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Minutes Played

1.Neil Johnston*-PHW3166
2.Bob Cousy*-BOS2945
3.Ed Macauley*-BOS2902
4.Mel Hutchins-MLH2891
5.Leo Barnhorst-INO2871
6.Joe Graboski-INO2769
7.Andy Phillip*-TOT2690
8.Paul Seymour-SYR2684
9.Dolph Schayes*-SYR2668
10.George Mikan*-MNL2651
11.Jack Nichols-MLH2626
12.Jack Coleman-ROC2625
13.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC2577
14.Slater Martin*-MNL2556
15.Fred Schaus-FTW2541
16.George King-SYR2519
17.Nathaniel Clifton-NYK2496
18.Paul Walther-INO2468
19.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL2465
20.Bill Tosheff-INO2459

Field Goals

1.Neil Johnston*-PHW504
2.George Mikan*-MNL500
3.Bob Cousy*-BOS464
4.Ed Macauley*-BOS451
5.Jack Nichols-MLH425
6.Bill Sharman*-BOS403
7.Leo Barnhorst-INO402
8.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL378
9.Dolph Schayes*-SYR375
10.Bob Davies*-ROC339
11.Jim Pollard*-MNL333
12.Joe Fulks*-PHW332
13.Carl Braun-NYK323
14.Don Barksdale-BLB321
15.Mel Hutchins-MLH319
16.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC318
17.Jack Coleman-ROC314
18.Larry Foust-FTW311
19.Paul Seymour-SYR306
20.Arnie Risen*-ROC295

Field Goal Attempts

1.Bob Cousy*-BOS1320
2.George Mikan*-MNL1252
3.Jack Nichols-MLH1170
4.Neil Johnston*-PHW1114
5.Leo Barnhorst-INO1034
6.Dolph Schayes*-SYR1022
7.Ed Macauley*-BOS997
8.Joe Fulks*-PHW960
9.Jim Pollard*-MNL933
10.Bill Sharman*-BOS925
11.Bob Davies*-ROC880
12.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL868
13.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC866
14.Larry Foust-FTW865
15.Mel Hutchins-MLH842
16.Don Barksdale-BLB829
17.Fred Scolari-FTW809
18.Carl Braun-NYK807
19.Arnie Risen*-ROC802
20.Joe Graboski-INO799

Field Goal Pct

1.Neil Johnston*-PHW.452
 Ed Macauley*-BOS.452
3.Harry Gallatin*-NYK.444
4.Bill Sharman*-BOS.436
5.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL.435
6.Ernie Vandeweghe-NYK.435
7.Jack Coleman-ROC.420
8.Slater Martin*-MNL.410
9.Bob Lavoy-INO.402
10.George King-SYR.402
11.Carl Braun-NYK.400
12.George Mikan*-MNL.399
13.Andy Phillip*-TOT.398
14.Jim Baechtold-BLB.390
15.Leo Barnhorst-INO.389
16.Red Rocha-SYR.388
17.Don Barksdale-BLB.387
18.Bob Davies*-ROC.385
19.Paul Seymour-SYR.384
20.Monk Meineke-FTW.381

Free Throws

1.Neil Johnston*-PHW556
2.Dolph Schayes*-SYR512
3.Ed Macauley*-BOS500
4.Bob Cousy*-BOS479
5.George Mikan*-MNL442
6.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC384
7.Bob Davies*-ROC351
8.Joe Graboski-INO350
9.Bill Sharman*-BOS341
10.Paul Seymour-SYR340
11.Larry Foust-FTW336
12.Carl Braun-NYK331
13.Arnie Johnson-ROC303
14.Harry Gallatin*-NYK301
15.Arnie Risen*-ROC294
16.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL291
17.George King-SYR284
18.Fred Scolari-FTW276
19.Paul Walther-INO264
20.George Ratkovicz-MLH262

Free Throw Attempts

1.Neil Johnston*-PHW794
2.Ed Macauley*-BOS667
3.Dolph Schayes*-SYR619
4.Bob Cousy*-BOS587
5.George Mikan*-MNL567
6.Joe Graboski-INO513
7.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC473
8.Bob Davies*-ROC466
9.Larry Foust-FTW465
10.George King-SYR442
11.Harry Gallatin*-NYK430
12.Arnie Risen*-ROC429
13.Paul Seymour-SYR416
14.Arnie Johnson-ROC405
15.Don Barksdale-BLB401
 Carl Braun-NYK401
 Bill Sharman*-BOS401
18.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL387
19.George Ratkovicz-MLH373
20.Paul Walther-INO354

