lowest ppg from a number 1 pick after 1970

Since 1970-71, Jim Barnes has scored the fewest points per game by a #1 overall pick, with 3.4 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jim Barnes
J. Barnes
3.4
11
9.1
1.5
0.7
1.4
2.5
53.6
0.6
1.0
63.6
56.3
100
37
16
8
23
2Anthony Bennett
A. Bennett
4.4
151
12.6
3.1
0.5
0.4
0.2
1.7
4.2
39.2
0.2
0.9
26.1
0.8
1.2
67.0
45.7
0.9
2.3
0.7
1,905
658
472
77
58
27
99
206
-479
3Fred Hetzel
F. Hetzel
4.8
59
10.4
2.5
0.6
1.9
4.3
43.4
1.0
1.3
77.9
48.6
613
282
149
37
99
4LaRue Martin
L. Martin
5.3
271
14.0
4.6
0.7
0.2
0.5
2.2
5.2
41.6
0.9
1.3
68.5
45.2
1.4
3.2
3,795
1,430
1,258
203
46
98
617
5Kwame Brown
K. Brown
6.6
607
22.1
5.5
0.9
0.5
0.6
2.5
5.1
49.2
0.0
0.0
11.1
1.6
2.9
57.0
52.3
1.8
3.7
1.3
13,389
4,035
3,333
554
324
376
771
1,385
-848
6Greg Oden
G. Oden
8.0
105
19.3
6.2
0.5
0.4
1.2
3.0
5.3
57.4
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.0
65.8
60.9
2.4
3.8
1.3
2,028
840
656
51
40
130
138
374
+216
7Michael Olowokandi
M. Olowokandi
8.3
500
26.3
6.8
0.7
0.5
1.4
3.6
8.2
43.5
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.9
59.7
45.7
1.9
4.9
1.8
13,129
4,135
3,414
327
226
697
898
1,518
-1463
8Kent Benson
K. Benson
9.1
680
23.1
5.7
1.8
0.9
0.9
3.8
7.7
49.3
0.0
0.1
20.6
1.5
2.0
75.7
53.1
1.8
3.9
1.6
15,719
6,168
3,881
1,203
605
586
1,069
1,935
9Bob Boozer
B. Boozer
9.1
80
22.2
5.4
1.6
3.6
8.1
45.0
1.9
2.3
81.8
50.2
1,775
728
435
128
216
10Pervis Ellison
P. Ellison
9.5
474
24.5
6.7
1.5
0.6
1.6
3.9
7.6
51.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
1.8
2.6
68.9
54.6
2.3
4.4
1.7
11,593
4,494
3,170
691
293
752
798
1,493
-72
11Andrew Bogut
A. Bogut
9.6
706
28.1
8.7
2.2
0.6
1.5
4.2
7.9
53.5
0.0
0.0
12.0
1.2
2.1
55.7
54.5
2.5
6.2
1.7
19,862
6,808
6,112
1,546
442
1,091
1,204
2,186
+1167
12Markelle Fultz
M. Fultz
10.2
260
23.7
3.1
4.3
1.1
0.3
4.3
9.2
46.9
0.3
1.1
28.0
1.3
1.7
73.2
51.2
0.8
2.3
1.8
6,159
2,660
818
1,119
288
70
455
466
-263
13John Lucas
J. Lucas
10.7
928
27.5
2.3
7.0
1.4
0.1
4.2
9.4
44.9
0.4
1.2
30.3
2.0
2.6
77.6
50.9
0.5
1.8
2.1
25,556
9,951
2,151
6,454
1,273
73
1,803
1,691
14Joe Smith
J. Smith
10.9
1,030
26.2
6.4
1.0
0.6
0.8
4.2
9.2
45.5
0.0
0.1
23.8
2.5
3.1
79.0
51.3
2.4
4.0
1.3
27,022
11,208
6,575
1,010
606
868
1,290
2,974
-190
15Zaccharie Risacher
Z. Risacher
11.1
142
23.6
3.7
1.2
0.8
0.5
4.2
9.3
45.7
1.5
4.2
36.0
1.2
1.7
68.6
55.7
1.1
2.6
1.1
3,346
1,583
525
168
111
73
150
296
-137
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
11.5
11
26.9
6.2
1.8
4.5
10.5
43.1
2.4
3.0
78.8
48.3
296
126
68
20
26
17Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
12.3
757
30.6
6.8
1.9
1.2
1.1
5.1
10.6
48.3
0.1
0.4
23.4
2.0
3.2
62.9
51.3
1.7
5.1
1.7
23,134
9,325
5,159
1,439
893
864
1,318
2,498
+1470
18Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
13.1
383
31.1
7.4
7.2
1.5
0.7
5.4
9.7
55.8
0.0
0.1
13.9
2.3
3.8
59.2
57.6
1.7
5.7
3.0
11,910
5,021
2,840
2,754
568
255
1,151
1,059
+840
19Bill Walton
B. Walton
13.3
468
28.3
10.5
3.4
0.8
2.2
5.5
10.5
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.6
66.0
55.1
2.4
8.2
2.7
13,250
6,215
4,923
1,590
380
1,034
865
1,298
20Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
13.7
935
29.7
7.4
2.3
0.7
1.1
5.6
11.0
50.4
0.0
0.0
8.3
2.6
4.0
65.5
53.7
2.4
5.1
2.3
27,764
12,810
6,951
2,141
701
1,073
2,104
2,692
21Danny Manning
D. Manning
14.0
883
27.4
5.2
2.3
1.1
0.9
5.7
11.1
51.1
0.0
0.2
20.6
2.6
3.5
72.9
55.2
1.7
3.5
2.1
24,202
12,367
4,615
2,063
1,000
752
1,853
2,895
+469
22Andrea Bargnani
A. Bargnani
14.3
550
28.7
4.6
1.2
0.4
0.9
5.3
12.1
43.9
1.1
3.2
35.4
2.5
3.0
82.4
53.1
1.0
3.7
1.5
15,806
7,873
2,541
653
207
470
851
1,338
-1284
23Austin Carr
A. Carr
15.4
682
28.8
2.9
2.8
0.8
0.1
6.4
14.2
44.9
0.0
0.1
15.4
2.6
3.2
80.4
49.1
1.3
1.4
1.6
19,660
10,473
1,990
1,878
433
66
470
1,394
24Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
15.4
456
29.8
8.8
2.3
0.9
1.6
6.4
13.2
48.6
0.0
0.1
17.2
2.6
3.9
66.1
51.8
2.6
6.2
3.0
13,591
7,039
4,011
1,038
390
752
1,363
1,590
25Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
15.6
316
35.9
12.1
2.7
0.7
0.6
5.9
11.6
51.0
3.8
6.5
58.3
54.0
3.4
6.2
11,351
4,938
3,818
860
52
48
1,004

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32
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.390
28.0
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56
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.683
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45
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15.0
9
44
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.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
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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
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
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8
42
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.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
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11
26
56
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