1958-59 NBA season

Champion team: Boston Celtics |
Season MVP: Bob Pettit |
Scoring leader: Bob Pettit

1958-59 NBA season: Regular season stats leaders.

Points
Bob Pettit29.24
Paul Arizin 26.44
Jack Twyman 25.79
Elgin Baylor 24.89
Cliff Hagan 23.71
Dolph Schayes 21.31
Kenny Sears 20.96
Bill Sharman 20.36
Bob Cousy 19.95
George Yardley 19.82
Rebounds
Bill Russell23.03
Bob Pettit 16.42
Elgin Baylor 15.00
Johnny Kerr 14.00
Dolph Schayes 13.36
Walter Dukes 13.31
Woody Sauldsberry 11.47
Tom Gola 11.09
Cliff Hagan 10.88
Willie Naulls 10.63
Assists
Bob Cousy8.57
Dick McGuire 6.24
Larry Costello 5.41
Richie Guerin 5.13
Carl Braun 4.85
Slater Martin 4.73
Tom Gola 4.20
Jack McMahon 4.14
Elgin Baylor 4.10
Cliff Hagan 3.40

Blocks
No stats for this season.
Steals
No stats for this season.
Efficiency
Bob Pettit32.99
Bill Russell 32.70
Elgin Baylor 29.27
Cliff Hagan 25.60
Dolph Schayes 24.88
Kenny Sears 23.79
Johnny Kerr 23.78
Paul Arizin 23.40
Jack Twyman 22.46
Bob Cousy 21.25
Field goals (%)
Kenny Sears49.00
Bill Russell 45.74
Cliff Hagan 45.59
Clyde Lovellette 45.42
Hal Greer 45.36
Johnny Kerr 44.07
Bob Pettit 43.84
Larry Costello 43.67
Sam Jones 43.39
Paul Arizin 43.11
3-pointers (%)
No stats for this season.
Free throws (%)
Bill Sharman93.19
Dolph Schayes 86.37
Kenny Sears 86.05
Bob Cousy 85.45
Willie Naulls 82.96
Clyde Lovellette 82.00
Paul Arizin 81.30
Vern Mikkelsen 80.56
Gene Shue 80.29
Larry Costello 80.23

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Minutes played
Bill Russell42.56
Elgin Baylor40.79
Paul Arizin39.99
Bob Pettit39.90
Larry Costello39.29
FG made
Bob Pettit9.99
Jack Twyman9.86
Paul Arizin9.03
Cliff Hagan8.97
Elgin Baylor8.64
FG attempts
Jack Twyman23.49
Bob Pettit22.78
Elgin Baylor21.17
Paul Arizin20.94
Cliff Hagan19.68
Free throws made
Bob Pettit9.26
Paul Arizin8.39
Elgin Baylor7.60
Dolph Schayes7.31
Kenny Sears7.13
Free throws attempts
Bob Pettit12.21
Paul Arizin10.31
Elgin Baylor9.79
Dolph Schayes8.46
Kenny Sears8.28
Personal fouls
Walter Dukes4.61
Jim Loscutoff4.32
Tom Heinsohn4.11
Earl Lloyd4.04
Dolph Schayes3.89

1958-59 NBA season: Regular season rookie leaders.

Points
Elgin Baylor24.89
Wayne Embry 11.36
Hal Greer 11.07
Guy Rodgers 10.73
Jim Palmer 10.30
Bucky Bockhorn 10.23
Archie Dees 8.22
Andy Johnson 6.91
Shellie McMillon 6.44
Mike Farmer 6.04
Rebounds
Elgin Baylor15.00
Wayne Embry 9.05
Jim Palmer 7.04
Bucky Bockhorn 6.48
Guy Rodgers 6.24
Shellie McMillon 5.94
Boo Ellis 5.28
Archie Dees 4.99
Hub Reed 4.88
Bennie Swain 4.52
Assists
Guy Rodgers5.80
Elgin Baylor 4.10
Bucky Bockhorn 2.90
Phil Rollins 2.32
Hal Greer 1.49
Wayne Embry 1.45
K.C. Jones 1.43
Andy Johnson 1.34
Vern Hatton 1.09
Jim Palmer 0.97

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Efficiency
Elgin Baylor29.27
Guy Rodgers14.44
Wayne Embry13.71
Bucky Bockhorn12.07
Jim Palmer11.67
Field goals (%)
Hal Greer45.36
Shellie McMillon43.94
Boo Ellis43.01
Hub Reed42.90
Elgin Baylor40.82
Free throws (%)
Archie Dees77.94
Hal Greer77.84
Elgin Baylor77.66
Jim Palmer72.36
Boo Ellis70.83