Basketball in 1950    
To begin the 1949-50 season, following a three year battle for fans and players, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) agreed to absorb the rival National Basketball League (NBL), creating the new National Basketball Association (NBA).  
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NBA 1950 Leaders
Field Goal %

1
Profile photo of Alex Groza

Alex Groza

Indianapolis Olympians

.478

2
Profile photo of Andy Duncan

Andy Duncan

Rochester Royals

.433

3
Profile photo of Ed Peterson

Ed Peterson

Syracuse Nationals

.428

4
Profile photo of Ernie Vandeweghe

Ernie Vandeweghe

New York Knicks

.421

5
Profile photo of Dick Mehen

Dick Mehen

Waterloo Hawks

.420

6
Profile photo of Fran Curran

Fran Curran

Rochester Royals

.417

7
Profile photo of Bobby Wanzer

Bobby Wanzer

Rochester Royals

.414

8
Profile photo of Harry Boykoff

Harry Boykoff

Waterloo Hawks

.413

9
Profile photo of Milt Schoon

Milt Schoon

Sheboygan Red Skins

.410

10
Profile photo of George Mikan

George Mikan

Minneapolis Lakers

.407

11
Profile photo of John Hargis

John Hargis

Anderson Packers

.405

12
Profile photo of Red Rocha

Red Rocha

St. Louis Bombers

.405

13
Profile photo of Pep Saul

Pep Saul

Rochester Royals

.404

14
Profile photo of Vern Mikkelsen

Vern Mikkelsen

Minneapolis Lakers

.399

15
Profile photo of Ed Macauley

Ed Macauley

St. Louis Bombers

.398

16
Profile photo of Jack Toomay

Jack Toomay

Denver Nuggets

.397

17
Profile photo of Leo Mogus

Leo Mogus

Philadelphia Warriors

.396

18
Profile photo of Arnie Johnson

Arnie Johnson

Rochester Royals

.396

19
Profile photo of Harry Gallatin

Harry Gallatin

New York Knicks

.396

20
Profile photo of Stan Patrick

Stan Patrick

Waterloo Hawks
Sheboygan Red Skins

.395

21
Profile photo of Paul Walther

Paul Walther

Minneapolis Lakers
Indianapolis Olympians

.393

22
Profile photo of Herm Schaefer

Herm Schaefer

Minneapolis Lakers

.389

23
Profile photo of Dolph Schayes

Dolph Schayes

Syracuse Nationals

.385

24
Profile photo of Bill Herman

Bill Herman

Denver Nuggets

.385

25
Profile photo of Duane Klueh

Duane Klueh

Denver Nuggets
Fort Wayne Pistons

.384

26
Profile photo of Stan Miasek

Stan Miasek

Chicago Stags

.381

27
Profile photo of Chick Halbert

Chick Halbert

Washington Capitols

.380

28
Profile photo of Gene Englund

Gene Englund

Boston Celtics
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.380

29
Profile photo of Chips Sobek

Chips Sobek

Sheboygan Red Skins

.378

30
Profile photo of Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman

Rochester Royals

.377

31
Profile photo of Bill Calhoun

Bill Calhoun

Rochester Royals

.377

32
Profile photo of Bob Kinney

Bob Kinney

Boston Celtics

.375

33
Profile photo of Wah Wah Jones

Wah Wah Jones

Indianapolis Olympians

.374

34
Profile photo of Brady Walker

Brady Walker

Boston Celtics

.374

35
Profile photo of Don Otten

Don Otten

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Washington Capitols

.373

36
Profile photo of Wayne See

Wayne See

Waterloo Hawks

.373

37
Profile photo of Don Boven

Don Boven

Waterloo Hawks

.373

38
Profile photo of Cliff Barker

Cliff Barker

Indianapolis Olympians

.372

39
Profile photo of George Kaftan

George Kaftan

Boston Celtics

.372

40
Profile photo of Tony Lavelli

Tony Lavelli

Boston Celtics

.372

41
Profile photo of George Ratkovicz

George Ratkovicz

Syracuse Nationals

.369

42
Profile photo of Carl Shaeffer

Carl Shaeffer

Indianapolis Olympians

.369

43
Profile photo of Dike Eddleman

Dike Eddleman

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.366

44
Profile photo of Jack Nichols

Jack Nichols

Washington Capitols
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.366

45
Profile photo of Bud Grant

Bud Grant

Minneapolis Lakers

.365

46
Profile photo of Carl Braun

Carl Braun

New York Knicks

.364

47
Profile photo of Ralph Beard

Ralph Beard

Indianapolis Olympians

.363

48
Profile photo of Max Morris

Max Morris

Sheboygan Red Skins

.363

49
Profile photo of Alex Hannum

Alex Hannum

Syracuse Nationals

.363

50
Profile photo of Bob Harris

Bob Harris

Fort Wayne Pistons

.361

51
Profile photo of Bob Brown

Bob Brown

Denver Nuggets

.361

52
Profile photo of Bob Harrison

Bob Harrison

Minneapolis Lakers

.359

53
Profile photo of Bobby Cook

Bobby Cook

Sheboygan Red Skins

.358

54
Profile photo of Odie Spears

Odie Spears

Chicago Stags

.357

55
Profile photo of Bob Davies

Bob Davies

Rochester Royals

.357

56
Profile photo of Whitey Von Nieda

Whitey Von Nieda

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Baltimore Bullets

.357

57
Profile photo of Bruce Hale

Bruce Hale

Indianapolis Olympians

.353

58
Profile photo of Noble Jorgensen

Noble Jorgensen

Sheboygan Red Skins

.353

59
Profile photo of Fred Schaus

Fred Schaus

Fort Wayne Pistons

.352

60
Profile photo of Andy O'Donnell

Andy O'Donnell

Baltimore Bullets

.352

61
Profile photo of Slater Martin

Slater Martin

Minneapolis Lakers

.351

62
Profile photo of Max Zaslofsky

Max Zaslofsky

Chicago Stags

.351

63
Profile photo of Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip

Chicago Stags

.349

64
Profile photo of Leo Barnhorst

Leo Barnhorst

Chicago Stags

.349

65
Profile photo of Ed Stanczak

Ed Stanczak

Anderson Packers

.349

66
Profile photo of Kenny Sailors

Kenny Sailors

Denver Nuggets

.349

67
Profile photo of Bill Roberts

Bill Roberts

St. Louis Bombers

.347

68
Profile photo of Bob Doll

Bob Doll

Boston Celtics

.346

69
Profile photo of Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard

Minneapolis Lakers

.346

70
Profile photo of Belus Smawley

Belus Smawley

St. Louis Bombers

.345

71
Profile photo of Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen

Rochester Royals

.344

72
Profile photo of Bob Feerick

Bob Feerick

Washington Capitols

.344

73
Profile photo of Howie Shannon

Howie Shannon

Boston Celtics

.344

74
Profile photo of Bob Carpenter

Bob Carpenter

Fort Wayne Pistons

.344

75
Profile photo of Hoot Gibson

Hoot Gibson

Boston Celtics
Waterloo Hawks

.344

76
Profile photo of Ed Leede

Ed Leede

Boston Celtics

.343

77
Profile photo of Fred Scolari

Fred Scolari

Washington Capitols

.343

78
Profile photo of Kenny Rollins

Kenny Rollins

Chicago Stags

.342

79
Profile photo of Vern Gardner

Vern Gardner

Philadelphia Warriors

.342

80
Profile photo of Don Carlson

Don Carlson

Minneapolis Lakers

.341

81
Profile photo of Paul Hoffman

Paul Hoffman

Baltimore Bullets

.341

82
Profile photo of Leroy Chollet

Leroy Chollet

Syracuse Nationals

.341

83
Profile photo of Vince Boryla

Vince Boryla

New York Knicks

.340

84
Profile photo of Johnny Orr

Johnny Orr

St. Louis Bombers
Waterloo Hawks

.339

85
Profile photo of Gene Vance

Gene Vance

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.338

86
Profile photo of Johnny Norlander

Johnny Norlander

Washington Capitols

.338

87
Profile photo of Bob Royer

Bob Royer

Denver Nuggets

.338

88
Profile photo of Dick McGuire

Dick McGuire

New York Knicks

.337

89
Profile photo of Bill Gabor

Bill Gabor

Syracuse Nationals

.337

90
Profile photo of Paul Noel

Paul Noel

New York Knicks

.337

91
Profile photo of Tex Ritter

Tex Ritter

New York Knicks

.337

92
Profile photo of Chuck Gilmur

Chuck Gilmur

Washington Capitols

.335

93
Profile photo of Paul Seymour

Paul Seymour

Syracuse Nationals

.334

94
Profile photo of Jack Burmaster

Jack Burmaster

Sheboygan Red Skins

.333

95
Profile photo of Arnie Ferrin

Arnie Ferrin

Minneapolis Lakers

.333

96
Profile photo of Johnny Macknowski

Johnny Macknowski

Syracuse Nationals

.333

97
Profile photo of Andrew Levane

Andrew Levane

Syracuse Nationals

.333

98
Profile photo of Al Cervi

Al Cervi

Syracuse Nationals

.332

99
Profile photo of John Logan

John Logan

St. Louis Bombers

.331

100
Profile photo of Connie Simmons

Connie Simmons

New York Knicks

.331

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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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