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Minutes Played

1.Dolph Schayes*-SYR2851
2.Paul Arizin*-PHW2767
3.Maurice Stokes*-ROC2761
4.George Yardley*-FTW2691
5.Mel Hutchins-FTW2647
6.Ed Macauley*-STL2582
7.Neil Johnston*-PHW2531
8.Kenny Sears-NYK2516
9.Joe Graboski-PHW2501
10.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL2492
11.Bob Pettit*-STL2491
12.Gene Shue-FTW2470
13.Dick Garmaker-MNL2406
14.Bill Sharman*-BOS2403
15.Slater Martin*-TOT2401
16.Bob Cousy*-BOS2364
17.Carl Braun-NYK2345
18.Jack McMahon-STL2344
19.Jack Twyman*-ROC2338
20.Ed Conlin-SYR2250

Field Goals

1.Paul Arizin*-PHW613
 Bob Pettit*-STL613
3.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL574
4.George Yardley*-FTW522
5.Neil Johnston*-PHW520
6.Bill Sharman*-BOS516
7.Dolph Schayes*-SYR496
8.Bob Cousy*-BOS478
9.Jack Twyman*-ROC449
10.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS446
11.Maurice Stokes*-ROC434
12.Ed Macauley*-STL414
13.Dick Garmaker-MNL406
14.Joe Graboski-PHW390
15.Carl Braun-NYK378
16.Mel Hutchins-FTW369
17.Kenny Sears-NYK343
18.Ed Conlin-SYR335
19.Red Kerr-SYR333
20.Harry Gallatin*-NYK332

Field Goal Attempts

1.Bob Pettit*-STL1477
2.Paul Arizin*-PHW1451
3.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL1348
4.Dolph Schayes*-SYR1308
5.George Yardley*-FTW1273
6.Bob Cousy*-BOS1264
7.Maurice Stokes*-ROC1249
8.Bill Sharman*-BOS1241
9.Neil Johnston*-PHW1163
10.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS1123
11.Joe Graboski-PHW1118
12.Jack Twyman*-ROC1023
13.Dick Garmaker-MNL1015
14.Carl Braun-NYK993
15.Ed Macauley*-STL987
16.Mel Hutchins-FTW953
17.Ed Conlin-SYR896
18.Jim Loscutoff-BOS888
19.Dick Ricketts-ROC869
20.Slick Leonard-MNL867

Field Goal Pct

1.Neil Johnston*-PHW.447
2.Chuck Share-STL.439
3.Jack Twyman*-ROC.439
4.Bob Houbregs*-FTW.432
5.Bill Russell*-BOS.427
6.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL.426
7.Paul Arizin*-PHW.422
8.Ed Macauley*-STL.419
9.Kenny Sears-NYK.418
10.Ray Felix-NYK.416
11.Bill Sharman*-BOS.416
12.Bob Pettit*-STL.415
13.George Yardley*-FTW.410
14.Jack Coleman-STL.408
15.Harry Gallatin*-NYK.406
16.Dave Piontek-ROC.404
17.Red Kerr-SYR.403
18.Dick Garmaker-MNL.400
19.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS.397
20.Larry Foust-FTW.394

Free Throws

1.Dolph Schayes*-SYR625
2.Paul Arizin*-PHW591
3.Neil Johnston*-PHW535
4.Bob Pettit*-STL529
5.George Yardley*-FTW503
6.Harry Gallatin*-NYK415
7.Kenny Sears-NYK383
8.Bill Sharman*-BOS381
9.Dick Garmaker-MNL365
10.Bob Cousy*-BOS363
11.Ed Macauley*-STL359
12.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL342
13.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL286
14.Ed Conlin-SYR283
15.Ray Felix-NYK277
16.Jack Twyman*-ROC276
17.Larry Foust-FTW273
18.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS271
19.Chuck Share-STL269
20.Walter Dukes-MNL264

Free Throw Attempts

1.Paul Arizin*-PHW713
2.Dolph Schayes*-SYR691
3.Bob Pettit*-STL684
4.Neil Johnston*-PHW648
5.George Yardley*-FTW639
6.Harry Gallatin*-NYK519
7.Kenny Sears-NYK485
8.Ed Macauley*-STL479
9.Bob Cousy*-BOS442
10.Dick Garmaker-MNL435
11.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL424
12.Bill Sharman*-BOS421
13.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL399
14.Chuck Share-STL393
15.Maurice Stokes*-ROC385
16.Walter Dukes-MNL383
17.Larry Foust-FTW380
18.Ray Felix-NYK371
19.Ed Conlin-SYR368
20.Jack Twyman*-ROC363

