most ppg by rookie last 10 years

Between April 5, 2016 and April 5, 2026, Zion Williamson has scored the most points per game by a rookie, with 22.5 per game in 2019-20.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
22.5
2019-20
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
2Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
21.4
2023-24
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
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
21.2
2018-19
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
4Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
20.8
2015-16
5
33.9
10.2
2.6
0.6
1.6
9.0
17.2
52.3
0.6
2.0
30.0
2.2
3.6
61.1
55.4
2.2
8.0
1.6
169
104
51
13
3
8
8
15
+21
5Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
20.8
2025-26
65
33.8
6.6
4.5
1.2
0.9
7.9
16.8
47.2
1.0
3.5
29.3
3.9
4.8
81.6
55.0
1.2
5.4
2.4
2,197
1,349
428
293
80
61
154
136
-286
6Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
20.5
2017-18
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
7Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
20.2
2016-17
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
8Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
20.0
2022-23
72
33.7
6.9
3.7
0.8
0.5
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
9Devin Booker
D. Booker
19.8
2015-16
5
32.6
3.0
3.4
1.0
0.8
7.0
17.0
41.2
1.6
5.6
28.6
4.2
5.0
84.0
51.6
0.4
2.6
3.6
163
99
15
17
5
4
18
19
+28
10Emmanuel Mudiay
E. Mudiay
19.8
2015-16
4
34.4
3.8
5.0
0.8
0.3
8.3
17.0
48.5
2.0
5.5
36.4
1.3
1.8
71.4
55.6
0.0
3.8
3.5
138
79
15
20
3
1
14
6
-20
11Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19.3
2020-21
72
32.1
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
2,314
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
12Trae Young
T. Young
19.1
2018-19
81
30.9
3.7
8.1
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
13Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
18.8
2025-26
77
31.5
5.4
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.5
13.4
48.3
3.4
7.9
43.1
2.5
2.9
86.5
64.4
1.2
4.2
1.9
2,424
1,450
413
260
54
18
150
160
+320
14Ja Morant
J. Morant
17.8
2019-20
67
31.0
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
15Cade 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
16Brandon Miller
B. Miller
17.3
2023-24
74
32.2
4.3
2.4
0.9
0.6
6.4
14.6
44.0
2.5
6.7
37.3
1.9
2.3
82.7
55.2
0.8
3.4
1.8
2,383
1,279
315
175
66
42
132
184
-510
17Jalen Green
J. Green
17.3
2021-22
67
31.9
3.4
2.6
0.7
0.3
6.1
14.2
42.6
2.3
6.8
34.3
2.8
3.5
79.7
54.7
0.5
2.9
2.0
2,138
1,157
226
176
44
18
135
103
-519
18Jerian Grant
J. Grant
16.8
2015-16
4
32.5
4.0
4.0
1.8
0.3
6.3
11.3
55.6
1.0
3.0
33.3
3.3
5.0
65.0
62.3
0.5
3.5
2.8
130
67
16
16
7
1
11
7
-40
19Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
16.7
2018-19
82
31.8
2.9
3.0
0.5
0.1
6.3
14.7
43.0
1.5
3.6
40.2
2.6
3.1
83.9
52.0
0.7
2.2
2.3
2,605
1,371
236
243
44
6
185
186
-672
20Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
16.7
2022-23
78
28.5
4.1
1.5
0.6
0.2
5.3
12.2
43.4
1.3
4.0
32.3
4.8
5.8
82.8
56.6
1.1
3.0
1.9
2,222
1,302
318
116
48
13
152
162
-179
21Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
16.5
2023-24
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
22Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
16.3
2018-19
71
30.7
10.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
23Jaden 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
24Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
16.1
2017-18
77
31.2
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
1,242
483
141
49
34
140
160
-126
25VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
16.1
2025-26
71
34.8
5.5
4.1
1.4
0.5
6.0
13.7
43.9
2.0
5.6
35.8
2.0
2.4
82.7
54.3
1.6
3.9
1.8
2,472
1,140
393
288
100
37
130
205
+29

More Pelicans Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.5

Murphy

Trey Murphy III

RPG

6.8

Queen

Derik Queen

APG

3.8

Murphy

Trey Murphy III
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.3

20th

DRTG

118.8

24th

NETRTG

-4.5

21st

3P%

34.8

24th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
36
41
.468
25.0
11
25
52
.325
36.0
12
Pelicans Pelicans
25
53
.321
36.5
13
24
53
.312
37.0
14
21
57
.269
40.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
@
7:00 PM
Tue
4/7
@
8:00 PM
Fri
4/10
@
7:30 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
NOP Pelicans

25 - 53

113

Final

117

SAC Kings

21 - 57

Fri 3 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
57
21
.731
2
52
25
.675
4.5
3
50
28
.641
7.0
4
48
29
.623
8.5
5
45
33
.577
12.0
6
43
34
.558
13.5
7
43
35
.551
14.0
8
42
36
.538
15.0
9
41
36
.532
15.5
10
41
37
.526
16.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
30
47
.390
26.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
48
.377
27.5
13
18
59
.234
38.5
14
Nets Nets - e
18
59
.234
38.5
15
17
60
.221
39.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
61
16
.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
19
.756
2.5
3
50
27
.649
11.0
4
50
28
.641
11.5
5
48
29
.623
13.0
6
46
31
.597
15.0
7
42
35
.545
19.0
8
40
38
.513
21.5
9
39
38
.506
22.0
10
36
41
.468
25.0
11
25
52
.325
36.0
12
25
53
.321
36.5
13
24
53
.312
37.0
14
Kings Kings - e
21
57
.269
40.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
57
.269
40.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/8
@
116-119
Sun
3/8
@
118-126
Mon
3/9
@
129-139
Mon
3/9
@
138-100
Mon
3/9
@
129-150

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
3:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
6:00 PM