nba rookies drafted at age 24 that averaged the most points

Elgin Baylor has put up the most points per game by a 24-year-old rookie, with 24.9 per game in 1958-59.

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NBA rookies drafted at age 24 that averaged the most points with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games

	NAME	PPG	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24.9	24	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,742	1,050	287				270
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	24.3	24	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
3	Arnie Risen A. Risen	16.6	24	1948-49	ROC	60			1.7			5.8	13.6	42.3				5.1	7.7	66.0	48.8					995		100				216
4	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	15.3	24	2019-20	MIA	67	29.3	2.7	3.3	0.8	0.2	6.0	13.6	43.9	2.0	5.8	35.0	1.3	1.5	85.0	53.4	0.3	2.4	1.7	1,962	1,024	180	220	56	15	114	152	+61
5	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	14.7	24	1978-79	POR	73	29.4	8.3	2.4	0.9	1.8	6.3	12.8	49.0				2.1	3.7	57.2	50.8	2.7	5.6	2.8	2,144	1,074	604	176	67	134	205	270
6	Hot Rod Williams H. Rod Williams	14.6	24	1986-87	CLE	80	33.9	7.9	1.9	0.7	2.1	5.4	11.2	48.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	5.0	74.5	54.4	2.8	5.1	1.7	2,714	1,168	629	154	58	167	139	197
7	Fred Schaus F. Schaus	14.3	24	1949-50	FTW	68			2.6			5.2	14.6	35.2				4.0	4.9	81.8	42.6					972		176				232
8	Vern Gardner V. Gardner	13.5	24	1949-50	PHI	63			1.9			5.0	14.5	34.2				3.6	4.7	76.7	40.8					853		119				236
9	Don Ohl D. Ohl	13.3	24	1960-61	DET	79	27.5	3.2	3.4			5.4	13.7	39.4				2.5	3.5	71.9	43.7				2,172	1,054	256	265				224
10	Al Tucker A. Tucker	13.1	24	1967-68	SEA	81	29.2	7.5	1.4			5.4	12.2	44.2				2.3	3.2	70.7	48.0				2,368	1,060	605	111				262
11	Steve Johnson S. Johnson	12.8	24	1981-82	KCK	78	22.3	5.9	1.2	0.5	1.1	5.1	8.3	61.3	0.0	0.0		2.7	4.2	64.2	63.5	1.9	3.9	2.5	1,741	1,002	459	91	39	89	197	372
12	Red Rocha R. Rocha	12.7	24	1947-48	STL	48			0.8			4.8	15.4	31.4				3.1	4.4	69.0	36.6					611		39				209
13	Al Thornton A. Thornton	12.7	24	2007-08	LAC	79	27.3	4.5	1.2	0.6	0.5	4.7	11.0	42.9	0.5	1.6	33.1	2.7	3.6	74.3	50.4	1.2	3.3	1.6	2,158	1,005	358	98	46	43	128	195	-405
14	Max Morris M. Morris	12.6	24	1949-50	SHE	62			3.1			4.1	11.2	36.3				4.5	6.7	66.7	44.5					781		194				172
15	Fred Scolari F. Scolari	12.6	24	1946-47	WAS	58			1.0			5.0	17.1	29.4				2.5	3.1	81.1	34.1					728		58				159
16	Dave Stallworth D. Stallworth	12.6	24	1965-66	NYK	80	23.7	6.2	2.3			4.7	10.3	45.5				3.2	4.7	68.6	50.9				1,893	1,004	492	186				237
17	Mitchell Wiggins M. Wiggins	12.4	24	1983-84	CHI	82	25.9	4.0	2.3	1.3	0.1	4.9	10.9	44.8	0.1	0.4	24.1	2.6	3.5	74.2	50.1	1.7	2.3	1.7	2,123	1,018	328	187	106	11	139	278
18	Bill Sharman B. Sharman	12.2	24	1950-51	WAS	31		3.5	1.3			4.5	12.3	37.0				3.1	3.5	88.9	44.1					378	110	39				86
19	George Lee G. Lee	12.1	24	1960-61	DET	74	23.4	6.6	1.2			4.2	10.5	39.9				3.7	5.3	70.1	47.2				1,735	896	490	89				158
20	Bob Brannum B. Brannum	12.1	24	1949-50	SHE	59			3.5			4.0	12.2	32.6				4.2	6.0	69.0	40.8					713		205				279
21	Marc Gasol M. Gasol	11.9	24	2008-09	MEM	82	30.7	7.4	1.7	0.8	1.1	4.3	8.1	53.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.6	73.3	59.0	2.5	4.9	2.0	2,521	975	605	143	63	90	164	265	-337
22	John Barnhill J. Barnhill	11.7	24	1962-63	STL	77	35.0	4.7	4.2			4.7	10.9	43.0				2.4	3.3	71.0	47.4				2,692	901	359	322				168
23	Bobby Jackson B. Jackson	11.6	24	1997-98	DEN	68	30.0	4.4	4.7	1.5	0.2	4.6	11.6	39.2	0.3	1.2	25.9	2.2	2.7	81.4	45.3	1.1	3.3	2.7	2,042	790	302	317	105	11	184	160	-491
24	Fred Hilton F. Hilton	11.6	24	1971-72	BUF	61	22.1	2.6	1.9			5.1	13.0	38.9				1.5	2.0	73.8	41.7				1,349	708	156	116				145
25	Don Sunderlage D. Sunderlage	11.2	24	1953-54	MIL	68	32.8	3.3	2.8			3.7	11.0	34.0				3.7	5.0	74.8	42.4				2,232	760	225	187				263

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Elgin Baylor has put up the most points per game by a 24-year-old rookie, with 24.9 per game in 1958-59.

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