Other basketball leagues in 1949:    
NBL
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
Personal Fouls

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Profile photo of Ed Sadowski

Ed Sadowski

Philadelphia Warriors

273

2
Profile photo of Joe Fulks

Joe Fulks

Philadelphia Warriors

262

3
Profile photo of George Mikan

George Mikan

Minneapolis Lakers

260

4
Profile photo of Lee Knorek

Lee Knorek

New York Knicks

258

5
Profile photo of Kleggie Hermsen

Kleggie Hermsen

Washington Capitols

257

6
Profile photo of Red Rocha

Red Rocha

St. Louis Bombers

251

7
Profile photo of Charlie Black

Charlie Black

Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

247

8
Profile photo of Arnie Johnson

Arnie Johnson

Rochester Royals

247

9
Profile photo of Blackie Towery

Blackie Towery

Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

243

10
Profile photo of Kenny Sailors

Kenny Sailors

Providence Steamrollers

239

11
Profile photo of Bob Kinney

Bob Kinney

Fort Wayne Pistons
Boston Celtics

224

12
Profile photo of Gene Vance

Gene Vance

Chicago Stags

217

13
Profile photo of Arnie Risen

Arnie Risen

Rochester Royals

216

14
Profile photo of Jake Pelkington

Jake Pelkington

Fort Wayne Pistons
Baltimore Bullets

216

15
Profile photo of Bones McKinney

Bones McKinney

Washington Capitols

216

16
Profile photo of John Mahnken

John Mahnken

Baltimore Bullets
Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

215

17
Profile photo of Connie Simmons

Connie Simmons

Baltimore Bullets

215

18
Profile photo of Stan Miasek

Stan Miasek

Chicago Stags

208

19
Profile photo of Bud Palmer

Bud Palmer

New York Knicks

206

20
Profile photo of Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip

Chicago Stags

205

21
Profile photo of Jack Smiley

Jack Smiley

Fort Wayne Pistons

202

22
Profile photo of Chick Reiser

Chick Reiser

Baltimore Bullets

202

23
Profile photo of Walt Budko

Walt Budko

Baltimore Bullets

201

24
Profile photo of Odie Spears

Odie Spears

Chicago Stags

200

25
Profile photo of Bob Davies

Bob Davies

Rochester Royals

197

26
Profile photo of Jim Seminoff

Jim Seminoff

Boston Celtics

195

27
Profile photo of Chuck Gilmur

Chuck Gilmur

Chicago Stags

194

28
Profile photo of Ed Mikan

Ed Mikan

Chicago Stags

191

29
Profile photo of Hal Tidrick

Hal Tidrick

Indianapolis Jets
Baltimore Bullets

191

30
Profile photo of John Logan

John Logan

St. Louis Bombers

191

31
Profile photo of Mike Novak

Mike Novak

Rochester Royals

188

32
Profile photo of Ernie Calverley

Ernie Calverley

Providence Steamrollers

183

33
Profile photo of Matt Zunic

Matt Zunic

Washington Capitols

182

34
Profile photo of Don Carlson

Don Carlson

Minneapolis Lakers

180

35
Profile photo of Andy Duncan

Andy Duncan

Rochester Royals

179

36
Profile photo of Chick Halbert

Chick Halbert

Boston Celtics
Providence Steamrollers

175

37
Profile photo of Irv Rothenberg

Irv Rothenberg

New York Knicks

174

38
Profile photo of Ray Lumpp

Ray Lumpp

Indianapolis Jets
New York Knicks

173

39
Profile photo of Bob Feerick

Bob Feerick

Washington Capitols

171

40
Profile photo of Leo Mogus

Leo Mogus

Baltimore Bullets
Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

170

41
Profile photo of Les Pugh

Les Pugh

Providence Steamrollers

168

42
Profile photo of Freddie Lewis

Freddie Lewis

Indianapolis Jets
Baltimore Bullets

167

43
Profile photo of George Nostrand

George Nostrand

Providence Steamrollers
Boston Celtics

164

44
Profile photo of Ward Williams

Ward Williams

Fort Wayne Pistons

158

45
Profile photo of Jack Dwan

Jack Dwan

Minneapolis Lakers

157

46
Profile photo of Buddy Jeannette

Buddy Jeannette

Baltimore Bullets

157

47
Profile photo of Max Zaslofsky

Max Zaslofsky

Chicago Stags

156

48
Profile photo of Howie Shannon

Howie Shannon

Providence Steamrollers

154

49
Profile photo of Curly Armstrong

Curly Armstrong

Fort Wayne Pistons

152

50
Profile photo of John Mandic

John Mandic

