top nba points per game 1979

George Gervin averaged the most points per game in 1978-79, with 29.6 per game.

Interpreted as:
top NBA points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player 1979
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1George Gervin
G. Gervin
29.6
1978-79
80
36.1
5.0
2.7
1.7
1.1
11.8
21.9
54.1
5.9
7.1
82.6
59.1
1.8
3.2
3.6
2,888
2,365
400
219
137
91
286
275
2World B. Free
W. B. Free
28.8
1978-79
78
37.9
3.9
4.4
1.4
0.4
10.2
21.2
48.1
8.4
11.1
75.6
55.2
1.6
2.2
3.8
2,954
2,244
301
340
111
35
297
253
3Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
25.6
1978-79
77
36.1
7.6
3.0
1.5
1.2
10.6
19.4
55.0
4.3
5.7
76.0
58.6
2.8
4.9
2.2
2,779
1,972
586
234
116
89
170
186
4Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
24.8
1978-79
TOT
60
37.2
8.7
2.8
1.2
1.1
9.9
18.8
52.9
4.9
7.5
65.6
56.1
2.2
6.5
3.6
2,231
1,487
520
168
74
67
217
189
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
6David Thompson
D. Thompson
24.0
1978-79
76
35.1
3.6
3.0
0.9
1.1
9.1
17.8
51.2
5.8
7.7
75.3
56.7
1.4
2.2
2.4
2,670
1,825
274
225
70
82
186
180
7Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
24.0
1978-79
81
32.6
2.0
6.5
1.4
0.3
9.9
18.5
53.5
4.2
5.0
83.7
58.0
0.4
1.5
2.9
2,641
1,941
159
529
111
26
232
159
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
23.8
1978-79
80
39.5
12.8
5.4
1.0
4.0
9.7
16.8
57.7
4.4
5.9
73.6
61.2
2.6
10.2
3.5
3,157
1,903
1,025
431
76
316
282
230
9Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
23.7
1978-79
82
39.8
12.7
3.3
0.6
1.9
9.2
16.0
57.5
5.3
7.2
73.9
61.9
3.6
9.1
3.8
3,265
1,940
1,043
274
50
156
310
280
10Walter Davis
W. Davis
23.6
1978-79
79
30.8
4.7
4.3
1.9
0.3
9.7
17.2
56.1
4.3
5.2
83.1
60.6
1.4
3.3
3.7
2,437
1,868
373
339
147
26
293
250
11Julius Erving
J. Erving
23.1
1978-79
78
35.9
7.2
4.6
1.7
1.3
9.2
18.7
49.1
4.8
6.4
74.5
53.8
2.5
4.7
4.0
2,802
1,803
564
357
133
100
315
207
12John Drew
J. Drew
22.7
1978-79
79
30.5
6.6
1.5
1.6
0.2
8.2
17.4
47.3
6.3
8.6
73.1
53.6
2.8
3.8
2.7
2,410
1,795
522
119
128
16
211
332
13George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
22.6
1978-79
76
33.6
11.4
3.7
1.7
0.7
7.9
16.8
47.4
6.7
10.1
66.5
53.3
3.4
8.0
4.6
2,552
1,715
864
283
129
52
346
321
14John Williamson
J. Williamson
22.2
1978-79
74
33.1
2.6
3.4
1.2
0.2
8.6
18.5
46.5
5.0
5.9
85.4
52.7
0.7
1.9
3.1
2,451
1,643
196
255
89
12
233
215
15Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
22.1
1978-79
81
36.4
9.8
4.1
1.9
0.2
9.2
18.3
50.4
3.6
4.3
84.5
54.7
3.2
6.5
3.7
2,947
1,791
790
335
154
19
300
192
16Campy Russell
C. Russell
21.9
1978-79
74
38.6
6.8
4.7
1.3
0.3
8.1
17.1
47.6
5.6
7.1
79.7
54.2
2.0
4.8
3.5
2,859
1,623
503
348
98
25
259
222
17Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
21.8
1978-79
82
37.9
12.1
1.7
0.9
2.3
8.8
18.0
48.7
4.3
6.5
65.4
52.3
3.8
8.3
2.9
3,105
1,789
994
143
75
190
235
308
18Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
21.7
1978-79
82
34.6
4.3
3.4
1.5
0.2
9.0
17.8
50.9
3.6
5.0
72.5
54.4
2.1
2.2
2.4
2,839
1,778
354
281
125
17
200
255
19Bernard King
B. King
21.6
1978-79
82
34.9
8.2
3.6
1.4
0.5
8.7
16.6
52.2
4.3
7.5
56.4
54.2
3.1
5.1
3.9
2,859
1,769
669
295
118
39
323
326
20Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
21.1
1978-79
TOT
69
36.8
11.6
1.6
0.7
1.1
8.2
16.7
49.1
4.7
6.7
70.1
53.7
2.8
8.8
3.4
2,537
1,456
802
113
46
75
233
206
21Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
20.9
1978-79
TOT
68
34.7
7.8
1.9
0.6
1.2
8.8
17.7
49.4
3.4
4.3
79.1
53.3
2.5
5.3
2.9
2,361
1,421
533
127
40
82
200
236
22Randy Smith
R. Smith
20.5
1978-79
82
37.9
3.6
4.8
2.2
0.1
8.5
18.6
45.5
3.6
4.4
81.3
49.9
1.2
2.4
3.1
3,111
1,678
295
395
177
5
255
177
23Maurice Lucas
M. Lucas
20.4
1978-79
69
35.7
10.4
3.1
1.0
1.2
8.2
17.5
47.0
3.9
5.0
78.3
51.7
2.8
7.6
3.4
2,462
1,406
716
215
66
81
233
254
24Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
20.4
1978-79
78
33.7
5.7
4.7
0.9
0.7
8.1
16.2
49.9
4.2
5.1
82.5
55.3
1.4
4.3
2.8
2,629
1,589
447
365
71
57
222
259
25Calvin 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

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17.5
12
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19.0
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26.0
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15
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27.0
15
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WesternWLPCTGB
1
43
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.754
2
40
16
.714
2.5
3
36
21
.632
7.0
4
34
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.618
8.0
5
34
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.618
8.0
6
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8.0
7
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10.0
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13.5
9
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.482
15.5
10
27
30
.474
16.0
11
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34
.382
21.0
12
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36
.345
23.0
13
18
39
.316
25.0
14
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42
.276
27.5
15
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