Free Throw Pct

1.Bill Sharman*-BOS.850
2.Fred Scolari-FTW.844
3.Dolph Schayes*-SYR.827
4.Carl Braun-NYK.825
5.Fred Schaus-FTW.821
6.Odie Spears-ROC.819
7.Paul Seymour-SYR.817
8.Bob Cousy*-BOS.816
9.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC.812
10.Bill Tosheff-INO.806
11.Frankie Brian-FTW.795
12.Monk Meineke-FTW.783
13.Slater Martin*-MNL.780
14.George Mikan*-MNL.779
15.Jim Pollard*-MNL.769
16.Ernie Vandeweghe-NYK.766
17.Bill Gabor-SYR.764
18.Red Rocha-SYR.755
19.Bob Davies*-ROC.753
20.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL.752

Total Rebounds

1.George Mikan*-MNL1007
2.Neil Johnston*-PHW976
3.Dolph Schayes*-SYR920
4.Harry Gallatin*-NYK916
5.Mel Hutchins-MLH793
6.Jack Coleman-ROC774
7.Larry Foust-FTW769
8.Nathaniel Clifton-NYK761
9.Arnie Risen*-ROC745
10.Joe Graboski-INO687
11.Eddie Miller-BLB669
12.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL654
13.Ed Macauley*-BOS629
14.Don Barksdale-BLB597
15.Bob Brannum-BOS537
16.Jack Nichols-MLH533
17.Bob Lavoy-INO528
18.George Ratkovicz-MLH522
19.Red Rocha-SYR510
20.Don Henriksen-BLB506

Assists

1.Bob Cousy*-BOS547
2.Andy Phillip*-TOT397
3.George King-SYR364
4.Dick McGuire*-NYK296
5.Paul Seymour-SYR294
6.Ed Macauley*-BOS280
 Bob Davies*-ROC280
8.Leo Barnhorst-INO277
9.George Senesky-PHW264
10.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC252
11.Slater Martin*-MNL250
12.Fred Schaus-FTW245
13.Carl Braun-NYK243
 Bill Tosheff-INO243
15.Paul Hoffman-BLB237
16.Fred Scolari-FTW233
17.Jim Pollard*-MNL231
 Jack Coleman-ROC231
 Nathaniel Clifton-NYK231
20.Mel Hutchins-MLH227
 Dolph Schayes*-SYR227

Personal Fouls

1.Monk Meineke-FTW334
2.Joe Fulks*-PHW319
3.Joe Graboski-INO303
4.George Mikan*-MNL290
5.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL289
6.George Ratkovicz-MLH287
 Carl Braun-NYK287
 Bob Brannum-BOS287
9.Paul Hoffman-BLB282
 Arnie Johnson-ROC282
11.Arnie Risen*-ROC274
 Bob Lavoy-INO274
 Nathaniel Clifton-NYK274
14.Don Barksdale-BLB273
15.Dolph Schayes*-SYR271
16.Larry Foust-FTW267
17.Bob Harrison-MNL264
18.Bill Gabor-SYR262
19.Bob Davies*-ROC261
 Fred Schaus-FTW261

Points

1.Neil Johnston*-PHW1564
2.George Mikan*-MNL1442
3.Bob Cousy*-BOS1407
4.Ed Macauley*-BOS1402
5.Dolph Schayes*-SYR1262
6.Bill Sharman*-BOS1147
7.Jack Nichols-MLH1090
8.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL1047
9.Bob Davies*-ROC1029
10.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC1020
11.Carl Braun-NYK977
12.Leo Barnhorst-INO967
13.Larry Foust-FTW958
14.Paul Seymour-SYR952
15.Don Barksdale-BLB899
16.Joe Graboski-INO894
17.Arnie Risen*-ROC884
18.Harry Gallatin*-NYK865
19.Jim Pollard*-MNL859
20.Joe Fulks*-PHW832

Minutes Per Game

1.Neil Johnston*-PHW45.2
2.Ed Macauley*-BOS42.1
3.Bob Cousy*-BOS41.5
4.Mel Hutchins-MLH40.7
5.Leo Barnhorst-INO40.4
6.Joe Graboski-INO40.1
7.Paul Seymour-SYR40.1
8.Andy Phillip*-TOT38.4
9.Jack Nichols-MLH38.1
10.George Mikan*-MNL37.9
11.Dolph Schayes*-SYR37.6
12.Jack Coleman-ROC37.5
13.Paul Walther-INO36.8
14.Fred Schaus-FTW36.8
15.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC36.8
16.Bill Tosheff-INO36.7
17.Slater Martin*-MNL36.5
18.Jim Pollard*-MNL36.4
19.Nathaniel Clifton-NYK35.7
20.Red Rocha-SYR35.6