Indianapolis Jets

151

51
Profile photo of Fred Scolari

Fred Scolari

Washington Capitols

150

52
Profile photo of Kenny Rollins

Kenny Rollins

Chicago Stags

150

53
Profile photo of Stan Stutz

Stan Stutz

Baltimore Bullets

149

54
Profile photo of Butch van Breda Kolff

Butch van Breda Kolff

New York Knicks

148

55
Profile photo of Belus Smawley

Belus Smawley

St. Louis Bombers

145

56
Profile photo of Price Brookfield

Price Brookfield

Indianapolis Jets

145

57
Profile photo of Carl Braun

Carl Braun

New York Knicks

144

58
Profile photo of Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard

Minneapolis Lakers

144

59
Profile photo of Arnie Ferrin

Arnie Ferrin

Minneapolis Lakers

142

60
Profile photo of Sonny Hertzberg

Sonny Hertzberg

Washington Capitols

140

61
Profile photo of Jerry Fleishman

Jerry Fleishman

Philadelphia Warriors

137

62
Profile photo of Gale Bishop

Gale Bishop

Philadelphia Warriors

137

63
Profile photo of Easy Parham

Easy Parham

St. Louis Bombers

134

64
Profile photo of Ariel Maughan

Ariel Maughan

St. Louis Bombers

134

65
Profile photo of George Senesky

George Senesky

Philadelphia Warriors

133

66
Profile photo of Don Putman

Don Putman

St. Louis Bombers

132

67
Profile photo of Bobby Wanzer

Bobby Wanzer

Rochester Royals

132

68
Profile photo of Walt Kirk

Walt Kirk

Fort Wayne Pistons
Indianapolis Jets

127

69
Profile photo of Harry Gallatin

Harry Gallatin

New York Knicks

127

70
Profile photo of Johnny Norlander

Johnny Norlander

Washington Capitols

124

71
Profile photo of Leo Klier

Leo Klier

Fort Wayne Pistons

124

72
Profile photo of Herm Schaefer

Herm Schaefer

Minneapolis Lakers

121

73
Profile photo of Dick O'Keefe

Dick O'Keefe

Washington Capitols

119

74
Profile photo of Bulbs Ehlers

Bulbs Ehlers

Boston Celtics

119

75
Profile photo of Jack Nichols

Jack Nichols

Washington Capitols

118

76
Profile photo of Bob Doll

Bob Doll

Boston Celtics

118

77
Profile photo of Fran Curran

Fran Curran

Rochester Royals

118

78
Profile photo of Richie Niemiera

Richie Niemiera

Fort Wayne Pistons

115

79
Profile photo of Don Martin

Don Martin

St. Louis Bombers
Baltimore Bullets

115

80
Profile photo of Tony Jaros

Tony Jaros

Minneapolis Lakers

114

81
Profile photo of Bill Roberts

Bill Roberts

Chicago Stags
Boston Celtics
St. Louis Bombers

113

82
Profile photo of Bruce Hale

Bruce Hale

Indianapolis Jets
Fort Wayne Pistons

112

83
Profile photo of Art Spector

Art Spector

Boston Celtics

111

84
Profile photo of Bill Henry

Bill Henry

Fort Wayne Pistons

110

85
Profile photo of Irv Torgoff

Irv Torgoff

Baltimore Bullets
Philadelphia Warriors

110

86
Profile photo of Mel Riebe

Mel Riebe

Boston Celtics
Providence Steamrollers

110

87
Profile photo of Leo Katkaveck

Leo Katkaveck

Washington Capitols

110

88
Profile photo of Otto Schnellbacher

Otto Schnellbacher

Providence Steamrollers
St. Louis Bombers

109

89
Profile photo of Angelo Musi

Angelo Musi

Philadelphia Warriors

108

90
Profile photo of Dick Schulz

Dick Schulz

Washington Capitols

107

91
Profile photo of Dick Triptow

Dick Triptow

Fort Wayne Pistons

107

92
Profile photo of Howie Dallmar

Howie Dallmar

Philadelphia Warriors

104

93
Profile photo of Mel McGaha

Mel McGaha

New York Knicks

104

94
Profile photo of Grady Lewis

Grady Lewis

St. Louis Bombers

104

95
Profile photo of Gene Stump

Gene Stump

Boston Celtics

102

96
Profile photo of Bob Tough

Bob Tough

Fort Wayne Pistons

101

97
Profile photo of Brady Walker

Brady Walker

Providence Steamrollers

100

98
Profile photo of Johnny Ezersky

Johnny Ezersky

Providence Steamrollers
Baltimore Bullets
Boston Celtics

98

99
Profile photo of Bill Calhoun

Bill Calhoun

Rochester Royals

97

100
Profile photo of Donnie Forman

Donnie Forman

Minneapolis Lakers

94

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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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