highest ppg for 23 year old rook in nba history

Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most points per game by a 23-year-old rookie, with 37.6 per game in 1959-60.

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highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games for 23 year old rook in NBA history

	NAME	PPG	Age	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.6	23	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.4	23	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
3	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	24.3	23	1967-68	BAL	82	36.7	5.7	4.3			9.0	20.0	45.3				6.2	7.9	78.1	51.8				3,012	1,991	465	349				282
4	Walter Davis W. Davis	24.2	23	1977-78	PHX	81	32.0	6.0	3.4	1.4	0.2	9.7	18.4	52.6				4.8	5.8	83.0	57.7	2.0	4.0	3.5	2,590	1,959	484	273	113	20	283	242
5	Alex Groza A. Groza	23.4	23	1949-50	IND	64			2.5			8.1	17.0	47.8				7.1	9.7	72.9	54.8					1,496		162				221
6	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	23.2	23	1970-71	ATL	81	36.1	3.7	4.4			9.1	19.9	45.8				5.0	6.2	80.0	51.2				2,926	1,880	298	355				238
7	Ron Harper R. Harper	22.9	23	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	3,064	1,874	392	394	209	84	345	247
8	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	22.0	23	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	5.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	8.2	17.5	46.8	0.4	1.1	36.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	54.1	2.0	3.9	3.4	2,717	1,741	468	334	82	13	269	223
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	21.3	23	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	852	370	143	53	263	279
10	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	21.0	23	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	1,720	913	163	70	197	294	339
11	Dave Bing D. Bing	20.0	23	1966-67	DET	80	34.5	4.5	4.1			8.3	19.0	43.6				3.4	4.6	73.8	47.5				2,762	1,601	359	330				217
12	Calvin Natt C. Natt	19.9	23	1979-80	TOT	78	36.6	8.9	2.2	1.3	0.4	8.0	16.6	47.9	0.0	0.1	33.3	3.9	5.4	73.0	52.4	3.1	5.8	2.5	2,857	1,553	691	169	102	34	198	205
13	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	18.4	23	1990-91	NJN	74	35.2	10.3	2.2	1.0	1.3	6.9	14.9	46.7	0.2	0.5	34.2	4.4	6.0	73.1	52.7	3.6	6.6	2.9	2,602	1,364	759	163	71	99	217	217
14	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	18.2	23	1992-93	MIN	81	34.9	8.7	2.8	1.3	1.0	6.2	13.1	47.4	0.0	0.5	10.0	5.7	6.8	83.5	56.4	2.1	6.6	3.4	2,823	1,472	708	223	105	83	275	290
15	Bob Rule B. Rule	18.1	23	1967-68	SEA	82	29.6	9.5	1.2			6.9	14.2	48.9				4.2	6.5	65.8	53.2				2,424	1,484	776	99				316
16	Bailey Howell B. Howell	17.8	23	1959-60	DET	75	31.3	10.5	0.8			6.8	14.9	45.6				4.2	5.6	73.9	51.0				2,346	1,332	790	63				282
17	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	17.7	23	1963-64	CIN	79	41.4	17.4	2.6			6.9	13.1	52.7				3.9	5.0	77.9	57.8				3,273	1,400	1,375	204				300
18	Ray Felix R. Felix	17.6	23	1953-54	BAL	72	37.1	13.3	1.1			5.7	13.7	41.7				6.2	9.8	63.8	49.1				2,672	1,269	958	82				253
19	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	17.5	23	1982-83	ATL	82	32.9	5.8	1.6	1.0	0.8	7.3	14.9	49.3	0.0	0.1	18.2	2.8	4.1	68.2	52.4	2.8	3.1	2.2	2,697	1,434	478	129	84	63	180	210
20	John Johnson J. Johnson	16.6	23	1970-71	CLE	67	34.5	6.8	4.8			6.5	15.4	42.2				3.6	4.4	80.5	47.7				2,310	1,110	453	323				251
21	Charles Smith C. Smith	16.3	23	1988-89	LAC	71	30.4	6.5	1.5	1.0	1.3	6.1	12.4	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.5	72.5	55.0	2.4	4.1	2.1	2,161	1,155	465	103	68	89	146	273
22	Jim Barnes J. Barnes	15.5	23	1964-65	NYK	75	34.5	9.7	1.2			6.1	14.3	42.4				3.3	5.1	66.2	46.9				2,586	1,159	729	93				312
23	Ernie DiGregorio E. DiGregorio	15.2	23	1973-74	BUF	81	35.9	2.7	8.2	0.7	0.1	6.5	15.6	42.1				2.1	2.4	90.2	45.9	0.6	2.1		2,910	1,234	219	663	59	9		242
24	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	14.8	23	1964-65	PHI	76	34.1	12.9	1.2			5.5	13.3	41.4				3.8	5.3	71.3	47.3				2,590	1,126	980	93				251
25	Tim Hardaway T. Hardaway	14.7	23	1989-90	GSW	79	33.7	3.9	8.7	2.1	0.2	5.9	12.5	47.1	0.3	1.1	27.4	2.7	3.5	76.4	52.5	0.7	3.2	3.3	2,663	1,162	310	689	165	12	260	232

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