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Following its third season, 1948–49, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to create the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1950  
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BAA 1949 Leaders
Points-per-Game (PPG)

1
Profile photo of George Mikan

George Mikan

Minneapolis Lakers

28.3

2
Profile photo of Joe Fulks

Joe Fulks

Philadelphia Warriors

26.0

3
Profile photo of Max Zaslofsky

Max Zaslofsky

Chicago Stags

20.6

4
Profile photo of Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen

Rochester Royals

16.6

5
Profile photo of Kenny Sailors

Kenny Sailors

Providence Steamrollers

15.8

6
Profile photo of Belus Smawley

Belus Smawley

St. Louis Bombers

15.5

7
Profile photo of Ed Sadowski

Ed Sadowski

Philadelphia Warriors

15.3

8
Profile photo of Bob Davies

Bob Davies

Rochester Royals

15.1

9
Profile photo of Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard

Minneapolis Lakers

14.8

10
Profile photo of Carl Braun

Carl Braun

New York Knicks

14.2

11
Profile photo of John Logan

John Logan

St. Louis Bombers

14.1

12
Profile photo of Howie Shannon

Howie Shannon

Providence Steamrollers

13.4

13
Profile photo of Connie Simmons

Connie Simmons

Baltimore Bullets

13.0

14
Profile photo of Bob Feerick

Bob Feerick

Washington Capitols

13.0

15
Profile photo of Ray Lumpp

Ray Lumpp

Indianapolis Jets
New York Knicks

12.7

16
Profile photo of Bones McKinney

Bones McKinney

Washington Capitols

12.7

17
Profile photo of Bud Palmer

Bud Palmer

New York Knicks

12.3

18
Profile photo of Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip

Chicago Stags

12.0

19
Profile photo of Kleggie Hermsen

Kleggie Hermsen

Washington Capitols

11.8

20
Profile photo of Walt Budko

Walt Budko

Baltimore Bullets

11.5

21
Profile photo of Fred Scolari

Fred Scolari

Washington Capitols

11.2

22
Profile photo of Freddie Lewis

Freddie Lewis

Indianapolis Jets
Baltimore Bullets

11.2

23
Profile photo of Jake Pelkington

Jake Pelkington

Fort Wayne Pistons
Baltimore Bullets

11.1

24
Profile photo of Chick Reiser

Chick Reiser

Baltimore Bullets

11.0

25
Profile photo of Ariel Maughan

Ariel Maughan

St. Louis Bombers

10.8

26
Profile photo of Bruce Hale

Bruce Hale

Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

10.5

27
Profile photo of Red Rocha

Red Rocha

St. Louis Bombers

10.5

28
Profile photo of Herm Schaefer

Herm Schaefer

Minneapolis Lakers

10.4

29
Profile photo of Chick Halbert

Chick Halbert

Boston Celtics
Providence Steamrollers

10.3

30
Profile photo of Gene Vance

Gene Vance

Chicago Stags

10.3

31
Profile photo of Bobby Wanzer

Bobby Wanzer

Rochester Royals

10.2

32
Profile photo of Leo Mogus

Leo Mogus

Baltimore Bullets
Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

10.0

33
Profile photo of Blackie Towery

Blackie Towery

Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

10.0

34
Profile photo of Ed Mikan

Ed Mikan

Chicago Stags

9.9

35
Profile photo of Mel Riebe

Mel Riebe

Boston Celtics
Providence Steamrollers

9.8

36
Profile photo of George Nostrand

George Nostrand

Providence Steamrollers
Boston Celtics

9.8

37
Profile photo of Charlie Black

Charlie Black

Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

9.8

38
Profile photo of Ernie Calverley

Ernie Calverley

Providence Steamrollers

9.4

39
Profile photo of John Mahnken

John Mahnken

Baltimore Bullets
Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

9.4

40
Profile photo of Odie Spears

Odie Spears

Chicago Stags

9.3

41
Profile photo of Don Carlson

Don Carlson

Minneapolis Lakers

9.2

42
Profile photo of Walt Kirk

Walt Kirk

Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

9.1

43
Profile photo of Red Holzman

Red Holzman

Rochester Royals

9.1

44
Profile photo of Hal Tidrick

Hal Tidrick

Indianapolis Jets
Baltimore Bullets

9.0

45
Profile photo of Bob Tough

Bob Tough

Fort Wayne Pistons

8.8

46
Profile photo of Bulbs Ehlers

Bulbs Ehlers

Boston Celtics

8.7

47
Profile photo of Gene Stump

Gene Stump

Boston Celtics

8.5

48
Profile photo of Arnie Johnson

Arnie Johnson

Rochester Royals

8.5

49
