1956-57 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1956-1957 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
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Who averaged the most points in the 1956-57 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, Paul Arizin led the NBA with an average of 25.6 points in 71 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 48 games.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1956-57 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Warriors) |
25.6 | 1,817 | 71 |
| 2 | (Hawks) |
24.7 | 1,755 | 71 |
| 3 | (Warriors) |
22.8 | 1,575 | 69 |
| 4 | (Nationals) |
22.5 | 1,617 | 72 |
| 5 | (Pistons) |
21.5 | 1,547 | 72 |
| 6 | (Celtics) |
21.1 | 1,413 | 67 |
| 7 | (Lakers) |
20.8 | 1,434 | 69 |
| 8 | (Celtics) |
20.6 | 1,319 | 64 |
| 9 | (Hawks) |
16.5 | 1,187 | 72 |
| 10 | (Lakers) |
16.3 | 1,177 | 72 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Royals) |
16.3 | 1,174 | 72 |
| 12 | (Celtics) |
16.2 | 1,163 | 72 |
| 13 | (Royals) |
15.6 | 1,124 | 72 |
| 14 | (Knicks) |
15.0 | 1,079 | 72 |
| 15 | (Knicks) |
14.8 | 1,069 | 72 |
| 16 | (Celtics) |
14.7 | 706 | 48 |
| 17 | (Warriors) |
14.3 | 1,032 | 72 |
| 18 | (Knicks) |
13.9 | 1,001 | 72 |
| 19 | (Lakers) |
13.7 | 986 | 72 |
| 20 | (Nationals) |
13.4 | 953 | 71 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Pistons) |
12.4 | 759 | 61 |
| 22 | (Nationals) |
12.4 | 891 | 72 |
| 23 | (Pistons) |
12.4 | 890 | 72 |
| 24 | (Knicks) |
12.0 | 867 | 72 |
| 25 | (Pistons) |
11.2 | 673 | 60 |
| 26 | (Royals) |
11.2 | 804 | 72 |
| 27 | (Lakers) |
11.0 | 792 | 72 |
| 28 | (Pistons) |
10.9 | 787 | 72 |
| 29 | (2 teams) |
10.9 | 718 | 66 |
| 30 | (Knicks) |
10.7 | 762 | 71 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Celtics) |
10.6 | 744 | 70 |
| 32 | (Warriors) |
10.5 | 706 | 67 |
| 33 | (Hawks) |
10.5 | 755 | 72 |
| 34 | (Hawks) |
10.3 | 739 | 72 |
| 35 | (Lakers) |
10.1 | 720 | 71 |
| 36 | (2 teams) |
10.1 | 718 | 71 |
| 37 | (Royals) |
9.8 | 696 | 71 |
| 38 | (Knicks) |
9.7 | 695 | 72 |
| 39 | (Lakers) |
9.2 | 665 | 72 |
| 40 | (Nationals) |
9.0 | 646 | 72 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Royals) |
9.0 | 636 | 71 |
| 42 | (2 teams) |
8.8 | 556 | 63 |
| 43 | (Pistons) |
8.8 | 476 | 54 |
| 44 | (2 teams) |
8.8 | 579 | 66 |
| 45 | (Hawks) |
8.6 | 620 | 72 |
| 46 | (Lakers) |
8.5 | 553 | 65 |
| 47 | (Nationals) |
8.3 | 563 | 68 |
| 48 | (Pistons) |
8.2 | 582 | 71 |
| 49 | (Celtics) |
8.2 | 498 | 61 |
| 50 | (Warriors) |
7.6 | 547 | 72 |