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1952-1953 NBA Total Points Leaders

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Neil Johnston led the NBA in total points in 1952-1953 with 1,564, 122 ahead of George Mikan (1,442). It was one of 3 times Neil Johnston led in total points.

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Neil Johnston Led the NBA in 1952-1953 Neil Johnston PHW
1,564 Total Points 122 clear of George Mikan
Showing Total Points and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team PTS GP MPG PPG
1 Neil Johnston Neil Johnston PHW 1,564 70 45.2 22.3
2 George Mikan George Mikan MNL 1,442 70 37.9 20.6
3 Bob Cousy Bob Cousy BOS 1,407 71 41.5 19.8
4 Ed Macauley Ed Macauley BOS 1,402 69 42.1 20.3
5 Dolph Schayes Dolph Schayes SYR 1,262 71 37.6 17.8
6 Bill Sharman Bill Sharman BOS 1,147 71 32.9 16.2
7 Jack Nichols Jack Nichols MIH 1,090 69 38.1 15.8
8 Vern Mikkelsen Vern Mikkelsen MNL 1,047 70 35.2 15.0
9 Bob Davies Bob Davies ROC 1,029 66 33.6 15.6
10 Bobby Wanzer Bobby Wanzer ROC 1,020 70 36.8 14.6
11 Carl Braun Carl Braun NYK 977 70 33.1 14.0
12 Leo Barnhorst Leo Barnhorst INO 967 71 40.4 13.6
13 Larry Foust Larry Foust FTW 958 67 34.4 14.3
14 Paul Seymour Paul Seymour SYR 952 67 40.1 14.2
15 Don Barksdale Don Barksdale BAL 899 65 35.4 13.8
16 Joe Graboski Joe Graboski INO 894 69 40.1 13.0
17 Arnie Risen Arnie Risen ROC 884 68 33.6 13.0
18 Harry Gallatin Harry Gallatin NYK 865 70 33.3 12.4
19 Jim Pollard Jim Pollard MNL 859 66 36.4 13.0
20 Joe Fulks Joe Fulks PHW 832 70 29.8 11.9
21 Mel Hutchins Mel Hutchins MIH 831 71 40.7 11.7
22 Freddie Scolari FTW 830 62 34.2 13.4
23 George King George King SYR 794 71 35.5 11.2
24 Red Rocha Red Rocha SYR 770 69 35.6 11.2
25 Jack Coleman ROC 763 70 37.5 10.9
26 Bill Tosheff INO 759 67 36.7 11.3
27 Nat Clifton Nat Clifton NYK 744 70 35.7 10.6
28 Slater Martin Slater Martin MNL 744 70 36.5 10.6
29 Eddie Miller BAL 733 70 28.8 10.5
30 Ernie Vandeweghe Ernie Vandeweghe NYK 731 61 28.6 12.0
31 Connie Simmons Connie Simmons NYK 729 65 26.3 11.2
32 Frank Brian FTW 726 68 28.1 10.7
33 Don Meineke FTW 725 68 33.1 10.7
34 Fred Schaus Fred Schaus FTW 723 69 36.8 10.5
35 Andy Phillip Andy Phillip FTW 722 70 38.4 10.3
36 Paul Walther Paul Walther INO 718 67 36.8 10.7
37 Paul Hoffman BAL 704 69 28.3 10.2
38 George Ratkovicz MIH 678 71 31.5 9.5
39 Vince Boryla Vince Boryla NYK 673 66 33.3 10.2
40 Jim Baechtold BAL 661 64 29.6 10.3
41 Billy Gabor Billy Gabor SYR 647 69 19.4 9.4
42 Bob Lavoy INO 618 70 33.2 8.8
43 Thomas Eddleman FTW 615 69 22.8 8.9
44 Odie Spears ROC 595 62 22.8 9.6
45 Arnie Johnson Arnie Johnson ROC 583 70 28.3 8.3
46 Don Henriksen Don Henriksen BAL 574 68 33.3 8.4
47 Bill Calhoun MIH 571 62 34.6 9.2
48 Ray Lumpp BAL 529 55 25.9 9.6
49 Bob Harris BOS 517 70 28.2 7.4
50 Frank Saul MNL 516 70 25.7 7.4
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