| NBA leaders: points - 1969-70 | ||||||
| Minimum 70 games | ||||||
| Player | G | FG | FT | PTS | PPG | |
| 1 | Jerry West (Los Angeles) | 74 | 831 | 647 | 2309 | 31.2 |
| 2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee) | 82 | 938 | 485 | 2361 | 28.8 |
| 3 | Elvin Hayes (San Diego) | 82 | 914 | 428 | 2256 | 27.5 |
| 4 | Billy Cunningham (Philadelphia) | 81 | 802 | 510 | 2114 | 26.1 |
| 5 | Lou Hudson (Atlanta) | 80 | 830 | 371 | 2031 | 25.4 |
| 6 | Connie Hawkins (Phoenix) | 81 | 709 | 577 | 1995 | 24.6 |
| 7 | Bob Rule (Seattle) | 80 | 789 | 387 | 1965 | 24.6 |
| 8 | John Havlicek (Boston) | 81 | 736 | 488 | 1960 | 24.2 |
| 9 | Earl Monroe (Baltimore) | 82 | 695 | 532 | 1922 | 23.4 |
| 10 | Dave Bing (Detroit) | 70 | 575 | 454 | 1604 | 22.9 |
| 11 | Tom Van Arsdale (Cincinnati) | 71 | 620 | 381 | 1621 | 22.8 |
| 12 | Jeff Mullins (San Francisco) | 74 | 656 | 320 | 1632 | 22.1 |
| 13 | Hal Greer (Philadelphia) | 80 | 705 | 352 | 1762 | 22.0 |
| 14 | Flynn Robinson (Milwaukee) | 81 | 663 | 439 | 1765 | 21.8 |
| 15 | Willis Reed (New York) | 81 | 702 | 351 | 1755 | 21.7 |
| 16 | Chet Walker (Chicago) | 78 | 596 | 483 | 1675 | 21.5 |
| 17 | Dick Van Arsdale (Phoenix) | 77 | 592 | 459 | 1643 | 21.3 |
| 18 | Joe Caldwell (Atlanta) | 82 | 674 | 379 | 1727 | 21.1 |
| 19 | Bob Love (Chicago) | 82 | 640 | 442 | 1722 | 21.0 |
| 20 | Walt Frazier (New York) | 77 | 600 | 409 | 1609 | 20.9 |
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| NBA leaders: points - 1970-71 | ||||||
| Minimum 70 games | ||||||
| Player | G | FG | FT | PTS | PPG | |
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee) | 82 | 1063 | 470 | 2596 | 31.7 |
| 2 | John Havlicek (Boston) | 81 | 892 | 554 | 2338 | 28.9 |
| 3 | Elvin Hayes (San Diego) | 82 | 948 | 454 | 2350 | 28.7 |
| 4 | Dave Bing (Detroit) | 82 | 799 | 615 | 2213 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Lou Hudson (Atlanta) | 76 | 829 | 381 | 2039 | 26.8 |
| 6 | Bob Love (Chicago) | 81 | 765 | 513 | 2043 | 25.2 |
| 7 | Geoff Petrie (Portland) | 82 | 784 | 463 | 2031 | 24.8 |
| 8 | Pete Maravich (Atlanta) | 81 | 738 | 404 | 1880 | 23.2 |
| 9 | Billy Cunningham (Philadelphia) | 81 | 702 | 455 | 1859 | 23.0 |
| 10 | Tom Van Arsdale (Cincinnati) | 82 | 749 | 377 | 1875 | 22.9 |
| 11 | Chet Walker (Chicago) | 81 | 650 | 480 | 1780 | 22.0 |
| 12 | Dick Van Arsdale (Phoenix) | 81 | 609 | 553 | 1771 | 21.9 |
| 13 | Walt Frazier (New York) | 80 | 651 | 434 | 1736 | 21.7 |
| 14 | Earl Monroe (Baltimore) | 81 | 663 | 406 | 1732 | 21.4 |
| 15 | Jo Jo White (Boston) | 75 | 693 | 215 | 1601 | 21.3 |
| 16 | Archie Clark (Philadelphia) | 82 | 662 | 422 | 1746 | 21.3 |
| 17 | Willis Reed (New York) | 73 | 614 | 299 | 1527 | 20.9 |
| 18 | Connie Hawkins (Phoenix) | 71 | 512 | 457 | 1481 | 20.9 |
| 19 | Jeff Mullins (San Francisco) | 75 | 630 | 302 | 1562 | 20.8 |
| 20 | Wilt Chamberlain (Los Angeles) | 82 | 668 | 360 | 1696 | 20.7 |
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| NBA leaders: points - 1971-72 | ||||||
