most points from rookie season to age 28

Don Otten has the most points by a 28-year-old rookie in a season, with 825 points in 1949-50.

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NAMEPTSAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Don Otten
D. Otten
825
28
1949-50
TOT
64
12.9
1.4
3.8
10.1
37.3
5.3
7.2
73.7
48.4
91
246
2Don Barksdale
D. Barksdale
781
28
1951-52
62
32.5
12.6
9.7
2.2
4.4
13.0
33.8
3.8
5.5
69.1
40.9
2,014
601
137
230
3Bill Closs
B. Closs
752
28
1949-50
64
11.8
2.5
4.4
14.0
31.5
2.9
4.0
71.8
37.2
160
190
4Bones McKinney
B. McKinney
695
28
1946-47
58
12.0
1.2
4.7
17.0
27.9
2.5
3.6
69.0
32.2
69
162
5Freddie Lewis
F. Lewis
682
28
1948-49
TOT
61
11.2
1.8
4.5
13.7
32.6
2.3
3.0
76.2
37.3
107
167
6Art Williams
A. Williams
643
28
1967-68
79
22.0
8.1
3.6
4.9
3.4
9.1
36.9
1.4
2.1
68.5
40.7
1,739
286
391
204
7Frankie Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
631
28
1946-47
45
14.0
1.2
5.7
19.0
29.8
2.7
3.5
77.6
34.1
54
93
8Blackie Towery
B. Towery
601
28
1948-49
TOT
60
10.0
2.9
3.4
12.9
26.3
3.3
4.4
74.1
33.9
171
243
9Ralph Johnson
R. Johnson
590
28
1949-50
TOT
67
8.8
2.6
3.6
11.6
31.2
1.6
1.9
80.6
35.3
171
207
10Nathaniel Clifton
N. Clifton
562
28
1950-51
65
8.6
7.6
2.5
3.2
10.1
32.2
2.2
4.0
53.2
36.4
491
162
269
11Angelo Musi
A. Musi
562
28
1946-47
60
9.4
0.4
3.8
13.6
28.1
1.7
2.1
82.9
32.2
26
120
12Red Wallace
R. Wallace
556
28
1946-47
TOT
61
9.1
1.0
3.7
13.3
27.8
1.7
3.2
54.1
31.1
58
167
13Red Holzman
R. Holzman
546
28
1948-49
60
9.1
2.5
3.8
11.5
32.6
1.6
2.6
61.1
35.9
149
93
14Ed Stanczak
E. Stanczak
521
28
1949-50
57
9.1
1.2
2.8
8.0
34.9
3.6
4.7
75.2
45.3
67
166
15Arnie Johnson
A. Johnson
511
28
1948-49
60
8.5
1.3
2.6
6.3
41.6
3.3
4.7
70.1
51.1
80
247
16Chris Copeland
C. Copeland
486
28
2012-13
56
15.4
8.7
2.1
0.5
0.3
0.2
3.3
6.8
47.9
1.1
2.5
42.1
1.1
1.5
75.9
58.3
0.6
1.5
0.9
862
119
27
16
12
50
104
+45
17Bob Tough
B. Tough
466
28
1948-49
53
8.8
1.9
3.5
12.5
27.7
1.9
2.6
72.5
32.3
99
101
18Bob Kinney
B. Kinney
458
28
1948-49
TOT
58
7.9
1.3
2.8
8.5
32.5
2.3
4.0
58.1
38.3
77
224
19Price Brookfield
P. Brookfield
442
28
1948-49
54
8.2
2.5
3.3
11.8
27.6
1.7
2.3
72.0
31.9
136
145
20Floyd Volker
F. Volker
397
28
1949-50
TOT
54
7.4
2.1
3.0
9.8
30.9
1.3
2.4
55.0
34.0
112
169
21Swede Halbrook
S. Halbrook
386
28
1960-61
79
14.3
4.9
7.0
0.4
2.0
5.9
33.5
1.0
1.8
54.3
36.8
1,131
550
31
262
22Don Ray
D. Ray
364
28
1949-50
61
6.0
1.0
2.1
6.6
32.3
1.7
2.4
69.8
38.8
60
147
23Damjan Rudez
D. Rudez
323
28
2014-15
68
15.4
4.8
0.7
0.8
0.2
0.1
1.8
3.9
45.2
1.0
2.5
40.6
0.2
0.3
69.6
59.1
0.1
0.6
0.7
1,047
47
53
16
5
47
79
+35
24John Barr
J. Barr
295
28
1946-47
58
5.1
0.9
2.1
7.6
28.3
0.8
1.4
59.5
31.2
54
164
25Billy Hassett
B. Hassett
272
28
1949-50
TOT
60
4.5
2.3
1.4
5.0
27.8
1.7
2.7
64.6
36.5
137
136

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