nba 1951 draft class players with highest scoring average

Mel Hutchins has the most career points per game by a 1951 draft pick, with 11.1 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
11.1
437
37.9
9.6
3.0
4.4
11.4
38.9
2.3
3.4
67.3
43.2
16,574
4,851
4,186
1,298
1,246
2Bill Tosheff
B. Tosheff
9.2
203
31.2
3.0
3.3
3.1
9.9
31.5
2.9
3.7
79.3
39.7
6,339
1,859
608
661
654
3Whitey Skoog
W. Skoog
8.2
341
27.0
3.3
2.6
3.4
8.8
38.8
1.4
1.7
79.9
42.9
9,193
2,800
1,133
903
1,027
4Don Sunderlage
D. Sunderlage
7.7
113
23.3
2.5
2.0
2.5
7.8
32.6
2.7
3.6
73.2
41.2
2,636
874
281
224
320
5Mel Payton
M. Payton
5.4
111
17.1
3.6
1.1
2.0
5.6
36.3
1.3
1.7
74.6
42.0
1,895
595
396
126
186
6Jim Slaughter
J. Slaughter
5.3
28
18.8
5.3
0.9
1.9
5.9
32.1
1.5
2.4
60.3
37.7
525
147
148
25
81
7Lew Hitch
L. Hitch
5.0
414
20.2
5.3
1.2
1.8
4.9
37.6
1.3
2.0
67.4
43.5
8,364
2,075
2,183
499
685
8George Dempsey
G. Dempsey
5.0
315
18.2
3.6
2.3
1.9
4.6
40.7
1.2
1.9
66.1
45.9
5,720
1,574
1,125
711
602
9Ernie Barrett
E. Barrett
4.9
131
16.0
2.6
1.7
2.0
5.5
36.9
0.8
1.1
74.8
40.7
2,092
641
343
229
300
10Elmer Behnke
E. Behnke
4.0
4
13.8
4.3
1.0
1.5
5.5
27.3
1.0
1.8
57.1
31.9
55
16
17
4
13
11Alfred McGuire
A. McGuire
4.0
191
15.5
2.2
1.9
1.3
3.5
37.9
1.3
2.4
55.1
43.7
2,966
757
418
363
501
12Bato Govedarica
B. Govedarica
3.3
23
11.2
0.8
1.0
1.1
3.4
31.6
1.1
1.6
67.6
39.4
258
75
18
24
44
13Don Savage
D. Savage
3.2
17
10.2
1.8
0.8
0.9
3.6
24.2
1.4
2.1
68.6
34.9
173
54
31
14
29
14Ed Smith
E. Smith
2.9
12
10.6
2.7
0.8
1.2
4.1
28.6
0.6
1.1
53.8
32.0
127
35
32
10
17
15Jim Luisi
J. Luisi
2.9
31
11.8
0.8
1.1
1.0
3.1
32.6
0.9
1.3
65.9
39.4
367
89
25
35
45
16Jake Fendley
J. Fendley
2.8
103
10.0
1.2
0.9
0.8
2.4
34.4
1.1
1.5
74.2
45.1
1,031
287
126
94
200
17Jack Kiley
J. Kiley
2.3
53
9.5
1.0
1.2
0.9
3.8
22.7
0.6
1.1
57.1
27.2
504
124
51
65
61
18Sam Ranzino
S. Ranzino
2.2
39
6.0
1.0
0.6
0.8
2.3
33.3
0.7
0.9
70.3
40.5
234
86
39
25
63
19John Rennicke
J. Rennicke
1.8
6
9.0
1.5
0.2
0.7
3.0
22.2
0.5
1.5
33.3
25.0
54
11
9
1
7
20Fred Diute
F. Diute
1.6
7
10.3
1.9
0.6
0.3
3.0
9.5
1.0
1.7
58.3
20.9
72
11
13
4
12
21Ray Ragelis
R. Ragelis
1.3
51
6.6
1.5
0.6
0.5
1.9
26.0
0.4
0.6
62.1
31.3
337
68
76
31
62
22John McConathy
J. McConathy
1.3
11
9.6
1.8
0.7
0.4
2.6
13.8
0.5
1.3
42.9
19.9
106
14
20
8
7
23Zeke Sinicola
Z. Sinicola
1.1
12
4.0
0.2
0.3
0.4
1.7
25.0
0.3
0.7
37.5
27.6
48
13
2
3
10
24James Phelan
J. Phelan
0.8
4
8.3
1.3
0.5
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.8
1.5
50.0
17.4
33
3
5
2
9
25Mike Kearns
M. Kearns
0.2
6
4.2
0.5
0.8
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.2
0.7
25.0
7.4
25
1
3
5
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ORTG

118.1

9th

DRTG

111.9

2nd

NETRTG

6.2

5th

3P%

35.6

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Sat
12/20
CHA CHA
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
DET DET
@
POR POR
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
DET DET
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Hawks

14 - 12

115

Final

142

DET Pistons

20 - 5

Fri 12 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
2
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.0
4
Spurs Spurs
18
7
.720
5.5
5
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
18
7
.720
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
5
Magic Magic
15
11
.577
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
132-122
Thu
11/13
BKN BKN
@
ORL ORL
98-105
Thu
11/13
MIA MIA
@
NYK NYK
132-140
Thu
11/13
PHI PHI
@
DET DET
105-114
Thu
11/13
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
110-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
NOP NOP
@
CHI CHI
7:00 PM
Sun
12/14
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
8:00 PM
Sun
12/14
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
9:00 PM
Mon
12/15
DET DET
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM