1958-59 NBA Regular Season: Points Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more points per game in the 1958-1959 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
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Who averaged the most points in the 1958-59 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the St. Louis Hawks, Bob Pettit led the NBA with an average of 29.2 points in 72 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Points Per Game Leaders this season: 55 games.
Points Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1958-59 Regular Season
| Points | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Hawks) |
29.2 | 2,105 | 72 |
| 2 | (Warriors) |
26.4 | 1,851 | 70 |
| 3 | (Royals) |
25.8 | 1,857 | 72 |
| 4 | (Lakers) |
24.9 | 1,742 | 70 |
| 5 | (Hawks) |
23.7 | 1,707 | 72 |
| 6 | (Nationals) |
21.3 | 1,534 | 72 |
| 7 | (Knicks) |
21.0 | 1,488 | 71 |
| 8 | (Celtics) |
20.4 | 1,466 | 72 |
| 9 | (Celtics) |
20.0 | 1,297 | 65 |
| 10 | (2 teams) |
19.8 | 1,209 | 61 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Celtics) |
18.8 | 1,242 | 66 |
| 12 | (Knicks) |
18.2 | 1,291 | 71 |
| 13 | (Nationals) |
17.8 | 1,285 | 72 |
| 14 | (Pistons) |
17.6 | 1,266 | 72 |
| 15 | (Celtics) |
16.7 | 1,168 | 70 |
| 16 | (Nationals) |
15.8 | 1,108 | 70 |
| 17 | (Knicks) |
15.7 | 1,068 | 68 |
| 18 | (Warriors) |
15.4 | 1,112 | 72 |
| 19 | (Celtics) |
15.4 | 1,107 | 72 |
| 20 | (Warriors) |
14.7 | 1,058 | 72 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Hawks) |
14.4 | 1,009 | 70 |
| 22 | (Pistons) |
14.3 | 1,029 | 72 |
| 23 | (Warriors) |
14.1 | 901 | 64 |
| 24 | (Lakers) |
13.8 | 992 | 72 |
| 25 | (Lakers) |
13.7 | 984 | 72 |
| 26 | (Pistons) |
13.0 | 933 | 72 |
| 27 | (Lakers) |
12.3 | 882 | 72 |
| 28 | (2 teams) |
11.9 | 855 | 72 |
| 29 | (Royals) |
11.4 | 750 | 66 |
| 30 | (Nationals) |
11.1 | 753 | 68 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Celtics) |
10.7 | 761 | 71 |
| 32 | (Royals) |
10.6 | 766 | 72 |
| 33 | (Knicks) |
10.5 | 754 | 72 |
| 34 | (Knicks) |
10.4 | 749 | 72 |
| 35 | (Royals) |
10.3 | 690 | 67 |
| 36 | (Royals) |
10.2 | 726 | 71 |
| 37 | (Nationals) |
10.0 | 719 | 72 |
| 38 | (Nationals) |
10.0 | 668 | 67 |
| 39 | (Knicks) |
9.8 | 667 | 68 |
| 40 | (Hawks) |
9.7 | 687 | 71 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Lakers) |
9.6 | 682 | 71 |
| 42 | (Pistons) |
9.2 | 655 | 71 |
| 43 | (Lakers) |
9.2 | 532 | 58 |
| 44 | (Knicks) |
8.8 | 609 | 69 |
| 45 | (Lakers) |
8.8 | 634 | 72 |
| 46 | (2 teams) |
8.7 | 619 | 71 |
| 47 | (Pistons) |
8.4 | 605 | 72 |
| 48 | (Pistons) |
8.4 | 570 | 68 |
| 49 | (Nationals) |
8.4 | 595 | 71 |
| 50 | (Celtics) |
8.3 | 546 | 66 |