Points Per Game

1.Neil Johnston*-PHW22.3
2.George Mikan*-MNL20.6
3.Ed Macauley*-BOS20.3
4.Bob Cousy*-BOS19.8
5.Dolph Schayes*-SYR17.8
6.Bill Sharman*-BOS16.2
7.Jack Nichols-MLH15.8
8.Bob Davies*-ROC15.6
9.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL15.0
10.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC14.6
11.Larry Foust-FTW14.3
12.Paul Seymour-SYR14.2
13.Carl Braun-NYK14.0
14.Don Barksdale-BLB13.8
15.Leo Barnhorst-INO13.6
16.Fred Scolari-FTW13.4
17.Jim Pollard*-MNL13.0
18.Arnie Risen*-ROC13.0
19.Joe Graboski-INO13.0
20.Harry Gallatin*-NYK12.4

Rebounds Per Game

1.George Mikan*-MNL14.4
2.Neil Johnston*-PHW13.9
3.Harry Gallatin*-NYK13.1
4.Dolph Schayes*-SYR13.0
5.Larry Foust-FTW11.5
6.Mel Hutchins-MLH11.2
7.Jack Coleman-ROC11.1
8.Arnie Risen*-ROC11.0
9.Nathaniel Clifton-NYK10.9
10.Joe Graboski-INO10.0
11.Eddie Miller-BLB9.6
12.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL9.3
13.Don Barksdale-BLB9.2
14.Ed Macauley*-BOS9.1
15.Jack Nichols-MLH7.7
16.Bob Brannum-BOS7.6
17.Bob Lavoy-INO7.5
18.Don Henriksen-BLB7.4
19.Red Rocha-SYR7.4
20.George Ratkovicz-MLH7.4

Assists Per Game

1.Bob Cousy*-BOS7.7
2.Andy Phillip*-TOT5.7
3.George King-SYR5.1
4.Dick McGuire*-NYK4.9
5.Paul Seymour-SYR4.4
6.Bob Davies*-ROC4.2
7.Ed Macauley*-BOS4.1
8.Leo Barnhorst-INO3.9
9.George Senesky-PHW3.8
10.Fred Scolari-FTW3.8
11.Bill Tosheff-INO3.6
12.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC3.6
13.Slater Martin*-MNL3.6
14.Fred Schaus-FTW3.6
15.Jim Pollard*-MNL3.5
16.Nelson Bobb-PHW3.5
17.Carl Braun-NYK3.5
18.Paul Hoffman-BLB3.4
19.Nathaniel Clifton-NYK3.3
 Jack Coleman-ROC3.3

Player Efficiency Rating

1.George Mikan*-MNL28.4
2.Neil Johnston*-PHW25.8
3.Dolph Schayes*-SYR25.0
4.Ed Macauley*-BOS24.2
5.Harry Gallatin*-NYK23.2
6.Bob Cousy*-BOS21.6
7.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL21.6
8.Larry Foust-FTW20.4
9.Bill Sharman*-BOS19.8
10.Ernie Vandeweghe-NYK18.7
11.Arnie Risen*-ROC18.2
12.Bob Davies*-ROC18.0
13.Carl Braun-NYK17.4
14.Mel Hutchins-MLH17.2
15.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC17.1
16.Jack Coleman-ROC17.1
17.Jack Nichols-MLH16.8
18.Don Barksdale-BLB16.7
19.Joe Graboski-INO16.2
20.George Ratkovicz-MLH16.1

True Shooting Pct

1.Ed Macauley*-BOS.543
2.Neil Johnston*-PHW.534
3.Harry Gallatin*-NYK.525
4.Bill Sharman*-BOS.521
5.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL.504
6.Ernie Vandeweghe-NYK.499
7.Carl Braun-NYK.497
8.Slater Martin*-MNL.489
9.Dolph Schayes*-SYR.487
10.Paul Seymour-SYR.485
11.George Mikan*-MNL.480
12.George King-SYR.479
13.Bobby Wanzer*-ROC.475
14.Bob Davies*-ROC.474
15.Andy Phillip*-TOT.474
16.Monk Meineke-FTW.472
17.Red Rocha-SYR.466
18.Bob Lavoy-INO.464
19.Connie Simmons-NYK.463
20.Jim Baechtold-BLB.455