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1978-1979 NBA Points per Game Leaders

Points scored per game

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George Gervin led the NBA in points per game with 29.6 in the 1978-1979 season, 0.8 ahead of World Free (28.8). It was one of 4 times George Gervin led in points per game.

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George Gervin Led the NBA in 1978-1979 George Gervin SAN
29.6 Points per Game 0.8 clear of World Free
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# Player Team PPG GP MPG PTS
1 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 29.6 80 36.1 2,365
2 World Free World Free SDC 28.8 78 37.9 2,244
3 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 25.6 77 36.1 1,972
4 Moses Malone Moses Malone HOU 24.8 82 41.3 2,031
5 David Thompson David Thompson DEN 24.0 76 35.1 1,825
6 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 24.0 81 32.6 1,941
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 23.8 80 39.5 1,903
8 Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore CHI 23.7 82 39.8 1,940
9 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 23.6 79 30.8 1,868
10 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 23.1 78 35.9 1,803
11 John Drew John Drew ATL 22.7 79 30.5 1,795
12 George McGinnis George McGinnis DEN 22.6 76 33.6 1,715
13 John Williamson NJN 22.2 74 33.1 1,643
14 Larry Kenon SAN 22.1 81 36.4 1,791
15 Campy Russell Campy Russell CLE 21.9 74 38.6 1,623
16 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes WAS 21.8 82 37.9 1,789
17 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong KCK 21.7 82 34.6 1,778
18 Bernard King Bernard King NJN 21.6 82 34.9 1,769
19 Randy Smith Randy Smith SDC 20.5 82 37.9 1,678
20 Maurice Lucas Maurice Lucas POR 20.4 69 35.7 1,406
21 Bob Dandridge WAS 20.4 78 33.7 1,589
22 Calvin Murphy Calvin Murphy HOU 20.2 82 35.9 1,660
23 Phil Smith Phil Smith GOS 19.9 59 38.8 1,172
24 Brian Winters MIL 19.8 79 32.6 1,561
25 Gus Williams Gus Williams SEA 19.2 76 29.8 1,457
26 Rudy Tomjanovich Rudy Tomjanovich HOU 19.0 74 35.7 1,408
27 Cedric Maxwell Cedric Maxwell BOS 19.0 80 37.1 1,518
28 M.L. Carr DET 18.7 80 40.1 1,497
29 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes LAL 18.6 82 35.5 1,524
30 Tom Owens Tom Owens POR 18.5 82 34.0 1,520
31 Scott Wedman Scott Wedman KCK 18.3 73 34.2 1,338
32 Johnny Davis IND 18.3 79 37.6 1,444
33 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 17.8 77 30.7 1,369
34 Ricky Sobers Ricky Sobers IND 17.3 81 34.9 1,404
35 Adrian Dantley Adrian Dantley LAL 17.3 60 29.6 1,040
36 Ray Williams Ray Williams NYK 17.3 81 29.3 1,401
37 Robert Parish Robert Parish GOS 17.2 76 31.7 1,304
38 Norm Nixon Norm Nixon LAL 17.1 82 38.4 1,404
39 Dan Issel Dan Issel DEN 17.0 81 33.9 1,380
40 Austin Carr Austin Carr CLE 17.0 82 33.1 1,394
41 Jim McElroy NOJ 16.9 79 34.2 1,337
42 James Edwards James Edwards IND 16.7 82 31.0 1,366
43 Toby Knight NYK 16.6 82 32.5 1,363
44 Dave Cowens Dave Cowens BOS 16.6 68 37.0 1,127
45 Reggie Theus Reggie Theus CHI 16.3 82 33.6 1,338
46 John Lucas John Lucas GOS 16.1 82 37.7 1,324
47 John Long DET 16.1 82 30.5 1,319
48 Alex English Alex English IND 16.0 81 33.3 1,299
49 James Silas SAN 16.0 79 27.5 1,266
50 Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson ATL 16.0 78 30.9 1,245
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