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1951-52 NBA Leaders

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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)

League Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 2939
2. Andy Phillip*-PHW 2933
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 2681
4. Frankie Brian-FTW 2672
5. Ed Macauley*-BOS 2631
6. Mel Hutchins-MLH 2618
7. Larry Foust-FTW 2615
8. Jack Coleman-ROC 2606
9. Fred Schaus-FTW 2581
10. George Mikan*-MNL 2572
11. Jim Pollard*-MNL 2545
12. Red Rocha-SYR 2543
13. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 2498
14. Slater Martin*-MNL 2480
15. Joe Graboski-INO 2439
16. Arnie Risen*-ROC 2396
17. Bob Davies*-ROC 2394
18. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 2345
19. Leo Barnhorst-INO 2344
20. Dick Mehen-MLH 2294
Field Goals
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 548
2. George Mikan*-MNL 545
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 512
4. Jim Pollard*-MNL 411
5. Larry Foust-FTW 390
6. Ed Macauley*-BOS 384
7. Bob Davies*-ROC 379
8. Arnie Risen*-ROC 365
9. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 363
10. Leo Barnhorst-INO 349
11. Frankie Brian-FTW 342
12. Joe Fulks*-PHW 336
13. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 328
14. Max Zaslofsky-NYK 322
15. Joe Graboski-INO 320
16. Jack Coleman-ROC 308
17. Red Rocha-SYR 300
18. Dick Mehen-MLH 293
19. Fred Scolari-BLB 290
20. Fred Schaus-FTW 281
Field Goal Attempts
1. George Mikan*-MNL 1414
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1388
3. Paul Arizin*-PHW 1222
4. Jim Pollard*-MNL 1155
5. Joe Fulks*-PHW 1078
6. Bob Davies*-ROC 990
7. Larry Foust-FTW 989
8. Frankie Brian-FTW 972
9. Max Zaslofsky-NYK 958
10. Arnie Risen*-ROC 926
11. Leo Barnhorst-INO 897
12. Ed Macauley*-BOS 888
13. Fred Scolari-BLB 867
14. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 866
15. Joe Graboski-INO 827
16. Dick Mehen-MLH 824
17. Dike Eddleman-TOT 813
18. Don Barksdale-BLB 804
19. Fred Schaus-FTW 778
20. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 772
Free Throws
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 578
2. Ed Macauley*-BOS 496
3. George Mikan*-MNL 433
4. Bob Cousy*-BOS 409
5. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 377
6. Frankie Brian-FTW 367
7. Fred Scolari-BLB 353
8. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 342
9. Don Otten-TOT 323
10. Fred Schaus-FTW 310
11. Arnie Risen*-ROC 302
12. Arnie Johnson-ROC 301
13. Bob Davies*-ROC 294
14. Max Zaslofsky-NYK 287
15. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 283
16. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 275
17. Larry Foust-FTW 267
18. Joe Graboski-INO 264
19. Stan Miasek-BLB 263
20. Don Boven-MLH 256
Free Throw Attempts
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 707
2. Ed Macauley*-BOS 621
3. George Mikan*-MNL 555
4. Bob Cousy*-BOS 506
5. Frankie Brian-FTW 433
6. Arnie Risen*-ROC 431
7. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 424
8. Fred Scolari-BLB 423
9. Don Otten-TOT 418
10. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 417
11. Joe Graboski-INO 396
12. Larry Foust-FTW 394
13. Arnie Johnson-ROC 387
14. Max Zaslofsky-NYK 380
15. Bob Davies*-ROC 379
16. Stan Miasek-BLB 372
  Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 372
  Fred Schaus-FTW 372
19. Don Boven-MLH 350
20. Don Barksdale-BLB 343
Total Rebounds
1. Mel Hutchins-MLH 880
  Larry Foust-FTW 880
3. George Mikan*-MNL 866
4. Arnie Risen*-ROC 841
