highest ppg by nba rookies forwards history last 30 seasons

Since 1996-97, Blake Griffin scored the most points per game by a rookie forward in a season, with 22.5 per game in 2010-11.

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highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player by NBA rookies forwards history last 30 seasons

	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	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	22.5	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	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	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
2	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
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	21.1	1997-98	SAS	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
4	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	21.0	2025-26	DAL	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
5	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	21.0	2003-04	DEN	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
6	Elton Brand E. Brand	20.1	1999-00	CHI	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
7	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
8	Keith Van Horn K. Van Horn	19.7	1997-98	NJN	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
9	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	18.7	1996-97	VAN	80	35.0	6.9	2.2	1.0	1.0	6.9	15.2	45.3	0.1	0.3	25.9	4.8	6.5	74.6	51.8	2.7	4.2	2.8	2,802	1,494	555	175	79	79	225	199	-596
10	Kon Knueppel K. Knueppel	18.5	2025-26	CHA	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
11	Vince Carter V. Carter	18.3	1998-99	TOR	50	35.2	5.7	3.0	1.1	1.5	6.9	15.3	45.0	0.4	1.3	28.8	4.1	5.4	76.1	51.6	1.9	3.8	2.2	1,760	913	283	149	55	77	110	140	+47
12	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	17.6	2001-02	MEM	82	36.7	8.9	2.7	0.5	2.1	6.7	13.0	51.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	4.1	5.8	70.9	56.6	2.9	6.0	2.7	3,007	1,441	730	223	41	169	224	195	-310
13	Antoine Walker A. Walker	17.5	1996-97	BOS	82	36.2	9.0	3.2	1.3	0.6	7.0	16.5	42.5	0.6	1.9	32.7	2.8	4.5	63.1	47.4	3.5	5.5	2.8	2,970	1,435	741	262	105	53	230	271	-559
14	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
15	Lamar Odom L. Odom	16.6	1999-00	LAC	76	36.4	7.8	4.2	1.2	1.3	5.9	13.5	43.8	0.8	2.2	36.0	4.0	5.5	71.9	52.1	2.1	5.7	3.4	2,767	1,259	595	317	91	95	258	291	-451
16	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
17	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	16.5	1998-99	BOS	48	34.0	6.4	2.4	1.7	1.0	5.9	13.5	43.9	1.8	4.3	41.2	2.9	4.1	71.3	54.0	2.4	4.0	2.4	1,632	791	309	115	82	50	113	139	-64
18	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
19	Caron Butler C. Butler	15.4	2002-03	MIA	78	36.6	5.1	2.7	1.8	0.4	5.5	13.2	41.6	0.4	1.4	31.8	4.0	4.8	82.4	50.2	1.7	3.4	2.5	2,858	1,201	397	213	137	31	192	230	-383
20	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
21	Lauri Markkanen L. Markkanen	15.2	2017-18	CHI	68	29.7	7.5	1.2	0.6	0.6	5.5	12.7	43.4	2.1	5.9	36.2	2.1	2.4	84.3	55.2	1.2	6.3	1.2	2,020	1,033	508	79	39	40	83	103	-387
22	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	15.2	2021-22	ORL	79	30.7	4.5	2.9	0.9	0.4	5.8	12.3	46.8	1.2	3.4	35.4	2.4	2.8	86.3	55.9	1.1	3.4	1.5	2,429	1,197	356	231	68	34	119	164	-243
23	Emeka Okafor E. Okafor	15.1	2004-05	CHA	73	35.6	10.9	0.9	0.8	1.7	6.1	13.7	44.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	4.7	60.9	47.9	3.8	7.1	1.7	2,600	1,105	795	64	62	125	125	214	-344
24	Marvin Bagley III M. Bagley III	14.9	2018-19	SAC	62	25.3	7.6	1.0	0.5	1.0	5.7	11.4	50.4	0.5	1.5	31.3	2.9	4.2	69.1	56.2	2.6	5.0	1.6	1,567	923	471	62	33	59	98	120	-103
25	Kristaps Porziņģis K. Porziņģis	14.3	2015-16	NYK	72	28.4	7.3	1.3	0.7	1.9	5.2	12.3	42.1	1.1	3.4	33.3	2.8	3.3	83.8	51.8	1.8	5.5	1.7	2,047	1,028	526	94	53	134	121	205	+15

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27.9

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RPG

11.0

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8.1

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117.3

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DRTG

116.1

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1.2

16th

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36.8

7th

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	SAC	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 10/23	LAC	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	LAC	@	OKC	7:00 PM
Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 10/30	LAC	@	MIN	8:00 PM

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Warriors

1 - 0

126

Final

121

Clippers

0 - 1

Wed 15 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

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50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 1996-97, Blake Griffin scored the most points per game by a rookie forward in a season, with 22.5 per game in 2010-11.

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