most ppg scored by a new orleans pelicans player as a rookie all-time

Chris Paul has put up the most points per game by a New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets rookie, with 16.1 per game in 2005-06.

Interpreted as:

most ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games scored by a new orleans pelicans player as a rookie all-time

	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	Chris Paul C. Paul	16.1	2005-06	NOK	78	36.0	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	5.2	12.1	43.0	0.6	2.3	28.2	5.1	6.0	84.7	54.6	0.8	4.3	2.3	2,808	1,258	400	611	175	6	183	218	-181
2	Jeremiah Fears J. Fears	15.8	2025-26	NOP	24	28.0	3.4	3.0	1.5	0.2	5.9	13.3	44.1	1.3	3.4	36.6	2.8	3.5	79.8	53.1	0.7	2.7	2.3	672	379	81	73	35	4	54	45	-228
3	Marcus Thornton M. Thornton	14.5	2009-10	NOH	73	25.6	2.9	1.6	0.8	0.2	5.5	12.1	45.1	1.6	4.3	37.4	2.0	2.4	81.4	55.0	1.0	1.9	1.0	1,872	1,057	211	114	58	11	76	127	-77
4	Anthony Davis A. Davis	13.5	2012-13	NOH	64	28.8	8.2	1.0	1.2	1.8	5.5	10.6	51.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.6	3.5	75.1	55.9	2.6	5.6	1.4	1,846	867	522	63	75	112	89	158	-153
5	Darren Collison D. Collison	12.4	2009-10	NOH	76	27.8	2.5	5.7	1.0	0.1	4.9	10.4	47.7	0.6	1.5	40.0	1.9	2.3	85.1	54.6	0.5	2.0	2.7	2,109	946	192	432	78	4	202	92	-175
6	Derik Queen D. Queen	12.0	2025-26	NOP	24	24.5	6.3	3.6	1.0	0.7	4.5	9.4	48.0	0.1	0.7	11.8	3.0	3.8	78.9	54.6	1.8	4.5	2.2	589	289	150	87	25	17	53	79	-144
7	JR Smith	10.3	2004-05	NOH	76	24.5	2.0	1.9	0.7	0.1	3.9	9.8	39.4	1.1	3.7	28.8	1.5	2.1	68.9	47.8	0.5	1.5	1.4	1,859	782	152	142	55	11	109	135	-397
8	Herbert Jones H. Jones	9.5	2021-22	NOP	78	29.9	3.8	2.1	1.7	0.8	3.5	7.4	47.6	0.7	2.2	33.7	1.8	2.1	84.0	57.3	1.3	2.5	1.3	2,335	742	296	167	130	60	100	238	+68
9	Yves Missi Y. Missi	9.1	2024-25	NOP	73	26.8	8.2	1.4	0.5	1.3	3.7	6.7	54.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	2.8	62.3	57.2	3.5	4.7	1.1	1,956	665	601	99	37	98	82	145	-514
10	Buddy Hield B. Hield	8.6	2016-17	NOP	57	20.4	2.9	1.4	0.3	0.1	3.2	8.3	39.3	1.6	4.2	36.9	0.5	0.6	87.9	50.3	0.3	2.6	0.8	1,161	488	166	77	18	7	48	81	-149
11	Frank Jackson F. Jackson	8.1	2018-19	NOP	61	19.2	2.2	1.1	0.4	0.0	3.2	7.3	43.4	0.9	2.8	31.4	0.9	1.2	74.0	51.7	0.4	1.8	0.8	1,169	495	134	69	25	2	48	92	-135
12	Jordan Hawkins J. Hawkins	7.8	2023-24	NOP	67	17.3	2.2	1.0	0.3	0.1	2.6	6.8	38.2	1.6	4.4	36.6	1.0	1.2	83.8	53.3	0.4	1.8	0.6	1,161	524	148	70	19	7	40	72	+12
13	Karlo Matković K. Matković	7.7	2024-25	NOP	42	18.8	5.0	1.1	0.5	1.0	3.2	5.6	57.4	0.5	1.6	31.8	0.8	1.0	77.3	63.9	1.5	3.5	1.0	791	325	209	46	22	41	43	106	-91
14	Jaxson Hayes J. Hayes	7.4	2019-20	NOP	64	16.9	4.0	0.9	0.4	0.9	2.7	4.0	67.2	0.0	0.1	25.0	1.9	3.0	64.7	68.9	1.5	2.5	0.8	1,080	472	259	56	26	55	53	161	-58
15	Brian Roberts B. Roberts	7.1	2012-13	NOH	78	17.0	1.2	2.8	0.5	0.0	2.7	6.6	41.7	0.8	2.0	38.6	0.9	1.0	90.9	50.9	0.2	1.0	0.9	1,324	555	97	219	37	3	71	108	-171
16	Antonio Reeves A. Reeves	6.9	2024-25	NOP	44	15.0	1.4	0.9	0.5	0.1	2.6	5.6	45.6	1.2	2.9	39.5	0.6	0.8	80.0	57.9	0.4	1.0	0.7	660	305	63	39	21	4	30	40	-150
17	Nicolo Melli N. Melli	6.6	2019-20	NOP	60	17.4	3.0	1.4	0.6	0.4	2.3	5.4	42.1	1.2	3.4	33.5	0.9	1.2	74.0	55.6	0.6	2.4	0.8	1,042	395	180	82	34	23	46	124	-88
18	Kira Lewis Jr. K. Lewis Jr.	6.4	2020-21	NOP	54	16.7	1.3	2.3	0.7	0.2	2.4	6.2	38.6	0.7	2.2	33.3	0.8	0.9	84.3	47.7	0.2	1.1	0.6	904	343	71	124	38	10	34	88	+23
19	Austin Rivers A. Rivers	6.2	2012-13	NOH	61	23.2	1.8	2.1	0.4	0.1	2.4	6.4	37.2	0.5	1.4	32.6	1.0	1.8	54.6	43.1	0.3	1.5	1.2	1,418	377	109	127	26	9	74	122	-160
20	Jose Alvarado J. Alvarado	6.1	2021-22	NOP	54	15.4	1.9	2.8	1.3	0.1	2.4	5.4	44.6	0.6	2.0	29.1	0.7	1.0	67.9	52.0	0.5	1.4	0.7	834	330	100	152	71	7	40	73	+143
21	Kenrich Williams K. Williams	6.1	2018-19	NOP	46	23.5	4.8	1.8	1.0	0.4	2.3	6.1	38.4	1.1	3.4	33.3	0.3	0.4	68.4	48.5	1.2	3.6	0.8	1,079	279	219	83	45	19	36	95	-87
22	Gustavo Ayon G. Ayon	5.9	2011-12	NOH	54	20.1	4.9	1.4	1.0	0.9	2.6	4.8	53.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.2	61.9	55.2	1.6	3.3	0.9	1,088	319	265	74	53	46	46	118	-24
23	Nickeil Alexander-Walker N. Alexander-Walker	5.7	2019-20	NOP	47	12.6	1.8	1.9	0.4	0.2	2.1	5.7	36.8	1.0	2.8	34.6	0.5	0.8	67.6	47.3	0.2	1.6	1.1	591	267	84	89	17	8	54	57	-56
24	Trey Murphy III T. Murphy III	5.4	2021-22	NOP	62	13.9	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.1	1.8	4.5	39.4	1.1	3.0	38.2	0.7	0.8	88.2	55.8	0.8	1.6	0.3	864	334	147	38	23	7	16	60	-1
25	Micah Peavy M. Peavy	4.9	2025-26	NOP	20	16.5	2.5	1.2	0.7	0.1	2.1	5.1	40.2	0.3	1.6	18.8	0.5	0.7	71.4	45.3	1.1	1.4	0.5	330	98	50	23	13	2	9	35	-52