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1953 NBA Points per Game Leaders

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Neil Johnston led the NBA in points per game in 1953 with 24.4, 5.2 ahead of Bob Cousy (19.2). It was one of 3 times Neil Johnston led in points per game.

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Led the NBA in 1953 Neil Johnston PHW
24.4 Points per Game 5.2 clear of Bob Cousy
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# Player Team PPG GP MPG PTS
1 Neil Johnston PHW 24.4 72 45.8 1,759
2 Bob Cousy Bob Cousy BOS 19.2 72 39.7 1,383
3 Ed Macauley Ed Macauley BOS 18.9 71 39.3 1,344
4 George Mikan George Mikan MNL 18.1 72 32.8 1,306
5 Ray Felix BAL 17.6 72 37.1 1,269
6 Dolph Schayes Dolph Schayes SYR 17.1 72 36.9 1,228
7 Bill Sharman Bill Sharman BOS 16.0 72 34.3 1,155
8 Larry Foust Larry Foust FTW 15.1 72 37.4 1,090
9 Carl Braun Carl Braun NYK 14.8 72 33.0 1,062
10 Bobby Wanzer ROC 13.3 72 35.3 958
11 Joe Graboski Joe Graboski PHW 13.3 71 38.9 944
12 Harry Gallatin Harry Gallatin NYK 13.2 72 37.4 949
13 Arnie Risen Arnie Risen ROC 13.2 72 33.1 949
14 Paul Seymour Paul Seymour SYR 13.1 71 38.4 931
15 Max Zaslofsky Max Zaslofsky FTW 12.5 65 28.9 811
16 Bob Davies Bob Davies ROC 12.3 72 29.7 887
17 Jim Pollard Jim Pollard MNL 11.7 71 35.0 831
18 George King George King SYR 11.4 72 32.9 817
19 Don Sunderlage Don Sunderlage MIH 11.2 68 32.8 760
20 Vern Mikkelsen Vern Mikkelsen MNL 11.1 72 31.2 797
21 Andy Phillip Andy Phillip FTW 10.6 71 38.1 751
22 Mel Hutchins Mel Hutchins FTW 10.3 72 40.8 741
23 Paul Hoffman BAL 10.0 72 34.8 723
24 Jack McMahon ROC 10.0 71 26.6 711
25 Connie Simmons Connie Simmons NYK 10.0 72 27.9 720
26 Eddie Miller BAL 10.0 72 23.0 719
27 Slater Martin Slater Martin MNL 9.9 69 35.8 684
28 Jack Coleman ROC 9.7 71 33.5 686
29 Nat Clifton Nat Clifton NYK 9.6 72 30.3 688
30 Jack George PHW 9.5 71 37.3 675
31 Dick McGuire NYK 9.2 68 34.5 622
32 Earl Lloyd Earl Lloyd SYR 9.1 72 30.6 654
33 Billy Gabor Billy Gabor SYR 9.0 61 19.9 547
34 George Yardley George Yardley FTW 9.0 63 23.6 564
35 Wally Osterkorn Wally Osterkorn SYR 8.8 70 30.9 615
36 Bob Houbregs BAL 8.7 70 28.1 608
37 Al Roges BAL 8.5 67 28.9 570
38 Robert Zawoluk PHW 8.3 71 25.3 592
39 Charlie Share Charlie Share MIH 8.3 68 23.2 564
40 George Ratkovicz MIH 8.3 69 31.5 570
41 Bill Calhoun MIH 8.3 72 32.9 594
42 Clyde Lovellette Clyde Lovellette MNL 8.2 72 17.4 588
43 Lew Hitch MIH 8.0 72 34.1 575
44 Odie Spears ROC 7.7 72 22.7 551
45 Irv Bemoras MIH 7.4 69 21.7 509
46 Don Barksdale Don Barksdale BOS 7.3 63 21.6 461
47 Freddie Scolari FTW 7.2 64 24.8 462
48 Rollen Hans BAL 7.2 67 23.2 483
49 Fred Schaus Fred Schaus NYK 7.1 67 22.6 475
50 Whitey Skoog MNL 7.0 71 26.4 496
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