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1957-58 NBA Leaders

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League Champion: St. Louis Hawks

Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell (16.6/22.7/2.9)
Rookie of the Year: Woody Sauldsberry (12.8/10.3/0.8)

PPG Leader: George Yardley (27.8)
RPG Leader: Bill Russell (22.7)
APG Leader: Bob Cousy (7.1)
WS Leader: Dolph Schayes (13.7)

League Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 2918
2. George Yardley*-DET 2843
3. Larry Costello-SYR 2746
4. Kenny Sears-NYK 2685
5. Bill Russell*-BOS 2640
6. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 2589
7. Bob Pettit*-STL 2528
8. Carl Braun-NYK 2475
9. Maurice Stokes*-CIN 2460
10. Neil Johnston*-PHW 2408
11. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 2390
12. Red Kerr-SYR 2384
13. Woody Sauldsberry-PHW 2377
  Paul Arizin*-PHW 2377
15. Willie Naulls-NYK 2369
16. Richie Guerin*-NYK 2368
17. Gene Shue-DET 2333
18. Dick McGuire*-DET 2311
19. George King-CIN 2272
20. Jack McMahon-STL 2239
Field Goals
1. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 679
2. George Yardley*-DET 673
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 581
  Bob Pettit*-STL 581
5. Bill Sharman*-BOS 550
6. Cliff Hagan*-STL 503
7. Paul Arizin*-PHW 483
8. Neil Johnston*-PHW 473
9. Willie Naulls-NYK 472
10. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 468
11. Jack Twyman*-CIN 465
12. Bill Russell*-BOS 456
13. Bob Cousy*-BOS 445
  Kenny Sears-NYK 445
15. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 439
16. Carl Braun-NYK 426
17. Maurice Stokes*-CIN 414
18. Red Kerr-SYR 407
19. Larry Foust-MNL 391
20. Dick Garmaker-MNL 390
Field Goal Attempts
1. George Yardley*-DET 1624
2. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 1540
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 1458
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 1418
5. Bill Sharman*-BOS 1297
6. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1262
7. Paul Arizin*-PHW 1229
8. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 1226
9. Willie Naulls-NYK 1189
10. Maurice Stokes*-CIN 1181
11. Cliff Hagan*-STL 1135
12. Neil Johnston*-PHW 1102
13. Woody Sauldsberry-PHW 1082
14. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 1070
15. Bill Russell*-BOS 1032
16. Jack Twyman*-CIN 1028
17. Red Kerr-SYR 1020
18. Carl Braun-NYK 1018
19. Joe Graboski-PHW 1017
20. Kenny Sears-NYK 1014
Free Throws
1. George Yardley*-DET 655
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 629
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 557
4. Kenny Sears-NYK 452
5. Neil Johnston*-PHW 442
6. Paul Arizin*-PHW 440
7. Larry Foust-MNL 428
8. Harry Gallatin*-DET 392
9. Cliff Hagan*-STL 385
10. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 383
11. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 370
12. Richie Guerin*-NYK 353
13. Carl Braun-NYK 321
14. Larry Costello-SYR 320
15. Dick Garmaker-MNL 314
16. Jack Twyman*-CIN 307
17. Bill Sharman*-BOS 302
18. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 301
19. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 294
20. Willie Naulls-NYK 284
Free Throw Attempts
1. George Yardley*-DET 808
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 744
3. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 696
4. Larry Foust-MNL 566
5. Kenny Sears-NYK 550
6. Paul Arizin*-PHW 544
7. Neil Johnston*-PHW 540
8. Richie Guerin*-NYK 511
9. Cliff Hagan*-STL 501
10. Harry Gallatin*-DET 498
11. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 472
12. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 471
13. Bill Russell*-BOS 443
14. Red Kerr-SYR 422
15. Dick Garmaker-MNL 411
16. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 405
17. Jack Twyman*-CIN 396
18. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 394
