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1956-57 NBA Leaders

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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)

League Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 2851
2. Paul Arizin*-PHW 2767
3. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 2761
4. George Yardley*-FTW 2691
5. Mel Hutchins-FTW 2647
6. Ed Macauley*-STL 2582
7. Neil Johnston*-PHW 2531
8. Kenny Sears-NYK 2516
9. Joe Graboski-PHW 2501
10. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 2492
11. Bob Pettit*-STL 2491
12. Gene Shue-FTW 2470
13. Dick Garmaker-MNL 2406
14. Bill Sharman*-BOS 2403
15. Slater Martin*-TOT 2401
16. Bob Cousy*-BOS 2364
17. Carl Braun-NYK 2345
18. Jack McMahon-STL 2344
19. Jack Twyman*-ROC 2338
20. Ed Conlin-SYR 2250
Field Goals
1. Bob Pettit*-STL 613
  Paul Arizin*-PHW 613
3. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 574
4. George Yardley*-FTW 522
5. Neil Johnston*-PHW 520
6. Bill Sharman*-BOS 516
7. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 496
8. Bob Cousy*-BOS 478
9. Jack Twyman*-ROC 449
10. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 446
11. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 434
12. Ed Macauley*-STL 414
13. Dick Garmaker-MNL 406
14. Joe Graboski-PHW 390
15. Carl Braun-NYK 378
16. Mel Hutchins-FTW 369
17. Kenny Sears-NYK 343
18. Ed Conlin-SYR 335
19. Red Kerr-SYR 333
20. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 332
Field Goal Attempts
1. Bob Pettit*-STL 1477
2. Paul Arizin*-PHW 1451
3. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 1348
4. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 1308
5. George Yardley*-FTW 1273
6. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1264
7. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 1249
8. Bill Sharman*-BOS 1241
9. Neil Johnston*-PHW 1163
10. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 1123
11. Joe Graboski-PHW 1118
12. Jack Twyman*-ROC 1023
13. Dick Garmaker-MNL 1015
14. Carl Braun-NYK 993
15. Ed Macauley*-STL 987
16. Mel Hutchins-FTW 953
17. Ed Conlin-SYR 896
18. Jim Loscutoff-BOS 888
19. Dick Ricketts-ROC 869
20. Slick Leonard-MNL 867
Free Throws
1. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 625
2. Paul Arizin*-PHW 591
3. Neil Johnston*-PHW 535
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 529
5. George Yardley*-FTW 503
6. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 415
7. Kenny Sears-NYK 383
8. Bill Sharman*-BOS 381
9. Dick Garmaker-MNL 365
10. Bob Cousy*-BOS 363
11. Ed Macauley*-STL 359
12. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 342
13. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 286
14. Ed Conlin-SYR 283
15. Ray Felix-NYK 277
16. Jack Twyman*-ROC 276
17. Larry Foust-FTW 273
18. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 271
19. Chuck Share-STL 269
20. Walter Dukes-MNL 264
Free Throw Attempts
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 713
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 691
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 684
4. Neil Johnston*-PHW 648
5. George Yardley*-FTW 639
6. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 519
7. Kenny Sears-NYK 485
8. Ed Macauley*-STL 479
9. Bob Cousy*-BOS 442
10. Dick Garmaker-MNL 435
11. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 424
12. Bill Sharman*-BOS 421
13. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 399
14. Chuck Share-STL 393
15. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 385
16. Walter Dukes-MNL 383
17. Larry Foust-FTW 380
18. Ray Felix-NYK 371
19. Ed Conlin-SYR 368
20. Jack Twyman*-ROC 363
Total Rebounds
1. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 1256
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 1037
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 1008
4. Bill Russell*-BOS 943
5. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 932
6. Neil Johnston*-PHW 855
7. Red Kerr-SYR 807
8. Walter Dukes-MNL 794
9. George Yardley*-FTW 755
10. Jim Loscutoff-BOS 730
11. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 725
12. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 705
13. Jack Coleman-STL 645
14. Chuck Share-STL 642
15. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 630
16. Willie Naulls-TOT 617
17. Kenny Sears-NYK 614
  Joe Graboski-PHW 614
19. Ray Felix-NYK 587
20. Mel Hutchins-FTW 571
Assists
1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 478
2. Jack McMahon-STL 367
3. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 331
4. Jack George-PHW 307
5. Slater Martin*-TOT 269
6. Carl Braun-NYK 256
7. Gene Shue-FTW 238
8. Bill Sharman*-BOS 236
  Larry Costello-PHW 236
10. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 229
11. Dick McGuire*-NYK 222
  Richie Regan-ROC 222
13. Mel Hutchins-FTW 210
14. Ed Conlin-SYR 205
15. Neil Johnston*-PHW 203
16. Ed Macauley*-STL 202
17. Chuck Mencel-MNL 201
18. Paul Seymour-SYR 193
19. Dick Garmaker-MNL 190
  Ernie Beck-PHW 190
Personal Fouls
1. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 312
2. Dick Ricketts-ROC 307
3. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 304
4. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 287
5. Ray Felix-NYK 284
6. Earl Lloyd-SYR 282
7. Paul Arizin*-PHW 274
8. Walter Dukes-MNL 273
9. Chuck Share-STL 269
10. Jack Twyman*-ROC 251
  Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 251
12. Joe Graboski-PHW 244
  Jim Loscutoff-BOS 244
14. Ed Kalafat-MNL 243
  Nathaniel Clifton-NYK 243
16. Walt Davis-PHW 235
  Jack Coleman-STL 235
18. George Yardley*-FTW 231
  Neil Johnston*-PHW 231
20. Kenny Sears-NYK 226
Points
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 1817
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 1755
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 1617
4. Neil Johnston*-PHW 1575
5. George Yardley*-FTW 1547
6. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 1434
7. Bill Sharman*-BOS 1413
8. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1319
9. Ed Macauley*-STL 1187
10. Dick Garmaker-MNL 1177
11. Jack Twyman*-ROC 1174
12. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 1163
13. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 1124
14. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 1079
15. Kenny Sears-NYK 1069
16. Joe Graboski-PHW 1032
17. Carl Braun-NYK 1001
18. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 986
19. Ed Conlin-SYR 953
20. Red Kerr-SYR 891
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 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
Minutes Per Game
1. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 39.6
2. Paul Arizin*-PHW 39.0
3. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 38.3
4. George Yardley*-FTW 37.4
5. Bob Cousy*-BOS 36.9
6. Mel Hutchins-FTW 36.8
7. Neil Johnston*-PHW 36.7
8. Slater Martin*-TOT 36.4
9. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 36.1
10. Bill Sharman*-BOS 35.9
11. Ed Macauley*-STL 35.9
12. Bill Russell*-BOS 35.3
13. Bob Pettit*-STL 35.1
14. Kenny Sears-NYK 34.9
15. Joe Graboski-PHW 34.7
16. Gene Shue-FTW 34.3
17. Dick Garmaker-MNL 33.4
18. Jack George-PHW 33.3
19. Carl Braun-NYK 32.6
20. Jack McMahon-STL 32.6
Points Per Game
1. Paul Arizin*-PHW 25.6
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 24.7
3. Neil Johnston*-PHW 22.8
4. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 22.5
5. George Yardley*-FTW 21.5
6. Bill Sharman*-BOS 21.1
7. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 20.8
8. Bob Cousy*-BOS 20.6
9. Ed Macauley*-STL 16.5
10. Dick Garmaker-MNL 16.3
11. Jack Twyman*-ROC 16.3
12. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 16.2
13. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 15.6
14. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 15.0
15. Kenny Sears-NYK 14.8
16. Bill Russell*-BOS 14.7
17. Joe Graboski-PHW 14.3
18. Carl Braun-NYK 13.9
19. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 13.7
20. Ed Conlin-SYR 13.4
Rebounds Per Game
1. Bill Russell*-BOS 19.6
2. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 17.4
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 14.6
4. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 14.0
5. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 13.5
6. Neil Johnston*-PHW 12.4
7. Red Kerr-SYR 11.2
8. Walter Dukes-MNL 11.2
9. George Yardley*-FTW 10.5
10. Jim Loscutoff-BOS 10.4
11. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 10.1
12. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 9.8
13. Larry Foust-FTW 9.1
14. Jack Coleman-STL 9.0
15. Chuck Share-STL 8.9
16. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 8.8
17. Willie Naulls-TOT 8.7
18. Kenny Sears-NYK 8.5
  Joe Graboski-PHW 8.5
20. Ray Felix-NYK 8.2
Assists Per Game
1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 7.5
2. Jack McMahon-STL 5.1
3. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 4.6
4. Jack George-PHW 4.6
5. Slater Martin*-TOT 4.1
6. Carl Braun-NYK 3.6
7. Bill Sharman*-BOS 3.5
