nba rookie leaders in points 1953

Monk Meineke averaged the most points per game by a rookie in 1952-53, with 10.7 per game.

Interpreted as:
NBA rookie leaders in points with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games 1953
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Monk Meineke
M. Meineke
10.7
1952-53
68
33.1
6.9
2.2
3.5
9.3
38.1
3.6
4.6
78.3
47.2
2,250
725
466
148
334
2Eddie Miller
E. Miller
10.5
1952-53
TOT
70
28.8
9.6
1.6
3.9
11.2
35.0
2.7
4.1
65.2
40.4
2,018
733
669
115
250
3Jim Baechtold
J. Baechtold
10.3
1952-53
64
29.6
3.4
2.4
3.8
9.7
39.0
2.8
3.8
73.8
45.5
1,893
661
219
154
203
4Don Henriksen
D. Henriksen
8.4
1952-53
68
33.3
7.4
1.9
2.9
7.0
41.9
2.6
4.1
62.6
47.9
2,263
574
506
129
242
5Jack McMahon
J. McMahon
7.2
1952-53
70
23.8
2.6
2.7
2.5
7.6
33.0
2.2
3.4
65.7
39.7
1,665
507
183
186
253
6Al Masino
A. Masino
5.5
1952-53
72
24.6
2.5
2.2
1.9
5.6
33.5
1.8
2.8
62.7
40.4
1,773
396
177
160
252
7Gene Rhodes
G. Rhodes
5.2
1952-53
65
17.9
1.5
1.4
1.7
5.3
31.9
1.8
2.6
70.4
40.5
1,162
337
98
91
78
8Mark Workman
M. Workman
5.1
1952-53
TOT
65
15.8
3.0
0.6
2.0
6.3
31.9
1.1
1.7
61.9
36.0
1,030
330
193
37
166
9Jim Holstein
J. Holstein
4.0
1952-53
66
15.0
2.6
1.1
1.5
4.2
35.8
1.1
1.6
66.7
41.5
989
266
173
74
128
10Ralph Polson
R. Polson
3.9
1952-53
TOT
49
16.5
4.3
0.5
1.3
3.7
36.3
1.2
2.0
63.5
43.2
810
191
211
24
102
11Bob Lochmueller
B. Lochmueller
3.7
1952-53
62
12.9
2.6
0.8
1.3
4.0
32.2
1.2
2.0
60.7
38.8
802
232
162
47
143

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