most ppg by a pistons rookie ever

Kelly Tripucka has the most points per game by a Pistons rookie in a season, with 21.6 per game in 1981-82.

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NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
21.6
1981-82
82
37.5
5.4
3.3
1.1
0.2
7.8
15.6
49.6
0.1
0.3
22.7
6.0
7.6
79.7
57.0
2.7
2.7
3.4
3,077
1,772
443
270
89
16
280
241
2Dave Bing
D. Bing
20.0
1966-67
80
34.5
4.5
4.1
8.3
19.0
43.6
3.4
4.6
73.8
47.5
2,762
1,601
359
330
217
3Grant Hill
G. Hill
19.9
1994-95
70
38.3
6.4
5.0
1.8
0.9
7.3
15.2
47.7
0.1
0.4
14.8
5.3
7.3
73.2
54.1
1.8
4.6
2.9
2,678
1,394
445
353
124
62
202
203
4Bailey Howell
B. Howell
17.8
1959-60
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
5Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
17.4
2021-22
64
32.6
5.5
5.6
1.2
0.7
6.7
16.1
41.6
1.8
5.7
31.4
2.2
2.6
84.5
50.4
0.9
4.6
3.7
2,088
1,114
354
356
78
43
234
200
-275
6Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
17.0
1981-82
72
33.8
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
1,225
209
565
150
17
299
253
7Jaden Ivey
J. Ivey
16.3
2022-23
74
31.1
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
1,204
288
387
61
17
237
242
-642
8John Long
J. Long
16.1
1978-79
82
30.5
3.2
1.5
1.2
0.2
7.1
15.1
46.9
1.9
2.3
82.6
49.8
1.5
1.7
1.7
2,498
1,319
266
121
102
19
137
224
9Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
15.6
1970-71
82
24.6
8.1
1.8
6.1
13.5
45.5
3.3
4.6
72.6
50.3
2,017
1,281
665
146
272
10Fred Schaus
F. Schaus
14.3
1949-50
68
2.6
5.2
14.6
35.2
4.0
4.9
81.8
42.6
972
176
232
11Greg Kelser
G. Kelser
14.2
1979-80
50
24.6
5.5
2.2
1.2
0.7
5.6
11.9
47.2
0.1
0.3
20.0
2.9
4.1
71.9
52.0
2.5
3.0
2.8
1,231
709
276
108
60
34
140
176
12Larry Foust
L. Foust
13.5
1950-51
68
10.0
1.3
4.8
13.9
34.6
3.8
5.8
65.9
40.9
915
681
90
247
13Don Ohl
D. Ohl
13.3
1960-61
79
27.5
3.2
3.4
5.4
13.7
39.4
2.5
3.5
71.9
43.7
2,172
1,054
256
265
224
14Ray Scott
R. Scott
13.3
1961-62
75
27.8
11.5
1.8
4.9
12.7
38.7
3.4
5.2
65.7
44.2
2,087
995
865
132
232
15Terry Tyler
T. Tyler
12.9
1978-79
82
31.2
7.9
1.1
1.3
2.5
5.6
11.5
48.2
1.8
2.7
65.8
50.7
2.6
5.3
1.7
2,560
1,056
648
89
104
201
141
254
16Brandon Knight
B. Knight
12.8
2011-12
66
32.3
3.2
3.8
0.7
0.2
4.8
11.7
41.5
1.6
4.2
38.0
1.6
2.1
75.9
51.1
0.5
2.7
2.6
2,129
847
211
251
49
10
171
154
-259
17Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
12.7
1962-63
80
29.4
8.7
2.6
5.1
11.8
43.0
2.6
3.6
71.8
47.6
2,352
1,018
694
207
247
18Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
12.2
2020-21
70
27.3
4.5
1.4
0.7
0.2
4.0
9.9
40.4
2.5
6.6
38.0
1.8
2.1
84.4
56.7
0.6
3.9
0.9
1,909
857
318
95
52
14
60
110
-213
19George Lee
G. Lee
12.1
1960-61
74
23.4
6.6
1.2
4.2
10.5
39.9
3.7
5.3
70.1
47.2
1,735
896
490
89
158
20Curtis Rowe
C. Rowe
11.3
1971-72
82
32.5
8.5
1.2
4.5
9.8
46.0
2.3
3.5
66.9
50.1
2,661
930
699
99
171
21Joe Caldwell
J. Caldwell
10.7
1964-65
66
23.4
6.7
1.8
4.4
11.8
37.4
2.0
3.2
61.4
40.8
1,543
709
441
118
171
22Monk Meineke
M. Meineke
10.7
1952-53
68
33.1
6.9
2.2
3.5
9.3
38.1
3.6
4.6
78.3
47.2
2,250
725
466
148
334
23Tom Van Arsdale
T. Van Arsdale
10.5
1965-66
79
25.8
3.9
2.6
3.9
10.6
37.4
2.6
3.7
72.1
43.3
2,041
833
309
205
251
24Lindsey Hunter
L. Hunter
10.3
1993-94
82
26.5
2.3
4.8
1.5
0.1
4.1
10.9
37.5
0.8
2.5
33.3
1.3
1.7
73.2
44.1
0.6
1.7
2.2
2,172
843
189
390
121
10
184
174
25Bill Henry
B. Henry
9.9
1948-49
32
1.7
3.0
9.4
32.0
3.9
6.3
61.6
40.7
317
55
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