8. Chuck Noble-FTW 3.3
9. Gene Shue-FTW 3.3
10. Larry Costello-PHW 3.3
11. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 3.2
12. Richie Regan-ROC 3.1
13. Dick McGuire*-NYK 3.1
14. Paul Seymour-SYR 3.0
15. Neil Johnston*-PHW 2.9
16. Mel Hutchins-FTW 2.9
17. Ed Conlin-SYR 2.9
18. Ed Macauley*-STL 2.8
19. Chuck Mencel-MNL 2.8
20. Dick Garmaker-MNL 2.6
  Ernie Beck-PHW 2.6
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Bob Pettit*-STL 28.1
2. Neil Johnston*-PHW 26.6
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 24.4
4. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 22.9
5. Paul Arizin*-PHW 22.2
6. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 21.9
7. George Yardley*-FTW 21.9
8. Bob Cousy*-BOS 21.0
9. Bill Russell*-BOS 20.9
10. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 20.0
11. Bill Sharman*-BOS 19.4
12. Larry Foust-FTW 19.2
13. Chuck Share-STL 18.9
14. Ray Felix-NYK 18.8
15. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 18.0
16. Bob Houbregs*-FTW 17.6
17. Red Kerr-SYR 17.3
18. Jack Twyman*-ROC 17.0
19. Ed Macauley*-STL 16.8
20. Dick Garmaker-MNL 16.6
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. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .487
16. Larry Foust-FTW .484
17. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .474
18. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL .471
19. Gene Shue-FTW .464
20. Red Kerr-SYR .462
Effective 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 .403
17. Red Kerr-SYR .403
18. Dick Garmaker-MNL .400
19. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS .397
20. Larry Foust-FTW .394
Offensive Win Shares
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 11.6
2. Paul Arizin*-PHW 10.7
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 8.8
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 8.4
5. George Yardley*-FTW 8.0
6. Bill Sharman*-BOS 7.0
7. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 6.4
8. Kenny Sears-NYK 6.4
9. Jack Twyman*-ROC 6.2
10. Ed Macauley*-STL 6.1
11. Dick Garmaker-MNL 5.5
12. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 5.0
13. Chuck Share-STL 4.7
14. Ray Felix-NYK 4.2
15. Bob Cousy*-BOS 4.0
16. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 3.7
17. Larry Foust-FTW 3.4
18. Bob Houbregs*-FTW 3.3
19. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 3.0
20. Gene Shue-FTW 3.0
Defensive Win Shares
1. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 6.8
2. Bob Cousy*-BOS 4.7
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 4.6
4. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 4.1
5. Jim Loscutoff-BOS 4.1
6. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 3.7
7. Bill Sharman*-BOS 3.4
8. Bob Pettit*-STL 3.2
9. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 3.2
10. Dick Ricketts-ROC 2.8
11. Red Kerr-SYR 2.7
12. Jack Twyman*-ROC 2.6
13. Richie Regan-ROC 2.5
14. Walter Dukes-MNL 2.4
15. Jack Nichols-BOS 2.4
16. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 2.4
17. Jack Coleman-STL 2.4
18. Dave Piontek-ROC 2.3
19. Ed Conlin-SYR 2.2
20. Andy Phillip*-BOS 2.2
Win Shares
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW 13.7
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 12.5
3. Paul Arizin*-PHW 12.3
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 11.6
5. Bill Sharman*-BOS 10.4
6. George Yardley*-FTW 10.0
7. Jack Twyman*-ROC 8.8
8. Bob Cousy*-BOS 8.8
9. Ed Macauley*-STL 8.3
10. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL 8.2
11. Harry Gallatin*-NYK 8.1
12. Kenny Sears-NYK 8.0
13. Dick Garmaker-MNL 7.5
14. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 7.1
15. Chuck Share-STL 6.7
16. Bill Russell*-BOS 6.2
17. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 6.1
18. Maurice Stokes*-ROC 5.5
19. Ray Felix-NYK 5.5
20. Red Kerr-SYR 5.4
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Neil Johnston*-PHW .259
2. Bob Pettit*-STL .224
3. Paul Arizin*-PHW .213
4. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .211
5. Bill Sharman*-BOS .207
6. Harry Gallatin*-NYK .199
7. Chuck Share-STL .193
8. Jack Twyman*-ROC .180
9. George Yardley*-FTW .179
10. Bob Cousy*-BOS .178
11. Bill Russell*-BOS .176
12. Ray Felix-NYK .162
13. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS .160
14. Clyde Lovellette*-MNL .157
15. Ed Macauley*-STL .154
16. Kenny Sears-NYK .153
17. Dick Garmaker-MNL .150
18. Larry Foust-FTW .148
19. Bob Houbregs*-FTW .134
20. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .134