1955 - 1956 Basketball Season Overview
1955 - 1956 Basketball Statistics Categories:
Best NBA Players of the 1955 - 1956 Season
| Player Name |
Team (Geographical) |
Games Played (g) |
Field Goals (fg) |
Free Throws (ft) |
Scored Points (pts) |
Points Per Game (ppg) |
| Bill Sharman | Boston | 72 | 538 | 358 | 1434 | 19 |
| Bob Cousy | Boston | 72 | 440 | 476 | 1356 | 18 |
| Bob Pettit | St. Louis | 72 | 646 | 557 | 1849 | 25 |
| Carl Braun | New York | 72 | 396 | 320 | 1112 | 15 |
| Charlie Share | St. Louis | 72 | 315 | 346 | 976 | 13 |
| Clyde Lovellette | Minneapolis | 71 | 594 | 338 | 1526 | 21 |
| Dolph Schayes | Syracuse | 72 | 465 | 542 | 1472 | 20 |
| Ed Macauley | Boston | 71 | 420 | 400 | 1240 | 17 |
| George Yardley | Fort Wayne | 71 | 434 | 365 | 1233 | 17 |
| Harry Gallatin | New York | 72 | 322 | 358 | 1002 | 13 |
| Jack Coleman | Roc.-St.L | 75 | 390 | 177 | 957 | 12 |
| Jack George | Philadelphia | 72 | 352 | 296 | 1000 | 13 |
| Jack Twyman | Rochester | 72 | 417 | 204 | 1038 | 14 |
| Joe Graboski | Philadelphia | 72 | 397 | 240 | 1034 | 14 |
| Johnny Kerr | Syracuse | 72 | 377 | 207 | 961 | 13 |
| Larry Foust | Fort Wayne | 72 | 367 | 432 | 1166 | 16 |
| Maurice Stokes | Rochester | 67 | 403 | 319 | 1125 | 16 |
| Neil Johnston | Philadelphia | 70 | 499 | 549 | 1547 | 22 |
| Paul Arizin | Philadelphia | 72 | 617 | 507 | 1741 | 24 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | Minneapolis | 72 | 317 | 328 | 962 | 13 |