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).  
Embed1

NBA 1950 Leaders
Points Scored

1
Profile photo of George Mikan

George Mikan

Minneapolis Lakers

1,865

2
Profile photo of Alex Groza

Alex Groza

Indianapolis Olympians

1,496

3
Profile photo of Frankie Brian

Frankie Brian

Anderson Packers

1,138

4
Profile photo of Max Zaslofsky

Max Zaslofsky

Chicago Stags

1,115

5
Profile photo of Ed Macauley

Ed Macauley

St. Louis Bombers

1,081

6
Profile photo of Dolph Schayes

Dolph Schayes

Syracuse Nationals

1,072

7
Profile photo of Carl Braun

Carl Braun

New York Knicks

1,031

8
Profile photo of Kenny Sailors

Kenny Sailors

Denver Nuggets

987

9
Profile photo of Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard

Minneapolis Lakers

973

10
Profile photo of Fred Schaus

Fred Schaus

Fort Wayne Pistons

972

11
Profile photo of Joe Fulks

Joe Fulks

Philadelphia Warriors

965

12
Profile photo of Ralph Beard

Ralph Beard

Indianapolis Olympians

895

13
Profile photo of Bob Davies

Bob Davies

Rochester Royals

895

14
Profile photo of Dick Mehen

Dick Mehen

Waterloo Hawks

892

15
Profile photo of Jack Nichols

Jack Nichols

Washington Capitols
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

879

16
Profile photo of Ed Sadowski

Ed Sadowski

Philadelphia Warriors
Baltimore Bullets

872

17
Profile photo of Paul Hoffman

Paul Hoffman

Baltimore Bullets

866

18
Profile photo of Fred Scolari

Fred Scolari

Washington Capitols

860

19
Profile photo of Vern Gardner

Vern Gardner

Philadelphia Warriors

853

20
Profile photo of Belus Smawley

Belus Smawley

St. Louis Bombers

834

21
Profile photo of Dike Eddleman

Dike Eddleman

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

826

22
Profile photo of Don Otten

Don Otten

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Washington Capitols

825

23
Profile photo of Harry Gallatin

Harry Gallatin

New York Knicks

803

24
Profile photo of Mike Todorovich

Mike Todorovich

St. Louis Bombers
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

792

25
Profile photo of Vern Mikkelsen

Vern Mikkelsen

Minneapolis Lakers

791

26
Profile photo of Bobby Wanzer

Bobby Wanzer

Rochester Royals

791

27
Profile photo of Max Morris

Max Morris

Sheboygan Red Skins

781

28
Profile photo of Harry Boykoff

Harry Boykoff

Waterloo Hawks

779

29
Profile photo of Red Rocha

Red Rocha

St. Louis Bombers

770

30
Profile photo of Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip

Chicago Stags

758

31
Profile photo of John Logan

John Logan

St. Louis Bombers

755

32
Profile photo of Bill Closs

Bill Closs

Anderson Packers

752

33
Profile photo of Wah Wah Jones

Wah Wah Jones

Indianapolis Olympians

751

34
Profile photo of Bob Brown

Bob Brown

Denver Nuggets

724

35
Profile photo of Dillard Crocker

Dillard Crocker

Denver Nuggets

723

36
Profile photo of Bob Brannum

Bob Brannum

Sheboygan Red Skins

713

37
Profile photo of Odie Spears

Odie Spears

Chicago Stags

712

38
Profile photo of Leo Kubiak

Leo Kubiak

Waterloo Hawks

710

39
Profile photo of Noble Jorgensen

Noble Jorgensen

Sheboygan Red Skins

704

40
Profile photo of Sonny Hertzberg

Sonny Hertzberg

Boston Celtics

693

41
Profile photo of Connie Simmons

Connie Simmons

New York Knicks

680

42
Profile photo of Bob Kinney

Bob Kinney

Boston Celtics

667

43
Profile photo of Charlie Black

Charlie Black

Fort Wayne Pistons
Anderson Packers

661

44
Profile photo of Bruce Hale

Bruce Hale

Indianapolis Olympians

657

45
Profile photo of Don Boven

Don Boven

Waterloo Hawks

656

46
Profile photo of John Hargis

John Hargis

Anderson Packers

643

47
Profile photo of Milo Komenich

Milo Komenich

Anderson Packers

634

48
Profile photo of Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen

Rochester Royals

625

49
Profile photo of Bob Carpenter

Bob Carpenter

Fort Wayne Pistons

614

50
Profile photo of Vince Boryla

Vince Boryla

New York Knicks

612

51
Profile photo of George Senesky

George Senesky

Philadelphia Warriors

611

52
Profile photo of Bill Gabor

Bill Gabor

Syracuse Nationals

609

53
Profile photo of Chick Reiser

Chick Reiser

Washington Capitols

606

54
Profile photo of Jack Burmaster

Jack Burmaster

Sheboygan Red Skins

598

55
Profile photo of Blackie Towery

Blackie Towery

Baltimore Bullets

597

56
Profile photo of Walt Budko

Walt Budko

Baltimore Bullets

595

57
Profile photo of Jack Toomay

Jack Toomay

Denver Nuggets

594

58
Profile photo of Ralph Johnson

Ralph Johnson

Anderson Packers
Fort Wayne Pistons

590

59
Profile photo of Jack Coleman

Jack Coleman

Rochester Royals

590

60
Profile photo of Howie Shannon

Howie Shannon

Boston Celtics

587

61
Profile photo of Bobby Cook

Bobby Cook

Sheboygan Red Skins

587

62
Profile photo of Dick McGuire

Dick McGuire

New York Knicks

584

63
Profile photo of Al Cervi

Al Cervi

Syracuse Nationals

573

64
Profile photo of Ed Leede

Ed Leede

Boston Celtics

571

65
Profile photo of Leo Mogus

Leo Mogus

Philadelphia Warriors

562

66
Profile photo of Bill Calhoun

Bill Calhoun

Rochester Royals

560

67
Profile photo of Red Holzman

Red Holzman

Rochester Royals

556

68
Profile photo of Howie Schultz

Howie Schultz

Anderson Packers
Fort Wayne Pistons

554

69
Profile photo of Kleggie Hermsen

Kleggie Hermsen

Chicago Stags

545

70
Profile photo of George Ratkovicz

George Ratkovicz

Syracuse Nationals

535

71
Profile photo of George Kaftan

George Kaftan

Boston Celtics

534

72
Profile photo of Ed Stanczak

Ed Stanczak

Anderson Packers

521

73
Profile photo of Brady Walker

Brady Walker

Boston Celtics

508

74
Profile photo of Stan Miasek

Stan Miasek

Chicago Stags

498

75
Profile photo of Arnie Johnson

Arnie Johnson

Rochester Royals

498

76
Profile photo of Milt Schoon

Milt Schoon

Sheboygan Red Skins

496

77
Profile photo of Tony Lavelli

Tony Lavelli

Boston Celtics

492

78
Profile photo of Bones McKinney

Bones McKinney

Washington Capitols

492

79
Profile photo of Jack Kerris

Jack Kerris

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Fort Wayne Pistons

483

80
Profile photo of Bob Feerick

Bob Feerick

Washington Capitols

483

81
Profile photo of Alex Hannum

Alex Hannum

Syracuse Nationals

482

82
Profile photo of Ariel Maughan

Ariel Maughan

St. Louis Bombers

477

83
Profile photo of Paul Seymour

Paul Seymour

Syracuse Nationals

476

84
Profile photo of Bob Harris

Bob Harris

Fort Wayne Pistons

476

85
Profile photo of Duane Klueh

Duane Klueh

Denver Nuggets
Fort Wayne Pistons

475

86
Profile photo of Dick O'Keefe

Dick O'Keefe

Washington Capitols

474

87
Profile photo of Curly Armstrong

Curly Armstrong

Fort Wayne Pistons

458

88
Profile photo of Leo Klier

Leo Klier

Fort Wayne Pistons

455

89
Profile photo of Chink Crossin

Chink Crossin

Philadelphia Warriors

449

90
Profile photo of Ron Livingstone

Ron Livingstone

Baltimore Bullets
Philadelphia Warriors

448

91
Profile photo of Ed Peterson

Ed Peterson

Syracuse Nationals

445

92
Profile photo of Joe Dolhon

Joe Dolhon

Baltimore Bullets

443

93
Profile photo of Johnny Macknowski

Johnny Macknowski

Syracuse Nationals

439

94
Profile photo of Leo Barnhorst

Leo Barnhorst

Chicago Stags

438

95
Profile photo of Frank Kudelka

Frank Kudelka

Chicago Stags

433

96
Profile photo of Murray Wier

Murray Wier

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

429

97
Profile photo of Ernie Vandeweghe

Ernie Vandeweghe

New York Knicks

421

98
Profile photo of Chuck Gilmur

Chuck Gilmur

Washington Capitols

418

99
Profile photo of Johnny Ezersky

Johnny Ezersky

Baltimore Bullets
Boston Celtics

413

100
Profile photo of Floyd Volker

Floyd Volker

Indianapolis Olympians
Denver Nuggets

397

1 Comment

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

Comments are closed.