most points per game by rookie power forward ever

Sidney Wicks has averaged the most points per game by a rookie power forward, with 24.5 per game in 1971-72.

Interpreted as:

most points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by rookie power forward ever

	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	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	24.5	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7				5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6				3,245	2,009	943	350				186
2	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	23.2	1946-47	PHI	60			0.4			7.9	26.0	30.5				7.3	10.0	73.0	38.1					1,389		25				199
3	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	22.5	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	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	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
4	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
5	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	21.4	1981-82	DAL	81	32.4	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	1,732	565	176	89	21	194	308
6	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
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	20.4	1954-55	MIL	72	36.9	13.8	3.2			7.2	17.8	40.7				5.9	7.9	75.1	48.0				2,659	1,466	994	229				258
8	Elton Brand E. Brand	20.1	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.1	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.5	52.8	4.3	5.7	2.8	2,999	1,627	810	155	66	132	228	259	-647
9	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	20.1	1982-83	IND	81	34.1	10.6	2.8	1.7	0.5	8.4	17.5	47.9	0.0	0.2	22.2	3.2	4.3	74.1	51.6	4.2	6.4	2.7	2,761	1,625	860	223	141	43	217	298
10	Keith Van Horn K. Van Horn	19.7	1997-98	NJN	62	37.5	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	1,219	408	106	64	25	164	216	+145
11	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	19.2	1991-92	CHA	82	37.2	11.0	3.6	1.0	0.6	7.5	15.3	49.0	0.1	0.3	22.7	4.1	5.0	82.9	54.8	3.9	7.0	2.0	3,047	1,576	899	292	81	51	160	225
12	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	18.7	1996-97	VAN	80	35.0	6.9	2.2	1.0	1.0	6.9	15.2	45.3	0.1	0.3	25.9	4.8	6.5	74.6	51.8	2.7	4.2	2.8	2,802	1,494	555	175	79	79	225	199	-596
13	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	18.4	1990-91	NJN	74	35.2	10.3	2.2	1.0	1.3	6.9	14.9	46.7	0.2	0.5	34.2	4.4	6.0	73.1	52.7	3.6	6.6	2.9	2,602	1,364	759	163	71	99	217	217
14	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	18.2	1992-93	MIN	81	34.9	8.7	2.8	1.3	1.0	6.2	13.1	47.4	0.0	0.5	10.0	5.7	6.8	83.5	56.4	2.1	6.6	3.4	2,823	1,472	708	223	105	83	275	290
15	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	18.0	1972-73	BUF	80	32.0	9.1	1.7			7.3	16.2	45.2				3.4	4.4	77.4	49.8				2,562	1,441	728	139				256
16	Bailey Howell B. Howell	17.8	1959-60	DET	75	31.3	10.5	0.8			6.8	14.9	45.6				4.2	5.6	73.9	51.0				2,346	1,332	790	63				282
17	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	17.7	1963-64	CIN	79	41.4	17.4	2.6			6.9	13.1	52.7				3.9	5.0	77.9	57.8				3,273	1,400	1,375	204				300
18	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	17.6	2001-02	MEM	82	36.7	8.9	2.7	0.5	2.1	6.7	13.0	51.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	4.1	5.8	70.9	56.6	2.9	6.0	2.7	3,007	1,441	730	223	41	169	224	195	-310
19	Antoine Walker A. Walker	17.5	1996-97	BOS	82	36.2	9.0	3.2	1.3	0.6	7.0	16.5	42.5	0.6	1.9	32.7	2.8	4.5	63.1	47.4	3.5	5.5	2.8	2,970	1,435	741	262	105	53	230	271	-559
20	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	17.3	1963-64	BAL	78	36.5	13.6	2.2			7.3	17.0	43.0				2.7	4.1	65.8	46.0				2,847	1,352	1,064	169				321
21	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	17.2	1981-82	SDC	81	33.1	6.9	1.8	0.7	0.6	6.8	13.0	52.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	5.7	62.0	55.3	2.6	4.3	2.7	2,682	1,392	561	146	58	46	220	341
22	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	16.8	1955-56	ROC	67	34.7	16.3	4.9			6.0	17.0	35.4				4.8	6.7	71.4	42.2				2,323	1,125	1,094	328				276
23	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	16.8	1949-50	SYR	64			4.0			5.4	14.1	38.5				5.9	7.6	77.4	48.0					1,072		259				225
24	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	16.5	2023-24	OKC	82	29.4	7.9	2.4	0.6	2.3	6.2	11.6	53.0	1.6	4.3	37.0	2.7	3.4	79.3	63.2	1.6	6.3	1.6	2,413	1,357	648	200	53	190	131	197	+422
25	Dave Greenwood D. Greenwood	16.3	1979-80	CHI	82	34.0	9.4	2.2	0.7	1.6	6.1	12.8	47.4	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.1	5.1	81.0	54.1	2.7	6.7	2.6	2,791	1,334	773	182	60	129	210	313