NBA · 1951-52

1951-52 season

🏆 Champion Minneapolis Lakers 9-4 playoffs
● Scoring leader Paul Arizin 25.4 PPG · 2.9× era

Team Standings

Team W L W/L%
Rochester Royals ROC 41 25 0.621
Syracuse Nationals SYR 40 26 0.606
Minneapolis Lakers MNL 40 26 0.606
Boston Celtics BOS 39 27 0.591
New York Knicks NYK 37 29 0.561
Indianapolis Olympians INO 34 32 0.515
Philadelphia Warriors PHW 33 33 0.500
Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons FTW 29 37 0.439
Baltimore Bullets BAL 20 46 0.303
Milwaukee Hawks MIH 17 49 0.258

Playoff Results

Team Wins Losses
Minneapolis Lakers 9 4
New York Knicks 8 6
Rochester Royals 3 3
Syracuse Nationals 3 4
Boston Celtics 1 2
Philadelphia Warriors 1 2
Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons 0 2
Indianapolis Olympians 0 2

Statistical Leaders

League this season: 8.8 PPG 5.3 RPG 2.2 APG 36.2% FG how the league has changed →

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# Player Team GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1 Paul Arizin PHW 66 25.4 2.9× 11.3 2.1× 2.6 0.0 0.0 44.8% 0.0% 81.8%
2 George Mikan MNL 64 23.8 2.7× 13.5 2.6× 3.0 0.0 0.0 38.5% 0.0% 78.0%
3 Bob Cousy BOS 66 21.7 2.5× 6.4 6.7 3.0× 0.0 0.0 36.9% 0.0% 80.8%
4 Ed Macauley BOS 66 19.2 2.2× 8.0 1.5× 3.5 1.6× 0.0 0.0 43.2% 0.0% 79.9%
5 Bob Davies ROC 65 16.2 1.8× 2.9 6.0 2.7× 0.0 0.0 38.3% 0.0% 77.6%
6 Frank Brian FTW 66 15.9 1.8× 3.5 3.5 1.6× 0.0 0.0 35.2% 0.0% 84.8%
7 Larry Foust FTW 66 15.9 1.8× 13.3 2.5× 3.0 0.0 0.0 39.4% 0.0% 67.8%
8 Arnie Risen ROC 66 15.6 1.8× 12.7 2.4× 2.3 0.0 0.0 39.4% 0.0% 70.1%
9 Vern Mikkelsen MNL 66 15.3 1.7× 10.3 2.0× 2.7 0.0 0.0 41.9% 0.0% 76.1%
10 Joe Fulks PHW 61 15.1 1.7× 6.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 31.2% 0.0% 82.5%
11 Joe Graboski INO 66 13.7 1.5× 9.9 1.9× 2.0 0.0 0.0 38.7% 0.0% 66.7%
12 Red Rocha SYR 66 12.9 8.3 1.6× 1.9 0.0 0.0 40.1% 0.0% 77.0%
13 Don Barksdale BAL 62 12.6 9.7 1.8× 2.2 0.0 0.0 33.8% 0.0% 69.1%
14 Leo Barnhorst INO 66 12.4 6.5 3.9 1.8× 0.0 0.0 38.9% 0.0% 65.2%
15 Don Otten MIH 64 12.0 6.8 1.9 0.0 0.0 34.9% 0.0% 77.3%
16 Vince Boryla NYK 42 11.9 5.2 2.1 0.0 0.0 38.7% 0.0% 83.5%
17 Stan Miasek BAL 66 11.8 9.7 1.8× 2.1 0.0 0.0 36.5% 0.0% 70.7%
18 Thomas Eddleman FTW 65 11.4 4.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 33.3% 0.0% 61.4%
19 Jack Coleman ROC 66 11.2 10.5 2.0× 3.2 0.0 0.0 41.5% 0.0% 71.0%
20 Harry Gallatin NYK 66 11.2 10.0 1.9× 1.7 0.0 0.0 44.2% 0.0% 80.6%
21 Dick Mehen MIH 65 10.8 4.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 35.6% 0.0% 70.1%
22 Nat Clifton NYK 62 10.6 11.8 2.2× 3.4 1.5× 0.0 0.0 33.5% 0.0% 66.4%
23 Bob Lavoy INO 63 10.3 7.6 1.7 0.0 0.0 39.7% 0.0% 75.3%
24 Arnie Johnson ROC 66 10.0 6.1 2.8 0.0 0.0 43.3% 0.0% 77.8%
25 George King SYR 66 10.0 4.2 3.7 1.7× 0.0 0.0 40.6% 0.0% 71.2%
26 Don Boven MIH 66 9.9 5.1 2.7 0.0 0.0 29.9% 0.0% 73.1%
27 Frank Kudelka BAL 65 9.3 4.2 2.8 0.0 0.0 33.2% 0.0% 76.7%
28 Slater Martin MNL 66 9.3 3.5 3.8 1.7× 0.0 0.0 37.5% 0.0% 74.7%
29 Mel Hutchins MIH 66 9.2 13.3 2.5× 2.9 0.0 0.0 36.5% 0.0% 64.4%
30 Dick McGuire NYK 64 9.2 5.2 6.1 2.8× 0.0 0.0 43.0% 0.0% 63.1%
31 Buckshot O'Brien INO 64 9.0 1.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 37.2% 0.0% 81.9%
32 Jack Kerris FTW 66 8.9 7.8 3.2 0.0 0.0 38.8% 0.0% 66.8%
33 Billy Gabor SYR 57 8.6 1.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 32.2% 0.0% 77.6%
34 Bob Donham BOS 66 8.3 5.0 3.5 1.6× 0.0 0.0 48.7% 0.0% 50.9%