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 773
6. Paul Arizin*-PHW 745
7. Nathaniel Clifton-NYK 731
8. Jack Coleman-ROC 692
9. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 681
10. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 661
11. Joe Graboski-INO 655
12. Stan Miasek-BLB 639
13. Don Barksdale-BLB 601
14. Jim Pollard*-MNL 593
15. Red Rocha-SYR 549
16. Bob Harris-BOS 531
17. Ed Macauley*-BOS 529
18. Jack Kerris-FTW 514
19. Chuck Cooper-BOS 502
20. Ed Mikan-PHW 492
Assists
1. Andy Phillip*-PHW 539
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 441
3. Bob Davies*-ROC 390
4. Dick McGuire*-NYK 388
5. Fred Scolari-BLB 303
6. George Senesky-PHW 280
7. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 262
8. Leo Barnhorst-INO 255
9. Slater Martin*-MNL 249
10. Fred Schaus-FTW 247
11. George King-SYR 244
12. Jim Pollard*-MNL 234
13. Frankie Brian-FTW 233
14. Ed Macauley*-BOS 232
15. Bob Donham-BOS 228
16. Bill Tosheff-INO 222
17. Paul Seymour-SYR 220
18. Jack Kerris-FTW 212
19. Ralph Johnson-FTW 210
20. Nathaniel Clifton-NYK 209
Personal Fouls
1. George Mikan*-MNL 286
2. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 282
3. Don Boven-MLH 271
  Alex Hannum-TOT 271
5. Bob Davies*-ROC 269
6. Jack Kerris-FTW 265
7. Arnie Johnson-ROC 259
8. Arnie Risen*-ROC 258
9. Stan Miasek-BLB 257
10. Joe Fulks*-PHW 255
11. Joe Graboski-INO 254
12. Ed Mikan-PHW 252
  Dike Eddleman-TOT 252
14. Paul Arizin*-PHW 250
15. Red Rocha-SYR 249
16. Larry Foust-FTW 245
17. Ralph Johnson-FTW 243
18. George Ratkovicz-SYR 235
  Bob Brannum-BOS 235
20. Don Barksdale-BLB 230
Points
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 1674
2. George Mikan*-MNL 1523
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1433
4. Ed Macauley*-BOS 1264
5. Bob Davies*-ROC 1052
6. Frankie Brian-FTW 1051
7. Larry Foust-FTW 1047
8. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 1033
9. Arnie Risen*-ROC 1032
10. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 1009
11. Jim Pollard*-MNL 1005
12. Fred Scolari-BLB 933
13. Max Zaslofsky-NYK 931
14. Joe Fulks*-PHW 922
15. Joe Graboski-INO 904
16. Fred Schaus-FTW 872
17. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 868
18. Red Rocha-SYR 854
19. Leo Barnhorst-INO 820
20. Andy Phillip*-PHW 790
Field Goal Pct
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW .448
2. Harry Gallatin*-NYK .442
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS .432
4. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC .425
5. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .419
6. Jack Coleman-ROC .415
7. George King-SYR .406
8. Paul Walther-INO .401
9. Red Rocha-SYR .401
10. Bob Lavoy-INO .397
11. Odie Spears-ROC .395
12. Larry Foust-FTW .394
13. Arnie Risen*-ROC .394
14. Leo Barnhorst-INO .389
15. Bill Sharman*-BOS .389
16. Joe Graboski-INO .387
17. George Mikan*-MNL .385
18. Bob Davies*-ROC .383
19. Connie Simmons-NYK .378
20. Slater Martin*-MNL .375
Free Throw Pct
1. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC .904
2. Al Cervi*-SYR .883
3. Bill Sharman*-BOS .859
4. Frankie Brian-FTW .848
5. Fred Scolari-BLB .835
6. Fred Schaus-FTW .833
7. Joe Fulks*-PHW .825
8. Bill Tosheff-INO .824
9. Paul Arizin*-PHW .818
10. Bob Cousy*-BOS .808
11. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .807
12. Harry Gallatin*-NYK .806
13. Ed Macauley*-BOS .799
14. George Mikan*-MNL .780
15. Arnie Johnson-ROC .778
16. Bob Davies*-ROC .776
17. Don Otten-TOT .773
18. Red Rocha-SYR .770
19. Frank Kudelka-BLB .767
20. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .761
