1960s · 10 seasons

The 1960s in the NBA.

League avg, the 1960s: 11.8 PPG 6.1 RPG 2.2 APG 42.5% FG most dominant of this era →

All-decade composite

Awards + championships across the decade
  1. 1 Bill Russell 8× 🏆 4× MVP 2× All-NBA 1st 9× All-Star 1150
  2. 2 Wilt Chamberlain 1× 🏆 3× MVP 6× All-NBA 1st 9× All-Star 652
  3. 3 John Havlicek 6× 🏆 5× All-Star 520
  4. 4 Oscar Robertson 1× MVP 9× All-NBA 1st 10× All-Star 470
  5. 5 Jerry West 1× FMVP 7× All-NBA 1st 9× All-Star 430
  6. 6 Tom Heinsohn 5× 🏆 4× All-Star 412
  7. 7 Willis Reed 1× 🏆 1× MVP 1× FMVP 1× All-NBA 1st 6× All-Star 396
  8. 8 K.C. Jones 6× 🏆 360
  9. 9 Elgin Baylor 8× All-NBA 1st 9× All-Star 312
  10. 10 Larry Siegfried 5× 🏆 300

Season-by-season

Champion · MVP · Finals MVP · scoring leader
Season Champion MVP Finals MVP Top scorer
1960-61 BOS Bill Russell — Wilt Chamberlain 38.4 PPG
1961-62 BOS Bill Russell — Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 PPG
1962-63 BOS Bill Russell — Wilt Chamberlain 44.8 PPG
1963-64 BOS Oscar Robertson — Wilt Chamberlain 36.9 PPG
1964-65 BOS Bill Russell — Wilt Chamberlain 38.9 PPG
1965-66 BOS Wilt Chamberlain — Wilt Chamberlain 33.5 PPG
1966-67 PHI Wilt Chamberlain — Rick Barry 35.6 PPG
1967-68 PTP Wilt Chamberlain — Oscar Robertson 29.2 PPG
1968-69 OAK Wes Unseld Jerry West Elvin Hayes 28.4 PPG
1969-70 INA Willis Reed Willis Reed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.8 PPG