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Top Teams

Champion: St. Louis Hawks

Runner-up: Boston Celtics

Best Offense: New York Knicks: 93.5 ORating

Best Defense: Boston Celtics: 86.3 DRating

Best Net: Boston Celtics: +4.5 NetRating

Awards

MVP: Bill Russell

Finals MVP:

Defensive Player of the Year:

Sixth Man of the Year:

Most Improved Player:

Rookie of the Year: Woody Sauldsberry

Historical Context

Relative ORating: 0.89

Relative Pace: 1.17

Relative TS%: 0.87

Relative FG%: 0.85

Relative FT%: 1.00

Relative 3-Point Attempt Rate: 0.00

Relative Free Throw Attempt Rate: 1.17

PLAYERTEAMMINOWSDWSWIN_SHARESOWS48DWS48WIN_SHARES_48ORATINGDRATING
Dolph Schayes SYR 291819.026.6515.61.1484.10917.2575124.85105.320
Bob Pettit STL 252877.068.4315.42.1338.1593.2921123.57112.735
George Yardley DET 284329.415.31014.73.1591.08930.2488119.416115.548
Bill Russell BOS 264053.22011.4114.64.05823.2082.2653121.01395.62
Clyde Lovellette CIN 258966.087.9413.95.11111.1474.2584118.820113.942
Cliff Hagan STL 2190267.155.31012.46.1572.11613.2732125.93112.231
Ken Sears NYK 268547.834.02011.97.1406.07240.21211127.31116.955
Neil Johnston PHW 2408107.743.82411.58.1533.07538.2289121.71195.21
Jack Twyman CIN 2178286.674.71511.39.1455.10420.2497124.76113.439
Frank Ramsey BOS 2047336.085.01311.010.1406.11712.2575126.0299.512
Maurice Stokes CIN 24609-1.15911.1210.011-.02055.2161.19415114.225114.343
Larry Costello SYR 274635.9104.11710.011.10414.07240.17517125.74106.725
Bill Sharman BOS 2214235.2123.9219.113.11310.08533.19813116.923101.017
Harry Gallatin DET 1990343.7184.9148.714.09019.11911.20912118.221116.049
Carl Braun NYK 247585.4112.8368.215.10513.05458.15919121.910116.049
Ed Macauley STL 1908374.1173.8247.816.10215.09523.19714120.914112.231
Paul Arizin PHW 2377134.9132.8367.717.09916.05753.15521111.53797.96
Ray Felix NYK 1709434.2163.5297.717.1189.09822.21610123.48117.558
Johnny Kerr SYR 2384122.1255.697.717.04329.11216.15521113.528105.018
Tom Gola PHW 2126293.6193.9217.520.08121.08831.16818121.41295.84
Tom Heinsohn BOS 2206241.3305.987.221.02932.1297.15820110.54098.69
Charlie Share STL 1824391.7295.3107.022.04428.1405.18416122.69112.231
Willie Naulls NYK 2369152.6223.9216.523.05225.08035.13226111.832117.256
Bob Cousy BOS 2222210.1416.066.124.00343.1297.13226110.639100.915
Walter Dukes DET 218427-0.2486.065.825-.0048.1326.12729109.043116.251
Gene Shue DET 2333172.6222.9335.626.05424.06050.11433112.931114.946
Vern Mikkelsen MNL 2390114.9130.4595.427.09916.00961.10835118.122121.865
Larry Foust MNL 2200254.9130.4595.328.10612.01059.11632118.918122.567
Ed Conlin SYR 1871381.8283.2305.029.04727.08334.12928111.733106.123
Dick McGuire DET 2311181.3303.6274.930.02733.07439.10140119.317114.745
Richie Guerin NYK 2368161.3303.2304.531.02634.06646.09244110.838116.453
George King CIN 2272190.0444.5164.531.00045.09523.09541114.026113.439
Jack Coleman STL 1506480.8353.6274.433.02436.11613.14024115.524112.231
Jim Paxson CIN 1795420.5393.8244.433.01440.10321.11731113.429113.338
Ernie Beck PHW 1974352.1252.3484.433.05026.05656.10736111.73399.310
Ron Sobie NYK 1399512.5241.6544.236.08720.05753.14423118.918116.251
Jack George PHW 1910361.0332.4453.537.02634.06149.08745109.04399.411
Dick Garmaker MNL 2216223.2200.2633.438.06922.00564.07447111.635119.961
Bob Hopkins SYR 1224561.0332.4453.438.04130.09426.13525111.635105.219
Win Wilfong STL 1360530.4402.6423.040.01539.09029.10638113.130111.827
Dave Piontek CIN 1032650.1412.5432.641.00442.11613.12030110.041113.439
Phil Jordon DET 898680.6382.0532.641.03041.10724.13730107.757115.775
Arnie Risen BOS 111961-0.4502.9332.542-.01054.1269.10736107.54898.38
Sam Jones BOS 594720.9351.5602.444.07628.11715.19319119.32499.417
Lou Tsioropoulos BOS 181940-1.8614.1172.343-.04062.10917.06153101.75799.512
Richie Regan CIN 164846-0.4502.7402.343-.01050.07737.06748108.945113.036
Charlie Tyra NYK 1182580.0442.3482.343.00244.09228.09343107.846117.457
Togo Palazzi SYR 1001660.7361.6542.343.03431.07836.11234106.651105.822
Medford Park STL 1103620.6371.6542.247.02436.07042.09442113.827112.030
Guy Sparrow NYK 166145-0.1472.4452.247-.0047.06843.06450102.955116.654
Dick Schnittker MNL 979672.0270.1652.149.09916.00663.10539120.115120.363
Slater Martin STL 209830-0.6532.5432.050-.01051.05851.04556107.647111.928
Dick Ricketts CIN 162047-2.1644.1172.050-.06064.12210.05954102.356113.237
Andy Phillip BOS 116459-0.4502.3481.952-.01053.09523.07846107.349100.915
Nat Clifton DET 143549-1.0582.8361.952-.03058.09426.06252101.260115.347
Don Meineke CIN 79269-0.4782.1511.756-.02073.1298.10248106.165113.252
Jack Nichols BOS 122456-1.1592.8361.654-.04061.10819.06351101.26099.512
George Dempsey PHW 104863-0.0441.5581.555-.0046.06843.06748106.75098.07
Bob Harrison SYR 179941-0.9562.1511.356-.02056.05753.03358101.458106.926
Earl Lloyd SYR 104564-0.7541.9531.257-.03058.08831.05755103.654105.320
Al Bianchi SYR 142150-0.9562.0521.158-.03057.06843.03857100.762106.424
Joe Graboski PHW 207731-1.9622.9331.059-.04060.06646.0236097.56496.35
Joe Holup DET 208820.6380.3730.963.2013.08346.2843145.12115.171
Bill Kenville DET 64971-0.1650.9630.864-.0062.06860.06068103.270114.764
Jim Krebs MNL 1259540.6370.3610.860.02138.01059.03159109.242122.466
Paul Seymour SYR 76370-0.5831.2620.766-.03077.07454.04176102.174106.633
Mel Hutchins NYK 384760.0530.5660.567.00354.06369.06662107.161116.683
Dick Duckett CIN 42474-0.3730.8640.567-.03077.08644.05473106.364112.949
Bob Houbregs DET 30278-0.1650.5660.469-.01067.07850.06364102.472115.069
Woody Sauldsberry PHW 237713-2.7663.1320.461-.05063.06448.0096294.66595.62
Richard Atha DET 160860.0530.2770.371.00851.06959.07758110.647114.563
Walter Devlin MNL 1248550.1410.1650.262.00541.00466.01061105.153119.259
Joe Holup SYR 208820.1440.1810.272.08525.10724.19220127.96105.429
Walt Davis STL 111890.1440.0910.272.2841.10329.3871150.51112.243
Walt Davis PHW 111890.1440.1810.272.07429.05582.12835121.41897.68
Jerry Paulson CIN 6893-0.0530.1810.176-.03079.08248.04774103.369113.354
Dwight Morrison STL 7991-0.1650.2770.176-.04084.10724.05870102.075112.041
Art Spoelstra MNL 115870.1440.0910.176.08126.004100.08556143.63119.291
Tom Marshall DET 52950.1440.0910.176.2032.06172.2646128.65115.372
Tom Marshall CIN 52950.1440.0910.176.09322.02986.12237134.84113.151
Doug Bolstorff DET 2198-0.0530.091-0.081-.01069.01189-.008789.994114.160
Worthy Patterson STL 3103-0.0530.0910.081-.200099.2971.0915497.384107.636
George Brown MNL 6101-0.0530.091-0.081-.330101.004100-.32010150.0100119.594
Ron Shavlik NYK 2104-0.0530.091-0.081-.560102.10724-.46010225.1102118.989
Art Spoelstra NYK 115870.0530.0910.081.03240.02787.05870107.955114.967
Ed Fleming MNL 168644-0.3490.361-0.063-.0049.00862-.0063105.652121.264
Jim Loscutoff BOS 5694-0.1650.1810.081-.11093.12711.0138192.19198.011
Frank Selvy STL 12990.0530.0910.081.00057.01388.013810.0104110.237
Ray Radziszewski PHW 6101-0.1650.091-0.189-.580103.09532-.49010329.310194.61
Lennie Rosenbluth PHW 37377-0.6850.566-0.189-.08092.06271-.0109192.19197.17
Frank Selvy MNL 1299-0.1650.091-0.189-.650104.003104-.6401045.5103119.190
Pat Dunn PHW 20684-0.3730.373-0.189-.07089.06369-.0108993.08899.315
Larry Friend NYK 56973-0.8900.765-0.293-.06088.05582-.0109094.087116.279
Bill Ebben DET 5097-0.3730.181-0.293-.280100.06665-.21010070.499114.866
Jim Walsh PHW 7292-0.3730.181-0.293-.17097.06764-.10009781.19897.89
Bo Erias MNL 40175-0.4780.091-0.396-.04081.00696-.0309396.785120.297
Brendan McCann NYK 29579-0.7870.469-0.396-.11094.06172-.0509490.293115.976
Jack McMahon STL 223920-3.0672.740-0.364-.06065.05851-.0064100.163111.928
Bob Burrow MNL 17185-0.5830.091-0.499-.13095.00993-.1209886.496122.5102
Bill Thieben DET 24381-0.9910.469-0.5100-.18098.08743-.0909683.097115.069
Bob Leonard MNL 207432-0.7540.263-0.565-.01052.00466-.01065101.458119.460
Chuck Noble DET 136352-2.2651.654-0.666-.07066.05557-.0206692.966114.444
Joel Ingram MNL 26780-0.9910.181-0.8103-.15096.01189-.1409987.195122.7104
Rod Hundley MNL 115460-1.9620.165-1.867-.07067.00564-.0706792.767119.961