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)
| Place | Division | All-Star | Margin | Month | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | Neutral | E | W | Pre | Post | ≤3 | ≥10 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 49-23 | 25-4 | 16-13 | 8-6 | 20-16 | 29-7 | 29-12 | 20-11 | 5-4 | 32-11 | 3-0 | 12-1 | 9-6 | 9-8 | 12-5 | 4-3 |
| 2 | St. Louis Hawks | 41-31 | 23-8 | 8-19 | 10-4 | 17-19 | 24-12 | 29-15 | 12-16 | 12-8 | 17-10 | 1-2 | 10-4 | 12-4 | 7-9 | 8-8 | 3-4 |
| 3 | Syracuse Nationals | 41-31 | 26-5 | 8-20 | 7-6 | 21-15 | 20-16 | 25-19 | 16-12 | 3-5 | 20-13 | 1-1 | 6-8 | 11-5 | 10-8 | 10-7 | 3-2 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Warriors | 37-35 | 15-11 | 11-19 | 11-5 | 17-19 | 20-16 | 19-21 | 18-14 | 4-6 | 20-20 | 1-1 | 7-7 | 5-8 | 10-8 | 12-6 | 2-5 |
| 5 | New York Knicks | 35-37 | 16-12 | 11-18 | 8-7 | 14-22 | 21-15 | 20-23 | 15-14 | 10-11 | 15-13 | 1-1 | 5-10 | 10-5 | 8-10 | 8-8 | 3-3 |
| 6 | Cincinnati Royals | 33-39 | 17-12 | 10-19 | 6-8 | 16-20 | 17-19 | 21-23 | 12-16 | 9-7 | 16-20 | 1-0 | 7-7 | 5-13 | 11-5 | 4-12 | 5-2 |
| 7 | Detroit Pistons | 33-39 | 14-14 | 13-17 | 6-8 | 15-21 | 18-18 | 17-27 | 16-12 | 11-8 | 10-19 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 5-11 | 9-10 | 10-7 | 2-2 |
| 8 | Minneapolis Lakers | 19-53 | 10-15 | 4-21 | 5-17 | 6-30 | 13-23 | 11-31 | 8-22 | 5-10 | 6-30 | 0-2 | 3-12 | 5-10 | 5-11 | 4-15 | 2-3 |
| Rk | Team | BOS | CIN | DET | MNL | NYK | PHW | STL | SYR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 7-2 | 8-1 | 9-0 | 7-5 | 6-6 | 5-4 | 7-5 | |
| 2 | Cincinnati Royals | 2-7 | 6-6 | 8-4 | 4-5 | 6-3 | 3-9 | 4-5 | |
| 3 | Detroit Pistons | 1-8 | 6-6 | 6-6 | 4-5 | 5-4 | 6-6 | 5-4 | |
| 4 | Minneapolis Lakers | 0-9 | 4-8 | 6-6 | 1-8 | 3-6 | 3-9 | 2-7 | |
| 5 | New York Knicks | 5-7 | 5-4 | 5-4 | 8-1 | 4-8 | 3-6 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Philadelphia Warriors | 6-6 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 6-3 | 8-4 | 7-2 | 3-9 | |
| 7 | St. Louis Hawks | 4-5 | 9-3 | 6-6 | 9-3 | 6-3 | 2-7 | 5-4 | |
| 8 | Syracuse Nationals | 5-7 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 7-2 | 7-5 | 9-3 | 4-5 |