most points by every position as a rookie nba one player

Shooting guards have put up the most points in their rookie season, with 10,505 points in 1946-47.

POSITIONPTSSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Shooting Guard
10,505
1946-47
1,557
6.7
0.6
2.7
9.3
28.7
1.4
2.2
65.1
32.9
982
2,727
2
Small Forward
10,449
1977-78
1,073
20.0
9.7
4.7
1.4
0.7
0.4
3.9
8.3
47.6
1.9
2.6
72.3
51.8
1.7
3.0
1.6
21,458
5,010
1,519
785
403
1,701
2,488
3
Small Forward
10,277
1946-47
1,690
6.1
0.6
2.3
8.6
27.1
1.4
2.2
63.1
31.7
1,084
3,288
4
Shooting Guard
9,917
2025-26
1,394
18.8
7.1
2.7
1.9
0.7
0.2
2.6
6.1
42.9
1.0
2.9
33.7
0.9
1.1
79.6
54.0
0.7
2.0
1.0
26,229
3,760
2,613
963
315
1,364
2,298
-1695
5
Power Forward
9,872
1949-50
1,138
8.7
2.0
3.1
8.9
34.8
2.5
3.6
69.4
41.5
2,332
3,549
6
Shooting Guard
9,454
1988-89
787
25.3
12.0
3.1
3.1
1.0
0.2
4.7
10.6
44.2
0.4
1.1
33.3
2.3
2.9
79.0
50.7
1.0
2.1
2.0
19,886
2,406
2,462
797
182
1,578
1,690
7
Small Forward
8,727
1949-50
1,215
7.2
1.5
2.6
7.4
34.5
2.1
2.9
71.3
41.3
1,874
3,093
8
Shooting Guard
8,668
1949-50
1,213
7.1
1.8
2.5
7.6
33.7
2.0
2.9
69.8
40.3
2,244
3,007
9
Power Forward
8,473
1946-47
1,172
7.2
0.6
2.7
9.7
27.4
1.9
2.9
65.3
32.8
746
2,838
10
Small Forward
8,373
1981-82
1,030
17.2
8.1
3.0
1.2
0.5
0.2
3.2
6.7
47.7
0.0
0.2
22.5
1.7
2.3
72.1
52.5
1.2
1.8
1.3
17,700
3,139
1,278
522
234
1,388
2,207
11
Center
8,361
1949-50
813
10.3
1.9
3.6
9.9
36.1
3.2
4.6
69.1
43.2
1,545
2,863
12
Shooting Guard
8,138
2021-22
1,065
19.1
7.6
2.7
1.9
0.6
0.2
2.8
6.7
42.4
0.9
2.9
31.9
1.0
1.4
77.2
52.3
0.6
2.1
1.1
20,309
2,842
2,041
613
246
1,186
1,525
-2744
13
Center
8,123
1946-47
1,188
6.8
0.6
2.6
8.9
28.9
1.7
2.8
60.2
33.8
684
2,737
14
Small Forward
8,092
1994-95
774
23.1
10.5
3.9
1.7
0.8
0.4
4.0
8.9
44.9
0.5
1.4
32.2
2.0
2.8
71.4
51.6
1.3
2.6
1.6
17,868
3,015
1,303
606
316
1,262
1,629
15
Shooting Guard
8,006
1992-93
885
20.0
9.0
2.7
1.7
0.8
0.3
3.4
7.7
44.0
0.4
1.2
31.9
1.9
2.5
73.6
51.2
1.0
1.6
1.5
17,743
2,357
1,539
691
270
1,319
1,947
16
Point Guard
7,946
2009-10
857
21.2
9.3
2.2
3.5
0.9
0.1
3.5
8.0
43.7
0.9
2.3
38.2
1.4
1.8
80.5
52.9
0.4
1.7
1.7
18,200
1,863
2,964
747
107
1,462
1,367
-861
17
Shooting Guard
7,945
2022-23
1,021
18.3
7.8
2.4
1.7
0.5
0.2
2.8
6.4
44.1
0.9
2.5
34.4
1.3
1.7
76.7
54.5
0.6
1.8
1.1
18,734
2,489
1,741
539
207
1,075
1,629
-2442
18
Point Guard
7,483
1946-47
1,044
7.2
1.0
2.8
10.1
27.5
1.6
2.4
68.0
32.2
1,072
2,206
19
Point Guard
7,386
1949-50
1,058
7.0
2.5
2.5
7.5
32.9
2.1
2.8
72.7
40.0
2,653
2,607
20
Shooting Guard
7,233
2018-19
1,044
18.4
6.9
2.5
1.6
0.6
0.3
2.4
5.9
41.2
1.0
2.8
34.0
1.1
1.5
73.9
52.6
0.5
2.0
0.9
19,234
2,661
1,675
642
271
975
1,689
-1194
21
Center
7,027
1968-69
730
23.0
9.6
8.8
1.2
3.8
8.8
42.9
2.0
3.3
62.4
46.8
16,806
6,424
869
2,007
22
Shooting Guard
6,915
2019-20
955
17.7
7.2
2.5
1.4
0.6
0.2
2.6
6.5
40.4
1.0
2.9
33.6
1.0
1.4
72.8
51.0
0.5
2.0
1.0
16,886
2,376
1,341
554
204
962
1,430
-1075
23
Power Forward
6,833
1981-82
783
20.1
8.7
5.1
1.0
0.6
0.6
3.6
6.9
51.9
0.0
0.0
7.7
1.5
2.4
63.3
54.6
1.8
3.3
1.4
15,720
3,971
814
508
484
1,130
2,124
24
Point Guard
6,738
2018-19
785
19.8
8.6
2.2
2.8
0.6
0.2
3.2
7.5
42.2
0.9
2.6
33.9
1.4
1.7
80.0
52.0
0.4
1.8
1.4
15,525
1,694
2,234
481
136
1,094
1,292
-1817
25
Small Forward
6,724
2017-18
968
19.6
6.9
2.8
1.2
0.6
0.3
2.6
6.0
43.4
0.8
2.2
34.8
1.0
1.4
72.0
52.6
0.5
2.3
0.9
18,929
2,726
1,171
619
249
889
1,635
-1043

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0