Free Throw Pct

1.Bill Sharman*-BOS.905
2.Dolph Schayes*-SYR.904
3.Dick Garmaker-MNL.839
4.Paul Arizin*-PHW.829
5.Neil Johnston*-PHW.826
6.Bob Cousy*-BOS.821
7.Carl Braun-NYK.809
8.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL.807
9.Joe Holup-SYR.806
10.Harry Gallatin*-NYK.800
11.Slater Martin*-TOT.790
12.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS.790
13.Kenny Sears-NYK.790
14.George Yardley*-FTW.787
15.Joe Graboski-PHW.783
16.Bob Pettit*-STL.773
17.Ed Conlin-SYR.769
18.Gene Shue-FTW.763
19.Jack Twyman*-ROC.760
20.Ed Macauley*-STL.750

Total Rebounds

1.Maurice Stokes*-ROC1256
2.Bob Pettit*-STL1037
3.Dolph Schayes*-SYR1008
4.Bill Russell*-BOS943
5.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL932
6.Neil Johnston*-PHW855
7.Red Kerr-SYR807
8.Walter Dukes-MNL794
9.George Yardley*-FTW755
10.Jim Loscutoff-BOS730
11.Harry Gallatin*-NYK725
12.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS705
13.Jack Coleman-STL645
14.Chuck Share-STL642
15.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL630
16.Willie Naulls-TOT617
17.Joe Graboski-PHW614
 Kenny Sears-NYK614
19.Ray Felix-NYK587
20.Mel Hutchins-FTW571

Assists

1.Bob Cousy*-BOS478
2.Jack McMahon-STL367
3.Maurice Stokes*-ROC331
4.Jack George-PHW307
5.Slater Martin*-TOT269
6.Carl Braun-NYK256
7.Gene Shue-FTW238
8.Larry Costello-PHW236
 Bill Sharman*-BOS236
10.Dolph Schayes*-SYR229
11.Richie Regan-ROC222
 Dick McGuire*-NYK222
13.Mel Hutchins-FTW210
14.Ed Conlin-SYR205
15.Neil Johnston*-PHW203
16.Ed Macauley*-STL202
17.Chuck Mencel-MNL201
18.Paul Seymour-SYR193
19.Ernie Beck-PHW190
 Dick Garmaker-MNL190

Personal Fouls

1.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL312
2.Dick Ricketts-ROC307
3.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS304
4.Maurice Stokes*-ROC287
5.Ray Felix-NYK284
6.Earl Lloyd-SYR282
7.Paul Arizin*-PHW274
8.Walter Dukes-MNL273
9.Chuck Share-STL269
10.Jack Twyman*-ROC251
 Clyde Lovellette*-MNL251
12.Joe Graboski-PHW244
 Jim Loscutoff-BOS244
14.Nathaniel Clifton-NYK243
 Ed Kalafat-MNL243
16.Walt Davis-PHW235
 Jack Coleman-STL235
18.Neil Johnston*-PHW231
 George Yardley*-FTW231
20.Kenny Sears-NYK226

Points

1.Paul Arizin*-PHW1817
2.Bob Pettit*-STL1755
3.Dolph Schayes*-SYR1617
4.Neil Johnston*-PHW1575
5.George Yardley*-FTW1547
6.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL1434
7.Bill Sharman*-BOS1413
8.Bob Cousy*-BOS1319
9.Ed Macauley*-STL1187
10.Dick Garmaker-MNL1177
11.Jack Twyman*-ROC1174
12.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS1163
13.Maurice Stokes*-ROC1124
14.Harry Gallatin*-NYK1079
15.Kenny Sears-NYK1069
16.Joe Graboski-PHW1032
17.Carl Braun-NYK1001
18.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL986
19.Ed Conlin-SYR953
20.Red Kerr-SYR891

Minutes Per Game

1.Dolph Schayes*-SYR39.6
2.Paul Arizin*-PHW39.0
3.Maurice Stokes*-ROC38.3
4.George Yardley*-FTW37.4
5.Bob Cousy*-BOS36.9
6.Mel Hutchins-FTW36.8
7.Neil Johnston*-PHW36.7
8.Slater Martin*-TOT36.4
9.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL36.1
10.Bill Sharman*-BOS35.9
11.Ed Macauley*-STL35.9
12.Bill Russell*-BOS35.3
13.Bob Pettit*-STL35.1
14.Kenny Sears-NYK34.9
15.Joe Graboski-PHW34.7
16.Gene Shue-FTW34.3
17.Dick Garmaker-MNL33.4
18.Jack George-PHW33.3
19.Carl Braun-NYK32.6
20.Jack McMahon-STL32.6

