nba shooting guards scoring leaders 1978

George Gervin averaged the most points per game by a shooting guard in 1977-78, with 27.2 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA shooting guards scoring with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders 1978
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Gervin
G. Gervin
27.2
1977-78
82
34.8
5.1
3.7
1.7
1.3
10.5
19.6
53.6
6.1
7.4
83.0
59.4
1.4
3.7
3.7
2,857
2,232
420
302
136
110
306
255
2David Thompson
D. Thompson
27.2
1977-78
80
37.8
4.9
4.5
1.2
1.2
10.3
19.8
52.1
6.5
8.4
77.8
57.8
2.0
2.9
3.1
3,025
2,172
390
362
92
99
245
213
3Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
25.6
1977-78
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
4Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
25.2
1977-78
80
31.0
2.1
5.5
1.7
0.4
10.1
19.6
51.6
5.0
6.1
81.3
56.5
0.5
1.5
3.5
2,481
2,014
164
437
138
31
280
162
5Randy Smith
R. Smith
24.6
1977-78
82
40.4
3.8
5.6
2.1
0.1
9.6
20.7
46.5
5.4
6.8
80.0
52.1
1.3
2.4
3.5
3,314
2,021
310
458
172
11
286
224
6John Williamson
J. Williamson
23.7
1977-78
TOT
75
36.4
3.0
2.9
1.3
0.1
9.6
22.0
43.8
4.4
5.2
84.7
48.8
0.9
2.1
3.0
2,731
1,777
227
214
94
10
228
236
7Brian Winters
B. Winters
19.9
1977-78
80
34.4
3.1
4.9
1.6
0.3
8.4
18.2
46.3
3.1
3.7
84.0
50.3
1.1
2.0
3.0
2,751
1,594
250
393
124
27
236
239
8Phil Smith
P. Smith
19.7
1977-78
82
35.9
3.7
4.8
1.3
0.3
7.9
16.7
47.2
3.9
4.7
81.2
52.2
1.2
2.4
3.2
2,940
1,612
300
393
108
27
266
219
9Doug Collins
D. Collins
19.7
1977-78
79
35.1
2.9
4.1
1.6
0.3
8.1
15.5
52.6
3.4
4.2
81.2
56.8
1.1
1.8
3.2
2,770
1,553
230
320
128
25
250
228
10Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
17.8
1977-78
76
31.2
2.4
4.8
0.8
0.3
7.3
14.8
49.5
3.2
3.8
83.2
54.1
0.6
1.8
2.4
2,369
1,354
182
361
60
19
179
189
11Ron Boone
R. Boone
17.7
1977-78
82
32.4
3.3
3.8
1.3
0.1
6.9
15.5
44.3
3.9
4.6
85.4
50.4
1.4
1.9
3.7
2,653
1,448
269
311
105
11
303
233
12Wilbur Holland
W. Holland
16.6
1977-78
82
35.2
3.6
3.8
2.0
0.2
6.9
15.7
44.3
2.7
3.4
79.9
48.3
1.3
2.3
2.7
2,884
1,361
294
313
164
14
223
258
13Fred Brown
F. Brown
16.6
1977-78
72
27.3
2.6
3.3
1.5
0.3
7.1
14.5
48.8
2.4
2.7
89.8
52.8
0.8
1.8
2.3
1,965
1,192
188
240
110
25
164
145
14Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
16.1
1977-78
81
31.5
2.2
4.8
1.0
0.3
6.4
13.0
49.5
3.3
4.1
79.5
54.5
0.9
1.3
2.5
2,553
1,304
177
388
82
22
205
186
15Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
15.8
1977-78
73
25.7
2.4
2.4
1.0
0.2
6.4
13.1
49.2
3.0
4.2
69.7
53.0
1.0
1.4
2.0
1,878
1,156
175
174
74
12
145
179
16World B. Free
W. B. Free
15.7
1977-78
76
27.0
2.8
4.0
0.9
0.5
5.1
11.3
45.5
5.4
7.4
73.1
53.9
1.2
1.6
2.6
2,050
1,191
212
306
68
41
200
199
17Kevin Grevey
K. Grevey
15.5
1977-78
81
26.2
3.6
1.9
0.8
0.2
6.2
13.9
44.8
3.0
3.8
78.9
49.6
1.5
2.0
2.0
2,121
1,253
290
155
61
17
159
203
18Earl Tatum
E. Tatum
14.3
1977-78
TOT
82
30.8
3.6
3.6
1.7
0.5
6.2
13.3
46.9
1.9
2.4
78.1
50.0
1.0
2.6
2.2
2,522
1,173
295
296
140
40
184
257
19Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
13.7
1977-78
82
27.8
2.3
2.4
1.1
0.2
6.0
12.1
49.7
1.7
2.2
77.4
52.5
1.0
1.3
1.8
2,283
1,123
188
193
94
14
150
196
20Junior Bridgeman
J. Bridgeman
13.6
1977-78
82
22.9
3.5
2.1
0.9
0.4
5.8
11.5
50.3
2.0
2.5
81.0
53.9
1.4
2.1
2.1
1,876
1,118
290
175
72
30
176
202
21Charlie Scott
C. Scott
13.5
1977-78
TOT
79
31.3
3.2
4.8
1.4
0.2
5.5
12.6
43.8
2.5
3.3
74.6
48.0
0.8
2.4
3.0
2,473
1,064
249
378
110
17
238
252
22Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
12.7
1977-78
81
27.3
3.6
2.8
1.5
0.6
4.5
10.9
41.7
3.7
5.0
73.2
48.6
1.9
1.8
2.0
2,209
1,031
294
230
118
51
164
213
23Austin Carr
A. Carr
12.3
1977-78
82
26.7
2.3
2.7
0.8
0.2
5.0
11.5
43.8
2.2
2.7
81.3
48.4
0.9
1.4
1.8
2,186
1,011
187
225
68
19
146
168
24Johnny Davis
J. Davis
10.7
1977-78
82
26.7
2.1
2.6
1.0
0.2
4.2
9.2
45.4
2.3
2.8
82.8
51.1
0.8
1.3
1.8
2,188
874
173
217
81
14
151
173
25Chris Ford
C. Ford
10.5
1977-78
82
31.5
3.3
4.6
2.0
0.2
4.6
9.5
48.1
1.4
1.9
73.4
51.0
1.4
1.8
2.8
2,582
861
268
381
166
17
232
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