rockets leading scorer each year in 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Elvin Hayes averaged the most points per game for the San Diego Rockets in a season, with 28.7 per game in 1970-71.

Interpreted as:
rockets leading with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games scorer each year in 1970s
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
28.7
1970-71
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
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27.5
1969-70
82
44.7
16.9
2.0
11.1
24.6
45.2
5.2
7.6
68.8
49.2
3,665
2,256
1,386
162
270
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
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
25.2
1971-72
82
42.2
14.6
3.3
10.1
23.4
43.4
4.9
7.5
64.9
47.1
3,461
2,063
1,197
270
233
5Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.8
1978-79
82
41.3
17.6
1.8
1.0
1.5
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
9.9
73.9
60.4
7.2
10.5
4.0
3,390
2,031
1,444
147
79
119
326
223
6Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
24.5
1973-74
80
40.3
9.0
3.1
1.1
0.8
9.9
18.4
53.6
4.8
5.7
84.8
58.7
2.9
6.1
3,227
1,961
717
250
89
66
230
7Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
21.6
1976-77
81
38.6
8.4
2.1
0.7
0.3
9.0
17.7
51.0
3.5
4.2
83.9
55.2
2.1
6.3
3,130
1,753
684
172
57
27
198
8Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
21.0
1975-76
82
36.5
2.5
7.3
1.8
0.1
8.2
16.7
49.3
4.5
5.0
90.7
55.6
0.6
1.9
2,995
1,722
209
596
151
6
294
9Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
20.7
1974-75
81
38.7
7.6
2.9
0.9
0.3
8.6
16.3
52.5
3.6
4.5
79.0
56.5
2.3
5.3
3,134
1,677
613
236
76
24
230
10Stu Lantz
S. Lantz
20.6
1970-71
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
11Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
20.4
1973-74
81
36.1
2.3
7.4
1.9
0.0
8.3
15.9
52.2
3.8
4.4
86.8
57.3
0.6
1.7
2,922
1,652
188
603
157
4
310
12Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
20.2
1978-79
82
35.9
2.1
4.3
1.4
0.1
8.6
17.4
49.6
3.0
3.2
92.8
53.9
1.0
1.2
2.3
2,941
1,660
173
351
117
6
187
288
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
19.4
1977-78
59
35.7
15.0
0.5
0.8
1.3
7.0
14.0
49.9
5.4
7.5
71.8
55.9
6.4
8.6
3.7
2,107
1,144
886
31
48
76
220
179
14Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
19.3
1972-73
81
36.7
11.6
2.2
8.1
16.9
47.8
3.1
4.1
74.6
51.4
2,972
1,560
938
178
225
15Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
19.0
1978-79
74
35.7
7.7
1.9
0.6
0.2
8.4
16.2
51.7
2.3
3.0
76.0
54.3
2.3
5.4
1.9
2,641
1,408
572
137
44
18
138
186
16Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
18.7
1974-75
78
32.2
2.2
4.9
1.6
0.1
7.1
14.8
48.4
4.4
4.9
88.3
55.0
0.7
1.6
2,513
1,455
173
381
128
4
281
17Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
18.6
1975-76
82
37.4
4.1
5.6
1.3
0.1
6.9
13.7
50.7
4.7
5.4
86.5
57.7
0.9
3.2
3,065
1,523
336
457
106
5
263
18Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
18.5
1975-76
79
36.9
8.4
2.4
0.5
0.2
7.9
15.2
51.7
2.8
3.6
76.7
55.1
2.1
6.3
2,912
1,465
666
188
42
19
206
19Stu Lantz
S. Lantz
18.5
1971-72
81
38.2
4.3
4.2
6.9
15.8
43.5
4.8
5.7
83.8
50.6
3,097
1,501
345
337
211
20Jack Marin
J. Marin
18.5
1972-73
81
37.3
6.2
3.6
7.7
16.5
46.8
3.1
3.6
84.9
51.1
3,019
1,496
499
291
247
21Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
18.4
1973-74
76
34.1
3.4
4.8
1.1
0.1
6.7
15.0
44.8
5.0
5.8
85.6
52.5
1.0
2.4
2,591
1,400
262
363
87
9
259
22Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
18.2
1971-72
82
31.0
3.1
4.8
7.0
15.3
45.5
4.3
4.8
89.0
52.2
2,538
1,491
258
393
298
23Jimmy Walker
J. Walker
18.0
1972-73
81
38.0
3.3
5.5
7.5
16.1
46.5
3.0
3.4
88.4
51.1
3,079
1,454
268
442
207
24Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
17.9
1976-77
82
33.7
2.1
4.7
1.8
0.1
7.3
14.8
49.0
3.3
3.7
88.6
54.2
0.7
1.4
2,764
1,464
172
386
144
8
281
25Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
17.0
1972-73
82
32.4
4.1
5.0
6.5
14.7
44.3
4.0
4.5
88.6
51.0
2,658
1,395
340
409
301

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