highest ppg by a rookie in nba history

Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most points per game by a rookie, with 37.6 per game in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a rookie in NBA history
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 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
2 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
1961-62
CHI CHI
79
42.3
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
3 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.5
1960-61
CIN CIN
71
42.7
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
3,032
2,165
716
690
219
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.8
1969-70
MIL MIL
82
43.1
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
5 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
28.4
1968-69
SDR SDR
82
45.1
17.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
3,695
2,327
1,406
113
266
6 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.2
1984-85
CHI CHI
82
38.3
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
7 Rick Barry
R. Barry
25.7
1965-66
SFW SFW
80
37.4
10.6
2.2
9.3
21.2
43.9
7.1
8.3
86.2
51.8
2,990
2,059
850
173
297
8 Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
25.5
1962-63
CHI CHI
57
40.2
8.0
3.1
9.2
18.0
51.2
7.1
9.2
77.0
57.8
2,294
1,452
458
175
188
9 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
24.9
1958-59
MIN MIN
70
40.8
15.0
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270
10 Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
24.8
1970-71
POR POR
82
37.0
3.4
4.8
9.6
21.6
44.3
5.6
7.3
77.2
49.9
3,032
2,031
280
390
196
11 Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
24.5
1971-72
POR POR
82
39.6
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
3,245
2,009
943
350
186
12 David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.3
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
13 Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
24.3
1967-68
BAL BAL
82
36.7
5.7
4.3
9.0
20.0
45.3
6.2
7.9
78.1
51.8
3,012
1,991
465
349
282
14 Walter Davis
W. Davis
24.2
1977-78
PHX PHX
81
32.0
6.0
3.4
1.4
0.2
9.7
18.4
52.6
4.8
5.8
83.0
57.7
2.0
4.0
3.5
2,590
1,959
484
273
113
20
283
242
15 Bernard King
B. King
24.2
1977-78
NJN NJN
79
39.1
9.5
2.4
1.5
0.5
10.1
21.1
47.9
4.0
5.8
67.7
51.1
3.4
6.2
3.9
3,092
1,909
751
193
122
36
311
302
16 Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
23.7
1982-83
SDC SDC
70
36.2
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
17 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
23.5
1996-97
PHI PHI
76
40.1
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
18 Alex Groza
A. Groza
23.4
1949-50
IND
64
2.5
8.1
17.0
47.8
7.1
9.7
72.9
54.8
1,496
162
221
19 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.4
1992-93
ORL ORL
81
37.9
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
20 Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
23.2
1970-71
ATL ATL
81
36.1
3.7
4.4
9.1
19.9
45.8
5.0
6.2
80.0
51.2
2,926
1,880
298
355
238
21 Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
23.2
1946-47
PHI PHI
60
0.4
7.9
26.0
30.5
7.3
10.0
73.0
38.1
1,389
25
199
22 Ron Harper
R. Harper
22.9
1986-87
CLE CLE
82
37.4
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
23 Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
22.5
2010-11
LAC LAC
82
38.0
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
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
24 Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
22.0
1988-89
GSW GSW
79
34.4
5.9
4.2
1.0
0.2
8.2
17.5
46.8
0.4
1.1
36.7
5.2
6.4
81.0
54.1
2.0
3.9
3.4
2,717
1,741
468
334
82
13
269
223
25 Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
21.9
1994-95
MIL MIL
80
37.0
6.4
2.5
1.4
0.3
8.0
17.6
45.1
1.1
3.4
32.1
5.0
6.2
79.6
53.8
2.1
4.3
3.9
2,958
1,755
513
197
115
22
313
234

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ORTG

112.4

18th

DRTG

110.4

8th

NETRTG

2.0

14th

3P%

37.2

12th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
8
Timberwolves Timberwolves
14
12
.538
7.5
9
Suns Suns
14
12
.538
7.5
10
Warriors Warriors
14
12
.538
7.5
11
Spurs Spurs
14
13
.519
8.0
12
Kings Kings
13
15
.464
9.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
2/21
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Thu
2/13
GSW GSW
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Wed
2/12
GSW GSW
@
DAL DAL
9:30 PM
Mon
2/10
GSW GSW
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sat
2/8
GSW GSW
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Last Game
MEM Grizzlies

19 - 9

144

Final

93

GSW Warriors

14 - 12

Thu 19 Dec 2024

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
24
4
.857
2
Celtics Celtics
21
6
.778
2.5
3
Knicks Knicks
17
10
.630
6.5
4
Magic Magic
17
12
.586
7.5
5
Bucks Bucks
14
12
.538
9.0
6
Heat Heat
13
12
.520
9.5
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
22
5
.815
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
19
9
.679
3.5
3
Rockets Rockets
18
9
.667
4.0
4
Mavericks Mavericks
17
10
.630
5.0
5
Clippers Clippers
16
12
.571
6.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
14
11
.560
7.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
12/19
OKC OKC
@
MIA MIA
104-97
Thu
12/19
MIL MIL
@
CLE CLE
101-124
Thu
12/19
CHA CHA
@
PHI PHI
98-108
Wed
12/18
DEN DEN
@
POR POR
124-126
Wed
12/18
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
113-100

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
12/25
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
12:00 PM
Mon
12/23
DET DET
@
LAL LAL
10:30 PM
Mon
12/23
IND IND
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Mon
12/23
PHX PHX
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Mon
12/23
POR POR
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM