highest points per game by an undrafted rookie nba player

Elgin Baylor has scored the most points per game by an undrafted rookie in a season, with 24.9 per game in 1958-59.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24.9	1958-59	MIN	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
2	Ralph Beard R. Beard	14.9	1949-50	IND	60			3.9	5.7	15.6	36.3	3.6	4.7	76.2	42.2		895		233	132
3	George Kaftan G. Kaftan	14.5	1948-49	BOS	21			2.9	5.5	15.0	36.8	3.4	5.5	62.6	41.6		304		61	28
4	Fred Schaus F. Schaus	14.3	1949-50	FTW	68			2.6	5.2	14.6	35.2	4.0	4.9	81.8	42.6		972		176	232
5	Dike Eddleman D. Eddleman	12.9	1949-50	TRI	64			2.2	5.2	14.2	36.6	2.5	4.1	62.3	40.5		826		142	254
6	Ken Murray K. Murray	12.9	1950-51	TOT	66		5.4	3.1	4.6	13.4	33.9	3.8	5.0	74.7	41.1		850	355	202	164
7	Kenny Sears K. Sears	12.8	1955-56	NYK	70	29.6	8.8	1.6	4.6	10.4	43.8	3.7	4.6	79.6	51.5	2,069	896	616	114	201
8	Ray Lumpp R. Lumpp	12.7	1948-49	TOT	61			2.6	4.6	13.1	34.9	3.6	4.6	77.4	42.0		777		158	173
9	Red Rocha R. Rocha	12.7	1947-48	STL	48			0.8	4.8	15.4	31.4	3.1	4.4	69.0	36.6		611		39	209
10	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	12.2	1950-51	WAS	31		3.5	1.3	4.5	12.3	37.0	3.1	3.5	88.9	44.1		378	110	39	86
11	Bobby Cook B. Cook	11.5	1949-50	SHE	51			3.1	4.4	12.2	35.8	2.8	3.5	79.0	42.0		587		158	114
12	Leo Kubiak L. Kubiak	11.5	1949-50	WAT	62			3.2	4.2	12.8	32.6	3.1	3.8	81.4	39.5		710		201	250
13	Bill Gabor B. Gabor	10.9	1949-50	SYR	56			1.9	4.0	12.0	33.7	2.8	4.1	68.9	39.5		609		108	198
14	Andy Phillip A. Phillip	10.8	1947-48	CHI	32			2.3	4.5	13.3	33.6	1.9	3.2	58.3	36.8		346		74	75
15	Monk Meineke M. Meineke	10.7	1952-53	FTW	68	33.1	6.9	2.2	3.5	9.3	38.1	3.6	4.6	78.3	47.2	2,250	725	466	148	334
16	Don Boven D. Boven	10.6	1949-50	WAT	62			2.2	3.4	9.0	37.3	3.9	5.6	68.8	46.1		656		137	255
17	Paul Hoffman P. Hoffman	10.5	1947-48	BAL	37			0.6	3.8	11.0	34.8	2.8	4.2	66.2	40.7		388		23	123
18	Eddie Miller E. Miller	10.5	1952-53	TOT	70	28.8	9.6	1.6	3.9	11.2	35.0	2.7	4.1	65.2	40.4	2,018	733	669	115	250
19	Johnny Ezersky J. Ezersky	10.1	1947-48	PRO	25			0.6	3.8	15.0	25.3	2.5	4.2	60.6	30.0		253		16	62
20	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	10.1	1956-57	TOT	71	25.0	8.7	1.2	4.1	11.5	35.7	1.9	2.7	67.7	39.6	1,778	718	617	84	186
21	Ernie Vandeweghe E. Vandeweghe	10.0	1949-50	NYK	42			1.9	3.9	9.3	42.1	2.2	3.3	66.4	46.6		421		78	126
22	George King G. King	10.0	1951-52	SYR	66	28.6	4.2	3.7	3.6	8.8	40.6	2.8	4.0	71.2	47.3	1,889	658	274	244	199
23	Jack Burmaster J. Burmaster	9.8	1949-50	SHE	61			2.9	3.9	11.7	33.3	2.0	3.0	68.1	37.8		598		179	237
24	Ken McBride K. McBride	9.8	1954-55	MIL	12	20.8	2.6	1.2	4.0	12.3	32.7	1.8	2.4	72.4	36.6	249	117	31	14	31
25	Jack George J. George	9.5	1953-54	PHI	71	37.3	5.4	4.4	3.6	10.4	35.2	2.2	3.7	59.0	39.6	2,648	675	386	312	210

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