- Won
- 44
- Lost
- 28
- Pct
- .611
- Finish
- 1st of 8
- SRS
- 4.78
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | SG | 67 | – | 35.9 | 21.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | .416 | — | .905 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 64 | – | 36.9 | 20.6 | 4.8 | 7.5 | .378 | — | .821 |
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 72 | – | 29.9 | 16.2 | 9.8 | 1.6 | .397 | — | .790 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 70 | – | 31.7 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 1.3 | .345 | — | .706 |
| Bill Russell | C | 48 | – | 35.3 | 14.7 | 19.6 | 1.8 | .427 | — | .492 |
| Jack Nichols | PF | 61 | – | 22.5 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 1.4 | .363 | — | .794 |
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 35 | – | 23.1 | 11.9 | 5.1 | 1.9 | .393 | — | .791 |
| Dick Hemric | PF | 67 | – | 15.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 0.6 | .344 | — | .695 |
| Arnie Risen | C | 43 | – | 21.7 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 1.2 | .388 | — | .679 |
| Andy Phillip | PG | 67 | – | 22.0 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | .379 | — | .642 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | SF | 52 | – | 12.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 0.6 | .309 | — | .775 |
| Togo Palazzi | SF | 21 | – | 11.1 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 0.4 | .347 | — | .719 |
Playoffs
- Beat Syracuse Nationals 3–0 in the division finals
- Beat St. Louis Hawks 4–3 in the Finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 10 | – | 37.0 | 22.9 | 11.7 | 2.0 | .390 | — | .710 |
| Bill Sharman | SG | 10 | – | 37.7 | 21.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | .381 | — | .953 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 10 | – | 44.0 | 20.2 | 6.1 | 9.3 | .324 | — | .747 |
| Bill Russell | C | 10 | – | 40.9 | 13.9 | 24.4 | 3.2 | .365 | — | .508 |
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 10 | – | 22.9 | 12.2 | 4.3 | 1.7 | .463 | — | .780 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 10 | – | 25.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 0.5 | .284 | — | .643 |
| Arnie Risen | C | 10 | – | 15.2 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 0.8 | .444 | — | .655 |
| Jack Nichols | PF | 10 | – | 11.7 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 | .400 | — | .600 |
| Andy Phillip | PG | 10 | – | 12.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | .364 | — | .400 |
| Dick Hemric | PF | 2 | – | 9.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | .143 | — | — |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.