highest ppg by a rookie the last 30 years

Between November 10, 1996 and November 10, 2026, Darius Acuff Jr. has averaged the most points per game by a rookie this season, with 25.9 per game.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
25.9
2026-27
10
37.1
3.8
7.4
0.9
0.1
9.5
23.0
41.3
3.0
9.4
31.9
3.9
4.6
84.8
51.8
0.3
3.5
3.6
371
259
38
74
9
1
36
30
-92
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
23.7
1996-97
71
40.5
4.1
7.7
2.1
0.3
8.3
20.1
41.3
2.1
6.1
33.9
5.0
7.1
71.1
51.1
1.5
2.5
4.4
2,876
1,680
291
545
146
20
313
216
-413
3Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
22.5
2019-20
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
4Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
22.5
2010-11
82
37.9
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
3,111
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
5Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
21.4
2023-24
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
6Yaxel Lendeborg
Y. Lendeborg
21.4
2026-27
11
31.9
7.2
4.0
1.0
0.7
7.2
13.7
52.3
2.5
5.5
44.3
4.5
6.0
75.8
65.3
2.5
4.7
3.4
351
235
79
44
11
8
37
35
+18
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
21.2
2018-19
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
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
21.1
1997-98
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
9Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
21.0
2025-26
70
33.5
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
10Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
21.0
2003-04
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
11LeBron James
L. James
20.9
2003-04
79
39.5
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
3,122
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
20.5
2017-18
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
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20.3
2007-08
80
34.6
4.4
2.4
1.0
0.9
7.3
17.1
43.0
0.7
2.6
28.8
4.9
5.6
87.3
51.9
0.9
3.5
2.9
2,768
1,624
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
20.2
2016-17
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
15Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
20.1
2009-10
72
37.2
5.3
5.8
1.5
0.4
7.4
16.2
45.8
0.5
2.0
25.5
4.8
6.5
74.8
52.9
0.9
4.4
3.0
2,677
1,450
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
16Elton Brand
E. Brand
20.1
1999-00
81
37.0
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
17Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
20.0
2022-23
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
18Keith Van Horn
K. Van Horn
19.7
1997-98
62
37.5
6.6
1.7
1.0
0.4
7.2
16.9
42.6
1.1
3.6
30.8
4.2
4.9
84.6
51.6
2.3
4.3
2.6
2,325
1,219
408
106
64
25
164
216
+145
19Caleb Wilson
C. Wilson
19.3
2026-27
9
32.5
6.3
2.1
1.9
1.0
7.0
17.2
40.6
2.3
7.7
30.4
3.0
4.2
71.1
50.7
1.8
4.6
2.8
292
174
57
19
17
9
25
24
-84
20Anthony 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
21Trae Young
T. Young
19.1
2018-19
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
22Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
19.0
2012-13
82
38.6
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
15.7
42.9
2.3
6.1
36.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
54.6
0.5
2.6
3.0
3,167
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
23Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
19.0
1996-97
75
35.3
7.1
2.2
1.0
1.0
6.9
15.2
45.7
0.1
0.3
28.0
5.0
6.7
74.9
52.4
2.7
4.3
2.8
2,644
1,423
532
167
73
74
213
188
-530
24Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
18.5
2011-12
51
30.5
3.7
5.4
1.1
0.4
6.9
14.6
46.9
1.4
3.6
39.9
3.4
3.8
87.2
56.6
0.9
2.9
3.1
1,558
944
191
275
54
20
160
110
-160
25Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
18.5
2025-26
81
31.5
5.3
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.4
13.4
47.5
3.4
7.9
42.5
2.4
2.8
86.3
63.3
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,551
1,498
432
274
57
19
161
169
+322

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.9

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.

RPG

14.6

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

APG

7.4

Acuff

Darius Acuff Jr.
Team Rankings

ORTG

108.3

26th

DRTG

121.5

28th

NETRTG

-13.2

28th

3P%

33.5

22nd

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
4
7
.364
5.5
12
3
6
.333
5.5
13
2
7
.222
6.5
14
Kings Kings
1
9
.100
8.0
15
1
9
.100
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/10
@
10:00 PM
Fri
11/13
@
10:00 PM
Sun
11/15
@
9:00 PM
Wed
11/18
@
10:00 PM
Fri
11/20
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Heat

4 - 6

114

Final

108

SAC Kings

1 - 9

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
9
2
.818
2
8
2
.800
0.5
3
7
3
.700
1.5
4
7
5
.583
2.5
5
5
4
.556
3.0
6
5
5
.500
3.5
7
5
6
.455
4.0
8
4
6
.400
4.5
9
4
7
.364
5.0
10
4
7
.364
5.0
11
3
8
.273
6.0
12
2
7
.222
6.0
13
2
8
.200
6.5
14
1
8
.111
7.0
15
1
9
.100
7.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
10
2
.833
2
9
2
.818
0.5
3
8
2
.800
1.0
4
8
3
.727
1.5
5
8
3
.727
1.5
6
8
3
.727
1.5
7
7
3
.700
2.0
8
6
3
.667
2.5
9
7
4
.636
2.5
10
5
4
.556
3.5
11
4
7
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5.5
12
3
6
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5.5
13
2
7
.222
6.5
14
1
9
.100
8.0
15
1
9
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8.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
10/20
@
113-121
Tue
10/20
@
106-100
Tue
10/20
@
116-104
Wed
10/21
@
132-125
Wed
10/21
@
116-128

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
11/10
@
7:30 PM
Tue
11/10
@
8:00 PM
Tue
11/10
@
9:00 PM
Tue
11/10
@
9:00 PM
Tue
11/10
@
10:00 PM