highest ppg in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put up the most points per game, with 28.6 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in the 1970s
NAME PPG GP MPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.6
773
41.1
14.8
4.5
1.3
3.5
11.8
21.5
55.1
5.0
7.1
70.6
58.3
3.1
11.0
3.5
31,771
22,141
11,460
3,440
576
1,595
490
2,399
2 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
27.4
525
39.7
12.2
2.8
1.2
2.0
10.8
21.2
50.9
5.9
7.8
75.6
55.7
3.1
9.7
4.1
20,825
14,405
6,421
1,474
529
872
563
1,832
3 George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.6
244
34.6
5.2
3.1
1.5
1.3
10.4
19.2
54.0
5.8
7.0
83.0
59.6
1.6
3.6
3.7
8,450
6,492
1,274
759
378
305
592
816
4 Jerry West
J. West
26.1
320
38.6
4.3
8.7
2.6
0.7
9.6
19.9
48.4
6.8
8.3
82.1
55.4
1.0
2.8
12,351
8,357
1,390
2,769
81
23
767
5 David Thompson
D. Thompson
25.7
238
36.5
4.2
3.9
1.2
1.0
9.8
19.2
51.3
6.0
7.9
76.6
56.8
1.7
2.5
2.8
8,696
6,122
998
924
276
234
431
629
6 Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
25.0
615
38.0
4.3
5.7
1.4
0.3
9.7
21.9
44.1
5.6
6.9
81.9
50.0
1.1
3.5
4.5
23,352
15,359
2,669
3,480
563
102
448
1,786
7 Walter Davis
W. Davis
23.9
160
31.4
5.4
3.8
1.6
0.3
9.7
17.9
54.3
4.5
5.5
83.1
59.0
1.7
3.7
3.6
5,027
3,827
857
612
260
46
576
492
8 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
23.2
815
41.5
14.2
2.1
1.2
2.5
9.3
20.7
45.1
4.6
6.7
67.7
49.1
3.5
9.7
2.8
33,863
18,922
11,565
1,685
606
1,198
464
2,676
9 Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
23.0
536
38.2
2.6
7.6
1.4
0.2
8.3
17.9
46.5
6.4
7.8
82.1
54.0
0.6
1.7
2.9
20,459
12,351
1,390
4,077
415
46
197
1,264
10 Bernard King
B. King
22.8
161
37.0
8.8
3.0
1.5
0.5
9.4
18.8
49.9
4.1
6.7
61.2
52.5
3.2
5.6
3.9
5,951
3,678
1,420
488
240
75
634
628
11 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
22.8
644
36.1
11.9
3.3
1.2
2.0
9.3
18.3
50.6
4.3
5.6
77.5
55.1
3.2
8.5
3.4
23,248
14,686
7,690
2,134
466
799
400
2,100
12 Rick Barry
R. Barry
22.5
564
37.0
6.0
5.8
2.1
0.5
9.2
20.3
45.1
4.2
4.6
91.3
50.4
0.9
4.5
2.6
20,844
12,695
3,368
3,294
1,024
241
422
1,527
13 Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
22.5
157
35.3
9.1
2.7
1.3
1.2
9.2
17.2
53.7
4.0
5.4
74.8
57.5
3.2
5.9
2.2
5,544
3,529
1,433
424
208
192
345
407
14 Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
22.4
337
37.6
11.4
5.2
1.2
0.5
8.5
18.8
45.4
5.4
7.3
73.6
51.0
1.6
7.1
12,683
7,554
3,838
1,739
115
45
1,281
15 John Williamson
J. Williamson
22.2
221
34.7
2.8
3.0
1.3
0.2
8.9
19.7
45.3
4.4
5.2
83.2
50.4
0.7
2.1
3.1
7,663
4,915
616
670
290
35
461
697
16 Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
22.0
570
37.2
10.7
2.0
0.7
1.2
8.7
18.8
46.5
4.5
5.6
80.0
51.7
2.9
6.8
2.5
21,195
12,534
6,087
1,164
263
477
340
1,627
17 John Drew
J. Drew
22.0
378
31.6
8.5
1.8
1.6
0.4
8.1
17.0
47.4
5.9
8.0
73.3
53.6
3.6
4.9
2.8
11,941
8,310
3,204
681
606
141
421
1,389
18 John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
21.9
719
39.8
6.4
5.8
1.2
0.3
8.7
19.1
45.4
4.5
5.4
83.9
50.9
1.5
3.5
2.5
28,643
15,747
4,603
4,185
476
117
204
1,813
19 Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
21.8
446
37.6
2.8
4.6
1.1
0.1
8.9
19.5
45.5
4.0
5.0
80.5
50.2
0.6
2.0
16,787
9,732
1,271
2,057
247
33
1,075
20 George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
21.8
310
34.8
11.5
4.0
2.0
0.5
8.1
17.9
45.1
5.7
8.2
69.9
50.9
3.6
7.8
4.3
10,800
6,761
3,552
1,238
627
157
658
1,241
21 Julius Erving
J. Erving
21.8
234
34.9
7.4
4.0
1.8
1.3
8.6
17.3
49.7
4.6
5.9
78.3
54.8
2.4
5.0
3.6
8,171
5,101
1,740
942
427
310
553
665
22 Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
21.7
246
37.4
12.9
3.0
0.6
2.2
8.2
14.9
55.4
5.3
7.5
70.1
59.8
3.8
9.2
4.1
9,209
5,346
3,184
736
136
540
676
807
23 Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
21.5
240
36.5
10.2
3.5
1.8
0.4
9.0
18.1
49.5
3.6
4.3
84.0
53.9
3.3
6.9
3.6
8,752
5,168
2,442
832
436
103
579
591
24 Bob Love
B. Love
21.1
602
37.3
6.7
1.7
0.8
0.2
8.3
19.2
43.0
4.6
5.6
81.8
48.7
2.0
3.7
22,436
12,705
4,037
1,002
232
56
1,777
25 Joe Caldwell
J. Caldwell
21.1
82
34.8
5.0
3.5
8.2
16.2
50.7
4.6
6.7
68.8
54.9
2,857
1,727
407
287
255

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
16
1
.941
2
Celtics Celtics
13
3
.813
2.5
3
Magic Magic
11
7
.611
5.5
4
Knicks Knicks
9
7
.563
6.5
5
Bucks Bucks
8
9
.471
8.0
6
Heat Heat
6
7
.462
8.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Warriors Warriors
12
4
.750
2
Thunder Thunder
12
4
.750
3
Rockets Rockets
12
6
.667
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
10
6
.625
2.0
5
Clippers Clippers
10
7
.588
2.5
6
Grizzlies Grizzlies
10
7
.588
2.5

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
11/22
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
127-102
Fri
11/22
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
94-104
Fri
11/22
CHA CHA
@
MIL MIL
119-125
Fri
11/22
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
104-98
Fri
11/22
MEM MEM
@
CHI CHI
142-131

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
11/27
TOR TOR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Wed
11/27
DET DET
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Wed
11/27
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Wed
11/27
NYK NYK
@
DAL DAL
7:30 PM
Wed
11/27
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM