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Top Teams

Champion: Boston Celtics

Runner-up: Los Angeles Lakers

Best Offense: Cincinnati Royals: 21.0 ORating

Best Defense: Philadelphia Warriors: 93.2 DRating

Best Net: Boston Celtics: +-74.6 NetRating

Awards

MVP: Bill Russell

Finals MVP:

Defensive Player of the Year:

Sixth Man of the Year:

Most Improved Player:

Rookie of the Year: Walt Bellamy

Historical Context

Relative ORating:

Relative Pace:

Relative TS%:

Relative FG%:

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Relative 3-Point Attempt Rate:

Relative Free Throw Attempt Rate:

PLAYERTEAMMINOWSDWSWIN_SHARESOWS48DWS48WIN_SHARES_48ORATINGDRATING
Bill Russell BOS 672.011.442.013.41.1034.1411.2442129.8395.72
Wilt Chamberlain PHW 576.021.731.423.12.1443.1152.2591119.3990.91
Jerry West LAL 557.042.210.2142.43.1891.01918.2093127.44108.217
Elgin Baylor LAL 571.031.820.3132.14.1502.02913.1794120.56104.011
Sam Jones BOS 504.060.760.841.55.0629.0767.1396111.415103.910
Tom Meschery PHW 508.050.580.841.36.05111.0749.1247112.61397.43
K.C. Jones BOS 329.0190.580.691.27.0798.0904.1695125.25104.112
Paul Arizin PHW 459.0110.580.691.18.05710.05812.11510109.01899.75
Thomas Sanders BOS 439.0130.4120.781.18.04113.0758.1169117.311102.08
Tom Heinsohn BOS 445.0120.2160.841.010.02116.0855.10512106.620102.29
Bailey Howell DET 378.0150.850.1180.811.0995.00921.10811120.08113.121
Bob Cousy BOS 474.09-0.2221.030.811-.02022.1043.08014108.319105.214
Oscar Robertson CIN 185.0290.85-0.0380.811.2191-.0064.2104142.72107.947
Larry Costello SYR 167.0340.590.2170.811.1535.06916.2223132.66105.739
Walter Dukes DET 347.0170.670.1180.713.0827.01219.09313130.52109.919
Guy Rodgers PHW 482.07-0.1200.840.713-.01020.0836.07315109.217100.37
Frank Ramsey BOS 210.0250.3170.3130.617.07020.06518.13513114.228103.722
Ray Felix LAL 242.0230.580.1180.615.0956.02215.1178133.41105.113
Frank Selvy LAL 478.080.3130.2140.516.03215.02116.05317118.210108.318
Rudy LaRusso LAL 461.0100.3130.2140.516.03514.02017.05616116.912106.316
Bob Boozer CIN 143.0380.59-0.0380.519.1644-.0055.1578132.66106.642
Gene Shue DET 369.0160.3130.1180.418.04512.00722.05218112.214117.022
Wayne Embry CIN 128.0390.415-0.0380.422.1653-.0061.1578146.91105.338
Bob Ferry DET 166.0350.3170.0380.422.10012.00946.10919115.627113.359
Alvin Attles PHW 338.018-0.1200.4120.319-.01021.06211.04619104.42199.75
Al Bianchi SYR 184.0300.1280.2170.325.03230.05825.09025109.836104.732
Johnny Egan DET 97.0410.3170.0380.325.1399.00850.14711117.424116.762
Dave Gambee SYR 170.033-0.0340.2170.228-.0041.05728.05236106.641101.118
Jim Krebs LAL 327.0200.1170.2140.220.01318.02414.03620120.56105.214
Paul Neumann SYR 124.0400.0340.2170.228.01437.06122.07527111.833104.732
George Lee DET 50.0510.2230.0380.228.1467.00652.15210124.713115.160
Jackie Moreland DET 96.0420.2230.0380.228.08815.00946.09723122.314112.657
Willie Jones DET 180.0310.2230.0380.228.04825.00946.05732110.735115.761
Arlen Bockhorn CIN 157.0360.223-0.0380.228.07119-.0055.06530120.915110.554
Don Ohl DET 317.0210.1170.0230.220.02017.00623.02521103.222117.022
Bob McNeill LAL 30.0540.1280.0380.136.10111.02536.12714140.04106.845
Howie Jolliff LAL 77.0460.0340.0380.136.02633.02834.05434142.23104.026
Adrian Smith CIN 53.0500.128-0.0380.136.06221-.0054.05831117.523111.356
Joe Roberts SYR 64.0480.0340.1270.136.03132.07413.10621112.92996.44
Lee Shaffer SYR 174.032-0.1490.2170.136-.03048.06817.03341100.347100.015
Ray Scott DET 400.0140.0190.1180.122.00219.01219.01423109.416110.920
Tom Gola PHW 316.022-0.4230.5110.122-.05023.07110.0172299.52398.24
Jack Twyman CIN 149.0370.128-0.0380.136.04327-.0055.03739112.231108.650
Hal Greer SYR 5.0620.0340.0380.044.00040.01743.017440.064107.646
York Larese PHW 78.045-0.1490.127-0.044-.08055.06220-.0205492.25498.911
Joe Ruklick PHW 8.060-0.0340.038-0.044-.22059.0924-.1305782.35691.22
Wayne Yates LAL 12.058-0.0340.038-0.044-.07052.03032-.04055100.248103.421
Bob Wiesenhahn CIN 6.061-0.034-0.038-0.044-.19057-.0055-.1905988.255106.642
Dave Zeller CIN 5.0620.034-0.0380.044.07718-.0061.06929125.911109.452
Robert Nordmann CIN 5.062-0.034-0.038-0.044-.22060-.0059-.2306050.762103.823
Gene Guarilia BOS 26.055-0.1490.038-0.044-.14056.05825-.0805677.857104.128
Joe Buckhalter CIN 60.049-0.034-0.038-0.044-.0042-.0061-.01052106.143104.330
Carl Braun BOS 42.052-0.0340.1270.044-.03047.06319.0294297.550104.631
Rod Hundley LAL 187.028-0.0340.1270.044-.0043.02139.01248120.218108.951
Jim Loscutoff BOS 212.024-0.4620.313-0.044-.08053.0779-.005092.453101.017
Johnny Kerr SYR 193.027-0.3610.3130.044-.07051.0837.0074996.95197.66
Dolph Schayes SYR 95.043-0.2570.217-0.044-.08054.0779-.005195.35297.66
Hub Reed CIN 69.0470.034-0.0380.044.02434-.0059.01744119.021106.642
Frank Radovich PHW 12.058-0.1490.038-0.159-.32062.05629-.2606267.15997.66
Joe Graboski SYR 24.056-0.1490.038-0.159-.21058.03931-.1705857.661103.823
Ted Luckenbill PHW 17.057-0.1490.038-0.159-.34064.05924-.2806347.16399.312
Tom Hawkins LAL 203.026-0.2570.127-0.159-.04049.02635-.02053105.344104.934
Gary Phillips BOS 32.053-0.2570.038-0.263-.33063.04630-.2806364.660105.739
Ed Conlin PHW 86.044-0.5640.127-0.464-.29061.06122-.2306168.65898.09