| National Basketball League awards and honors |
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In basketball, points are accumulated through free throws or field goals. [1] The National Basketball League's (NBL) scoring title was awarded to the player with the most total points in a given season. [2] [3]
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Bobby McDermott holds the NBL all-time record for career points scored (3,583), while fellow Hall of Famer George Mikan holds the single season points (1,195) and points per game (21.3) records. McDermott earned the most points spanning an eight-year NBL career, but Mikan only played two seasons and set both records during 1948–49, the final year the league existed.
Key
| * | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | |||||
| † | Denotes player who won the MVP Award that year | |||||
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season | |||||
| G | Guard | F | Forward | C | Center | |
Season scoring leaders
| Season | Player | Pos. | Team | Total points |
Games played |
PPG |
Field goals made |
Free throws made |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–38† | Leroy Edwards | C | Oshkosh All-Stars | 210 | 13 | 16.2 | 83 | 44 | [4] |
| 1938–39† | Leroy Edwards (2) | C | Oshkosh All-Stars | 334 | 28 | 11.9 | 124 | 86 | [4] |
| 1939–40† | Leroy Edwards (3) | C | Oshkosh All-Stars | 361 | 28 | 12.9 | 111 | 139 | [4] |
| 1940–41† | Ben Stephens | G/F | Akron Goodyear Wingfoots | 265 | 24 | 11.0 | 98 | 69 | [5] |
| 1941–42† | Chuck Chuckovits | G/F | Toledo Jim White Chevrolets | 406 | 22 | 18.5 | 143 | 120 | [6] |
| 1942–43† | Bobby McDermott* | G | Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons | 316 | 23 | 13.7 | 132 | 52 | [7] |
| 1943–44 | Mel Riebe | G/F | Cleveland Chase Brassmen | 323 | 18 | 17.9 | 113 | 97 | [8] |
| 1944–45 | Mel Riebe (2) | G/F | Cleveland Allmen Transfers | 607 | 30 | 20.2 | 223 | 161 | [8] |
| 1945–46 | Bob Carpenter | F/C | Oshkosh All-Stars | 473 | 34 | 13.9 | 186 | 101 | [9] |
| 1946–47 | Al Cervi* | G/F | Rochester Royals | 632 | 44 | 14.4 | 228 | 176 | [10] |
| 1947–48† | George Mikan* | C | Minneapolis Lakers | 1,195 | 56 | 21.3 | 406 | 383 | [11] |
| 1948–49† | Don Otten | C | Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 899 | 64 | 14.0 | 301 | 297 | [12] |
Career scoring leaders
| Rank | Player | Pos. | Team(s) played for (years) | Total points |
Games played |
PPG |
Field goals made |
Free throws made |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby McDermott* | G |
Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1941–1946) Chicago American Gears (1946–1947) Sheboygan Red Skins (1947) Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1947–1948) Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949) |
3,583 | 287 | 12.48 | 1,465 | 653 | [7] |
| 2 | Leroy Edwards | C | Oshkosh All-Stars (1937–1949) | 3,221 | 322 | 10.00 | 1,045 | 1,131 | [4] |
| 3 | Gene Englund | F/C | Oshkosh All-Stars (1941–1944, 1945–1949) | 2,600 | 238 | 10.92 | 906 | 788 | [13] |
| 4 | Ed Dancker | C | Sheboygan Red Skins (1938–1949) | 2,490 | 321 | 7.76 | 955 | 580 | [14] |
| 5 | Al Cervi* | G/F |
Buffalo Bisons (1937–1938) Rochester Royals (1945–1948) Syracuse Nationals (1948–1949) |
2,326 | 187 | 12.44 | 797 | 732 | [10] |
| 6 | Don Otten | C | Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1946–1949) | 2,292 | 168 | 13.64 | 783 | 726 | [12] |
| 7 | Mike Novak | F/C |
Chicago Bruins (1939–1942) Chicago Studebaker Flyers (1942–1943) Sheboygan Red Skins (1943–1946) Syracuse Nationals (1946–1948) |
2,281 | 267 | 8.54 | 880 | 521 | [15] |
| 8 | Bob Carpenter | F/C |
Oshkosh All-Stars (1940–1941, 1945–1948) Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949) |
2,140 | 209 | 10.24 | 796 | 548 | [9] |
| 9 | George Glamack | F/C |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (1941–1942) Rochester Royals (1945–1947) Indianapolis Kautskys (1947–1948) Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949) |
2,138 | 202 | 10.58 | 763 | 612 | [16] |
| 10 | Jake Pelkington | F/C |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (1940–1941) Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1942–1948) |
1,949 | 226 | 8.62 | 668 | 613 | [17] |
| 11 | Charley Shipp | G/F |
Akron Goodyear Wingfoots (1937–1939) Oshkosh All-Stars (1939–1944) Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1944–1946) Anderson Duffey Packers (1946–1948) Waterloo Hawks (1948–1949) |
1,935 | 376 | 5.15 | 765 | 405 | [18] |
| 12 | Bob Calihan | G/F |
