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1951 NBA Total Points Leaders

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Paul Arizin led the NBA in total points in 1951 with 1,674, 151 ahead of George Mikan (1,523). It was one of 2 times Paul Arizin led in total points.

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Paul Arizin Led the NBA in 1951 Paul Arizin PHW
1,674 Total Points 151 clear of George Mikan
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 1,674 66 44.5 25.4
2 George Mikan George Mikan MNL 1,523 64 40.2 23.8
3 Bob Cousy Bob Cousy BOS 1,433 66 40.6 21.7
4 Ed Macauley Ed Macauley BOS 1,264 66 39.9 19.2
5 Bob Davies Bob Davies ROC 1,052 65 36.8 16.2
6 Frank Brian FTW 1,051 66 40.5 15.9
7 Larry Foust Larry Foust FTW 1,047 66 39.6 15.9
8 Bobby Wanzer ROC 1,033 66 37.9 15.7
9 Arnie Risen Arnie Risen ROC 1,032 66 36.3 15.6
10 Vern Mikkelsen Vern Mikkelsen MNL 1,009 66 35.5 15.3
11 Jim Pollard Jim Pollard MNL 1,005 65 39.2 15.5
12 Freddie Scolari BAL 933 64 35.0 14.6
13 Max Zaslofsky Max Zaslofsky NYK 931 66 32.0 14.1
14 Joe Fulks Joe Fulks PHW 922 61 31.2 15.1
15 Joe Graboski Joe Graboski INO 904 66 37.0 13.7
16 Fred Schaus Fred Schaus FTW 872 62 41.6 14.1
17 Dolph Schayes Dolph Schayes SYR 868 63 31.8 13.8
18 Red Rocha Red Rocha SYR 854 66 38.5 12.9
19 Leo Barnhorst INO 820 66 35.5 12.4
20 Andy Phillip Andy Phillip PHW 790 66 44.4 12.0
21 Don Barksdale Don Barksdale BAL 781 62 32.5 12.6
22 Stan Miasek Stan Miasek BAL 779 66 32.9 11.8
23 Don Otten Don Otten MIH 767 64 28.0 12.0
24 Harry Gallatin Harry Gallatin NYK 741 66 29.3 11.2
25 Thomas Eddleman FTW 740 65 29.1 11.4
26 Jack Coleman ROC 736 66 39.5 11.2
27 Dick Mehen Dick Mehen MIH 703 65 35.3 10.8
28 Bill Sharman Bill Sharman BOS 671 63 22.1 10.7
29 Paul Walther Paul Walther INO 671 55 34.6 12.2
30 George King George King SYR 658 66 28.6 10.0
31 Nat Clifton Nat Clifton NYK 658 62 33.9 10.6
32 Arnie Johnson Arnie Johnson ROC 657 66 32.7 10.0
33 Don Boven Don Boven MIH 656 66 30.0 9.9
34 Bob Lavoy INO 648 63 29.0 10.3
35 Connie Simmons Connie Simmons NYK 629 66 23.6 9.5
36 Slater Martin Slater Martin MNL 616 66 37.6 9.3
37 Bill Tosheff INO 608 65 31.6 9.4
38 Mel Hutchins Mel Hutchins MIH 607 66 39.7 9.2
39 Frank Kudelka Frank Kudelka BAL 606 65 24.4 9.3
40 Paul Seymour Paul Seymour SYR 598 66 33.5 9.1
41 Dick McGuire NYK 591 64 31.5 9.2
42 Jack Kerris FTW 589 66 32.6 8.9
43 Buckshot O'Brien INO 578 64 24.6 9.0
44 Odie Spears ROC 566 66 25.4 8.6
45 Bob Donham Bob Donham BOS 551 66 30.0 8.4
46 Chuck Cooper BOS 543 66 29.9 8.2
47 Noble Jorgensen SYR 529 66 20.0 8.0
48 Ernie Vandeweghe Ernie Vandeweghe NYK 524 57 26.4 9.2
49 David Johnson David Johnson FTW 523 66 34.3 7.9
50 Ed Mikan Ed Mikan PHW 520 66 27.0 7.9
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