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Top Teams

Champion: Boston Celtics

Runner-up: St. Louis Hawks

Best Offense: Syracuse Nationals: 95.4 ORating

Best Defense: Boston Celtics: 87.7 DRating

Best Net: Boston Celtics: +4.1 NetRating

Awards

MVP: Bill Russell

Finals MVP:

Defensive Player of the Year:

Sixth Man of the Year:

Most Improved Player:

Rookie of the Year: Oscar Robertson

Historical Context

Relative ORating: 0.91

Relative Pace: 1.25

Relative TS%: 0.91

Relative FG%: 0.92

Relative FT%: 0.97

Relative 3-Point Attempt Rate: 0.00

Relative Free Throw Attempt Rate: 1.07

TEAMPLAYERGPMINFGMFGAFGX2PM2PA2PX3PM3PA3PXFTMFTAFTXOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOVPFPTS
PHW Wilt Chamberlain 791377311251.012457.011206.0961251.012457.011206.0960.010.010.01531.071054.01523.0970.010.012149.01148.0370.010.010.01130.0293033.01
BOS Bill Russell 782234582532.0171250.018718.081532.0171250.018718.0810.010.010.01258.026469.012211.0950.010.011868.02268.0170.010.010.01155.0391322.018
DET Gene Shue 782233613650.081545.09895.090650.081545.09895.0900.010.010.01465.09543.01078.0650.010.01334.047530.040.010.010.01207.0571765.010
LAL Elgin Baylor 735231334931.022166.021235.097931.022166.021235.0970.010.010.01676.02863.02187.0930.010.011447.04371.090.010.010.01279.0832538.02
CIN Oscar Robertson 715530325756.051600.06844.087756.051600.06844.0870.010.010.01653.03794.05141.0900.010.01716.014690.010.010.010.01219.0622165.03
STL Bob Pettit 763730276769.041720.04951.093769.041720.04951.0930.010.010.01582.05804.03222.0960.010.011540.03262.0190.010.010.01217.0612120.04
NYK Richie Guerin 79130237612.0121545.09933.091612.0121545.09933.0910.010.010.01496.08626.08130.0880.010.01628.020503.050.010.010.01310.0941720.011
SYR Dolph Schayes 79130078594.0151595.071001.095594.0151595.071001.0950.010.010.01680.01783.06103.0810.010.01960.08296.0140.010.010.01296.0911868.06
NYK Willie Naulls 79129769737.061723.03986.094737.061723.03986.0940.010.010.01372.012456.01484.0700.010.011055.06191.0320.010.010.01268.0791846.07
DET Bailey Howell 7732295210607.0131293.016686.080607.0131293.016686.0800.010.010.01601.04798.04197.0940.010.011111.05196.0310.010.010.01297.0921815.09
PHW Paul Arizin 791293511650.081529.011879.089650.081529.011879.0890.010.010.01532.06639.07107.0830.010.01681.017188.0330.010.010.01335.0971832.08
CIN Jack Twyman 791292012796.031632.05836.086796.031632.05836.0860.010.010.01405.010554.09149.0910.010.01672.019225.0240.010.010.01279.0831997.05
PHW Guy Rodgers 7822290513397.0301029.025632.074397.0301029.025632.0740.010.010.01206.036300.02994.0750.010.01509.026677.020.010.010.01262.0771000.030
LAL Jerry West 791279714529.0181264.017735.083529.0181264.017735.0830.010.010.01331.014497.011166.0920.010.01611.021333.0120.010.010.01213.0591389.016
SYR Hal Greer 791276315623.0111381.014758.084623.0111381.014758.0840.010.010.01305.017394.01989.0740.010.01455.035302.0130.010.010.01242.0721551.014
PHW Tom Gola 7449271216420.024940.030520.064420.024940.030520.0640.010.010.01210.033281.03371.0620.010.01692.016292.0150.010.010.01321.0961050.029
STL Cliff Hagan 7732270117661.071490.012829.085661.071490.012829.0850.010.010.01383.011467.01384.0700.010.01715.015381.080.010.010.01286.0881705.012
SYR Johnny Kerr 791267618419.0261056.024637.075419.0261056.024637.0750.010.010.01218.030299.03181.0670.010.01951.09199.0300.010.010.01230.0661056.027
CIN Arlen Bockhorn 791266919420.0241059.023639.076420.0241059.023639.0760.010.010.01152.044208.04656.0480.010.01434.036338.0110.010.010.01282.086992.031
LAL Rudy LaRusso 791259320416.027992.027576.071416.027992.027576.0710.010.010.01323.016409.01786.0720.010.01781.012135.0430.010.010.01280.0851155.022
STL Johnny McCarthy 791251921266.044746.042480.063266.044746.042480.0630.010.010.01122.050226.045104.0820.010.01325.049430.060.010.010.01272.080654.046
BOS Bob Cousy 7637246822513.0191382.013869.088513.0191382.013869.0880.010.010.01352.013452.015100.0800.010.01331.048587.030.010.010.01196.0531378.017
BOS Tom Heinsohn 7449225623627.0101566.08939.092627.0101566.08939.0920.010.010.01325.015424.01699.0790.010.01732.013141.0410.010.010.01260.0761579.013
NYK Dick Garmaker 7155223824415.028943.029528.066415.028943.029528.0660.010.010.01275.022358.02183.0690.010.01277.061220.0250.010.010.01240.0711105.024
CIN Wayne Embry 791223325458.0211015.026557.070458.0211015.026557.0700.010.010.01221.029331.026110.0840.010.01864.010127.0450.010.010.01286.0881137.023
LAL Rod Hundley 791217926323.036921.031598.073323.036921.031598.0730.010.010.01223.028296.03273.0630.010.01289.057350.0100.010.010.01144.034869.036
DET Don Ohl 791217227427.0231085.021658.079427.0231085.021658.0790.010.010.01200.037278.03678.0650.010.01256.064265.0180.010.010.01224.0651054.028
SYR Larry Costello 7541216728407.029844.033437.058407.029844.033437.0580.010.010.01270.024338.02468.0600.010.01292.055413.070.010.010.01286.0881084.026
LAL Frank Selvy 7732215329311.038767.039456.061311.038767.039456.0610.010.010.01210.033279.03569.0610.010.01299.051246.0220.010.010.01219.062832.038
STL Clyde Lovellette 6762211130599.0141321.015722.082599.0141321.015722.0820.010.010.01273.023329.02756.0480.010.01677.018172.0360.010.010.01248.0741471.015
SYR Dave Gambee 791209031397.030947.028550.069397.030947.028550.0690.010.010.01291.019352.02361.0550.010.01581.022101.0490.010.010.01276.0821085.025
SYR Dick Barnett 7822207032540.0161194.019654.078540.0161194.019654.0780.010.010.01240.027337.02597.0780.010.01283.059218.0260.010.010.01169.0451320.019
DET Walter Dukes 7352204433286.042706.045420.053286.042706.045420.0530.010.010.01281.020400.018119.0870.010.011028.07139.0420.010.010.01313.095853.037
BOS Sam Jones 7822202834480.0201069.022589.072480.0201069.022589.0720.010.010.01211.032268.03957.0510.010.01421.038217.0270.010.010.01148.0351171.021
BOS Frank Ramsey 791201935448.0221100.020652.077448.0221100.020652.0770.010.010.01295.018354.02259.0540.010.01431.037146.0380.010.010.01284.0871191.020
PHW Andy Johnson 791200036299.041834.034535.067299.041834.034535.0670.010.010.01157.043275.038118.0850.010.01345.045205.0290.010.010.01249.075755.042
STL Si Green 7637196837263.046718.044455.060263.046718.044455.0600.010.010.01174.040247.04173.0630.010.01380.042258.0200.010.010.01234.067700.044
STL Lenny Wilkens 7541189838333.034783.035450.059333.034783.035450.0590.010.010.01214.031300.02986.0720.010.01335.046212.0280.010.010.01215.060880.035
LAL Tom Hawkins 7822184639310.039719.043409.052310.039719.043409.0520.010.010.01140.046235.04395.0770.010.01479.03288.0540.010.010.01209.058760.041
NYK Johnny Green 7822178440326.035758.040432.057326.035758.040432.0570.010.010.01145.045278.036133.0890.010.01838.01197.0510.010.010.01194.051797.039
DET George Lee 7449173541310.039776.036466.062310.039776.036466.0620.010.010.01276.021394.019118.0850.010.01490.02989.0530.010.010.01158.041896.033
DET Bob Ferry 791165742350.033776.036426.055350.033776.036426.0550.010.010.01189.038255.04066.0590.010.01500.027129.0440.010.010.01205.056889.034
LAL Jim Krebs 7541165543271.043692.046421.054271.043692.046421.0540.010.010.0175.06393.06918.0230.010.01456.03468.0660.010.010.01223.064617.047
DET Chuck Noble 7541165543196.054566.052370.049196.054566.052370.0490.010.010.0182.060115.06133.0350.010.01180.068287.0160.010.010.01195.052474.056
SYR Barney Cable 7541164245266.044574.050308.039266.044574.050308.0390.010.010.0173.064108.06235.0370.010.01469.03385.0570.010.010.01246.073605.048
