highest points per game as a rookie since 1970

Since 1969-70, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has put up the most points per game by a rookie, with 28.8 per game in 1969-70.

Interpreted as:
highest points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games as a rookie since 1970
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 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 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
15 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
16 Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
21.7
1979-80
NYK NYK
82
38.4
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
54.7
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
3,150
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
279
17 Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
21.6
1981-82
DET DET
82
37.5
5.4
3.3
1.1
0.2
7.8
15.6
49.6
0.1
0.3
22.7
6.0
7.6
79.7
57.0
2.7
2.7
3.4
3,077
1,772
443
270
89
16
280
241
18 Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
21.4
2023-24
SAS SAS
71
29.7
10.6
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
19 Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
21.4
1981-82
DAL DAL
81
32.4
7.0
2.2
1.1
0.3
8.9
17.9
49.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.6
5.0
71.6
53.2
2.2
4.7
2.4
2,626
1,732
565
176
89
21
194
308
20 Larry Bird
L. Bird
21.3
1979-80
BOS BOS
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
21 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
21.2
2018-19
DAL DAL
72
32.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
2.3
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
22 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
21.1
1997-98
SAS SAS
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
23 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
21.0
2003-04
DEN DEN
82
36.5
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
7.6
17.9
42.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
5.0
6.4
77.7
50.9
2.2
3.8
3.0
2,995
1,725
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65
24 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
21.0
1992-93
CHA CHA
78
33.9
10.3
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.1
78.1
58.6
3.4
6.9
3.0
2,644
1,639
805
76
27
271
236
286
25 Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
21.0
1983-84
HOU HOU
82
32.8
11.1
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.7
16.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.3
66.1
55.1
3.6
7.6
3.6
2,693
1,720
913
163
70
197
294
339

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Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

11th

DRTG

113.4

12th

NETRTG

2.5

11th

3P%

38.7

1st

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0
7
Magic Magic
41
41
.500
23.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/25
LAL LAL
@
IND IND
120-119
Tue
3/25
LAC LAC
@
NYK NYK
126-113
Tue
3/25
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
116-86
Tue
3/25
MIL MIL
@
DEN DEN
117-127
Tue
3/25
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
132-102

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/6
IND IND
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Tue
5/6
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
9:30 PM
Wed
5/7
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
5/7
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM
Thu
5/8
GSW GSW
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM