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1961-62 NBA Season: League Leaders Summary.

Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1961-1962 NBA Season, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers

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Information about which players led the main stats categories in the 1961-1962 NBA Season, including leaders in points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and turnovers.

NBA Season and Playoffs:
Previous Season: 1960-61
Next Season: 1962-63

1961-62

> Summary
> Standings
> Season Leaders
> Playoff Brackets
> Playoff Series and Results
> Playoff Results by Date

Regular Season Leaders

Points

per Game
50.4 ppg
Wilt Chamberlain
(Philadelphia Warriors)

Rebounds

per Game
25.7 rpg
Wilt Chamberlain
(Philadelphia Warriors)

Assists

per Game
11.4 apg
Oscar Robertson
(Cincinnati Royals)

Steals

per Game
* the NBA didn't record steals previous to the 1973-74 season.

Blocks

per Game
* the NBA didn't record blocks previous to the 1973-74 season.

Regular Season Leaders Details

Points per Game

Rnk Player Points   Team
1. Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 ppg Warriors
2. Walt Bellamy 31.6 ppg Packers
3. Bob Pettit 31.1 ppg Hawks
4. Jerry West 30.8 ppg Lakers
5. Oscar Robertson 30.8 ppg Royals

Rebounds per Game

Rnk Player Rebounds   Team
1. Wilt Chamberlain 25.7 rpg Warriors
2. Bill Russell 23.6 rpg Celtics
3. Walt Bellamy 19.0 rpg Packers
4. Bob Pettit 18.7 rpg Hawks
5. Red Kerr 14.7 rpg Nationals

Assists per Game

Rnk Player Assists Team
1. Oscar Robertson 11.4 apg Royals
2. Guy Rodgers 8.0 apg Warriors
3. Bob Cousy 7.8 apg Celtics
4. Richie Guerin 6.9 apg Knicks
5. Gene Shue 5.8 apg Pistons

Total Points

Rnk Player Points   Team
1. Wilt Chamberlain 4,029 pts Warriors
2. Walt Bellamy 2,495 pts Packers
3. Oscar Robertson 2,432 pts Royals
4. Bob Pettit 2,429 pts Hawks
5. Jerry West 2,310 pts Lakers

Total Rebounds

Rnk Player Rebounds   Team
1. Wilt Chamberlain 2,052 reb Warriors
2. Bill Russell 1,790 reb Celtics
3. Walt Bellamy 1,500 reb Packers
4. Bob Pettit 1,459 reb Hawks
5. Red Kerr 1,176 reb Nationals

Total Assists

Rnk Player Assists Team
1. Oscar Robertson 899 ast Royals
2. Guy Rodgers 643 ast Warriors
3. Bob Cousy 584 ast Celtics
4. Richie Guerin 539 ast Knicks
5. Gene Shue 465 ast Pistons
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