1958 - 1959 Basketball Season Overview
1958 - 1959 Basketball Statistics Categories:
Best NBA Players of the 1958 - 1959 Season
| Player Name |
Team (Geographical) |
Games Played (g) |
Field Goals (fg) |
Free Throws (ft) |
Scored Points (pts) |
Points Per Game (ppg) |
| Bill Russell | Boston | 70 | 456 | 256 | 1168 | 16 |
| Bill Sharman | Boston | 72 | 562 | 342 | 1466 | 20 |
| Bob Cousy | Boston | 65 | 484 | 329 | 1297 | 20 |
| Bob Pettit | St. Louis | 72 | 719 | 667 | 2105 | 29 |
| Cliff Hagan | St. Louis | 72 | 646 | 415 | 1707 | 23 |
| Dolph Schayes | Syracuse | 72 | 504 | 526 | 1534 | 21 |
| Elgin Baylor | Minneapolis | 70 | 605 | 532 | 1742 | 24 |
| Frank Ramsey | Boston | 72 | 383 | 341 | 1107 | 15 |
| Gene Shue | Detroit | 72 | 464 | 338 | 1266 | 17 |
| George Yardley | Det.-Syr. | 61 | 446 | 317 | 1209 | 19 |
| Jack Twyman | Cincinnati | 72 | 710 | 437 | 1857 | 25 |
| Joe Graboski | Philadelphia | 72 | 394 | 270 | 1058 | 14 |
| Johnny Kerr | Syracuse | 72 | 502 | 281 | 1285 | 17 |
| Ken Sears | New York | 71 | 491 | 506 | 1488 | 21 |
| Larry Costello | Syracuse | 70 | 414 | 280 | 1108 | 15 |
| Paul Arizin | Philadelphia | 70 | 632 | 587 | 1851 | 26 |
| Richie Guerin | New York | 71 | 443 | 405 | 1291 | 18 |
| Tom Heinsohn | Boston | 66 | 465 | 312 | 1242 | 18 |
| Willie Naulls | New York | 68 | 405 | 258 | 1068 | 15 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | Philadelphia | 72 | 501 | 110 | 1112 | 15 |