1970s · 10 seasons

The 1970s in the NBA.

League avg, the 1970s: 10.5 PPG 4.8 RPG 2.4 APG 45.5% FG 26.4% 3P most dominant of this era →

All-decade composite

Awards + championships across the decade
  1. 1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2× 🏆 6× MVP 1× FMVP 7× All-NBA 1st 8× All-Star 1216
  2. 2 John Havlicek 2× 🏆 1× FMVP 4× All-NBA 1st 8× All-Star 524
  3. 3 Julius Erving 2× 🏆 6× All-NBA 1st 4× All-Star 390
  4. 4 Dave Cowens 2× 🏆 1× MVP 6× All-Star 366
  5. 5 Rick Barry 1× 🏆 1× FMVP 5× All-NBA 1st 5× All-Star 350
  6. 6 Elvin Hayes 1× 🏆 3× All-NBA 1st 10× All-Star 310
  7. 7 Artis Gilmore 1× 🏆 5× All-NBA 1st 2× All-Star 298
  8. 8 Walt Frazier 1× 🏆 3× All-NBA 1st 6× All-Star 292
  9. 9 George McGinnis 2× 🏆 3× All-NBA 1st 3× All-Star 274
  10. 10 Paul Silas 3× 🏆 2× All-Star 262

Season-by-season

Champion · MVP · Finals MVP · scoring leader
Season Champion MVP Finals MVP Top scorer
1970-71 UTS Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31.7 PPG
1971-72 INA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Wilt Chamberlain Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 PPG
1972-73 INA Dave Cowens Willis Reed Nate Archibald 34.0 PPG
1973-74 NYA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar John Havlicek Bob McAdoo 30.6 PPG
1974-75 KEN Bob McAdoo Rick Barry Bob McAdoo 34.5 PPG
1975-76 NYA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — Bob McAdoo 31.1 PPG
1976-77 POR Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — Bob McAdoo 26.7 PPG
1977-78 WSB — Wes Unseld George Gervin 27.2 PPG
1978-79 SEA Moses Malone Dennis Johnson George Gervin 29.6 PPG
1979-80 LAL Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Magic Johnson George Gervin 33.1 PPG