League Leaders Who Led?

Neil Johnston

1951–1958

Career 516 G · 10,023 PTS · 19.4 PPG · 11.4 RPG · 2.5 APG

Seasons leading the NBA
21
44 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
9 Categories led
1952 Best season

Spanning 1952–1956, peaking at 6 titles in 1952.

Led in Free Throws Made for 3 straight seasons (1952–1954) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1951

Among league leaders

  • 14th League titles 17
  • 25th Top-5 finishes 46

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Free Throws Made 3 1st 3 yrs (1952–1954) 1952 556 1953 577 1954 589 1955 #2 1956 #3
Effective FG Percentage 3 1st 2 yrs (1955–1956) 1952 45.2% 1955 45.7% 1956 44.7% 1953 #3 1954 #3
Total Points 3 1st 3 yrs (1952–1954) 1952 1,564 1953 1,759 1954 1,631 1955 #3
Field Goal Percentage 3 1st 2 yrs (1955–1956) 1952 45.2% 1955 45.7% 1956 44.7% 1953 #3 1954 #3
Points per Game 3 1st 3 yrs (1952–1954) 1952 22.3 1953 24.4 1954 22.7 1955 #3 1956 #3
True Shooting Percentage 2 1st 2 yrs (1955–1956) 1955 55.5% 1956 54.4% 1952 #2 1954 #2 1957 #2
Field Goals Made 2 1st 2 yrs (1952–1953) 1952 504 1953 591 1954 #3
Total Rebounds 1 1st — 1954 1,085 1952 #2
Rebounds per Game 1 1st — 1954 15.1 1952 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1956 3 FG% 44.7% eFG% 44.7% TS% 54.4%
1955 3 FG% 45.7% eFG% 45.7% TS% 55.5%
1954 5 RPG 15.1 PPG 22.7 REB 1,085 PTS 1,631 FTM 589
1953 4 PPG 24.4 PTS 1,759 FGM 591 FTM 577
1952 6 FG% 45.2% PPG 22.3 PTS 1,564 FGM 504 FTM 556 eFG% 45.2%

Season Averages

8 seasons
Year Team GP MPG PTS PPG REB RPG AST APG STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1951 PHW 64 15.5 382 6.0 342 5.3 39 0.6 — — — 47.2% — 66.2%
1952 PHW 70 45.2 1,564 22.3 976 13.9 197 2.8 — — — 45.2% — 70.0%
1953 PHW 72 45.8 1,759 24.4 797 11.1 203 2.8 — — — 44.9% — 74.7%
1954 PHW 72 40.5 1,631 22.7 1,085 15.1 215 3.0 — — — 44.0% — 76.6%
1955 PHW 70 37.1 1,547 22.1 872 12.5 225 3.2 — — — 45.7% — 80.2%
1956 PHW 69 36.7 1,575 22.8 855 12.4 203 2.9 — — — 44.7% — 82.6%
1957 PHW 71 33.9 1,388 19.6 790 11.1 166 2.3 — — — 42.9% — 81.9%
1958 PHW 28 14.0 177 6.3 139 5.0 21 0.8 — — — 32.9% — 78.4%
Career — 516 35.5 10,023 19.4 5,856 11.4 1,269 2.5 — — — 44.4% — 76.8%