35 Dave Minor BAL 57 8.3 4.8 2.8 0.0 0.0 35.4% 0.0% 76.5%
36 Chuck Cooper BOS 66 8.2 7.6 2.0 0.0 0.0 36.1% 0.0% 74.1%
37 Noble Jorgensen SYR 66 8.0 4.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 41.3% 0.0% 79.7%
38 David Johnson FTW 66 7.9 3.4 3.2 0.0 0.0 35.6% 0.0% 72.1%
39 Ed Mikan PHW 66 7.9 7.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 35.4% 0.0% 78.4%
40 James Owens MIH 29 7.9 3.5 2.2 0.0 0.0 32.9% 0.0% 56.1%
41 Bob Harris BOS 66 7.8 8.0 1.5× 1.8 0.0 0.0 41.0% 0.0% 64.1%
42 Dillard Crocker MIH 38 7.7 2.9 1.5 0.0 0.0 35.1% 0.0% 66.9%
43 Al Cervi SYR 55 7.6 1.6 2.7 0.0 0.0 35.4% 0.0% 88.3%
44 Wallace Jones INO 58 7.4 4.9 2.6 0.0 0.0 31.3% 0.0% 75.0%
45 Ray Lumpp NYK 62 7.4 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 38.7% 0.0% 75.6%
46 Wally Osterkorn SYR 66 7.4 6.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 35.1% 0.0% 59.4%
47 Don Lofgran INO 63 7.2 4.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 35.7% 0.0% 71.2%
48 Bill Calhoun BAL 55 7.0 4.6 2.1 0.0 0.0 31.5% 0.0% 68.3%
49 Don Rehfeldt MIH 39 6.7 6.2 1.3 0.0 0.0 34.7% 0.0% 78.7%
50 Alex Hannum ROC 66 6.6 5.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 36.8% 0.0% 71.5%
51 Bob Harrison MNL 65 6.2 2.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 32.0% 0.0% 71.8%
52 George Kaftan NYK 52 6.2 3.8 1.7 0.0 0.0 37.5% 0.0% 68.7%
53 Bob Brannum BOS 66 6.1 6.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 36.9% 0.0% 62.6%
54 Bill Closs FTW 57 6.1 3.6 1.3 0.0 0.0 30.8% 0.0% 68.2%
55 Neil Johnston PHW 64 6.0 5.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 47.2% 0.0% 66.2%
56 Vern Gardner PHW 27 5.9 4.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 37.1% 0.0% 65.2%
57 Horace McKinney BOS 63 5.3 2.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 32.5% 0.0% 81.3%
58 Nelson Bobb PHW 62 5.1 2.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 35.9% 0.0% 59.3%
59 Gerry Calabrese SYR 58 5.0 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 34.4% 0.0% 70.9%
60 Joe Holland INO 55 4.1 3.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 35.1% 0.0% 58.0%
61 Red Holzman ROC 65 4.1 1.6 1.8 0.0 0.0 28.0% 0.0% 71.8%
62 Walter Budko PHW 63 4.0 3.7 1.4 0.0 0.0 40.4% 0.0% 67.4%
63 Cal Christensen MIH 24 3.7 3.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 30.2% 0.0% 52.6%
64 Lew Hitch MNL 61 3.6 4.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 35.8% 0.0% 67.0%
65 Al McGuire NYK 59 3.5 2.1 1.8 0.0 0.0 43.1% 0.0% 52.5%
66 Jake Fendley FTW 58 3.2 1.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 31.8% 0.0% 78.9%
67 John Mahnken BOS 60 3.0 2.2 1.1 0.0 0.0 34.4% 0.0% 60.5%
68 Cliff Barker INO 44 2.9 1.8 1.6 0.0 0.0 29.8% 0.0% 58.8%
69 Joe McNamee BAL 58 2.9 2.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 30.6% 0.0% 60.0%
70 Mel Payton PHW 45 2.9 1.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 38.6% 0.0% 75.0%
71 Dick Dickey BOS 45 2.8 1.8 1.1 0.0 0.0 29.4% 0.0% 68.1%
72 Art Burris MIH 41 2.7 2.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 26.9% 0.0% 66.7%
73 Joe Hutton MNL 60 2.6 1.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 33.5% 0.0% 70.0%
74 Jack Kiley FTW 47 2.5 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 22.8% 0.0% 55.6%
75 Sam Ranzino ROC 39 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 33.3% 0.0% 70.3%
76 Ray Ragelis ROC 51 1.3 1.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 26.0% 0.0% 62.1%