1948-49 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1948-1949 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
Who averaged the most points in the 1948-49 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Minneapolis Lakers, George Mikan led the NBA with an average of 28.3 points in 60 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 40 games.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1948-49 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Lakers) |
28.3 | 1,698 | 60 |
| 2 | (Warriors) |
26.0 | 1,560 | 60 |
| 3 | (Stags) |
20.6 | 1,197 | 58 |
| 4 | (Royals) |
16.6 | 995 | 60 |
| 5 | (Steamrollers) |
15.8 | 899 | 57 |
| 6 | (Bombers) |
15.5 | 914 | 59 |
| 7 | (Warriors) |
15.3 | 920 | 60 |
| 8 | (Royals) |
15.1 | 904 | 60 |
| 9 | (Lakers) |
14.8 | 784 | 53 |
| 10 | (Knicks) |
14.2 | 810 | 57 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Bombers) |
14.1 | 803 | 57 |
| 12 | (Steamrollers) |
13.4 | 736 | 55 |
| 13 | (Bullets (1st)) |
13.0 | 779 | 60 |
| 14 | (Capitols) |
13.0 | 752 | 58 |
| 15 | (2 teams) |
12.7 | 777 | 61 |
| 16 | (Capitols) |
12.7 | 723 | 57 |
| 17 | (Knicks) |
12.3 | 714 | 58 |
| 18 | (Stags) |
12.0 | 718 | 60 |
| 19 | (Capitols) |
11.8 | 708 | 60 |
| 20 | (Bullets (1st)) |
11.5 | 692 | 60 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Capitols) |
11.2 | 538 | 48 |
| 22 | (2 teams) |
11.2 | 682 | 61 |
| 23 | (2 teams) |
11.1 | 597 | 54 |
| 24 | (Bullets (1st)) |
11.0 | 626 | 57 |
| 25 | (Bombers) |
10.8 | 596 | 55 |
| 26 | (2 teams) |
10.5 | 546 | 52 |
| 27 | (Bombers) |
10.5 | 608 | 58 |
| 28 | (Lakers) |
10.4 | 602 | 58 |
| 29 | (2 teams) |
10.3 | 618 | 60 |
| 30 | (Stags) |
10.3 | 575 | 56 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Royals) |
10.2 | 613 | 60 |
| 32 | (3 teams) |
10.0 | 521 | 52 |
| 33 | (2 teams) |
10.0 | 601 | 60 |
| 34 | (Stags) |
9.9 | 594 | 60 |
| 35 | (2 teams) |
9.8 | 423 | 43 |
| 36 | (2 teams) |
9.8 | 589 | 60 |
| 37 | (2 teams) |
9.8 | 567 | 58 |
| 38 | (Steamrollers) |
9.4 | 557 | 59 |
| 39 | (3 teams) |
9.4 | 534 | 57 |
| 40 | (Stags) |
9.3 | 531 | 57 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Lakers) |
9.2 | 508 | 55 |
| 42 | (2 teams) |
9.1 | 447 | 49 |
| 43 | (Royals) |
9.1 | 546 | 60 |
| 44 | (2 teams) |
9.0 | 552 | 61 |
| 45 | (Pistons) |
8.8 | 466 | 53 |
| 46 | (Celtics) |
8.7 | 514 | 59 |
| 47 | (Celtics) |
8.5 | 478 | 56 |
| 48 | (Royals) |
8.5 | 511 | 60 |
| 49 | (2 teams) |
8.5 | 391 | 46 |
| 50 | (Knicks) |
8.3 | 434 | 52 |