most points by a rookie NBA

	LEAGUE	PTS	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	NBA	44,861	1946-47	6,651		6.7		0.7			2.6	9.2	27.9				1.6	2.5	64.1	32.6						4,568				13,796
2	NBA	43,014	1949-50	5,437		7.9		2.0			2.8	8.1	34.4				2.3	3.3	70.3	41.3						10,648				15,119
3	NBA	27,061	1981-82	3,357	18.2	8.1	3.6	1.5	0.6	0.4	3.2	6.6	48.7	0.0	0.2	23.1	1.6	2.3	69.2	52.9	1.3	2.3	1.5	61,247	12,117	5,121	1,995	1,488	4,894	8,016
4	NBA	26,567	1980-81	3,437	18.8	7.7	3.4	1.8	0.7	0.4	3.2	6.8	46.6	0.0	0.1	17.4	1.4	2.0	70.5	50.6	1.2	2.2	1.5	64,739	11,599	6,235	2,414	1,375	5,161	7,670
5	NBA	26,291	1992-93	3,072	19.4	8.6	3.8	1.6	0.7	0.6	3.3	7.1	46.1	0.2	0.6	29.7	1.9	2.6	71.2	52.0	1.3	2.5	1.5	59,510	11,523	4,958	2,048	1,713	4,511	6,440
6	NBA	26,289	2017-18	3,807	18.3	6.9	3.1	1.6	0.6	0.3	2.6	6.0	43.7	0.7	2.1	33.7	1.0	1.4	71.7	52.4	0.7	2.4	1.0	69,813	11,646	6,249	2,239	1,276	3,851	6,157	-3928
7	NBA	26,161	1988-89	3,505	17.2	7.5	2.8	1.9	0.7	0.3	2.9	6.4	45.2	0.1	0.5	31.1	1.5	2.1	72.6	50.8	1.0	1.7	1.4	60,305	9,669	6,653	2,440	1,099	4,846	6,730
8	NBA	25,986	1948-49	3,514		7.4		1.7			2.7	8.2	32.8				2.0	2.9	69.3	39.0						6,033				8,717
9	NBA	25,267	1977-78	3,147	18.3	8.0	3.5	1.7	0.8	0.4	3.2	7.0	46.1				1.5	2.1	71.4	50.2	1.2	2.3	1.5	57,587	11,061	5,357	2,371	1,122	4,791	6,844
10	NBA	25,252	1989-90	3,626	16.4	7.0	2.8	1.6	0.6	0.4	2.7	5.9	45.6	0.1	0.3	27.0	1.5	2.0	71.8	51.0	1.0	1.8	1.2	59,566	10,233	5,712	2,276	1,290	4,322	6,716
11	NBA	24,957	2021-22	3,408	18.2	7.3	3.0	1.7	0.6	0.3	2.8	6.3	44.0	0.8	2.4	32.4	1.0	1.4	74.6	53.3	0.8	2.2	1.0	61,995	10,320	5,648	1,959	1,171	3,450	5,339	-5481
12	NBA	24,228	2008-09	3,052	20.1	7.9	3.5	1.5	0.6	0.5	3.0	6.6	45.3	0.5	1.3	36.5	1.5	2.0	76.2	53.3	1.1	2.3	1.2	61,331	10,585	4,549	1,795	1,403	3,620	6,175	-3871
13	NBA	23,778	1984-85	3,254	17.7	7.3	3.6	1.5	0.6	0.5	2.9	5.9	48.4	0.0	0.1	21.3	1.5	2.2	70.9	53.1	1.3	2.3	1.4	57,534	11,606	4,954	2,019	1,501	4,504	7,391
14	NBA	23,169	2018-19	3,183	18.1	7.3	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.4	2.7	6.2	43.8	0.7	2.2	33.2	1.1	1.5	74.1	53.1	0.7	2.3	1.0	57,646	9,691	5,077	1,792	1,253	3,185	5,368	-5840
15	NBA	23,127	1993-94	3,139	18.3	7.4	3.4	1.6	0.7	0.5	2.9	6.4	44.8	0.2	0.7	29.9	1.4	2.0	68.4	50.4	1.3	2.1	1.3	57,438	10,598	5,091	2,212	1,470	4,054	6,021
16	NBA	22,780	2009-10	2,990	18.6	7.6	3.0	1.7	0.6	0.3	2.9	6.4	45.0	0.5	1.5	36.1	1.3	1.7	75.0	53.0	0.8	2.1	1.1	55,667	8,887	5,061	1,815	882	3,380	5,257	-2921
17	NBA	22,761	1979-80	2,785	19.1	8.2	3.7	1.9	0.8	0.4	3.2	6.8	47.2	0.1	0.2	27.4	1.7	2.2	74.8	52.2	1.3	2.4	1.6	53,063	10,298	5,169	2,219	1,016	4,402	5,802
18	NBA	22,366	1990-91	3,629	15.3	6.2	2.7	1.4	0.5	0.3	2.4	5.6	43.7	0.1	0.4	29.3	1.2	1.6	71.8	49.0	1.0	1.7	1.1	55,704	9,857	5,041	1,876	1,253	3,846	6,544
19	NBA	21,813	1982-83	3,198	17.3	6.8	3.2	1.7	0.7	0.4	2.8	6.0	46.3	0.0	0.2	22.6	1.3	1.8	69.4	50.4	1.2	2.0	1.4	55,170	10,180	5,496	2,266	1,229	4,342	6,848
20	NBA	21,616	1970-71	2,719	18.1	7.9	4.3	1.6			3.1	7.4	42.6				1.7	2.3	71.3	47.3				49,174	11,811	4,290				5,785
21	NBA	21,583	2019-20	3,043	17.3	7.1	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.3	2.7	6.0	44.2	0.8	2.3	33.3	1.0	1.4	72.5	53.5	0.7	2.1	1.0	52,784	8,535	4,366	1,611	989	2,955	4,988	-3863
22	NBA	21,442	1995-96	3,078	17.8	7.0	3.1	1.4	0.5	0.4	2.6	5.8	44.8	0.3	0.9	33.9	1.4	2.0	70.9	51.8	1.1	2.0	1.2	54,843	9,649	4,384	1,689	1,342	3,721	6,030
23	NBA	21,181	1986-87	2,936	17.1	7.2	3.3	1.7	0.6	0.4	2.9	6.1	46.6	0.1	0.3	25.8	1.4	2.0	70.0	51.3	1.1	2.1	1.3	50,342	9,618	4,984	1,879	1,196	3,863	6,068
24	NBA	20,986	2023-24	2,922	17.4	7.2	3.1	1.6	0.5	0.5	2.7	5.9	45.3	0.8	2.4	33.9	1.0	1.3	75.0	55.2	0.9	2.3	1.0	50,882	9,195	4,605	1,559	1,349	2,809	4,387	-4742
25	NBA	20,663	1978-79	2,721	17.9	7.6	2.9	1.8	0.8	0.3	3.1	6.7	46.6				1.4	1.9	72.9	50.6	1.0	1.9	1.5	48,721	7,923	4,915	2,080	936	3,983	5,499