19. Ray Felix-NYK 389
20. Carl Braun-NYK 378
  Larry Costello-SYR 378
Total Rebounds
1. Bill Russell*-BOS 1564
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 1216
3. Maurice Stokes*-CIN 1142
4. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 1022
5. Red Kerr-SYR 963
6. Walter Dukes-DET 954
7. Larry Foust-MNL 876
8. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 862
9. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 805
10. Willie Naulls-NYK 799
11. Neil Johnston*-PHW 790
12. Kenny Sears-NYK 785
13. George Yardley*-DET 768
14. Chuck Share-STL 749
  Harry Gallatin*-DET 749
16. Ray Felix-NYK 747
17. Woody Sauldsberry-PHW 729
18. Cliff Hagan*-STL 707
19. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 705
20. Tom Gola*-PHW 639
Assists
1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 463
2. Dick McGuire*-DET 454
3. Maurice Stokes*-CIN 403
4. Carl Braun-NYK 393
5. George King-CIN 337
6. Jack McMahon-STL 333
7. Tom Gola*-PHW 327
8. Larry Costello-SYR 317
  Richie Guerin*-NYK 317
10. Jack George-PHW 234
11. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 224
12. Slater Martin*-STL 218
  Slick Leonard-MNL 218
14. Bill Russell*-BOS 202
15. Ernie Beck-PHW 190
16. Richie Regan-CIN 185
17. Dick Garmaker-MNL 183
18. Cliff Hagan*-STL 175
19. Gene Shue-DET 172
20. Bob Harrison-SYR 169
Personal Fouls
1. Walter Dukes-DET 311
2. Larry Foust-MNL 299
  Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 299
4. Ray Felix-NYK 283
5. Chuck Share-STL 279
6. Dick Ricketts-CIN 277
7. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 274
8. Cliff Hagan*-STL 267
9. Kenny Sears-NYK 251
10. Joe Graboski-PHW 249
11. Larry Costello-SYR 246
12. Woody Sauldsberry-PHW 245
  Frank Ramsey*-BOS 245
14. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 244
15. Lou Tsioropoulos-BOS 242
16. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 236
17. Paul Arizin*-PHW 235
18. Neil Johnston*-PHW 233
19. Guy Sparrow-NYK 232
20. George Yardley*-DET 226
  Maurice Stokes*-CIN 226
Points
1. George Yardley*-DET 2001
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 1791
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 1719
4. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 1659
5. Paul Arizin*-PHW 1406
6. Bill Sharman*-BOS 1402
7. Cliff Hagan*-STL 1391
8. Neil Johnston*-PHW 1388
9. Kenny Sears-NYK 1342
10. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 1248
11. Jack Twyman*-CIN 1237
12. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 1230
13. Willie Naulls-NYK 1228
14. Larry Foust-MNL 1210
15. Carl Braun-NYK 1173
16. Bob Cousy*-BOS 1167
17. Bill Russell*-BOS 1142
18. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 1137
19. Red Kerr-SYR 1094
  Dick Garmaker-MNL 1094
Field Goal Pct
1. Jack Twyman*-CIN .452
2. Cliff Hagan*-STL .443
3. Ray Felix-NYK .442
  Bill Russell*-BOS .442
5. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN .441
6. Kenny Sears-NYK .439
7. Neil Johnston*-PHW .429
8. Ed Macauley*-STL .428
9. Larry Costello-SYR .426
10. Bill Sharman*-BOS .424
11. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .419
12. Carl Braun-NYK .418
13. Tom Gola*-PHW .415
14. George Yardley*-DET .414
15. Jack Coleman-STL .412
16. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .410
17. Bob Pettit*-STL .410
18. Red Kerr-SYR .399
19. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .399
20. Ernie Beck-PHW .398
  Larry Foust-MNL .398
Free Throw Pct
1. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .904
2. Bill Sharman*-BOS .893
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS .850
4. Carl Braun-NYK .849
5. Dick Schnittker-MNL .848
6. Larry Costello-SYR .847
7. Gene Shue-DET .844
8. Willie Naulls-NYK .826
9. Kenny Sears-NYK .822
10. Ron Sobie-NYK .820
11. Neil Johnston*-PHW .819
12. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .811