Minutes Per Game
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 44.5
2. Andy Phillip*-PHW 44.4
3. Fred Schaus-FTW 41.6
4. Bob Cousy*-BOS 40.6
5. Frankie Brian-FTW 40.5
6. George Mikan*-MNL 40.2
7. Ed Macauley*-BOS 39.9
8. Mel Hutchins-MLH 39.7
9. Larry Foust-FTW 39.6
10. Jack Coleman-ROC 39.5
11. Jim Pollard*-MNL 39.2
12. Red Rocha-SYR 38.5
13. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 37.8
14. Slater Martin*-MNL 37.6
15. Joe Graboski-INO 37.0
16. Bob Davies*-ROC 36.8
17. Arnie Risen*-ROC 36.3
18. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 35.5
19. Leo Barnhorst-INO 35.5
20. Dick Mehen-MLH 35.3
Points Per Game
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 25.4
2. George Mikan*-MNL 23.8
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 21.7
4. Ed Macauley*-BOS 19.2
5. Bob Davies*-ROC 16.2
6. Frankie Brian-FTW 15.9
7. Larry Foust-FTW 15.9
8. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 15.7
9. Arnie Risen*-ROC 15.6
10. Jim Pollard*-MNL 15.5
11. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 15.3
12. Joe Fulks*-PHW 15.1
13. Fred Scolari-BLB 14.6
14. Max Zaslofsky-NYK 14.1
15. Fred Schaus-FTW 14.1
16. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 13.8
17. Joe Graboski-INO 13.7
18. Red Rocha-SYR 12.9
19. Don Barksdale-BLB 12.6
20. Leo Barnhorst-INO 12.4
Rebounds Per Game
1. George Mikan*-MNL 13.5
2. Mel Hutchins-MLH 13.3
  Larry Foust-FTW 13.3
4. Arnie Risen*-ROC 12.7
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 12.3
6. Nathaniel Clifton-NYK 11.8
7. Paul Arizin*-PHW 11.3
8. Jack Coleman-ROC 10.5
9. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 10.3
10. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 10.0
11. Joe Graboski-INO 9.9
12. Don Barksdale-BLB 9.7
13. Stan Miasek-BLB 9.7
14. Jim Pollard*-MNL 9.1
15. Red Rocha-SYR 8.3
16. Bob Harris-BOS 8.0
17. Ed Macauley*-BOS 8.0
18. Jack Kerris-FTW 7.8
19. Chuck Cooper-BOS 7.6
20. Bob Lavoy-INO 7.6
Assists Per Game
1. Andy Phillip*-PHW 8.2
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 6.7
3. Dick McGuire*-NYK 6.1
4. Bob Davies*-ROC 6.0
5. George Senesky-PHW 4.9
6. Fred Scolari-BLB 4.7
7. Fred Schaus-FTW 4.0
8. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 4.0
9. Leo Barnhorst-INO 3.9
10. Slater Martin*-MNL 3.8
11. George King-SYR 3.7
12. Jim Pollard*-MNL 3.6
13. Frankie Brian-FTW 3.5
14. Ed Macauley*-BOS 3.5
15. Bob Donham-BOS 3.5
16. Bill Tosheff-INO 3.4
17. Nathaniel Clifton-NYK 3.4
18. Paul Seymour-SYR 3.3
19. Jack Kerris-FTW 3.2
20. Ralph Johnson-FTW 3.2
Player Efficiency Rating
1. George Mikan*-MNL 26.5
2. Paul Arizin*-PHW 25.5
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 23.7
4. Ed Macauley*-BOS 22.6
5. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 22.0
6. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 21.9
7. Bob Cousy*-BOS 21.4
8. Larry Foust-FTW 21.2
9. Arnie Risen*-ROC 20.6
10. Don Otten-TOT 20.0
11. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 19.9
12. Dick McGuire*-NYK 18.9
13. Bill Sharman*-BOS 17.7
14. Connie Simmons-NYK 17.7
15. Bob Davies*-ROC 17.4
16. Joe Graboski-INO 17.3
17. Bob Lavoy-INO 17.1
18. Mel Hutchins-MLH 16.7
19. George King-SYR 16.6
20. Ernie Vandeweghe-NYK 16.6
True Shooting Pct
1. Arnie Johnson-ROC .565
2. Harry Gallatin*-NYK .547
3. Paul Arizin*-PHW .546
4. Ed Macauley*-BOS .544
5. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC .541
6. Dick McGuire*-NYK .491
7. Paul Walther-INO .490
8. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .490
9. Red Rocha-SYR .477
