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1951-52 NBA Debuts

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League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

PPG Leader: Paul Arizin (25.4)
RPG Leader: George Mikan (13.5)
APG Leader: Andy Phillip (8.2)
WS Leader: Paul Arizin (16.0)

29 Players

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age Yrs G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Don Barksdale 28 4 262 7460 1016 2747 863 1307 2088 549 941 2895 .370 .660 28.5 11.0 8.0 2.1
2 Elmer Behnke 22 1 4 55 6 22 4 7 17 4 13 16 .273 .571 13.8 4.0 4.3 1.0
3 Ed Dahler 26 1 14 112 14 38 7 7 22 5 16 35 .368 1.000 8.0 2.5 1.6 0.4
4 Nate DeLong 26 1 17 132 20 42 24 35 31 14 47 64 .476 .686 7.8 3.8 1.8 0.8
5 Dick Dickey 25 1 45 440 40 136 47 69 81 50 79 127 .294 .681 9.8 2.8 1.8 1.1
6 Jake Fendley 22 2 103 1031 86 250 115 155 126 94 200 287 .344 .742 10.0 2.8 1.2 0.9
7 Jerry Fowler 24 1 6 41 4 13 1 4 10 2 9 9 .308 .250 6.8 1.5 1.7 0.3
8 Lew Hitch 22 6 414 8364 759 2021 557 827 2183 499 685 2075 .376 .674 20.2 5.0 5.3 1.2
9 Mel Hutchins 23 7 437 16574 1931 4962 989 1470 4186 1298 1246 4851 .389 .673 37.9 11.1 9.6 3.0
10 Neil Johnston* 22 8 516 18298 3303 7435 3417 4447 5856 1269 1681 10023 .444 .768 35.5 19.4 11.3 2.5
11 Jack Kiley 23 2 53 504 46 203 32 56 51 65 61 124 .227 .571 9.5 2.3 1.0 1.2
12 George King 23 6 411 13408 1517 3971 1185 1847 1606 1958 1044 4219 .382 .642 32.6 10.3 3.9 4.8
13 John McConathy 21 1 11 106 4 29 6 14 20 8 7 14 .138 .429 9.6 1.3 1.8 0.7
14 Alfred McGuire 23 4 191 2966 251 663 255 463 418 363 501 757 .379 .551 15.5 4.0 2.2 1.9
15 Dave Minor 29 2 116 3168 339 942 199 264 527 288 372 877 .360 .754 27.3 7.6 4.5 2.5
16 Ralph O'Brien 23 2 119 2335 324 899 200 241 192 180 189 848 .360 .830 19.6 7.1 1.6 1.5
17 Wally Osterkorn 23 4 204 5187 453 1358 530 896 1218 346 596 1436 .334 .592 25.4 7.0 6.0 1.7
18 Mel Payton 25 2 111 1895 227 625 141 189 396 126 186 595 .363 .746 17.1 5.4 3.6 1.1
19 John Pilch 26 1 9 41 1 10 3 6 9 2 10 5 .100 .500 4.6 0.6 1.0 0.2
20 Ray Ragelis 23 1 51 337 25 96 18 29 76 31 62 68 .260 .621 6.6 1.3 1.5 0.6
Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age Yrs G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
21 Sam Ranzino 24 1 39 234 30 90 26 37 39 25 63 86 .333 .703 6.0 2.2 1.0 0.6
22 John Rennicke 22 1 6 54 4 18 3 9 9 1 7 11 .222 .333 9.0 1.8 1.5 0.2
23 Don Savage 23 2 17 173 15 62 24 35 31 14 29 54 .242 .686 10.2 3.2 1.8 0.8
24 Chuck Share 24 9 596 13023 1562 3905 1804 2604 4986 809 2106 4928 .400 .693 21.9 8.3 8.4 1.4
25 Zeke Sinicola 23 2 12 48 5 20 3 8 2 3 10 13 .250 .375 4.0 1.1 0.2 0.3
26 Whitey Skoog 25 6 341 9193 1164 3000 472 591 1133 903 1027 2800 .388 .799 27.0 8.2 3.3 2.6
27 Jim Slaughter 23 1 28 525 53 165 41 68 148 25 81 147 .321 .603 18.8 5.3 5.3 0.9
28 Bill Tosheff 25 3 203 6339 634 2012 591 745 608 661 654 1859 .315 .793 31.2 9.2 3.0 3.3
29 Bob Wilson 25 1 63 1308 79 264 78 135 210 108 172 236 .299 .578 20.8 3.7 3.3 1.7