Centers had the highest true shooting percentage in 1979-80, at 54.8 percent.
| POSITION | TS% | SEASON | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | |
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| 1 | Center | 54.8 | 1979-80 | 3,413 | 25.4 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 72.5 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 86,551 | 35,711 | 24,802 | 6,994 | 2,377 | 3,712 | 6,342 | 10,006 | |
| 2 | Small Forward | 53.3 | 1979-80 | 3,479 | 25.8 | 12.9 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 48.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 27.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 78.6 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 89,754 | 45,003 | 16,997 | 8,103 | 3,672 | 1,830 | 6,796 | 8,871 | |
| 3 | Power Forward | 53.1 | 1979-80 | 3,741 | 23.3 | 10.0 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 8.2 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 21.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 71.5 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 87,255 | 37,458 | 22,049 | 6,138 | 2,749 | 2,487 | 6,766 | 10,268 | |
| 4 | Shooting Guard | 52.5 | 1979-80 | 3,761 | 24.5 | 12.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 10.7 | 47.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 30.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 79.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 91,991 | 47,228 | 9,699 | 11,230 | 4,027 | 998 | 7,347 | 7,861 | |
| 5 | Point Guard | 52.1 | 1979-80 | 3,302 | 24.4 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 46.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 27.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 80.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 80,694 | 31,839 | 7,517 | 14,102 | 4,168 | 534 | 6,343 | 6,944 |
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