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)
| Place | Division | All-Star | Margin | Month | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | Neutral | E | W | Pre | Post | ≤3 | ≥10 | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
| 1 | Philadelphia Warriors | 45-27 | 21-7 | 11-17 | 13-3 | 22-14 | 23-13 | 27-13 | 18-14 | 8-6 | 25-14 | 8-3 | 8-5 | 13-8 | 12-5 | 4-6 |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 39-33 | 20-7 | 12-15 | 7-11 | 18-18 | 21-15 | 24-17 | 15-16 | 11-8 | 14-16 | 5-4 | 10-5 | 11-11 | 9-8 | 4-5 |
| 3 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 37-35 | 19-7 | 10-17 | 8-11 | 18-18 | 19-17 | 22-18 | 15-17 | 8-9 | 16-9 | 4-8 | 9-4 | 13-6 | 7-13 | 4-4 |
| 4 | New York Knicks | 35-37 | 13-15 | 16-13 | 6-9 | 17-19 | 18-18 | 21-19 | 14-18 | 6-6 | 14-14 | 8-5 | 7-7 | 8-10 | 7-12 | 5-3 |
| 5 | Syracuse Nationals | 35-37 | 23-8 | 9-19 | 3-10 | 15-21 | 20-16 | 19-22 | 16-15 | 6-10 | 15-12 | 6-6 | 8-8 | 6-11 | 11-7 | 4-5 |
| 6 | Minneapolis Lakers | 33-39 | 14-12 | 6-21 | 13-6 | 14-22 | 19-17 | 18-25 | 15-14 | 8-5 | 14-18 | 4-9 | 5-10 | 11-8 | 7-7 | 6-5 |
| 7 | St. Louis Hawks | 33-39 | 15-11 | 11-17 | 7-11 | 15-21 | 18-18 | 14-26 | 19-13 | 8-9 | 11-17 | 7-4 | 4-10 | 7-12 | 9-8 | 6-5 |
| 8 | Rochester Royals | 31-41 | 15-14 | 6-21 | 10-6 | 15-21 | 16-20 | 19-24 | 12-17 | 8-10 | 9-18 | 4-7 | 8-10 | 8-11 | 8-10 | 3-3 |
| Rk | Team | BOS | FTW | MNL | NYK | PHW | ROC | STL | SYR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 4-5 | 7-2 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 5-4 | 5-4 | 8-4 | |
| 2 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 5-4 | 5-7 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 7-5 | 7-5 | 4-5 | |
| 3 | Minneapolis Lakers | 2-7 | 7-5 | 5-4 | 3-6 | 7-5 | 5-7 | 4-5 | |
| 4 | New York Knicks | 7-5 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 6-6 | 6-3 | 4-5 | 4-8 | |
| 5 | Philadelphia Warriors | 7-5 | 5-4 | 6-3 | 6-6 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 9-3 | |
| 6 | Rochester Royals | 4-5 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 5-4 | |
| 7 | St. Louis Hawks | 4-5 | 5-7 | 7-5 | 5-4 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 3-6 | |
| 8 | Syracuse Nationals | 4-8 | 5-4 | 5-4 | 8-4 | 3-9 | 4-5 | 6-3 |