Playoff Leaders

Points

Points

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 298
2. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 229
3. Bill Sharman* • BOS 211
4. Bob Cousy* • BOS 202
5. Cliff Hagan* • STL 170
6. Slater Martin* • STL 166
7. Ed Macauley* • STL 142
8. Bill Russell* • BOS 139
9. Jack McMahon • STL 124
10. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 122
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Points Per Game

Points Per Game

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 29.8
2. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 24.2
3. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 22.9
4. Slick Leonard* • MNL 21.4
Dolph Schayes* • SYR 21.4
6. Bill Sharman* • BOS 21.1
7. Bob Cousy* • BOS 20.2
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 17.0
9. Slater Martin* • STL 16.6
10. Ed Macauley* • STL 14.2
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Total Rebounds

Total Rebounds

1. Bill Russell* • BOS 244
2. Bob Pettit* • STL 168
3. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 117
4. Cliff Hagan* • STL 112
5. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 90
6. Jack Coleman • STL 88
7. Jim Loscutoff • BOS 83
8. Walter Dukes • MNL 74
9. Red Kerr • SYR 69
10. Chuck Share • STL 63
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Rebounds Per Game

Total Rebounds Per Game

1. Bill Russell* • BOS 24.4
2. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 18.0
3. Bob Pettit* • STL 16.8
4. Walter Dukes • MNL 14.8
5. Red Kerr • SYR 13.8
6. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 11.7
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 11.2
8. Jack Coleman • STL 8.8
9. Jim Loscutoff • BOS 8.3
10. Chuck Share • STL 6.3
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Assists

Assists

1. Bob Cousy* • BOS 93
2. Jack McMahon • STL 57
3. Slater Martin* • STL 49
4. Slick Leonard* • MNL 38
5. Jack Coleman • STL 33
6. Bill Russell* • BOS 32
7. Bill Sharman* • BOS 29
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 28
9. Bob Pettit* • STL 25
10. Ed Macauley* • STL 22
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Assists Per Game

Assists Per Game

1. Bob Cousy* • BOS 9.3
2. Slick Leonard* • MNL 7.6
3. Jack McMahon • STL 5.7
4. Slater Martin* • STL 4.9
5. Jack Coleman • STL 3.3
6. Bill Russell* • BOS 3.2
7. Bill Sharman* • BOS 2.9
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 2.8
9. Bob Pettit* • STL 2.5
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Field Goal Pct

Field Goal Percentage

1. Ed Kalafat • MNL .583
2. Frank Ramsey* • BOS .463
3. George Yardley* • FTW .453
4. Arnie Risen* • BOS .444
5. Cliff Hagan* • STL .434
6. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL .432
7. Red Kerr • SYR .431
8. Chuck Share • STL .431
9. Walter Dukes • MNL .421
10. Slick Leonard* • MNL .420
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Free Throw Pct

Free Throw Percentage

1. Bill Sharman* • BOS .953
2. Dolph Schayes* • SYR .891
3. Slick Leonard* • MNL .885
4. Dick Schnittker • MNL .882
5. Dick Garmaker • MNL .844
6. Larry Foust • FTW .826
7. Frank Ramsey* • BOS .780
8. Ed Conlin • SYR .778
9. Bob Pettit* • STL .767
10. Slater Martin* • STL .757
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2-Pt Field Goal Pct

2-Point Field Goal Percentage

1. Ed Kalafat • MNL .583
2. Frank Ramsey* • BOS .463
3. George Yardley* • FTW .453
4. Arnie Risen* • BOS .444
5. Cliff Hagan* • STL .434
6. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL .432
7. Red Kerr • SYR .431
8. Chuck Share • STL .431
9. Walter Dukes • MNL .421
10. Slick Leonard* • MNL .420
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Effective Field Goal Pct

Effective Field Goal Percentage
This statistic adjusts for the fact that a 3-point field goal is worth one more point than a 2-point field goal.

1. Ed Kalafat • MNL .583
2. Frank Ramsey* • BOS .463
3. George Yardley* • FTW .453
4. Arnie Risen* • BOS .444
5. Cliff Hagan* • STL .434
6. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL .432
7. Red Kerr • SYR .431
8. Chuck Share • STL .431
9. Walter Dukes • MNL .421
10. Slick Leonard* • MNL .420
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True Shooting Pct

True Shooting Percentage
A measure of shooting efficiency that takes into account 2-point field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws.