| Minimum 70 games | ||||||
| Player | G | FG | FT | PTS | PPG | |
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee) | 81 | 1159 | 504 | 2822 | 34.8 |
| 2 | Nate Archibald (Cincinnati) | 76 | 734 | 677 | 2145 | 28.2 |
| 3 | John Havlicek (Boston) | 82 | 897 | 458 | 2252 | 27.5 |
| 4 | Spencer Haywood (Seattle) | 73 | 717 | 480 | 1914 | 26.2 |
| 5 | Gail Goodrich (Los Angeles) | 82 | 826 | 475 | 2127 | 25.9 |
| 6 | Bob Love (Chicago) | 79 | 819 | 399 | 2037 | 25.8 |
| 7 | Jerry West (Los Angeles) | 77 | 735 | 515 | 1985 | 25.8 |
| 8 | Bob Lanier (Detroit) | 80 | 834 | 388 | 2056 | 25.7 |
| 9 | Elvin Hayes (Houston) | 82 | 832 | 399 | 2063 | 25.2 |
| 10 | Archie Clark (Phi.-Bal.) | 77 | 712 | 514 | 1938 | 25.2 |
| 11 | Lou Hudson (Atlanta) | 77 | 775 | 349 | 1899 | 24.7 |
| 12 | Sidney Wicks (Portland) | 82 | 784 | 441 | 2009 | 24.5 |
| 13 | Billy Cunningham (Philadelphia) | 75 | 658 | 428 | 1744 | 23.3 |
| 14 | Walt Frazier (New York) | 77 | 669 | 450 | 1788 | 23.2 |
| 15 | Jo Jo White (Boston) | 79 | 770 | 285 | 1825 | 23.1 |
| 16 | Jack Marin (Baltimore) | 78 | 690 | 356 | 1736 | 22.3 |
| 17 | Chet Walker (Chicago) | 78 | 619 | 481 | 1719 | 22.0 |
| 18 | Jeff Mullins (Golden State) | 80 | 685 | 350 | 1720 | 21.5 |
| 19 | Cazzie Russell (Golden State) | 79 | 689 | 315 | 1693 | 21.4 |
| 20 | Nate Thurmond (Golden State) | 78 | 628 | 417 | 1673 | 21.4 |
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| NBA leaders: points - 1972-73 | ||||||
| Minimum 70 games | ||||||
| Player | G | FG | FT | PTS | PPG | |
| 1 | Nate Archibald (Kansas City-Omaha) | 80 | 1028 | 663 | 2719 | 34.0 |
| 2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee) | 76 | 982 | 328 | 2292 | 30.2 |
| 3 | Spencer Haywood (Seattle) | 77 | 889 | 473 | 2251 | 29.2 |
| 4 | Lou Hudson (Atlanta) | 75 | 816 | 397 | 2029 | 27.1 |
| 5 | Pete Maravich (Atlanta) | 79 | 789 | 485 | 2063 | 26.1 |
| 6 | Charlie Scott (Phoenix) | 81 | 806 | 436 | 2048 | 25.3 |
| 7 | Geoff Petrie (Portland) | 79 | 836 | 298 | 1970 | 24.9 |
| 8 | Gail Goodrich (Los Angeles) | 76 | 750 | 314 | 1814 | 23.9 |
| 9 | John Havlicek (Boston) | 80 | 766 | 370 | 1902 | 23.8 |
| 10 | Bob Lanier (Detroit) | 81 | 810 | 307 | 1927 | 23.8 |
| 11 | Sidney Wicks (Portland) | 80 | 761 | 384 | 1906 | 23.8 |
| 12 | Bob Love (Chicago) | 82 | 774 | 347 | 1895 | 23.1 |
| 13 | Dave Bing (Detroit) | 82 | 692 | 456 | 1840 | 22.4 |
| 14 | Rick Barry (Golden State) | 82 | 737 | 358 | 1832 | 22.3 |
| 15 | Elvin Hayes (Baltimore) | 81 | 713 | 291 | 1717 | 21.2 |
| 16 | Walt Frazier (New York) | 78 | 681 | 286 | 1648 | 21.1 |
| 17 | Austin Carr (Cleveland) | 82 | 702 | 281 | 1685 | 20.5 |
| 18 | Dave Cowens (Boston) | 82 | 740 | 204 | 1684 | 20.5 |
| 19 | Lenny Wilkens (Cleveland) | 75 | 572 | 394 | 1538 | 20.5 |
| 20 | Bob Dandridge (Milwaukee) | 73 | 638 | 198 | 1474 | 20.2 |
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| NBA leaders: points - 1973-74 | ||||||
| Minimum 70 games | ||||||
| Player | G | FG | FT | PTS | PPG | |
