most ppg by a rookie starter in nba history

Kenneth Lofton Jr. has scored the most points per game by a rookie as a starter, with 42.0 per game in 2022-23.

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 Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
42.0
2022-23
MEM MEM
1
40.4
14.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
17.0
25.0
68.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
69.4
6.0
8.0
2.0
40
42
14
0
1
0
2
3
-17
2 Anfernee Simons
A. Simons
37.0
2018-19
POR POR
1
48.0
6.0
9.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
21.0
61.9
7.0
11.0
63.6
4.0
6.0
66.7
78.3
3.0
3.0
2.0
48
37
6
9
1
0
2
2
+5
3 Jordan McRae
J. McRae
36.0
2015-16
CLE CLE
1
47.1
4.0
7.0
0.0
0.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
3.0
5.0
60.0
5.0
8.0
62.5
55.4
1.0
3.0
5.0
47
36
4
7
0
0
5
5
+3
4 Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
29.0
2019-20
NOP NOP
1
35.8
1.0
7.0
1.0
0.0
11.0
18.0
61.1
2.0
6.0
33.3
5.0
5.0
100.0
71.8
1.0
0.0
6.0
36
29
1
7
1
0
6
4
-11
5 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
197
69
291
285
6 Jared McCain
J. McCain
26.6
2024-25
PHI PHI
5
37.0
2.8
5.2
1.2
0.0
9.4
18.4
51.1
4.8
10.0
48.0
3.0
3.2
93.8
67.1
0.8
2.0
2.2
185
133
14
26
6
0
11
14
-3
7 Josh Hall
J. Hall
25.0
2020-21
OKC OKC
1
42.7
10.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
21.0
52.4
1.0
6.0
16.7
2.0
6.0
33.3
52.9
1.0
9.0
3.0
43
25
10
2
0
0
3
5
+9
8 Chris Wright
C. Wright
25.0
2011-12
GSW GSW
1
46.3
8.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
11.0
14.0
78.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
79.3
1.0
7.0
1.0
46
25
8
0
1
2
1
1
-2
9 Greg Buckner
G. Buckner
25.0
1999-00
DAL DAL
1
32.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
9.0
12.0
75.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
2.0
2.0
100.0
97.0
1.0
3.0
1.0
32
25
4
2
1
0
1
3
0
10 Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
24.6
1981-82
DAL DAL
62
36.6
7.7
2.4
10.2
20.6
49.6
0.0
4.3
5.8
73.9
53.3
2.6
2,269
1,528
478
151
164
246
11 Grayson Allen
G. Allen
24.5
2018-19
UTA UTA
2
34.0
3.5
2.5
0.5
0.5
7.0
19.0
36.8
3.5
10.0
35.0
7.0
8.0
87.5
54.4
1.0
2.5
1.5
68
49
7
5
1
1
3
5
-21
12 David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.4
1989-90
SAS SAS
81
36.7
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.3
73.2
59.7
3.6
8.3
3.1
2,975
1,973
969
163
138
319
255
253
13 Sarunas Marciulionis
S. Marciulionis
24.3
1989-90
GSW GSW
3
36.7
4.3
3.0
0.7
0.0
8.3
12.7
65.8
0.7
0.7
100.0
7.0
8.0
87.5
75.2
1.3
3.0
2.0
110
73
13
9
2
0
6
8
14 Jalen Harris
J. Harris
24.0
2020-21
TOR TOR
2
31.8
1.5
2.0
1.0
0.0
9.5
16.5
57.6
4.0
9.0
44.4
1.0
1.5
66.7
69.9
0.0
1.5
2.5
64
48
3
4
2
0
5
4
-17
15 Mason Jones
M. Jones
24.0
2020-21
HOU HOU
1
35.4
6.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
6.0
8.0
75.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
87.2
1.0
5.0
6.0
35
24
6
4
0
0
6
2
-13
16 Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
24.0
2019-20
SAS SAS
1
30.2
2.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
1.0
3.0
33.3
7.0
8.0
87.5
77.3
0.0
2.0
3.0
30
24
2
0
1
0
3
4
+4
17 Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
23.8
1982-83
SDC SDC
69
36.3
10.7
2.5
9.8
18.7
52.4
0.0
4.1
5.9
70.5
55.8
2,508
1,641
740
174
290
18 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
23.7
1996-97
PHI PHI
74
40.4
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.3
20.0
41.7
2.0
5.9
33.9
5.0
7.2
69.9
51.2
1.5
2.6
4.5
2,990
1,752
302
555
153
23
332
227
-410
19 Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
23.6
1981-82
DAL DAL
20
33.0
5.7
2.7
9.7
20.1
48.0
0.7
3.6
5.4
66.7
52.4
2.7
659
471
114
54
53
56
20 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
21 Mike Scott
M. Scott
23.0
2012-13
ATL ATL
1
36.3
14.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
22.0
45.5
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
49.3
5.0
9.0
0.0
36
23
14
1
0
0
0
3
-17
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 Jordan Nwora
J. Nwora
22.5
2020-21
MIL MIL
2
34.2
8.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
17.0
47.1
4.0
9.0
44.4
2.5
4.0
62.5
60.0
1.0
7.0
1.5
68
45
16
4
2
0
3
2
-2
24 Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
22.5
2019-20
NOP 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
25 Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
22.5
2010-11
LAC 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
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Suns Suns
9
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.563
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7
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10
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Thu
1/30
HOU HOU
@
MEM MEM
7:30 PM
Mon
1/27
MEM MEM
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Sat
1/25
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Fri
1/24
NOP NOP
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Wed
1/22
CHA CHA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Last Game
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117

Final

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Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
16
1
.941
2
Celtics Celtics
13
3
.813
2.5
3
Knicks Knicks
9
6
.600
6.0
4
Magic Magic
10
7
.588
6.0
5
Heat Heat
6
7
.462
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6
Hawks Hawks
7
10
.412
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Warriors Warriors
12
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.800
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Thunder Thunder
12
4
.750
0.5
3
Rockets Rockets
12
5
.706
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4
Lakers Lakers
10
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2.0
5
Nuggets Nuggets
8
6
.571
3.5
6
Suns Suns
9
7
.563
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NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
11/21
SAC SAC
@
LAC LAC
88-104
Thu
11/21
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
123-120
Thu
11/21
POR POR
@
HOU HOU
88-116
Thu
11/21
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CHI CHI
122-136
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11/21
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MIL MIL
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
11/27
CHI CHI
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Wed
11/27
LAC LAC
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Wed
11/27
POR POR
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IND IND
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11/26
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PHX PHX
10:00 PM
Tue
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UTA UTA
9:00 PM