nba rookie leaders in total points under 40

14 players are tied for the most points by a rookie with fewer than 40 points, with 39 points. The first three are Kevin Pangos in 2021-22, Sean McDermott in 2020-21 and Donta Hall in 2019-20.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-MPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPG
1Kevin Pangos
K. Pangos
39
2021-22
CLE CLE
24
166
11
30
3
0
15
46
32.6
6
26
23.1
3
4
75.0
40.8
2
9
7
11
-35
6.9
1.6
0.5
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.3
2Sean McDermott
S. McDermott
39
2020-21
MEM MEM
18
158
19
4
2
3
13
33
39.4
5
22
22.7
8
8
100.0
53.4
6
13
4
8
-57
8.8
2.2
1.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
3Donta Hall
D. Hall
39
2019-20
TOT
9
133
38
4
3
6
15
22
68.2
0
0
9
18
50.0
65.2
14
24
5
23
-35
14.8
4.3
4.2
0.4
0.3
0.7
0.6
4Yuta Watanabe
Y. Watanabe
39
2018-19
MEM MEM
15
174
31
8
4
1
15
51
29.4
2
16
12.5
7
10
70.0
35.2
4
27
6
11
+20
11.6
2.6
2.1
0.5
0.3
0.1
0.4
5Bonzie Colson
B. Colson
39
2018-19
MIL MIL
8
98
30
3
5
1
13
39
33.3
5
21
23.8
8
9
88.9
45.4
8
22
3
3
-22
12.3
4.9
3.8
0.4
0.6
0.1
0.4
6Jabari Bird
J. Bird
39
2017-18
BOS BOS
13
115
19
8
3
1
15
26
57.7
3
7
42.9
6
13
46.2
61.5
6
13
8
7
+19
8.8
3.0
1.5
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.6
7Jamaal Franklin
J. Franklin
39
2013-14
MEM MEM
21
162
23
6
4
2
16
39
41.0
5
11
45.5
2
2
100.0
48.9
4
19
11
23
+12
7.7
1.9
1.1
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.5
8Eddie Basden
E. Basden
39
2005-06
CHI CHI
19
141
28
8
9
2
15
37
40.5
1
7
14.3
8
10
80.0
47.1
7
21
9
17
+16
7.4
2.1
1.5
0.4
0.5
0.1
0.5
9Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
R. Boumtje-Boumtje
39
2001-02
POR POR
33
245
55
4
3
16
13
32
40.6
0
0
13
25
52.0
45.3
21
34
14
38
-82
7.4
1.2
1.7
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.4
10Eddie Gill
E. Gill
39
2000-01
NJN NJN
8
152
9
24
4
1
16
41
39.0
3
9
33.3
4
5
80.0
45.1
0
9
10
9
-42
19.0
4.9
1.1
3.0
0.5
0.1
1.3
11Mark Pope
M. Pope
39
1997-98
IND IND
28
193
26
7
3
6
14
41
34.1
1
3
33.3
10
17
58.8
40.2
9
17
10
36
-15
6.9
1.4
0.9
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.4
12Marcus Webb
M. Webb
39
1992-93
BOS BOS
9
51
10
2
1
2
13
25
52.0
0
1
0.0
13
21
61.9
57.0
5
5
5
11
5.7
4.3
1.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.6
13Matt Bullard
M. Bullard
39
1990-91
HOU HOU
18
63
14
2
3
0
14
31
45.2
0
3
0.0
11
17
64.7
50.7
6
8
3
10
3.5
2.2
0.8
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.2
14Dyron Nix
D. Nix
39
1989-90
IND IND
20
109
26
5
3
1
14
39
35.9
0
0
11
16
68.8
42.4
8
18
7
15
5.5
2.0
1.3
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.4
15Xavier Cooks
X. Cooks
38
2022-23
WAS WAS
10
126
38
6
6
4
17
28
60.7
0
1
0.0
4
10
40.0
58.6
16
22
8
13
+19
12.6
3.8
3.8
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.8
16Jaylen Hoard
J. Hoard
38
2019-20
POR POR
13
103
32
4
5
0
15
32
46.9
0
3
0.0
8
13
61.5
50.4
14
18
4
12
+10
7.9
2.9
2.5
0.3
0.4
0.0
0.3
17Malcolm Miller
M. Miller
38
2017-18
TOR TOR
15
126
15
3
1
2
13
28
46.4
8
21
38.1
4
4
100.0
63.8
4
11
5
10
+7
8.4
2.5
1.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
18Uros Slokar
U. Slokar
38
2006-07
TOR TOR
20
72
14
1
1
2
14
26
53.8
1
2
50.0
9
13
69.2
59.9
7
7
9
11
-36
3.6
1.9
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
19Johnny Taylor
J. Taylor
38
1997-98
ORL ORL
12
108
13
1
3
2
13
37
35.1
1
2
50.0
11
16
68.8
43.1
4
9
8
22
+7
9.0
3.2
1.1
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.7
20Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
38
1996-97
WAS WAS
34
197
58
2
8
11
16
46
34.8
0
0
6
20
30.0
34.7
25
33
18
27
-20
5.8
1.1
1.7
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.5
21Stanley Jackson
S. Jackson
38
1993-94
MIN MIN
17
92
27
16
5
0
17
33
51.5
1
5
20.0
3
3
100.0
55.4
12
15
10
13
5.4
2.2
1.6
0.9
0.3
0.0
0.6
22Jerome Whitehead
J. Whitehead
38
1978-79
SDC SDC
31
152
50
7
3
4
15
34
44.1
8
18
44.4
45.3
16
34
11
29
4.9
1.2
1.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.4
23Tristan Enaruna
T. Enaruna
37
2025-26
CLE CLE
9
85
14
7
5
0
14
28
50.0
3
10
30.0
6
8
75.0
58.7
7
7
3
3
+43
9.4
4.1
1.6
0.8
0.6
0.0
0.3
24Oshae Brissett
O. Brissett
37
2019-20
TOR TOR
19
135
26
7
4
1
13
36
36.1
3
15
20.0
8
10
80.0
45.8
9
17
7
18
+34
7.1
1.9
1.4
0.4
0.2
0.1
0.4
25Rawle Alkins
R. Alkins
37
2018-19
CHI CHI
10
120
26
13
1
0
13
39
33.3
3
12
25.0
8
12
66.7
41.8
11
15
8
7
-13
12.0
3.7
2.6
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.8
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