highest rookie ppg excluding first 20 games last 40 years nba

Brandon Jennings put up 55.0 points per game in his rookie season versus the Warriors on November 14, 2009.

	NAME	PPG	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	55.0	11/14/2009	MIL	vs	GSW	41	55	5	5	0	0	21	34	61.8	7	8	87.5	6	8	75.0	73.3	1	4	4	1	+11
2	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	51.0	4/3/2026	DAL	vs	ORL	34	51	6	3	3	1	19	30	63.3	6	9	66.7	7	7	100.0	77.1	3	3	1	3	-2
3	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	50.0	4/12/1997	PHI	@	CLE	46	50	5	6	2	0	17	32	53.1	5	9	55.6	11	18	61.1	62.6	2	3	9	5	-4
4	Trae Young T. Young	49.0	3/1/2019	ATL	vs	CHI	56	49	8	16	1	1	17	33	51.5	6	13	46.2	9	11	81.8	64.7	1	7	9	2	-9
5	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	49.0	1/29/2026	DAL	vs	CHA	38	49	10	3	0	1	20	29	69.0	3	5	60.0	6	6	100.0	77.4	1	9	2	2	+2
6	Charlie Villanueva C. Villanueva	48.0	3/26/2006	TOR	@	MIL	46	48	9	3	1	0	20	32	62.5	6	11	54.5	2	3	66.7	72.0	4	5	3	4	-6
7	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	47.0	3/4/1989	GSW	vs	SAC	37	47	9	2	2	0	17	24	70.8	0	1	0.0	13	19	68.4	72.6	2	7	3	3
8	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	47.0	1/17/2011	LAC	vs	IND	37	47	14	3	0	1	19	24	79.2	0	0		9	11	81.8	81.5	3	11	4	3	+17
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	46.0	2/16/1993	ORL	@	DET	49	46	21	3	0	5	19	25	76.0	0	0		8	16	50.0	71.8	3	18	6	5
10	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	45.0	4/5/2026	DAL	vs	LAL	39	45	8	9	2	1	14	27	51.9	2	4	50.0	15	17	88.2	65.3	0	8	2	2	+11
11	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	44.0	4/7/1997	PHI	@	CHI	48	44	1	8	2	0	16	32	50.0	6	14	42.9	6	8	75.0	61.9	1	0	4	2	-26
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	44.0	4/11/1997	PHI	@	MIL	43	44	3	9	2	1	16	28	57.1	3	4	75.0	9	11	81.8	67.0	1	2	4	5	-7
13	Elton Brand E. Brand	44.0	4/13/2000	CHI	vs	WAS	43	44	12	2	0	3	16	21	76.2	0	0		12	15	80.0	79.7	7	5	1	2	-11
14	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	44.0	11/20/2010	LAC	vs	NYK	39	44	15	7	2	1	14	24	58.3	0	0		16	23	69.6	64.5	4	11	4	4	-13
15	GG Jackson	44.0	4/14/2024	MEM	vs	DEN	44	44	12	1	2	1	17	36	47.2	4	13	30.8	6	7	85.7	56.3	6	6	3	1	-13
16	Chuck Person C. Person	42.0	2/11/1987	IND	@	PHX	38	42	9	2	2	0	18	23	78.3	6	6	100.0	0	0		91.3	0	9	2	4
17	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	42.0	2/15/1991	NJN	vs	DEN	43	42	14	4	4	2	14	23	60.9	0	0		14	20	70.0	66.0	5	9	2	2
18	Lionel Simmons L. Simmons	42.0	3/23/1991	SAC	vs	PHX	39	42	12	3	1	0	16	31	51.6	0	0		10	12	83.3	57.9	3	9	3	4
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	42.0	4/16/2008	SEA	@	GSW	43	42	13	6	1	2	18	25	72.0	1	2	50.0	5	6	83.3	76.0	3	10	5	0	+14
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	42.0	4/14/2010	GSW	@	POR	48	42	9	8	2	1	13	25	52.0	4	6	66.7	12	12	100.0	69.4	3	6	2	0	+6
21	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	42.0	3/18/2021	MIN	@	PHX	38	42	7	3	2	0	15	31	48.4	4	13	30.8	8	13	61.5	57.2	3	4	2	2	+9
22	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	42.0	5/5/2021	MIN	vs	MEM	38	42	6	7	1	1	17	22	77.3	8	9	88.9	0	1	0.0	93.6	1	5	3	4	+11
23	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	42.0	4/9/2023	MEM	@	OKC	40	42	14	0	1	0	17	25	68.0	0	2	0.0	8	12	66.7	69.4	6	8	2	3	-17
24	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	42.0	12/15/2025	DAL	@	UTA	42	42	7	6	1	2	13	27	48.1	1	4	25.0	15	20	75.0	58.7	1	6	4	3	-9
25	David Robinson D. Robinson	41.0	3/2/1990	SAS	vs	GSW	41	41	17	2	3	5	12	21	57.1	0	0		17	22	77.3	66.8	5	12	4	5

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