highest ppg by a rookie guard since 2021

Since 2020-21, Anthony Edwards has averaged the most points per game by a rookie guard, with 19.3 per game in 2020-21.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a rookie guard since 2021
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19.3
2020-21
72
32.1
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
2,314
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
2Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
17.4
2021-22
64
32.6
5.5
5.6
1.2
0.7
6.7
16.1
41.6
1.8
5.7
31.4
2.2
2.6
84.5
50.4
0.9
4.6
3.7
2,088
1,114
354
356
78
43
234
200
-275
3Jalen Green
J. Green
17.3
2021-22
67
31.9
3.4
2.6
0.7
0.3
6.1
14.2
42.6
2.3
6.8
34.3
2.8
3.5
79.7
54.7
0.5
2.9
2.0
2,138
1,157
226
176
44
18
135
103
-519
4Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
16.7
2022-23
78
28.5
4.1
1.5
0.6
0.2
5.3
12.2
43.4
1.3
4.0
32.3
4.8
5.8
82.8
56.6
1.1
3.0
1.9
2,222
1,302
318
116
48
13
152
162
-179
5Jaden Ivey
J. Ivey
16.3
2022-23
74
31.1
3.9
5.2
0.8
0.2
5.5
13.3
41.6
1.6
4.7
34.3
3.6
4.8
74.7
52.8
1.0
2.9
3.2
2,304
1,204
288
387
61
17
237
242
-642
6VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
16.0
2025-26
75
35.0
5.6
4.2
1.4
0.5
6.0
13.7
43.8
2.0
5.6
35.4
2.0
2.4
81.8
54.0
1.6
4.0
1.8
2,623
1,199
423
315
107
39
137
214
+57
7LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
15.7
2020-21
51
28.8
5.9
6.1
1.6
0.4
5.7
13.2
43.6
1.8
5.1
35.2
2.5
3.2
75.8
53.9
1.2
4.7
2.8
1,468
803
302
313
81
18
145
136
-84
8Stephon Castle
S. Castle
14.7
2024-25
81
26.7
3.7
4.1
0.9
0.3
5.2
12.2
42.8
1.2
4.1
28.5
3.1
4.2
72.4
52.2
1.1
2.6
2.2
2,162
1,190
297
332
74
22
177
164
-239
9Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
14.3
2025-26
82
25.8
3.7
3.4
1.2
0.4
5.3
12.3
43.4
1.2
3.7
33.0
2.4
3.0
78.9
52.5
0.7
2.9
2.2
2,112
1,169
300
279
97
30
178
151
-287
10Jalen Williams
J. Williams
14.1
2022-23
75
30.3
4.5
3.3
1.4
0.5
5.5
10.6
52.1
1.0
2.7
35.6
2.1
2.5
81.2
60.1
1.1
3.4
1.6
2,275
1,056
337
248
103
35
123
191
-53
11Scoot Henderson
S. Henderson
14.0
2023-24
62
28.5
3.1
5.4
0.8
0.2
5.0
12.9
38.5
1.4
4.3
32.5
2.7
3.3
81.9
48.9
0.9
2.3
3.4
1,765
868
194
336
48
13
212
195
-495
12Cedric Coward
C. Coward
13.6
2025-26
62
25.8
5.9
2.8
0.6
0.4
4.9
10.5
47.1
1.5
4.4
33.8
2.3
2.7
84.3
58.5
1.3
4.5
1.7
1,598
843
364
171
40
27
105
126
+23
13Keyonte George
K. George
13.0
2023-24
75
27.0
2.8
4.4
0.5
0.1
4.3
10.9
39.1
2.0
5.9
33.4
2.5
3.0
84.8
53.3
0.2
2.6
2.5
2,023
974
211
332
36
7
188
91
-374
14Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
13.0
2020-21
58
30.1
3.0
5.3
1.3
0.5
5.0
10.7
47.2
2.1
5.1
40.9
0.8
1.0
85.7
58.5
0.7
2.3
1.6
1,746
753
173
309
77
28
92
83
-180
15Tre Johnson
T. Johnson
12.2
2025-26
60
24.1
2.8
2.0
0.6
0.3
4.5
10.8
41.9
1.9
5.4
35.8
1.3
1.5
87.4
53.5
0.5
2.4
1.6
1,443
733
170
122
33
18
93
122
-338
16Dylan Harper
D. Harper
11.8
2025-26
69
22.6
3.4
3.9
0.8
0.3
4.8
9.5
50.5
0.9
2.6
34.3
1.3
1.7
75.6
57.4
0.8
2.6
1.4
1,558
813
234
266
54
24
99
139
+303
17Davion Mitchell
D. Mitchell
11.5
2021-22
75
27.7
2.2
4.2
0.7
0.3
4.7
11.2
41.8
1.3
4.3
31.6
0.7
1.1
65.9
48.9
0.4
1.8
1.5
2,076
861
166
313
55
24
114
141
-273
18Immanuel Quickley
I. Quickley
11.4
2020-21
64
19.4
2.1
2.0
0.5
0.2
3.6
9.1
39.5
1.8
4.7
38.9
2.4
2.7
89.1
55.7
0.4
1.8
0.9
1,243
731
137
127
30
12
58
114
+182
19Jaylen Wells
J. Wells
10.4
2024-25
79
25.9
3.4
1.7
0.6
0.1
3.6
8.6
42.5
1.7
5.0
35.2
1.4
1.7
82.2
56.0
1.1
2.3
0.9
2,043
823
268
135
44
8
69
146
+187
20Tre Mann
T. Mann
10.4
2021-22
60
22.8
2.9
1.5
0.8
0.2
3.9
9.8
39.3
1.6
4.5
36.0
1.1
1.4
79.3
50.1
0.4
2.4
1.2
1,367
625
171
91
47
12
71
102
-278
21Theo Maledon
T. Maledon
10.1
2020-21
65
27.4
3.2
3.5
0.9
0.2
3.5
9.4
36.8
1.6
4.8
33.5
1.6
2.1
74.8
48.9
0.4
2.9
2.2
1,778
658
211
227
56
11
141
126
-621
22Bones Hyland
B. Hyland
10.1
2021-22
69
19.0
2.7
2.8
0.6
0.3
3.3
8.3
40.3
1.9
5.2
36.6
1.6
1.8
85.6
55.8
0.2
2.5
1.2
1,310
698
188
191
41
20
86
153
+39
23Shaedon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
9.9
2022-23
80
22.2
3.0
1.2
0.5
0.3
3.8
8.1
47.2
1.3
3.5
36.0
0.9
1.3
71.4
56.8
0.8
2.2
1.0
1,779
789
236
94
38
24
83
136
-297
24Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
9.8
2024-25
82
30.0
4.2
4.4
0.7
0.3
3.7
9.1
40.1
1.7
5.0
33.9
0.8
1.0
81.2
51.4
0.4
3.8
1.7
2,458
807
341
364
54
21
141
190
-798
25Andrew Nembhard
A. Nembhard
9.5
2022-23
75
27.6
2.7
4.5
0.9
0.2
3.8
8.6
44.1
1.2
3.5
35.0
0.7
0.8
79.0
52.8
0.5
2.2
1.7
2,073
709
199
341
70
13
126
179
-263

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