League Champion: Boston Celtics
Most Valuable Player: Bob Cousy (20.6/4.8/7.5)
Rookie of the Year: Tom Heinsohn (16.2/9.8/1.6)
PPG Leader: Paul Arizin (25.6)
RPG Leader: Bill Russell (19.6)
APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.5)
WS Leader: Neil Johnston (13.7)
| Rk | Player | Pos | Age | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Able | G | 24 | SYR | 1 | 1 | -41.1 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2.062 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Paul Arizin* | SF | 28 | PHW | 71 | 2767 | 22.2 | .515 | .422 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 12.3 | .213 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Bob Armstrong | C-F | 23 | PHW | 19 | 110 | 7.8 | .331 | .297 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.063 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Jim Baechtold | SF | 29 | NYK | 45 | 462 | 15.3 | .458 | .381 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .096 | ||||||||||
| 5 | John Barber | F | 29 | STL | 5 | 19 | 4.2 | .329 | .250 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.108 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Ernie Beck | SG | 25 | PHW | 72 | 1743 | 11.7 | .434 | .384 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | .057 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Irv Bemoras | SF | 26 | STL | 62 | 983 | 7.0 | .369 | .322 | -1.3 | 0.6 | -0.6 | -0.031 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Gary Bergen | C | 24 | NYK | 6 | 40 | 4.7 | .337 | .273 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.044 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Al Bianchi | PG | 24 | SYR | 68 | 1577 | 9.6 | .419 | .351 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .046 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Carl Braun | PG | 29 | NYK | 72 | 2345 | 13.8 | .444 | .381 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 | .077 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Bob Burrow | C | 22 | ROC | 67 | 1028 | 13.1 | .440 | .374 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .106 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Nathaniel Clifton | PF | 34 | NYK | 71 | 2231 | 12.1 | .417 | .377 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | .040 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Jack Coleman | PF | 32 | STL | 72 | 2145 | 14.6 | .446 | .408 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.1 | .091 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Ed Conlin | SG | 23 | SYR | 71 | 2250 | 15.4 | .450 | .374 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.7 | .101 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Larry Costello | PG | 25 | PHW | 72 | 2111 | 11.3 | .460 | .374 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .077 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Bob Cousy* | PG | 28 | BOS | 64 | 2364 | 21.0 | .452 | .378 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 8.8 | .178 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Walt Davis | PF | 26 | PHW | 65 | 1250 | 9.8 | .445 | .407 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .060 | ||||||||||
| 18 | George Dempsey | PG | 27 | PHW | 71 | 1147 | 13.4 | .466 | .444 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .089 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Corky Devlin | SG | 25 | FTW | 71 | 1242 | 12.2 | .422 | .378 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .046 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Walter Dukes | C | 26 | MNL | 71 | 1866 | 15.7 | .453 | .364 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.2 | .108 | ||||||||||
| Rk | Player | Pos | Age | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
| 21 | Ray Felix | C | 26 | NYK | 72 | 1622 | 18.8 | .497 | .416 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 5.5 | .162 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Ed Fleming | SG | 23 | ROC | 51 | 927 | 12.4 | .398 | .299 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .050 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Larry Foust | C | 28 | FTW | 61 | 1533 | 19.2 | .484 | .394 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 4.7 | .148 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Harry Gallatin* | PF | 29 | NYK | 72 | 1943 | 22.9 | .516 | .406 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 8.1 | .199 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Dick Garmaker | SG | 24 | MNL | 72 | 2406 | 16.6 | .488 | .400 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 7.5 | .150 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Jack George | SG | 28 | PHW | 67 | 2229 | 11.7 | .402 | .337 | -0.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .026 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Joe Graboski | PF | 27 | PHW | 72 | 2501 | 12.6 | .410 | .349 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .021 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Si Green | SG | 23 | ROC | 13 | 423 | 13.5 | .430 | .350 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .096 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Richie Guerin* | SG | 24 | NYK | 72 | 1793 | 12.8 | .420 | .368 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | .046 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Cliff Hagan* | SF | 25 | STL | 67 | 971 | 12.2 | .423 | .361 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .065 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Alex Hannum | F-C | 33 | TOT | 59 | 642 | .386 | .345 | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Bob Harrison | G | 29 | TOT | 66 | 1810 | .422 | .386 | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Tom Heinsohn* | PF | 22 | BOS | 72 | 2150 | 18.0 | .456 | .397 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 7.1 | .160 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Dick Hemric | PF | 23 | BOS | 67 | 1055 | 12.9 | .445 | .344 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .115 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Larry Hennessy | SG | 27 | SYR | 21 | 373 | 7.8 | .357 | .320 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -0.049 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Lew Hitch | PF | 27 | TOT | 68 | 1133 | 9.4 | .426 | .375 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .052 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Lew Hitch | PF | 27 | ROC | 30 | 556 | 9.4 | .433 | .372 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .073 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Lew Hitch | PF | 27 | PHW | 38 | 577 | 9.3 | .418 | .377 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .031 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Joe Holup | SF | 22 | SYR | 71 | 1284 | 12.7 | .438 | .329 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | .080 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Bob Hopkins | C | 22 | SYR | 62 | 764 | 14.8 | .444 | .379 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .090 | ||||||||||
| 39 | Bob Houbregs* | C | 24 | FTW | 60 | 1592 | 17.6 | .489 | .432 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 4.5 | .134 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Mel Hutchins | PF | 28 | FTW | 72 | 2647 | 13.0 | .426 | .387 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .050 | ||||||||||
| Rk | Player | Pos | Age | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
| 41 | Neil Johnston* | C | 27 | PHW | 69 | 2531 | 26.6 | .544 | .447 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 13.7 | .259 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Phil Jordon | C-F | 23 | NYK | 9 | 91 | 13.8 | .405 | .367 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .013 | ||||||||||
| 43 | Ed Kalafat | SF | 24 | MNL | 65 | 1617 | 11.6 | .433 | .351 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | .076 | ||||||||||
| 44 | Billy Kenville | SG | 26 | FTW | 71 | 1701 | 12.2 | .413 | .336 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .039 | ||||||||||
| 45 | Red Kerr | C | 24 | SYR | 72 | 2191 | 17.3 | .462 | .403 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | .117 | ||||||||||
| 46 | Hal Lear | G | 22 | PHW | 3 | 14 | 1.0 | .333 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.085 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Slick Leonard | PG | 24 | MNL | 72 | 1943 | 11.4 | .407 | .349 | -0.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .032 | ||||||||||
| 48 | Earl Lloyd | SF | 28 | SYR | 72 | 1965 | 10.1 | .422 | .373 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .054 | ||||||||||
| 49 | Jim Loscutoff | SF | 26 | BOS | 70 | 2220 | 11.0 | .383 | .345 | -2.0 | 4.1 | 2.1 | .046 | ||||||||||
| 50 | Clyde Lovellette* | C | 27 | MNL | 69 | 2492 | 21.9 | .471 | .426 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 8.2 | .157 | ||||||||||
| 51 | Ed Macauley* | PF | 28 | STL | 72 | 2582 | 16.8 | .496 | .419 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 8.3 | .154 | ||||||||||
| 52 | Tom Marshall | SF | 26 | ROC | 40 | 460 | 12.3 | .422 | .344 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .073 | ||||||||||
| 53 | Slater Martin* | PG | 31 | TOT | 66 | 2401 | 10.5 | .415 | .332 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .047 | ||||||||||
| 53 | Slater Martin* | PG | 31 | NYK | 13 | 426 | 10.0 | .461 | .344 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .072 | ||||||||||
| 53 | Slater Martin* | PG | 31 | STL | 53 | 1975 | 10.6 | .408 | .330 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .042 | ||||||||||
| 54 | Johnny McCarthy | PG | 22 | ROC | 72 | 1560 | 10.4 | .437 | .376 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | .081 | ||||||||||
| 55 | Dick McGuire* | PG | 31 | NYK | 72 | 1191 | 14.2 | .440 | .383 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .084 | ||||||||||
| 56 | Jack McMahon | SG | 28 | STL | 72 | 2344 | 9.3 | .376 | .330 | -1.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | .016 | ||||||||||
| 57 | Chuck Mencel | PG | 23 | MNL | 72 | 1848 | 12.5 | .419 | .353 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | .058 | ||||||||||
| 58 | Vern Mikkelsen* | PF | 28 | MNL | 72 | 2198 | 16.0 | .474 | .377 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .134 | ||||||||||
| 59 | Jackie Moore | SF | 24 | PHW | 57 | 400 | 11.6 | .487 | .406 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .103 | ||||||||||
| 60 | Willie Naulls | PF | 22 | TOT | 71 | 1778 | 13.7 | .396 | .357 | -1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .012 | ||||||||||
| 60 | Willie Naulls | F-C | 22 | STL | 19 | 438 | 15.4 | .411 | .365 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .046 | ||||||||||
| 60 | Willie Naulls | PF | 22 | NYK | 52 | 1340 | 13.2 | .391 | .355 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | .000 | ||||||||||
| Rk | Player | Pos | Age | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
| 61 | Jack Nichols | PF | 30 | BOS | 61 | 1372 | 11.8 | .417 | .363 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | .088 | ||||||||||
| 62 | Chuck Noble | SG | 25 | FTW | 54 | 1260 | 10.9 | .396 | .360 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .014 | ||||||||||
| 63 | Togo Palazzi | SF | 24 | TOT | 63 | 1013 | 16.1 | .429 | .368 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .078 | ||||||||||
| 63 | Togo Palazzi | SF | 24 | BOS | 21 | 233 | 13.4 | .397 | .347 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .052 | ||||||||||
| 63 | Togo Palazzi | SF | 24 | SYR | 42 | 780 | 16.9 | .437 | .373 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .086 | ||||||||||
| 64 | Med Park | SG | 23 | STL | 66 | 1130 | 10.7 | .443 | .364 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .075 | ||||||||||
| 65 | Jim Paxson | SF | 24 | MNL | 71 | 1274 | 9.2 | .379 | .285 | -1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | .001 | ||||||||||
| 66 | Bob Pettit* | C | 24 | STL | 71 | 2491 | 28.1 | .494 | .415 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 11.6 | .224 | ||||||||||
| 67 | Andy Phillip* | PG | 34 | BOS | 67 | 1476 | 8.9 | .442 | .379 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | .100 | ||||||||||
| 68 | Dave Piontek | SF | 22 | ROC | 71 | 1759 | 13.4 | .443 | .403 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | .100 | ||||||||||
| 69 | Frank Ramsey* | SG | 25 | BOS | 35 | 807 | 17.4 | .487 | .393 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .194 | ||||||||||
| 70 | Jim Ray | G | 23 | SYR | 4 | 43 | 1.8 | .265 | .182 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.094 | ||||||||||
| 71 | Richie Regan | PG | 26 | ROC | 71 | 2100 | 10.0 | .394 | .329 | -0.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | .037 | ||||||||||
| 72 | Dick Ricketts | C | 23 | ROC | 72 | 2114 | 10.6 | .402 | .344 | -0.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | .046 | ||||||||||
| 73 | Arnie Risen* | C | 32 | BOS | 43 | 935 | 12.8 | .458 | .388 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .140 | ||||||||||
| 74 | Red Rocha | C | 33 | FTW | 72 | 1154 | 11.0 | .420 | .349 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .044 | ||||||||||
| 75 | Dick Rosenthal | SF | 27 | FTW | 18 | 188 | 6.8 | .295 | .266 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.124 | ||||||||||
| 76 | Bill Russell* | C | 22 | BOS | 48 | 1695 | 20.9 | .450 | .427 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 6.2 | .176 | ||||||||||
| 77 | Don Savage | F-G | 28 | SYR | 5 | 55 | 7.2 | .408 | .316 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .022 | ||||||||||
| 78 | Bob Schafer | SG | SYR | 11 | 167 | 5.2 | .342 | .288 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.055 | |||||||||||
| 79 | Dolph Schayes* | PF | 28 | SYR | 72 | 2851 | 24.4 | .502 | .379 | 8.8 | 3.7 | 12.5 | .211 | ||||||||||
| 80 | Dick Schnittker | SF | 28 | MNL | 70 | 997 | 11.1 | .443 | .322 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .078 | ||||||||||
| Rk | Player | Pos | Age | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
| 81 | Kenny Sears | SF | 23 | NYK | 72 | 2516 | 16.6 | .517 | .418 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 8.0 | .153 | ||||||||||
| 82 | Paul Seymour | PG | 29 | SYR | 65 | 1235 | 11.3 | .390 | .324 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | .033 | ||||||||||
| 83 | Chuck Share | C | 29 | STL | 72 | 1673 | 18.9 | .522 | .439 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 6.7 | .193 | ||||||||||
| 84 | Bill Sharman* | SG | 30 | BOS | 67 | 2403 | 19.4 | .495 | .416 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 10.4 | .207 | ||||||||||
| 85 | Ron Shavlik | F | 23 | NYK | 7 | 72 | -0.9 | .207 | .182 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.180 | ||||||||||
| 86 | Gene Shue | PG | 25 | FTW | 72 | 2470 | 13.8 | .463 | .385 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 4.6 | .090 | ||||||||||
| 87 | Whitey Skoog | SG | 30 | MNL | 23 | 656 | 10.1 | .415 | .355 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .054 | ||||||||||
| 88 | Ron Sobie | SG | 22 | NYK | 71 | 1378 | 14.0 | .457 | .376 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .090 | ||||||||||
| 89 | Odie Spears | G | 31 | TOT | 11 | 118 | .451 | .316 | |||||||||||||||
| 90 | Art Spoelstra | C | 24 | ROC | 69 | 1176 | 12.2 | .427 | .388 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .073 | ||||||||||
| 91 | Norm Stewart | F | 22 | STL | 5 | 37 | -1.9 | .283 | .267 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.157 | ||||||||||
| 92 | Maurice Stokes* | PF | 23 | ROC | 72 | 2761 | 20.0 | .396 | .347 | -1.3 | 6.8 | 5.5 | .096 | ||||||||||
| 93 | Bill Thieben | PF | 21 | FTW | 58 | 633 | 12.1 | .403 | .352 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .015 | ||||||||||
| 94 | Lou Tsioropoulos | SF | 26 | BOS | 52 | 670 | 8.8 | .385 | .309 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .049 | ||||||||||
| 95 | Jim Tucker | PF | 24 | SYR | 9 | 119 | 3.5 | .383 | .386 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.009 | ||||||||||
| 96 | Jack Twyman* | SG | 22 | ROC | 72 | 2338 | 17.0 | .496 | .439 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 8.8 | .180 | ||||||||||
| 97 | Bobby Wanzer* | SG | 35 | ROC | 21 | 159 | 20.5 | .592 | .469 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .300 | ||||||||||
| 98 | Bob Williams | F | 25 | MNL | 4 | 20 | 6.0 | .376 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .006 | ||||||||||
| 99 | George Yardley* | SF | 28 | FTW | 72 | 2691 | 21.9 | .498 | .410 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 10.0 | .179 |