Before 1984-85, Wilt Chamberlain posted the most points by a rookie, with 2,707 points in 1959-60.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,707	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	1,941	168				150
2	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,495	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	1,500	210				281
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,361	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	1,190	337				283
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,327	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	1,406	113				266
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	2,165	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	716	690				219
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	2,059	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	850	173				297
7	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	2,031	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	280	390				196
8	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	2,009	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	943	350				186
9	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	1,991	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	465	349				282
10	Walter Davis W. Davis	1,959	1977-78	PHX	81	32.0	24.2	6.0	3.4	1.4	0.2	9.7	18.4	52.6				4.8	5.8	83.0	57.7	2.0	4.0	3.5	2,590	484	273	113	20	283	242
11	Bernard King B. King	1,909	1977-78	NJN	79	39.1	24.2	9.5	2.4	1.5	0.5	10.1	21.1	47.9				4.0	5.8	67.7	51.1	3.4	6.2	3.9	3,092	751	193	122	36	311	302
12	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	1,880	1970-71	ATL	81	36.1	23.2	3.7	4.4			9.1	19.9	45.8				5.0	6.2	80.0	51.2				2,926	298	355				238
13	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	1,781	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	21.7	8.9	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	54.7	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	726	165	48	101	222	279
14	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	1,772	1981-82	DET	82	37.5	21.6	5.4	3.3	1.1	0.2	7.8	15.6	49.6	0.1	0.3	22.7	6.0	7.6	79.7	57.0	2.7	2.7	3.4	3,077	443	270	89	16	280	241
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	1,745	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	852	370	143	53	263	279
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,742	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	1,050	287				270
17	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	1,732	1981-82	DAL	81	32.4	21.4	7.0	2.2	1.1	0.3	8.9	17.9	49.7	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.6	5.0	71.6	53.2	2.2	4.7	2.4	2,626	565	176	89	21	194	308
18	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	1,720	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	21.0	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	913	163	70	197	294	339
19	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	1,671	1980-81	UTA	81	35.4	20.6	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	288	194	106	40	231	219
20	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	1,660	1982-83	SDC	70	36.2	23.7	10.6	2.5	1.8	0.9	9.8	18.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.9	70.9	55.7	4.3	6.3	2.9	2,531	744	177	129	62	204	294
21	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	1,625	1982-83	IND	81	34.1	20.1	10.6	2.8	1.7	0.5	8.4	17.5	47.9	0.0	0.2	22.2	3.2	4.3	74.1	51.6	4.2	6.4	2.7	2,761	860	223	141	43	217	298
22	Dave Bing D. Bing	1,601	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	359	330				217
23	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	1,564	1976-77	BUF	77	36.6	20.3	7.6	1.9	1.2	0.2	7.1	13.6	52.0				6.2	7.6	81.8	60.1	3.3	4.4		2,816	587	144	91	15		215
24	Willis Reed W. Reed	1,560	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	1,175	133				339
25	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	1,557	1977-78	MIL	80	34.6	19.5	10.6	2.4	1.2	1.3	7.9	15.1	52.2				3.8	5.1	73.6	56.3	3.7	6.9	2.2	2,765	847	190	92	103	175	221