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Minutes Played

1.Bill Russell*-BOS2979
2.Bob Pettit*-STL2873
3.Elgin Baylor*-MNL2855
4.Paul Arizin*-PHW2799
5.Larry Costello-SYR2750
6.Gene Shue-DET2745
7.Woody Sauldsberry-PHW2743
8.Jack Twyman*-CIN2713
9.Cliff Hagan*-STL2702
10.Red Kerr-SYR2671
11.Dolph Schayes*-SYR2645
12.Richie Guerin-NYK2558
13.Slater Martin*-STL2504
14.Kenny Sears-NYK2498
15.Dick Garmaker-MNL2493
16.Joe Graboski-PHW2482
17.Bob Cousy*-BOS2403
18.Bill Sharman*-BOS2382
19.Walter Dukes-DET2338
20.Tom Gola*-PHW2333

Field Goals

1.Bob Pettit*-STL719
2.Jack Twyman*-CIN710
3.Cliff Hagan*-STL646
4.Paul Arizin*-PHW632
5.Elgin Baylor*-MNL605
6.Bill Sharman*-BOS562
7.Dolph Schayes*-SYR504
8.Red Kerr-SYR502
9.Woody Sauldsberry-PHW501
10.Kenny Sears-NYK491
11.Bob Cousy*-BOS484
12.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS465
13.Gene Shue-DET464
14.Bill Russell*-BOS456
15.George Yardley*-TOT446
16.Richie Guerin-NYK443
17.Larry Costello-SYR414
18.Willie Naulls-NYK405
19.Clyde Lovellette*-STL402
20.Phil Jordon-DET399

Field Goal Attempts

1.Jack Twyman*-CIN1691
2.Bob Pettit*-STL1640
3.Elgin Baylor*-MNL1482
4.Paul Arizin*-PHW1466
5.Cliff Hagan*-STL1417
6.Woody Sauldsberry-PHW1380
7.Bill Sharman*-BOS1377
8.Dolph Schayes*-SYR1304
9.Bob Cousy*-BOS1260
10.Gene Shue-DET1197
11.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS1192
12.Red Kerr-SYR1139
13.Joe Graboski-PHW1116
14.Willie Naulls-NYK1072
15.Richie Guerin-NYK1046
16.George Yardley*-TOT1042
17.Frank Ramsey*-BOS1013
18.Kenny Sears-NYK1002
19.Bill Russell*-BOS997
20.Phil Jordon-DET967

Field Goal Pct

1.Kenny Sears-NYK.490
2.Bill Russell*-BOS.457
3.Cliff Hagan*-STL.456
4.Clyde Lovellette*-STL.454
5.Hal Greer*-SYR.454
6.Red Kerr-SYR.441
7.Bob Pettit*-STL.438
8.Larry Costello-SYR.437
9.Sam Jones*-BOS.434
10.Paul Arizin*-PHW.431
11.George Yardley*-TOT.428
12.Dick McGuire*-DET.427
13.Richie Guerin-NYK.423
14.Jack Twyman*-CIN.420
15.Carl Braun-NYK.420
16.Phil Jordon-DET.413
17.Elgin Baylor*-MNL.408
18.Bill Sharman*-BOS.408
19.Jim Palmer-CIN.404
20.Bob Hopkins-SYR.403

Free Throws

1.Bob Pettit*-STL667
2.Paul Arizin*-PHW587
3.Elgin Baylor*-MNL532
4.Dolph Schayes*-SYR526
5.Kenny Sears-NYK506
6.Jack Twyman*-CIN437
7.Cliff Hagan*-STL415
8.Richie Guerin-NYK405
9.Bill Sharman*-BOS342
10.Frank Ramsey*-BOS341
11.Gene Shue-DET338
12.Bob Cousy*-BOS329
13.George Yardley*-TOT317
14.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS312
15.Walter Dukes-DET297
16.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL286
17.Dick Garmaker-MNL284
18.Tom Gola*-PHW281
 Red Kerr-SYR281
20.Larry Costello-SYR280
 Larry Foust-MNL280

Free Throw Attempts

1.Bob Pettit*-STL879
2.Paul Arizin*-PHW722
3.Elgin Baylor*-MNL685
4.Dolph Schayes*-SYR609
5.Kenny Sears-NYK588
6.Jack Twyman*-CIN558
7.Cliff Hagan*-STL536
8.Richie Guerin-NYK505
9.Walter Dukes-DET452
10.Frank Ramsey*-BOS436
11.Bill Russell*-BOS428
12.Gene Shue-DET421
13.George Yardley*-TOT407
14.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS391
15.Bob Cousy*-BOS385
16.Dick Garmaker-MNL368
17.Red Kerr-SYR367
 Bill Sharman*-BOS367
19.Larry Foust-MNL366
20.Joe Graboski-PHW360

