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)
| 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 | 60 | 20 | .750 | 9.24 | 8.25 | ||||||
| 2 | Philadelphia Warriors | E | 49 | 31 | .613 | 2.78 | 2.63 | ||||||
| 3 | Syracuse Nationals | E | 41 | 39 | .513 | 2.31 | 2.24 | ||||||
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 54 | 26 | .675 | 2.20 | 1.80 | ||||||
| 5 | Cincinnati Royals | W | 43 | 37 | .538 | 1.76 | 1.28 | ||||||
| 6 | Detroit Pistons | W | 37 | 43 | .463 | -1.69 | -1.72 | ||||||
| 7 | St. Louis Hawks | W | 29 | 51 | .363 | -3.28 | -2.96 | ||||||
| 8 | New York Knicks | E | 29 | 51 | .363 | -4.84 | -3.98 | ||||||
| 9 | Chicago Packers | W | 18 | 62 | .225 | -8.49 | -7.54 | ||||||