Detroit Eagles (1940–1941) Chicago American Gears (1945–1947) Flint Dow A.C.'s (1947–1948) Syracuse Nationals (1948–1949) |
1,810 | 165 | 10.96 | 675 | 460 | [19] |
| 13 | Stan Patrick | G/F |
Chicago American Gears (1944–1947) Flint Dow A.C.'s (1947–1948) Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949) |
1,765 | 212 | 8.33 | 681 | 403 | [20] |
| 14 | George Mikan* | C |
Chicago American Gears (1946–1947) Minneapolis Lakers (1947–1948) |
1,608 | 81 | 19.85 | 553 | 502 | [11] |
| 15 | Arnie Risen* | C |
Indianapolis Kautskys (1945–1948) Rochester Royals (1948) |
1,606 | 123 | 13.06 | 563 | 480 | [21] |
| 16 | Howie Schultz | F/C | Anderson Duffey Packers (1946–1949) | 1,600 | 165 | 9.70 | 544 | 512 | [22] |
| 17 | Red Holzman* | G | Rochester Royals (1945–1948) | 1,500 | 138 | 10.86 | 616 | 268 | [23] |
| 18 | Rube Lautenschlager | G/F | Sheboygan Red Skins (1938–1947) | 1,442 | 222 | 6.49 | 598 | 246 | [24] |
| 19 | Chips Sobek | G |
Indianapolis Kautskys (1945–1946) Toledo Jeeps (1946–1948) Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949) |
1,434 | 148 | 9.68 | 449 | 536 | [25] |
| 20 | Mike Todorovich | F/C | Sheboygan Red Skins (1947–1949) | 1,425 | 120 | 11.87 | 516 | 393 | [26] |
| 21 | Whitey Von Nieda | G/F | Tri-Cities Blackhawks (1947–1949) | 1,367 | 124 | 11.02 | 523 | 321 | [27] |
| 22 | Harry Boykoff | C |
Toledo Jeeps (1947–1948) Waterloo Hawks (1948–1949) |
1,351 | 120 | 11.25 | 518 | 315 | [28] |
| 23 | Buddy Jeannette* | G |
Cleveland White Horses (1938–1939) Detroit Eagles (1939–1941) Sheboygan Red Skins (1942–1943) Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (1943–1946) |
1,324 | 162 | 8.17 | 451 | 422 | [29] |
| 24 | Clint Wager | F/C |
Oshkosh All-Stars (1943–1948) Hammond Calumet Buccaneers (1948–1949) |
1,319 | 247 | 5.34 | 500 | 319 | [30] |
| 25 | Hal Tidrick | G/F |
Sheboygan Red Skins (1944–1945) Toledo Jeeps (1946–1948) |
1,302 | 104 | 12.51 | 499 | 304 | [31] |
See also
- List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders
- List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
References
- General
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- "NBL Career Leaders and Records for Points". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- Specific
- ^ "Basketball glossary". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ Nelson, Murry R. The National Basketball League: A History, 1935–1949. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2009. Retrieved on June 17, 2019.
- ^ Dimitry, Steve (1998). "Steve Dimitry's NBL Website". Steve Dimitry's Extinct Sports Leagues. Archived from the original on August 18, 2005. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Leroy Edwards NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Ben Stephens NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Chuck Chuckovits NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "Bobby McDermott NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "Mel Riebe NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "Bob Carpenter NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "Al Cervi NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "George Mikan NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ a b "Don Otten NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Gene Englund NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Ed Dancker NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Mike Novak NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "George Glamack NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Jake Pelkington NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Charley Shipp NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Bob Calihan NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Stan Patrick NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Arnie Risen NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Howie Schultz NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Red Holzman NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Rube Lautenschlager NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Chips Sobek NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Mike Todorovich NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Whitey Von Nieda NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Harry Boykoff NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Buddy Jeannette NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Clint Wager NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ "Hal Tidrick NBL Stats". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2019.