Paul Arizin put up the most points per game in 1956-57, with 25.6 per game.

Interpreted as:

1956-57 ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games leaders

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	25.6	1956-57	PHI	71	39.0	7.9	2.1	8.6	20.4	42.2	8.3	10.0	82.9	51.5	2,767	1,817	561	150	274
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	24.7	1956-57	STL	71	35.1	14.6	1.9	8.6	20.8	41.5	7.5	9.6	77.3	49.4	2,491	1,755	1,037	133	181
3	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	22.8	1956-57	PHI	69	36.7	12.4	2.9	7.5	16.9	44.7	7.8	9.4	82.6	54.4	2,531	1,575	855	203	231
4	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	22.5	1956-57	SYR	72	39.6	14.0	3.2	6.9	18.2	37.9	8.7	9.6	90.4	50.2	2,851	1,617	1,008	229	219
5	George Yardley G. Yardley	21.5	1956-57	FTW	72	37.4	10.5	2.0	7.3	17.7	41.0	7.0	8.9	78.7	49.8	2,691	1,547	755	147	231
6	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	21.1	1956-57	BOS	67	35.9	4.3	3.5	7.7	18.5	41.6	5.7	6.3	90.5	49.5	2,403	1,413	286	236	188
7	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	20.8	1956-57	MIN	69	36.1	13.5	2.0	8.3	19.5	42.6	4.1	5.8	71.7	47.1	2,492	1,434	932	139	251
8	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	20.6	1956-57	BOS	64	36.9	4.8	7.5	7.5	19.8	37.8	5.7	6.9	82.1	45.2	2,364	1,319	309	478	134
9	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	16.5	1956-57	STL	72	35.9	6.1	2.8	5.8	13.7	41.9	5.0	6.7	74.9	49.6	2,582	1,187	440	202	206
10	Dick Garmaker D. Garmaker	16.3	1956-57	MIN	72	33.4	4.7	2.6	5.6	14.1	40.0	5.1	6.0	83.9	48.8	2,406	1,177	336	190	199
11	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	16.3	1956-57	ROC	72	32.5	4.9	1.7	6.2	14.2	43.9	3.8	5.0	76.0	49.6	2,338	1,174	354	123	251
12	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	16.2	1956-57	BOS	72	29.9	9.8	1.6	6.2	15.6	39.7	3.8	4.8	79.0	45.6	2,150	1,163	705	117	304
13	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	15.6	1956-57	ROC	72	38.3	17.4	4.6	6.0	17.3	34.7	3.6	5.3	66.5	39.6	2,761	1,124	1,256	331	287
14	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	15.0	1956-57	NYK	72	27.0	10.1	1.2	4.6	11.3	40.6	5.8	7.2	80.0	51.6	1,943	1,079	725	85	202
15	Kenny Sears K. Sears	14.8	1956-57	NYK	72	34.9	8.5	1.4	4.8	11.4	41.8	5.3	6.7	79.0	51.7	2,516	1,069	614	101	226
16	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	14.3	1956-57	PHI	72	34.7	8.5	1.9	5.4	15.5	34.9	3.5	4.5	78.3	41.0	2,501	1,032	614	140	244
17	Carl Braun C. Braun	13.9	1956-57	NYK	72	32.6	3.6	3.6	5.3	13.8	38.1	3.4	4.2	80.9	44.4	2,345	1,001	259	256	195
18	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	13.7	1956-57	MIN	72	30.5	8.8	1.7	4.5	11.9	37.7	4.8	5.9	80.7	47.4	2,198	986	630	121	312
19	Ed Conlin E. Conlin	13.4	1956-57	SYR	71	31.7	6.1	2.9	4.7	12.6	37.4	4.0	5.2	76.9	45.0	2,250	953	430	205	170
20	Larry Foust L. Foust	12.4	1956-57	FTW	61	25.1	9.1	1.2	4.0	10.1	39.4	4.5	6.2	71.8	48.4	1,533	759	555	71	221
21	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	12.4	1956-57	SYR	72	30.4	11.2	1.3	4.6	11.5	40.3	3.1	4.3	71.9	46.2	2,191	891	807	90	190
22	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	12.4	1956-57	FTW	72	36.8	7.9	2.9	5.1	13.2	38.7	2.1	2.9	73.8	42.6	2,647	890	571	210	182
23	Ray Felix R. Felix	12.0	1956-57	NYK	72	22.5	8.2	0.5	4.1	9.8	41.6	3.8	5.2	74.7	49.7	1,622	867	587	36	284
24	Bob Houbregs B. Houbregs	11.2	1956-57	FTW	60	26.5	6.7	1.9	4.2	9.8	43.2	2.8	3.9	71.4	48.9	1,592	673	401	113	118
25	Dick Ricketts D. Ricketts	11.2	1956-57	ROC	72	29.4	6.1	1.8	4.2	12.1	34.4	2.9	4.1	69.4	40.2	2,114	804	437	127	307