League Leaders

1971 Points per Game Leaders

Points scored per game

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# Player Team GP MPG PTS PPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM FTM FT%
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 81 44.2 2,822 34.8 1,159 2,019 57.4% 504 68.9%
2 Nate Archibald CIN 76 43.1 2,145 28.2 734 1,511 48.6% 677 82.2%
3 John Havlicek BOS 82 45.1 2,252 27.5 897 1,957 45.8% 458 83.4%
4 Spencer Haywood SEA 73 43.4 1,914 26.2 717 1,557 46.1% 480 81.9%
5 Gail Goodrich LAL 82 37.1 2,127 25.9 826 1,695 48.7% 475 85.0%
6 Bob Love CHI 79 39.3 2,037 25.8 819 1,854 44.2% 399 78.4%
7 Jerry West LAL 77 38.6 1,985 25.8 735 1,540 47.7% 515 81.4%
8 Bob Lanier DET 80 38.7 2,056 25.7 834 1,690 49.4% 388 76.8%
9 Elvin Hayes HOU 82 42.2 2,063 25.2 832 1,918 43.4% 399 64.9%
10 Lou Hudson ATL 77 39.5 1,899 24.7 775 1,540 50.3% 349 81.2%
11 Sidney Wicks POR 82 39.6 2,009 24.5 784 1,837 42.7% 441 71.0%
12 Billy Cunningham PHL 75 38.7 1,744 23.3 658 1,428 46.1% 428 71.2%
13 Walt Frazier NYK 77 40.6 1,788 23.2 669 1,307 51.2% 450 80.8%
14 Jojo White BOS 79 41.3 1,825 23.1 770 1,788 43.1% 285 83.1%
15 Jack Marin BLT 78 37.5 1,736 22.3 690 1,444 47.8% 356 89.5%
16 Chet Walker CHI 78 33.2 1,719 22.0 619 1,225 50.5% 481 84.7%
17 Jeff Mullins GOS 80 40.2 1,720 21.5 685 1,466 46.7% 350 79.4%
18 Nate Thurmond GOS 78 43.1 1,673 21.5 628 1,454 43.2% 417 74.3%
19 Cazzie Russell GOS 79 36.7 1,693 21.4 689 1,514 45.5% 315 83.3%
20 Jimmy Walker DET 78 39.5 1,665 21.4 634 1,386 45.7% 397 82.7%
21 Connie Hawkins PHX 76 36.8 1,598 21.0 571 1,244 45.9% 456 80.7%
22 Dick Van Arsdale PHX 82 37.8 1,619 19.7 545 1,178 46.3% 529 84.5%
23 Pete Maravich ATL 66 34.9 1,275 19.3 460 1,077 42.7% 355 81.1%
24 Tom Van Arsdale CIN 73 35.6 1,399 19.2 550 1,205 45.6% 299 75.5%
25 Bob Kauffman BUF 77 41.6 1,457 18.9 558 1,123 49.7% 341 79.5%
26 Geoff Petrie POR 60 35.9 1,132 18.9 465 1,115 41.7% 202 78.9%
27 Dave Cowens BOS 79 40.3 1,489 18.9 657 1,357 48.4% 175 72.0%
28 Jim McMillian LAL 80 38.1 1,503 18.8 642 1,331 48.2% 219 79.1%
29 Walt Bellamy ATL 82 38.9 1,526 18.6 593 1,089 54.5% 340 58.5%
30 Stu Lantz HOU 81 38.2 1,501 18.5 557 1,279 43.6% 387 83.8%
31 Bob Dandridge MIL 80 37.0 1,475 18.4 630 1,264 49.8% 215 73.9%
32 Calvin Murphy HOU 82 31.0 1,491 18.2 571 1,255 45.5% 349 89.0%
33 Lenny Wilkens SEA 80 37.4 1,438 18.0 479 1,027 46.6% 480 77.4%
34 Paul Silas PHX 80 38.5 1,403 17.5 485 1,031 47.0% 433 77.3%
35 Oscar Robertson MIL 64 37.3 1,114 17.4 419 887 47.2% 276 83.6%
36 Elmore Smith BUF 78 40.9 1,352 17.3 579 1,275 45.4% 194 53.4%
37 John Johnson CLE 82 37.1 1,391 17.0 557 1,286 43.3% 277 78.5%
38 Jerry Lucas NYK 77 38.0 1,283 16.7 543 1,060 51.2% 197 79.1%
39 Dick Snyder SEA 73 34.7 1,210 16.6 496 937 52.9% 218 84.2%
40 Jerry Sloan CHI 82 37.0 1,328 16.2 535 1,206 44.4% 258 66.0%
41 Walt Hazzard BUF 72 33.2 1,137 15.8 450 998 45.1% 237 78.2%
42 Clem Haskins PHX 79 31.1 1,238 15.7 509 1,054 48.3% 220 85.3%
43 Neal Walk PHX 81 26.4 1,268 15.7 506 1,057 47.9% 256 74.4%
44 Dave DeBusschere NYK 80 38.4 1,233 15.4 520 1,218 42.7% 193 72.8%
45 Butch Beard CLE 68 35.8 1,048 15.4 394 849 46.4% 260 76.0%
46 Bill Bradley NYK 78 35.6 1,177 15.1 504 1,085 46.5% 169 84.9%
47 Rudy Tomjanovich HOU 78 34.5 1,172 15.0 500 1,010 49.5% 172 72.3%
48 Bingo Smith CLE 82 33.3 1,232 15.0 527 1,190 44.3% 178 79.5%
49 Wilt Chamberlain LAL 82 42.3 1,213 14.8 496 764 64.9% 221 42.2%
50 Stan McKenzie POR 82 24.8 1,135 13.8 410 834 49.2% 315 83.1%
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