highest ppg from a rookie nba champion

Joe Fulks has scored the most points per game by a rookie with more than 0 championships, with 23.2 per game in 1946-47.

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highest ppg from a rookie NBA champion in a regular season
NAMEPPGChampsSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
23.2
1
1946-47
60
0.4
7.9
26.0
30.5
7.3
10.0
73.0
38.1
1,389
25
199
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
18.0
1
1979-80
77
36.3
7.7
7.3
2.4
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
60.2
2.2
5.6
4.0
2,795
1,387
596
563
187
41
305
218
3Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
16.2
1
1956-57
72
29.9
9.8
1.6
6.2
15.6
39.7
3.8
4.8
79.0
45.6
2,150
1,163
705
117
304
4Elijah Bryant
E. Bryant
16.0
1
2020-21
1
32.0
6.0
3.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
13.0
46.2
1.0
5.0
20.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
55.9
2.0
4.0
4.0
32
16
6
3
0
1
4
4
+11
5Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
14.8
1
1948-49
53
2.7
5.9
14.9
39.6
2.9
4.3
68.7
44.0
784
142
144
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
14.7
1
1956-57
48
35.3
19.6
1.8
5.8
13.5
42.7
3.2
6.4
49.2
45.0
1,695
706
943
88
143
7John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
14.3
1
1962-63
80
27.5
6.7
2.2
6.0
13.6
44.5
2.2
3.0
72.8
47.9
2,200
1,140
534
179
189
8Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
14.2
1
1974-75
82
30.7
8.2
2.2
1.3
0.3
6.1
13.8
44.2
2.0
2.7
73.4
47.3
2.5
5.7
2,515
1,164
671
183
107
22
222
9Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
11.6
1
1949-50
68
1.8
4.2
10.6
39.9
3.2
4.2
75.2
46.6
791
123
222
10Chick Reiser
C. Reiser
11.5
1
1947-48
47
0.9
4.3
13.4
32.2
2.9
3.9
74.1
38.1
541
40
175
11Tom Gola
T. Gola
10.8
1
1955-56
68
34.5
9.1
5.9
3.6
8.7
41.2
3.6
4.9
73.3
49.6
2,346
732
616
404
272
12Buddy Jeannette
B. Jeannette
10.7
1
1947-48
46
1.5
3.3
9.3
34.9
4.2
5.5
75.8
45.4
491
70
147
13Paul Hoffman
P. Hoffman
10.5
1
1947-48
37
0.6
3.8
11.0
34.8
2.8
4.2
66.2
40.7
388
23
123
14Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
10.5
1
1954-55
72
21.2
6.6
1.1
4.2
10.0
41.9
2.1
3.1
68.2
46.2
1,529
754
474
80
165
15Herm Schaefer
H. Schaefer
10.4
1
1948-49
58
3.2
3.7
9.9
37.4
3.0
3.7
81.7
45.2
602
185
121
16Chris Jent
C. Jent
10.3
1
1993-94
3
26.0
5.0
2.3
0.0
0.0
4.3
8.7
50.0
1.3
3.7
36.4
0.3
0.7
50.0
57.7
1.3
3.7
1.7
78
31
15
7
0
0
5
13
17Kevin McHale
K. McHale
10.0
1
1980-81
82
20.1
4.4
0.7
0.3
1.8
4.3
8.1
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.9
67.9
55.6
1.9
2.5
1.3
1,645
818
359
55
27
151
110
260
18Angelo Musi
A. Musi
9.4
1
1946-47
60
0.4
3.8
13.6
28.1
1.7
2.1
82.9
32.2
562
26
120
19Jonathan Kuminga
J. Kuminga
9.3
1
2021-22
70
16.9
3.3
0.9
0.4
0.3
3.4
6.6
51.3
0.7
2.1
33.6
1.9
2.7
68.4
60.0
0.8
2.6
1.1
1,185
652
234
64
31
22
74
146
+35
20Howie Dallmar
H. Dallmar
8.8
1
1946-47
60
1.7
3.3
11.8
28.0
2.2
3.4
64.0
33.0
528
104
141
21Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
8.2
1
1953-54
72
17.4
5.8
0.7
3.3
7.8
42.3
1.6
2.3
69.5
46.5
1,255
588
419
51
210
22Johnny Davis
J. Davis
8.0
1
1976-77
79
18.4
1.6
1.9
0.5
0.1
3.0
6.7
44.1
2.1
2.6
79.4
50.9
0.8
0.8
1,451
634
126
148
41
11
128
23Win Wilfong
W. Wilfong
7.8
1
1957-58
71
19.2
4.1
2.3
2.8
7.6
36.1
2.3
3.4
68.5
42.8
1,360
555
290
163
199
24Phil Smith
P. Smith
7.7
1
1974-75
74
14.3
1.9
1.8
0.8
0.0
3.0
6.3
47.6
1.7
2.1
80.4
53.3
0.7
1.2
1,055
569
140
135
62
0
141
25Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
7.6
1
2002-03
69
20.7
2.3
2.0
1.4
0.2
2.5
5.8
43.8
0.7
2.1
34.5
1.8
2.5
73.7
55.6
0.7
1.7
1.4
1,431
525
161
138
96
17
100
170
+145

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