best ppg by a rookie in the playoffs

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has put up the most points per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 35.2 per game in 1969-70.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35.2
1969-70
10
43.5
16.8
4.1
13.9
24.5
56.7
7.4
10.1
73.3
60.8
435
352
168
41
25
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.2
1959-60
9
46.1
25.8
2.1
13.9
28.0
49.6
5.4
12.2
44.5
49.8
415
299
232
19
17
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.3
1984-85
4
42.8
5.8
8.5
2.8
1.0
8.5
19.5
43.6
0.3
2.0
12.5
12.0
14.5
82.8
56.5
1.8
4.0
3.8
171
117
23
34
11
4
15
15
4Chuck Person
C. Person
27.0
1986-87
4
39.8
8.3
5.0
1.3
0.5
9.5
18.5
51.4
0.5
2.0
25.0
7.5
9.8
76.9
59.2
1.5
6.8
3.8
159
108
33
20
5
2
15
14
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
25.8
1968-69
6
46.3
13.8
0.8
10.0
19.0
52.6
5.8
8.8
66.0
56.4
278
155
83
5
21
6Archie Clark
A. Clark
25.7
1966-67
3
41.7
4.3
5.0
10.7
20.7
51.6
4.3
5.7
76.5
55.4
125
77
13
15
11
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
25.5
1958-59
13
42.8
12.0
3.3
9.4
23.3
40.3
6.7
8.7
77.0
46.9
556
331
156
43
52
8Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
25.0
1979-80
3
34.7
3.3
4.0
1.7
0.3
10.3
19.7
52.5
0.7
2.3
28.6
3.7
4.7
78.6
57.6
0.7
2.7
5.0
104
75
10
12
5
1
15
13
9Walter Davis
W. Davis
25.0
1977-78
2
33.0
8.5
4.0
1.5
0.0
9.5
20.0
47.5
6.0
8.0
75.0
53.1
2.0
6.5
3.0
66
50
17
8
3
0
6
8
10Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
24.4
2017-18
11
37.4
5.9
4.2
1.5
0.4
9.3
22.1
42.0
2.3
7.3
31.3
3.5
3.9
90.7
51.2
0.8
5.1
2.9
411
268
65
46
16
4
32
35
-25
11David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.3
1989-90
10
37.5
12.0
2.3
1.1
4.0
8.9
16.7
53.3
0.0
0.0
6.5
9.6
67.7
58.1
3.6
8.4
2.4
375
243
120
23
11
40
24
35
12Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
24.0
1977-78
9
35.7
12.4
3.4
1.1
1.9
9.3
17.0
54.9
5.3
7.1
75.0
59.6
3.9
8.6
1.6
321
216
112
31
10
17
14
25
13Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
23.8
1992-93
9
40.8
9.9
1.4
0.7
3.4
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
8.0
10.3
77.4
56.6
3.1
6.8
4.1
367
214
89
13
6
31
37
37
14Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
23.7
1946-47
3
1.7
7.3
18.7
39.3
9.0
11.3
79.4
50.0
71
5
10
15Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
23.6
1995-96
5
35.4
10.2
1.8
0.8
0.6
7.0
16.2
43.2
1.0
1.8
55.6
8.6
12.0
71.7
54.9
2.4
7.8
2.0
177
118
51
9
4
3
10
17
16Jerry West
J. West
22.9
1960-61
12
38.4
8.7
5.3
8.3
16.8
49.0
6.4
8.8
72.6
55.3
461
275
104
63
39
17Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
22.9
1956-57
10
37.0
11.7
2.0
9.0
23.1
39.0
4.9
6.9
71.0
43.8
370
229
117
20
40
18Alex Groza
A. Groza
22.8
1949-50
6
2.0
7.3
12.3
59.5
8.2
9.8
83.1
68.5
137
12
21
19Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
22.6
1966-67
9
35.2
5.3
1.7
8.6
19.9
43.0
5.4
7.6
72.1
48.6
317
203
48
15
35
20Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
22.2
1946-47
10
0.3
7.4
25.7
28.8
7.4
9.4
78.7
37.2
222
3
32
21Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
22.0
1970-71
5
39.8
5.2
4.8
9.2
24.4
37.7
3.6
5.2
69.2
41.2
199
110
26
24
14
22Karl Malone
K. Malone
21.8
1985-86
4
36.0
7.5
1.0
2.0
0.0
9.5
18.0
52.8
0.0
0.0
2.8
6.5
42.3
52.1
1.5
6.0
1.5
144
87
30
4
8
0
6
18
23Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
21.4
1956-57
5
40.8
6.0
7.6
8.4
20.0
42.0
4.6
5.2
88.5
48.0
204
107
30
38
15
24Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
21.3
1996-97
3
39.0
4.0
7.7
0.7
0.0
8.7
21.7
40.0
2.0
6.7
30.0
2.0
3.3
60.0
46.1
0.7
3.3
3.0
117
64
12
23
2
0
9
9
-41
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
21.3
1979-80
9
41.3
11.2
4.7
1.6
0.9
9.2
19.7
46.9
0.4
1.7
26.7
2.4
2.8
88.0
51.1
2.4
8.8
3.7
372
192
101
42
14
8
33
30

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Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

RPG

10.1

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

APG

6.1

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.9

20th

DRTG

117.8

21st

NETRTG

-3.9

22nd

3P%

40.4

1st

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7.5
10
12
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.444
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7
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12/27
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12/29
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

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22
6
.786
2
19
8
.704
2.5
3
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
17
12
.586
5.5
6
16
12
.571
6.0
7
15
13
.536
7.0
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
14
.517
7.5
10
12
15
.444
9.5
11
11
17
.393
11.0
12
9
19
.321
13.0
13
7
19
.269
14.0
14
6
22
.214
16.0
15
5
21
.192
16.0
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1
25
3
.893
2
20
7
.741
4.5
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
17
8
.680
6.5
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
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13
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12.0
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12
16
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13.0
11
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14.5
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14.5
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7
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.250
18.0
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.241
18.5
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11/18
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11/18
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11/18
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109-120
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11/18
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11/18
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12/21
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