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1958-59 NBA Standings, Stats and Awards

1959-60 1958-59 1957-58

Champ: Boston Celtics
MVP: Bob Pettit
Rookie of the Year: Elgin Baylor

Eastern

Team W L Pct GB PF PA HW HL AW AL OEFF DEFF PACE

Boston Celtics 52 20 .722 0 8379 7913 26 4 13 15 .0 .0 .0

New York Knicks 40 32 .556 12 7943 7927 21 9 15 15 .0 .0 .0

Syracuse Nationals 35 37 .486 17 8146 7855 19 12 12 17 .0 .0 .0

Philadelphia Warriors 32 40 .444 20 7435 7654 17 9 7 24 .0 .0 .0

Western

Team W L Pct GB PF PA HW HL AW AL OEFF DEFF PACE

St. Louis Hawks 49 23 .681 0 7830 7567 28 3 14 15 .0 .0 .0

Minneapolis Lakers 33 39 .458 16 7629 7726 15 7 9 17 .0 .0 .0

Detroit Pistons 28 44 .389 21 7565 7675 13 17 8 20 .0 .0 .0

Cincinnati Royals 19 53 .264 30 7421 8064 9 19 2 25 .0 .0 .0

Offense

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Team OEFF PPG Pts FGM FGA FGP FTM FTA FTP 3PM 3PA 3PP ORB REB RPG AST APG STL BLK TO PF PACE

BOS 0.0 116.4 8379 3208 8116 .395 1963 2563 .766 0 0 .000 0 5601 77.8 1568 21.8 0 0 0 1769 0.0

SYR 0.0 113.1 8146 3050 7490 .407 2046 2642 .774 0 0 .000 0 4900 68.1 1340 18.6 0 0 0 1961 0.0

NYK 0.0 110.3 7943 2863 7170 .399 2217 2802 .791 0 0 .000 0 4091 56.8 1383 19.2 0 0 0 1899 0.0

STL 0.0 108.8 7830 2879 7015 .410 2072 2757 .752 0 0 .000 0 5045 70.1 1567 21.8 0 0 0 1937 0.0

MIE 0.0 106.0 7629 2779 7084 .392 2071 2718 .762 0 0 .000 0 5149 71.5 1373 19.1 0 0 0 1874 0.0

DET 0.0 105.1 7565 2811 7305 .385 1943 2627 .740 0 0 .000 0 4860 67.5 1317 18.3 0 0 0 1881 0.0

PH1 0.0 103.3 7435 2826 7423 .381 1783 2425 .735 0 0 .000 0 4910 68.2 1375 19.1 0 0 0 1776 0.0

CIN 0.0 103.1 7421 2854 7340 .389 1713 2375 .721 0 0 .000 0 4887 67.9 1369 19.0 0 0 0 1855 0.0

Defense

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Team DEFF PPG Pts FGM FGA FGP FTM FTA FTP 3PM 3PA 3PP ORB REB RPG AST APG STL BLK TO PF

STL 0.0 105.1 7567 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

PH1 0.0 106.3 7654 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

DET 0.0 106.6 7675 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

MIE 0.0 107.3 7726 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

SYR 0.0 109.1 7855 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

BOS 0.0 109.9 7913 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

NYK 0.0 110.1 7927 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

CIN 0.0 112.0 8064 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

League Leaders
Minutes
1. Bill Russell - BOS 2979
2. Bob Pettit - STL 2873
3. Elgin Baylor - MIE 2855
4. Paul Arizin - PH1 2799
5. Larry Costello - SYR 2750
6. Gene Shue - DET 2745
7. Woody Sauldsberry - PH1 2743
8. Jack Twyman - CIN 2713
9. Cliff Hagan - STL 2702
10. Johnny Kerr - SYR 2671
Total Points
1. Bob Pettit - STL 2105
2. Jack Twyman - CIN 1857
3. Paul Arizin - PH1 1851
4. Elgin Baylor - MIE 1742
5. Cliff Hagan - STL 1707
6. Dolph Schayes - SYR 1534
7. Ken Sears - NYK 1488
8. Bill Sharman - BOS 1466
9. Bob Cousy - BOS 1297
10. Richie Guerin - NYK 1291
Points per Game
1. Bob Pettit - STL 29.2
2. Paul Arizin - PH1 26.4
3. Jack Twyman - CIN 25.8
4. Elgin Baylor - MIE 24.9
5. Cliff Hagan - STL 23.7
6. Dolph Schayes - SYR 21.3
7. Ken Sears - NYK 21.0
8. Bill Sharman - BOS 20.4
9. Bob Cousy - BOS 20.0
10. George Yardley - DET 19.8
Field Goals
1. Bob Pettit - STL 719
2. Jack Twyman - CIN 710
3. Cliff Hagan - STL 646
4. Paul Arizin - PH1 632
5. Elgin Baylor - MIE 605
6. Bill Sharman - BOS 562
7. Dolph Schayes - SYR 504
8. Johnny Kerr - SYR 502
9. Woody Sauldsberry - PH1 501
10. Ken Sears - NYK 491
Field Goal Attempts
1. Jack Twyman - CIN 1691
2. Bob Pettit - STL 1640
3. Elgin Baylor - MIE 1482
4. Paul Arizin - PH1 1466
5. Cliff Hagan - STL 1417
6. Woody Sauldsberry - PH1 1380
7. Bill Sharman - BOS 1377
8. Dolph Schayes - SYR 1304
9. Bob Cousy - BOS 1260
10. Gene Shue - DET 1197
Field Goal Percentage
1. Ken Sears - NYK 0.490
2. Bill Russell - BOS 0.457
3. Cliff Hagan - STL 0.456
4. Hal Greer - SYR 0.454
Clyde Lovellette - STL 0.454
6. Johnny Kerr - SYR 0.441
7. Bob Pettit - STL 0.438
8. Larry Costello - SYR 0.437
9. Sam Jones - BOS 0.434
10. Paul Arizin - PH1 0.431
Free Throws
1. Bob Pettit - STL 667
2. Paul Arizin - PH1 587
3. Elgin Baylor - MIE 532
4. Dolph Schayes - SYR 526
5. Ken Sears - NYK 506
6. Jack Twyman - CIN 437
7. Cliff Hagan - STL 415
8. Richie Guerin - NYK 405
9. Bill Sharman - BOS 342
10. Frank Ramsey - BOS 341
Free Throw Attempts
1. Bob Pettit - STL 879
2. Paul Arizin - PH1 722
3. Elgin Baylor - MIE 685
4. Dolph Schayes - SYR 609
5. Ken Sears - NYK 588
6. Jack Twyman - CIN 558
7. Cliff Hagan - STL 536
8. Richie Guerin - NYK 505
9. Walter Dukes - DET 452
10. Frank Ramsey - BOS 436
Free Throw Percentage
1. Bill Sharman - BOS 0.932
2. Dolph Schayes - SYR 0.864
3. Ken Sears - NYK 0.861
4. Bob Cousy - BOS 0.855
5. Willie Naulls - NYK 0.830
6. Clyde Lovellette - STL 0.820
7. Paul Arizin - PH1 0.813
8. Vern Mikkelsen - MIE 0.806
9. Gene Shue - DET 0.803
10. Larry Costello - SYR 0.802
Richie Guerin - NYK 0.802
Total Rebounds
1. Bill Russell - BOS 1612
2. Bob Pettit - STL 1182
3. Elgin Baylor - MIE 1050
4. Johnny Kerr - SYR 1008
5. Dolph Schayes - SYR 962
6. Walter Dukes - DET 958
7. Woody Sauldsberry - PH1 826
8. Cliff Hagan - STL 783
9. Joe Graboski - PH1 751
10. Willie Naulls - NYK 723
Rebounds per Game
1. Bill Russell - BOS 23.0
2. Bob Pettit - STL 16.4
3. Elgin Baylor - MIE 15.0
4. Johnny Kerr - SYR 14.0
5. Dolph Schayes - SYR 13.4
6. Walter Dukes - DET 13.3
7. Woody Sauldsberry - PH1 11.5
8. Tom Gola - PH1 11.1
9. Cliff Hagan - STL 10.9
10. Willie Naulls - NYK 10.6
Assists
1. Bob Cousy - BOS 557
2. Dick Mcguire - DET 443
3. Larry Costello - SYR 379
4. Richie Guerin - NYK 364
5. Carl Braun - NYK 349
6. Slater Martin - STL 336
7. Jack Mcmahon - STL 298
8. Elgin Baylor - MIE 287
9. Tom Gola - PH1 269
10. Guy Rodgers - PH1 261
Assists per Game
1. Bob Cousy - BOS 8.6
2. Dick Mcguire - DET 6.2
3. Larry Costello - SYR 5.4
4. Richie Guerin - NYK 5.1
5. Carl Braun - NYK 4.8
6. Slater Martin - STL 4.7
7. Tom Gola - PH1 4.2
8. Elgin Baylor - MIE 4.1
Jack Mcmahon - STL 4.1
10. Cliff Hagan - STL 3.4
Personal Fouls
1. Walter Dukes - DET 332
2. Earl Lloyd - DET 291
3. Jim Loscutoff - BOS 285
4. Dolph Schayes - SYR 280
5. Jack Twyman - CIN 277
6. Woody Sauldsberry - PH1 276
7. Ray Felix - NYK 275
Cliff Hagan - STL 275
9. Tom Heinsohn - BOS 271
10. Elgin Baylor - MIE 270