Points Per Game

1.Paul Arizin*-PHW25.6
2.Bob Pettit*-STL24.7
3.Neil Johnston*-PHW22.8
4.Dolph Schayes*-SYR22.5
5.George Yardley*-FTW21.5
6.Bill Sharman*-BOS21.1
7.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL20.8
8.Bob Cousy*-BOS20.6
9.Ed Macauley*-STL16.5
10.Dick Garmaker-MNL16.3
11.Jack Twyman*-ROC16.3
12.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS16.2
13.Maurice Stokes*-ROC15.6
14.Harry Gallatin*-NYK15.0
15.Kenny Sears-NYK14.8
16.Bill Russell*-BOS14.7
17.Joe Graboski-PHW14.3
18.Carl Braun-NYK13.9
19.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL13.7
20.Ed Conlin-SYR13.4

Rebounds Per Game

1.Bill Russell*-BOS19.6
2.Maurice Stokes*-ROC17.4
3.Bob Pettit*-STL14.6
4.Dolph Schayes*-SYR14.0
5.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL13.5
6.Neil Johnston*-PHW12.4
7.Red Kerr-SYR11.2
8.Walter Dukes-MNL11.2
9.George Yardley*-FTW10.5
10.Jim Loscutoff-BOS10.4
11.Harry Gallatin*-NYK10.1
12.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS9.8
13.Larry Foust-FTW9.1
14.Jack Coleman-STL9.0
15.Chuck Share-STL8.9
16.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL8.8
17.Willie Naulls-TOT8.7
18.Joe Graboski-PHW8.5
 Kenny Sears-NYK8.5
20.Ray Felix-NYK8.2

Assists Per Game

1.Bob Cousy*-BOS7.5
2.Jack McMahon-STL5.1
3.Maurice Stokes*-ROC4.6
4.Jack George-PHW4.6
5.Slater Martin*-TOT4.1
6.Carl Braun-NYK3.6
7.Bill Sharman*-BOS3.5
8.Chuck Noble-FTW3.3
9.Gene Shue-FTW3.3
10.Larry Costello-PHW3.3
11.Dolph Schayes*-SYR3.2
12.Richie Regan-ROC3.1
13.Dick McGuire*-NYK3.1
14.Paul Seymour-SYR3.0
15.Neil Johnston*-PHW2.9
16.Mel Hutchins-FTW2.9
17.Ed Conlin-SYR2.9
18.Ed Macauley*-STL2.8
19.Chuck Mencel-MNL2.8
20.Ernie Beck-PHW2.6
 Dick Garmaker-MNL2.6

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Bob Pettit*-STL28.2
2.Neil Johnston*-PHW26.8
3.Dolph Schayes*-SYR24.6
4.Harry Gallatin*-NYK23.0
5.Paul Arizin*-PHW22.3
6.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL22.0
7.George Yardley*-FTW22.0
8.Bob Cousy*-BOS21.1
9.Maurice Stokes*-ROC20.1
10.Bill Sharman*-BOS19.5
11.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS18.1
12.Red Kerr-SYR17.4
13.Jack Twyman*-ROC17.1
14.Ed Macauley*-STL16.9
15.Dick Garmaker-MNL16.7
16.Kenny Sears-NYK16.7
17.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL16.1
18.Walter Dukes-MNL15.8
19.Ed Conlin-SYR15.5
20.Jack Coleman-STL14.7

True Shooting Pct

1.Neil Johnston*-PHW.544
2.Chuck Share-STL.522
3.Kenny Sears-NYK.517
4.Harry Gallatin*-NYK.516
5.Paul Arizin*-PHW.515
6.Dolph Schayes*-SYR.501
7.George Yardley*-FTW.498
8.Ray Felix-NYK.497
9.Jack Twyman*-ROC.496
10.Ed Macauley*-STL.495
11.Bill Sharman*-BOS.495
12.Bob Pettit*-STL.493
13.Bob Houbregs*-FTW.489
14.Dick Garmaker-MNL.488
15.Larry Foust-FTW.484
16.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL.474
17.Clyde Lovellette*-MNL.471
18.Gene Shue-FTW.464
19.Red Kerr-SYR.462
20.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS.457