most ppg in the 1979 season while playing 82 games while averaging at most 9.3 ppg

Butch Lee scored the most points per game in 1978-79 with 82+ games played and 9.3 or fewer points per game in his rookie season, with 9.2 per game.

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	NAME	PPG	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Butch Lee B. Lee	9.2	82	1978-79	TOT	21.7	1.5	3.6	1.0	0.0	3.5	7.7	45.7	2.1	2.8	76.1	51.3	0.4	1.1	1.9	1,779	755	126	295	86	1	154	146
2	Charles Johnson C. Johnson	9.2	82	1978-79	WAS	22.2	2.5	2.2	1.2	0.1	4.2	9.6	43.5	0.8	1.0	84.8	45.8	0.9	1.6	1.1	1,819	751	202	177	95	6	87	161
3	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	8.4	82	1978-79	PHI	29.4	3.1	5.3	2.1	0.1	3.6	7.0	51.0	1.2	1.7	72.1	54.1	0.8	2.3	2.4	2,409	685	254	431	174	12	193	198
4	Mike Gale M. Gale	8.0	82	1978-79	SAS	25.9	2.3	4.6	1.9	0.5	3.5	7.5	46.4	1.1	1.3	84.3	50.0	0.5	1.8	1.9	2,121	659	186	374	152	40	153	192
5	Don Buse D. Buse	7.8	82	1978-79	PHX	31.0	2.6	4.3	1.9	0.2	3.5	7.0	49.5	0.9	1.1	76.9	51.9	0.5	2.1	1.2	2,544	640	217	356	156	18	96	149
6	Greg Ballard G. Ballard	7.8	82	1978-79	WAS	18.9	5.5	1.4	0.7	0.4	3.2	6.8	46.5	1.5	2.1	69.2	50.3	1.7	3.7	1.2	1,552	639	450	116	58	30	97	166
7	Ron Boone R. Boone	7.4	82	1978-79	LAL	19.3	1.8	1.9	0.8	0.1	3.2	6.9	45.5	1.1	1.3	86.5	49.5	0.6	1.1	1.8	1,583	608	145	154	66	11	147	171
8	John Gianelli J. Gianelli	7.1	82	1978-79	MIL	25.1	5.0	2.0	0.5	0.7	3.1	6.4	48.6	0.9	1.2	70.6	51.1	1.5	3.5	1.3	2,057	584	408	160	44	57	106	196
9	Tom McMillen T. McMillen	7.0	82	1978-79	ATL	17.0	4.0	0.8	0.2	0.4	2.8	6.1	46.6	1.3	1.5	89.1	51.8	1.6	2.5	1.1	1,392	570	332	69	15	32	87	211
10	Clifford Ray C. Ray	6.9	82	1978-79	GSW	23.4	7.4	1.7	0.6	0.6	2.8	5.4	52.6	1.3	2.3	55.8	54.3	2.6	4.8	1.9	1,917	568	608	136	47	50	153	264
11	Robert Smith R. Smith	6.4	82	1978-79	DEN	18.0	1.8	2.5	0.7	0.2	2.2	5.3	42.2	1.9	2.2	88.3	51.1	0.5	1.3	1.2	1,479	527	146	208	58	13	95	165
12	Bob Nash B. Nash	6.4	82	1978-79	KCK	15.9	2.5	0.9	0.4	0.2	2.8	6.4	43.5	0.8	1.0	80.2	46.7	0.9	1.6	1.0	1,307	523	206	71	29	15	82	135
13	Joel Kramer J. Kramer	5.9	82	1978-79	PHX	17.1	4.1	1.1	0.5	0.3	2.2	4.5	48.9	1.5	2.1	71.0	54.4	1.6	2.5	1.2	1,401	487	337	92	45	23	98	224
14	Paul Silas P. Silas	5.6	82	1978-79	SEA	23.9	7.0	1.4	0.4	0.2	2.1	4.9	42.3	1.4	2.4	59.8	46.8	3.2	3.9	1.2	1,957	456	575	115	31	19	98	177
15	Tim Bassett T. Bassett	3.9	82	1978-79	NJN	18.4	5.1	1.2	0.5	0.4	1.4	3.8	37.1	1.1	1.6	67.9	43.3	2.1	3.0	1.3	1,508	321	418	99	44	29	103	219

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11.6

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APG Leaders

10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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1.9

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DRtg Rankings

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NetRtg Rankings

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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
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
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