DET Shellie McMillon 7822163646322.037752.041430.056322.037752.041430.0560.010.010.01140.046201.04861.0550.010.01487.03198.0500.010.010.01238.069784.040
BOS K.C. Jones 7822160547203.052601.048398.051203.052601.048398.0510.010.010.01186.039280.03494.0750.010.01279.060253.0210.010.010.01190.049592.049
CIN Bob Boozer 791157348250.047603.047353.048250.047603.047353.0480.010.010.01166.041247.04181.0670.010.01488.030109.0470.010.010.01193.050666.045
PHW Alvin Attles 7732154449222.050543.054321.043222.050543.054321.0430.010.010.0197.055162.05265.0580.010.01214.067174.0350.010.010.01235.068541.051
BOS Bill Sharman 6168153850383.032908.032525.065383.032908.032525.0650.010.010.01210.033228.04418.0230.010.01223.066146.0380.010.010.01127.026976.032
LAL Ray Felix 7822151051189.057508.055319.042189.057508.055319.0420.010.010.01135.048193.04958.0530.010.01539.02537.0770.010.010.01302.093513.055
STL Woody Sauldsberry 6957149152230.049768.038538.068230.049768.038538.0680.010.010.0156.072100.06444.0410.010.01491.02874.0630.010.010.01197.054516.054
NYK Charlie Tyra 5970140453199.053549.053350.047199.053549.053350.0470.010.010.01120.051173.05153.0470.010.01394.03982.0590.010.010.01164.042518.053
NYK Ken Sears 5276139654241.048568.051327.044241.048568.051327.0440.010.010.01268.025325.02857.0510.010.01293.054102.0480.010.010.01165.044750.043
NYK Bob McNeill 7541138755166.062427.064261.034166.062427.064261.0340.010.010.01105.053126.05821.0260.010.01123.073238.0230.010.010.01148.035437.060
CIN Mike Farmer 5970130156180.060461.062281.036180.060461.062281.0360.010.010.0169.06794.06825.0310.010.01380.04281.0600.010.010.01130.029429.061
PHW Ed Conlin 7732129457216.051599.049383.050216.051599.049383.0500.010.010.01104.054139.05535.0370.010.01262.062123.0460.010.010.01153.038536.052
BOS Gene Conley 7541124258183.058495.057312.041183.058495.057312.0410.010.010.01106.052153.05347.0440.010.01550.02340.0750.010.010.01275.081472.057
CIN Hub Reed 7541121659156.063364.065208.030156.063364.065208.0300.010.010.0185.059122.05937.0390.010.01367.04469.0650.010.010.01199.055397.063
CIN Ralph Davis 7352121060181.059451.063270.035181.059451.063270.0350.010.010.0134.08152.08018.0230.010.0186.081177.0340.010.010.01127.026396.064
STL Larry Foust 6858120861194.055489.058295.038194.055489.058295.0380.010.010.01164.042208.04644.0410.010.01389.04077.0620.010.010.01185.048552.050
BOS Jim Loscutoff 7637115362144.067478.059334.045144.067478.059334.0450.010.010.0149.07376.07427.0320.010.01291.05625.0800.010.010.01238.069337.067
SYR Harvey Halbrook 791113163155.065463.061308.039155.065463.061308.0390.010.010.0176.062140.05464.0570.010.01550.02331.0780.010.010.01262.077386.065
BOS Thomas Sanders 6858108464148.066352.067204.027148.066352.067204.0270.010.010.0167.068100.06433.0350.010.01385.04144.0730.010.010.01131.031363.066
NYK Dave Budd 6168107565156.063361.066205.028156.063361.066205.0280.010.010.0187.057134.05647.0440.010.01297.05245.0720.010.010.01171.046399.062
STL Al Ferrari 6365103166117.073328.070211.031117.073328.070211.0310.010.010.0195.056116.06021.0260.010.01115.074143.0400.010.010.01157.040329.068
PHW Joe Graboski 6858101167169.061507.056338.046169.061507.056338.0460.010.010.01127.049183.05056.0480.010.01262.06274.0630.010.010.01148.035465.059
DET Jackie Moreland 6464100368191.056477.060286.037191.056477.060286.0370.010.010.0186.058132.05746.0430.010.01315.05052.0690.010.010.01174.047468.058
NYK Darrall Imhoff 626699469122.071310.071188.025122.071310.071188.0250.010.010.0149.07396.06747.0440.010.01296.05351.0700.010.010.01143.033293.074
CIN Larry Staverman 666394470111.074249.076138.020111.074249.076138.0200.010.010.0179.06193.06914.0180.010.01287.05886.0560.010.010.01164.042301.071
