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1961-62 NBA Leaders

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League Champion: Boston Celtics

Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell (18.9/23.6/4.5)
Rookie of the Year: Walt Bellamy (31.6/19.0/2.7)

PPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (50.4)
RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (25.7)
APG Leader: Oscar Robertson (11.4)
WS Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (23.1)

League Leaders

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Minutes Played
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 3882
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 3503
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 3433
4. Richie Guerin*-NYK 3348
5. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 3344
6. Bob Pettit*-STL 3282
7. Gene Shue-DET 3143
8. Jerry West*-LAL 3087
9. Bucky Bockhorn-CIN 3062
10. Jack Twyman*-CIN 2991
11. Willie Naulls-NYK 2978
12. Bailey Howell*-DET 2857
13. Frank Selvy-LAL 2806
14. Johnny Green-NYK 2789
15. Paul Arizin*-PHW 2785
16. Cliff Hagan*-STL 2784
17. Red Kerr-SYR 2768
18. Rudy LaRusso-LAL 2754
19. Hal Greer*-SYR 2705
20. Guy Rodgers-PHW 2650
Field Goals
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 1597
2. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 973
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 867
4. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 866
5. Richie Guerin*-NYK 839
6. Jerry West*-LAL 799
7. Willie Naulls-NYK 747
8. Jack Twyman*-CIN 739
9. Cliff Hagan*-STL 701
10. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 692
11. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 680
12. Hal Greer*-SYR 644
13. Paul Arizin*-PHW 611
14. Sam Jones*-BOS 596
15. Gene Shue-DET 580
16. Bill Russell*-BOS 575
17. Wayne Embry-CIN 564
18. Don Ohl-DET 555
19. Bailey Howell*-DET 553
20. Red Kerr-SYR 541
Field Goal Attempts
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 3159
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 1928
3. Richie Guerin*-NYK 1897
4. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 1875
5. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 1810
6. Willie Naulls-NYK 1798
7. Jerry West*-LAL 1795
8. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 1613
9. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 1588
10. Jack Twyman*-CIN 1542
11. Cliff Hagan*-STL 1490
  Paul Arizin*-PHW 1490
13. Hal Greer*-SYR 1442
14. Gene Shue-DET 1422
15. Sam Jones*-BOS 1284
16. Bill Russell*-BOS 1258
17. Don Ohl-DET 1250
18. Bucky Bockhorn-CIN 1234
19. Red Kerr-SYR 1220
20. Wayne Embry-CIN 1210
Free Throws
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 835
2. Jerry West*-LAL 712
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 700
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 695
5. Richie Guerin*-NYK 625
6. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 549
7. Paul Arizin*-PHW 484
8. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 476
9. Bailey Howell*-DET 470
10. Dave Gambee-SYR 384
11. Willie Naulls-NYK 383
12. Gene Shue-DET 362
  Cliff Hagan*-STL 362
14. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 358
15. Wayne Embry-CIN 356
16. Jack Twyman*-CIN 353
17. Rudy LaRusso-LAL 342
18. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 334
19. Hal Greer*-SYR 331
20. Frank Selvy-LAL 298
Free Throw Attempts
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 1363
2. Jerry West*-LAL 926
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 901
4. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 872
5. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 853
6. Richie Guerin*-NYK 762
7. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 631
8. Bailey Howell*-DET 612
9. Paul Arizin*-PHW 601
10. Wayne Embry-CIN 516
11. Bill Russell*-BOS 481
12. Dave Gambee-SYR 470
13. Willie Naulls-NYK 455
14. Andy Johnson-CHP 452
15. Rudy LaRusso-LAL 448
16. Gene Shue-DET 447
17. Cliff Hagan*-STL 439
18. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 437
19. Jack Twyman*-CIN 435
20. Johnny Green-NYK 434
Total Rebounds
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 2052
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 1790
3. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 1500
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 1459
5. Red Kerr-SYR 1176
6. Johnny Green-NYK 1066
7. Bailey Howell*-DET 996
8. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 985
9. Wayne Embry-CIN 977
10. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 892
