1971 - 1972 Basketball Season Overview
1971 - 1972 Basketball Statistics Categories:
Best NBA Players of the 1971 - 1972 Season
| Player Name |
Team (Geographical) |
Games Played (g) |
Field Goals (fg) |
Free Throws (ft) |
Scored Points (pts) |
Points Per Game (ppg) |
| Archie Clark | Phi.-Bal. | 77 | 712 | 514 | 1938 | 25 |
| Billy Cunningham | Philadelphia | 75 | 658 | 428 | 1744 | 23 |
| Bob Lanier | Detroit | 80 | 834 | 388 | 2056 | 25 |
| Bob Love | Chicago | 79 | 819 | 399 | 2037 | 25 |
| Cazzie Russell | Golden State | 79 | 689 | 315 | 1693 | 21 |
| Chet Walker | Chicago | 78 | 619 | 481 | 1719 | 22 |
| Elvin Hayes | Houston | 82 | 832 | 399 | 2063 | 25 |
| Gail Goodrich | Los Angeles | 82 | 826 | 475 | 2127 | 25 |
| Jack Marin | Baltimore | 78 | 690 | 356 | 1736 | 22 |
| Jeff Mullins | Golden State | 80 | 685 | 350 | 1720 | 21 |
| Jerry West | Los Angeles | 77 | 735 | 515 | 1985 | 25 |
| Jo Jo White | Boston | 79 | 770 | 285 | 1825 | 23 |
| John Havlicek | Boston | 82 | 897 | 458 | 2252 | 27 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Milwaukee | 81 | 1159 | 504 | 2822 | 34 |
| Lou Hudson | Atlanta | 77 | 775 | 349 | 1899 | 24 |
| Nate Archibald | Cincinnati | 76 | 734 | 677 | 2145 | 28 |
| Nate Thurmond | Golden State | 78 | 628 | 417 | 1673 | 21 |
| Sidney Wicks | Portland | 82 | 784 | 441 | 2009 | 24 |
| Spencer Haywood | Seattle | 73 | 717 | 480 | 1914 | 26 |
| Walt Frazier | New York | 77 | 669 | 450 | 1788 | 23 |