highest ppg by rookie in 1988

Kenny Smith had the most points per game by a rookie in 1987-88, with 13.8 per game.

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NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kenny Smith
K. Smith
13.8
1987-88
61
35.6
2.3
7.1
1.5
0.1
5.4
11.4
47.7
0.2
0.6
30.8
2.7
3.3
81.9
53.7
0.7
1.6
3.0
2,170
841
138
434
92
8
184
140
2Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
13.6
1987-88
82
39.6
4.8
10.6
2.5
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
25.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
49.3
1.5
3.4
3.1
3,249
1,114
396
868
205
6
258
244
3Winston Garland
W. Garland
12.4
1987-88
67
31.7
3.4
6.4
1.7
0.1
5.1
11.6
43.9
0.2
0.6
33.3
2.1
2.3
87.9
49.2
1.0
2.4
2.5
2,122
831
227
429
116
7
167
188
4Greg Anderson
G. Anderson
11.7
1987-88
82
24.2
6.3
1.0
0.7
1.5
4.6
9.2
50.1
0.0
0.1
20.0
2.4
4.0
60.4
53.1
2.0
4.3
1.7
1,984
957
513
79
54
122
143
228
5Reggie Miller
R. Miller
10.0
1987-88
82
22.4
2.3
1.6
0.6
0.2
3.7
7.6
48.8
0.7
2.1
35.5
1.8
2.3
80.1
58.0
1.2
1.2
1.2
1,840
822
190
132
53
19
101
157
6Dennis Hopson
D. Hopson
9.6
1987-88
61
22.4
2.3
1.9
0.9
0.4
3.6
9.0
40.4
0.2
0.7
26.7
2.1
2.9
74.0
46.8
1.0
1.3
2.0
1,365
587
143
118
57
25
119
145
7Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
9.2
1987-88
TOT
80
24.0
2.4
5.5
1.3
0.3
3.4
7.5
46.1
0.1
0.3
20.8
2.2
2.6
83.9
53.1
0.5
1.9
1.8
1,917
732
191
437
103
24
146
155
8Ken Norman
K. Norman
8.6
1987-88
66
21.7
4.0
1.2
0.7
0.5
3.7
7.6
48.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.3
2.6
51.2
49.5
1.5
2.5
1.6
1,435
569
263
78
44
34
103
123
9Derrick McKey
D. McKey
8.5
1987-88
82
20.8
4.0
1.3
0.9
0.8
3.1
6.3
49.1
0.1
0.4
36.7
2.1
2.7
77.2
56.2
1.4
2.6
1.3
1,706
694
328
107
70
63
108
237
10Tellis Frank
T. Frank
8.1
1987-88
78
20.5
4.2
1.4
0.7
0.3
3.1
7.2
42.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.7
72.5
48.3
1.2
3.0
1.4
1,597
634
330
111
53
23
109
267
11Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
7.9
1987-88
79
20.9
3.8
2.1
1.2
0.7
3.3
7.1
46.3
0.1
0.3
17.4
1.3
2.2
57.6
48.9
1.5
2.3
1.7
1,650
625
298
169
91
52
131
214
12Horace Grant
H. Grant
7.7
1987-88
81
22.6
5.5
1.1
0.6
0.7
3.1
6.3
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.2
62.6
53.0
1.9
3.6
1.1
1,827
622
447
89
51
53
86
221
13Dallas Comegys
D. Comegys
5.6
1987-88
75
15.0
2.9
0.9
0.5
0.9
2.1
4.8
43.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.0
70.7
48.7
0.7
2.2
1.5
1,122
418
218
65
36
70
116
175
14Muggsy Bogues
M. Bogues
5.0
1987-88
79
20.6
1.7
5.1
1.6
0.0
2.1
5.4
39.0
0.0
0.2
18.8
0.7
0.9
78.4
42.9
0.4
1.3
1.3
1,628
393
136
404
127
3
101
138
15Brad Lohaus
B. Lohaus
4.2
1987-88
70
10.3
2.0
0.7
0.3
0.6
1.7
3.5
49.6
0.0
0.2
23.1
0.7
0.9
80.6
54.3
0.7
1.3
0.8
718
297
138
49
20
41
59
123
16Olden Polynice
O. Polynice
4.1
1987-88
82
13.2
4.0
0.4
0.4
0.3
1.4
3.1
46.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.9
63.9
52.1
1.5
2.5
1.0
1,080
337
330
33
32
26
81
215
17Mark Acres
M. Acres
3.6
1987-88
79
14.6
3.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
1.4
2.6
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.4
64.0
57.0
1.3
2.1
0.7
1,151
287
270
42
29
27
54
198
18Michael Jackson
M. Jackson
2.7
1987-88
58
13.1
1.0
3.1
0.3
0.1
1.1
2.9
37.4
0.1
0.4
24.0
0.4
0.6
71.9
42.4
0.3
0.7
1.0
760
157
59
179
20
5
58
81
19Clinton Wheeler
C. Wheeler
2.5
1987-88
59
8.7
0.7
1.7
0.6
0.0
1.1
2.2
47.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.6
73.5
50.7
0.3
0.4
0.9
513
149
40
103
36
2
52
37

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WesternWLPCTGB
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.780
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62
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2.0
3
54
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.659
10.0
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53
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52
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.634
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