13. George Yardley*-DET .811
14. Paul Arizin*-PHW .809
15. Ed Conlin-SYR .796
16. Harry Gallatin*-DET .787
17. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .786
18. Jack Twyman*-CIN .775
19. Cliff Hagan*-STL .768
20. Slick Leonard-MNL .765
Minutes Per Game
1. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 40.5
2. George Yardley*-DET 39.5
3. Maurice Stokes*-CIN 39.0
4. Bill Russell*-BOS 38.3
5. Larry Costello-SYR 38.1
6. Richie Guerin*-NYK 37.6
7. Kenny Sears-NYK 37.3
8. Gene Shue-DET 37.0
9. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 36.5
10. Bob Pettit*-STL 36.1
11. George King-CIN 36.1
12. Tom Gola*-PHW 36.0
13. Bill Sharman*-BOS 35.1
14. Slater Martin*-STL 35.0
15. Paul Arizin*-PHW 35.0
16. Carl Braun-NYK 34.9
17. Willie Naulls-NYK 34.8
18. Bob Cousy*-BOS 34.2
19. Neil Johnston*-PHW 33.9
20. Dick McGuire*-DET 33.5
Points Per Game
1. George Yardley*-DET 27.8
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 24.9
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 24.6
4. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 23.4
5. Bill Sharman*-BOS 22.3
6. Paul Arizin*-PHW 20.7
7. Cliff Hagan*-STL 19.9
8. Neil Johnston*-PHW 19.5
9. Kenny Sears-NYK 18.6
10. Willie Naulls-NYK 18.1
11. Bob Cousy*-BOS 18.0
12. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 17.8
13. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 17.3
14. Jack Twyman*-CIN 17.2
15. Maurice Stokes*-CIN 16.9
16. Larry Foust-MNL 16.8
17. Bill Russell*-BOS 16.6
18. Richie Guerin*-NYK 16.5
19. Carl Braun-NYK 16.5
20. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 16.5
Rebounds Per Game
1. Bill Russell*-BOS 22.7
2. Maurice Stokes*-CIN 18.1
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 17.4
4. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 14.2
5. Red Kerr-SYR 13.4
6. Walter Dukes-DET 13.2
7. Larry Foust-MNL 12.2
8. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 12.1
9. Willie Naulls-NYK 11.8
10. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 11.2
11. Neil Johnston*-PHW 11.1
12. Kenny Sears-NYK 10.9
13. Tom Gola*-PHW 10.8
14. George Yardley*-DET 10.7
15. Harry Gallatin*-DET 10.4
  Chuck Share-STL 10.4
17. Ray Felix-NYK 10.4
18. Woody Sauldsberry-PHW 10.3
19. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 10.2
20. Cliff Hagan*-STL 10.1
Assists Per Game
1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 7.1
2. Dick McGuire*-DET 6.6
3. Maurice Stokes*-CIN 6.4
4. Tom Gola*-PHW 5.5
5. Carl Braun-NYK 5.5
6. George King-CIN 5.3
7. Richie Guerin*-NYK 5.0
8. Jack McMahon-STL 4.6
9. Larry Costello-SYR 4.4
10. Slater Martin*-STL 3.6
11. Slick Leonard-MNL 3.3
12. Jack George-PHW 3.2
13. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 3.1
14. Bill Russell*-BOS 2.9
15. Gene Shue-DET 2.7
16. Dick Garmaker-MNL 2.7
17. Ernie Beck-PHW 2.7
18. Bill Sharman*-BOS 2.7
19. Richie Regan-CIN 2.6
20. Chuck Noble-DET 2.5
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Bob Pettit*-STL 26.3
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 24.2
3. George Yardley*-DET 23.3
4. Bill Russell*-BOS 22.8
5. Cliff Hagan*-STL 22.6
6. Neil Johnston*-PHW 22.5
7. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 22.2
8. Maurice Stokes*-CIN 20.6
9. Larry Foust-MNL 20.0
10. Harry Gallatin*-DET 19.8
11. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 19.5
12. Ray Felix-NYK 18.9
13. Jack Twyman*-CIN 18.9
14. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 18.9
15. Bill Sharman*-BOS 18.8
16. Kenny Sears-NYK 18.5
17. Ed Macauley*-STL 18.4
18. Tom Gola*-PHW 18.3
19. Paul Arizin*-PHW 18.2
20. Bob Cousy*-BOS 17.9
True Shooting Pct
1. Kenny Sears-NYK .534
2. Neil Johnston*-PHW .518
3. Jack Twyman*-CIN .514
4. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .513
5. Cliff Hagan*-STL .513
6. Ray Felix-NYK .511
7. Larry Costello-SYR .510
8. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .508
9. George Yardley*-DET .505
10. Dick Schnittker-MNL .495
11. Carl Braun-NYK .495
12. Bob Pettit*-STL .492
13. Larry Foust-MNL .491
14. Ed Macauley*-STL .489
15. Ron Sobie-NYK .489
16. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .489
17. Bill Sharman*-BOS .485
18. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN .483
19. Tom Gola*-PHW .482
20. Harry Gallatin*-DET .480
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Jack Twyman*-CIN .452
2. Cliff Hagan*-STL .443
3. Ray Felix-NYK .442
  Bill Russell*-BOS .442
5. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN .441
6. Kenny Sears-NYK .439
7. Neil Johnston*-PHW .429
8. Ed Macauley*-STL .428
9. Larry Costello-SYR .426
10. Bill Sharman*-BOS .424
11. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .419
12. Carl Braun-NYK .418
13. Tom Gola*-PHW .415
14. George Yardley*-DET .414
15. Jack Coleman-STL .412
16. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL .410
17. Bob Pettit*-STL .410
18. Red Kerr-SYR .399
19. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .398
20. Ernie Beck-PHW .398
Offensive Win Shares
1. George Yardley*-DET 10.2
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 9.7
3. Kenny Sears-NYK 8.3
4. Neil Johnston*-PHW 8.2
5. Bob Pettit*-STL 7.7
6. Cliff Hagan*-STL 7.7
7. Jack Twyman*-CIN 7.0
8. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 6.6
9. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 6.4
10. Larry Costello-SYR 6.4
11. Carl Braun-NYK 5.9
12. Bill Sharman*-BOS 5.8
13. Paul Arizin*-PHW 5.5
14. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 5.4
15. Larry Foust-MNL 5.3
16. Ray Felix-NYK 4.5
17. Ed Macauley*-STL 4.5
18. Harry Gallatin*-DET 4.2
19. Tom Gola*-PHW 3.9
20. Dick Garmaker-MNL 3.7
Defensive Win Shares
1. Bill Russell*-BOS 7.7
2. Maurice Stokes*-CIN 5.0
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 4.6
4. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 4.1
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 4.0
6. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 3.6
7. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 3.4
8. Bob Pettit*-STL 3.4
9. Red Kerr-SYR 3.2
10. Tom Gola*-PHW 3.2
11. Neil Johnston*-PHW 3.1
12. Bill Sharman*-BOS 2.9
13. Lou Tsioropoulos-BOS 2.9
14. Larry Costello-SYR 2.9
15. George King-CIN 2.6
16. Woody Sauldsberry-PHW 2.5
17. Cliff Hagan*-STL 2.4
18. Joe Graboski-PHW 2.3
19. Dick McGuire*-DET 2.3
20. Paul Arizin*-PHW 2.3
Win Shares
1. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 13.7
2. George Yardley*-DET 12.3
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 11.3
4. Neil Johnston*-PHW 11.3
5. Bob Pettit*-STL 11.0
6. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN 10.1
7. Cliff Hagan*-STL 10.0
8. Kenny Sears-NYK 10.0
9. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 10.0
10. Jack Twyman*-CIN 9.3
11. Larry Costello-SYR 9.2
12. Bill Sharman*-BOS 8.7
13. Paul Arizin*-PHW 7.7
14. Carl Braun-NYK 7.6
15. Tom Gola*-PHW 7.1
16. Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL 6.5
17. Larry Foust-MNL 6.4
18. Ed Macauley*-STL 6.3
19. Harry Gallatin*-DET 6.1
20. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 6.0
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .234
2. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .226
3. Neil Johnston*-PHW .225
4. Cliff Hagan*-STL .220
5. Bob Pettit*-STL .209
6. George Yardley*-DET .208
7. Bill Russell*-BOS .206
8. Jack Twyman*-CIN .204
9. Bill Sharman*-BOS .189
10. Clyde Lovellette*-CIN .187
11. Kenny Sears-NYK .179
12. Ray Felix-NYK .164
13. Larry Costello-SYR .162
14. Tom Gola*-PHW .161
15. Ed Macauley*-STL .157
16. Paul Arizin*-PHW .156
17. Harry Gallatin*-DET .147
18. Carl Braun-NYK .147
19. Larry Foust-MNL .139
20. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS .130