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1978 NBA Total Points Leaders

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George Gervin led the NBA in total points in 1978 with 2,365, 121 ahead of World Free (2,244). It stands 62nd among all single seasons in NBA history. It was one of 4 times George Gervin led in total points.

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George Gervin Led the NBA in 1978 George Gervin SAN
2,365 Total Points 121 clear of World Free
Showing Total Points and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team PTS GP MPG PPG
1 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 2,365 80 36.1 29.6
2 World Free SDC 2,244 78 37.9 28.8
3 Moses Malone HOU 2,031 82 41.3 24.8
4 Marques Johnson Marques Johnson MIL 1,972 77 36.1 25.6
5 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 1,941 81 32.6 24.0
6 Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore CHI 1,940 82 39.8 23.7
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 1,903 80 39.5 23.8
8 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 1,868 79 30.9 23.7
9 David Thompson David Thompson DEN 1,825 76 35.1 24.0
10 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 1,803 78 35.9 23.1
11 John Drew John Drew ATL 1,795 79 30.5 22.7
12 Larry Kenon SAN 1,791 81 36.4 22.1
13 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes WAS 1,789 82 37.9 21.8
14 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong KCK 1,778 82 34.6 21.7
15 Bernard King Bernard King NJN 1,769 82 34.9 21.6
16 George McGinnis George McGinnis DEN 1,715 76 33.6 22.6
17 Randy Smith SDC 1,678 82 37.9 20.5
18 Calvin Murphy Calvin Murphy HOU 1,660 82 35.9 20.2
19 John Williamson NJN 1,643 74 33.1 22.2
20 Campy Russell Campy Russell CLE 1,623 74 38.6 21.9
21 Bob Dandridge WAS 1,589 78 33.7 20.4
22 Brian Winters MIL 1,561 79 32.6 19.8
23 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes LAL 1,524 82 35.6 18.6
24 Tom Owens Tom Owens POR 1,520 82 34.0 18.5
25 Cedric Maxwell Cedric Maxwell BOS 1,518 80 37.1 19.0
26 M.L. Carr DET 1,497 80 40.1 18.7
27 Gus Williams SEA 1,457 76 29.8 19.2
28 Johnny Davis IND 1,444 79 37.6 18.3
29 Rudy Tomjanovich Rudy Tomjanovich HOU 1,408 74 35.7 19.0
30 Maurice Lucas Maurice Lucas POR 1,406 69 35.7 20.4
31 Norm Nixon LAL 1,404 82 38.4 17.1
32 Ricky Sobers IND 1,404 81 34.9 17.3
33 Ray Williams NYK 1,401 81 29.3 17.3
34 Austin Carr Austin Carr CLE 1,394 82 33.1 17.0
35 Dan Issel DEN 1,380 81 33.9 17.0
36 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 1,369 77 30.7 17.8
37 James Edwards James Edwards IND 1,366 82 31.1 16.7
38 Toby Knight NYK 1,363 82 32.5 16.6
39 Reggie Theus Reggie Theus CHI 1,338 82 33.6 16.3
40 Scott Wedman Scott Wedman KCK 1,338 73 34.2 18.3
41 Jim McElroy NOJ 1,337 79 34.2 16.9
42 John Lucas John Lucas GOS 1,324 82 37.7 16.2
43 John Long DET 1,319 82 30.5 16.1
44 Robert Parish GOS 1,304 76 31.7 17.2
45 Alex English IND 1,299 81 33.3 16.0
46 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma SEA 1,281 82 36.1 15.6
47 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson SEA 1,270 80 34.0 15.9
48 Junior Bridgeman Junior Bridgeman MIL 1,269 82 23.9 15.5
49 James Silas SAN 1,266 79 27.5 16.0
50 Mickey Johnson CHI 1,265 82 31.6 15.4
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