10. George King-SYR .473
11. Jack Kerris-FTW .473
12. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .468
13. Don Otten-TOT .468
14. Bill Sharman*-BOS .465
15. Fred Schaus-FTW .463
16. Arnie Risen*-ROC .463
17. Bob Lavoy-INO .462
18. George Mikan*-MNL .459
19. Bob Davies*-ROC .455
20. Frankie Brian-FTW .452
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW .448
2. Harry Gallatin*-NYK .442
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS .432
4. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC .425
5. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .419
6. Jack Coleman-ROC .415
7. George King-SYR .406
8. Paul Walther-INO .401
9. Red Rocha-SYR .401
10. Bob Lavoy-INO .397
11. Odie Spears-ROC .395
12. Larry Foust-FTW .394
13. Arnie Risen*-ROC .394
14. Leo Barnhorst-INO .389
15. Bill Sharman*-BOS .389
16. Joe Graboski-INO .387
17. George Mikan*-MNL .385
18. Bob Davies*-ROC .383
19. Connie Simmons-NYK .378
20. Slater Martin*-MNL .375
Offensive Win Shares
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 14.8
2. Ed Macauley*-BOS 11.3
3. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 9.7
4. Arnie Johnson-ROC 7.1
5. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 7.0
6. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 6.5
7. George Mikan*-MNL 6.4
8. Bob Cousy*-BOS 4.9
9. Dick McGuire*-NYK 4.7
10. Bob Davies*-ROC 4.7
11. Red Rocha-SYR 4.6
12. Fred Schaus-FTW 4.5
13. Paul Walther-INO 4.5
14. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 4.4
15. Arnie Risen*-ROC 4.4
16. Frankie Brian-FTW 4.3
17. Bob Donham-BOS 4.2
18. Don Otten-TOT 4.1
19. Al Cervi*-SYR 4.1
20. Larry Foust-FTW 3.9
Defensive Win Shares
1. George Mikan*-MNL 8.0
2. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 6.6
3. Jim Pollard*-MNL 6.6
4. Slater Martin*-MNL 4.5
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 4.0
6. Joe Graboski-INO 3.8
7. Leo Barnhorst-INO 3.5
8. Red Rocha-SYR 3.2
9. Bob Harrison-MNL 3.2
10. Larry Foust-FTW 3.2
11. Mel Hutchins-MLH 3.0
12. Howie Schultz-MNL 2.9
13. Bob Lavoy-INO 2.9
14. Bob Cousy*-BOS 2.8
15. Wally Osterkorn-SYR 2.6
16. Ed Macauley*-BOS 2.6
17. George King-SYR 2.5
18. Arnie Risen*-ROC 2.5
19. Bill Tosheff-INO 2.4
20. Paul Seymour-SYR 2.4
Win Shares
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 16.0
2. George Mikan*-MNL 14.4
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS 13.8
4. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 13.2
5. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 11.4
6. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 8.9
7. Arnie Johnson-ROC 8.7
8. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 8.5
9. Red Rocha-SYR 7.8
10. Bob Cousy*-BOS 7.7
11. Joe Graboski-INO 7.2
12. Larry Foust-FTW 7.1
13. Arnie Risen*-ROC 6.8
14. Fred Schaus-FTW 6.8
15. Paul Walther-INO 6.6
16. Dick McGuire*-NYK 6.6
17. George King-SYR 6.4
18. Bob Davies*-ROC 6.3
19. Slater Martin*-MNL 6.3
20. Bob Donham-BOS 6.1
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .270
2. George Mikan*-MNL .268
3. Paul Arizin*-PHW .261
4. Ed Macauley*-BOS .252
5. Harry Gallatin*-NYK .221
6. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC .218
7. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .203
8. Arnie Johnson-ROC .193
9. Noble Jorgensen-SYR .175
10. Paul Walther-INO .167
11. George King-SYR .162
12. Dick McGuire*-NYK .157
13. Don Otten-TOT .156
14. Ernie Vandeweghe-NYK .154
15. Bob Lavoy-INO .152
16. Bob Donham-BOS .149
17. Red Rocha-SYR .148
18. Bill Sharman*-BOS .148
19. Joe Graboski-INO .142
20. Bob Cousy*-BOS .138