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1972 NBA Points per Game Leaders

Points scored per game

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Nate Archibald led the NBA in points per game in 1972 with 34.0, 3.8 ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30.2). It stands 16th among all single seasons in NBA history.

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Nate Archibald Led the NBA in 1972 Nate Archibald KCK
34.0 Points per Game 3.8 clear of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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# Player Team PPG GP MPG PTS
1 Nate Archibald Nate Archibald KCK 34.0 80 46.0 2,719
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 30.2 76 42.8 2,292
3 Spencer Haywood SEA 29.2 77 42.3 2,251
4 Lou Hudson ATL 27.1 75 40.4 2,029
5 Pete Maravich Pete Maravich ATL 26.1 79 39.1 2,063
6 Charlie Scott Charlie Scott PHX 25.3 81 37.8 2,048
7 Geoff Petrie Geoff Petrie POR 24.9 79 39.7 1,970
8 Gail Goodrich Gail Goodrich LAL 23.9 76 35.5 1,814
9 Sidney Wicks Sidney Wicks POR 23.8 80 39.4 1,906
10 Bob Lanier DET 23.8 81 38.9 1,927
11 John Havlicek John Havlicek BOS 23.8 80 42.1 1,902
12 Bob Love Bob Love CHI 23.1 82 37.0 1,895
13 Jerry West Jerry West LAL 22.8 69 35.7 1,575
14 Dave Bing Dave Bing DET 22.4 82 41.0 1,840
15 Rick Barry Rick Barry GOS 22.3 82 37.5 1,832
16 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes BLT 21.2 81 41.3 1,717
17 Walt Frazier Walt Frazier NYK 21.1 78 40.8 1,648
18 Austin Carr Austin Carr CLE 20.6 82 37.8 1,685
19 Dave Cowens Dave Cowens BOS 20.5 82 41.8 1,684
20 Lenny Wilkens Lenny Wilkens CLE 20.5 75 39.6 1,538
21 Neal Walk Neal Walk PHX 20.2 81 38.4 1,635
22 Bob Dandridge MIL 20.2 73 39.1 1,474
23 Fred Carter PHL 20.0 81 37.0 1,617
24 Chet Walker Chet Walker CHI 19.9 79 31.1 1,570
25 Phil Chenier Phil Chenier BLT 19.7 71 39.1 1,398
26 Jojo White Jojo White BOS 19.7 82 39.6 1,612
27 Rudy Tomjanovich Rudy Tomjanovich HOU 19.3 81 36.7 1,560
28 Jim McMillian Jim McMillian LAL 18.9 81 36.5 1,533
29 Jack Marin Jack Marin HOU 18.5 81 37.3 1,496
30 Dick Van Arsdale Dick Van Arsdale PHX 18.4 81 36.8 1,490
31 Elmore Smith Elmore Smith BUF 18.3 76 37.2 1,388
32 Mike Riordan BLT 18.1 82 42.3 1,483
33 Bob McAdoo Bob McAdoo BUF 18.0 80 32.0 1,441
34 Jimmy Walker Jimmy Walker HOU 18.0 81 38.0 1,454
35 Jeff Mullins Jeff Mullins GOS 17.8 81 37.1 1,445
36 Bob Kauffman Bob Kauffman BUF 17.5 77 39.6 1,350
37 Nate Thurmond Nate Thurmond GOS 17.1 79 43.3 1,349
38 Mike Newlin Mike Newlin HOU 17.0 82 32.4 1,395
39 Dave DeBusschere Dave DeBusschere NYK 16.3 77 36.7 1,258
40 Walt Bellamy Walt Bellamy ATL 16.1 74 37.9 1,193
41 Curtis Rowe Curtis Rowe DET 16.1 81 37.2 1,304
42 Bill Bradley Bill Bradley NYK 16.1 82 36.6 1,319
43 Connie Hawkins Connie Hawkins PHX 16.1 75 36.9 1,204
44 Cazzie Russell Cazzie Russell GOS 15.7 80 30.4 1,254
45 Earl Monroe NYK 15.5 75 31.6 1,163
46 Oscar Robertson Oscar Robertson MIL 15.5 73 37.5 1,130
47 Lucius Allen Lucius Allen MIL 15.5 80 33.7 1,237
48 Randy Smith BUF 14.8 82 31.7 1,214
49 John Johnson John Johnson CLE 14.4 82 34.3 1,183
50 Herm Gilliam ATL 14.0 76 36.1 1,065
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