1956 - 1957 Basketball Season Overview
1956 - 1957 Basketball Statistics Categories:
Best NBA Players of the 1956 - 1957 Season
| Player Name |
Team (Geographical) |
Games Played (g) |
Field Goals (fg) |
Free Throws (ft) |
Scored Points (pts) |
Points Per Game (ppg) |
| Bill Sharman | Boston | 67 | 516 | 381 | 1413 | 21 |
| Bob Cousy | Boston | 64 | 478 | 363 | 1319 | 20 |
| Bob Pettit | St. Louis | 71 | 613 | 529 | 1755 | 24 |
| Carl Braun | New York | 72 | 378 | 245 | 1001 | 13 |
| Clyde Lovellette | Minneapolis | 69 | 574 | 286 | 1434 | 20 |
| Dick Garmaker | Minneapolis | 72 | 406 | 365 | 1177 | 16 |
| Dolph Schayes | Syracuse | 72 | 496 | 625 | 1617 | 22 |
| Ed Conlin | Syracuse | 71 | 335 | 283 | 953 | 13 |
| Ed Macauley | St. Louis | 72 | 414 | 359 | 1187 | 16 |
| George Yardley | Fort Wayne | 72 | 522 | 503 | 1547 | 21 |
| Harry Gallatin | New York | 72 | 332 | 415 | 1079 | 15 |
| Jack Twyman | Rochester | 72 | 449 | 276 | 1174 | 16 |
| Joe Graboski | Philadelphia | 72 | 390 | 252 | 1032 | 14 |
| Johnny Kerr | Syracuse | 72 | 333 | 225 | 891 | 12 |
| Ken Sears | New York | 72 | 343 | 383 | 1069 | 14 |
| Maurice Stokes | Rochester | 72 | 434 | 256 | 1124 | 15 |
| Neil Johnston | Philadelphia | 69 | 520 | 535 | 1575 | 22 |
| Paul Arizin | Philadelphia | 71 | 613 | 591 | 1817 | 25 |
| Tom Heinsohn | Boston | 72 | 446 | 271 | 1163 | 16 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | Minneapolis | 72 | 322 | 342 | 986 | 13 |