highest ppg by a rookie in nba history since 2015

Since 2014-15, Victor Wembanyama has the most points per game by a rookie, with 21.4 per game in 2023-24.

Interpreted as:

highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a rookie in NBA history since 2015

	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	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	21.4	2023-24	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
2	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21.2	2018-19	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
3	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	20.5	2017-18	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
4	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	20.0	2022-23	ORL	72	33.8	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
5	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	19.3	2020-21	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
6	Trae Young T. Young	19.1	2018-19	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
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	18.3	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
8	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	18.1	2025-26	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
9	Ja Morant J. Morant	17.8	2019-20	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
10	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	17.4	2021-22	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
11	Brandon Miller B. Miller	17.3	2023-24	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
12	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	17.3	2025-26	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
13	Jalen Green J. Green	17.3	2021-22	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
14	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	16.9	2014-15	MIN	82	36.2	4.6	2.1	1.0	0.6	6.1	13.9	43.7	0.5	1.5	31.0	4.3	5.7	76.0	51.7	1.6	2.9	2.2	2,969	1,387	374	170	86	50	177	190	-550
15	Collin Sexton C. Sexton	16.7	2018-19	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
16	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	16.7	2022-23	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
17	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	16.5	2023-24	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
18	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	16.3	2018-19	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
19	Jaden Ivey J. Ivey	16.3	2022-23	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
20	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	16.1	2017-18	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
21	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	15.8	2017-18	PHI	81	33.7	8.1	8.2	1.7	0.9	6.7	12.3	54.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.4	4.2	56.0	55.7	1.8	6.3	3.4	2,732	1,279	659	661	140	70	278	211	+387
22	LaMelo Ball L. Ball	15.7	2020-21	CHA	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
23	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	15.7	2025-26	NOP	22	27.5	3.3	2.8	1.5	0.2	5.9	13.0	44.9	1.3	3.5	36.4	2.7	3.4	78.7	53.9	0.6	2.6	2.3	605	345	72	62	33	4	50	42	-211
24	Scottie Barnes S. Barnes	15.3	2021-22	TOR	74	35.4	7.5	3.5	1.1	0.7	6.2	12.6	49.2	0.8	2.6	30.1	2.1	2.9	73.5	55.2	2.6	4.9	1.8	2,617	1,134	557	256	80	55	136	192	+66
25	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	15.3	2019-20	MIA	67	29.3	2.7	3.3	0.8	0.2	6.0	13.6	43.9	2.0	5.8	35.0	1.3	1.5	85.0	53.4	0.3	2.4	1.7	1,962	1,024	180	220	56	15	114	152	+61