SYR Joe Roberts 685880071130.068351.068221.032130.068351.068221.0320.010.010.0162.070104.06342.0400.010.01243.06543.0740.010.010.01125.025322.069
STL Fred LaCour 557272272123.070295.075172.023123.070295.075172.0230.010.010.0163.06984.07321.0260.010.01178.07084.0580.010.010.0173.022309.070
CIN Win Wilfong 626671773106.075305.073199.026106.075305.073199.0260.010.010.0172.06589.07117.0220.010.01147.07187.0550.010.010.01119.024284.075
NYK Jim Palmer 557268874125.069310.071185.024125.069310.071185.0240.010.010.0144.07665.07521.0260.010.01179.06930.0790.010.010.01128.028294.073
SYR Al Bianchi 527666775118.072342.069224.033118.072342.069224.0330.010.010.0160.07187.07227.0320.010.01105.07793.0520.010.010.01137.032296.072
PHW Vern Hatton 54756107697.076304.074207.02997.076304.074207.0290.010.010.0146.07556.07910.0150.010.0192.08059.0680.010.010.0159.020240.076
LAL Bob Leonard 55726007761.078207.078146.02261.078207.078146.0220.010.010.0171.066100.06429.0340.010.0170.08381.0600.010.010.0170.021193.078
DET Willie Jones 35794527878.077216.077138.02078.077216.077138.0200.010.010.0140.07963.07623.0300.010.0194.07863.0670.010.010.0190.023196.077
LAL Howie Jolliff 46783527946.083141.07995.01946.083141.07995.0190.010.010.0111.08423.08412.0170.010.01141.07216.0830.010.010.0153.017103.083
CIN Phil Jordon 15863518051.080138.08087.01751.080138.08087.0170.010.010.0144.07659.07715.0190.010.01113.07511.0850.010.010.0155.018146.079
NYK Phil Jordon 15863518051.080138.08087.01751.080138.08087.0170.010.010.0144.07659.07715.0190.010.01113.07511.0850.010.010.0155.018146.079
DET Archie Dees 28823088253.079135.08282.01653.079135.08282.0160.010.010.0139.08047.0818.0140.010.0194.07817.0820.010.010.0150.016145.081
NYK Jack George 16852688331.08793.08662.01431.08793.08662.0140.010.010.0120.08230.08310.0150.010.0132.08739.0760.010.010.0137.01382.086
STL Dave Piontek 29802548447.08296.08449.01247.08296.08449.0120.010.010.0116.08331.08215.0190.010.0168.08419.0810.010.010.0131.012110.082
PHW Joe Ruklick 29802238543.084120.08377.01543.084120.08377.0150.010.010.018.08613.0865.090.010.0162.08510.0870.010.010.0138.01494.084
NYK Carl Braun 15862188637.08679.08742.01137.08679.08742.0110.010.010.0111.08414.0853.060.010.0131.08848.0710.010.010.0129.01185.085
BOS Gene Guarilia 25832098738.08594.08556.01338.08594.08556.0130.010.010.013.09510.0907.0130.010.0171.0825.0890.010.010.0128.01079.087
LAL Gary Alcorn 20841748812.09140.09128.01012.09140.09128.0100.010.010.017.0878.0931.010.010.0150.0862.0940.010.010.0147.01531.091
CIN Phil Rollins 12891448925.08844.08819.0625.08844.08819.060.010.010.017.08713.0866.0100.010.0112.0923.0900.010.010.0116.0757.088
NYK Phil Rollins 12891448925.08844.08819.0625.08844.08819.060.010.010.017.08713.0866.0100.010.0112.0923.0900.010.010.0116.0757.088
STL Phil Rollins 12891448925.08844.08819.0625.08844.08819.060.010.010.017.08713.0866.0100.010.0112.0923.0900.010.010.0116.0757.088
STL Ernie Beck 1092829210.09229.09219.0610.09229.09219.060.010.010.016.0917.0941.010.010.0123.08915.0840.010.010.0110.0626.092
PHW William Kennedy 79352934.09621.09317.054.09621.09317.050.010.010.014.0946.0952.030.010.018.0959.0880.010.010.016.0312.096
NYK William Bell 59445947.09318.09611.027.09318.09611.020.010.010.011.0973.0972.030.010.017.0961.0950.010.010.017.0415.095
LAL Ron Johnson 49542956.09419.09413.036.09419.09413.030.010.010.016.09110.0904.070.010.0113.0900.0960.010.010.012.0118.093
DET Ron Johnson 49542956.09419.09413.036.09419.09413.030.010.010.016.09110.0904.070.010.0113.0900.0960.010.010.012.0118.093
SYR Cal Ramsey 29727972.09711.0979.012.09711.0979.010.010.010.012.0964.0962.030.010.017.0963.0900.010.010.017.046.097