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1972-73 NBA Season: League Leaders Summary.

Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1972-1973 NBA Season, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers

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Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1972-1973 NBA Season, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers.

NBA Season and Playoffs:
Previous Season: 1971-72
Next Season: 1973-74

1972-73

> Summary
> Standings
> Season Leaders
> Playoff Brackets
> Playoff Series and Results
> Playoff Results by Date

Regular Season Leaders

Points

per Game
34.0 ppg
Tiny Archibald
(Kansas City-Omaha Kings)

Rebounds

per Game
18.6 rpg
Wilt Chamberlain
(Los Angeles Lakers)

Assists

per Game
11.4 apg
Tiny Archibald
(Kansas City-Omaha Kings)

Steals

per Game
* the NBA didn't record steals previous to the 1973-74 season.

Blocks

per Game
* the NBA didn't record blocks previous to the 1973-74 season.

Regular Season Leaders Details

Points per Game

Rnk Player Points   Team
1. Tiny Archibald 34.0 ppg Kings
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30.2 ppg Bucks
3. Spencer Haywood 29.2 ppg Supersonics
4. Lou Hudson 27.1 ppg Hawks
5. Pete Maravich 26.1 ppg Hawks

Rebounds per Game

Rnk Player Rebounds   Team
1. Wilt Chamberlain 18.6 rpg Lakers
2. Nate Thurmond 17.1 rpg Warriors
3. Dave Cowens 16.2 rpg Celtics
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.1 rpg Bucks
5. Wes Unseld 15.9 rpg Bullets

Assists per Game

Rnk Player Assists Team
1. Tiny Archibald 11.4 apg Kings
2. Lenny Wilkens 8.4 apg Cavaliers
3. Dave Bing 7.8 apg Pistons
4. Oscar Robertson 7.5 apg Bucks
5. Norm Van Lier 7.1 apg Bulls

Total Points

Rnk Player Points   Team
1. Tiny Archibald 2,719 pts Kings
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,292 pts Bucks
3. Spencer Haywood 2,251 pts Supersonics
4. Pete Maravich 2,063 pts Hawks
5. Charlie Scott 2,048 pts Suns

Total Rebounds

Rnk Player Rebounds   Team
1. Wilt Chamberlain 1,526 reb Lakers
2. Nate Thurmond 1,349 reb Warriors
3. Dave Cowens 1,329 reb Celtics
4. Wes Unseld 1,260 reb Bullets
5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,224 reb Bucks

Total Assists

Rnk Player Assists Team
1. Tiny Archibald 910 ast Kings
2. Dave Bing 637 ast Pistons
3. Lenny Wilkens 628 ast Cavaliers
4. Norm Van Lier 567 ast Bulls
5. Oscar Robertson 551 ast Bucks
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