highest ppg in january 2021 by a second year player

Zion Williamson had the most points per game by a player in January 2021, with 25.8 per game in 2020-21.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
25.8
2020-21
12
33.9
7.2
2.8
0.8
0.6
10.1
16.8
60.2
0.2
0.5
33.3
5.4
7.6
71.4
64.1
2.6
4.6
2.5
407
309
86
34
9
7
30
30
-21
2RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
18.8
2020-21
16
36.0
6.2
3.2
0.8
0.3
7.0
15.3
45.9
1.3
3.6
35.1
3.6
4.8
75.0
54.2
1.5
4.7
1.8
577
301
99
51
13
5
28
42
+54
3De'Andre Hunter
D. Hunter
18.7
2020-21
14
32.3
4.9
2.1
1.1
0.5
6.4
12.1
53.3
1.5
4.4
34.4
4.4
4.9
89.7
65.9
0.9
4.0
1.4
452
262
69
30
16
7
20
31
+23
4Tyler Herro
T. Herro
17.8
2020-21
8
34.1
6.9
3.5
0.4
0.4
6.8
15.4
43.9
1.4
5.1
26.8
2.9
3.8
76.7
52.1
0.3
6.6
2.9
273
142
55
28
3
3
23
10
-29
5Ja Morant
J. Morant
17.7
2020-21
3
30.8
1.7
9.0
1.0
0.3
6.7
12.7
52.6
0.7
3.3
20.0
3.7
5.0
73.3
59.4
0.3
1.3
4.0
92
53
5
27
3
1
12
6
+4
6Coby White
C. White
15.7
2020-21
13
33.8
5.0
5.5
0.5
0.0
5.8
13.5
42.6
2.2
6.0
35.9
2.0
2.3
86.7
53.9
0.5
4.5
2.5
439
204
65
71
6
0
32
39
-86
7Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
15.1
2020-21
16
31.2
7.5
2.0
0.8
0.6
5.6
11.1
50.6
0.9
2.8
34.1
2.9
3.8
75.4
58.8
1.9
5.6
1.4
499
241
120
32
13
9
23
43
-79
8Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
14.7
2020-21
6
24.3
6.3
0.5
1.3
0.5
5.3
9.7
55.2
2.7
4.7
57.1
1.3
1.7
80.0
70.5
1.2
5.2
1.8
146
88
38
3
8
3
11
14
+38
9Brandon Clarke
B. Clarke
14.6
2020-21
10
30.6
6.5
2.0
1.3
0.8
6.5
13.2
49.2
0.8
2.5
32.0
0.8
1.2
66.7
53.2
2.1
4.4
0.8
306
146
65
20
13
8
8
17
-22
10Kendrick Nunn
K. Nunn
13.9
2020-21
10
28.6
3.4
2.5
1.0
0.2
5.6
11.6
48.3
1.7
5.1
33.3
1.0
1.2
83.3
57.3
0.4
3.0
2.1
286
139
34
25
10
2
21
19
-49
11Naz Reid
N. Reid
12.8
2020-21
13
22.6
5.1
1.0
0.5
1.8
4.7
8.4
56.0
1.2
3.0
38.5
2.3
3.0
76.9
66.2
1.2
3.9
1.7
293
167
66
13
7
24
22
43
-58
12P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
12.8
2020-21
16
30.1
7.1
3.0
0.9
1.4
4.5
9.9
45.3
1.4
3.9
34.9
2.4
2.9
80.9
56.8
1.7
5.4
2.2
482
204
113
48
15
23
35
42
+8
13Darius Garland
D. Garland
12.7
2020-21
7
28.1
1.9
3.6
0.9
0.3
4.9
12.6
38.6
1.1
3.4
33.3
1.9
2.1
86.7
47.0
0.4
1.4
3.1
197
89
13
25
6
2
22
14
-31
14Cam Reddish
C. Reddish
12.2
2020-21
11
28.9
4.6
0.9
1.4
0.2
3.9
11.0
35.5
1.5
5.7
27.0
2.8
3.5
81.6
48.6
0.9
3.7
1.5
318
134
51
10
15
2
17
28
+2
15Rui Hachimura
R. Hachimura
12.0
2020-21
8
27.6
4.6
2.0
0.4
0.1
4.4
10.0
43.8
0.5
2.1
23.5
2.8
3.5
78.6
52.0
1.1
3.5
0.5
221
96
37
16
3
1
4
21
-37
16Luguentz Dort
L. Dort
11.7
2020-21
14
29.4
3.3
1.3
0.8
0.4
4.0
9.6
41.8
2.1
5.9
35.4
1.6
2.1
79.3
55.9
0.4
2.9
1.3
412
164
46
18
11
