1978-79 NBA Regular Season: Total Points Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more total points in the 1978-1979 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who had the most total points in the 1978-79 Regular Season?
Playing for the San Antonio Spurs, George Gervin led the NBA with a total of 2,365 points in 80 games.
Total Points Leaders - TOP 50
1978-79 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 1 | (Spurs) |
2,365 | 29.6 | 80 |
| 2 | (Clippers) |
2,244 | 28.8 | 78 |
| 3 | (Rockets) |
2,031 | 24.8 | 82 |
| 4 | (Bucks) |
1,972 | 25.6 | 77 |
| 5 | (Suns) |
1,941 | 24.0 | 81 |
| 6 | (Bulls) |
1,940 | 23.7 | 82 |
| 7 | (Lakers) |
1,903 | 23.8 | 80 |
| 8 | (Suns) |
1,868 | 23.6 | 79 |
| 9 | (Nuggets) |
1,825 | 24.0 | 76 |
| 10 | (76ers) |
1,803 | 23.1 | 78 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 11 | (Hawks) |
1,795 | 22.7 | 79 |
| 12 | (Spurs) |
1,791 | 22.1 | 81 |
| 13 | (Bullets) |
1,789 | 21.8 | 82 |
| 14 | (Kings) |
1,778 | 21.7 | 82 |
| 15 | (Nets) |
1,769 | 21.6 | 82 |
| 16 | (Nuggets) |
1,715 | 22.6 | 76 |
| 17 | (Clippers) |
1,678 | 20.5 | 82 |
| 18 | (Rockets) |
1,660 | 20.2 | 82 |
| 19 | (Nets) |
1,643 | 22.2 | 74 |
| 20 | (Cavaliers) |
1,623 | 21.9 | 74 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 21 | (Bullets) |
1,589 | 20.4 | 78 |
| 22 | (Bucks) |
1,561 | 19.8 | 79 |
| 23 | (Lakers) |
1,524 | 18.6 | 82 |
| 24 | (Trail Blazers) |
1,520 | 18.5 | 82 |
| 25 | (Celtics) |
1,518 | 19.0 | 80 |
| 26 | (Pistons) |
1,497 | 18.7 | 80 |
| 27 | (2 teams) |
1,487 | 24.8 | 60 |
| 28 | (Supersonics) |
1,457 | 19.2 | 76 |
| 29 | (2 teams) |
1,456 | 21.1 | 69 |
| 30 | (Pacers) |
1,444 | 18.3 | 79 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 31 | (2 teams) |
1,421 | 20.9 | 68 |
| 32 | (Rockets) |
1,408 | 19.0 | 74 |
| 33 | (Trail Blazers) |
1,406 | 20.4 | 69 |
| 34 | (Lakers) |
1,404 | 17.1 | 82 |
(Pacers) |
1,404 | 17.3 | 81 | |
| 36 | (Knicks) |
1,401 | 17.3 | 81 |
| 37 | (Cavaliers) |
1,394 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 38 | (Nuggets) |
1,380 | 17.0 | 81 |
| 39 | (Suns) |
1,369 | 17.8 | 77 |
| 40 | (Pacers) |
1,366 | 16.7 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms |
| 41 | (Knicks) |
1,363 | 16.6 | 82 |
| 42 | (Bulls) |
1,338 | 16.3 | 82 |
(Kings) |
1,338 | 18.3 | 73 | |
| 44 | (Jazz) |
1,337 | 16.9 | 79 |
| 45 | (Warriors) |
1,324 | 16.1 | 82 |
| 46 | (Pistons) |
1,319 | 16.1 | 82 |
| 47 | (Warriors) |
1,304 | 17.2 | 76 |
| 48 | (Pacers) |
1,299 | 16.0 | 81 |
| 49 | (Supersonics) |
1,281 | 15.6 | 82 |
| 50 | (Supersonics) |
1,270 | 15.9 | 80 |