| 1 | Bob McAdoo (Buffalo) | 74 | 901 | 459 | 2261 | 30.6 |
| 2 | Pete Maravich (Atlanta) | 76 | 819 | 469 | 2107 | 27.7 |
| 3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee) | 81 | 948 | 295 | 2191 | 27.0 |
| 4 | Gail Goodrich (Los Angeles) | 82 | 784 | 508 | 2076 | 25.3 |
| 5 | Rick Barry (Golden State) | 80 | 796 | 417 | 2009 | 25.1 |
| 6 | Rudy Tomjanovich (Houston) | 80 | 788 | 385 | 1961 | 24.5 |
| 7 | Geoff Petrie (Portland) | 73 | 740 | 291 | 1771 | 24.3 |
| 8 | Spencer Haywood (Seattle) | 75 | 694 | 373 | 1761 | 23.5 |
| 9 | John Havlicek (Boston) | 76 | 685 | 346 | 1716 | 22.6 |
| 10 | Sidney Wicks (Portland) | 75 | 685 | 314 | 1684 | 22.5 |
| 11 | Bob Lanier (Detroit) | 81 | 748 | 326 | 1822 | 22.5 |
| 12 | Phil Chenier (Capital) | 76 | 697 | 274 | 1668 | 21.9 |
| 13 | Austin Carr (Cleveland) | 81 | 748 | 279 | 1775 | 21.9 |
| 14 | Bob Love (Chicago) | 82 | 731 | 323 | 1785 | 21.8 |
| 15 | Elvin Hayes (Capital) | 81 | 689 | 357 | 1735 | 21.4 |
| 16 | Fred Carter (Philadelphia) | 78 | 706 | 254 | 1666 | 21.4 |
| 17 | Walt Frazier (New York) | 80 | 674 | 295 | 1643 | 20.5 |
| 18 | Cazzie Russell (Golden State) | 82 | 738 | 208 | 1684 | 20.5 |
| 19 | Calvin Murphy (Houston) | 81 | 671 | 310 | 1652 | 20.4 |
| 20 | Tom Van Arsdale (Philadelphia) | 78 | 614 | 298 | 1526 | 19.6 |
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| NBA leaders: points - 1974-75 | ||||||
| Minimum 70 games or 1,400 NBA leaders: points | ||||||
| Player | G | FG | FT | PTS | PPG | |
| 1 | Bob McAdoo (Buffalo) | 82 | 1095 | 641 | 2831 | 34.5 |
| 2 | Rick Barry (Golden State) | 80 | 1028 | 394 | 2450 | 30.6 |
| 3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee) | 65 | 812 | 325 | 1949 | 30.0 |
| 4 | Nate Archibald (Kansas City-Omaha) | 82 | 759 | 652 | 2170 | 26.5 |
| 5 | Charlie Scott (Phoenix) | 69 | 703 | 274 | 1680 | 24.3 |
| 6 | Bob Lanier (Detroit) | 76 | 731 | 361 | 1823 | 24.0 |
| 7 | Elvin Hayes (Washington) | 82 | 739 | 409 | 1887 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Gail Goodrich (Los Angeles) | 72 | 656 | 318 | 1630 | 22.6 |
| 9 | Spencer Haywood (Seattle) | 68 | 608 | 309 | 1525 | 22.4 |
| 10 | Fred Carter (Philadelphia) | 77 | 715 | 256 | 1686 | 21.9 |
| 11 | Phil Chenier (Washington) | 77 | 690 | 301 | 1681 | 21.8 |
| 12 | Sidney Wicks (Portland) | 82 | 692 | 394 | 1778 | 21.7 |
| 13 | Pete Maravich (New Orleans) | 79 | 655 | 390 | 1700 | 21.5 |
| 14 | Walt Frazier (New York) | 78 | 672 | 331 | 1675 | 21.5 |
| 15 | Fred Brown (Seattle) | 81 | 737 | 226 | 1700 | 21.0 |
| 16 | Earl Monroe (New York) | 78 | 668 | 297 | 1633 | 20.9 |
| 17 | Rudy Tomjanovich (Houston) | 81 | 694 | 289 | 1677 | 20.7 |
| 18 | Bob Dandridge (Milwaukee) | 80 | 691 | 211 | 1593 | 19.9 |
| 19 | Billy Cunningham (Philadelphia) | 80 | 609 | 345 | 1563 | 19.5 |
| 20 | Chet Walker (Chicago) | 76 | 524 | 413 | 1461 | 19.2 |
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| NBA leaders: points - 1975-76 | ||||||
| Minimum 70 games or 1,400 NBA leaders: points | ||||||