5
18
36
-25
17Darius Bazley
D. Bazley
11.4
2020-21
14
29.4
6.9
1.6
0.5
0.6
4.2
10.4
40.7
1.6
5.4
30.7
1.4
1.9
73.1
51.1
0.5
6.4
1.6
411
160
96
23
7
9
22
16
-77
18Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
10.9
2020-21
13
23.1
3.6
2.2
1.2
0.5
4.1
9.8
41.4
1.3
4.8
27.4
1.5
2.0
73.1
50.9
0.3
3.3
1.4
301
142
47
28
16
6
18
26
-48
19Eric Paschall
E. Paschall
10.4
2020-21
15
17.2
3.3
1.5
0.1
0.1
4.2
8.5
49.2
0.5
1.5
30.4
1.5
1.9
79.3
55.4
0.9
2.4
0.6
258
156
50
23
1
1
9
26
+13
20Cameron Johnson
C. Johnson
10.2
2020-21
13
27.3
3.8
1.7
0.6
0.3
3.7
9.2
40.0
2.3
6.7
34.5
0.5
0.8
70.0
53.5
0.6
3.2
1.0
355
133
50
22
8
4
13
16
+35
21Garrison Mathews
G. Mathews
9.9
2020-21
9
21.9
2.4
0.9
1.6
0.1
2.7
6.2
42.9
1.9
4.7
40.5
2.7
3.0
88.9
65.6
0.8
1.7
0.2
197
89
22
8
14
1
2
22
-2
22Jaylen Nowell
J. Nowell
9.2
2020-21
5
15.7
1.2
1.2
0.4
0.2
3.4
7.2
47.2
1.0
3.8
26.3
1.4
1.6
87.5
58.2
0.4
0.8
1.2
79
46
6
6
2
1
6
10
+10
23Gabe Vincent
G. Vincent
8.6
2020-21
11
21.3
1.5
2.1
0.5
0.1
3.1
8.8
35.1
1.2
5.2
22.8
1.3
1.5
87.5
45.7
0.1
1.5
1.6
234
95
17
23
6
1
18
23
-16
24Terence Davis
T. Davis
8.4
2020-21
13
14.8
1.7
1.0
0.7
0.2
3.2
6.8
46.1
1.5
3.8
40.8
0.5
0.6
87.5
58.9
0.4
1.3
1.0
193
109
22
13
9
2
13
25
+10
25Jarrett Culver
J. Culver
8.2
2020-21
12
20.3
4.2
1.1
0.7
0.3
3.3
6.4
50.6
0.4
1.7
25.0
1.3
2.2
57.7
55.4
1.2
3.0
1.3
244
98
50
13
8
4
15
30
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More Pelicans Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.5

Williamson

Zion Williamson

RPG

7.5

Queen

Derik Queen

APG

4.3

Queen

Derik Queen
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.4

24th

DRTG

120.6

28th

NETRTG

-7.2

26th

3P%

34.3

26th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
Pelicans Pelicans
10
35
.222
26.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/25
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/27
@
8:00 PM
Fri
1/30
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

10 - 35

110

Final

119

HOU Rockets

25 - 15

Sun 18 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
25
19
.568
7.5
5
23
18
.561
8.0
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
22
21
.512
10.0
9
20
22
.476
11.5
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
16
.610
9.5
7
26
17
.605
9.5
8
25
19
.568
11.0
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
23
.452
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/22
@
136-127
Mon
12/22
@
108-128
Wed
12/24
@
124-126
Wed
12/24
@
117-102
Wed
12/24
@
116-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/20
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
9:00 PM
Tue
1/20
@
10:00 PM