most points per game by nba rookie last 46 years

Between May 20, 1980 and May 20, 2026, Michael Jordan has scored the most points per game by a rookie, with 28.2 per game in 1984-85.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28.2	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	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	2,313	534	481	197	69	291	285
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	24.3	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	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	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
3	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	23.7	1982-83	SDC	70	36.2	10.7	2.5			9.8	18.7	52.3	0.0			4.2	5.9	70.7	55.7				2,535	1,660	746	177				294
4	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	23.5	1996-97	PHI	76	40.1	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	1,787	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23.4	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	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	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
6	Ron Harper R. Harper	22.9	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	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	1,874	392	394	209	84	345	247
7	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	22.5	2019-20	NOP	24	27.8	6.3	2.1	0.7	0.4	8.8	15.0	58.3	0.3	0.6	42.9	4.8	7.4	64.0	61.6	2.7	3.6	2.5	668	540	150	50	16	9	59	42	+62
8	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	22.5	2010-11	LAC	82	37.9	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	3,111	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
9	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	22.0	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	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	1,741	468	334	82	13	269	223
10	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	21.9	1994-95	MIL	80	37.0	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	1,755	513	197	115	22	313	234
11	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	21.6	1981-82	DET	82	37.5	5.4	3.3			7.8	15.6	49.6	0.1			6.0	7.6	79.8	57.0				3,079	1,772	443	270				241
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	21.4	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
13	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	21.4	1981-82	DAL	81	32.4	7.0	2.2			8.9	17.9	49.6	0.0			3.6	5.0	71.6	53.1			2.4	2,626	1,731	565	176			194	308
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	21.2	2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	7.8	6.0	1.1	0.3	7.0	16.5	42.7	2.3	7.1	32.7	4.8	6.7	71.3	54.5	1.2	6.6	3.4	2,318	1,526	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
15	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	21.1	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
16	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	21.0	2025-26	DAL	70	33.5	6.7	4.5	1.2	0.9	8.0	17.1	46.8	1.0	3.5	29.5	4.0	4.9	82.7	54.8	1.2	5.4	2.3	2,344	1,473	466	316	84	64	161	142	-266
17	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	21.0	2003-04	DEN	82	36.5	6.1	2.8	1.2	0.5	7.6	17.9	42.6	0.8	2.6	32.2	5.0	6.4	77.7	50.9	2.2	3.8	3.0	2,995	1,725	498	227	97	41	247	225	+65
18	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	21.0	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	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	1,639	805	76	27	271	236	286
19	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	21.0	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	11.1	2.0	0.8	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	1,720	913	163	69	197	294	339
20	LeBron James L. James	20.9	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	3,122	1,654	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	20.6	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	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	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	341
22	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	20.6	1980-81	UTA	81	35.4	3.6	2.4			8.8	19.1	46.3	0.1			2.8	4.0	71.6	49.6				2,867	1,671	288	194				219
23	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	20.5	2017-18	UTA	79	33.4	3.7	3.7	1.5	0.3	7.5	17.2	43.7	2.4	7.0	34.0	3.0	3.8	80.5	54.1	0.7	3.1	2.7	2,638	1,616	296	291	118	27	215	213	+357
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	20.3	2007-08	SEA	80	34.6	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	7.3	17.1	43.0	0.7	2.6	28.8	4.9	5.6	87.3	51.9	0.9	3.5	2.9	2,768	1,624	348	192	78	75	232	122	-651
25	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	20.2	2016-17	PHI	31	25.4	7.8	2.1	0.9	2.5	6.5	13.8	46.6	1.2	3.2	36.7	6.2	7.9	78.3	58.4	2.0	5.9	3.8	786	627	243	66	27	76	117	112	+67

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PPG

17.0

Giddey

RPG

9.0

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APG

9.1

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DRTG

118.1

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35.6

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers	19	63	.232	41.0

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Mavericks

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.4

Brunson

28.1

Cunningham

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

11.9

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Mobley

1.8

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

3.5

Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

113.6

Proctor

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs ORtg Rankings

124.5

124.1

117.3

113.7

113.2

111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

103.4

104.8

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.0

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.3

14.5

13.8

3.0

1.7

0.8

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Mobley

581.1

Mitchell

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

679

Cunningham

604.5

Mitchell

590.5

Mobley

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

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Playoffs FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.00

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Wembanyama

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2.33

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Wembanyama

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
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
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0