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Minutes Played

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW3338
 Gene Shue-DET3338
3.Bill Russell*-BOS3146
4.Jack Twyman*-CIN3023
5.Bob Pettit*-STL2896
6.Elgin Baylor*-MNL2873
7.Tom Gola*-PHW2870
8.Cliff Hagan*-STL2798
9.Dolph Schayes*-SYR2741
10.Paul Arizin*-PHW2618
11.Bob Cousy*-BOS2588
12.Guy Rodgers-PHW2483
13.Larry Costello-SYR2469
14.Richie Guerin-NYK2429
15.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS2420
16.George Yardley*-SYR2402
17.Johnny McCarthy-STL2383
18.Red Kerr-SYR2372
19.Bailey Howell*-DET2346
20.Hot Rod Hundley-MNL2279

Field Goals

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW1065
2.Jack Twyman*-CIN870
3.Elgin Baylor*-MNL755
4.Cliff Hagan*-STL719
5.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS673
6.Bob Pettit*-STL669
7.Gene Shue-DET620
8.Paul Arizin*-PHW593
9.Richie Guerin-NYK579
10.Dolph Schayes*-SYR578
11.Bob Cousy*-BOS568
12.Bill Sharman*-BOS559
13.Bill Russell*-BOS555
14.Willie Naulls-NYK551
15.Clyde Lovellette*-STL550
16.George Yardley*-SYR546
17.Bailey Howell*-DET510
18.Red Kerr-SYR436
19.Tom Gola*-PHW426
20.Frank Ramsey*-BOS422

Field Goal Attempts

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW2311
2.Jack Twyman*-CIN2063
3.Elgin Baylor*-MNL1781
4.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS1590
5.Cliff Hagan*-STL1549
6.Bob Pettit*-STL1526
7.Gene Shue-DET1501
8.Bob Cousy*-BOS1481
9.Dolph Schayes*-SYR1440
10.Paul Arizin*-PHW1400
11.Richie Guerin-NYK1379
12.Willie Naulls-NYK1286
13.Bill Sharman*-BOS1225
14.George Yardley*-SYR1205
15.Bill Russell*-BOS1189
16.Clyde Lovellette*-STL1174
17.Bailey Howell*-DET1119
18.Red Kerr-SYR1111
19.Frank Ramsey*-BOS1062
20.Hot Rod Hundley-MNL1019

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
6.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW.461
7.Bill Sharman*-BOS.456
8.Bailey Howell*-DET.456
9.Sam Jones*-BOS.454
10.George Yardley*-SYR.453
11.Larry Costello-SYR.453
12.Hub Reed-TOT.449
13.Johnny Green-NYK.447
14.Archie Dees-DET.439
15.Wayne Embry-CIN.439
16.Bob Pettit*-STL.438
17.Tom Gola*-PHW.433
18.Carl Braun-NYK.432
19.Charlie Tyra-NYK.431
20.Jim Palmer-TOT.429

Free Throws

1.Jack Twyman*-CIN598
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW577
3.Elgin Baylor*-MNL564
4.Bob Pettit*-STL544
5.Dolph Schayes*-SYR533
6.Gene Shue-DET472
7.Richie Guerin-NYK457
8.Cliff Hagan*-STL421
9.Paul Arizin*-PHW420
10.George Yardley*-SYR381
11.Walter Dukes-DET376
12.Kenny Sears-NYK363
13.Bob Cousy*-BOS319
14.Clyde Lovellette*-STL316
15.Bailey Howell*-DET312
16.Willie Naulls-NYK286
17.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS283
18.Frank Ramsey*-BOS273
19.Tom Gola*-PHW270
20.Rudy LaRusso-MNL265

Free Throw Attempts

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW991
2.Elgin Baylor*-MNL770
3.Jack Twyman*-CIN762
4.Bob Pettit*-STL722
5.Dolph Schayes*-SYR597
6.Richie Guerin-NYK591
7.Gene Shue-DET541
8.Paul Arizin*-PHW526
9.Cliff Hagan*-STL524
10.Walter Dukes-DET508
11.George Yardley*-SYR467
12.Bailey Howell*-DET422
13.Kenny Sears-NYK418
14.Bob Cousy*-BOS403
15.Bill Russell*-BOS392
16.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS386
17.Clyde Lovellette*-STL385
18.Rudy LaRusso-MNL357
19.Frank Ramsey*-BOS347
20.Willie Naulls-NYK342

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
6.Willie Naulls-NYK.836
7.Clyde Lovellette*-STL.821
8.George Yardley*-SYR.816
9.Cliff Hagan*-STL.803
10.Paul Arizin*-PHW.798
11.Tom Gola*-PHW.794
12.Bob Cousy*-BOS.792
13.Larry Foust-TOT.791
14.Frank Ramsey*-BOS.787
15.Jack Twyman*-CIN.785
16.Richie Guerin-NYK.773
17.Dick Garmaker-TOT.772
18.Bob Pettit*-STL.753
19.Red Kerr-SYR.752
20.Hot Rod Hundley-MNL.744

Total Rebounds

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW1941
2.Bill Russell*-BOS1778
3.Bob Pettit*-STL1221
4.Elgin Baylor*-MNL1150
5.Dolph Schayes*-SYR959
6.Willie Naulls-NYK921
7.Red Kerr-SYR913
8.Walter Dukes-DET883
9.Kenny Sears-NYK876
10.Cliff Hagan*-STL803
11.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS794
12.Bailey Howell*-DET790
13.Tom Gola*-PHW779
14.Clyde Lovellette*-STL721
15.Wayne Embry-CIN692
16.Rudy LaRusso-MNL679
17.Jack Twyman*-CIN664
18.Phil Jordon-CIN624
19.Paul Arizin*-PHW621
 Larry Foust-TOT621

Assists

1.Bob Cousy*-BOS715
2.Guy Rodgers-PHW482
3.Richie Guerin-NYK468
4.Larry Costello-SYR449
5.Tom Gola*-PHW409
6.Dick McGuire*-DET358
7.Hot Rod Hundley-MNL338
8.Slater Martin*-STL330
9.Johnny McCarthy-STL328
10.Cliff Hagan*-STL299
11.Gene Shue-DET295
12.Bill Russell*-BOS277
13.Carl Braun-NYK270
14.Chuck Noble-DET265
 Win Wilfong-CIN265
16.Jack Twyman*-CIN260
17.Bob Pettit*-STL257
18.Bucky Bockhorn-CIN256
 Dolph Schayes*-SYR256
20.Slick Leonard-MNL252

Personal Fouls

1.Tom Gola*-PHW311
2.Walter Dukes-DET310
3.Bailey Howell*-DET282
4.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS275
 Jack Twyman*-CIN275
6.Cliff Hagan*-STL270
 Gene Conley-BOS270
8.Paul Arizin*-PHW263
 Dolph Schayes*-SYR263
10.Charlie Tyra-NYK258
11.Frank Ramsey*-BOS251
12.Bucky Bockhorn-CIN249
13.Clyde Lovellette*-STL248
14.Richie Guerin-NYK242
15.Larry Foust-TOT241
16.Elgin Baylor*-MNL234
 Larry Costello-SYR234
18.Johnny McCarthy-STL233
19.Al Bianchi-SYR231
20.Hub Reed-TOT230

Points

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW2707
2.Jack Twyman*-CIN2338
3.Elgin Baylor*-MNL2074
4.Bob Pettit*-STL1882
5.Cliff Hagan*-STL1859
6.Gene Shue-DET1712
7.Dolph Schayes*-SYR1689
8.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS1629
9.Richie Guerin-NYK1615
10.Paul Arizin*-PHW1606
11.George Yardley*-SYR1473
12.Bob Cousy*-BOS1455
13.Clyde Lovellette*-STL1416
14.Willie Naulls-NYK1388
15.Bill Sharman*-BOS1370
16.Bill Russell*-BOS1350
17.Bailey Howell*-DET1332
18.Kenny Sears-NYK1187
19.Tom Gola*-PHW1122
20.Frank Ramsey*-BOS1117

Minutes Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW46.4
2.Gene Shue-DET44.5
3.Bill Russell*-BOS42.5
4.Elgin Baylor*-MNL41.0
5.Jack Twyman*-CIN40.3
6.Bob Pettit*-STL40.2
7.Tom Gola*-PHW38.3
8.Cliff Hagan*-STL37.3
9.Dolph Schayes*-SYR36.5
10.Guy Rodgers-PHW36.5
11.Paul Arizin*-PHW36.4
12.Larry Costello-SYR34.8
13.Willie Naulls-NYK34.6
14.Bob Cousy*-BOS34.5
15.George Yardley*-SYR32.9
16.Richie Guerin-NYK32.8
17.Kenny Sears-NYK32.8
18.Walter Dukes-DET32.4
19.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS32.3
20.Johnny McCarthy-STL31.8

Points Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW37.6
2.Jack Twyman*-CIN31.2
3.Elgin Baylor*-MNL29.6
4.Bob Pettit*-STL26.1
5.Cliff Hagan*-STL24.8
6.Gene Shue-DET22.8
7.Dolph Schayes*-SYR22.5
8.Paul Arizin*-PHW22.3
9.Richie Guerin-NYK21.8
10.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS21.7
11.Willie Naulls-NYK21.4
12.Clyde Lovellette*-STL20.8
13.George Yardley*-SYR20.2
14.Bob Cousy*-BOS19.4
15.Bill Sharman*-BOS19.3
16.Kenny Sears-NYK18.5
17.Bill Russell*-BOS18.2
18.Bailey Howell*-DET17.8
19.Frank Ramsey*-BOS15.3
20.Walter Dukes-DET15.2

Rebounds Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW27.0
2.Bill Russell*-BOS24.0
3.Bob Pettit*-STL17.0
4.Elgin Baylor*-MNL16.4
5.Willie Naulls-NYK14.2
6.Kenny Sears-NYK13.7
7.Walter Dukes-DET13.4
8.Dolph Schayes*-SYR12.8
9.Red Kerr-SYR12.2
10.Cliff Hagan*-STL10.7
11.Clyde Lovellette*-STL10.6
12.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS10.6
13.Bailey Howell*-DET10.5
14.Tom Gola*-PHW10.4
15.Rudy LaRusso-MNL9.6
16.Wayne Embry-CIN9.5
17.Jack Twyman*-CIN8.9
18.Hub Reed-TOT8.6
19.Paul Arizin*-PHW8.6
 Larry Foust-TOT8.6

Assists Per Game

1.Bob Cousy*-BOS9.5
2.Guy Rodgers-PHW7.1
3.Richie Guerin-NYK6.3
4.Larry Costello-SYR6.3
5.Tom Gola*-PHW5.5
6.Dick McGuire*-DET5.3
7.Slater Martin*-STL5.2
8.Hot Rod Hundley-MNL4.6
9.Johnny McCarthy-STL4.4
10.Cliff Hagan*-STL4.0
11.Gene Shue-DET3.9
12.Bill Russell*-BOS3.7
13.Win Wilfong-CIN3.7
14.Bob Pettit*-STL3.6
15.Jack George-NYK3.5
16.Elgin Baylor*-MNL3.5
17.Jack Twyman*-CIN3.5
18.Slick Leonard-MNL3.5
19.Bucky Bockhorn-CIN3.4
 Dolph Schayes*-SYR3.4

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW28.0
2.Elgin Baylor*-MNL25.2
3.Bob Pettit*-STL23.7
4.Clyde Lovellette*-STL23.3
5.Cliff Hagan*-STL22.0
6.Kenny Sears-NYK21.8
7.Richie Guerin-NYK21.4
8.Jack Twyman*-CIN21.1
9.Dolph Schayes*-SYR20.5
10.Bill Russell*-BOS20.1
11.Willie Naulls-NYK20.0
12.Bob Cousy*-BOS18.7
13.Bill Sharman*-BOS18.5
14.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS18.4
15.George Yardley*-SYR18.2
16.Bailey Howell*-DET18.1
17.Paul Arizin*-PHW17.2
18.Red Kerr-SYR15.7
19.Larry Costello-SYR15.6
20.Gene Shue-DET15.6

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
6.Hal Greer*-SYR.514
7.Bailey Howell*-DET.510
8.Bob Pettit*-STL.510
9.Bill Sharman*-BOS.506
10.Archie Dees-DET.500
11.Sam Jones*-BOS.499
12.Dolph Schayes*-SYR.496
13.Bill Russell*-BOS.496
14.Tom Gola*-PHW.495
15.Hub Reed-TOT.494
16.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW.493
 Richie Guerin-NYK.493
18.Paul Arizin*-PHW.492
 Gene Shue-DET.492
20.Elgin Baylor*-MNL.489