Playoff Leaders

Points

Points

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 416
2. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 293
3. Bob Pettit* • STL 252
4. Sam Jones* • BOS 232
5. Richie Guerin* • STL 217
6. Jack Twyman* • CIN 205
7. Tom MescherySFW 202
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 195
9. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 174
10. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 172
Zelmo Beaty* • STL 172

Points Per Game

Points Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 34.7
2. Jerry West* • LAL 31.2
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 29.3
4. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 24.2
5. Sam Jones* • BOS 23.2
6. Hal Greer* • PHI 21.4
7. Bob Pettit* • STL 21.0
8. Jack Twyman* • CIN 20.5
9. Richie Guerin* • STL 18.1
10. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 17.4

Total Rebounds

Total Rebounds

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 302
2. Bill Russell* • BOS 272
3. Bob Pettit* • STL 174
4. Nate Thurmond* • SFW 148
5. Jerry Lucas* • CIN 125
6. Wayne Embry* • CIN 124
7. Zelmo Beaty* • STL 114
8. Tom HawkinsCIN 93
9. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 89
10. Tom MescherySFW 87
Jack Twyman* • CIN 87

Rebounds Per Game

Total Rebounds Per Game

1. Bill Russell* • BOS 27.2
2. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 25.2
3. Bob Pettit* • STL 14.5
4. Red KerrPHI 13.8
5. Jerry Lucas* • CIN 12.5
6. Wayne Embry* • CIN 12.4
7. Nate Thurmond* • SFW 12.3
8. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 11.6
9. Chet Walker* • PHI 10.4
10. Leroy EllisLAL 10.0

Assists

Assists

1. Guy Rodgers* • SFW 90
2. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 84
3. K.C. Jones* • BOS 68
4. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 64
5. Cliff Hagan* • STL 57
6. Richie Guerin* • STL 49
7. Bill Russell* • BOS 44
8. Bucky BockhornCIN 39
Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 39
10. Jerry Lucas* • CIN 34

Assists Per Game

Assists Per Game

1. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 8.4
2. Guy Rodgers* • SFW 7.5
3. K.C. Jones* • BOS 6.8
4. Hal Greer* • PHI 6.0
5. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 5.6
6. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 5.3
7. Paul NeumannPHI 5.0
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 4.8
9. Bill Russell* • BOS 4.4
10. Richie Guerin* • STL 4.1

Field Goal Pct

Field Goal Percentage

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW .543
2. Zelmo Beaty* • STL .521
3. Sam Jones* • BOS .506
4. Jerry West* • LAL .496
5. Red KerrPHI .482
6. Jack Twyman* • CIN .472
7. Paul NeumannPHI .458
8. Oscar Robertson* • CIN .455
9. Lenny Wilkens* • STL .448
10. Richie Guerin* • STL .444

Free Throw Pct

Free Throw Percentage

1. Larry Costello* • PHI 1.000
2. Rudy LaRussoLAL .864
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN .858
4. Frank Ramsey* • BOS .857
5. Hal Greer* • PHI .846
6. Dick Barnett* • LAL .844
7. Paul NeumannPHI .839
8. Bob Pettit* • STL .835
9. Cliff Hagan* • STL .833
10. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS .810

2-Pt Field Goal Pct

2-Point Field Goal Percentage

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW .543
2. Zelmo Beaty* • STL .521
3. Sam Jones* • BOS .506
4. Jerry West* • LAL .496
5. Red KerrPHI .482
6. Jack Twyman* • CIN .472
7. Paul NeumannPHI .458
8. Oscar Robertson* • CIN .455
9. Lenny Wilkens* • STL .448
10. Richie Guerin* • STL .444

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. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW .543
2. Zelmo Beaty* • STL .521
3. Sam Jones* • BOS .506
4. Jerry West* • LAL .496
5. Red KerrPHI .482
6. Jack Twyman* • CIN .472
7. Paul NeumannPHI .458
8. Oscar Robertson* • CIN .455
9. Lenny Wilkens* • STL .448
10. Richie Guerin* • STL .444

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. Oscar Robertson* • CIN .568
2. Jerry West* • LAL .564
3. Zelmo Beaty* • STL .555
4. Sam Jones* • BOS .553
5. Paul NeumannPHI .551
6. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW .543
7. Richie Guerin* • STL .526
8. Dick Barnett* • LAL .522
9. Jack Twyman* • CIN .519
10. Red KerrPHI .517

Field Goals

Field Goals

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 175
2. Bob Pettit* • STL 93
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 92
4. Sam Jones* • BOS 91
5. Jack Twyman* • CIN 83
6. Tom MescherySFW 80
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 75
Richie Guerin* • STL 75
9. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 70
10. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 64

Field Goals Per Game

Field Goals Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 14.6
2. Jerry West* • LAL 11.4
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 9.2
4. Sam Jones* • BOS 9.1
5. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 9.0
6. Jack Twyman* • CIN 8.3
7. Red KerrPHI 8.0
8. Bob Pettit* • STL 7.8
9. Hal Greer* • PHI 7.4
10. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 7.0

Field Goal Attempts

Field Goal Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 322
2. Bob Pettit* • STL 226
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 202
4. Tom MescherySFW 181
5. Sam Jones* • BOS 180
Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 180
7. Jack Twyman* • CIN 176
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 175
9. Guy Rodgers* • SFW 173
10. Richie Guerin* • STL 169

Field Goal Attempts Per Game

Field Goal Attempts Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 26.8
2. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 23.8
3. Jerry West* • LAL 23.0
4. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 20.2
5. Hal Greer* • PHI 19.0
6. Bob Pettit* • STL 18.8
7. Sam Jones* • BOS 18.0
Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 18.0
9. Jack Twyman* • CIN 17.6
10. Red KerrPHI 16.6

2-Pt Field Goals

2-Point Field Goals

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 175
2. Bob Pettit* • STL 93
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 92
4. Sam Jones* • BOS 91
5. Jack Twyman* • CIN 83
6. Tom MescherySFW 80
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 75
Richie Guerin* • STL 75
9. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 70
10. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 64

2-Pt Field Goals Per Game

2-Point Field Goals Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 14.6
2. Jerry West* • LAL 11.4
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 9.2
4. Sam Jones* • BOS 9.1
5. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 9.0
6. Jack Twyman* • CIN 8.3
7. Red KerrPHI 8.0
8. Bob Pettit* • STL 7.8
9. Hal Greer* • PHI 7.4
10. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 7.0

2-Pt Field Goal Attempts

2-point Field Goal Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 322
2. Bob Pettit* • STL 226
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 202
4. Tom MescherySFW 181
5. Sam Jones* • BOS 180
Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 180
7. Jack Twyman* • CIN 176
8. Cliff Hagan* • STL 175
9. Guy Rodgers* • SFW 173
10. Richie Guerin* • STL 169

2-Pt Field Goal Attempts Per Game

2-Point Field Goal Attempts Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 26.8
2. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 23.8
3. Jerry West* • LAL 23.0
4. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 20.2
5. Hal Greer* • PHI 19.0
6. Bob Pettit* • STL 18.8
7. Sam Jones* • BOS 18.0
Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 18.0
9. Jack Twyman* • CIN 17.6
10. Red KerrPHI 16.6

Field Goals Missed

Field Goals Missed

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 147
2. Bob Pettit* • STL 133
3. Guy Rodgers* • SFW 116
4. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 110
Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 110
6. Tom MescherySFW 101
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 100
8. John Havlicek* • BOS 98
9. Richie Guerin* • STL 94
10. Jack Twyman* • CIN 93

Free Throws

Free Throws

1. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 109
2. Richie Guerin* • STL 67
3. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 66
Bob Pettit* • STL 66
5. Sam Jones* • BOS 50
6. Zelmo Beaty* • STL 46
7. Cliff Hagan* • STL 45
8. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 44
9. Jerry West* • LAL 42
Tom MescherySFW 42

Free Throws Per Game

Free Throws Per Game

1. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 10.9
2. Jerry West* • LAL 8.4
3. Chet Walker* • PHI 6.8
4. Hal Greer* • PHI 6.6
5. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 6.2
6. Richie Guerin* • STL 5.6
7. Bob Pettit* • STL 5.5
Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 5.5
9. Dick Barnett* • LAL 5.4
10. Paul NeumannPHI 5.2

Free Throw Attempts

Free Throw Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 139
2. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 127
3. Richie Guerin* • STL 85
4. Bob Pettit* • STL 79
5. Zelmo Beaty* • STL 77
6. Sam Jones* • BOS 68
7. Bill Russell* • BOS 67
8. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 58
9. Al Attles* • SFW 56
10. Tom MescherySFW 54
Cliff Hagan* • STL 54

Free Throw Attempts Per Game

Free Throw Attempts Per Game

1. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 12.7
2. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 11.6
3. Jerry West* • LAL 10.6
4. Chet Walker* • PHI 9.2
5. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 8.0
6. Hal Greer* • PHI 7.8
7. Richie Guerin* • STL 7.1
8. Sam Jones* • BOS 6.8
9. Bill Russell* • BOS 6.7
10. Bob Pettit* • STL 6.6

Minutes Played

Minutes Played

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 558
2. Bob Pettit* • STL 494
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 471
4. Bill Russell* • BOS 451
5. Zelmo Beaty* • STL 436
6. Richie Guerin* • STL 428
7. Guy Rodgers* • SFW 419
8. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 413
9. Nate Thurmond* • SFW 410
10. Tom MescherySFW 405

Minutes Per Game

Minutes Played Per Game

1. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 47.1
2. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 46.5
3. Bill Russell* • BOS 45.1
4. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 44.2
5. Hal Greer* • PHI 42.2
6. Jerry West* • LAL 41.2
7. Bob Pettit* • STL 41.2
8. Chet Walker* • PHI 38.0
9. Rudy LaRussoLAL 37.8
10. Red KerrPHI 37.0
Jerry Lucas* • CIN 37.0

Personal Fouls

Personal Fouls

1. Zelmo Beaty* • STL 56
2. Al Attles* • SFW 54
Richie Guerin* • STL 54
4. Nate Thurmond* • SFW 46
Guy Rodgers* • SFW 46
Wayne Embry* • CIN 46
7. Tom Sanders* • BOS 45
8. Bob Pettit* • STL 44
9. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 42
Wayne HightowerSFW 42

Player Efficiency Rating

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

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 31.3
2. Jerry West* • LAL 25.1
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 24.7
4. Sam Jones* • BOS 21.5
5. Red KerrPHI 19.5
6. Bill Russell* • BOS 18.9
7. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 18.4
8. Bob Pettit* • STL 18.3
9. Jack Twyman* • CIN 18.0
10. Cliff Hagan* • STL 17.6

Win Shares

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

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 3.8
2. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 2.4
3. Sam Jones* • BOS 2.1
4. Bill Russell* • BOS 1.9
5. Richie Guerin* • STL 1.2
6. Tom MescherySFW 1.2
7. Zelmo Beaty* • STL 1.2
8. Nate Thurmond* • SFW 1.2
9. Jack Twyman* • CIN 1.1
10. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 0.9

Offensive Win Shares

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

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 2.3
2. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 2.0
3. Sam Jones* • BOS 1.5
4. Richie Guerin* • STL 1.1
5. Zelmo Beaty* • STL 1.0
6. Jerry West* • LAL 1.0
7. Jack Twyman* • CIN 0.9
8. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 0.8
9. Bob Pettit* • STL 0.7
10. Cliff Hagan* • STL 0.6

Defensive Win Shares

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

1. Bill Russell* • BOS 2.2
2. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 1.5
3. K.C. Jones* • BOS 1.0
4. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 0.9
5. Guy Rodgers* • SFW 0.8
6. Nate Thurmond* • SFW 0.7
7. John Havlicek* • BOS 0.7
8. Sam Jones* • BOS 0.7
9. Tom Sanders* • BOS 0.6
10. Tom MescherySFW 0.6

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. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW .323
2. Sam Jones* • BOS .290
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN .245
4. Jerry West* • LAL .210
5. Bill Russell* • BOS .199
6. Jack Twyman* • CIN .150
7. Tom MescherySFW .142
8. Paul NeumannPHI .142
9. Richie Guerin* • STL .137
10. Nate Thurmond* • SFW .136

Assist Pct

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

1. Guy Rodgers* • SFW 29.1
2. K.C. Jones* • BOS 28.9
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 28.0
4. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 23.0
5. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 22.8
6. Cliff Hagan* • STL 22.6
7. Paul NeumannPHI 22.1
8. Hal Greer* • PHI 21.1
9. Bucky BockhornCIN 18.6
10. Dick Barnett* • LAL 17.9

Points Per 36 Minutes

Points Per 36 Minutes

1. Jerry West* • LAL 27.3
2. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 26.8
3. Sam Jones* • BOS 23.5
4. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 22.4
5. Jack Twyman* • CIN 20.8
6. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 20.3
7. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 19.7
8. Willie NaullsBOS 19.6
9. John Havlicek* • BOS 19.6
10. Red KerrPHI 18.5

