1978-79
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1978-79 NBA Season: Leaders Summary

Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1978-1979 NBA Regular Season, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers.

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Regular Season Leaders

29.6 ppg
George Gervin
(San Antonio Spurs)
17.6 rpg
Moses Malone
(Houston Rockets)
13.4 apg
Kevin Porter
(Detroit Pistons)
2.5 spg
M.L. Carr
(Detroit Pistons)
4.0 bpg
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Los Angeles Lakers)

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 or 1400 points, 800 rebounds, 400 assists, 125 steals, 100 blocks.

Regular Season Leaders Details

Points per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
PPG
Gms
1
(Spurs)
29.6 80
2
(Clippers)
28.8 78
3
(Bucks)
25.6 77
4
(2 teams)
24.8 60
5
(Rockets)
24.8 82
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Total Points

Rk
Player
(Team)
PTS
Gms
1
(Spurs)
2,365 80
2
(Clippers)
2,244 78
3
(Rockets)
2,031 82
4
(Bucks)
1,972 77
5
(Suns)
1,941 81
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Rebounds per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
RPG
Gms
1
(Rockets)
17.6 82
2
(Jazz)
12.8 80
3
(Lakers)
12.8 80
4
(Bulls)
12.7 82
5
(Supersonics)
12.4 82
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Total Rebounds

Rk
Player
(Team)
REB
Gms
1
(Rockets)
1,444 82
2
(Bulls)
1,043 82
3
(Jazz)
1,026 80
4
(Lakers)
1,025 80
5
(Supersonics)
1,013 82
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Assists per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
APG
Gms
1
(Pistons)
13.4 82
2
(Warriors)
9.3 82
3
(Lakers)
9.0 82
4
(Kings)
8.6 79
5
(Suns)
6.5 81
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Total Assists

Rk
Player
(Team)
AST
Gms
1
(Pistons)
1,099 82
2
(Warriors)
762 82
3
(Lakers)
737 82
4
(Kings)
681 79
5
(Suns)
529 81
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Steals per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
SPG
Gms
1
(Pistons)
2.5 80
2
(Nets)
2.5 82
(Lakers)
2.5 82
4
(Cavaliers)
2.4 55
5
(Kings)
2.2 79
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Total Steals

Rk
Player
(Team)
STL
Gms
1
(Nets)
201 82
(Lakers)
201 82
3
(Pistons)
197 80
4
(Clippers)
177 82
5
(76ers)
174 82
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Blocks per Game

Rk
Player
(Team)
BPG
Gms
1
(Lakers)
4.0 80
2
(Nets)
3.2 78
3
(Hawks)
3.1 81
4
(Warriors)
2.9 76
5
(Pistons)
2.5 82
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Total Blocks

Rk
Player
(Team)
BLK
Gms
1
(Lakers)
316 80
2
(Hawks)
254 81
3
(Nets)
253 78
4
(Warriors)
217 76
5
(Pistons)
201 82
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