1972 NBA Leaders
Who led the NBA in 1972, in every category NBA records. Final.
Playmaking
Assists per Game
APG- 1 Nate Archibald 11.4
- 2 Jerry West 8.8
- 3 Lenny Wilkens 8.4
- 4 Dave Bing 7.8
- 5 Oscar Robertson 7.6
Total Assists
AST- 1 Nate Archibald 910
- 2 Dave Bing 637
- 3 Lenny Wilkens 628
- 4 Jerry West 607
- 5 Norm Van Lier 567
Shooting
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain 72.7%
- 2 Matt Guokas 57.0%
- 3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 55.4%
- 4 Curtis Rowe 52.0%
- 5 Jim Fox 51.6%
- 1 Rick Barry 90.2%
- 2 Calvin Murphy 88.9%
- 3 Mike Newlin 88.6%
- 4 Jimmy Walker 88.4%
- 5 Bill Bradley 87.1%
Scoring
Points per Game
PPG- 1 Nate Archibald 34.0
- 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.2
- 3 Spencer Haywood 29.2
- 4 Lou Hudson 27.1
- 5 Pete Maravich 26.1
Total Points
PTS- 1 Nate Archibald 2,719
- 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,292
- 3 Spencer Haywood 2,251
- 4 Pete Maravich 2,063
- 5 Charlie Scott 2,048
Rebounding
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain 18.6
- 2 Nate Thurmond 17.1
- 3 Dave Cowens 16.2
- 4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.1
- 5 Wes Unseld 16.0
Total Rebounds
REB- 1 Wilt Chamberlain 1,526
- 2 Nate Thurmond 1,349
- 3 Dave Cowens 1,329
- 4 Wes Unseld 1,260
- 5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,224
Other seasons
The same page, for the years either side.