11. Willie Naulls-NYK 867
12. Ray Scott-DET 865
13. Rudy LaRusso-LAL 828
14. Bob Boozer-CIN 804
15. Walter Dukes-DET 803
16. Tom Sanders-BOS 762
17. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 747
18. Tom Meschery-PHW 729
19. Jack Twyman*-CIN 638
20. Cliff Hagan*-STL 633
Assists
1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 899
2. Guy Rodgers-PHW 643
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 584
4. Richie Guerin*-NYK 539
5. Gene Shue-DET 465
6. Jerry West*-LAL 402
7. Frank Selvy-LAL 381
8. Slick Leonard-CHP 378
9. Cliff Hagan*-STL 370
10. Bucky Bockhorn-CIN 366
11. Larry Costello-SYR 359
12. K.C. Jones*-BOS 343
13. Bill Russell*-BOS 341
14. Al Attles-PHW 333
15. Si Green-TOT 318
16. Al Ferrari-STL 313
  Hal Greer*-SYR 313
18. Tom Gola*-PHW 295
19. Hot Rod Hundley-LAL 290
20. Bob Pettit*-STL 289
Personal Fouls
1. Tom Meschery-PHW 330
2. Walter Dukes-DET 327
3. Jack Twyman*-CIN 323
4. Bailey Howell*-DET 317
5. Guy Rodgers-PHW 312
6. Paul Arizin*-PHW 307
7. Richie Guerin*-NYK 299
8. Bob Pettit*-STL 296
9. Jim Krebs-LAL 290
10. Wayne Embry-CIN 286
11. Cliff Hagan*-STL 282
12. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 281
13. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 280
  Bucky Bockhorn-CIN 280
15. Tom Sanders-BOS 279
  Al Attles-PHW 279
17. Al Ferrari-STL 278
18. Bob Boozer-CIN 275
  Dave Gambee-SYR 275
20. Red Kerr-SYR 272
Points
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 4029
2. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 2495
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 2432
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 2429
5. Jerry West*-LAL 2310
6. Richie Guerin*-NYK 2303
7. Willie Naulls-NYK 1877
8. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 1836
9. Jack Twyman*-CIN 1831
10. Cliff Hagan*-STL 1764
11. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 1742
12. Paul Arizin*-PHW 1706
13. Hal Greer*-SYR 1619
14. Bailey Howell*-DET 1576
15. Gene Shue-DET 1522
16. Wayne Embry-CIN 1484
17. Bill Russell*-BOS 1436
18. Sam Jones*-BOS 1435
19. Rudy LaRusso-LAL 1374
20. Dave Gambee-SYR 1338
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 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
Minutes Per Game
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 48.5
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 45.2
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 44.3
4. Richie Guerin*-NYK 42.9
5. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 42.3
6. Bob Pettit*-STL 42.1
7. Jerry West*-LAL 41.2
8. Willie Naulls-NYK 39.7
9. Gene Shue-DET 39.3
10. Bucky Bockhorn-CIN 38.3
11. Hal Greer*-SYR 38.1
12. Jack Twyman*-CIN 37.4
13. Bailey Howell*-DET 36.2
14. Cliff Hagan*-STL 36.2
15. Paul Arizin*-PHW 35.7
16. Frank Selvy-LAL 35.5
17. Slick Leonard-CHP 35.2
18. Wayne Embry-CIN 35.0
19. Johnny Green-NYK 34.9
20. Red Kerr-SYR 34.6
Points Per Game
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 50.4
2. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 31.6
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 31.1
4. Jerry West*-LAL 30.8
5. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 30.8
6. Richie Guerin*-NYK 29.5
7. Willie Naulls-NYK 25.0
8. Cliff Hagan*-STL 22.9
9. Jack Twyman*-CIN 22.9
10. Hal Greer*-SYR 22.8
11. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 22.1
12. Paul Arizin*-PHW 21.9
13. Bailey Howell*-DET 19.9
14. Wayne Embry-CIN 19.8
15. Gene Shue-DET 19.0
16. Bill Russell*-BOS 18.9
17. Sam Jones*-BOS 18.4
18. Rudy LaRusso-LAL 17.2
19. Don Ohl-DET 17.0
20. Lee Shaffer-SYR 16.9
Rebounds Per Game
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 25.6
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 23.6
3. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 19.0
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 18.7
5. Red Kerr-SYR 14.7
6. Johnny Green-NYK 13.3
7. Wayne Embry-CIN 13.0
8. Bailey Howell*-DET 12.6
9. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 12.5
10. Willie Naulls-NYK 11.6
11. Ray Scott-DET 11.5
12. Walter Dukes-DET 10.4
13. Rudy LaRusso-LAL 10.3
14. Bob Boozer-CIN 10.2
15. Tom Sanders-BOS 9.5
16. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 9.5
17. Tom Meschery-PHW 9.1
18. Barney Cable-TOT 8.4
19. Cliff Hagan*-STL 8.2
20. Jack Twyman*-CIN 8.0
Assists Per Game
1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 11.4
2. Guy Rodgers-PHW 8.0
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 7.8
4. Richie Guerin*-NYK 6.9
5. Gene Shue-DET 5.8
6. Slick Leonard-CHP 5.4
7. Jerry West*-LAL 5.4
8. Frank Selvy-LAL 4.8
9. Cliff Hagan*-STL 4.8
10. Bucky Bockhorn-CIN 4.6
11. Bill Russell*-BOS 4.5
12. Si Green-TOT 4.5
13. Al Attles-PHW 4.4
14. Hal Greer*-SYR 4.4
15. K.C. Jones*-BOS 4.3
16. Al Ferrari-STL 4.0
17. Hot Rod Hundley-LAL 3.7
18. Bob Pettit*-STL 3.7
19. Al Bianchi-SYR 3.3
20. Andy Johnson-CHP 3.2
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 31.7
2. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 26.5
3. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 26.3
4. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 26.0
5. Bob Pettit*-STL 24.2
6. Jerry West*-LAL 22.6
7. Richie Guerin*-NYK 20.9
8. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 20.0
9. Bill Russell*-BOS 19.4
10. Cliff Hagan*-STL 19.3
11. Bailey Howell*-DET 19.0
12. Bob Cousy*-BOS 18.3
13. Wayne Embry-CIN 17.9
14. Sam Jones*-BOS 17.9
15. Willie Naulls-NYK 17.7
16. Hal Greer*-SYR 17.5
17. Red Kerr-SYR 17.4
18. Bob Ferry-DET 17.0
19. Jack Twyman*-CIN 16.6
20. Rudy LaRusso-LAL 16.6
True Shooting Pct
1. Walt Bellamy*-CHP .554
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN .554
3. Larry Foust-STL .541
4. Bailey Howell*-DET .539
5. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW .536
6. Jack Twyman*-CIN .528
7. Rudy LaRusso-LAL .526
8. Jerry West*-LAL .524
9. Cliff Hagan*-STL .524
10. Bob Pettit*-STL .522
11. Clyde Lovellette*-STL .519
12. Wayne Embry-CIN .516
13. Richie Guerin*-NYK .516
14. Sam Jones*-BOS .507
15. Larry Costello-SYR .506
16. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .504
17. Dave Gambee-SYR .502
18. Al Attles-PHW .501
19. Andy Johnson-CHP .501
20. Hal Greer*-SYR .500
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Walt Bellamy*-CHP .519
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW .506
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
17. Shellie McMillon-TOT .448
18. Hal Greer*-SYR .447
19. Jerry West*-LAL .445
20. Jim Krebs-LAL .445
Offensive Win Shares
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 17.1
2. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 13.4
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 13.4
4. Jerry West*-LAL 9.8
5. Bob Pettit*-STL 9.6
6. Richie Guerin*-NYK 9.2
7. Bailey Howell*-DET 7.6
8. Jack Twyman*-CIN 7.5
9. Cliff Hagan*-STL 7.3
10. Rudy LaRusso-LAL 5.8
11. Wayne Embry-CIN 5.4
12. Hal Greer*-SYR 5.0
13. Sam Jones*-BOS 4.9
14. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 4.9
15. Dave Gambee-SYR 4.1
16. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 3.9
17. Paul Arizin*-PHW 3.9
18. Bill Russell*-BOS 3.9
19. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 3.7
20. Andy Johnson-CHP 3.4
Defensive Win Shares
1. Bill Russell*-BOS 11.6
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 6.0
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 5.6
4. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 5.5
5. Tom Sanders-BOS 5.1
6. Red Kerr-SYR 4.9
7. Sam Jones*-BOS 4.7
8. K.C. Jones*-BOS 4.4
9. Hal Greer*-SYR 3.5
10. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 3.4
11. Guy Rodgers-PHW 3.2
12. Jerry West*-LAL 3.1
13. Bailey Howell*-DET 3.1
14. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 3.0
15. Johnny Green-NYK 3.0
16. Richie Guerin*-NYK 3.0
17. Rudy LaRusso-LAL 2.9
18. Dave Gambee-SYR 2.9
19. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 2.8
20. Gene Shue-DET 2.8
Win Shares
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW 23.1
2. Walt Bellamy*-CHP 16.3
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 15.6
4. Bill Russell*-BOS 15.5
5. Jerry West*-LAL 12.9
6. Richie Guerin*-NYK 12.1
7. Bob Pettit*-STL 11.5
8. Bailey Howell*-DET 10.7
9. Sam Jones*-BOS 9.6
10. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS 9.3
11. Rudy LaRusso-LAL 8.8
12. Jack Twyman*-CIN 8.6
13. Hal Greer*-SYR 8.5
14. Cliff Hagan*-STL 8.5
15. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 7.9
16. Red Kerr-SYR 7.8
17. Frank Ramsey*-BOS 7.3
18. Tom Sanders-BOS 7.2
19. Dave Gambee-SYR 7.0
20. Wayne Embry-CIN 6.7
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHW .286
2. Walt Bellamy*-CHP .233
3. Bill Russell*-BOS .217
4. Oscar Robertson*-CIN .214
5. Jerry West*-LAL .201
6. Sam Jones*-BOS .193
7. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS .187
8. Frank Ramsey*-BOS .183
9. Bailey Howell*-DET .180
10. Elgin Baylor*-LAL .179
11. Richie Guerin*-NYK .174
12. Bob Pettit*-STL .168
13. Rudy LaRusso-LAL .153
14. Larry Costello-SYR .153
15. Hal Greer*-SYR .151
16. Tom Sanders-BOS .149
17. Cliff Hagan*-STL .146
18. Dave Gambee-SYR .145
19. Bob Cousy*-BOS .144
20. Jack Twyman*-CIN .138