Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most points per game with 1+ game played in 1970-71, with 31.7 per game.

Interpreted as:

most ppg by a player in 1971 while playing 1 or more games

	NAME	PPG	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	82	1970-71	MIL	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	Bob Rule B. Rule	29.8	4	1970-71	SEA	35.5	11.5	1.8	11.8	24.5	48.0	6.3	7.5	83.3	53.5	142	119	46	7	14
3	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	28.9	81	1970-71	BOS	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
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.7	82	1970-71	SDR	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
5	Dave Bing D. Bing	27.0	82	1970-71	DET	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
6	Jerry West J. West	26.9	69	1970-71	LAL	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
7	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	26.8	76	1970-71	ATL	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
8	Bob Love B. Love	25.2	81	1970-71	CHI	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
9	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	24.8	82	1970-71	POR	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
10	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	23.2	81	1970-71	ATL	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
11	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	23.0	81	1970-71	PHI	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
12	Tom Van Arsdale T. Van Arsdale	22.9	82	1970-71	CIN	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
13	Chet Walker C. Walker	22.0	81	1970-71	CHI	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
14	Dick Van Arsdale D. Van Arsdale	21.9	81	1970-71	PHX	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
15	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	21.7	80	1970-71	NYK	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
16	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	21.4	81	1970-71	BAL	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
17	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	21.3	75	1970-71	BOS	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
18	Archie Clark A. Clark	21.3	82	1970-71	PHI	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
19	Willis Reed W. Reed	20.9	73	1970-71	NYK	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
20	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	20.9	71	1970-71	PHX	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
21	Jeff Mullins J. Mullins	20.8	75	1970-71	SFW	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
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	20.7	82	1970-71	LAL	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
23	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	20.6	33	1970-71	SEA	35.2	12.0	1.5	7.9	17.5	44.9	4.8	6.6	73.4	50.4	1,162	680	396	48	84
24	Stu Lantz S. Lantz	20.6	82	1970-71	SDR	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
25	Bob Kauffman B. Kauffman	20.4	78	1970-71	BUF	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