most points by a rookie center nba season

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points by a rookie center, 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	David Robinson D. Robinson	1,993	1989-90	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	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	983	164	138	319	257	259
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,893	1992-93	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	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
7	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
8	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
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1,692	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	974	111	99	220	234	344
10	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	1,639	1992-93	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	6.3	8.1	78.1	58.6	3.4	6.9	3.0	2,644	805	76	27	271	236	286
11	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
12	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	1,547	1980-81	GSW	82	35.6	18.9	9.3	1.4	0.6	1.5	7.5	15.3	49.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.4	71.6	53.4	3.3	5.9	3.0	2,919	759	117	50	121	243	313
13	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1,519	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	727	450	121	116		274
14	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,503	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	18.3	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
15	Alex Groza A. Groza	1,496	1949-50	IND	64		23.4		2.5			8.1	17.0	47.8				7.1	9.7	72.9	54.8						162				221
16	Bob Rule B. Rule	1,484	1967-68	SEA	82	29.6	18.1	9.5	1.2			6.9	14.2	48.9				4.2	6.5	65.8	53.2				2,424	776	99				316
17	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1,373	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	1,216	228				350
18	Elmore Smith E. Smith	1,352	1971-72	BUF	78	40.8	17.3	15.2	1.4			7.4	16.3	45.4				2.5	4.7	53.4	47.1				3,186	1,184	111				306
19	Chris Webber C. Webber	1,333	1993-94	GSW	76	32.1	17.5	9.1	3.6	1.2	2.2	7.5	13.6	55.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.5	4.7	53.2	55.9	4.0	5.1	2.7	2,438	694	272	93	164	206	247
20	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	1,281	1970-71	DET	82	24.6	15.6	8.1	1.8			6.1	13.5	45.5				3.3	4.6	72.6	50.3				2,017	665	146				272
21	Ray Felix R. Felix	1,269	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	958	82				253
22	James Edwards J. Edwards	1,262	1977-78	TOT	83	29.0	15.2	7.4	1.0	0.6	0.9	6.0	13.2	45.3				3.3	5.1	64.6	49.4	2.4	5.0	2.0	2,405	615	85	53	78	169	322
23	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	1,253	1986-87	CLE	80	33.7	15.7	8.1	3.8	0.6	0.8	6.1	11.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		3.5	5.0	69.6	57.9	1.9	6.2	3.1	2,695	647	304	49	63	248	248
24	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	1,183	1981-82	WAS	82	27.0	14.4	9.3	1.6	0.5	0.7	5.1	9.1	56.1	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.2	5.5	75.2	62.3	3.1	6.2	2.9	2,214	762	134	44	58	237	319
25	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	1,177	1991-92	DEN	71	38.3	16.6	12.3	2.2	0.6	3.0	6.0	12.2	49.3	0.0	0.0		4.5	7.0	64.2	54.0	4.5	7.8	3.5	2,716	870	156	43	210	252	273

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8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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Fri 3/27	BKN	@	LAL	99-116
Sat 3/28	SAS	@	MIL	127-95
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Sat 3/28	PHI	@	CHA	118-114
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