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)
| 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 | Philadelphia Warriors | E | 45 | 27 | .625 | 4.26 | 3.82 | ||||||
| 2 | Boston Celtics | E | 39 | 33 | .542 | 0.65 | 0.72 | ||||||
| 3 | Fort Wayne Pistons | W | 37 | 35 | .514 | 0.71 | 0.45 | ||||||
| 4 | Syracuse Nationals | E | 35 | 37 | .486 | 0.01 | 0.17 | ||||||
| 5 | New York Knicks | E | 35 | 37 | .486 | -0.42 | -0.20 | ||||||
| 6 | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 33 | 39 | .458 | -0.89 | -0.92 | ||||||
| 7 | St. Louis Hawks | W | 33 | 39 | .458 | -1.47 | -1.42 | ||||||
| 8 | Rochester Royals | W | 31 | 41 | .431 | -2.86 | -2.61 | ||||||