Monk Meineke won the Rookie of the Year award in 1952-53.

Interpreted as:

most likely to win rookie of the year in a regular season by a player

	NAME	ROY	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PF
1	Monk Meineke M. Meineke	1	1952-53	FTW	68	33.1	10.7	6.9	2.2			3.5	9.3	38.1	3.6	4.6	78.3	47.2			2,250	725	466	148			334
2	Ray Felix R. Felix	1	1953-54	BAL	72	37.1	17.6	13.3	1.1			5.7	13.7	41.7	6.2	9.8	63.8	49.1			2,672	1,269	958	82			253
3	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	1	1954-55	MIL	72	36.9	20.4	13.8	3.2			7.2	17.8	40.7	5.9	7.9	75.1	48.0			2,659	1,466	994	229			258
4	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	1	1955-56	ROC	67	34.7	16.8	16.3	4.9			6.0	17.0	35.4	4.8	6.7	71.4	42.2			2,323	1,125	1,094	328			276
5	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	1	1956-57	BOS	72	29.9	16.2	9.8	1.6			6.2	15.6	39.7	3.8	4.8	79.0	45.6			2,150	1,163	705	117			304
6	Woody Sauldsberry W. Sauldsberry	1	1957-58	PHI	71	33.5	12.8	10.3	0.8			5.5	15.2	36.0	1.9	3.1	61.5	38.7			2,377	912	729	58			245
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	24.9	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8	7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8			2,855	1,742	1,050	287			270
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1	8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3			3,338	2,707	1,941	168			150
9	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	1	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	30.5	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5	47.3	9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5			3,032	2,165	716	690			219
10	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	1	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9	6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4			3,344	2,495	1,500	210			281
11	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	1	1962-63	CHI	57	40.2	25.5	8.0	3.1			9.2	18.0	51.2	7.1	9.2	77.0	57.8			2,294	1,452	458	175			188
12	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	1	1963-64	CIN	79	41.4	17.7	17.4	2.6			6.9	13.1	52.7	3.9	5.0	77.9	57.8			3,273	1,400	1,375	204			300
13	Willis Reed W. Reed	1	1964-65	NYK	80	38.0	19.5	14.7	1.7			7.9	18.2	43.2	3.8	5.1	74.2	47.7			3,042	1,560	1,175	133			339
14	Rick Barry R. Barry	1	1965-66	SFW	80	37.4	25.7	10.6	2.2			9.3	21.2	43.9	7.1	8.3	86.2	51.8			2,990	2,059	850	173			297
15	Dave Bing D. Bing	1	1966-67	DET	80	34.5	20.0	4.5	4.1			8.3	19.0	43.6	3.4	4.6	73.8	47.5			2,762	1,601	359	330			217
16	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	1	1967-68	BAL	82	36.7	24.3	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
17	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	1	1968-69	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	18.2	2.6			5.2	10.9	47.6	3.4	5.6	60.5	51.5			2,970	1,131	1,491	213			276
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8	5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2			3,534	2,361	1,190	337			283
19	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1	1970-71	BOS	81	38.0	17.0	15.0	2.8			6.8	16.1	42.2	3.4	4.6	73.2	46.8			3,076	1,373	1,216	228			350
20	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	1	1970-71	POR	82	37.0	24.8	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
21	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	1	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7	5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6			3,245	2,009	943	350			186
22	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	1	1972-73	BUF	80	32.0	18.0	9.1	1.7			7.3	16.2	45.2	3.4	4.4	77.4	49.8			2,562	1,441	728	139			256
23	Ernie DiGregorio E. DiGregorio	1	1973-74	BUF	81	35.9	15.2	2.7	8.2	0.7	0.1	6.5	15.6	42.1	2.1	2.4	90.2	45.9	0.6	2.1	2,910	1,234	219	663	59	9	242
24	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	1	1974-75	GSW	82	30.7	14.2	8.2	2.2	1.3	0.3	6.1	13.8	44.2	2.0	2.7	73.4	47.3	2.5	5.7	2,515	1,164	671	183	107	22	222
25	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1	1975-76	PHX	80	33.2	19.0	9.1	5.6	1.5	1.5	7.9	16.8	46.9	3.3	4.4	73.5	50.7	2.7	6.4	2,656	1,519	727	450	121	116	274