most ppg ever average by a rookie on the lakers

Elgin Baylor has put up the most points per game by a Minneapolis Lakers rookie, with 24.9 per game in 1958-59.

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most ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games ever average by a rookie on the lakers

	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24.9	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,742	1,050	287				270
2	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	18.0	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	1,387	596	563	187	41	305	218
3	Jerry West J. West	17.6	1960-61	LAL	79	35.4	7.7	4.2			6.7	16.0	41.9				4.2	6.3	66.6	46.8				2,797	1,389	611	333				213
4	Kyle Kuzma K. Kuzma	16.1	2017-18	LAL	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
5	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	14.8	1948-49	MIN	53			2.7			5.9	14.9	39.6				2.9	4.3	68.7	44.0					784		142				144
6	Eddie Jones E. Jones	14.0	1994-95	LAL	64	31.0	3.9	2.0	2.0	0.6	5.3	11.6	46.0	1.4	3.8	37.0	1.9	2.6	72.2	54.8	1.2	2.7	1.2	1,981	897	249	128	131	41	75	175
7	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	13.7	1959-60	MIN	71	29.5	9.6	1.2			5.0	12.9	38.9				3.7	5.0	74.2	45.6				2,092	975	679	83				222
8	Norm Nixon N. Nixon	13.7	1977-78	LAL	81	34.3	3.0	6.8	1.7	0.1	6.1	12.3	49.7				1.4	2.0	71.4	51.8	0.5	2.4	3.1	2,779	1,107	239	553	138	7	251	259
9	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	13.6	1993-94	LAL	81	33.3	2.9	5.8	1.0	0.1	5.1	13.0	39.4	1.5	4.5	33.8	1.9	2.4	78.1	48.5	0.6	2.4	1.8	2,700	1,099	238	466	85	8	145	154
10	James Worthy J. Worthy	13.4	1982-83	LAL	77	25.6	5.2	1.7	1.2	0.8	5.8	10.0	57.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.8	2.9	62.4	59.4	2.0	3.1	2.3	1,970	1,033	399	132	91	64	178	221
11	D'Angelo Russell D. Russell	13.2	2015-16	LAL	80	28.2	3.4	3.3	1.2	0.2	4.9	12.0	41.0	1.6	4.6	35.1	1.8	2.4	73.7	50.7	0.6	2.8	2.5	2,259	1,054	274	266	93	13	196	142	-546
12	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	11.9	2014-15	LAL	59	25.0	3.2	3.5	0.9	0.2	4.5	10.1	44.8	0.6	2.1	31.4	2.2	2.7	82.9	52.8	0.9	2.3	1.6	1,476	703	191	206	51	12	96	109	-240
13	Brian Winters B. Winters	11.7	1974-75	LAL	68	22.3	2.0	2.9	1.1	0.3	5.3	11.9	44.3				1.1	1.4	82.6	46.7	0.6	1.5		1,516	794	138	195	74	18		168
14	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	11.6	1949-50	MIN	68			1.8			4.2	10.6	39.9				3.2	4.2	75.2	46.6					791		123				222
15	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	11.6	1969-70	LAL	73	31.8	3.2	2.5			4.8	11.2	43.4				1.9	2.2	85.2	47.7				2,318	846	235	180				236
16	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	11.0	1956-57	MIN	72	27.0	3.1	2.3			4.2	12.0	34.9				2.6	3.3	77.2	40.7				1,943	792	220	169				140
17	Byron Scott B. Scott	10.6	1983-84	LAL	74	22.1	2.2	2.4	1.1	0.3	4.5	9.3	48.4	0.1	0.5	23.5	1.5	1.9	80.6	52.5	0.7	1.5	1.6	1,637	788	164	177	81	19	116	174
18	Archie Clark A. Clark	10.5	1966-67	LAL	76	23.2	2.9	2.7			4.4	9.6	45.2				1.8	2.5	70.8	48.9				1,763	798	218	205				193
19	Anthony Peeler A. Peeler	10.4	1992-93	LAL	77	21.5	2.3	2.2	0.8	0.2	3.9	8.2	46.8	0.6	1.5	39.0	2.1	2.7	78.6	55.3	0.8	1.5	1.6	1,656	802	179	166	60	14	123	193
20	Herm Schaefer H. Schaefer	10.4	1948-49	MIN	58			3.2			3.7	9.9	37.4				3.0	3.7	81.7	45.2					602		185				121
21	Lonzo Ball L. Ball	10.2	2017-18	LAL	52	34.2	6.9	7.2	1.7	0.8	3.9	10.8	36.0	1.7	5.7	30.5	0.6	1.4	45.1	44.4	1.3	5.6	2.6	1,780	528	360	376	88	43	136	117	-18
22	George Lynch G. Lynch	9.6	1993-94	LAL	71	24.8	5.8	1.4	1.4	0.4	4.1	8.1	50.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.4	2.3	59.6	52.7	3.1	2.7	1.2	1,762	681	410	96	102	27	87	177
23	Don Ford D. Ford	9.6	1975-76	LAL	76	24.2	4.4	1.5	0.7	0.2	4.1	9.3	43.8				1.4	1.8	74.8	47.1	1.6	2.8		1,838	726	333	111	50	14		186
24	Earl Tatum E. Tatum	9.4	1976-77	LAL	68	18.4	3.5	1.7	1.3	0.3	4.2	8.9	46.6				1.1	1.5	72.0	49.0	1.2	2.3		1,249	638	236	118	85	22		168
25	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	9.4	2016-17	LAL	79	28.8	4.0	2.1	0.6	0.5	3.5	8.7	40.2	0.7	2.4	29.4	1.7	2.7	62.1	47.4	0.8	3.2	1.5	2,279	740	316	166	50	36	116	158	-381

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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
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6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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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
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14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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Elgin Baylor has put up the most points per game by a Minneapolis Lakers rookie, with 24.9 per game in 1958-59.

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