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Minutes Played

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW3882
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN3503
3.Bill Russell*-BOS3433
4.Richie Guerin-NYK3346
5.Walt Bellamy*-CHP3344
6.Bob Pettit*-STL3282
7.Gene Shue-DET3143
8.Jerry West*-LAL3087
9.Bucky Bockhorn-CIN3062
10.Jack Twyman*-CIN2991
11.Willie Naulls-NYK2978
12.Bailey Howell*-DET2857
13.Frank Selvy-LAL2806
14.Johnny Green-NYK2789
15.Paul Arizin*-PHW2785
16.Cliff Hagan*-STL2784
17.Red Kerr-SYR2767
18.Rudy LaRusso-LAL2754
19.Hal Greer*-SYR2705
20.Guy Rodgers-PHW2648

Field Goals

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW1597
2.Walt Bellamy*-CHP973
3.Bob Pettit*-STL867
4.Oscar Robertson*-CIN866
5.Richie Guerin-NYK839
6.Jerry West*-LAL799
7.Willie Naulls-NYK747
8.Jack Twyman*-CIN739
9.Cliff Hagan*-STL701
10.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS692
11.Elgin Baylor*-LAL680
12.Hal Greer*-SYR644
13.Paul Arizin*-PHW611
14.Sam Jones*-BOS596
15.Gene Shue-DET580
16.Bill Russell*-BOS575
17.Wayne Embry-CIN564
18.Don Ohl-DET555
19.Bailey Howell*-DET553
20.Red Kerr-SYR541

Field Goal Attempts

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW3159
2.Bob Pettit*-STL1928
3.Richie Guerin-NYK1897
4.Walt Bellamy*-CHP1875
5.Oscar Robertson*-CIN1810
6.Willie Naulls-NYK1798
7.Jerry West*-LAL1795
8.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS1613
9.Elgin Baylor*-LAL1588
10.Jack Twyman*-CIN1542
11.Cliff Hagan*-STL1490
 Paul Arizin*-PHW1490
13.Hal Greer*-SYR1442
14.Gene Shue-DET1422
15.Sam Jones*-BOS1284
16.Bill Russell*-BOS1258
17.Don Ohl-DET1250
18.Bucky Bockhorn-CIN1234
19.Red Kerr-SYR1220
20.Wayne Embry-CIN1210

Field Goal Pct

1.Walt Bellamy*-CHP.519
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW.505
3.Jack Twyman*-CIN.479
4.Oscar Robertson*-CIN.478
5.Al Attles-PHW.474
6.Larry Foust-STL.471
7.Clyde Lovellette*-STL.471
8.Cliff Hagan*-STL.470
9.Wayne Embry-CIN.466
10.Rudy LaRusso-LAL.466
11.Sam Jones*-BOS.464
12.Bailey Howell*-DET.464
13.Al Butler-TOT.463
14.Bill Russell*-BOS.457
15.Bob Pettit*-STL.450
16.Andy Johnson-CHP.448
 Shellie McMillon-TOT.448
18.Hal Greer*-SYR.447
19.Jim Krebs-LAL.445
 Jerry West*-LAL.445

Free Throws

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW835
2.Jerry West*-LAL712
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN700
4.Bob Pettit*-STL695
5.Richie Guerin-NYK625
6.Walt Bellamy*-CHP549
7.Paul Arizin*-PHW484
8.Elgin Baylor*-LAL476
9.Bailey Howell*-DET470
10.Dave Gambee-SYR384
11.Willie Naulls-NYK383
12.Cliff Hagan*-STL362
 Gene Shue-DET362
14.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS358
15.Wayne Embry-CIN356
16.Jack Twyman*-CIN353
17.Rudy LaRusso-LAL342
18.Frank Ramsey*-BOS334
19.Hal Greer*-SYR331
20.Frank Selvy-LAL298

Free Throw Attempts

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW1363
2.Jerry West*-LAL926
3.Bob Pettit*-STL901
4.Oscar Robertson*-CIN872
5.Walt Bellamy*-CHP853
6.Richie Guerin-NYK762
7.Elgin Baylor*-LAL631
8.Bailey Howell*-DET612
9.Paul Arizin*-PHW601
10.Wayne Embry-CIN516
11.Bill Russell*-BOS481
12.Dave Gambee-SYR470
13.Willie Naulls-NYK455
14.Andy Johnson-CHP452
15.Rudy LaRusso-LAL448
16.Gene Shue-DET447
17.Cliff Hagan*-STL439
18.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS437
19.Jack Twyman*-CIN435
20.Johnny Green-NYK434

Free Throw Pct

1.Dolph Schayes*-SYR.897
2.Willie Naulls-NYK.842
3.Larry Costello-SYR.837
4.Frank Ramsey*-BOS.825
5.Cliff Hagan*-STL.825
6.Tom Meschery-PHW.824
7.Richie Guerin-NYK.820
8.Hal Greer*-SYR.819
9.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS.819
10.Sam Jones*-BOS.818
11.Dave Gambee-SYR.817
12.Jack Twyman*-CIN.811
13.Gene Shue-DET.810
14.Paul Arizin*-PHW.805
15.Oscar Robertson*-CIN.803
16.Bob Pettit*-STL.771
17.Lee Shaffer-SYR.771
18.Jerry West*-LAL.769
19.Bailey Howell*-DET.768
20.Rudy LaRusso-LAL.763

Total Rebounds

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW2052
2.Bill Russell*-BOS1790
3.Walt Bellamy*-CHP1500
4.Bob Pettit*-STL1459
5.Red Kerr-SYR1176
6.Johnny Green-NYK1066
7.Bailey Howell*-DET996
8.Oscar Robertson*-CIN985
9.Wayne Embry-CIN977
10.Elgin Baylor*-LAL892
11.Willie Naulls-NYK867
12.Ray Scott-DET865
13.Rudy LaRusso-LAL828
14.Bob Boozer-CIN804
15.Walter Dukes-DET803
16.Tom Sanders-BOS762
17.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS747
18.Tom Meschery-PHW729
19.Jack Twyman*-CIN638
20.Cliff Hagan*-STL633

Assists

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN899
2.Guy Rodgers-PHW643
3.Bob Cousy*-BOS584
4.Richie Guerin-NYK539
5.Gene Shue-DET465
6.Jerry West*-LAL402
7.Frank Selvy-LAL381
8.Slick Leonard-CHP378
9.Cliff Hagan*-STL370
10.Bucky Bockhorn-CIN366
11.Larry Costello-SYR359
12.K.C. Jones*-BOS343
13.Bill Russell*-BOS341
14.Al Attles-PHW333
15.Si Green-TOT318
16.Al Ferrari-STL313
 Hal Greer*-SYR313
18.Tom Gola*-PHW295
19.Hot Rod Hundley-LAL290
20.Bob Pettit*-STL289

Personal Fouls

1.Tom Meschery-PHW330
2.Walter Dukes-DET327
3.Jack Twyman*-CIN323
4.Bailey Howell*-DET317
5.Guy Rodgers-PHW312
6.Paul Arizin*-PHW307
7.Richie Guerin-NYK299
8.Bob Pettit*-STL296
9.Jim Krebs-LAL290
10.Wayne Embry-CIN286
11.Cliff Hagan*-STL282
12.Walt Bellamy*-CHP281
13.Bucky Bockhorn-CIN280
 Tom Heinsohn*-BOS280
15.Al Attles-PHW279
 Tom Sanders-BOS279
17.Al Ferrari-STL278
18.Bob Boozer-CIN275
 Dave Gambee-SYR275
20.Red Kerr-SYR272

Points

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW4029
2.Walt Bellamy*-CHP2495
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN2432
4.Bob Pettit*-STL2429
5.Jerry West*-LAL2310
6.Richie Guerin-NYK2303
7.Willie Naulls-NYK1877
8.Elgin Baylor*-LAL1836
9.Jack Twyman*-CIN1831
10.Cliff Hagan*-STL1764
11.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS1742
12.Paul Arizin*-PHW1706
13.Hal Greer*-SYR1619
14.Bailey Howell*-DET1576
15.Gene Shue-DET1522
16.Wayne Embry-CIN1484
17.Bill Russell*-BOS1436
18.Sam Jones*-BOS1435
19.Rudy LaRusso-LAL1374
20.Dave Gambee-SYR1338

Minutes Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW48.5
2.Bill Russell*-BOS45.2
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN44.3
4.Richie Guerin-NYK42.9
5.Walt Bellamy*-CHP42.3
6.Bob Pettit*-STL42.1
7.Jerry West*-LAL41.2
8.Willie Naulls-NYK39.7
9.Gene Shue-DET39.3
10.Bucky Bockhorn-CIN38.3
11.Hal Greer*-SYR38.1
12.Jack Twyman*-CIN37.4
13.Bailey Howell*-DET36.2
14.Cliff Hagan*-STL36.2
15.Paul Arizin*-PHW35.7
16.Frank Selvy-LAL35.5
17.Slick Leonard-CHP35.2
18.Wayne Embry-CIN35.0
19.Johnny Green-NYK34.9
20.Red Kerr-SYR34.6

Points Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW50.4
2.Walt Bellamy*-CHP31.6
3.Bob Pettit*-STL31.1
4.Jerry West*-LAL30.8
5.Oscar Robertson*-CIN30.8
6.Richie Guerin-NYK29.5
7.Willie Naulls-NYK25.0
8.Cliff Hagan*-STL22.9
9.Jack Twyman*-CIN22.9
10.Hal Greer*-SYR22.8
11.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS22.1
12.Paul Arizin*-PHW21.9
13.Bailey Howell*-DET19.9
14.Wayne Embry-CIN19.8
15.Gene Shue-DET19.0
16.Bill Russell*-BOS18.9
17.Sam Jones*-BOS18.4
18.Rudy LaRusso-LAL17.2
19.Don Ohl-DET17.0
20.Lee Shaffer-SYR16.9

Rebounds Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW25.6
2.Bill Russell*-BOS23.6
3.Walt Bellamy*-CHP19.0
4.Bob Pettit*-STL18.7
5.Red Kerr-SYR14.7
6.Johnny Green-NYK13.3
7.Wayne Embry-CIN13.0
8.Bailey Howell*-DET12.6
9.Oscar Robertson*-CIN12.5
10.Willie Naulls-NYK11.6
11.Ray Scott-DET11.5
12.Walter Dukes-DET10.4
13.Rudy LaRusso-LAL10.3
14.Bob Boozer-CIN10.2
15.Tom Sanders-BOS9.5
16.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS9.5
17.Tom Meschery-PHW9.1
18.Barney Cable-TOT8.4
19.Cliff Hagan*-STL8.2
20.Jack Twyman*-CIN8.0

Assists Per Game

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN11.4
2.Guy Rodgers-PHW8.0
3.Bob Cousy*-BOS7.8
4.Richie Guerin-NYK6.9
5.Gene Shue-DET5.8
6.Slick Leonard-CHP5.4
7.Jerry West*-LAL5.4
8.Frank Selvy-LAL4.8
9.Cliff Hagan*-STL4.8
10.Bucky Bockhorn-CIN4.6
11.Bill Russell*-BOS4.5
12.Si Green-TOT4.5
13.Al Attles-PHW4.4
14.Hal Greer*-SYR4.4
15.K.C. Jones*-BOS4.3
16.Al Ferrari-STL4.0
17.Hot Rod Hundley-LAL3.7
18.Bob Pettit*-STL3.7
19.Al Bianchi-SYR3.3
20.Andy Johnson-CHP3.2

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW31.8
2.Elgin Baylor*-LAL26.5
3.Walt Bellamy*-CHP26.3
4.Oscar Robertson*-CIN26.0
5.Bob Pettit*-STL24.3
6.Jerry West*-LAL22.6
7.Richie Guerin-NYK20.9
8.Tom Heinsohn*-BOS20.0
9.Bill Russell*-BOS19.4
10.Cliff Hagan*-STL19.4
11.Bailey Howell*-DET19.1
12.Bob Cousy*-BOS18.3
13.Wayne Embry-CIN17.9
14.Sam Jones*-BOS17.9
15.Willie Naulls-NYK17.7
16.Hal Greer*-SYR17.5
17.Red Kerr-SYR17.4
18.Jack Twyman*-CIN16.7
19.Rudy LaRusso-LAL16.6
20.Dave Gambee-SYR16.2

True Shooting Pct

1.Walt Bellamy*-CHP.554
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN.554
3.Bailey Howell*-DET.539
4.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW.536
5.Jack Twyman*-CIN.528
6.Rudy LaRusso-LAL.526
7.Jerry West*-LAL.524
8.Cliff Hagan*-STL.524
9.Bob Pettit*-STL.522
10.Clyde Lovellette*-STL.519
11.Wayne Embry-CIN.516
12.Richie Guerin-NYK.516
13.Sam Jones*-BOS.507
14.Larry Costello-SYR.506
15.Frank Ramsey*-BOS.504
16.Dave Gambee-SYR.502
17.Al Attles-PHW.501
18.Andy Johnson-CHP.501
19.Hal Greer*-SYR.500
20.Al Butler-TOT.496