Profile photo of Sid Tanenbaum

Sid Tanenbaum

New York Knicks
Baltimore Bullets

8.5

50
Profile photo of Harry Gallatin

Harry Gallatin

New York Knicks

8.3

51
Profile photo of Gale Bishop

Gale Bishop

Philadelphia Warriors

8.3

52
Profile photo of Brady Walker

Brady Walker

Providence Steamrollers

8.3

53
Profile photo of Angelo Musi

Angelo Musi

Philadelphia Warriors

8.2

54
Profile photo of Price Brookfield

Price Brookfield

Indianapolis Jets

8.2

55
Profile photo of Bob Kinney

Bob Kinney

Fort Wayne Pistons
Boston Celtics

7.9

56
Profile photo of Jim Seminoff

Jim Seminoff

Boston Celtics

7.9

57
Profile photo of Bob Doll

Bob Doll

Boston Celtics

7.9

58
Profile photo of Stan Miasek

Stan Miasek

Chicago Stags

7.8

59
Profile photo of Les Pugh

Les Pugh

Providence Steamrollers

7.7

60
Profile photo of Johnny Norlander

Johnny Norlander

Washington Capitols

7.4

61
Profile photo of Andy Duncan

Andy Duncan

Rochester Royals

7.4

62
Profile photo of Lee Knorek

Lee Knorek

New York Knicks

7.4

63
Profile photo of Leo Klier

Leo Klier

Fort Wayne Pistons

7.4

64
Profile photo of Sonny Hertzberg

Sonny Hertzberg

Washington Capitols

7.4

65
Profile photo of Arnie Ferrin

Arnie Ferrin

Minneapolis Lakers

7.3

66
Profile photo of Curly Armstrong

Curly Armstrong

Fort Wayne Pistons

7.3

67
Profile photo of Tommy Byrnes

Tommy Byrnes

New York Knicks
Indianapolis Jets

7.2

68
Profile photo of Butch van Breda Kolff

Butch van Breda Kolff

New York Knicks

7.0

69
Profile photo of Jack Smiley

Jack Smiley

Fort Wayne Pistons

6.7

70
Profile photo of Richie Niemiera

Richie Niemiera

Fort Wayne Pistons

6.6

71
Profile photo of Bill Calhoun

Bill Calhoun

Rochester Royals

6.6

72
Profile photo of Johnny Ezersky

Johnny Ezersky

Providence Steamrollers
Baltimore Bullets
Boston Celtics

6.5

73
Profile photo of George Senesky

George Senesky

Philadelphia Warriors

6.5

74
Profile photo of Otto Schnellbacher

Otto Schnellbacher

Providence Steamrollers
St. Louis Bombers

6.4

75
Profile photo of Stan Stutz

Stan Stutz

Baltimore Bullets

6.3

76
Profile photo of Kenny Rollins

Kenny Rollins

Chicago Stags

6.2

77
Profile photo of Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter

New York Knicks

6.1

78
Profile photo of Dick Triptow

Dick Triptow

Fort Wayne Pistons

6.1

79
Profile photo of Ralph Hamilton

Ralph Hamilton

Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

6.0

80
Profile photo of Irv Rothenberg

Irv Rothenberg

New York Knicks

5.9

81
Profile photo of Lionel Malamed

Lionel Malamed

Indianapolis Jets
Rochester Royals

5.9

82
Profile photo of Tony Jaros

Tony Jaros

Minneapolis Lakers

5.8

83
Profile photo of Easy Parham

Easy Parham

St. Louis Bombers

5.7

84
Profile photo of Buddy Jeannette

Buddy Jeannette

Baltimore Bullets

5.6

85
Profile photo of Art Spector

Art Spector

Boston Celtics

5.5

86
Profile photo of Jerry Fleishman

Jerry Fleishman

Philadelphia Warriors

5.5

87
Profile photo of Mike Novak

Mike Novak

Rochester Royals

5.3

88
Profile photo of Carl Meinhold

Carl Meinhold

Chicago Stags
Providence Steamrollers

5.3

89
Profile photo of Chuck Gilmur

Chuck Gilmur

Chicago Stags

5.1

90
Profile photo of Fritz Nagy

Fritz Nagy

Indianapolis Jets

5.1

91
Profile photo of Matt Zunic

Matt Zunic

Washington Capitols

4.9

92
Profile photo of John Mandic

John Mandic

Indianapolis Jets

4.8

93
Profile photo of Buddy O'Grady

Buddy O'Grady

St. Louis Bombers
Providence Steamrollers

4.7

94
Profile photo of Jack Dwan

Jack Dwan

Minneapolis Lakers

4.6

95
Profile photo of Bill Roberts

Bill Roberts

Chicago Stags
Boston Celtics
St. Louis Bombers

4.4

96
Profile photo of Don Putman

Don Putman

St. Louis Bombers

4.2

97
Profile photo of Leo Katkaveck

Leo Katkaveck

Washington Capitols

4.2

98
Profile photo of Donnie Forman

Donnie Forman

Minneapolis Lakers

4.1

99
Profile photo of Ward Williams

Ward Williams

Fort Wayne Pistons

4.1

100
Profile photo of Irv Torgoff

Irv Torgoff

Baltimore Bullets
Philadelphia Warriors

4.0

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  1. I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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