most free throws per game made by a rookie in nba history post merger

Wilt Chamberlain has the most free throws per game by a rookie big man with 8.0 per game in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:
most free throws per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games free throw made by a rookie in NBA history post merger
NAMEFTMSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
8.0
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
7.5
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
3Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
7.3
1946-47
PHI PHI
60
23.2
0.4
7.9
26.0
30.5
10.0
73.0
38.1
1,389
25
199
4Alex Groza
A. Groza
7.1
1949-50
IND
64
23.4
2.5
8.1
17.0
47.8
9.7
72.9
54.8
1,496
162
221
5Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
6.9
1961-62
CHI CHI
79
42.3
31.6
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
6Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
6.3
1992-93
CHA CHA
78
33.9
21.0
10.3
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.1
78.1
58.6
3.4
6.9
3.0
2,644
1,639
805
76
27
271
236
286
7Ray Felix
R. Felix
6.2
1953-54
BAL BAL
72
37.1
17.6
13.3
1.1
5.7
13.7
41.7
9.8
63.8
49.1
2,672
1,269
958
82
253
8Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
5.9
1954-55
MIL MIL
72
36.9
20.4
13.8
3.2
7.2
17.8
40.7
7.9
75.1
48.0
2,659
1,466
994
229
258
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5.9
1969-70
MIL MIL
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
10Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
5.9
1949-50
SYR SYR
64
16.8
4.0
5.4
14.1
38.5
7.6
77.4
48.0
1,072
259
225
11Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
5.7
1992-93
MIN MIN
81
34.9
18.2
8.7
2.8
1.3
1.0
6.2
13.1
47.4
0.0
0.5
10.0
6.8
83.5
56.4
2.1
6.6
3.4
2,823
1,472
708
223
105
83
275
290
12Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
5.7
1968-69
SDR SDR
82
45.1
28.4
17.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
3,695
2,327
1,406
113
266
13Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
5.7
1949-50
STL STL
67
16.1
3.0
5.2
13.2
39.8
7.9
71.8
48.5
1,081
200
221
14Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
5.5
1979-80
NYK NYK
82
38.4
21.7
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
54.7
0.0
0.0
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
3,150
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
279
15Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
5.4
2010-11
LAC LAC
82
38.0
22.5
12.1
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
16Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
5.4
1971-72
POR POR
82
39.6
24.5
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
7.6
71.0
47.6
3,245
2,009
943
350
186
17Don Otten
D. Otten
5.3
1949-50
TOT
64
12.9
1.4
3.8
10.1
37.3
7.2
73.7
48.4
825
91
246
18Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5.3
1992-93
ORL ORL
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
19Arnie Risen
A. Risen
5.1
1948-49
ROC ROC
60
16.6
1.7
5.8
13.6
42.3
7.7
66.0
48.8
995
100
216
20Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
4.8
1996-97
VAN VAN
80
35.0
18.7
6.9
2.2
1.0
1.0
6.9
15.2
45.3
0.1
0.3
25.9
6.5
74.6
51.8
2.7
4.2
2.8
2,802
1,494
555
175
79
79
225
199
-596
21Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
4.8
1955-56
ROC ROC
67
34.7
16.8
16.3
4.9
6.0
17.0
35.4
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
276
22Elton Brand
E. Brand
4.5
1999-00
CHI CHI
81
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
23Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4.5
1991-92
DEN DEN
71
38.3
16.6
12.3
2.2
0.6
3.0
6.0
12.2
49.3
0.0
0.0
7.0
64.2
54.0
4.5
7.8
3.5
2,716
1,177
870
156
43
210
252
273
24Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
4.4
1990-91
NJN NJN
74
35.2
18.4
10.3
2.2
1.0
1.3
6.9
14.9
46.7
0.2
0.5
34.2
6.0
73.1
52.7
3.6
6.6
2.9
2,602
1,364
759
163
71
99
217
217
25Coulby Gunther
C. Gunther
4.3
1946-47
PIT PIT
52
14.1
0.6
4.9
14.5
33.6
6.8
64.4
40.3
734
32
117

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Magic Magic
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