nba rookie year most apg ever by a forward

Grant Hill has averaged the most assists per game by a rookie forward, with 5.0 per game in 1994-95.

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NBA rookie year most apg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games ever by a forward
NAMEAPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Grant Hill
G. Hill
5.0
1994-95
70
38.3
19.9
6.4
1.8
0.9
7.3
15.2
47.7
0.1
0.4
14.8
5.3
7.3
73.2
54.1
1.8
4.6
2.9
2,678
1,394
445
353
124
62
202
203
2Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
4.9
1955-56
67
34.7
16.8
16.3
6.0
17.0
35.4
4.8
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
276
3John Johnson
J. Johnson
4.8
1970-71
67
34.5
16.6
6.8
6.5
15.4
42.2
3.6
4.4
80.5
47.7
2,310
1,110
453
323
251
4Willie Anderson
W. Anderson
4.6
1988-89
81
33.8
18.6
5.1
1.9
0.8
7.9
15.9
49.8
0.0
0.3
19.0
2.8
3.6
77.5
53.4
1.9
3.3
3.2
2,738
1,508
417
372
150
62
261
295
5Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
4.5
2025-26
70
33.5
21.0
6.7
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
4.5
1979-80
82
36.0
21.3
10.4
1.7
0.6
8.5
17.8
47.4
0.7
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
83.6
53.8
2.6
7.8
3.2
2,955
1,745
852
370
143
53
263
279
7Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
4.3
1971-72
82
39.6
24.5
11.5
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
3,245
2,009
943
350
186
8Lamar Odom
L. Odom
4.2
1999-00
76
36.4
16.6
7.8
1.2
1.3
5.9
13.5
43.8
0.8
2.2
36.0
4.0
5.5
71.9
52.1
2.1
5.7
3.4
2,767
1,259
595
317
91
95
258
291
-451
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
4.1
1958-59
70
40.8
24.9
15.0
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
270
10Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
4.0
1949-50
64
16.8
5.4
14.1
38.5
5.9
7.6
77.4
48.0
1,072
259
225
11Lionel Simmons
L. Simmons
4.0
1990-91
79
37.7
18.0
8.8
1.4
1.1
6.9
16.5
42.2
0.0
0.1
27.3
4.1
5.5
73.6
47.6
2.4
6.4
2.9
2,978
1,421
697
315
113
85
230
249
12Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
3.9
2023-24
71
29.7
21.4
10.6
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
13Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
3.8
2010-11
82
38.0
22.5
12.1
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
14Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
3.8
1992-93
81
34.5
14.7
9.6
1.7
0.4
6.0
14.0
42.6
0.5
1.7
28.1
2.2
3.5
64.4
47.2
2.7
6.9
2.8
2,795
1,187
781
306
134
35
230
195
15Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
3.7
2022-23
72
33.8
20.0
6.9
0.8
0.5
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
16Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
3.6
1969-70
81
30.4
13.2
7.7
5.4
11.0
48.5
2.5
3.3
75.4
52.8
2,461
1,067
625
292
279
17Chuck Person
C. Person
3.6
1986-87
82
36.0
18.8
8.3
1.1
0.2
7.7
16.6
46.8
0.6
1.7
35.5
2.7
3.6
74.7
51.8
2.0
6.2
2.6
2,956
1,541
677
295
90
16
211
310
18Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
3.6
1991-92
82
37.2
19.2
11.0
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
3,047
1,576
899
292
81
51
160
225
19Michael Finley
M. Finley
3.5
1995-96
82
39.2
15.0
4.6
1.0
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.6
0.7
2.3
32.8
3.0
3.9
74.9
55.1
1.7
2.9
1.6
3,212
1,233
374
289
85
31
133
199
20Bob Brannum
B. Brannum
3.5
1949-50
59
12.1
4.0
12.2
32.6
4.2
6.0
69.0
40.8
713
205
279
21Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
3.5
2021-22
74
35.4
15.3
7.5
1.1
0.7
6.2
12.6
49.2
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
22Frank Selvy
F. Selvy
3.5
1954-55
TOT
71
37.6
19.0
5.5
6.4
16.8
37.8
6.3
8.6
72.8
46.1
2,668
1,348
394
245
230
23Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
3.4
1997-98
66
27.9
11.7
2.8
1.3
0.2
3.6
8.9
40.8
0.3
1.3
20.2
4.2
4.8
87.3
53.1
0.8
2.0
1.9
1,839
770
187
227
86
13
128
136
+106
24Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
3.4
2025-26
81
31.5
18.5
5.3
0.7
0.2
6.4
13.4
47.5
3.4
7.9
42.5
2.4
2.8
86.3
63.3
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,551
1,498
432
274
57
19
161
169
+322
25Walter Davis
W. Davis
3.4
1977-78
81
32.0
24.2
6.0
1.4
0.2
9.7
18.4
52.6
4.8
5.8
83.0
57.7
2.0
4.0
3.5
2,590
1,959
484
273
113
20
283
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22
.732
2
56
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.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
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.634
8.0
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62
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41.0
15
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65
.207
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64
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.780
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62
20
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2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
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45
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.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
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.512
22.0
10
37
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56
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12
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56
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38.0
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