highest career ppg by a rookie all nba

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game by an All-NBA rookie in a season, with 37.6 per game in 1959-60.

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NAMEPPGALLNBASEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
1
1959-60
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
2Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.5
1
1960-61
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
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.8
1
1969-70
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
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.2
1
1984-85
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
5Rick Barry
R. Barry
25.7
1
1965-66
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
6Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
24.9
1
1958-59
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
7David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.3
1
1989-90
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
8Walter Davis
W. Davis
24.2
1
1977-78
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
9Alex Groza
A. Groza
23.4
1
1949-50
64
2.5
8.1
17.0
47.8
7.1
9.7
72.9
54.8
1,496
162
221
10Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
23.2
1
1946-47
60
0.4
7.9
26.0
30.5
7.3
10.0
73.0
38.1
1,389
25
199
11Larry Bird
L. Bird
21.3
1
1979-80
82
36.0
10.4
4.5
1.7
0.6
8.5
17.8
47.4
0.7
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
83.6
53.8
2.6
7.8
3.2
2,955
1,745
852
370
143
53
263
279
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
21.1
1
1997-98
82
39.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
13Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
20.4
1
1954-55
72
36.9
13.8
3.2
7.2
17.8
40.7
5.9
7.9
75.1
48.0
2,659
1,466
994
229
258
14Frankie Brian
F. Brian
17.8
1
1949-50
64
3.0
5.8
18.1
31.8
6.3
7.6
82.4
41.5
1,138
189
192
15Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
17.7
1
1963-64
79
41.4
17.4
2.6
6.9
13.1
52.7
3.9
5.0
77.9
57.8
3,273
1,400
1,375
204
300
16Bob Feerick
B. Feerick
16.8
1
1946-47
55
1.3
6.6
16.5
40.1
3.6
4.7
76.2
45.3
926
69
142
17Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
16.8
1
1955-56
67
34.7
16.3
4.9
6.0
17.0
35.4
4.8
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
276
18Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
16.8
1
1949-50
64
4.0
5.4
14.1
38.5
5.9
7.6
77.4
48.0
1,072
259
225
19Arnie Risen
A. Risen
16.6
1
1948-49
60
1.7
5.8
13.6
42.3
5.1
7.7
66.0
48.8
995
100
216
20Phil Ford
P. Ford
15.9
1
1978-79
79
34.5
2.3
8.6
2.2
0.1
5.9
12.7
46.5
4.1
5.1
81.3
53.4
0.4
1.9
4.1
2,723
1,260
182
681
174
6
323
245
21Bob Davies
B. Davies
15.1
1
1948-49
60
5.4
5.3
14.5
36.4
4.5
5.8
77.6
44.1
904
321
197
22Ralph Beard
R. Beard
14.9
1
1949-50
60
3.9
5.7
15.6
36.3
3.6
4.7
76.2
42.2
895
233
132
23Stan Miasek
S. Miasek
14.9
1
1946-47
60
1.6
5.5
19.2
28.7
3.9
6.4
60.5
33.8
895
93
208
24Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
14.8
1
1948-49
53
2.7
5.9
14.9
39.6
2.9
4.3
68.7
44.0
784
142
144
25Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
14.4
1
1946-47
61
0.7
5.5
16.7
32.9
3.4
4.6
73.7
38.4
877
40
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