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1948-49 BAA Season Summary

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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Click column headers to sort
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G W Pyth L Pyth SRS
Eastern Division         
Washington Capitols* 38 22 .633 — 81.8 79.4 36 24 2.11
New York Knickerbockers* 32 28 .533 6.0 79.2 77.7 34 26 1.25
Baltimore Bullets* 29 31 .483 9.0 83.6 82.2 33 27 1.16
Philadelphia Warriors* 28 32 .467 10.0 83.7 83.4 31 29 0.22
Boston Celtics 25 35 .417 13.0 76.6 79.5 22 38 -2.75
Providence Steam Rollers 12 48 .200 26.0 78.5 87.6 11 49 -8.43
Western Division         
Rochester Royals* 45 15 .750 — 84.0 77.4 46 14 6.13
Minneapolis Lakers* 44 16 .733 1.0 84.0 76.7 47 13 6.81
Chicago Stags* 38 22 .633 7.0 84.0 80.0 40 20 3.73
St. Louis Bombers* 29 31 .483 16.0 75.8 79.4 21 39 -3.21
Fort Wayne Pistons 22 38 .367 23.0 74.3 77.5 21 39 -2.84
Indianapolis Jets 18 42 .300 27.0 74.7 79.4 18 42 -4.19

League Playoffs

Finals (4-2): Minneapolis Lakers over Washington Capitols
 
Eastern Division Finals (2-1): Washington Capitols over New York Knickerbockers
 
Western Division Finals (2-0): Minneapolis Lakers over Rochester Royals
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1): New York Knickerbockers over Baltimore Bullets
Eastern Division Semifinals (2-0): Washington Capitols over Philadelphia Warriors
 
Western Division Semifinals (2-0): Minneapolis Lakers over Chicago Stags
Western Division Semifinals (2-0): Rochester Royals over St. Louis Bombers

Team Statistics

Glossary / Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Rochester Royals* 60 1811 4869 .372 1420 2060 .689 1259 1539 5042
2 Minneapolis Lakers* 60 1885 5146 .366 1272 1759 .723 1134 1386 5042
3 Chicago Stags* 60 1905 5750 .331 1228 1775 .692 1220 1731 5038
4 Philadelphia Warriors* 60 1831 5695 .322 1360 1897 .717 1043 1459 5022
5 Baltimore Bullets* 60 1736 5162 .336 1545 2053 .753 1000 1730 5017
6 Washington Capitols* 60 1751 5472 .320 1408 1914 .736 972 1710 4910
7 New York Knickerbockers* 60 1688 5237 .322 1376 1959 .702 1017 1559 4752
8 Providence Steam Rollers 60 1750 5427 .322 1207 1742 .693 1026 1349 4707
9 Boston Celtics 60 1706 5483 .311 1181 1856 .636 1135 1382 4593
10 St. Louis Bombers* 60 1659 4858 .341 1229 1770 .694 1269 1480 4547
11 Indianapolis Jets 60 1621 5367 .302 1240 1798 .690 1225 1393 4482
12 Fort Wayne Pistons 60 1536 5370 .286 1385 1979 .700 1082 1722 4457
League Average 60 1740 5320 .327 1321 1880 .703 1115 1537 4801

Opponent Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Minneapolis Lakers* 60 4599
2 Rochester Royals* 60 4644
3 Fort Wayne Pistons 60 4651
4 New York Knickerbockers* 60 4663
5 Washington Capitols* 60 4764
6 Indianapolis Jets 60 4765
7 St. Louis Bombers* 60 4765
8 Boston Celtics 60 4768
9 Chicago Stags* 60 4798
10 Baltimore Bullets* 60 4934
11 Philadelphia Warriors* 60 5001
12 Providence Steam Rollers 60 5255
League Average 60 4801

League Leaders

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Field Goals

1.George Mikan*-MNL583
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW529
3.Max Zaslofsky-CHS425
4.Belus Smawley-STB352
5.Arnie Risen*-ROC345

Field Goal Attempts

1.Joe Fulks*-PHW1689
2.George Mikan*-MNL1403
3.Max Zaslofsky-CHS1216
4.Belus Smawley-STB946
5.Carl Braun-NYK906
 Kenny Sailors-PRO906

Field Goal Pct

1.Arnie Risen*-ROC.423
2.George Mikan*-MNL.415
3.Ed Sadowski-PHW.405
4.Jim Pollard*-MNL.397
5.Red Rocha-STB.389

Free Throws

1.George Mikan*-MNL532
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW502
3.Max Zaslofsky-CHS347
4.Arnie Risen*-ROC305
5.Kenny Sailors-PRO281

Free Throw Attempts

1.George Mikan*-MNL689
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW638
3.Arnie Risen*-ROC462
4.Max Zaslofsky-CHS413
5.Kenny Sailors-PRO367

Free Throw Pct

1.Bob Feerick-WSC.859
2.Max Zaslofsky-CHS.840
3.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC.823
4.Herm Schaefer-MNL.817
5.Howie Shannon-PRO.804

Assists

1.Bob Davies*-ROC321
2.Andy Phillip*-CHS319
3.John Logan-STB276
4.Ernie Calverley-PRO251
5.George Senesky-PHW233

Personal Fouls

1.Ed Sadowski-PHW273
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW262
3.George Mikan*-MNL260
4.Lee Knorek-NYK258
5.Kleggie Hermsen-WSC257

Points

1.George Mikan*-MNL1698
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW1560
3.Max Zaslofsky-CHS1197
4.Arnie Risen*-ROC995
5.Ed Sadowski-PHW920

Points Per Game

1.George Mikan*-MNL28.3
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW26.0
3.Max Zaslofsky-CHS20.6
4.Arnie Risen*-ROC16.6
5.Kenny Sailors-PRO15.8

Assists Per Game

1.Bob Davies*-ROC5.3
2.Andy Phillip*-CHS5.3
3.John Logan-STB4.8
4.Ernie Calverley-PRO4.3
5.Jim Seminoff-BOS3.9

True Shooting Pct

1.Jake Pelkington-TOT.509
2.George Mikan*-MNL.498
3.Arnie Risen*-ROC.488
4.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC.475
5.Ed Sadowski-PHW.463

All-BAA Teams

1st Team
Bob Davies
Joe Fulks
George Mikan
Jim Pollard
Max Zaslofsky
 2nd Team
Bob Feerick
John Logan
Bones McKinney
Arnie Risen
Kenny Sailors