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1955-56 NBA Final Season
League Champion: Philadelphia Warriors
Most Valuable Player: Bob Pettit (25.7/16.2/2.6)
Rookie of the Year: Maurice Stokes (16.8/16.3/4.9)
PPG Leader: Bob Pettit (25.7)
RPG Leader: Maurice Stokes (16.3)
APG Leader: Bob Cousy (8.9)
WS Leader: Neil Johnston (13.9)
17 Players
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Age | From | To | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK |
| 1 | Jesse Arnelle | 22 | 1956 | 1956 | 31 | 409 | 147 | 170 | 18 | .317 | .623 | 13.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 | |||||
| 2 | Ernie Barrett | 26 | 1954 | 1956 | 131 | 2092 | 641 | 343 | 229 | .369 | .748 | 16.0 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | |||||
| 3 | Don Bielke | 1956 | 1956 | 7 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 1 | .556 | .571 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | ||||||
| 4 | Frankie Brian | 32 | 1950 | 1956 | 438 | 7616 | 5379 | 903 | 1138 | .340 | .821 | 24.9 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | |||||
| 5 | Chuck Cooper | 29 | 1951 | 1956 | 409 | 7964 | 2725 | 2431 | 733 | .339 | .743 | 23.2 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 1.8 | |||||
| 6 | Red Davis | 23 | 1956 | 1956 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 1.000 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | |||||
| 7 | Ron Feiereisel | 24 | 1956 | 1956 | 10 | 59 | 30 | 6 | 6 | .286 | .875 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |||||
| 8 | Chris Harris | 22 | 1956 | 1956 | 41 | 420 | 101 | 44 | 44 | .248 | .600 | 10.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |||||
| 9 | Jim Holstein | 25 | 1953 | 1956 | 225 | 3476 | 859 | 659 | 249 | .323 | .647 | 15.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | |||||
| 10 | Johnny Horan | 23 | 1956 | 1956 | 19 | 93 | 34 | 10 | 2 | .286 | .909 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |||||
| 11 | George Mikan* | 31 | 1949 | 1956 | 439 | 8350 | 10156 | 4167 | 1245 | .404 | .782 | 34.4 | 23.1 | 13.4 | 2.8 | |||||
| 12 | Bob Peterson | 24 | 1954 | 1956 | 103 | 1342 | 479 | 389 | 78 | .386 | .669 | 13.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 | |||||
| 13 | Bob Santini | 20 | 1956 | 1956 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |||||
| 14 | Connie Simmons | 30 | 1947 | 1956 | 598 | 7036 | 5859 | 2294 | 940 | .351 | .678 | 22.9 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 1.6 | |||||
| 15 | Jack Stephens | 22 | 1956 | 1956 | 72 | 2219 | 743 | 377 | 207 | .386 | .692 | 30.8 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 2.9 | |||||
| 16 | Ernie Vandeweghe | 27 | 1950 | 1956 | 224 | 3600 | 2135 | 834 | 548 | .421 | .740 | 26.1 | 9.5 | 4.6 | 2.4 | |||||
| 17 | Max Zaslofsky | 30 | 1947 | 1956 | 540 | 6760 | 7990 | 864 | 1093 | .343 | .769 | 28.3 | 14.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | |||||