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Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1971-1972 NBA Season, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers.
Regular Season Leaders |
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Points |
| per Game |
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34.8 ppg
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Milwaukee Bucks) |
|
Rebounds |
| per Game |
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19.2 rpg
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Wilt Chamberlain
(Los Angeles Lakers) |
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Assists |
| per Game |
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9.7 apg
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Jerry West
(Los Angeles Lakers) |
|
Steals |
| per Game |
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* the NBA didn't record steals previous to the 1973-74 season. |
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Blocks |
| per Game |
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* the NBA didn't record blocks previous to the 1973-74 season. |
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Regular Season Leaders Details |
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Points per Game |
| Rnk |
Player |
Points |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
34.8 ppg |
|
Bucks |
| 2. |
Tiny Archibald |
28.2 ppg |
|
Royals |
| 3. |
John Havlicek |
27.5 ppg |
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Celtics |
| 4. |
Spencer Haywood |
26.2 ppg |
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Supersonics |
| 5. |
Gail Goodrich |
25.9 ppg |
|
Lakers |
|
Rebounds per Game |
| Rnk |
Player |
Rebounds |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Wilt Chamberlain |
19.2 rpg |
|
Lakers |
| 2. |
Wes Unseld |
17.6 rpg |
|
Bullets |
| 3. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
16.6 rpg |
|
Bucks |
| 4. |
Nate Thurmond |
16.1 rpg |
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Warriors |
| 5. |
Dave Cowens |
15.2 rpg |
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Celtics |
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Assists per Game |
| Rnk |
Player |
Assists |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Jerry West |
9.7 apg |
|
Lakers |
| 2. |
Lenny Wilkens |
9.6 apg |
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Supersonics |
| 3. |
Tiny Archibald |
9.2 apg |
|
Royals |
| 4. |
Archie Clark |
8.0 apg |
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combined teams |
| 5. |
John Havlicek |
7.5 apg |
|
Celtics |
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Total Points |
| Rnk |
Player |
Points |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
2,822 pts |
|
Bucks |
| 2. |
John Havlicek |
2,252 pts |
|
Celtics |
| 3. |
Tiny Archibald |
2,145 pts |
|
Royals |
| 4. |
Gail Goodrich |
2,127 pts |
|
Lakers |
| 5. |
Elvin Hayes |
2,063 pts |
|
Rockets |
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Total Rebounds |
| Rnk |
Player |
Rebounds |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Wilt Chamberlain |
1,572 reb |
|
Lakers |
| 2. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
1,346 reb |
|
Bucks |
| 3. |
Wes Unseld |
1,336 reb |
|
Bullets |
| 4. |
Nate Thurmond |
1,252 reb |
|
Warriors |
| 5. |
Dave Cowens |
1,203 reb |
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Celtics |
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Total Assists |
| Rnk |
Player |
Assists |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Lenny Wilkens |
766 ast |
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Supersonics |
| 2. |
Jerry West |
747 ast |
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Lakers |
| 3. |
Tiny Archibald |
701 ast |
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Royals |
| 4. |
John Havlicek |
614 ast |
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Celtics |
| 5. |
Archie Clark |
613 ast |
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combined teams |
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