Pre-Shot Clock Era, NBA Scoring Leaders

Single-Season, BAA/NBA

Pre-1955 Season when the 24-second shot clock was instituted

Ranked by Points Per Game Above League Average

				POINTS ABOVE
				LEAGUE	POINTS/GAME	POINTS/	TRUE
	Player	Season	POINTS	AVERAGE	ABOVE AVG.	GAME	SHOOTING+
1	George Mikan*	1949	1698	366	6.1	28.3	127
2	Alex Groza	1950	1496	378	5.9	23.4	134
3	Paul Arizin	1952	1674	329	5.0	25.4	124
4	Alex Groza	1951	1429	321	4.9	21.7	129
5	Bob Feerick*	1947	926	258	4.7	16.8	139
6	Ed Macauley	1951	1384	310	4.6	20.4	129
7	George Mikan	1951	1932	307	4.5	28.4	119
8	George Mikan	1950	1865	295	4.3	27.4	119
9	Neil Johnston	1954	1759	294	4.1	24.4	120
10	Ed Macauley	1954	1344	289	4.1	18.9	127
11	Neil Johnston	1953	1564	261	3.7	22.3	120
12	Ed Macauley	1952	1264	245	3.7	19.2	124
13	Ed Macauley	1953	1402	253	3.7	20.3	122
14	Joe Fulks*	1947	1389	199	3.3	23.2	117
15	Arnie Risen*	1949	995	199	3.3	16.6	125
16	Ed Sadowski*	1948	910	143	3.0	19.4	119
17	Bobby Wanzer	1952	1033	195	3.0	15.7	123

*BAA