1. Frank Ramsey* • BOS .565
2. Bob Pettit* • STL .504
3. Ed Macauley* • STL .502
4. Cliff Hagan* • STL .498
5. Arnie Risen* • BOS .495
6. Walter Dukes • MNL .494
7. George Yardley* • FTW .493
8. Chuck Share • STL .489
9. Red Kerr • SYR .489
10. Slick Leonard* • MNL .480
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Field Goals

Field Goals

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 98
2. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 90
3. Bill Sharman* • BOS 75
4. Bob Cousy* • BOS 67
5. Cliff Hagan* • STL 62
6. Slater Martin* • STL 55
7. Bill Russell* • BOS 54
8. Jack McMahon • STL 52
9. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 51
10. Ed Macauley* • STL 44
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Field Goals Per Game

Field Goals Per Game

1. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 10.2
2. Bob Pettit* • STL 9.8
3. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 9.0
4. Slick Leonard* • MNL 8.4
5. Bill Sharman* • BOS 7.5
6. Bob Cousy* • BOS 6.7
7. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 6.6
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 6.2
9. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 5.8
10. Ed Conlin • SYR 5.6
Red Kerr • SYR 5.6

Field Goal Attempts

Field Goal Attempts

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 237
2. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 231
3. Bob Cousy* • BOS 207
4. Bill Sharman* • BOS 197
5. Slater Martin* • STL 155
6. Bill Russell* • BOS 148
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 143
8. Jack McMahon • STL 137
9. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 118
10. Jack Coleman • STL 113
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Field Goal Attempts Per Game

Field Goal Attempts Per Game

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 23.7
2. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 23.6
3. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 23.1
4. Bob Cousy* • BOS 20.7
5. Slick Leonard* • MNL 20.0
6. Bill Sharman* • BOS 19.7
7. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 19.0
8. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 16.6
9. Slater Martin* • STL 15.5
10. Bill Russell* • BOS 14.8

2-Pt Field Goals

2-Point Field Goals

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 98
2. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 90
3. Bill Sharman* • BOS 75
4. Bob Cousy* • BOS 67
5. Cliff Hagan* • STL 62
6. Slater Martin* • STL 55
7. Bill Russell* • BOS 54
8. Jack McMahon • STL 52
9. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 51
10. Ed Macauley* • STL 44
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2-Pt Field Goals Per Game

2-Point Field Goals Per Game

1. George Yardley* • FTW 12.0
2. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 10.2
3. Bob Pettit* • STL 9.8
4. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 9.0
5. Neil Johnston* • PHW 8.5
6. Slick Leonard* • MNL 8.4
7. Bill Sharman* • BOS 7.5
8. Ernie Beck • PHW 7.0
Gene Shue • FTW 7.0
10. Bob Cousy* • BOS 6.7

2-Pt Field Goal Attempts

2-point Field Goal Attempts

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 237
2. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 231
3. Bob Cousy* • BOS 207
4. Bill Sharman* • BOS 197
5. Slater Martin* • STL 155
6. Bill Russell* • BOS 148
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 143
8. Jack McMahon • STL 137
9. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 118
10. Jack Coleman • STL 113
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2-Pt Field Goal Attempts Per Game

2-Point Field Goal Attempts Per Game

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 23.7
2. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 23.6
3. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 23.1
4. Bob Cousy* • BOS 20.7
5. Slick Leonard* • MNL 20.0
6. Bill Sharman* • BOS 19.7
7. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 19.0
8. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 16.6
9. Slater Martin* • STL 15.5
10. Bill Russell* • BOS 14.8

Field Goals Missed

Field Goals Missed

1. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 141
2. Bob Cousy* • BOS 140
3. Bob Pettit* • STL 139
4. Bill Sharman* • BOS 122
5. Slater Martin* • STL 100
6. Bill Russell* • BOS 94
7. Jack McMahon • STL 85
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 81
9. Jim Loscutoff • BOS 78
10. Jack Coleman • STL 77

Free Throws

Free Throws

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 102
2. Bob Cousy* • BOS 68
3. Bill Sharman* • BOS 61
4. Slater Martin* • STL 56
5. Ed Macauley* • STL 54
6. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 49
Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 49
8. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 46
Cliff Hagan* • STL 46
10. Bill Russell* • BOS 31
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Free Throws Per Game

Free Throws Per Game

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 10.2
2. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 9.8
3. Bob Cousy* • BOS 6.8
4. Bill Sharman* • BOS 6.1
5. Slater Martin* • STL 5.6
6. Ed Macauley* • STL 5.4
Dick Garmaker • MNL 5.4
8. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 4.9
9. Slick Leonard* • MNL 4.6
Frank Ramsey* • BOS 4.6
Cliff Hagan* • STL 4.6

Free Throw Attempts

Free Throw Attempts

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 133
2. Bob Cousy* • BOS 91
3. Ed Macauley* • STL 74
Slater Martin* • STL 74
5. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 69
6. Bill Sharman* • BOS 64
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 63
8. Bill Russell* • BOS 61
9. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 59
10. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 55
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Free Throw Attempts Per Game

Free Throw Attempts Per Game

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 13.3
2. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 11.0
3. Bob Cousy* • BOS 9.1
4. Slater Martin* • STL 7.4
Ed Macauley* • STL 7.4
6. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 6.9
7. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 6.8
8. Bill Sharman* • BOS 6.4
Dick Garmaker • MNL 6.4
10. Cliff Hagan* • STL 6.3

Minutes Played

Minutes Played

1. Bob Cousy* • BOS 440
2. Slater Martin* • STL 439
3. Bob Pettit* • STL 430
4. Bill Russell* • BOS 409
5. Bill Sharman* • BOS 377
6. Jack McMahon • STL 375
7. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 370
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 319
9. Jack Coleman • STL 313
10. Ed Macauley* • STL 297
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Minutes Per Game

Minutes Played Per Game

1. Bob Cousy* • BOS 44.0
2. Slater Martin* • STL 43.9
3. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 43.0
Bob Pettit* • STL 43.0
5. Bill Russell* • BOS 40.9
6. Slick Leonard* • MNL 40.8
7. Bill Sharman* • BOS 37.7
8. Jack McMahon • STL 37.5
9. Dick Garmaker • MNL 37.4
10. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 37.0
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Personal Fouls

Personal Fouls

1. Jack McMahon • STL 48
Arnie Risen* • BOS 48
3. Cliff Hagan* • STL 47
4. Jim Loscutoff • BOS 46
5. Bill Russell* • BOS 41
6. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 40
7. Ed Macauley* • STL 39
Chuck Share • STL 39
Slater Martin* • STL 39
10. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 36
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Player Efficiency Rating

Player Efficiency Rating
A measure of per-minute production standardized such that the league average is 15.

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 25.1
2. Red Kerr • SYR 24.5
3. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 23.6
4. Cliff Hagan* • STL 19.7
5. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 19.2
6. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 19.1
7. Slick Leonard* • MNL 19.0
8. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 19.0
9. Bill Russell* • BOS 18.9
10. Ed Conlin • SYR 17.2
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Win Shares

Win Shares
An estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player.

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 1.7
2. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 1.4
3. Bill Russell* • BOS 1.4
4. Bill Sharman* • BOS 1.3
5. Bob Cousy* • BOS 1.2
6. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 1.2
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 1.0
8. Ed Macauley* • STL 0.8
9. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 0.8
10. Arnie Risen* • BOS 0.7
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Offensive Win Shares

Offensive Win Shares
An estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player due to offense.

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 1.5
2. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 1.0
3. Cliff Hagan* • STL 0.8
4. Bill Sharman* • BOS 0.8
5. Ed Macauley* • STL 0.7
6. Ed Kalafat • MNL 0.6
7. Larry Foust • FTW 0.5
8. Slick Leonard* • MNL 0.5
9. Slater Martin* • STL 0.4
10. Red Kerr • SYR 0.4
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Defensive Win Shares

Defensive Win Shares
An estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player due to defense.

1. Bill Russell* • BOS 1.5
2. Bob Cousy* • BOS 1.1
3. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 0.8
4. Bill Sharman* • BOS 0.5
5. Jim Loscutoff • BOS 0.5
6. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 0.4
7. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 0.4
8. Arnie Risen* • BOS 0.4
9. Red Kerr • SYR 0.3
10. Andy Phillip* • BOS 0.3
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Win Shares Per 48 Minutes

Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
An estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately .100)

1. Frank Ramsey* • BOS .290
2. Arnie Risen* • BOS .235
3. Red Kerr • SYR .208
4. Bob Pettit* • STL .186
5. Dolph Schayes* • SYR .170
6. Bill Sharman* • BOS .164
7. Bill Russell* • BOS .162
8. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS .157
9. Ed Conlin • SYR .149
10. Cliff Hagan* • STL .144
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Total Rebound Pct

Total Rebound Percentage
An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.

1. Walter Dukes • MNL 16.0
2. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 10.2
3. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 9.9
4. Dick Garmaker • MNL 7.2
5. Slick Leonard* • MNL 5.6
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Assist Pct

Assist Percentage
An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.

