most total points scored in the 71-72 nba season

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most points in 1971-72, with 2,822 points.

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most total points by a player scored in the 71-72 NBA season

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,822	1971-72	MIL	81	3,583	1,346	370	1,159	2,019	57.4	504	732	68.9	60.3	235	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6
2	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	2,252	1971-72	BOS	82	3,698	672	614	897	1,957	45.8	458	549	83.4	51.2	183	45.1	27.5	8.2	7.5
3	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	2,145	1971-72	CIN	76	3,272	222	701	734	1,511	48.6	677	824	82.2	57.2	198	43.1	28.2	2.9	9.2
4	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	2,127	1971-72	LAL	82	3,040	295	365	826	1,695	48.7	475	559	85.0	54.8	210	37.1	25.9	3.6	4.5
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,063	1971-72	HOU	82	3,461	1,197	270	832	1,918	43.4	399	615	64.9	47.1	233	42.2	25.2	14.6	3.3
6	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	2,056	1971-72	DET	80	3,092	1,132	248	834	1,690	49.3	388	505	76.8	53.8	297	38.7	25.7	14.2	3.1
7	Bob Love B. Love	2,037	1971-72	CHI	79	3,108	518	125	819	1,854	44.2	399	509	78.4	49.0	235	39.3	25.8	6.6	1.6
8	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	2,009	1971-72	POR	82	3,245	943	350	784	1,837	42.7	441	621	71.0	47.6	186	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3
9	Jerry West J. West	1,985	1971-72	LAL	77	2,973	327	747	735	1,540	47.7	515	633	81.4	54.6	209	38.6	25.8	4.2	9.7
10	Archie Clark A. Clark	1,938	1971-72	TOT	77	3,285	268	613	712	1,516	47.0	514	667	77.1	53.6	194	42.7	25.2	3.5	8.0
11	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	1,914	1971-72	SEA	73	3,167	926	148	717	1,557	46.1	480	586	81.9	52.7	208	43.4	26.2	12.7	2.0
12	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	1,899	1971-72	ATL	77	3,042	385	309	775	1,540	50.3	349	430	81.2	54.9	225	39.5	24.7	5.0	4.0
13	Jo Jo White J. Jo White	1,825	1971-72	BOS	79	3,261	446	416	770	1,788	43.1	285	343	83.1	47.1	227	41.3	23.1	5.6	5.3
14	Walt Frazier W. Frazier	1,788	1971-72	NYK	77	3,126	513	446	669	1,307	51.2	450	557	80.8	57.6	185	40.6	23.2	6.7	5.8
15	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	1,744	1971-72	PHI	75	2,900	918	443	658	1,428	46.1	428	601	71.2	51.5	295	38.7	23.3	12.2	5.9
16	Jack Marin J. Marin	1,736	1971-72	BAL	78	2,927	528	169	690	1,444	47.8	356	398	89.4	53.6	240	37.5	22.3	6.8	2.2
17	Jeff Mullins J. Mullins	1,720	1971-72	GSW	80	3,214	444	471	685	1,466	46.7	350	441	79.4	51.8	260	40.2	21.5	5.6	5.9
18	Chet Walker C. Walker	1,719	1971-72	CHI	78	2,588	473	178	619	1,225	50.5	481	568	84.7	58.3	171	33.2	22.0	6.1	2.3
19	Cazzie Russell C. Russell	1,693	1971-72	GSW	79	2,902	428	248	689	1,514	45.5	315	378	83.3	50.4	176	36.7	21.4	5.4	3.1
20	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	1,673	1971-72	GSW	78	3,362	1,252	230	628	1,454	43.2	417	561	74.3	49.2	214	43.1	21.4	16.1	2.9
21	Jimmy Walker J. Walker	1,665	1971-72	DET	78	3,083	231	315	634	1,386	45.7	397	480	82.7	52.1	198	39.5	21.3	3.0	4.0
22	Dick Van Arsdale D. Van Arsdale	1,619	1971-72	PHX	82	3,096	334	297	545	1,178	46.3	529	626	84.5	55.7	232	37.8	19.7	4.1	3.6
23	Connie Hawkins C. Hawkins	1,598	1971-72	PHX	76	2,798	633	296	571	1,244	45.9	456	565	80.7	53.5	235	36.8	21.0	8.3	3.9
24	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	1,526	1971-72	ATL	82	3,187	1,049	262	593	1,089	54.5	340	581	58.5	56.7	255	38.9	18.6	12.8	3.2
25	Jim McMillian J. McMillian	1,503	1971-72	LAL	80	3,050	522	209	642	1,331	48.2	219	277	79.1	51.7	209	38.1	18.8	6.5	2.6