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1979-80 NBA Season: Leaders Summary

Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1979-1980 NBA Regular Season, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers.

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Regular Season Leaders

Points

33.1 ppg
George Gervin
(San Antonio Spurs)

Rebounds

15.0 rpg
Swen Nater
(San Diego Clippers)

Assists

10.1 apg
Micheal Ray Richardson
(New York Knicks)

Steals

3.2 spg
Micheal Ray Richardson
(New York Knicks)

Blocks

3.4 bpg
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Los Angeles Lakers)

3-Pointers Made

1.2 3pg
Brian Taylor
(San Diego Clippers)

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
George Gervin
(Spurs)
 33.1 78
2
World B. Free
(Clippers)
 30.2 68
3
Adrian Dantley
(Jazz)
 28.0 68
4
Julius Erving
(76ers)
 26.9 78
5
Moses Malone
(Rockets)
 25.8 82
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Total Points
Rk
Player
(Team)
PTS
 Gms
1
George Gervin
(Spurs)
 2,585 78
2
Moses Malone
(Rockets)
 2,119 82
3
Julius Erving
(76ers)
 2,100 78
4
World B. Free
(Clippers)
 2,055 68
5
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Lakers)
 2,034 82
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Rebounds per Game
Rk
Player
(Team)
RPG
 Gms
1
Swen Nater
(Clippers)
 15.0 81
2
Moses Malone
(Rockets)
 14.5 82
3
Wes Unseld
(Bullets)
 13.3 82
4
Caldwell Jones
(76ers)
 11.9 80
5
Jack Sikma
(Supersonics)
 11.1 82
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Total Rebounds
Rk
Player
(Team)
REB
 Gms
1
Swen Nater
(Clippers)
 1,216 81
2
Moses Malone
(Rockets)
 1,190 82
3
Wes Unseld
(Bullets)
 1,094 82
4
Caldwell Jones
(76ers)
 950 80
5
Jack Sikma
(Supersonics)
 908 82
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Assists per Game
Rk
Player
(Team)
APG
 Gms
1
Micheal Ray Richardson
(Knicks)
 10.1 82
2
Tiny Archibald
(Celtics)
 8.4 80
3
Foots Walker
(Cavaliers)
 8.0 76
4
Norm Nixon
(Lakers)
 7.8 82
5
John Lucas
(Warriors)
 7.5 80
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Total Assists
Rk
Player
(Team)
AST
 Gms
1
Micheal Ray Richardson
(Knicks)
 832 82
2
Tiny Archibald
(Celtics)
 671 80
3
Norm Nixon
(Lakers)
 642 82
4
Phil Ford
(Kings)
 610 82
5
Foots Walker
(Cavaliers)
 607 76
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Steals per Game
Rk
Player
(Team)
SPG
 Gms
1
Micheal Ray Richardson
(Knicks)
 3.2 82
2
Eddie Jordan
(Nets)
 2.7 82
3
Dudley Bradley
(Pacers)
 2.6 82
4
Gus Williams
(Supersonics)
 2.4 82
5
Magic Johnson
(Lakers)
 2.4 77
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Total Steals
Rk
Player
(Team)
STL
 Gms
1
Micheal Ray Richardson
(Knicks)
 265 82
2
Eddie Jordan
(Nets)
 223 82
3
Dudley Bradley
(Pacers)
 211 82
4
Gus Williams
(Supersonics)
 200 82
5
Magic Johnson
(Lakers)
 187 77
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Blocks per Game
Rk
Player
(Team)
BPG
 Gms
1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Lakers)
 3.4 82
2
George Johnson
(Nets)
 3.2 81
3
Tree Rollins
(Hawks)
 3.0 82
4
Terry Tyler
(Pistons)
 2.7 82
5
Elvin Hayes
(Bullets)
 2.3 81
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Total Blocks
Rk
Player
(Team)
BLK
 Gms
1
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(Lakers)
 280 82
2
George Johnson
(Nets)
 258 81
3
Tree Rollins
(Hawks)
 244 82
4
Terry Tyler
(Pistons)
 220 82
5
Elvin Hayes
(Bullets)
 189 81
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3-Pointers Made per Game
Rk
Player
(Team)
3PG
 Gms
1
Brian Taylor
(Clippers)
 1.2 78
2
Rick Barry
(Rockets)
 1.0 72
3
Chris Ford
(Celtics)
 1.0 73
4
Joe Hassett
(Pacers)
 0.9 74
5
Larry Bird
(Celtics)
 0.7 82
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Total 3-Pointers Made
Rk
Player
(Team)
3PM
 Gms
1
Brian Taylor
(Clippers)
 90 78
2
Rick Barry
(Rockets)
 73 72
3
Chris Ford
(Celtics)
 70 73
4
Joe Hassett
(Pacers)
 69 74
5
Larry Bird
(Celtics)
 58 82
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