Assists Per 36 Minutes

Assists Per 36 Minutes

1. K.C. Jones* • BOS 7.8
2. Guy Rodgers* • SFW 7.7
3. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 6.4
4. Lenny Wilkens* • STL 5.6
5. Paul NeumannPHI 5.5
6. Cliff Hagan* • STL 5.2
7. Hal Greer* • PHI 5.1
8. Bucky BockhornCIN 4.7
9. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 4.6
10. Richie Guerin* • STL 4.1

Field Goals Per 36 Minutes

Field Goals Per 36 Minutes

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 11.3
2. Jerry West* • LAL 10.0
3. Sam Jones* • BOS 9.2
4. Jack Twyman* • CIN 8.4
5. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 8.2
6. Willie NaullsBOS 8.0
7. Red KerrPHI 7.8
8. John Havlicek* • BOS 7.6
9. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 7.3
10. Tom MescherySFW 7.1

2-Pt Field Goals Per 36 Minutes

2-Point Field Goals Per 36 Minutes

1. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 11.3
2. Jerry West* • LAL 10.0
3. Sam Jones* • BOS 9.2
4. Jack Twyman* • CIN 8.4
5. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 8.2
6. Willie NaullsBOS 8.0
7. Red KerrPHI 7.8
8. John Havlicek* • BOS 7.6
9. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 7.3
10. Tom MescherySFW 7.1

2-Pt Field Goal Attempts Per 36 Minutes

2-Point Field Goal Attempts Per 36 Minutes

1. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 21.0
2. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 20.8
3. Willie NaullsBOS 20.5
4. Jerry West* • LAL 20.1
5. John Havlicek* • BOS 19.8
6. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 19.4
7. Sam Jones* • BOS 18.2
8. Jack Twyman* • CIN 17.9
9. Bob Pettit* • STL 16.5
10. Hal Greer* • PHI 16.2

Field Goal Attempts Per 36 Minutes

Field Goal Attempts Per 36 Minutes

1. Tom Heinsohn* • BOS 21.0
2. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 20.8
3. Willie NaullsBOS 20.5
4. Jerry West* • LAL 20.1
5. John Havlicek* • BOS 19.8
6. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 19.4
7. Sam Jones* • BOS 18.2
8. Jack Twyman* • CIN 17.9
9. Bob Pettit* • STL 16.5
10. Hal Greer* • PHI 16.2

Free Throws Per 36 Minutes

Free Throws Per 36 Minutes

1. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 8.3
2. Jerry West* • LAL 7.3
3. Chet Walker* • PHI 6.4
4. Dick Barnett* • LAL 6.3
5. Paul NeumannPHI 5.7
6. Richie Guerin* • STL 5.6
7. Hal Greer* • PHI 5.6
8. Sam Jones* • BOS 5.1
9. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 5.0
10. Bob Pettit* • STL 4.8

Free Throw Attempts Per 36 Minutes

Free Throw Attempts Per 36 Minutes

1. Oscar Robertson* • CIN 9.7
2. Jerry West* • LAL 9.3
3. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 9.0
4. Chet Walker* • PHI 8.7
5. Dick Barnett* • LAL 7.5
6. Richie Guerin* • STL 7.1
7. Sam Jones* • BOS 6.9
8. Paul NeumannPHI 6.8
9. Hal Greer* • PHI 6.7
10. Elgin Baylor* • LAL 6.5

Personal Fouls Per 36 Minutes

Personal Fouls Per 36 Minutes

1. Willie NaullsBOS 6.7
2. Bill BridgesSTL 6.0
3. Tom Sanders* • BOS 5.4
4. Wayne HightowerSFW 5.3
5. Gary PhillipsSFW 5.1
6. Al Attles* • SFW 5.0
7. Tom HawkinsCIN 5.0
8. Bucky BockhornCIN 4.8
9. Zelmo Beaty* • STL 4.6
10. K.C. Jones* • BOS 4.6

Total Rebounds Per 36 Minutes

Total Rebounds Per 36 Minutes

1. Bill Russell* • BOS 21.7
2. Wilt Chamberlain* • SFW 19.5
3. Red KerrPHI 13.4
4. Nate Thurmond* • SFW 13.0
5. Bob Pettit* • STL 12.7
6. Bill BridgesSTL 12.6
7. Wayne Embry* • CIN 12.3
8. Tom HawkinsCIN 12.3
9. Jerry Lucas* • CIN 12.2
10. Willie NaullsBOS 9.9