1955-56 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1955-1956 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
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Who averaged the most points in the 1955-56 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the St. Louis Hawks, Bob Pettit led the NBA with an average of 25.7 points in 72 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 48 games.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1955-56 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Hawks) |
25.7 | 1,849 | 72 |
| 2 | (Warriors) |
24.2 | 1,741 | 72 |
| 3 | (Warriors) |
22.1 | 1,547 | 70 |
| 4 | (Lakers) |
21.5 | 1,526 | 71 |
| 5 | (Nationals) |
20.4 | 1,472 | 72 |
| 6 | (Celtics) |
19.9 | 1,434 | 72 |
| 7 | (Celtics) |
18.8 | 1,356 | 72 |
| 8 | (Celtics) |
17.5 | 1,240 | 71 |
| 9 | (Pistons) |
17.4 | 1,233 | 71 |
| 10 | (Royals) |
16.8 | 1,125 | 67 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Pistons) |
16.2 | 1,166 | 72 |
| 12 | (Knicks) |
15.4 | 1,112 | 72 |
| 13 | (Royals) |
14.4 | 1,038 | 72 |
| 14 | (Warriors) |
14.4 | 1,034 | 72 |
| 15 | (Celtics) |
14.3 | 860 | 60 |
| 16 | (Knicks) |
13.9 | 1,002 | 72 |
| 17 | (Warriors) |
13.9 | 1,000 | 72 |
| 18 | (Hawks) |
13.6 | 976 | 72 |
| 19 | (Lakers) |
13.4 | 962 | 72 |
| 20 | (Nationals) |
13.3 | 961 | 72 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Lakers) |
13.2 | 947 | 72 |
| 22 | (Knicks) |
12.8 | 896 | 70 |
| 23 | (2 teams) |
12.8 | 957 | 75 |
| 24 | (Royals) |
12.5 | 889 | 71 |
| 25 | (Knicks) |
12.3 | 885 | 72 |
| 26 | (Pistons) |
12.0 | 792 | 66 |
| 27 | (Lakers) |
11.6 | 835 | 72 |
| 28 | (Lakers) |
11.3 | 812 | 72 |
| 29 | (Nationals) |
11.3 | 642 | 57 |
| 30 | (Pistons) |
11.1 | 777 | 70 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Knicks) |
11.0 | 769 | 70 |
| 32 | (Warriors) |
10.8 | 732 | 68 |
| 33 | (Royals) |
10.4 | 749 | 72 |
| 34 | (Nationals) |
10.3 | 744 | 72 |
| 35 | (Hawks) |
10.3 | 743 | 72 |
| 36 | (Nationals) |
10.0 | 720 | 72 |
| 37 | (Pistons) |
9.5 | 686 | 72 |
| 38 | (Knicks) |
9.2 | 661 | 72 |
| 39 | (2 teams) |
8.9 | 608 | 68 |
| 40 | (Knicks) |
8.8 | 561 | 64 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Hawks) |
8.6 | 617 | 72 |
| 42 | (Royals) |
8.5 | 615 | 72 |
| 43 | (Nationals) |
8.5 | 612 | 72 |
| 44 | (Celtics) |
8.3 | 591 | 71 |
| 45 | (Nationals) |
8.2 | 543 | 66 |
| 46 | (Celtics) |
8.1 | 548 | 68 |
| 47 | (Hawks) |
8.0 | 546 | 68 |
| 48 | (Lakers) |
8.0 | 574 | 72 |
| 49 | (Pistons) |
7.9 | 546 | 69 |
| 50 | (Royals) |
7.8 | 565 | 72 |