George Yardley averaged the most points per game in 1957-58, with 27.8 per game.

Interpreted as:

most points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player 1958

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	George Yardley G. Yardley	27.8	1957-58	DET	72	39.5	10.7	1.3	9.3	22.6	41.4	9.1	11.2	81.1	50.5	2,843	2,001	768	97	226
2	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	24.9	1957-58	SYR	72	40.5	14.2	3.1	8.1	20.3	39.8	8.7	9.7	90.4	50.8	2,918	1,791	1,022	224	244
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	24.6	1957-58	STL	70	36.1	17.4	2.2	8.3	20.3	41.0	8.0	10.6	74.9	49.2	2,528	1,719	1,216	157	222
4	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	23.4	1957-58	CIN	71	36.5	12.1	1.9	9.6	21.7	44.1	4.2	5.7	74.3	48.3	2,589	1,659	862	134	236
5	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	22.3	1957-58	BOS	63	35.1	4.7	2.7	8.7	20.6	42.4	4.8	5.4	89.3	48.5	2,214	1,402	295	167	156
6	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	20.7	1957-58	PHI	68	35.0	7.4	2.0	7.1	18.1	39.3	6.5	8.0	80.9	47.9	2,377	1,406	503	135	235
7	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	19.9	1957-58	STL	70	31.3	10.1	2.5	7.2	16.2	44.3	5.5	7.2	76.8	51.3	2,190	1,391	707	175	267
8	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	19.5	1957-58	PHI	71	33.9	11.1	2.3	6.7	15.5	42.9	6.2	7.6	81.9	51.8	2,408	1,388	790	166	233
9	Kenny Sears K. Sears	18.6	1957-58	NYK	72	37.3	10.9	1.8	6.2	14.1	43.9	6.3	7.6	82.2	53.4	2,685	1,342	785	126	251
10	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	18.1	1957-58	NYK	68	34.8	11.8	1.4	6.9	17.5	39.7	4.2	5.1	82.6	45.8	2,369	1,228	799	97	220
11	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	18.0	1957-58	BOS	65	34.2	5.0	7.1	6.8	19.4	35.3	4.3	5.0	85.0	41.5	2,222	1,167	322	463	136
12	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	17.8	1957-58	BOS	69	32.0	10.2	1.8	6.8	17.8	38.2	4.3	5.7	74.6	43.9	2,206	1,230	705	125	274
13	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	17.3	1957-58	MIN	72	33.2	11.2	2.3	6.1	14.9	41.0	5.1	6.5	78.6	48.9	2,390	1,248	805	166	299
14	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	17.2	1957-58	CIN	72	30.3	6.4	1.5	6.5	14.3	45.2	4.3	5.5	77.5	51.4	2,178	1,237	464	110	224
15	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	16.9	1957-58	CIN	63	39.0	18.1	6.4	6.6	18.7	35.1	3.8	5.3	71.5	40.2	2,460	1,066	1,142	403	226
16	Larry Foust L. Foust	16.8	1957-58	MIN	72	30.6	12.2	1.5	5.4	13.6	39.8	5.9	7.9	75.6	49.1	2,200	1,210	876	108	299
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	16.6	1957-58	BOS	69	38.3	22.7	2.9	6.6	15.0	44.2	3.3	6.4	51.9	46.5	2,640	1,142	1,564	202	181
18	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	16.5	1957-58	NYK	63	37.6	7.8	5.0	5.5	15.4	35.4	5.6	8.1	69.1	43.5	2,368	1,041	489	317	202
19	Carl Braun C. Braun	16.5	1957-58	NYK	71	34.9	4.6	5.5	6.0	14.3	41.8	4.5	5.3	84.9	49.5	2,475	1,173	330	393	183
20	Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey	16.5	1957-58	BOS	69	29.7	7.3	2.4	5.5	13.0	41.9	5.6	6.8	81.1	51.3	2,047	1,137	504	167	245
21	Dick Garmaker D. Garmaker	16.1	1957-58	MIN	68	32.6	5.4	2.7	5.7	14.5	39.5	4.6	6.0	76.4	46.8	2,216	1,094	365	183	190
22	Gene Shue G. Shue	15.6	1957-58	DET	63	37.0	5.3	2.7	5.6	14.6	38.4	4.4	5.2	84.4	46.2	2,333	982	333	172	150
23	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	15.2	1957-58	SYR	72	33.1	13.4	1.2	5.7	14.2	39.9	3.9	5.9	66.4	45.4	2,384	1,094	963	88	197
24	Ed Conlin E. Conlin	15.0	1957-58	SYR	60	31.2	7.3	2.2	5.7	14.6	39.1	3.6	4.5	79.6	45.2	1,871	901	436	133	168
25	Larry Costello L. Costello	14.9	1957-58	SYR	72	38.1	5.3	4.4	5.3	12.3	42.6	4.4	5.3	84.7	51.0	2,746	1,076	378	317	246