Between April 4, 2005 and April 4, 2025, Zion Williamson and Blake Griffin are tied for the most points per game by a rookie, with 22.5 per game.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	22.5	2019-20	NOP	24	27.8	6.3	2.1	0.7	0.4	8.8	15.0	58.3	0.3	0.6	42.9	4.8	7.4	64.0	61.6	2.7	3.6	2.5	668	540	150	50	16	9	59	42	+62
2	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	22.5	2010-11	LAC	82	37.9	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,111	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
3	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	21.4	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21.2	2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	7.8	6.0	1.1	0.3	7.0	16.5	42.7	2.3	7.1	32.7	4.8	6.7	71.3	54.5	1.2	6.6	3.4	2,318	1,526	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
5	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	20.5	2017-18	UTA	79	33.4	3.7	3.7	1.5	0.3	7.5	17.2	43.7	2.4	7.0	34.0	3.0	3.8	80.5	54.1	0.7	3.1	2.7	2,638	1,616	296	291	118	27	215	213	+357
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20.3	2007-08	SEA	80	34.6	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	7.3	17.1	43.0	0.7	2.6	28.8	4.9	5.6	87.3	51.9	0.9	3.5	2.9	2,768	1,624	348	192	78	75	232	122	-651
7	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	20.2	2016-17	PHI	31	25.4	7.8	2.1	0.9	2.5	6.5	13.8	46.6	1.2	3.2	36.7	6.2	7.9	78.3	58.4	2.0	5.9	3.8	786	627	243	66	27	76	117	112	+67
8	Tyreke Evans T. Evans	20.1	2009-10	SAC	72	37.2	5.3	5.8	1.5	0.4	7.4	16.2	45.8	0.5	2.0	25.5	4.8	6.5	74.8	52.9	0.9	4.4	3.0	2,677	1,450	380	414	109	26	216	204	-334
9	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	20.0	2022-23	ORL	72	33.7	6.9	3.7	0.8	0.5	6.7	15.6	42.7	1.2	4.0	29.8	5.5	7.4	73.8	52.9	1.2	5.7	2.8	2,430	1,437	497	269	60	39	200	160	-215
10	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	19.3	2020-21	MIN	72	32.1	4.7	2.9	1.1	0.5	7.0	16.8	41.7	2.4	7.2	32.9	2.9	3.8	77.6	52.3	0.8	3.8	2.2	2,314	1,392	336	211	82	36	160	129	-228
11	Trae Young T. Young	19.1	2018-19	ATL	81	30.9	3.7	8.1	0.9	0.2	6.5	15.5	41.8	1.9	6.0	32.4	4.2	5.1	82.9	53.9	0.8	2.9	3.8	2,503	1,549	301	653	72	15	308	140	-336
12	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	19.0	2012-13	POR	82	38.6	3.1	6.5	0.9	0.2	6.7	15.7	42.9	2.3	6.1	36.8	3.3	3.9	84.4	54.6	0.5	2.6	3.0	3,167	1,562	257	531	74	19	243	172	-62
13	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	18.5	2011-12	CLE	51	30.5	3.7	5.4	1.1	0.4	6.9	14.6	46.9	1.4	3.6	39.9	3.4	3.8	87.2	56.6	0.9	2.9	3.1	1,558	944	191	275	54	20	160	110	-160
14	O.J. Mayo	18.5	2008-09	MEM	82	38.1	3.8	3.2	1.1	0.2	6.9	15.6	43.8	1.8	4.6	38.4	3.0	3.4	87.9	53.9	0.7	3.1	2.8	3,120	1,516	308	262	91	13	226	204	-416
15	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	18.3	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,626	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
16	Ja Morant J. Morant	17.8	2019-20	MEM	67	31.0	3.9	7.3	0.9	0.3	6.7	14.0	47.7	0.9	2.7	33.5	3.6	4.6	77.6	55.6	0.8	3.1	3.3	2,074	1,193	259	488	58	18	220	110	-17
17	Jahlil Okafor J. Okafor	17.5	2015-16	PHI	53	30.0	7.0	1.2	0.4	1.2	7.5	14.7	50.8	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.5	3.7	68.6	53.6	2.3	4.7	2.3	1,591	928	373	65	22	61	124	140	-497
18	Stephen Curry S. Curry	17.5	2009-10	GSW	80	36.2	4.5	5.9	1.9	0.2	6.6	14.3	46.2	2.1	4.8	43.7	2.2	2.5	88.5	56.8	0.6	3.9	3.0	2,896	1,399	356	472	152	19	243	252	-186
19	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	17.4	2021-22	DET	64	32.6	5.5	5.6	1.2	0.7	6.7	16.1	41.6	1.8	5.7	31.4	2.2	2.6	84.5	50.4	0.9	4.6	3.7	2,088	1,114	354	356	78	43	234	200	-275
20	Brandon Miller B. Miller	17.3	2023-24	CHA	74	32.2	4.3	2.4	0.9	0.6	6.4	14.6	44.0	2.5	6.7	37.3	1.9	2.3	82.7	55.2	0.8	3.4	1.8	2,383	1,279	315	175	66	42	132	184	-510
21	Jalen Green J. Green	17.3	2021-22	HOU	67	31.9	3.4	2.6	0.7	0.3	6.1	14.2	42.6	2.3	6.8	34.3	2.8	3.5	79.7	54.7	0.5	2.9	2.0	2,138	1,157	226	176	44	18	135	103	-519
22	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	16.9	2014-15	MIN	82	36.2	4.6	2.1	1.0	0.6	6.1	13.9	43.7	0.5	1.5	31.0	4.3	5.7	76.0	51.7	1.6	2.9	2.2	2,969	1,387	374	170	86	50	177	190	-550
23	Derrick Rose D. Rose	16.8	2008-09	CHI	81	37.0	3.9	6.3	0.8	0.2	7.1	14.9	47.5	0.2	0.9	22.2	2.4	3.1	78.8	51.6	1.2	2.7	2.5	3,000	1,361	317	512	66	18	202	125	-121
24	Josh Smith J. Smith	16.8	2004-05	ATL	9	38.9	10.0	2.4	0.7	2.3	6.0	13.6	44.3	0.3	1.4	23.1	4.4	5.9	75.5	52.0	2.0	8.0	2.9	350	151	90	22	6	21	26	30	-53
25	Brandon Roy B. Roy	16.8	2006-07	POR	57	35.3	4.4	4.0	1.2	0.2	6.1	13.4	45.6	1.0	2.6	37.7	3.5	4.2	83.8	54.8	1.0	3.4	2.0	2,015	955	250	230	67	10	116	139	-191