most points by a rookie in nba history

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

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2,707
1959-60
PHI 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
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
2,495
1961-62
CHI 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
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2,361
1969-70
MIL 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
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
2,327
1968-69
SDR 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
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,313
1984-85
CHI CHI
82
38.3
28.2
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
534
481
196
69
291
285
6Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
2,165
1960-61
CIN 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
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
2,059
1965-66
SFW 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
8Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
2,031
1970-71
POR 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
9Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
2,009
1971-72
POR 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
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
1,993
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
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
983
164
138
319
257
259
11Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
1,991
1967-68
BAL 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
12Walter Davis
W. Davis
1,959
1977-78
PHX 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
13Bernard King
B. King
1,909
1977-78
NJN 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
14Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,893
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
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
15Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
1,880
1970-71
ATL 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
16Ron Harper
R. Harper
1,874
1986-87
CLE CLE
82
37.4
22.9
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
392
394
209
84
345
247
17Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
1,845
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
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
18Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,787
1996-97
PHI PHI
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
19Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
1,781
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
5.5
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
3,150
726
165
48
101
222
279
20Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
1,772
1981-82
DET 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
21Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
1,755
1994-95
MIL MIL
80
37.0
21.9
6.4
2.5
1.4
0.3
8.0
17.6
45.1
1.1
3.4
32.1
5.0
6.2
79.6
53.8
2.1
4.3
3.9
2,958
513
197
115
22
313
234
22Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,745
1979-80
BOS 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
23Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1,742
1958-59
MIN 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
24Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
1,741
1988-89
GSW GSW
79
34.4
22.0
5.9
4.2
1.0
0.2
8.2
17.5
46.8
0.4
1.1
36.7
5.2
6.4
81.0
54.1
2.0
3.9
3.4
2,717
468
334
82
13
269
223
25Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
1,732
1981-82
DAL 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

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TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
8
.652
7.5
7
Suns Suns
13
10
.565
9.5
8
Warriors Warriors
13
12
.520
10.5
9
Grizzlies Grizzlies
11
13
.458
12.0
10
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
9
15
.375
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sun
12/14
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
9:00 PM
Thu
12/18
GSW GSW
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Mon
12/22
ORL ORL
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Last Game
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Final

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CHI Bulls

9 - 14

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
15
7
.682
7.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
8
.652
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
16
7
.696
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Raptors Raptors
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Magic Magic
14
10
.583
5.0
6
Heat Heat
14
10
.583
5.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/9
MIN MIN
@
UTA UTA
120-113
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
LAC LAC
105-102
Mon
11/10
TOR TOR
@
BKN BKN
119-109
Mon
11/10
MEM MEM
@
NYK NYK
120-133
Mon
11/10
GSW GSW
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OKC OKC
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
SAC SAC
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
12/8
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
7:30 PM
Mon
12/8
SAS SAS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
12/9
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
6:00 PM
Tue
12/9
NYK NYK
@
TOR TOR
8:30 PM