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)
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| Rk | Team | Div | W | L | W-L% | MOV | ORtg | DRtg | NRtg | MOV/A | ORtg/A | DRtg/A | NRtg/A |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | E | 49 | 23 | .681 | 5.49 | 5.01 | ||||||
| 2 | Syracuse Nationals | E | 41 | 31 | .569 | 2.18 | 2.18 | ||||||
| 3 | New York Knicks | E | 35 | 37 | .486 | 1.21 | 1.35 | ||||||
| 4 | St. Louis Hawks | W | 41 | 31 | .569 | 1.32 | 0.82 | ||||||
| 5 | Philadelphia Warriors | E | 37 | 35 | .514 | -0.13 | 0.21 | ||||||
| 6 | Cincinnati Royals | W | 33 | 39 | .458 | -1.35 | -1.47 | ||||||
| 7 | Detroit Pistons | W | 33 | 39 | .458 | -2.35 | -2.32 | ||||||
| 8 | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 19 | 53 | .264 | -6.38 | -5.78 | ||||||