League Champion: Boston Celtics
Most Valuable Player: Wilt Chamberlain (37.6/27.0/2.3)
Rookie of the Year: Wilt Chamberlain (37.6/27.0/2.3)
PPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (37.6)
RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (27.0)
APG Leader: Bob Cousy (9.5)
WS Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (17.0)
| 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 | 59 | 16 | .787 | 8.32 | 7.62 | ||||||
| 2 | Philadelphia Warriors | E | 49 | 26 | .653 | 2.63 | 2.77 | ||||||
| 3 | Syracuse Nationals | E | 45 | 30 | .600 | 2.63 | 2.77 | ||||||
| 4 | St. Louis Hawks | W | 46 | 29 | .613 | 2.71 | 1.77 | ||||||
| 5 | New York Knicks | E | 27 | 48 | .360 | -2.31 | -1.43 | ||||||
| 6 | Detroit Pistons | W | 30 | 45 | .400 | -3.43 | -3.45 | ||||||
| 7 | Minneapolis Lakers | W | 25 | 50 | .333 | -4.23 | -4.14 | ||||||
| 8 | Cincinnati Royals | W | 19 | 56 | .253 | -6.32 | -5.92 | ||||||