NBA impact data · 1950–51 to present

1958–59 NBA Player Rankings

Impact Rate and Season Value rankings for the 1958–59 regular season—the NBA season ending in 1959.

Season

Season ending 1959

Who ranks No. 1 in 1958–59?

Bob Pettit ranks No. 1 in hussEyquation Impact Rate for the 1958–59 regular season. This is a model-based impact ranking, not the NBA scoring-leader or standings table. The top ten below compare per-possession impact within this season across 81 qualified players.

The 1958–59 NBA season ended in 1959. If you mean the season that began in 1959, see 1959–60.

#1Bob PettitSTL100.0
#2Elgin BaylorMNL98.8
#3Bill RussellBOS97.5
#4Tom GolaPHW96.3
#5Sam JonesBOS95.0
#6Cliff HaganSTL93.8
#7Paul ArizinPHW92.5
#8Kenny SearsNYK91.3
#9Bob CousyBOS90.0
#10Jack TwymanCIN88.8

1958–59 Impact Rate rankings

A backtested impact estimate from the statistics recorded in that era, with uncertainty ranges.

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1	100.0	Bob Pettit	STL	PF	26	72	—	39.9	2,873
2	98.8	Elgin Baylor	MNL	SF	24	70	—	40.8	2,855
3	97.5	Bill Russell	BOS	C	24	70	—	42.6	2,979
4	96.3	Tom Gola	PHW	SG	26	64	—	36.5	2,333
5	95.0	Sam Jones	BOS	SG	25	71	—	20.6	1,466
6	93.8	Cliff Hagan	STL	SF	27	72	—	37.5	2,702
7	92.5	Paul Arizin	PHW	SF	30	70	—	40.0	2,799
8	91.3	Kenny Sears	NYK	PF	25	71	—	35.2	2,498
9	90.0	Bob Cousy	BOS	PG	30	65	—	37.0	2,403
10	88.8	Jack Twyman	CIN	SF	24	72	—	37.7	2,713
11	87.5	Richie Guerin	NYK	SG	26	71	—	36.0	2,558
12	86.3	Clyde Lovellette	STL	C	29	70	—	22.8	1,599
13	85.0	Red Kerr	SYR	C	26	72	—	37.1	2,671
14	83.8	George Yardley	DET / SYR	SF	30	61	—	30.1	1,839
15	82.5	Dolph Schayes	SYR	PF	30	72	—	36.7	2,645
16	81.3	Frank Ramsey	BOS	SG	27	72	—	28.0	2,013
17	80.0	Tom Heinsohn	BOS	PF	24	66	—	31.7	2,089
18	78.8	Guy Rodgers	PHW	PG	23	45	—	34.8	1,565
19	78	George Dempsey	PHW / SYR	PG	29	57	—	12.2	694
20	76.3	Bill Sharman	BOS	SG	32	72	—	33.1	2,382
21	75.0	Phil Jordon	DET	PF	25	72	—	28.6	2,058
22	73.8	Dick McGuire	DET	PG	33	71	—	29.1	2,063
23	72.5	Gene Shue	DET	PG	27	72	—	38.1	2,745
24	71.3	Ed Fleming	MNL	SG	25	71	—	15.9	1,132
25	70	Larry Staverman	CIN	PF	22	57	—	11.9	681
26	68.8	Bucky Bockhorn	CIN	SG	25	71	—	31.7	2,251
27	67.5	Larry Costello	SYR	PG	27	70	—	39.3	2,750
28	66.3	Joe Graboski	PHW	PF	29	72	—	34.5	2,482
29	65.0	Vern Mikkelsen	MNL	PF	30	72	—	29.7	2,139
30	63.8	Boo Ellis	MNL	PF	22	72	—	16.7	1,202
31	62.5	Carl Braun	NYK	PG	31	72	—	27.2	1,959
32	61	K.C. Jones	BOS	PG	26	49	—	12.4	609
33	60.0	Med Park	CIN / STL	SG	25	62	—	18.2	1,126
34	58.8	Dick Farley	DET	SG	26	70	—	18.3	1,280
35	57.5	Frank Selvy	NYK	SG	26	68	—	21.3	1,448
36	56.3	Willie Naulls	NYK	SF	24	68	—	30.3	2,061
37	55.0	Ernie Beck	PHW	SG	27	70	—	14.5	1,017
38	53.8	Chuck Share	STL	C	31	72	—	23.8	1,713
39	53	Phil Rollins	CIN / PHW	PG	25	44	—	15.7	691
40	51.3	Larry Foust	MNL	C	30	72	—	26.8	1,933
41	50.0	Jack George	NYK / PHW	PG	30	71	—	26.5	1,881
42	48.8	Hot Rod Hundley	MNL	PG	24	71	—	23.4	1,664
43	47.5	Hal Greer	SYR	SG	22	68	—	23.9	1,625
44	46	Ron Sobie	NYK	PG	24	50	—	17.1	857
45	45.0	Bob Hopkins	SYR	PF	24	67	—	22.7	1,518
46	43.8	Dick Garmaker	MNL	SG	26	72	—	34.6	2,493
47	42.5	Dave Piontek	CIN	PF	24	72	—	23.3	1,674
48	41.3	Jim Palmer	CIN	C	25	67	—	24.2	1,624
49	40.0	Johnny McCarthy	CIN	PG	24	47	—	38.9	1,827
50	38.8	Si Green	CIN / STL	—	25	46	—	24.1	1,109

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