1964 - 1965 Basketball Season Overview
1964 - 1965 Basketball Statistics Categories:
Best NBA Players of the 1964 - 1965 Season
| Player Name |
Team (Geographical) |
Games Played (g) |
Field Goals (fg) |
Free Throws (ft) |
Scored Points (pts) |
Points Per Game (ppg) |
| Adrian Smith | Cincinnati | 80 | 463 | 284 | 1210 | 15 |
| Bailey Howell | Baltimore | 80 | 515 | 504 | 1534 | 19 |
| Dave DeBusschere | Detroit | 79 | 508 | 306 | 1322 | 16 |
| Don Ohl | Baltimore | 77 | 568 | 284 | 1420 | 18 |
| Elgin Baylor | Los Angeles | 74 | 763 | 483 | 2009 | 27 |
| Gus Johnson | Baltimore | 76 | 577 | 261 | 1415 | 18 |
| Hal Greer | Philadelphia | 70 | 539 | 335 | 1413 | 20 |
| Jerry Lucas | Cincinnati | 66 | 558 | 298 | 1414 | 21 |
| Jerry West | Los Angeles | 74 | 822 | 648 | 2292 | 31 |
| Jim Barnes | New York | 75 | 454 | 251 | 1159 | 15 |
| John Havlicek | Boston | 75 | 570 | 235 | 1375 | 18 |
| Lenny Wilkens | St. Louis | 78 | 434 | 416 | 1284 | 16 |
| Nate Thurmond | San Francisco | 77 | 519 | 235 | 1273 | 16 |
| Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | 75 | 807 | 665 | 2279 | 30 |
| Sam Jones | Boston | 80 | 821 | 428 | 2070 | 25 |
| Terry Dischinger | Detroit | 80 | 568 | 320 | 1456 | 18 |
| Walt Bellamy | Baltimore | 80 | 733 | 515 | 1981 | 24 |
| Willis Reed | New York | 80 | 629 | 302 | 1560 | 19 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | S.F.-Phi. | 73 | 1063 | 408 | 2534 | 34 |
| Zelmo Beaty | St. Louis | 80 | 505 | 341 | 1351 | 16 |