Shooting guards posted the most points in 1971-72, with 32,032 points.
| POSITION | PTS | SEASON | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | |
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| 1 | Shooting Guard | 32,032 | 1971-72 | 2,891 | 23.4 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 44.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 78.3 | 50.0 | 67,535 | 8,129 | 6,976 | 6,379 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Point Guard | 31,843 | 1971-72 | 2,371 | 28.5 | 13.4 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 45.1 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 79.9 | 51.3 | 67,637 | 7,317 | 11,535 | 6,144 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Small Forward | 31,116 | 1971-72 | 2,443 | 26.1 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 11.1 | 45.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 77.0 | 50.6 | 63,735 | 12,090 | 5,479 | 6,433 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Center | 29,364 | 1971-72 | 2,537 | 26.1 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 9.9 | 47.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 66.4 | 50.8 | 66,104 | 23,447 | 5,020 | 6,588 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Power Forward | 29,249 | 1971-72 | 3,069 | 23.2 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 44.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 72.3 | 49.5 | 71,149 | 20,316 | 4,516 | 7,423 |
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