1978-79 NBA season

Champion team: Seattle SuperSonics |
Season MVP: Moses Malone |
Scoring leader: George Gervin

1978-79 NBA season: Regular season stats leaders.

Points
George Gervin29.56
World B. Free 28.77
Marques Johnson 25.61
Bob McAdoo 24.78
Moses Malone 24.77
David Thompson 24.01
Paul Westphal 23.96
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.79
Artis Gilmore 23.66
Walter Davis 23.65
Rebounds
Moses Malone17.61
Rich Kelley 12.83
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12.81
Artis Gilmore 12.72
Jack Sikma 12.35
Elvin Hayes 12.12
Robert Parish 12.05
Truck Robinson 11.62
George McGinnis 11.37
Dan Roundfield 10.81
Assists
Kevin Porter13.40
John Lucas 9.29
Norm Nixon 8.99
Phil Ford 8.62
Paul Westphal 6.53
Rick Barry 6.28
Ray Williams 6.22
Tom Henderson 5.99
Armond Hill 5.85
Quinn Buckner 5.78

Blocks
K. Abdul-Jabbar3.95
George Johnson 3.24
Tree Rollins 3.14
Robert Parish 2.86
Terry Tyler 2.45
Elvin Hayes 2.32
Dan Roundfield 2.20
Rich Kelley 2.08
Caldwell Jones 2.01
Artis Gilmore 1.90
Steals
M.L. Carr2.46
Norm Nixon 2.45
Eddie Jordan 2.45
Foots Walker 2.36
Phil Ford 2.20
Randy Smith 2.16
Maurice Cheeks 2.12
Gus Williams 2.08
Quinn Buckner 1.93
Kevin Porter 1.93
Efficiency
K. Abdul-Jabbar34.68
Moses Malone 32.60
Artis Gilmore 29.79
Marques Johnson 26.64
Rich Kelley 25.66
George Gervin 25.31
Larry Kenon 24.68
Elvin Hayes 24.56
Cedric Maxwell 24.48
Robert Parish 23.39
Field goals (%)
Cedric Maxwell58.42
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 57.68
Wes Unseld 57.67
Artis Gilmore 57.48
Swen Nater 56.94
Kermit Washington 56.18
Walter Davis 56.09
Marques Johnson 55.00
Bill Robinzine 54.84
Tom Owens 54.79
3-pointers (%)
No stats for this season.
Free throws (%)
Rick Barry94.67
Calvin Murphy 92.83
Fred Brown 88.83
Robert Smith 88.33
Ricky Sobers 88.17
Jo Jo White 87.97
Dave Twardzik 87.29
Mike Newlin 87.24
Mike Dunleavy 86.41
Brian Winters 85.56

More stats

Minutes played
Moses Malone41.34
M.L. Carr40.09
Artis Gilmore39.82
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar39.46
Campy Russell38.64
FG made
George Gervin11.84
Marques Johnson10.65
World B. Free10.19
Paul Westphal9.89
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar9.71
FG attempts
George Gervin21.86
World B. Free21.19
Marques Johnson19.36
Julius Erving18.65
Randy Smith18.57
Free throws made
World B. Free8.38
Moses Malone7.30
Cedric Maxwell7.18
George McGinnis6.70
John Drew6.27
Free throws attempts
World B. Free11.09
George McGinnis10.07
Moses Malone9.89
Cedric Maxwell8.95
John Drew8.57
Turnovers
George McGinnis4.55
Kevin Porter4.11
Phil Ford4.09
Julius Erving4.04
Moses Malone3.98
Personal fouls
Dan Roundfield4.48
Bill Robinzine4.48
James Edwards4.43
George McGinnis4.22
John Drew4.20

1978-79 NBA season: Regular season rookie leaders.

Points
Reggie Theus16.32
John Long 16.09
Phil Ford 15.95
Mychal Thompson 14.71
Ron Brewer 13.31
Terry Tyler 12.88
Mike Mitchell 10.69
Purvis Short 10.60
Freeman Williams 10.36
Rick Robey 10.35
Rebounds
Mychal Thompson8.27
Terry Tyler 7.90
Rick Robey 6.49
George Johnson 5.37
Purvis Short 4.63
James Hardy 4.56
Wayne Cooper 4.31
Mike Mitchell 4.11
Joel Kramer 4.11
M. Ray Richardson 3.24
Assists
Phil Ford8.62
Maurice Cheeks 5.26
Reggie Theus 5.23
Butch Lee 3.60
Billy McKinney 3.24
M. Ray Richardson 2.96
Mychal Thompson 2.41
Tommie Green 2.37
Kenny Higgs 2.07
Ron Brewer 2.04

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Blocks
Terry Tyler2.45
Mychal Thompson1.84
Ron Brewer0.98
James Hardy0.90
George Johnson0.73
Steals
Phil Ford2.20
Maurice Cheeks2.12
M. Ray Richardson1.39
Terry Tyler1.27
Ron Brewer1.26
Efficiency
Phil Ford17.32
Mychal Thompson17.22
Terry Tyler16.98
Reggie Theus13.88
Maurice Cheeks12.73
Field goals (%)
Mike Mitchell51.27
Maurice Cheeks51.05
Billy McKinney50.31
Jeff Judkins50.26
Ron Brewer49.43
Free throws (%)
John Long82.63
Ron Brewer82.03
Jeff Judkins81.51
Phil Ford81.30
Billy McKinney79.63