9
1.6
18,184
9,576
1,977
1,646
649
223
98
1,078
17Brian Winters
B. Winters
17.6
305
31.6
2.7
4.4
1.3
0.4
7.6
16.2
46.8
2.4
2.9
84.1
50.3
0.8
1.9
3.1
9,637
5,365
814
1,337
405
110
493
890
18Ray Williams
R. Williams
17.3
81
29.3
3.6
6.2
1.6
0.2
7.1
15.5
45.7
3.1
3.9
80.2
50.2
1.3
2.3
3.5
2,370
1,401
291
504
128
19
285
274
19Phil Smith
P. Smith
17.3
379
31.5
3.6
3.9
1.3
0.3
7.0
14.6
48.0
3.3
4.2
79.0
52.7
1.1
2.4
3.1
11,956
6,551
1,360
1,479
477
97
436
969
20Jeff Mullins
J. Mullins
17.2
482
33.1
4.1
4.1
0.8
0.2
7.2
15.1
47.3
2.9
3.4
83.1
51.6
0.8
1.7
15,939
8,287
1,961
1,997
140
37
1,320
21Dick Van Arsdale
D. Van Arsdale
17.2
605
34.5
3.1
3.3
0.9
0.2
6.1
12.9
47.6
4.9
5.9
83.3
55.5
0.7
1.7
20,854
10,382
1,904
2,011
264
44
1,606
22Fred Brown
F. Brown
17.0
495
29.1
3.7
3.7
1.8
0.2
7.3
15.5
47.4
2.4
2.8
85.9
51.1
1.2
2.6
2.3
14,428
8,439
1,836
1,819
700
94
164
1,244
23Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
17.0
550
30.9
2.8
3.7
1.1
0.3
7.0
14.6
47.9
3.1
3.8
81.8
52.5
0.6
2.3
2.0
17,022
9,366
1,545
2,030
452
118
277
1,349
24Austin Carr
A. Carr
16.8
558
31.2
3.2
3.0
0.9
0.1
7.0
15.5
44.9
2.9
3.5
81.4
49.2
1.4
1.5
2.0
17,408
9,356
1,764
1,670
379
61
321
1,221
25Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
16.3
376
30.1
3.0
2.7
1.1
0.2
6.9
14.0
48.9
2.6
3.2
81.9
52.9
1.0
1.5
1.6
11,314
6,133
1,142
1,012
343
67
249
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