1982 - 1983 Basketball Season Overview
1982 - 1983 Basketball Statistics Categories:
Best NBA Players of the 1982 - 1983 Season
| Player Name |
Team (Geographical) |
Games Played (g) |
Field Goals (fg) |
Free Throws (ft) |
Scored Points (pts) |
Points Per Game (ppg) |
| Alex English | Denver | 82 | 959 | 406 | 2326 | 28 |
| Bernard King | New York | 68 | 603 | 280 | 1486 | 21 |
| Dan Issel | Denver | 80 | 661 | 400 | 1726 | 21 |
| Darrell Griffith | Utah | 77 | 752 | 167 | 1709 | 22 |
| George Gervin | San Antonio | 78 | 757 | 517 | 2043 | 26 |
| Isiah Thomas | Detroit | 81 | 725 | 368 | 1854 | 22 |
| Jim Paxson | Portland | 81 | 682 | 388 | 1756 | 21 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | Golden State | 79 | 785 | 337 | 1907 | 24 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Los Angeles | 79 | 722 | 278 | 1722 | 21 |
| Kelly Tripucka | Detroit | 58 | 565 | 392 | 1536 | 26 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | Denver | 82 | 841 | 489 | 2186 | 26 |
| Larry Bird | Boston | 79 | 747 | 351 | 1867 | 23 |
| Mark Aguirre | Dallas | 81 | 767 | 429 | 1979 | 24 |
| Marques Johnson | Milwaukee | 80 | 723 | 264 | 1714 | 21 |
| Moses Malone | Philadelphia | 78 | 654 | 600 | 1908 | 24 |
| Purvis Short | Golden State | 67 | 589 | 255 | 1437 | 21 |
| Reggie Theus | Chicago | 82 | 749 | 434 | 1953 | 23 |
| Sidney Moncrief | Milwaukee | 76 | 606 | 499 | 1712 | 22 |
| Terry Cummings | San Diego | 70 | 684 | 292 | 1660 | 23 |
| World B. Free | G.S.-Cle. | 73 | 649 | 430 | 1743 | 23 |