1. Bob Cousy* • BOS 31.8
2. Slick Leonard* • MNL 28.7
3. Jack McMahon • STL 23.9
4. Ed Conlin • SYR 18.0
5. Slater Martin* • STL 17.2
6. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 16.1
7. Jack Coleman • STL 16.0
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 15.1
9. Bill Sharman* • BOS 12.5
10. Dick Garmaker • MNL 12.1
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Points Per 36 Minutes

Points Per 36 Minutes

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 24.9
2. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 24.1
3. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 22.3
4. Bill Sharman* • BOS 20.1
5. Chuck Share • STL 19.7
6. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 19.6
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 19.2
8. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 19.2
9. Slick Leonard* • MNL 18.9
10. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 17.9

Assists Per 36 Minutes

Assists Per 36 Minutes

1. Bob Cousy* • BOS 7.6
2. Slick Leonard* • MNL 6.7
3. Jack McMahon • STL 5.5
4. Slater Martin* • STL 4.0
5. Jack Coleman • STL 3.8
6. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 3.8
7. Ed Conlin • SYR 3.3
8. Dick Garmaker • MNL 3.3
9. Cliff Hagan* • STL 3.2
10. Bill Russell* • BOS 2.8

Field Goals Per 36 Minutes

Field Goals Per 36 Minutes

1. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 10.1
2. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 8.8
3. Bob Pettit* • STL 8.2
4. Slick Leonard* • MNL 7.4
5. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 7.3
6. Bill Sharman* • BOS 7.2
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 7.0
8. Chuck Share • STL 6.6
9. Arnie Risen* • BOS 6.6
10. Red Kerr • SYR 6.2

2-Pt Field Goals Per 36 Minutes

2-Point Field Goals Per 36 Minutes

1. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 10.1
2. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 8.8
3. Bob Pettit* • STL 8.2
4. Slick Leonard* • MNL 7.4
5. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 7.3
6. Bill Sharman* • BOS 7.2
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 7.0
8. Chuck Share • STL 6.6
9. Arnie Risen* • BOS 6.6
10. Red Kerr • SYR 6.2

2-Pt Field Goal Attempts Per 36 Minutes

2-Point Field Goal Attempts Per 36 Minutes

1. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 23.5
2. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 22.5
3. Bob Pettit* • STL 19.8
4. Bill Sharman* • BOS 18.8
5. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 18.4
6. Slick Leonard* • MNL 17.6
7. Bob Cousy* • BOS 16.9
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 16.1
9. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 15.9
10. Ed Conlin • SYR 15.6

Field Goal Attempts Per 36 Minutes

Field Goal Attempts Per 36 Minutes

1. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 23.5
2. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 22.5
3. Bob Pettit* • STL 19.8
4. Bill Sharman* • BOS 18.8
5. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 18.4
6. Slick Leonard* • MNL 17.6
7. Bob Cousy* • BOS 16.9
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 16.1
9. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 15.9
10. Ed Conlin • SYR 15.6

Free Throws Per 36 Minutes

Free Throws Per 36 Minutes

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 8.5
2. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 8.2
3. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 7.2
4. Ed Macauley* • STL 6.5
5. Chuck Share • STL 6.4
6. Bill Sharman* • BOS 5.8
7. Bob Cousy* • BOS 5.6
8. Dick Garmaker • MNL 5.2
9. Cliff Hagan* • STL 5.2
10. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 4.9

Free Throw Attempts Per 36 Minutes

Free Throw Attempts Per 36 Minutes

1. Bob Pettit* • STL 11.1
2. Chuck Share • STL 10.7
3. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 9.3
4. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 9.2
5. Ed Macauley* • STL 9.0
6. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 7.6
7. Bob Cousy* • BOS 7.4
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 7.1
9. Arnie Risen* • BOS 6.9
10. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 6.7

Personal Fouls Per 36 Minutes

Personal Fouls Per 36 Minutes

1. Arnie Risen* • BOS 11.4
2. Chuck Share • STL 8.4
3. Vern Mikkelsen* • MNL 6.4
4. Jim Loscutoff • BOS 6.4
5. Frank Ramsey* • BOS 5.7
6. Cliff Hagan* • STL 5.3
7. Walter Dukes • MNL 5.3
8. Ed Macauley* • STL 4.7
9. Jack McMahon • STL 4.6
10. Clyde Lovellette* • MNL 4.2

Total Rebounds Per 36 Minutes

Total Rebounds Per 36 Minutes

1. Bill Russell* • BOS 21.5
2. Red Kerr • SYR 15.3
3. Dolph Schayes* • SYR 15.1
4. Walter Dukes • MNL 15.1
5. Bob Pettit* • STL 14.1
6. Arnie Risen* • BOS 13.7
7. Chuck Share • STL 13.5
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 12.6
9. Jim Loscutoff • BOS 11.5
10. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 11.4