1959 NBA Leaders
Who led the NBA in 1959, in every category NBA records. Final.
Playmaking
Assists per Game
APG- 1 Bob Cousy 9.5
- 2 Guy Rodgers 7.1
- 3 Richie Guerin 6.3
- 3 Larry Costello 6.3
- 5 Tom Gola 5.5
Total Assists
AST- 1 Bob Cousy 715
- 2 Guy Rodgers 482
- 3 Richie Guerin 468
- 4 Larry Costello 449
- 5 Tom Gola 409
Shooting
- 1 Ken Sears 47.7%
- 2 Hal Greer 47.6%
- 3 Clyde Lovellette 46.9%
- 4 Bill Russell 46.7%
- 5 Cliff Hagan 46.4%
- 1 Dolph Schayes 89.3%
- 2 Gene Shue 87.3%
- 3 Ken Sears 86.8%
- 4 Bill Sharman 86.6%
- 5 Larry Costello 86.2%
Scoring
Points per Game
PPG- 1 Wilt Chamberlain 37.6
- 2 Jack Twyman 31.2
- 3 Elgin Baylor 29.6
- 4 Bob Pettit 26.1
- 5 Cliff Hagan 24.8
Total Points
PTS- 1 Wilt Chamberlain 2,707
- 2 Jack Twyman 2,338
- 3 Elgin Baylor 2,074
- 4 Bob Pettit 1,882
- 5 Cliff Hagan 1,859
Rebounding
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain 27.0
- 2 Bill Russell 24.0
- 3 Bob Pettit 17.0
- 4 Elgin Baylor 16.4
- 5 Willie Naulls 14.2
Total Rebounds
REB- 1 Wilt Chamberlain 1,941
- 2 Bill Russell 1,778
- 3 Bob Pettit 1,221
- 4 Elgin Baylor 1,150
- 5 Dolph Schayes 959
Other seasons
The same page, for the years either side.