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1956-1957 NBA Total Points Leaders

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Paul Arizin led the NBA in total points in 1956-1957 with 1,817, 62 ahead of Bob Pettit (1,755). It was one of 2 times Paul Arizin led in total points.

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Paul Arizin Led the NBA in 1956-1957 Paul Arizin PHW
1,817 Total Points 62 clear of Bob Pettit
Showing Total Points and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team PTS GP MPG PPG
1 Paul Arizin Paul Arizin PHW 1,817 71 39.0 25.6
2 Bob Pettit Bob Pettit STL 1,755 71 35.1 24.7
3 Dolph Schayes Dolph Schayes SYR 1,617 72 39.6 22.5
4 Neil Johnston Neil Johnston PHW 1,575 69 36.7 22.8
5 George Yardley George Yardley FTW 1,547 72 37.4 21.5
6 Clyde Lovellette Clyde Lovellette MNL 1,434 69 36.1 20.8
7 Bill Sharman Bill Sharman BOS 1,413 67 35.9 21.1
8 Bob Cousy Bob Cousy BOS 1,319 64 36.9 20.6
9 Ed Macauley Ed Macauley STL 1,187 72 35.9 16.5
10 Dick Garmaker Dick Garmaker MNL 1,177 72 33.4 16.3
11 Jack Twyman Jack Twyman ROC 1,174 72 32.5 16.3
12 Tom Heinsohn Tom Heinsohn BOS 1,163 72 29.9 16.2
13 Maurice Stokes Maurice Stokes ROC 1,124 72 38.3 15.6
14 Harry Gallatin Harry Gallatin NYK 1,079 72 27.0 15.0
15 Ken Sears Ken Sears NYK 1,069 72 34.9 14.8
16 Joe Graboski Joe Graboski PHW 1,032 72 34.7 14.3
17 Carl Braun Carl Braun NYK 1,001 72 32.6 13.9
18 Vern Mikkelsen Vern Mikkelsen MNL 986 72 30.5 13.7
19 Ed Conlin SYR 953 71 31.7 13.4
20 Johnny Kerr Johnny Kerr SYR 891 72 30.4 12.4
21 Mel Hutchins Mel Hutchins FTW 890 72 36.8 12.4
22 Ray Felix NYK 867 72 22.5 12.0
23 Dick Ricketts Dick Ricketts ROC 804 72 29.4 11.2
24 Bob Leonard Bob Leonard MNL 792 72 27.0 11.0
25 Gene Shue Gene Shue FTW 787 72 34.3 10.9
26 Nat Clifton Nat Clifton NYK 762 71 31.4 10.7
27 Larry Foust Larry Foust FTW 759 61 25.1 12.4
28 Jack Coleman STL 755 72 29.8 10.5
29 Jim Loscutoff Jim Loscutoff BOS 744 70 31.7 10.6
30 Charlie Share Charlie Share STL 739 72 23.2 10.3
31 Walter Dukes Walter Dukes MNL 720 71 26.3 10.1
32 Willie Naulls Willie Naulls NYK 718 71 25.0 10.1
33 Slater Martin Slater Martin STL 718 66 36.4 10.9
34 Jack George PHW 706 67 33.3 10.5
35 Bill Russell Bill Russell BOS 706 48 35.3 14.7
36 Richie Regan Richie Regan ROC 696 71 29.6 9.8
37 Richie Guerin Richie Guerin NYK 695 72 24.9 9.7
38 Bob Houbregs FTW 673 60 26.5 11.2
39 Chuck Mencel MNL 665 72 25.7 9.2
40 Earl Lloyd Earl Lloyd SYR 646 72 27.3 9.0
41 Dave Piontek Dave Piontek ROC 636 71 24.8 9.0
42 Jack McMahon STL 620 72 32.6 8.6
43 Bill Kenville FTW 582 71 24.0 8.2
44 Bob Harrison Bob Harrison SYR 579 66 27.4 8.8
45 Al Bianchi Al Bianchi SYR 563 68 23.2 8.3
46 Togo Palazzi SYR 556 63 16.1 8.8
47 Ed Kalafat MNL 553 65 24.9 8.5
48 Larry Costello Larry Costello PHW 547 72 29.3 7.6
49 Joe Holup SYR 524 71 18.1 7.4
50 Art Spoelstra Art Spoelstra ROC 522 69 17.0 7.6
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