Free Throw Pct

1.Bill Sharman*-BOS.932
2.Dolph Schayes*-SYR.864
3.Kenny Sears-NYK.861
4.Bob Cousy*-BOS.855
5.Willie Naulls-NYK.830
6.Clyde Lovellette*-STL.820
7.Paul Arizin*-PHW.813
8.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL.806
9.Gene Shue-DET.803
10.Larry Costello-SYR.802
11.Richie Guerin-NYK.802
12.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS.798
13.Tom Gola*-PHW.787
14.Jack Twyman*-CIN.783
15.Frank Ramsey*-BOS.782
16.George Yardley*-TOT.779
17.Elgin Baylor*-MNL.777
18.Slater Martin*-STL.776
19.Cliff Hagan*-STL.774
20.Dick Garmaker-MNL.772

Total Rebounds

1.Bill Russell*-BOS1612
2.Bob Pettit*-STL1182
3.Elgin Baylor*-MNL1050
4.Red Kerr-SYR1008
5.Dolph Schayes*-SYR962
6.Walter Dukes-DET958
7.Woody Sauldsberry-PHW826
8.Cliff Hagan*-STL783
9.Joe Graboski-PHW751
10.Willie Naulls-NYK723
11.Tom Gola*-PHW710
12.Kenny Sears-NYK658
13.Chuck Share-STL657
14.Jack Twyman*-CIN653
15.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS638
16.Paul Arizin*-PHW637
17.Larry Foust-MNL627
18.Clyde Lovellette*-STL605
19.Wayne Embry-CIN597
20.Phil Jordon-DET594

Assists

1.Bob Cousy*-BOS557
2.Dick McGuire*-DET443
3.Larry Costello-SYR379
4.Richie Guerin-NYK364
5.Carl Braun-NYK349
6.Slater Martin*-STL336
7.Jack McMahon-STL298
8.Elgin Baylor*-MNL287
9.Tom Gola*-PHW269
10.Guy Rodgers-PHW261
11.Cliff Hagan*-STL245
12.Gene Shue-DET231
13.Johnny McCarthy-CIN225
14.Bill Russell*-BOS222
15.Jack George-TOT221
 Bob Pettit*-STL221
17.Dick Garmaker-MNL211
18.Jack Twyman*-CIN209
19.Bucky Bockhorn-CIN206
20.Hot Rod Hundley-MNL205

Personal Fouls

1.Walter Dukes-DET332
2.Earl Lloyd-DET291
3.Jim Loscutoff-BOS285
4.Dolph Schayes*-SYR280
5.Jack Twyman*-CIN277
6.Woody Sauldsberry-PHW276
7.Ray Felix-NYK275
 Cliff Hagan*-STL275
9.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS271
10.Elgin Baylor*-MNL270
11.Frank Ramsey*-BOS266
12.Paul Arizin*-PHW264
13.Larry Costello-SYR263
14.Chuck Share-STL261
15.Al Bianchi-SYR260
16.Richie Guerin-NYK255
17.Joe Graboski-PHW249
18.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL246
19.Tom Gola*-PHW243
20.Joe Holup-DET239

Points

1.Bob Pettit*-STL2105
2.Jack Twyman*-CIN1857
3.Paul Arizin*-PHW1851
4.Elgin Baylor*-MNL1742
5.Cliff Hagan*-STL1707
6.Dolph Schayes*-SYR1534
7.Kenny Sears-NYK1488
8.Bill Sharman*-BOS1466
9.Bob Cousy*-BOS1297
10.Richie Guerin-NYK1291
11.Red Kerr-SYR1285
12.Gene Shue-DET1266
13.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS1242
14.George Yardley*-TOT1209
15.Bill Russell*-BOS1168
16.Woody Sauldsberry-PHW1112
17.Larry Costello-SYR1108
18.Frank Ramsey*-BOS1107
19.Willie Naulls-NYK1068
20.Joe Graboski-PHW1058

Minutes Per Game

1.Bill Russell*-BOS42.6
2.Elgin Baylor*-MNL40.8
3.Paul Arizin*-PHW40.0
4.Bob Pettit*-STL39.9
5.Larry Costello-SYR39.3
6.Gene Shue-DET38.1
7.Woody Sauldsberry-PHW38.1
8.Jack Twyman*-CIN37.7
9.Cliff Hagan*-STL37.5
10.Red Kerr-SYR37.1
11.Bob Cousy*-BOS37.0
12.Dolph Schayes*-SYR36.7
13.Tom Gola*-PHW36.5
14.Richie Guerin-NYK36.0
15.Slater Martin*-STL35.3
16.Kenny Sears-NYK35.2
17.Dick Garmaker-MNL34.6
18.Joe Graboski-PHW34.5
19.Bill Sharman*-BOS33.1
20.Walter Dukes-DET32.5

Points Per Game

1.Bob Pettit*-STL29.2
2.Paul Arizin*-PHW26.4
3.Jack Twyman*-CIN25.8
4.Elgin Baylor*-MNL24.9
5.Cliff Hagan*-STL23.7
6.Dolph Schayes*-SYR21.3
7.Kenny Sears-NYK21.0
8.Bill Sharman*-BOS20.4
9.Bob Cousy*-BOS20.0
10.George Yardley*-TOT19.8
11.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS18.8
12.Richie Guerin-NYK18.2
13.Red Kerr-SYR17.8
14.Gene Shue-DET17.6
15.Bill Russell*-BOS16.7
16.Larry Costello-SYR15.8
17.Willie Naulls-NYK15.7
18.Woody Sauldsberry-PHW15.4
19.Frank Ramsey*-BOS15.4
20.Joe Graboski-PHW14.7

Rebounds Per Game

1.Bill Russell*-BOS23.0
2.Bob Pettit*-STL16.4
3.Elgin Baylor*-MNL15.0
4.Red Kerr-SYR14.0
5.Dolph Schayes*-SYR13.4
6.Walter Dukes-DET13.3
7.Woody Sauldsberry-PHW11.5
8.Tom Gola*-PHW11.1
9.Cliff Hagan*-STL10.9
10.Willie Naulls-NYK10.6
11.Joe Graboski-PHW10.4
12.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS9.7
13.Kenny Sears-NYK9.3
14.Chuck Share-STL9.1
15.Paul Arizin*-PHW9.1
16.Jack Twyman*-CIN9.1
17.Wayne Embry-CIN9.0
18.Larry Foust-MNL8.7
19.Clyde Lovellette*-STL8.6
20.Phil Jordon-DET8.2

Assists Per Game

1.Bob Cousy*-BOS8.6
2.Dick McGuire*-DET6.2
3.Larry Costello-SYR5.4
4.Richie Guerin-NYK5.1
5.Carl Braun-NYK4.8
6.Slater Martin*-STL4.7
7.Tom Gola*-PHW4.2
8.Jack McMahon-STL4.1
9.Elgin Baylor*-MNL4.1
10.Cliff Hagan*-STL3.4
11.Gene Shue-DET3.2
12.Slick Leonard-MNL3.2
13.Bill Russell*-BOS3.2
14.Jack George-TOT3.1
15.Bob Pettit*-STL3.1
16.Dick Garmaker-MNL2.9
17.Jack Twyman*-CIN2.9
18.Bucky Bockhorn-CIN2.9
19.Hot Rod Hundley-MNL2.9
20.Bill Sharman*-BOS2.5

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Bob Pettit*-STL28.2
2.Elgin Baylor*-MNL23.6
3.Cliff Hagan*-STL22.7
4.Kenny Sears-NYK22.6
5.Paul Arizin*-PHW21.9
6.Jack Twyman*-CIN21.3
7.Dolph Schayes*-SYR21.0
8.Bill Russell*-BOS20.7
9.George Yardley*-TOT20.5
10.Bob Cousy*-BOS19.9
11.Red Kerr-SYR19.4
12.Richie Guerin-NYK19.0
13.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS17.9
14.Tom Gola*-PHW17.4
15.Phil Jordon-DET16.8
16.Bill Sharman*-BOS16.8
17.Willie Naulls-NYK16.5
18.Dick McGuire*-DET16.5
19.Larry Foust-MNL16.1
20.Vern Mikkelsen*-MNL15.9

True Shooting Pct

1.Kenny Sears-NYK.590
2.Bob Pettit*-STL.519
3.Paul Arizin*-PHW.519
4.Cliff Hagan*-STL.516
5.Richie Guerin-NYK.509
6.Clyde Lovellette*-STL.507
7.Larry Costello-SYR.503
8.Dick McGuire*-DET.499
9.Hal Greer*-SYR.498
10.George Yardley*-TOT.495
11.Red Kerr-SYR.494
12.Bill Russell*-BOS.493
13.Elgin Baylor*-MNL.488
14.Dolph Schayes*-SYR.488
15.Tom Gola*-PHW.484
16.Carl Braun-NYK.483
17.Sam Jones*-BOS.482
18.Jack Twyman*-CIN.479
19.Bill Sharman*-BOS.476
20.Larry Foust-MNL.473