1979 - 1980 Basketball Season Overview
1979 - 1980 Basketball Statistics Categories:
Best NBA Players of the 1979 - 1980 Season
| Player Name |
Team (Geographical) |
Games Played (g) |
Field Goals (fg) |
Free Throws (ft) |
Scored Points (pts) |
Points Per Game (ppg) |
| Adrian Dantley | Utah | 68 | 730 | 443 | 1903 | 28 |
| Bill Cartwright | New York | 82 | 665 | 451 | 1781 | 21 |
| Dan Issel | Denver | 82 | 715 | 517 | 1951 | 23 |
| Elvin Hayes | Washington | 81 | 761 | 334 | 1859 | 23 |
| George Gervin | San Antonio | 78 | 1024 | 505 | 2585 | 33 |
| Gus Williams | Seattle | 82 | 739 | 331 | 1816 | 22 |
| Julius Erving | Philadelphia | 78 | 838 | 420 | 2100 | 26 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles | 82 | 835 | 364 | 2034 | 24 |
| Larry Bird | Boston | 82 | 693 | 301 | 1745 | 21 |
| Larry Kenon | San Antonio | 78 | 647 | 270 | 1565 | 20 |
| Marques Johnson | Milwaukee | 77 | 689 | 291 | 1671 | 21 |
| Mike Mitchell | Cleveland | 82 | 775 | 270 | 1820 | 22 |
| Mike Newlin | New Jersey | 78 | 611 | 367 | 1634 | 20 |
| Moses Malone | Houston | 82 | 778 | 563 | 2119 | 25 |
| Otis Birdsong | Kansas City | 82 | 781 | 286 | 1858 | 22 |
| Paul Westphal | Phoenix | 82 | 692 | 382 | 1792 | 21 |
| Ray Williams | New York | 82 | 687 | 333 | 1714 | 20 |
| Reggie Theus | Chicago | 82 | 566 | 500 | 1660 | 20 |
| Walter Davis | Phoenix | 75 | 657 | 299 | 1613 | 21 |
| World B. Free | San Diego | 68 | 737 | 572 | 2055 | 30 |