- Won
- 52
- Lost
- 20
- Pct
- .722
- Finish
- 1st of 8
- SRS
- 5.84
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | SG | 72 | – | 33.1 | 20.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | .408 | — | .932 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 65 | – | 37.0 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 8.6 | .384 | — | .855 |
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 66 | – | 31.7 | 18.8 | 9.7 | 2.5 | .390 | — | .798 |
| Bill Russell | C | 70 | – | 42.6 | 16.7 | 23.0 | 3.2 | .457 | — | .598 |
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 72 | – | 28.0 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 2.0 | .378 | — | .782 |
| Sam Jones | SG | 71 | – | 20.6 | 10.7 | 6.0 | 1.4 | .434 | — | .770 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 66 | – | 25.5 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 0.9 | .353 | — | .738 |
| Bennie Swain | PF | 58 | – | 12.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | .406 | — | .609 |
| Gene Conley | PF | 50 | – | 13.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 0.4 | .328 | — | .578 |
| K.C. Jones | PG | 49 | – | 12.4 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .339 | — | .603 |
| Lou Tsioropoulos | SF | 35 | – | 13.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 | .316 | — | .758 |
Playoffs
- Beat Syracuse Nationals 4–3 in the division finals
- Beat Minneapolis Lakers 4–0 in the Finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ramsey | SG | 11 | – | 27.5 | 23.2 | 6.2 | 1.8 | .495 | — | .802 |
| Bill Sharman | SG | 11 | – | 29.3 | 20.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | .425 | — | .966 |
| Tom Heinsohn | PF | 11 | – | 31.6 | 19.9 | 8.9 | 2.9 | .414 | — | .661 |
| Bob Cousy | PG | 11 | – | 41.8 | 19.5 | 6.9 | 10.8 | .326 | — | .745 |
| Bill Russell | C | 11 | – | 45.1 | 15.5 | 27.7 | 3.6 | .409 | — | .612 |
| Sam Jones | SG | 11 | – | 17.5 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 1.5 | .370 | — | .846 |
| Jim Loscutoff | SF | 11 | – | 23.6 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.2 | .345 | — | .524 |
| Gene Conley | PF | 11 | – | 14.3 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 0.6 | .364 | — | .462 |
| K.C. Jones | PG | 8 | – | 9.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .250 | — | 1.000 |
| Bennie Swain | PF | 5 | – | 5.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | .333 | — | .500 |
Games
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.