League Champion: Syracuse Nationals
Rookie of the Year: Bob Pettit (20.4/13.8/3.2)
PPG Leader: Neil Johnston (22.7)
RPG Leader: Neil Johnston (15.1)
APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.8)
WS Leader: Neil Johnston (15.4)
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||||||||||
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| Rk | Team | Div | W | L | W-L% | MOV | ORtg | DRtg | NRtg | MOV/A | ORtg/A | DRtg/A | NRtg/A |
| 1 | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 43 | 29 | .597 | 2.39 | 2.01 | ||||||
| 2 | Syracuse Nationals | E | 43 | 29 | .597 | 1.39 | 1.23 | ||||||
| 3 | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 40 | 32 | .556 | 1.17 | 0.96 | ||||||
| 4 | New York Knicks | E | 38 | 34 | .528 | 0.08 | 0.11 | ||||||
| 5 | Boston Celtics | E | 36 | 36 | .500 | -0.08 | -0.03 | ||||||
| 6 | Philadelphia Warriors | E | 33 | 39 | .458 | -0.26 | -0.19 | ||||||
| 7 | Rochester Royals | W | 29 | 43 | .403 | -1.63 | -1.43 | ||||||
| 8 | Milwaukee Hawks | W | 26 | 46 | .361 | -3.06 | -2.66 | ||||||
| 9 | Baltimore Bullets | E | |||||||||||