highest ppg by a rookie in nba history last 10 years

Between December 4, 2015 and December 4, 2025, Zion Williamson has scored the most points per game by a rookie, with 22.5 per game in 2019-20.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
22.5
2019-20
NOP NOP
24
27.8
6.3
2.1
0.7
0.4
8.8
15.0
58.3
0.3
0.6
42.9
4.8
7.4
64.0
61.6
2.7
3.6
2.5
668
540
150
50
16
9
59
42
+62
2Victor 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
3Luka 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
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
20.5
2017-18
UTA UTA
79
33.4
3.7
3.7
1.5
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.7
2.4
7.0
34.0
3.0
3.8
80.5
54.1
0.7
3.1
2.7
2,638
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
20.2
2016-17
PHI PHI
31
25.4
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
13.8
46.6
1.2
3.2
36.7
6.2
7.9
78.3
58.4
2.0
5.9
3.8
786
627
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
6Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
20.0
2022-23
ORL ORL
72
33.7
6.9
3.7
0.8
0.5
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
7Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
19.6
2015-16
MIN MIN
64
33.3
10.8
2.3
0.7
1.5
8.2
14.8
54.9
0.4
1.2
34.6
2.8
3.5
80.5
59.7
3.0
7.8
2.3
2,132
1,253
692
146
44
99
146
194
-118
8Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19.3
2020-21
MIN MIN
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
9Trae Young
T. Young
19.1
2018-19
ATL ATL
81
30.9
3.7
8.1
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
10Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
18.1
2025-26
CHA CHA
22
33.5
5.6
3.0
0.7
0.2
6.3
13.8
45.7
3.4
8.3
40.7
2.1
2.3
90.2
61.0
1.0
4.6
2.3
737
398
124
67
16
4
51
49
-52
11Ja Morant
J. Morant
17.8
2019-20
MEM MEM
67
31.0
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
12Jahlil Okafor
J. Okafor
17.7
2015-16
PHI PHI
34
28.4
6.5
1.2
0.5
0.9
7.6
14.1
53.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
2.5
3.6
69.4
56.5
2.2
4.2
2.0
967
601
220
40
16
31
69
86
-294
13Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
17.4
2021-22
DET DET
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
14Brandon Miller
B. Miller
17.3
2023-24
CHA CHA
74
32.2
4.3
2.4
0.9
0.6
6.4
14.6
44.0
2.5
6.7
37.3
1.9
2.3
82.7
55.2
0.8
3.4
1.8
2,383
1,279
315
175
66
42
132
184
-510
15Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
17.3
2025-26
DAL DAL
22
33.8
6.6
3.3
1.4
0.6
6.7
14.1
47.6
0.9
3.5
25.6
2.9
3.6
80.0
54.9
1.2
5.4
2.2
743
380
145
73
30
14
48
52
-153
16Jalen Green
J. Green
17.3
2021-22
HOU HOU
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
17Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
16.7
2018-19
CLE CLE
82
31.8
2.9
3.0
0.5
0.1
6.3
14.7
43.0
1.5
3.6
40.2
2.6
3.1
83.9
52.0
0.7
2.2
2.3
2,605
1,371
236
243
44
6
185
186
-672
18Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
16.7
2022-23
IND IND
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
19Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
16.5
2023-24
OKC OKC
82
29.4
7.9
2.4
0.6
2.3
6.2
11.6
53.0
1.6
4.3
37.0
2.7
3.4
79.3
63.2
1.6
6.3
1.6
2,413
1,357
648
200
53
190
131
197
+422
20Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
16.3
2018-19
PHX PHX
71
30.7
10.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
21Jaden Ivey
J. Ivey
16.3
2022-23
DET DET
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
22Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
16.1
2017-18
LAL LAL
77
31.2
6.3
1.8
0.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.0
2.1
5.6
36.6
1.9
2.7
70.7
54.9
1.1
5.1
1.8
2,401
1,242
483
141
49
34
140
160
-126
23RaiQuan Gray
R. Gray
16.0
2022-23
BKN BKN
1
35.1
9.0
7.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
2.0
5.0
40.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
62.1
3.0
6.0
4.0
35
16
9
7
0
1
4
5
-14
24Elijah Bryant
E. Bryant
16.0
2020-21
MIL MIL
1
31.6
6.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
13.0
46.2
1.0
5.0
20.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
55.9
2.0
4.0
4.0
32
16
6
3
0
1
4
4
+11
25Devin Booker
D. Booker
15.8
2015-16
PHX PHX
61
31.5
2.8
3.2
0.6
0.3
5.5
13.3
41.6
1.4
4.4
32.1
3.3
3.9
84.6
52.6
0.4
2.4
2.5
1,920
966
170
194
38
17
152
204
-388

More Pelicans Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

112.3

25th

DRTG

123.0

29th

NETRTG

-10.7

28th

3P%

35.1

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Jazz Jazz
7
13
.350
13.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks
8
15
.348
13.5
13
Clippers Clippers
6
16
.273
15.0
14
Kings Kings
5
17
.227
16.0
15
Pelicans Pelicans
3
19
.136
18.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
MIN MIN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sat
12/6
NOP NOP
@
BKN BKN
5:00 PM
Mon
12/8
SAS SAS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Last Game

149

Final

142

NOP Pelicans

3 - 19

Tue 2 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
15
5
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
13
8
.619
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Raptors Raptors
15
7
.682
2.0
3
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Celtics Celtics
12
9
.571
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
TOR TOR
@
ATL ATL
109-97
Thu
11/6
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
125-107
Thu
11/6
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
110-121
Thu
11/6
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
110-126
Thu
11/6
DAL DAL
@
MEM MEM
104-118

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
BOS BOS
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
GSW GSW
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
UTA UTA
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
LAL LAL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
MIN MIN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM