lowest scoring rookie season by the first pick

Andy Tonkovich has the fewest points by a rookie #1 overall pick, with 44 points in 1948-49.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Andy Tonkovich
A. Tonkovich
44
1948-49
PRO PRO
17
2.6
0.6
1.1
4.2
26.8
0.4
0.5
66.7
29.3
10
12
2Markelle Fultz
M. Fultz
100
2017-18
PHI PHI
14
18.1
7.1
3.1
3.8
0.9
0.3
3.2
7.9
40.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.7
1.5
47.6
41.6
0.8
2.3
1.2
253
43
53
12
4
17
22
+18
3Ernie Beck
E. Beck
112
1953-54
PHI PHI
15
28.1
7.5
3.3
2.3
2.6
9.5
27.5
2.3
2.9
79.1
34.8
422
50
34
29
4Si Green
S. Green
149
1956-57
ROC ROC
13
32.5
11.5
5.2
3.6
3.8
11.0
35.0
3.8
5.3
71.0
43.0
423
67
47
36
5Doug Collins
D. Collins
199
1973-74
PHI PHI
25
17.4
8.0
1.8
1.6
0.5
0.1
2.9
7.8
37.1
2.2
2.9
76.4
44.1
0.3
1.6
436
46
40
13
2
65
6Anthony Bennett
A. Bennett
217
2013-14
CLE CLE
52
12.8
4.2
3.0
0.3
0.4
0.2
1.5
4.3
35.6
0.3
1.0
24.5
0.8
1.3
63.8
42.5
0.9
2.0
0.9
663
155
17
21
8
47
93
-84
7Chuck Share
C. Share
248
1951-52
FTW FTW
63
14.0
3.9
5.3
1.0
1.2
3.7
32.2
1.5
2.5
61.9
40.8
882
331
66
141
8Kwame Brown
K. Brown
258
2001-02
WAS WAS
57
14.3
4.5
3.5
0.8
0.3
0.5
1.6
4.3
38.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.7
70.7
45.0
1.1
2.4
0.8
817
198
43
16
26
43
105
-85
9Pervis Ellison
P. Ellison
271
1989-90
SAC SAC
34
25.5
8.0
5.8
1.9
0.5
1.7
3.3
7.4
44.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.4
2.3
62.8
47.5
1.9
3.9
1.8
866
196
65
16
57
62
132
10Mark Workman
M. Workman
330
1952-53
TOT
65
15.8
5.1
3.0
0.6
2.0
6.3
31.9
1.1
1.7
61.9
36.0
1,030
193
37
166
11LaRue Martin
L. Martin
340
1972-73
POR POR
77
12.9
4.4
4.6
0.5
1.9
4.8
39.6
0.6
1.0
64.9
42.5
996
358
42
162
12Fred Hetzel
F. Hetzel
383
1965-66
SFW SFW
56
12.9
6.8
5.2
0.5
2.9
7.2
39.9
1.1
1.6
68.5
43.4
722
290
27
121
13Michael Olowokandi
M. Olowokandi
401
1998-99
LAC LAC
45
28.4
8.9
7.9
0.6
0.6
1.2
3.8
8.9
43.1
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.6
48.3
44.5
2.7
5.3
1.9
1,279
357
25
27
55
85
137
-275
14Danny Manning
D. Manning
434
1988-89
LAC LAC
26
36.5
16.7
6.6
3.1
1.7
1.0
6.8
13.8
49.4
0.0
0.2
20.0
3.0
4.0
76.7
53.8
2.7
3.9
3.6
950
171
81
44
25
93
89
15Bill McGill
B. McGill
442
1962-63
CHI CHI
60
9.8
7.4
2.7
0.6
3.0
5.9
51.3
1.3
2.0
67.2
54.5
590
161
38
118
16Bill Walton
B. Walton
448
1974-75
POR POR
35
32.9
12.8
12.6
4.8
0.8
2.7
5.1
9.9
51.3
2.7
3.9
68.6
55.3
2.6
10.0
1,153
441
167
29
94
115
17Hot Rod Hundley
H. Rod Hundley
452
1957-58
MIN MIN
65
17.8
7.0
2.9
1.9
2.7
8.4
31.8
1.6
2.5
64.2
36.5
1,154
186
121
99
18Kent Benson
K. Benson
532
1977-78
MIL MIL
69
18.7
7.7
4.3
1.4
1.0
0.8
3.2
6.9
46.5
1.3
2.0
65.2
49.7
1.3
3.0
1.7
1,288
295
99
69
54
119
177
19Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
540
2019-20
NOP NOP
24
27.8
22.5
6.3
2.1
0.7
0.4
8.8
15.0
58.3
0.3
0.6
42.9
4.8
7.4
64.0
61.6
2.7
3.6
2.5
668
150
50
16
9
59
42
+62
20Greg Oden
G. Oden
540
2008-09
POR POR
61
21.5
8.9
7.0
0.5
0.4
1.1
3.2
5.8
56.4
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.7
63.7
59.9
2.8
4.2
1.4
1,314
424
31
25
69
87
238
+169
21Dick Ricketts
D. Ricketts
608
1955-56
TOT
68
28.6
8.9
7.2
3.0
3.5
11.1
31.3
2.0
2.9
70.8
36.3
1,943
490
206
287
22Bob Boozer
B. Boozer
666
1960-61
CIN CIN
79
19.9
8.4
6.2
1.4
3.2
7.6
41.5
2.1
3.1
67.2
46.8
1,573
488
109
193
23Jimmy Walker
J. Walker
712
1967-68
DET DET
81
19.6
8.8
1.7
2.8
3.6
9.0
39.4
1.7
2.2
76.6
44.0
1,585
135
226
204
24Howie Shannon
H. Shannon
736
1948-49
PRO PRO
55
13.4
2.3
5.3
14.6
36.4
2.8
3.4
80.4
41.6
125
154
25Andrea Bargnani
A. Bargnani
751
2006-07
TOR TOR
65
25.1
11.6
3.9
0.8
0.5
0.8
4.1
9.6
42.7
1.5
4.1
37.3
1.8
2.2
82.4
54.6
0.8
3.1
1.6
1,629
255
50
32
53
107
180
+44
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18
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2
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20
.756
2.0
3
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54
28
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10.0
4
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53
29
.646
11.0
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30
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6
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33
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15.0
7
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45
37
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8
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40
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22.0
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