Don Barksdale put up the most points per game by a rookie in 1951-52, with 12.6 per game.

Interpreted as:

NBA rookie leaders in points with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games 1952

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Don Barksdale D. Barksdale	12.6	1951-52	BAL	62	32.5	9.7	2.2	4.4	13.0	33.8	3.8	5.5	69.1	40.9	2,014	781	601	137	230
2	George King G. King	10.0	1951-52	SYR	66	28.6	4.2	3.7	3.6	8.8	40.6	2.8	4.0	71.2	47.3	1,889	658	274	244	199
3	Bill Tosheff B. Tosheff	9.4	1951-52	IND	65	31.6	3.3	3.4	3.3	10.0	32.7	2.8	3.4	82.4	40.6	2,055	608	216	222	204
4	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	9.2	1951-52	MIL	66	39.7	13.3	2.9	3.5	9.6	36.5	2.2	3.4	64.4	41.5	2,618	607	880	190	192
5	Ralph O'Brien R. O'Brien	9.0	1951-52	IND	64	24.6	1.9	1.9	3.6	9.6	37.2	1.9	2.3	81.9	42.6	1,577	578	122	124	115
6	Dave Minor D. Minor	8.3	1951-52	BAL	57	27.3	4.8	2.8	3.2	9.2	35.4	1.8	2.3	76.5	40.6	1,558	471	275	160	161
7	Wally Osterkorn W. Osterkorn	7.4	1951-52	SYR	66	26.1	6.7	1.8	2.2	6.3	35.1	3.0	5.1	59.4	43.6	1,721	489	444	117	226
8	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	6.0	1951-52	PHI	64	15.5	5.3	0.6	2.2	4.7	47.2	1.6	2.4	66.2	52.3	993	382	342	39	154
9	Chuck Share C. Share	3.9	1951-52	FTW	63	14.0	5.3	1.0	1.2	3.7	32.2	1.5	2.5	61.9	40.8	882	248	331	66	141
10	Bob Wilson B. Wilson	3.7	1951-52	MIL	63	20.8	3.3	1.7	1.3	4.2	29.9	1.2	2.1	57.8	36.5	1,308	236	210	108	172
11	Lew Hitch L. Hitch	3.6	1951-52	MIN	61	13.9	4.0	0.8	1.3	3.5	35.8	1.0	1.5	67.0	42.3	849	217	243	50	89
12	Alfred McGuire A. McGuire	3.5	1951-52	NYK	59	13.4	2.1	1.8	1.2	2.8	43.1	1.1	2.1	52.5	47.1	788	208	121	107	136
13	Jake Fendley J. Fendley	3.2	1951-52	FTW	58	11.2	1.4	1.0	0.9	2.9	31.8	1.3	1.6	78.9	43.2	651	183	80	58	118
14	Jack Kiley J. Kiley	2.5	1951-52	FTW	47	10.1	1.0	1.3	0.9	4.1	22.8	0.6	1.1	55.6	27.2	477	118	49	62	54
15	Ray Ragelis R. Ragelis	1.3	1951-52	ROC	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

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