1971-72 NBA Season: Leaders Summary

Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1971-1972 NBA Regular Season, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers.

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Regular Season Leaders

34.8 ppg
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Milwaukee Bucks)
19.2 rpg
Wilt Chamberlain
(Los Angeles Lakers)
9.7 apg
Jerry West
(Los Angeles Lakers)

Steals

- spg
* the NBA didn't record steals previous to the 1973-74 season

Blocks

- bpg
* the NBA didn't record blocks previous to the 1973-74 season

3-Pointers Made

- 3pg
* the NBA implemented the 3-point shot in the 1979-80 season

Note: * NBA minimums for Per Game Leaders: 70 games.

Regular Season Leaders Details

Points per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
PPG
Gms
1
(Bucks)
34.8 81
2
(Royals)
28.2 76
3
(Celtics)
27.5 82
4
(Supersonics)
26.2 73
5
(Lakers)
25.9 82
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Total Points

Rk
Player
(Team)
PTS
Gms
1
(Bucks)
2,822 81
2
(Celtics)
2,252 82
3
(Royals)
2,145 76
4
(Lakers)
2,127 82
5
(Rockets)
2,063 82
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Rebounds per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
RPG
Gms
1
(Lakers)
19.2 82
2
(Bullets)
17.6 76
3
(Bucks)
16.6 81
4
(Warriors)
16.1 78
5
(Celtics)
15.2 79
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Total Rebounds

Rk
Player
(Team)
REB
Gms
1
(Lakers)
1,572 82
2
(Bucks)
1,346 81
3
(Bullets)
1,336 76
4
(Warriors)
1,252 78
5
(Celtics)
1,203 79
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Assists per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
APG
Gms
1
(Lakers)
9.7 77
2
(Supersonics)
9.6 80
3
(Royals)
9.2 76
4
(2 teams)
8.0 77
5
(Celtics)
7.5 82
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Total Assists

Rk
Player
(Team)
AST
Gms
1
(Supersonics)
766 80
2
(Lakers)
747 77
3
(Royals)
701 76
4
(Celtics)
614 82
5
(2 teams)
613 77
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