highest season points per game by a rookie shooting guard

Michael Jordan has averaged the most points per game by a rookie shooting guard, with 28.2 per game in 1984-85.

Interpreted as:
highest season points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a rookie shooting guard
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.2
1984-85
82
38.3
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
2Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
24.8
1970-71
82
37.0
3.4
4.8
9.6
21.6
44.3
5.6
7.3
77.2
49.9
3,032
2,031
280
390
196
3Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
24.3
1967-68
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
4Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
23.2
1970-71
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
5Ron Harper
R. Harper
22.9
1986-87
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
6Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
22.0
1988-89
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
7Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
21.2
2018-19
72
32.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
2.3
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
8LeBron James
L. James
20.9
2003-04
79
39.5
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
3,122
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
9Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
20.6
1980-81
81
35.4
3.6
2.4
1.3
0.5
8.8
19.1
46.4
0.1
0.6
19.2
2.8
4.0
71.6
49.6
1.0
2.6
2.9
2,867
1,671
288
194
106
40
231
219
10Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
20.5
2017-18
79
33.4
3.7
3.7
1.5
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.7
2.4
7.0
34.0
3.0
3.8
80.5
54.1
0.7
3.1
2.7
2,638
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20.3
2007-08
80
34.6
4.4
2.4
1.0
0.9
7.3
17.1
43.0
0.7
2.6
28.8
4.9
5.6
87.3
51.9
0.9
3.5
2.9
2,768
1,624
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
12Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
20.1
2009-10
72
37.2
5.3
5.8
1.5
0.4
7.4
16.2
45.8
0.5
2.0
25.5
4.8
6.5
74.8
52.9
0.9
4.4
3.0
2,677
1,450
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
13Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19.3
2020-21
72
32.1
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
2,314
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
14Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
19.2
1995-96
72
37.5
3.7
3.9
1.1
1.1
6.3
15.2
41.4
1.3
4.1
31.8
5.4
7.2
74.7
52.5
1.3
2.4
3.5
2,701
1,384
265
278
76
79
252
179
15O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
18.5
2008-09
82
38.0
3.8
3.2
1.1
0.2
6.9
15.6
43.8
1.8
4.6
38.4
3.0
3.4
87.9
53.9
0.7
3.1
2.8
3,120
1,516
308
262
91
13
226
204
-416
16Frankie Brian
F. Brian
17.8
1949-50
64
3.0
5.8
18.1
31.8
6.3
7.6
82.4
41.5
1,138
189
192
17Jerry West
J. West
17.6
1960-61
79
35.4
7.7
4.2
6.7
16.0
41.9
4.2
6.3
66.6
46.8
2,797
1,389
611
333
213
18Jalen Green
J. Green
17.3
2021-22
67
31.9
3.4
2.6
0.7
0.3
6.1
14.2
42.6
2.3
6.8
34.3
2.8
3.5
79.7
54.7
0.5
2.9
2.0
2,138
1,157
226
176
44
18
135
103
-519
19Walt Williams
W. Williams
17.0
1992-93
59
28.4
4.5
3.0
1.1
0.5
6.1
13.9
43.5
1.0
3.2
31.9
3.8
5.1
74.2
52.4
1.9
2.5
3.0
1,673
1,001
265
178
66
29
179
209
20Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
16.9
2014-15
82
36.2
4.6
2.1
1.0
0.6
6.1
13.9
43.7
0.5
1.5
31.0
4.3
5.7
76.0
51.7
1.6
2.9
2.2
2,969
1,387
374
170
86
50
177
190
-550
21Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
16.9
1988-89
75
29.6
2.5
2.3
0.9
0.3
7.0
16.9
41.4
0.8
2.5
31.4
2.1
2.6
79.5
46.7
1.0
1.5
1.5
2,219
1,267
187
176
70
25
113
167
22Bob Feerick
B. Feerick
16.8
1946-47
55
1.3
6.6
16.5
40.1
3.6
4.7
76.2
45.3
926
69
142
23Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
16.7
2022-23
78
28.5
4.1
1.5
0.6
0.2
5.3
12.2
43.4
1.3
4.0
32.3
4.8
5.8
82.8
56.6
1.1
3.0
1.9
2,222
1,302
318
116
48
13
152
162
-179
24Isaiah Rider
I. Rider
16.6
1993-94
79
30.6
4.0
2.6
0.7
0.4
6.6
14.1
46.8
0.7
1.9
36.0
2.7
3.4
81.1
53.3
1.5
2.5
2.8
2,415
1,313
315
202
54
28
218
194
25Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
16.4
1996-97
82
36.7
3.9
3.0
1.9
0.4
6.2
14.5
42.6
1.9
5.1
37.7
2.1
2.8
77.1
52.3
1.3
2.6
1.5
3,012
1,347
319
249
157
35
127
165
-266

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Team Leaders

PPG

17.0

Giddey

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RPG

9.0

Vučević

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APG

9.1

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Team Rankings

ORTG

113.0

23rd

DRTG

118.1

22nd

NETRTG

-5.1

22nd

3P%

35.6

19th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls
31
51
.378
29.0
13
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
Last Game
CHI Bulls

31 - 51

128

Final

149

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26 - 56

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
3/17
@
118-125
Tue
3/17
@
124-116
Wed
3/18
@
117-95
Wed
3/18
@
111-130
Wed
3/18
@
99-105

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/17
@
7:30 PM
Fri
4/17
@
10:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
1:00 PM
Sat
4/18
@
3:30 PM
Sat
4/18
@
6:00 PM