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League Champion: Minneapolis Lakers

Rookie of the Year: Ray Felix (17.6/13.3/1.1)

PPG Leader: Neil Johnston (24.4)
RPG Leader: Harry Gallatin (15.3)
APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.2)
WS Leader: Neil Johnston (18.3)

League Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 3296
2. Mel Hutchins-FTW 2934
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 2857
4. Ed Macauley*-BOS 2792
5. Joe Graboski-PHW 2759
6. Paul Seymour-SYR 2727
7. Andy Phillip*-FTW 2705
8. Larry Foust-FTW 2693
9. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 2690
10. Ray Felix-BLB 2672
11. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 2655
12. Jack George-PHW 2648
13. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 2538
14. Paul Hoffman-BLB 2505
15. Jim Pollard*-MNL 2483
16. Slater Martin*-MNL 2472
17. Bill Sharman*-BOS 2467
18. Lew Hitch-MLH 2452
19. Arnie Risen*-ROC 2385
20. Jack Coleman-ROC 2377
Field Goals
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 591
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 486
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS 462
4. George Mikan*-MNL 441
5. Bill Sharman*-BOS 412
6. Ray Felix-BLB 410
7. Larry Foust-FTW 376
8. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 370
9. Joe Graboski-PHW 354
  Carl Braun-NYK 354
11. Jim Pollard*-MNL 326
12. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 322
13. Arnie Risen*-ROC 321
14. Paul Seymour-SYR 316
15. Mel Hutchins-FTW 295
16. Jack Coleman-ROC 289
17. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 288
  Bob Davies*-ROC 288
19. George King-SYR 280
20. Max Zaslofsky-TOT 278
Field Goal Attempts
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 1317
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1262
3. George Mikan*-MNL 1160
4. Joe Graboski-PHW 1000
5. Ray Felix-BLB 983
6. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 973
7. Ed Macauley*-BOS 950
8. Larry Foust-FTW 919
9. Bill Sharman*-BOS 915
10. Carl Braun-NYK 884
11. Jim Pollard*-MNL 882
12. Arnie Risen*-ROC 872
13. Paul Seymour-SYR 838
14. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 835
15. Bob Davies*-ROC 777
16. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 771
17. Paul Hoffman-BLB 761
18. Max Zaslofsky-TOT 756
19. Don Sunderlage-MLH 748
20. George King-SYR 744
Field Goal Pct
1. Ed Macauley*-BOS .486
2. Bill Sharman*-BOS .450
3. Neil Johnston*-PHW .449
4. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL .423
5. Ray Felix-BLB .417
6. Larry Foust-FTW .409
7. Eddie Miller-BLB .407
8. Jack Coleman-ROC .405
9. Harry Gallatin*-NYK .404
10. Mel Hutchins-FTW .401
11. Carl Braun-NYK .401
12. Whitey Skoog-MNL .400
13. Slater Martin*-MNL .388
14. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC .386
15. Bob Cousy*-BOS .385
16. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .380
17. George Mikan*-MNL .380
18. Paul Seymour-SYR .377
19. George King-SYR .376
20. Andy Phillip*-FTW .375
Free Throws
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 577
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 488
3. Ray Felix-BLB 449
4. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 433
5. George Mikan*-MNL 424
6. Ed Macauley*-BOS 420
7. Bob Cousy*-BOS 411
8. Carl Braun-NYK 354
9. Larry Foust-FTW 338
10. Bill Sharman*-BOS 331
11. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 314
12. Bob Davies*-ROC 311
13. Arnie Risen*-ROC 307
14. Paul Seymour-SYR 299
15. George King-SYR 257
16. Max Zaslofsky-TOT 255
17. Don Sunderlage-MLH 252
18. Andy Phillip*-FTW 241
19. Joe Graboski-PHW 236
20. Eddie Miller-BLB 231
Free Throw Attempts
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 772
2. Ray Felix-BLB 704
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 590
4. Ed Macauley*-BOS 554
5. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 552
6. George Mikan*-MNL 546
7. Bob Cousy*-BOS 522
8. Larry Foust-FTW 475
9. Bob Davies*-ROC 433
10. Arnie Risen*-ROC 430
11. Carl Braun-NYK 429
12. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 428
13. George King-SYR 410
14. Bill Sharman*-BOS 392
15. Paul Seymour-SYR 368
16. Wally Osterkorn-SYR 361
17. Max Zaslofsky-TOT 357
18. Joe Graboski-PHW 350
19. Dick McGuire*-NYK 345
20. Don Sunderlage-MLH 337
Free Throw Pct
1. Bill Sharman*-BOS .844
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .827
3. Carl Braun-NYK .825
4. Paul Seymour-SYR .812
5. Zeke Zawoluk-PHW .809
6. Bob Cousy*-BOS .787
7. Harry Gallatin*-NYK .784
8. George Mikan*-MNL .777
9. Odie Spears-ROC .769
10. Ed Macauley*-BOS .758
11. Don Sunderlage-MLH .748
12. Neil Johnston*-PHW .747
13. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .742
14. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC .734
15. Bill Calhoun-MLH .733
16. Andy Phillip*-FTW .730
17. Eddie Miller-BLB .729
18. Bob Davies*-ROC .718
19. Paul Hoffman-BLB .716
20. Bob Houbregs*-TOT .714
  Max Zaslofsky-TOT .714
Total Rebounds
1. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 1098
2. George Mikan*-MNL 1028
3. Larry Foust-FTW 967
4. Ray Felix-BLB 958
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 870
6. Neil Johnston*-PHW 797
7. Arnie Risen*-ROC 728
8. Mel Hutchins-FTW 695
9. Lew Hitch-MLH 691
10. Joe Graboski-PHW 670
11. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 615
12. Jack Coleman-ROC 589
13. Ed Macauley*-BOS 571
14. Chuck Share-TOT 555
15. Eddie Miller-BLB 537
16. Earl Lloyd-SYR 529
17. Nathaniel Clifton-NYK 528
18. George Ratkovicz-MLH 523
19. Bob Harris-BOS 517
20. Bob Brannum-BOS 509
Assists
1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 518
2. Andy Phillip*-FTW 449
3. Paul Seymour-SYR 364
4. Dick McGuire*-NYK 354
5. Bob Davies*-ROC 323
6. Jack George-PHW 312
7. Paul Hoffman-BLB 285
8. George King-SYR 272
9. Ed Macauley*-BOS 271
10. Danny Finn-PHW 265
11. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 254
12. Slater Martin*-MNL 253
13. Jack McMahon-ROC 238
14. Bill Sharman*-BOS 229
15. Leo Barnhorst-TOT 226
16. Paul Walther-PHW 220
17. Jim Pollard*-MNL 214
  Dolph Schayes*-SYR 214
19. Mel Hutchins-FTW 210
20. Carl Braun-NYK 209
Personal Fouls
1. Earl Lloyd-SYR 303
2. Arnie Risen*-ROC 284
3. Bob Brannum-BOS 280
4. Alex Hannum-ROC 279
5. Paul Hoffman-BLB 271
6. George Mikan*-MNL 268
7. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 264
8. Don Sunderlage-MLH 263
9. Neil Johnston*-PHW 259
  Carl Braun-NYK 259
11. Larry Foust-FTW 258
12. George Ratkovicz-MLH 255
13. Ray Felix-BLB 253
14. Bob Donham-BOS 235
15. Connie Simmons-NYK 234
  Whitey Skoog-MNL 234
17. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 232
18. Mel Hutchins-FTW 229
19. Bob Harris-BOS 224
  Bob Davies*-ROC 224
Points
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 1759
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1383
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS 1344
4. George Mikan*-MNL 1306
5. Ray Felix-BLB 1269
6. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 1228
7. Bill Sharman*-BOS 1155
8. Larry Foust-FTW 1090
9. Carl Braun-NYK 1062
10. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 958
11. Arnie Risen*-ROC 949
  Harry Gallatin*-NYK 949
13. Joe Graboski-PHW 944
14. Paul Seymour-SYR 931
15. Bob Davies*-ROC 887
16. Jim Pollard*-MNL 831
17. George King-SYR 817
18. Max Zaslofsky-TOT 811
19. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 797
20. Don Sunderlage-MLH 760
Minutes Per Game
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 45.8
2. Mel Hutchins-FTW 40.8
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 39.7
4. Ed Macauley*-BOS 39.3
5. Joe Graboski-PHW 38.9
6. Paul Seymour-SYR 38.4
7. Andy Phillip*-FTW 38.1
8. Larry Foust-FTW 37.4
9. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 37.4
10. Jack George-PHW 37.3
11. Ray Felix-BLB 37.1
12. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 36.9
13. Slater Martin*-MNL 35.8
14. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 35.2
15. Jim Pollard*-MNL 35.0
16. Paul Hoffman-BLB 34.8
17. Dick McGuire*-NYK 34.5
18. Bill Sharman*-BOS 34.3
19. Lew Hitch-MLH 34.1
20. Jack Coleman-ROC 33.5
Points Per Game
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 24.4
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 19.2
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS 18.9
4. George Mikan*-MNL 18.1
5. Ray Felix-BLB 17.6
6. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 17.1
7. Bill Sharman*-BOS 16.0
8. Larry Foust-FTW 15.1
9. Carl Braun-NYK 14.8
10. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 13.3
11. Joe Graboski-PHW 13.3
12. Arnie Risen*-ROC 13.2
  Harry Gallatin*-NYK 13.2
14. Paul Seymour-SYR 13.1
15. Max Zaslofsky-TOT 12.5
16. Bob Davies*-ROC 12.3
17. Jim Pollard*-MNL 11.7
18. George King-SYR 11.3
19. Don Sunderlage-MLH 11.2
20. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 11.1
Rebounds Per Game
1. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 15.2
2. George Mikan*-MNL 14.3
3. Larry Foust-FTW 13.4
4. Ray Felix-BLB 13.3
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 12.1
6. Neil Johnston*-PHW 11.1
7. Arnie Risen*-ROC 10.1
8. Mel Hutchins-FTW 9.7
9. Lew Hitch-MLH 9.6
10. Joe Graboski-PHW 9.4
11. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 8.5
12. Jack Coleman-ROC 8.3
13. Chuck Share-TOT 8.2
14. Ed Macauley*-BOS 8.0
15. George Ratkovicz-MLH 7.6
16. Eddie Miller-BLB 7.5
17. Earl Lloyd-SYR 7.3
18. Nathaniel Clifton-NYK 7.3
19. Bob Harris-BOS 7.3
20. Bob Brannum-BOS 7.2
Assists Per Game
1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 7.2
2. Andy Phillip*-FTW 6.3
3. Dick McGuire*-NYK 5.2
4. Paul Seymour-SYR 5.1
5. Bob Davies*-ROC 4.5
6. Jack George-PHW 4.4
7. Paul Hoffman-BLB 4.0
8. Danny Finn-PHW 3.9
9. Ed Macauley*-BOS 3.8
10. George King-SYR 3.8
11. Slater Martin*-MNL 3.7
12. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 3.5
13. Paul Walther-PHW 3.4
14. Jack McMahon-ROC 3.4
15. Bill Sharman*-BOS 3.2
16. Leo Barnhorst-TOT 3.1
17. Jim Pollard*-MNL 3.0
18. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 3.0
19. Mel Hutchins-FTW 2.9
20. Carl Braun-NYK 2.9
Player Efficiency Rating
1. George Mikan*-MNL 28.5
2. Neil Johnston*-PHW 25.4
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 24.1
4. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 24.0
5. Ed Macauley*-BOS 23.2
6. Ray Felix-BLB 22.7
7. Larry Foust-FTW 22.6
8. Bob Cousy*-BOS 20.9
9. Bill Sharman*-BOS 18.5
10. Arnie Risen*-ROC 18.1
11. Bob Davies*-ROC 17.9
12. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 17.7
13. Carl Braun-NYK 17.6
14. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 16.4
15. Paul Seymour-SYR 16.1
16. Dick McGuire*-NYK 16.0
17. Andy Phillip*-FTW 15.9
18. Jim Pollard*-MNL 15.8
19. George Ratkovicz-MLH 15.2
20. Jack McMahon-ROC 14.8
True Shooting Pct
1. Ed Macauley*-BOS .563
2. Harry Gallatin*-NYK .538
3. Bill Sharman*-BOS .531
4. Neil Johnston*-PHW .531
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .498
6. Carl Braun-NYK .495
7. Ray Felix-BLB .491
8. Eddie Miller-BLB .486
9. Larry Foust-FTW .483
10. Dick McGuire*-NYK .482
11. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC .468
12. George Mikan*-MNL .466
13. Paul Seymour-SYR .466
14. Bob Cousy*-BOS .464
15. Bob Davies*-ROC .458
16. Andy Phillip*-FTW .455
17. Slater Martin*-MNL .450
18. Arnie Risen*-ROC .447
19. Mel Hutchins-FTW .444
20. Max Zaslofsky-TOT .444
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Ed Macauley*-BOS .486
2. Bill Sharman*-BOS .450
3. Neil Johnston*-PHW .449
4. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL .423
5. Ray Felix-BLB .417
6. Larry Foust-FTW .409
7. Eddie Miller-BLB .407
8. Jack Coleman-ROC .405
9. Harry Gallatin*-NYK .404
10. Mel Hutchins-FTW .401
11. Carl Braun-NYK .400
12. Whitey Skoog-MNL .400
13. Slater Martin*-MNL .388
14. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC .386
15. Bob Cousy*-BOS .385
16. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .380
17. George Mikan*-MNL .380
18. Paul Seymour-SYR .377
19. George King-SYR .376
20. Andy Phillip*-FTW .375
Offensive Win Shares
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 15.4
2. Ed Macauley*-BOS 13.1
3. Bill Sharman*-BOS 9.4
4. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 9.0
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 8.4
6. Ray Felix-BLB 7.6
7. Carl Braun-NYK 7.2
8. Bob Cousy*-BOS 6.5
9. Larry Foust-FTW 6.5
10. George Mikan*-MNL 6.1
11. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 5.1
12. Paul Seymour-SYR 5.0
13. Dick McGuire*-NYK 4.6
14. Bob Davies*-ROC 4.4
15. Eddie Miller-BLB 4.2
16. Andy Phillip*-FTW 4.2
17. George Yardley*-FTW 3.4
18. Arnie Risen*-ROC 3.0
19. Slater Martin*-MNL 2.9
20. George Ratkovicz-MLH 2.8
Defensive Win Shares
1. George Mikan*-MNL 6.6
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 6.3
3. Arnie Risen*-ROC 4.8
4. Jim Pollard*-MNL 4.5
5. Jack Coleman-ROC 4.4
6. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 4.4
7. Paul Seymour-SYR 4.3
8. Earl Lloyd-SYR 4.0
9. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 4.0
10. Wally Osterkorn-SYR 4.0
11. Larry Foust-FTW 3.9
12. George King-SYR 3.6
13. Mel Hutchins-FTW 3.4
14. Bob Davies*-ROC 3.3
15. Slater Martin*-MNL 3.2
16. Cal Christensen-ROC 3.0
17. Neil Johnston*-PHW 3.0
18. Lew Hitch-MLH 2.9
19. Jack McMahon-ROC 2.9
20. Andy Phillip*-FTW 2.9
Win Shares
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 18.3
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 14.8
3. Ed Macauley*-BOS 14.6
4. George Mikan*-MNL 12.7
5. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 11.8
6. Larry Foust-FTW 10.4
7. Bill Sharman*-BOS 10.4
8. Paul Seymour-SYR 9.3
9. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC 9.1
10. Ray Felix-BLB 8.6
11. Carl Braun-NYK 8.6
12. Bob Cousy*-BOS 8.1
13. Arnie Risen*-ROC 7.8
14. Bob Davies*-ROC 7.7
15. Andy Phillip*-FTW 7.1
16. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 6.6
17. George King-SYR 6.3
18. Dick McGuire*-NYK 6.3
19. Slater Martin*-MNL 6.1
20. Mel Hutchins-FTW 5.8
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .267
2. Neil Johnston*-PHW .267
3. George Mikan*-MNL .258
4. Ed Macauley*-BOS .252
5. Harry Gallatin*-NYK .210
6. Bill Sharman*-BOS .202
7. Larry Foust-FTW .186
8. Carl Braun-NYK .173
9. Bob Davies*-ROC .172
10. Bobby Wanzer*-ROC .172
11. Paul Seymour-SYR .164
12. Arnie Risen*-ROC .157
13. Ray Felix-BLB .155
14. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .141
15. Bob Cousy*-BOS .137
16. Dick McGuire*-NYK .129
17. George King-SYR .129
18. Andy Phillip*-FTW .125
19. Jack McMahon-ROC .118
20. Slater Martin*-MNL .118