National Basketball Association (NBA)
1949-50 NBA Season Leaders

Leagues Basketball NBA 1950 Season Leaders

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

Indianapolis Olympians

.478

2

Rochester Royals

.433

3

Syracuse Nationals

.428

4

Ernie Vandeweghe

New York Knicks

.421

5

Waterloo Hawks

.420

6

Rochester Royals

.417

7

Rochester Royals

.414

8

Waterloo Hawks

.413

9

Sheboygan Red Skins

.410

10

Minneapolis Lakers

.407

11

Anderson Packers

.405

12

St. Louis Bombers

.405

13

Rochester Royals

.404

14

Minneapolis Lakers

.399

15

St. Louis Bombers

.398

16

Denver Nuggets

.397

17

Philadelphia Warriors

.396

18

Rochester Royals

.396

19

New York Knicks

.396

20

Waterloo Hawks
Sheboygan Red Skins

.395

21

Minneapolis Lakers
Indianapolis Olympians

.393

22

Minneapolis Lakers

.389

23

Syracuse Nationals

.385

24

Denver Nuggets

.385

25

Denver Nuggets
Fort Wayne Pistons

.384

26

Chicago Stags

.381

27

Washington Capitols

.380

28

Boston Celtics
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.380

29

Sheboygan Red Skins

.378

30

Rochester Royals

.377

31

Rochester Royals

.377

32

Boston Celtics

.375

33

Indianapolis Olympians

.374

34

Boston Celtics

.374

35

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Washington Capitols

.373

36

Waterloo Hawks

.373

37

Waterloo Hawks

.373

38

Indianapolis Olympians

.372

39

Boston Celtics

.372

40

Boston Celtics

.372

41

George Ratkovicz

Syracuse Nationals

.369

42

Indianapolis Olympians

.369

43

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.366

44

Washington Capitols
Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.366

45

Minneapolis Lakers

.365

46

New York Knicks

.364

47

Indianapolis Olympians

.363

48

Sheboygan Red Skins

.363

49

Syracuse Nationals

.363

50

Fort Wayne Pistons

.361

51

Denver Nuggets

.361

52

Minneapolis Lakers

.359

53

Sheboygan Red Skins

.358

54

Chicago Stags

.357

55

Rochester Royals

.357

56

Whitey Von Nieda

Tri-Cities Blackhawks
Baltimore Bullets

.357

57

Indianapolis Olympians

.353

58

Noble Jorgensen

Sheboygan Red Skins

.353

59

Fort Wayne Pistons

.352

60

Baltimore Bullets

.352

61

Minneapolis Lakers

.351

62

Chicago Stags

.351

63

Chicago Stags

.349

64

Chicago Stags

.349

65

Anderson Packers

.349

66

Denver Nuggets

.349

67

St. Louis Bombers

.347

68

Boston Celtics

.346

69

Minneapolis Lakers

.346

70

St. Louis Bombers

.345

71

Rochester Royals

.344

72

Washington Capitols

.344

73

Boston Celtics

.344

74

Fort Wayne Pistons

.344

75

Boston Celtics
Waterloo Hawks

.344

76

Boston Celtics

.343

77

Washington Capitols

.343

78

Chicago Stags

.342

79

Philadelphia Warriors

.342

80

Minneapolis Lakers

.341

81

Baltimore Bullets

.341

82

Syracuse Nationals

.341

83

New York Knicks

.340

84

St. Louis Bombers
Waterloo Hawks

.339

85

Tri-Cities Blackhawks

.338

86

Johnny Norlander

Washington Capitols

.338

87

Denver Nuggets

.338

88

New York Knicks

.337

89

Syracuse Nationals

.337

90

New York Knicks

.337

91

New York Knicks

.337

92

Washington Capitols

.335

93

Syracuse Nationals

.334

94

Sheboygan Red Skins

.333

95

Minneapolis Lakers

.333

96

Johnny Macknowski

Syracuse Nationals

.333

97

Syracuse Nationals

.333

98

Syracuse Nationals

.332

99

St. Louis Bombers

.331

100

New York Knicks

.331

List only includes players that met minimum statistical requirements

1 Comment

Larry Wayne Scofield says:

February 28, 2022 at 6:43 am

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

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