most points in first season with less than 1267 points

James Edwards scored the most points by a player with fewer than 1,267 points in his first season, with 1,262 points in his rookie season.

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most points by a player in first season with less than 1267 points

	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	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
2	Phil Ford P. Ford	1,260	1978-79	KCK	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	5.9	12.7	46.5				4.1	5.1	81.3	53.4	0.4	1.9	4.1	2,723	182	681	174	6	323	245
3	Lamar Odom L. Odom	1,259	1999-00	LAC	76	36.4	16.6	7.8	4.2	1.2	1.3	5.9	13.5	43.8	0.8	2.2	36.0	4.0	5.5	71.9	52.1	2.1	5.7	3.4	2,767	595	317	91	95	258	291	-451
4	Chris Paul C. Paul	1,258	2005-06	NOK	78	36.0	16.1	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	5.2	12.1	43.0	0.6	2.3	28.2	5.1	6.0	84.7	54.6	0.8	4.3	2.3	2,808	400	611	175	6	183	218	-181
5	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	1,256	2008-09	OKC	82	32.5	15.3	4.9	5.3	1.3	0.2	5.3	13.4	39.8	0.4	1.6	27.1	4.3	5.2	81.5	48.9	2.2	2.7	3.3	2,668	399	435	110	16	274	191	-272
6	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
7	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	1,252	2008-09	LAC	78	34.3	16.1	2.6	2.8	1.0	0.4	5.3	11.6	45.6	1.7	4.3	38.9	3.8	4.5	85.4	59.3	0.6	2.0	2.1	2,677	201	215	78	35	164	172	-457
8	Joe Smith J. Smith	1,251	1995-96	GSW	82	34.4	15.3	8.7	1.0	1.0	1.6	5.7	12.5	45.8	0.1	0.3	35.7	3.7	4.8	77.3	52.3	3.7	5.1	1.7	2,821	717	79	85	134	138	224
9	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	1,242	2017-18	LAL	77	31.2	16.1	6.3	1.8	0.6	0.4	6.1	13.5	45.0	2.1	5.6	36.6	1.9	2.7	70.7	54.9	1.1	5.1	1.8	2,401	483	141	49	34	140	160	-126
10	Bobby Jones B. Jones	1,238	1976-77	DEN	82	29.5	15.1	8.3	3.2	2.3	2.0	6.1	10.7	57.0				2.9	4.0	71.7	60.5	2.1	6.1		2,419	678	264	186	162		238
11	Ben Gordon B. Gordon	1,235	2004-05	CHI	82	24.4	15.1	2.6	2.0	0.6	0.1	5.3	12.9	41.1	1.6	4.0	40.5	2.8	3.3	86.3	52.6	0.7	2.0	2.3	2,002	215	164	53	10	186	224	+146
12	Ernie DiGregorio E. DiGregorio	1,234	1973-74	BUF	81	35.9	15.2	2.7	8.2	0.7	0.1	6.5	15.6	42.1				2.1	2.4	90.2	45.9	0.6	2.1		2,910	219	663	59	9		242
13	Michael Finley M. Finley	1,233	1995-96	PHX	82	39.2	15.0	4.6	3.5	1.0	0.4	5.7	11.9	47.6	0.7	2.3	32.8	3.0	3.9	74.9	55.1	1.7	2.9	1.6	3,212	374	289	85	31	133	199
14	Brian Taylor B. Taylor	1,227	1976-77	KCK	72	34.6	17.0	3.3	4.4	2.8	0.2	7.0	13.8	50.4				3.1	3.8	81.8	55.0	1.2	2.1		2,488	238	320	199	16		206
15	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1,225	1981-82	DET	72	33.8	17.0	2.9	7.8	2.1	0.2	6.3	14.8	42.4	0.2	0.8	28.8	4.2	6.0	70.4	48.7	0.8	2.1	4.2	2,433	209	565	150	17	299	253
16	Ron Mercer R. Mercer	1,221	1997-98	BOS	80	33.3	15.3	3.5	2.2	1.6	0.2	6.4	14.3	45.0	0.0	0.4	10.7	2.4	2.8	83.9	49.1	1.4	2.1	1.7	2,662	280	176	125	17	132	213	-101
17	Keith Van Horn K. Van Horn	1,219	1997-98	NJN	62	37.5	19.7	6.6	1.7	1.0	0.4	7.2	16.9	42.6	1.1	3.6	30.8	4.2	4.9	84.6	51.6	2.3	4.3	2.6	2,325	408	106	64	25	164	216	+145
18	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	1,217	1980-81	POR	80	30.4	15.2	2.4	6.9	1.1	0.1	6.6	14.5	45.2	0.0	0.4	9.7	2.1	2.7	74.9	48.4	0.5	1.9	2.9	2,431	195	555	88	9	232	201
19	Dino Radja D. Radja	1,208	1993-94	BOS	80	28.8	15.1	7.2	1.4	0.9	0.8	6.1	11.8	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.8	75.1	56.2	2.4	4.8	1.9	2,303	577	114	70	67	149	276
20	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	1,205	1992-93	DEN	82	33.5	14.7	9.1	1.8	0.9	1.4	5.9	11.7	50.4	0.0	0.2	15.4	2.9	3.9	74.8	54.9	3.3	5.7	1.9	2,749	744	151	72	111	153	293
21	Jaden Ivey J. Ivey	1,204	2022-23	DET	74	31.1	16.3	3.9	5.2	0.8	0.2	5.5	13.3	41.6	1.6	4.7	34.3	3.6	4.8	74.7	52.8	1.0	2.9	3.2	2,304	288	387	61	17	237	242	-642
22	Karl Malone K. Malone	1,203	1985-86	UTA	81	30.6	14.9	8.9	2.9	1.3	0.5	6.2	12.5	49.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	5.0	48.1	50.4	2.1	6.7	3.4	2,475	718	236	105	44	279	295
23	Michael Brooks M. Brooks	1,202	1980-81	SDC	82	30.2	14.7	5.4	2.5	1.2	0.4	6.0	12.4	47.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.8	3.9	70.6	51.9	2.6	2.8	2.0	2,479	442	208	99	31	163	234
24	Caron Butler C. Butler	1,201	2002-03	MIA	78	36.6	15.4	5.1	2.7	1.8	0.4	5.5	13.2	41.6	0.4	1.4	31.8	4.0	4.8	82.4	50.2	1.7	3.4	2.5	2,858	397	213	137	31	192	230	-383
25	Franz Wagner F. Wagner	1,197	2021-22	ORL	79	30.7	15.2	4.5	2.9	0.9	0.4	5.8	12.3	46.8	1.2	3.4	35.4	2.4	2.8	86.3	55.9	1.1	3.4	1.5	2,429	356	231	68	34	119	164	-243