| Player | G | FG | FT | PTS | PPG | |
| 1 | Bob McAdoo (Buffalo) | 78 | 934 | 559 | 2427 | 31.1 |
| 2 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles) | 82 | 914 | 447 | 2275 | 27.7 |
| 3 | Pete Maravich (New Orleans) | 62 | 604 | 396 | 1604 | 25.9 |
| 4 | Nate Archibald (Kansas City) | 78 | 717 | 501 | 1935 | 24.8 |
| 5 | Fred Brown (Seattle) | 76 | 742 | 273 | 1757 | 23.1 |
| 6 | George McGinnis (Philadelphia) | 77 | 647 | 475 | 1769 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Randy Smith (Buffalo) | 82 | 702 | 383 | 1787 | 21.8 |
| 8 | John Drew (Atlanta) | 77 | 586 | 488 | 1660 | 21.6 |
| 9 | Bob Dandridge (Milwaukee) | 73 | 650 | 271 | 1571 | 21.5 |
| 10 | Rick Barry (Golden State) | 81 | 707 | 287 | 1701 | 21.0 |
| 11 | Calvin Murphy (Houston) | 82 | 675 | 372 | 1722 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Doug Collins (Philadelphia) | 77 | 614 | 372 | 1600 | 20.8 |
| 13 | Earl Monroe (New York) | 76 | 647 | 280 | 1574 | 20.7 |
| 14 | Paul Westphal (Phoenix) | 82 | 657 | 365 | 1679 | 20.5 |
| 15 | Phil Smith (Golden State) | 82 | 659 | 323 | 1641 | 20.0 |
| 16 | Phil Chenier (Washington) | 80 | 654 | 282 | 1590 | 19.9 |
| 17 | Spencer Haywood (New York) | 78 | 605 | 339 | 1549 | 19.9 |
| 18 | Elvin Hayes (Washington) | 80 | 649 | 287 | 1585 | 19.8 |
| 19 | Gail Goodrich (Los Angeles) | 75 | 583 | 293 | 1459 | 19.5 |
| 20 | Bob Love (Chicago) | 76 | 543 | 362 | 1448 | 19.1 |
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| NBA leaders: points - 1976-77 | ||||||
| Minimum 70 games or 1,400 NBA leaders: points | ||||||
| Player | G | FG | FT | PTS | PPG | |
| 1 | Pete Maravich (New Orleans) | 73 | 886 | 501 | 2273 | 31.1 |
| 2 | Billy Knight (Indiana) | 78 | 831 | 413 | 2075 | 26.6 |
| 3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles) | 82 | 888 | 376 | 2152 | 26.2 |
| 4 | David Thompson (Denver) | 82 | 824 | 477 | 2125 | 25.9 |
| 5 | Bob McAdoo (Buf.-NY-K) | 72 | 740 | 381 | 1861 | 25.8 |
| 6 | Bob Lanier (Detroit) | 64 | 678 | 260 | 1616 | 25.3 |
| 7 | John Drew (Atlanta) | 74 | 689 | 412 | 1790 | 24.2 |
| 8 | Elvin Hayes (Washington) | 82 | 760 | 422 | 1942 | 23.7 |
| 9 | George Gervin (San Antonio) | 82 | 726 | 443 | 1895 | 23.1 |
| 10 | Dan Issel (Denver) | 79 | 660 | 445 | 1765 | 22.3 |
| 11 | Ron Boone (Kansas City) | 82 | 747 | 324 | 1818 | 22.2 |
| 12 | Larry Kenon (San Antonio) | 78 | 706 | 293 | 1705 | 21.9 |
| 13 | Rick Barry (Golden State) | 79 | 682 | 359 | 1723 | 21.8 |
| 14 | Rudy Tomjanovich (Houston) | 81 | 733 | 287 | 1753 | 21.6 |
| 15 | Julius Erving (Philadelphia) | 82 | 685 | 400 | 1770 | 21.6 |
| 16 | George McGinnis (Philadelphia) | 79 | 659 | 372 | 1690 | 21.4 |
| 17 | Paul Westphal (Phoenix) | 81 | 682 | 362 | 1726 | 21.3 |
| 18 | John Williamson (NY-N-Ind.) | 72 | 618 | 259 | 1495 | 20.8 |
| 19 | Bob Dandridge (Milwaukee) | 70 | 585 | 283 | 1453 | 20.8 |
| 20 | Randy Smith (Buffalo) | 82 | 702 | 294 | 1698 | 20.7 |
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| NBA leaders: points - 1977-78 | ||||||
| Minimum 70 games or 1,400 NBA leaders: points | ||||||
| Player | G | FG | FT | PTS | PPG | |
| 1 | George Gervin (San Antonio) | 82 | 864 | 504 | 2232 | 27.21 |
| 2 | David Thompson (Denver) | 80 | 826 | 520 | 2172 | 27.15 |
| 3 | Bob McAdoo (New York) | 79 | 814 | 469 | 2097 | 26.5 |
| 4 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles) | 62 | 663 | 274 | 1600 | 25.8 |
| 5 | Calvin Murphy (Houston) | 76 | 852 | 245 | 1949 | 25.6 |
| 6 | Paul Westphal (Phoenix) | 80 | 809 | 396 | 2014 | 25.2 |
| 7 | Randy Smith (Buffalo) | 82 | 789 | 443 | 2021 | 24.6 |
| 8 | Bob Lanier (Detroit) | 63 | 622 | 298 | 1542 | 24.5 |
| 9 | Bernard King (New Jersey) | 79 | 798 | 313 | 1909 | 24.2 |
| 10 | Walter Davis (Phoenix) | 81 | 786 | 387 | 1959 | 24.2 |
| 11 | John Williamson (Ind.-N.J.) | 75 | 723 | 331 | 1777 | 23.7 |
| 12 | John Drew (Atlanta) | 70 | 593 | 437 | 1623 | 23.2 |
| 13 | Rick Barry (Golden State) | 82 | 760 | 378 | 1898 | 23.1 |
| 14 | Artis Gilmore (Chicago) | 82 | 704 | 471 | 1879 | 22.9 |
| 15 | Truck Robinson (New Orleans) | 82 | 748 | 366 | 1862 | 22.7 |
| 16 | Adrian Dantley (Ind.-L.A.) | 79 | 578 | 541 | 1697 | 21.5 |
| 17 | Dan Issel (Denver) | 82 | 659 | 428 | 1746 | 21.3 |
| 18 | Julius Erving (Philadelphia) | 74 | 611 | 306 | 1528 | 20.6 |
| 19 | Larry Kenon (San Antonio) | 81 | 698 | 276 | 1672 | 20.6 |
| 20 | George McGinnis (Philadelphia) | 78 | 588 | 411 | 1587 | 20.3 |
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| NBA leaders: points - 1978-79 | ||||||
| Minimum 70 games or 1,400 NBA leaders: points | ||||||
| Player | G | FG | FT | PTS | PPG | |
| 1 | George Gervin (San Antonio) | 80 | 947 | 471 | 2365 | 29.6 |
| 2 | World B. Free (San Diego) | 78 | 795 | 654 | 2244 | 28.8 |
| 3 | Marques Johnson (Milwaukee) | 77 | 820 | 332 | 1972 | 25.6 |
| 4 | Bob McAdoo (N.Y.-Bos.) | 60 | 596 | 295 | 1487 | 24.8 |
| 5 | Moses Malone (Houston) | 82 | 716 | 599 | 2031 | 24.8 |
| 6 | David Thompson (Denver) | 76 | 693 | 439 | 1825 | 24.0 |
| 7 | Paul Westphal (Phoenix) | 81 | 801 | 339 | 1941 | 24.0 |
| 8 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Los Angeles) | 80 | 777 | 349 | 1903 | 23.8 |
| 9 | Artis Gilmore (Chicago) | 82 | 753 | 434 | 1940 | 23.7 |
| 10 | Walter Davis (Phoenix) | 79 | 764 | 340 | 1868 | 23.6 |
| 11 | Julius Erving (Philadelphia) | 78 | 715 | 373 | 1803 | 23.1 |
| 12 | John Drew (Atlanta) | 79 | 650 | 495 | 1795 | 22.7 |
| 13 | George McGinnis (Denver) | 76 | 603 | 509 | 1715 | 22.6 |
| 14 | John Williamson (New Jersey) | 74 | 635 | 373 | 1643 | 22.2 |
| 15 | Larry Kenon (San Antonio) | 81 | 748 | 295 | 1791 | 22.1 |
| 16 | Campy Russell (Cleveland) | 74 | 603 | 417 | 1623 | 21.9 |
| 17 | Elvin Hayes (Washington) | 82 | 720 | 349 | 1789 | 21.8 |
| 18 | Otis Birdsong (Kansas City) | 82 | 741 | 296 | 1778 | 21.7 |
| 19 | Bernard King (New Jersey) | 82 | 710 | 349 | 1769 | 21.6 |
| 20 | Truck Robinson (N.O.-Pho.) | 69 | 566 | 324 | 1456 | 21.1 |
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