All-Stars
East West
Paul Arizin
Larry Costello
Bob Cousy
Richie Guerin
John Kerr
Bill Russell
Woody Sauldsbery
Dolph Schayes
Ken Sears
Bill Sharman
Elgin Baylor
Larry Foust
Dick Garmaker
Cliff Hagan
Slater Martin
Dick McGuire
Bob Pettit
Gene Shue
Jack Twyman
George Yardley

All-NBA Team

1st Team

Elgin Baylor - MIE
Bob Cousy - BOS
Bob Pettit - STL
Bill Russell - BOS
Bill Sharman - BOS

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Team	OEFF	PPG	Pts	FGM	FGA	FGP	FTM	FTA	FTP	3PM	3PA	3PP	ORB	REB	RPG	AST	APG	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PACE
BOS	0.0	116.4	8379	3208	8116	.395	1963	2563	.766	0	0	.000	0	5601	77.8	1568	21.8	0	0	0	1769	0.0
SYR	0.0	113.1	8146	3050	7490	.407	2046	2642	.774	0	0	.000	0	4900	68.1	1340	18.6	0	0	0	1961	0.0
NYK	0.0	110.3	7943	2863	7170	.399	2217	2802	.791	0	0	.000	0	4091	56.8	1383	19.2	0	0	0	1899	0.0
STL	0.0	108.8	7830	2879	7015	.410	2072	2757	.752	0	0	.000	0	5045	70.1	1567	21.8	0	0	0	1937	0.0
MIE	0.0	106.0	7629	2779	7084	.392	2071	2718	.762	0	0	.000	0	5149	71.5	1373	19.1	0	0	0	1874	0.0
DET	0.0	105.1	7565	2811	7305	.385	1943	2627	.740	0	0	.000	0	4860	67.5	1317	18.3	0	0	0	1881	0.0
PH1	0.0	103.3	7435	2826	7423	.381	1783	2425	.735	0	0	.000	0	4910	68.2	1375	19.1	0	0	0	1776	0.0
CIN	0.0	103.1	7421	2854	7340	.389	1713	2375	.721	0	0	.000	0	4887	67.9	1369	19.0	0	0	0	1855	0.0

Team	DEFF	PPG	Pts	FGM	FGA	FGP	FTM	FTA	FTP	3PM	3PA	3PP	ORB	REB	RPG	AST	APG	STL	BLK	TO	PF
STL	0.0	105.1	7567	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
PH1	0.0	106.3	7654	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
DET	0.0	106.6	7675	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
MIE	0.0	107.3	7726	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
SYR	0.0	109.1	7855	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
BOS	0.0	109.9	7913	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
NYK	0.0	110.1	7927	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
CIN	0.0	112.0	8064	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	.000	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

East	West
Paul Arizin Larry Costello Bob Cousy Richie Guerin John Kerr Bill Russell Woody Sauldsbery Dolph Schayes Ken Sears Bill Sharman	Elgin Baylor Larry Foust Dick Garmaker Cliff Hagan Slater Martin Dick McGuire Bob Pettit Gene Shue Jack Twyman George Yardley