highest points per game by decade 1950s point guard

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Bob Cousy averaged the most points per game by a point guard in a decade, with 19.4 per game in the 1950s.

NAMEPPGDECADEGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
19.4
1950s
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
2Ralph Beard
R. Beard
15.9
1950s
126
3.8
4.4
5.9
16.2
36.6
4.0
5.2
77.0
42.9
2,006
251
551
228
3Bob Davies
B. Davies
14.2
1950s
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
4Carl Braun
C. Braun
13.6
1950s
215
31.5
3.9
4.6
5.1
12.5
40.5
3.5
4.2
83.0
47.4
6,779
2,928
840
998
556
5Kenny Sailors
K. Sailors
12.6
1950s
117
2.0
3.2
4.4
12.6
34.5
3.9
5.4
72.3
42.1
1,480
120
379
438
6Larry Costello
L. Costello
12.2
1950s
233
34.6
4.8
4.3
4.4
10.6
41.4
3.4
4.2
81.7
49.1
8,070
2,849
1,115
1,010
728
7Bobby Cook
B. Cook
11.5
1950s
51
3.1
4.4
12.2
35.8
2.8
3.5
79.0
42.0
587
158
114
8Leo Kubiak
L. Kubiak
11.5
1950s
62
3.2
4.2
12.8
32.6
3.1
3.8
81.4
39.5
710
201
250
9Fred Scolari
F. Scolari
10.9
1950s
381
26.4
2.7
3.1
3.7
11.2
33.3
3.5
4.2
83.1
42.0
6,573
4,159
857
1,190
1,020
10Guy Rodgers
G. Rodgers
10.7
1950s
45
34.8
6.2
5.8
4.7
11.9
39.4
1.4
2.5
54.5
41.3
1,565
483
281
261
132
11John Logan
J. Logan
10.7
1950s
92
4.5
3.9
3.6
11.2
32.6
3.4
4.4
77.6
40.8
986
134
359
276
12Gene Shue
G. Shue
10.7
1950s
278
28.5
4.0
2.7
3.9
10.1
38.2
2.9
3.8
77.9
45.3
7,912
2,973
1,122
737
441
13Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
10.5
1950s
196
28.6
3.2
2.9
4.0
11.3
35.0
2.6
3.4
76.4
41.1
5,615
2,061
635
573
404
14Jack George
J. George
10.5
1950s
354
33.2
4.5
4.5
3.9
10.5
36.6
2.8
3.9
70.1
42.7
11,759
3,710
1,582
1,583
892
15George King
G. King
10.3
1950s
411
32.6
3.9
4.8
3.7
9.7
38.2
2.9
4.5
64.2
44.1
13,408
4,219
1,606
1,958
1,044
16Sonny Hertzberg
S. Hertzberg
10.2
1950s
68
2.9
4.0
12.7
31.8
2.1
2.8
74.9
36.5
693
200
153
17Slater Martin
S. Martin
10.2
1950s
681
36.9
3.4
4.2
3.7
10.0
36.4
2.9
3.8
76.4
43.5
20,133
6,940
2,115
2,830
2,064
18Walt Kirk
W. Kirk
10.1
1950s
11
36.0
4.0
2.5
2.5
9.2
27.7
5.0
7.1
70.5
41.0
396
111
44
28
47
19Ron Sobie
R. Sobie
9.8
1950s
105
21.5
4.0
1.9
3.4
8.9
38.4
2.9
3.5
82.8
46.7
2,256
1,030
417
203
231
20Bill Tosheff
B. Tosheff
9.2
1950s
203
31.2
3.0
3.3
3.1
9.9
31.5
2.9
3.7
79.3
39.7
6,339
1,859
608
661
654
21Bob Harrison
B. Harrison
9.1
1950s
210
30.1
2.7
3.3
3.8
10.6
36.0
1.5
2.2
68.5
39.5
6,329
1,920
577
690
757
22Johnny McCarthy
J. McCarthy
9.1
1950s
119
28.5
3.6
2.8
3.5
9.4
37.4
2.1
3.1
67.0
42.3
3,387
1,082
428
332
288
23Richie Regan
R. Regan
8.8
1950s
143
26.9
2.7
3.1
3.5
10.2
34.0
1.9
2.6
72.6
38.8
3,846
1,261
379
444
358
24Andy Phillip
A. Phillip
8.7
1950s
609
32.2
4.4
5.5
3.1
8.3
37.3
2.5
3.6
70.3
44.1
15,378
5,320
2,395
3,366
1,645
25Al Roges
A. Roges
8.5
1950s
67
28.9
3.2
2.4
3.3
9.2
35.8
1.9
2.7
72.6
41.1
1,937
570
213
160
177

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Magic Magic
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4
.429
2.5
11
Hornets Hornets
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4
.429
2.5
12
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5
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13
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6
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4.5
14
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6
.143
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11/5
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11/7
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ORL ORL
7:00 PM
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11/9
BOS BOS
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ORL ORL
6:00 PM
Tue
11/11
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
8:00 PM
Wed
11/12
MEM MEM
@
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7:30 PM
Last Game
UTA Jazz

3 - 4

105

Final

103

BOS Celtics

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Thunder Thunder
7
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
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.833
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3
Lakers Lakers
6
2
.750
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Nuggets Nuggets
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5
Heat Heat
4
3
.571
1.5
6
Knicks Knicks
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.571
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
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OKC OKC
124-125
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10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
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NYK NYK
111-119
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10/21
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10/21
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TOR TOR
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11/4
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NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
11/4
ORL ORL
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ATL ATL
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11/4
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