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1959-60 NBA Season Summary

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1959-60 NBA:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Eastern Division              
Boston Celtics* 59 16 .787 — 124.5 116.2 7.62
Philadelphia Warriors* 49 26 .653 10.0 118.6 116.0 2.77
Syracuse Nationals* 45 30 .600 14.0 118.9 116.3 2.77
New York Knickerbockers 27 48 .360 32.0 117.3 119.6 -1.43
Western Division              
St. Louis Hawks* 46 29 .613 — 113.4 110.7 1.77
Detroit Pistons* 30 45 .400 16.0 111.6 115.0 -3.45
Minneapolis Lakers* 25 50 .333 21.0 107.3 111.5 -4.14
Cincinnati Royals 19 56 .253 27.0 111.1 117.4 -5.92

League Playoffs

Finals (4-3): Boston Celtics over St. Louis Hawks
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-2): Boston Celtics over Philadelphia Warriors
Western Division Finals (4-3): St. Louis Hawks over Minneapolis Lakers
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (2-1): Philadelphia Warriors over Syracuse Nationals
Western Division Semifinals (2-0): Minneapolis Lakers over Detroit Pistons

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Boston Celtics* 75 3744 8971 .417 1849 2519 .734 6014 1849 1856 9337 124.5
2 Syracuse Nationals* 75 3406 8232 .414 2105 2662 .791 5406 1676 1939 8917 118.9
3 Philadelphia Warriors* 75 3549 8678 .409 1797 2686 .669 5916 1796 1715 8895 118.6
4 New York Knickerbockers 75 3429 8153 .421 1942 2539 .765 5251 1667 1940 8800 117.3
5 St. Louis Hawks* 75 3179 7580 .419 2148 2885 .745 5343 1881 1995 8506 113.4
6 Detroit Pistons* 75 3146 7920 .397 2075 2847 .729 5491 1472 1983 8367 111.6
7 Cincinnati Royals 75 3210 7786 .412 1913 2672 .716 5251 1747 2097 8333 111.1
8 Minneapolis Lakers* 75 3040 7884 .386 1965 2691 .730 5432 1444 1813 8045 107.3
League Average 75 3338 8151 .410 1974 2688 .735 5513 1692 1917 8650 115.3

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 St. Louis Hawks* 75 8303 110.7
2 Minneapolis Lakers* 75 8362 111.5
3 Detroit Pistons* 75 8624 115.0
4 Philadelphia Warriors* 75 8698 116.0
5 Boston Celtics* 75 8713 116.2
6 Syracuse Nationals* 75 8720 116.3
7 Cincinnati Royals 75 8807 117.4
8 New York Knickerbockers 75 8973 119.6
League Average 75 8650 115.3

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team W Pyth L Pyth SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Boston Celtics* 54.4 20.6 7.62 .417 .206 Boston Garden 209,374
2 Philadelphia Warriors* 43.3 31.7 2.77 .409 .207 Philadelphia Civic Center 226,412
3 St. Louis Hawks* 43.8 31.2 1.77 .419 .283 Kiel Auditorium 277,502
4 Syracuse Nationals* 43.3 31.7 2.77 .414 .256 Onondaga War Memorial 110,000
5 Detroit Pistons* 29.7 45.3 -3.45 .397 .262 Detroit Olympia 178,007
6 New York Knickerbockers 32.4 42.6 -1.43 .421 .238 Madison Square Garden (III) 335,578
7 Minneapolis Lakers* 27.6 47.4 -4.14 .386 .249 Minneapolis Armory 106,859
8 Cincinnati Royals 23.7 51.3 -5.92 .412 .246 Cincinnati Gardens 58,244
League Average 37.5 37.5 0.00 .410 .242 187,747

League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Wilt Chamberlain*
Rookie of the Year: Wilt Chamberlain*

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Minutes Played

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 3338
  Gene Shue-DET 3338
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 3146
4. Jack Twyman*-CIN 3023
5. Bob Pettit*-STL 2896

Field Goals

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 1065
2. Jack Twyman*-CIN 870
3. Elgin Baylor*-MNL 755
4. Cliff Hagan*-STL 719
5. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 673

Field Goal Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 2311
2. Jack Twyman*-CIN 2063
3. Elgin Baylor*-MNL 1781
4. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 1590
5. Cliff Hagan*-STL 1549

Field Goal Pct

1. Kenny Sears-NYK .477
2. Hal Greer*-SYR .476
3. Clyde Lovellette*-STL .469
4. Bill Russell*-BOS .467
5. Cliff Hagan*-STL .464

Free Throws

1. Jack Twyman*-CIN 598
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 577
3. Elgin Baylor*-MNL 564
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 544
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 533

Free Throw Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 991
2. Elgin Baylor*-MNL 770
3. Jack Twyman*-CIN 762
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 722
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 597

Free Throw Pct

1. Dolph Schayes*-SYR .893
2. Gene Shue-DET .873
3. Kenny Sears-NYK .868
4. Bill Sharman*-BOS .866
5. Larry Costello-SYR .862

Total Rebounds

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 1941
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 1778
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 1221
4. Elgin Baylor*-MNL 1150
5. Dolph Schayes*-SYR 959

Assists

1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 715
2. Guy Rodgers-PHW 482
3. Richie Guerin-NYK 468
4. Larry Costello-SYR 449
5. Tom Gola*-PHW 409

Personal Fouls

1. Tom Gola*-PHW 311
2. Walter Dukes-DET 310
3. Bailey Howell*-DET 282
4. Jack Twyman*-CIN 275
  Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 275

Points

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 2707
2. Jack Twyman*-CIN 2338
3. Elgin Baylor*-MNL 2074
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 1882
5. Cliff Hagan*-STL 1859

Minutes Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 46.4
2. Gene Shue-DET 44.5
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 42.5
4. Elgin Baylor*-MNL 41.0
5. Jack Twyman*-CIN 40.3

Points Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 37.6
2. Jack Twyman*-CIN 31.2
3. Elgin Baylor*-MNL 29.6
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 26.1
5. Cliff Hagan*-STL 24.8

Rebounds Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 27.0
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 24.0
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 17.0
4. Elgin Baylor*-MNL 16.4
5. Willie Naulls-NYK 14.2

Assists Per Game

1. Bob Cousy*-BOS 9.5
2. Guy Rodgers-PHW 7.1
3. Richie Guerin-NYK 6.3
4. Larry Costello-SYR 6.3
5. Tom Gola*-PHW 5.5

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 28.0
2. Elgin Baylor*-MNL 25.2
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 23.7
4. Clyde Lovellette*-STL 23.3
5. Cliff Hagan*-STL 22.0

True Shooting Pct

1. Kenny Sears-NYK .567
2. Clyde Lovellette*-STL .527
3. Larry Costello-SYR .523
4. Cliff Hagan*-STL .522
5. George Yardley*-SYR .522

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Kenny Sears-NYK .477
2. Hal Greer*-SYR .476
3. Clyde Lovellette*-STL .468
4. Bill Russell*-BOS .467
5. Cliff Hagan*-STL .464

Offensive Win Shares

1. Cliff Hagan*-STL 9.3
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 9.0
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 8.4
4. Kenny Sears-NYK 7.6
5. Jack Twyman*-CIN 7.6

Defensive Win Shares

1. Bill Russell*-BOS 8.9
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 8.0
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 5.9
4. Tom Gola*-PHW 5.4
5. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 4.7

Win Shares

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 17.0
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 13.8
3. Cliff Hagan*-STL 11.8
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 11.5
5. Elgin Baylor*-MNL 11.5
     

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Elgin Baylor*
Wilt Chamberlain*
Bob Cousy*
Bob Pettit*
Gene Shue
 2nd Team
Richie Guerin
Bill Russell*
Dolph Schayes*
Bill Sharman*
Jack Twyman*

All-Star Game Rosters

East
Paul Arizin*
Wilt Chamberlain*
Larry Costello
Bob Cousy*
Tom Gola*
Richie Guerin
Willie Naulls
Bill Russell*
Dolph Schayes*
Bill Sharman*
George Yardley*
 West
Elgin Baylor*
Walter Dukes
Dick Garmaker
Cliff Hagan*
Hot Rod Hundley
Clyde Lovellette*
Chuck Noble
Bob Pettit*
Gene Shue
Jack Twyman*