most points total by a rookie in 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Carmelo Anthony put up the most points by a rookie, with 1,725 points in 2003-04.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
1,725
2003-04
82
2,995
498
227
97
41
624
1,465
42.6
69
214
32.2
408
525
77.7
50.9
183
315
247
225
+65
36.5
21.0
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
3.0
2LeBron James
L. James
1,654
2003-04
79
3,122
432
465
130
58
622
1,492
41.7
63
217
29.0
347
460
75.4
48.8
99
333
273
149
-144
39.5
20.9
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
3.5
3Elton Brand
E. Brand
1,627
1999-00
81
2,999
810
155
66
132
630
1,306
48.2
0
2
0.0
367
536
68.5
52.8
348
462
228
259
-647
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
2.8
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1,624
2007-08
80
2,768
348
192
78
75
587
1,366
43.0
59
205
28.8
391
448
87.3
51.9
70
278
232
122
-651
34.6
20.3
4.4
2.4
1.0
0.9
2.9
5O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
1,516
2008-09
82
3,120
308
262
91
13
562
1,283
43.8
145
378
38.4
247
281
87.9
53.9
56
252
226
204
-416
38.0
18.5
3.8
3.2
1.1
0.2
2.8
6Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
1,441
2001-02
82
3,007
730
223
41
169
551
1,064
51.8
1
5
20.0
338
477
70.9
56.6
238
492
224
195
-310
36.7
17.6
8.9
2.7
0.5
2.1
2.7
7Steve Francis
S. Francis
1,388
1999-00
77
2,776
409
507
118
29
497
1,117
44.5
107
310
34.5
287
365
78.6
54.3
152
257
306
231
-158
36.1
18.0
5.3
6.6
1.5
0.4
4.0
8Derrick Rose
D. Rose
1,361
2008-09
81
3,000
317
512
66
18
574
1,208
47.5
16
72
22.2
197
250
78.8
51.6
96
221
202
125
-121
37.0
16.8
3.9
6.3
0.8
0.2
2.5
9Lamar Odom
L. Odom
1,259
1999-00
76
2,767
595
317
91
95
449
1,024
43.8
59
164
36.0
302
420
71.9
52.1
159
436
258
291
-451
36.4
16.6
7.8
4.2
1.2
1.3
3.4
10Chris Paul
C. Paul
1,258
2005-06
78
2,808
400
611
175
6
407
947
43.0
50
177
28.2
394
465
84.7
54.6
61
339
183
218
-181
36.0
16.1
5.1
7.8
2.2
0.1
2.3
11Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,256
2008-09
82
2,668
399
435
110
16
436
1,095
39.8
35
129
27.1
349
428
81.5
48.9
178
221
274
191
-272
32.5
15.3
4.9
5.3
1.3
0.2
3.3
12Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
1,252
2008-09
78
2,677
201
215
78
35
411
901
45.6
131
337
38.9
299
350
85.4
59.3
45
156
164
172
-457
34.3
16.1
2.6
2.8
1.0
0.4
2.1
13Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
1,235
2004-05
82
2,002
215
164
53
10
434
1,056
41.1
134
331
40.5
233
270
86.3
52.6
55
160
186
224
+146
24.4
15.1
2.6
2.0
0.6
0.1
2.3
14Caron Butler
C. Butler
1,201
2002-03
78
2,858
397
213
137
31
429
1,032
41.6
34
107
31.8
309
375
82.4
50.2
135
262
192
230
-383
36.6
15.4
5.1
2.7
1.8
0.4
2.5
15Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
1,151
2001-02
80
2,629
340
236
106
31
464
1,090
42.6
82
246
33.3
141
210
67.1
48.7
124
216
160
195
-274
32.9
14.4
4.3
3.0
1.3
0.4
2.0
16Shane Battier
S. Battier
1,125
2001-02
78
3,097
418
216
121
81
412
961
42.9
103
276
37.3
198
283
70.0
51.8
180
238
155
215
-289
39.7
14.4
5.4
2.8
1.6
1.0
2.0
17Michael Beasley
M. Beasley
1,123
2008-09
81
2,009
439
83
41
37
452
957
47.2
33
81
40.7
186
241
77.2
52.8
110
329
121
184
+8
24.8
13.9
5.4
1.0
0.5
0.5
1.5
18Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
1,106
2002-03
82
2,570
721
78
62
87
392
830
47.2
2
10
20.0
320
484
66.1
53.0
250
471
189
269
+8
31.3
13.5
8.8
1.0
0.8
1.1
2.3
19Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
1,105
2004-05
73
2,600
795
64
62
125
448
1,003
44.7
0
1
0.0
209
343
60.9
47.9
275
520
125
214
-344
35.6
15.1
10.9
0.9
0.8
1.7
1.7
20Yao Ming
Y. Ming
1,104
2002-03
82
2,382
675
137
31
147
401
805
49.8
1
2
50.0
301
371
81.1
57.0
196
479
173
230
+142
29.0
13.5
8.2
1.7
0.4
1.8
2.1
21Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
1,068
2008-09
82
2,501
665
86
44
151
448
844
53.1
0
2
0.0
172
217
79.3
56.8
225
440
147
257
-104
30.5
13.0
8.1
1.0
0.5
1.8
1.8
22Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
1,053
2005-06
81
2,361
521
88
60
63
435
940
46.3
70
214
32.7
113
160
70.6
52.1
181
340
99
247
-37
29.1
13.0
6.4
1.1
0.7
0.8
1.2
23Al Thornton
A. Thornton
1,005
2007-08
79
2,158
358
98
46
43
374
871
42.9
43
130
33.1
214
288
74.3
50.4
98
260
128
195
-405
27.3
12.7
4.5
1.2
0.6
0.5
1.6
24Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
991
2003-04
61
2,126
247
275
86
34
371
798
46.5
16
53
30.2
233
312
74.7
53.0
85
162
196
140
+87
34.9
16.2
4.0
4.5
1.4
0.6
3.2
25Dwight Howard
D. Howard
981
2004-05
82
2,670
823
75
77
136
352
677
52.0
0
2
0.0
277
413
67.1
57.1
287
536
165
232
-179
32.6
12.0
10.0
0.9
0.9
1.7
2.0

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