1977 - 1978 Basketball Season Overview
1977 - 1978 Basketball Statistics Categories:
Best NBA Players of the 1977 - 1978 Season
| Player Name |
Team (Geographical) |
Games Played (g) |
Field Goals (fg) |
Free Throws (ft) |
Scored Points (pts) |
Points Per Game (ppg) |
| Adrian Dantley | Ind.-L.A. | 79 | 578 | 541 | 1697 | 21 |
| Artis Gilmore | Chicago | 82 | 704 | 471 | 1879 | 22 |
| Bernard King | New Jersey | 79 | 798 | 313 | 1909 | 24 |
| Bob Lanier | Detroit | 63 | 622 | 298 | 1542 | 24 |
| Bob McAdoo | New York | 79 | 814 | 469 | 2097 | 26 |
| Calvin Murphy | Houston | 76 | 852 | 245 | 1949 | 25 |
| Dan Issel | Denver | 82 | 659 | 428 | 1746 | 21 |
| David Thompson | Denver | 80 | 826 | 520 | 2172 | 27 |
| George Gervin | San Antonio | 82 | 864 | 504 | 2232 | 27 |
| George McGinnis | Philadelphia | 78 | 588 | 411 | 1587 | 20 |
| John Drew | Atlanta | 70 | 593 | 437 | 1623 | 23 |
| John Williamson | Ind.-N.J. | 75 | 723 | 331 | 1777 | 23 |
| Julius Erving | Philadelphia | 74 | 611 | 306 | 1528 | 20 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles | 62 | 663 | 274 | 1600 | 25 |
| Larry Kenon | San Antonio | 81 | 698 | 276 | 1672 | 20 |
| Paul Westphal | Phoenix | 80 | 809 | 396 | 2014 | 25 |
| Randy Smith | Buffalo | 82 | 789 | 443 | 2021 | 24 |
| Rick Barry | Golden State | 82 | 760 | 378 | 1898 | 23 |
| Truck Robinson | New Orleans | 82 | 748 | 366 | 1862 | 22 |
| Walter Davis | Phoenix | 81 | 786 | 387 | 1959 | 24 |