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Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1978-1979 NBA Season, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers.
Regular Season Leaders |
|
Points |
| per Game |
|
29.6 ppg
|
George Gervin
(San Antonio Spurs) |
|
Rebounds |
| per Game |
|
17.6 rpg
|
Moses Malone
(Houston Rockets) |
|
Assists |
| per Game |
|
13.4 apg
|
Kevin Porter
(Detroit Pistons) |
|
Steals |
| per Game |
|
2.5 spg
|
M.L. Carr
(Detroit Pistons) |
|
Blocks |
| per Game |
|
4.0 bpg
|
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Los Angeles Lakers) |
|
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Regular Season Leaders Details |
|
Points per Game |
| Rnk |
Player |
Points |
|
Team |
| 1. |
George Gervin |
29.6 ppg |
|
Spurs |
| 2. |
World B. Free |
28.8 ppg |
|
Clippers |
| 3. |
Marques Johnson |
25.6 ppg |
|
Bucks |
| 4. |
Bob McAdoo |
24.8 ppg |
|
combined teams |
| 5. |
Moses Malone |
24.8 ppg |
|
Rockets |
|
Rebounds per Game |
| Rnk |
Player |
Rebounds |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Moses Malone |
17.6 rpg |
|
Rockets |
| 2. |
Rich Kelley |
12.8 rpg |
|
Jazz |
| 3. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
12.8 rpg |
|
Lakers |
| 4. |
Artis Gilmore |
12.7 rpg |
|
Bulls |
| 5. |
Jack Sikma |
12.4 rpg |
|
Supersonics |
|
Assists per Game |
| Rnk |
Player |
Assists |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Kevin Porter |
13.4 apg |
|
Pistons |
| 2. |
John Lucas |
9.3 apg |
|
Warriors |
| 3. |
Norm Nixon |
9.0 apg |
|
Lakers |
| 4. |
Phil Ford |
8.6 apg |
|
Kings |
| 5. |
Paul Westphal |
6.5 apg |
|
Suns |
|
Steals per Game |
| Rnk |
Player |
Steals |
|
Team |
| 1. |
M.L. Carr |
2.5 apg |
|
Pistons |
| 2. |
Norm Nixon |
2.5 apg |
|
Lakers |
| 3. |
Eddie Jordan |
2.5 apg |
|
Nets |
| 4. |
Foots Walker |
2.4 apg |
|
Cavaliers |
| 5. |
Phil Ford |
2.2 apg |
|
Kings |
|
Blocks per Game |
| Rnk |
Player |
Blocks |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
4.0 apg |
|
Lakers |
| 2. |
George Johnson |
3.2 apg |
|
Nets |
| 3. |
Tree Rollins |
3.1 apg |
|
Hawks |
| 4. |
Robert Parish |
2.9 apg |
|
Warriors |
| 5. |
Terry Tyler |
2.5 apg |
|
Pistons |
|
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|
Total Points |
| Rnk |
Player |
Points |
|
Team |
| 1. |
George Gervin |
2,365 pts |
|
Spurs |
| 2. |
World B. Free |
2,244 pts |
|
Clippers |
| 3. |
Moses Malone |
2,031 pts |
|
Rockets |
| 4. |
Marques Johnson |
1,972 pts |
|
Bucks |
| 5. |
Paul Westphal |
1,941 pts |
|
Suns |
|
Total Rebounds |
| Rnk |
Player |
Rebounds |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Moses Malone |
1,444 reb |
|
Rockets |
| 2. |
Artis Gilmore |
1,043 reb |
|
Bulls |
| 3. |
Rich Kelley |
1,026 reb |
|
Jazz |
| 4. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
1,025 reb |
|
Lakers |
| 5. |
Jack Sikma |
1,013 reb |
|
Supersonics |
|
Total Assists |
| Rnk |
Player |
Assists |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Kevin Porter |
1,099 ast |
|
Pistons |
| 2. |
John Lucas |
762 ast |
|
Warriors |
| 3. |
Norm Nixon |
737 ast |
|
Lakers |
| 4. |
Phil Ford |
681 ast |
|
Kings |
| 5. |
Paul Westphal |
529 ast |
|
Suns |
|
Total Steals |
| Rnk |
Player |
Steals |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Eddie Jordan |
201 stl |
|
Nets |
| 2. |
Norm Nixon |
201 stl |
|
Lakers |
| 3. |
M.L. Carr |
197 stl |
|
Pistons |
| 4. |
Randy Smith |
177 stl |
|
Clippers |
| 5. |
Maurice Cheeks |
174 stl |
|
76ers |
|
Total Blocks |
| Rnk |
Player |
Blocks |
|
Team |
| 1. |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
316 blk |
|
Lakers |
| 2. |
Tree Rollins |
254 blk |
|
Hawks |
| 3. |
George Johnson |
253 blk |
|
Nets |
| 4. |
Robert Parish |
217 blk |
|
Warriors |
| 5. |
Terry Tyler |
201 blk |
|
Pistons |
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