1950s nba points per game leaders

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Bob Pettit put up the most points per game, with 24.9 per game.

Interpreted as:
1950s NBA points per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24.9
357
37.4
15.7
2.6
8.6
20.5
42.1
7.7
10.2
75.4
49.9
13,345
8,894
5,593
929
1,063
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
24.9
70
40.8
15.0
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270
3Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
23.0
484
39.5
8.9
2.3
7.8
18.5
42.2
7.4
9.1
80.8
51.1
16,559
11,122
4,300
1,111
1,859
4Alex Groza
A. Groza
22.5
130
10.7
2.4
7.8
16.4
47.4
6.9
9.1
75.6
55.0
2,925
709
318
458
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
22.3
379
34.4
13.4
2.7
7.8
19.5
40.1
6.7
8.5
78.4
48.0
8,350
8,458
4,167
1,027
1,602
6Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
19.4
516
35.5
11.3
2.5
6.4
14.4
44.4
6.6
8.6
76.8
53.4
18,298
10,023
5,856
1,269
1,681
7Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
19.4
615
38.4
5.9
7.4
6.9
18.6
37.0
5.7
6.9
81.6
44.9
20,986
11,944
3,644
4,544
1,579
8Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
19.1
696
36.7
13.3
3.1
6.0
15.7
38.0
7.2
8.5
83.9
49.1
20,784
13,298
8,413
2,177
2,453
9George Yardley
G. Yardley
19.0
399
33.5
9.1
1.7
6.6
16.0
41.6
5.8
7.4
77.4
49.5
13,365
7,590
3,641
693
1,199
10Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
18.4
288
32.7
6.7
2.1
7.1
16.4
43.2
4.3
5.6
75.8
48.8
9,415
5,306
1,937
613
991
11Bill Sharman
B. Sharman
17.8
579
33.5
4.0
3.1
6.6
15.6
42.2
4.6
5.3
88.2
49.6
18,339
10,319
2,308
1,811
1,644
12Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
17.8
423
30.3
10.9
1.6
7.1
16.3
43.6
3.6
4.9
72.8
48.2
12,814
7,527
4,612
679
1,420
13Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
17.6
207
31.1
9.9
2.0
6.7
17.1
38.9
4.2
5.4
77.7
45.0
6,445
3,635
2,048
406
849
14Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
17.5
641
35.7
7.5
3.2
5.8
13.4
43.6
5.9
7.7
76.1
52.2
18,071
11,234
4,325
2,079
1,667
15Kenny Sears
K. Sears
16.8
285
34.3
9.4
1.7
5.6
12.5
44.8
5.6
6.8
82.1
54.2
9,768
4,795
2,673
477
915
16Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
16.6
209
28.1
8.3
2.4
6.1
14.0
43.9
4.3
5.7
76.1
50.3
5,863
3,466
1,737
506
707
17Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
16.4
202
37.3
17.3
5.3
6.2
17.7
35.1
4.0
5.8
69.8
40.6
7,544
3,315
3,492
1,062
789
18Bill Russell
B. Russell
16.1
187
39.1
22.0
2.7
6.4
14.3
44.4
3.4
6.3
54.1
47.2
7,314
3,016
4,119
512
485
19Ralph Beard
R. Beard
15.9
126
3.8
4.4
5.9
16.2
36.6
4.0
5.2
77.0
42.9
2,006
251
551
228
20Larry Foust
L. Foust
14.9
620
31.8
10.8
1.8
5.0
12.5
40.2
4.9
6.6
73.2
48.3
17,565
9,216
6,703
1,117
2,297
21Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
14.7
206
32.6
6.5
4.2
5.1
13.2
38.4
4.6
6.3
71.8
46.0
6,719
3,027
1,341
863
643
22Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
14.6
207
30.0
10.3
1.4
5.7
14.9
38.0
3.3
4.1
79.3
43.6
6,208
3,014
2,139
283
639
23Carl Braun
C. Braun
14.4
567
32.5
3.7
4.0
5.2
13.2
39.1
4.1
5.0
81.7
46.8
16,263
8,184
1,873
2,269
1,713
24Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
14.4
699
32.5
9.4
2.2
5.1
12.6
40.3
4.2
5.5
76.6
47.8
18,443
10,063
5,940
1,515
2,812
25Bob Davies
B. Davies
14.2
402
31.3
2.9
4.8
4.9
12.9
38.0
4.3
5.7
75.7
45.8
8,617
5,690
980
1,929
1,369

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8.0

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115.7

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-1.5

20th

3P%

36.6

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.429
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.756
2
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.619
5.5
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.581
7.0
4
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.578
7.0
5
23
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.548
8.5
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.548
8.5
7
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.545
8.5
8
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.523
9.5
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.488
11.0
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.444
13.0
11
18
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.429
13.5
12
16
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.372
16.0
13
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.293
19.0
14
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32
.238
21.5
15
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34
.227
22.5
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1
36
8
.818
2
30
14
.682
6.0
3
29
15
.659
7.0
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
26
16
.619
9.0
6
27
17
.614
9.0
7
27
17
.614
9.0
8
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.556
11.5
9
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.500
14.0
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19
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.442
16.5
11
18
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.439
16.5
12
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.409
18.0
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.341
21.0
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.273
24.0
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