who led the nba in scoring in 1978

George Gervin put up the most points per game in 1977-78, with 27.2 per game.

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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
3Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
26.5
1977-78
79
40.3
12.8
3.8
1.3
1.6
10.3
19.8
52.0
5.9
8.2
72.7
56.7
3.0
9.8
4.4
3,182
2,097
1,010
298
105
126
346
297
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
25.8
1977-78
62
36.5
12.9
4.3
1.7
3.0
10.7
19.4
55.0
4.4
5.6
78.3
58.9
3.0
9.9
3.4
2,265
1,600
801
269
103
185
208
182
5Calvin 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
6Paul 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
7Randy 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
8Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
24.5
1977-78
63
36.7
11.3
3.4
1.3
1.5
9.9
18.4
53.7
4.7
6.1
77.2
58.0
3.1
8.2
3.6
2,311
1,542
715
216
82
93
225
185
9Walter Davis
W. Davis
24.2
1977-78
81
32.0
6.0
3.4
1.4
0.2
9.7
18.4
52.6
4.8
5.8
83.0
57.7
2.0
4.0
3.5
2,590
1,959
484
273
113
20
283
242
10Bernard King
B. King
24.2
1977-78
79
39.1
9.5
2.4
1.5
0.5
10.1
21.1
47.9
4.0
5.8
67.7
51.1
3.4
6.2
3.9
3,092
1,909
751
193
122
36
311
302
11John 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
12John Drew
J. Drew
23.2
1977-78
70
31.5
7.3
2.0
1.7
0.4
8.5
17.7
48.0
6.2
8.2
76.0
54.5
3.0
4.3
3.0
2,203
1,623
511
141
119
27
210
247
13Rick Barry
R. Barry
23.1
1977-78
82
36.9
5.5
5.4
1.9
0.5
9.3
20.6
45.1
4.6
5.0
92.4
50.9
0.9
4.6
2.7
3,024
1,898
449
446
158
45
224
188
14Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
22.9
1977-78
82
37.4
13.1
3.2
0.5
2.2
8.6
15.4
55.9
5.7
8.2
70.4
60.4
3.9
9.2
4.5
3,067
1,879
1,071
263
42
181
366
261
15Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
22.7
1977-78
82
44.4
15.7
2.1
0.9
1.0
9.1
20.5
44.4
4.5
7.0
64.0
48.1
3.6
12.1
3.7
3,638
1,862
1,288
171
73
79
301
265
16Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
21.5
1977-78
TOT
79
37.1
7.8
3.2
1.5
0.3
7.3
14.3
51.2
6.8
8.6
79.6
59.5
3.4
4.5
2.9
2,933
1,697
620
253
118
24
228
233
17Dan Issel
D. Issel
21.3
1977-78
82
34.8
10.1
3.7
1.2
0.5
8.0
15.7
51.2
5.2
6.7
78.2
57.1
3.1
7.0
3.2
2,851
1,746
830
304
100
41
259
279
18Julius Erving
J. Erving
20.6
1977-78
74
32.8
6.5
3.8
1.8
1.3
8.3
16.4
50.2
4.1
4.9
84.5
55.5
2.4
4.1
3.2
2,429
1,528
481
279
135
97
238
207
19Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
20.6
1977-78
81
35.4
9.5
3.3
1.4
0.3
8.6
17.6
48.9
3.4
4.0
85.4
53.3
3.0
6.5
3.4
2,869
1,672
773
268
115
24
279
209
20George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
20.3
1977-78
78
32.5
10.4
3.8
1.8
0.3
7.5
16.3
46.3
5.3
7.4
71.6
52.1
3.6
6.8
4.0
2,533
1,587
810
294
137
27
312
287
21Brian 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
22Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
19.7
1977-78
81
40.1
13.3
1.8
1.2
2.0
7.9
17.4
45.1
4.0
6.3
63.4
48.9
4.1
9.1
2.8
3,246
1,598
1,075
149
96
159
229
313
23Phil 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
24Doug 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
25Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
19.5
1977-78
80
34.6
10.6
2.4
1.2
1.3
7.9
15.1
52.2
3.8
5.1
73.6
56.3
3.7
6.9
2.2
2,765
1,557
847
190
92
103
175
221

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