League Champion: Boston Celtics
Most Valuable Player: Bob Pettit (29.2/16.4/3.1)
Rookie of the Year: Elgin Baylor (24.9/15.0/4.1)
PPG Leader: Bob Pettit (29.2)
RPG Leader: Bill Russell (23.0)
APG Leader: Bob Cousy (8.6)
WS Leader: Bob Pettit (14.8)
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | ||||||||||||
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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 | 52 | 20 | .722 | 6.49 | 5.84 | ||||||
| 2 | Syracuse Nationals | E | 35 | 37 | .486 | 4.04 | 3.74 | ||||||
| 3 | St. Louis Hawks | W | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.69 | 2.89 | ||||||
| 4 | New York Knicks | E | 40 | 32 | .556 | 0.25 | 0.49 | ||||||
| 5 | Detroit Pistons | W | 28 | 44 | .389 | -1.26 | -1.36 | ||||||
| 6 | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 33 | 39 | .458 | -1.33 | -1.42 | ||||||
| 7 | Philadelphia Warriors | E | 32 | 40 | .444 | -3.00 | -2.29 | ||||||
| 8 | Cincinnati Royals | W | 19 | 53 | .264 | -8.88 | -7.88 | ||||||