Best PER seasons of the 1970s

Dennis Awtrey led the NBA in PER from 1970–1980 with 70.1.

That is 1.4 more PER than second-place Joe Pace.

Rk	Player	Season	PER
1	DA Dennis Awtrey	1978-79	70.1
2	JP Joe Pace	1977-78	68.8
3	DC Dave Corzine	1978-79	63.7
4	WU Wes Unseld	1978-79	55.8
5	BH Brad Holland	1979-80	55.8
6	GB Greg Ballard	1978-79	49.4
7	BJ Bobby Jones	1979-80	41.7
8	LS Lonnie Shelton	1978-79	40.8
9	WW Wally Walker	1978-79	38.9
10	CJ Caldwell Jones	1979-80	38.1
11	JS Jack Sikma	1978-79	38.1
12	PS Paul Silas	1978-79	37.9
13	WU Wes Unseld	1977-78	33.5
14	PS Paul Silas	1977-78	32.1
15	EH Elvin Hayes	1977-78	31.2