rookie of the year by draft position

Power forwards won the Rookie of the Year award once in 1952-53.

POSITIONROYSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Power Forward
1
1952-53
1,244
27.0
8.8
7.0
1.8
3.1
8.1
38.2
2.6
3.8
69.6
45.2
33,569
10,917
8,705
2,235
4,259
2
Center
1
1953-54
1,015
30.3
12.7
8.9
1.9
4.3
10.9
39.9
4.0
5.6
71.4
47.5
30,791
12,874
9,075
1,954
3,298
3
Power Forward
1
1954-55
1,066
27.2
10.6
8.1
2.1
3.8
9.8
38.5
3.0
4.0
74.0
45.5
28,996
11,263
8,618
2,232
3,246
4
Power Forward
1
1955-56
1,214
24.8
10.6
7.8
2.0
3.8
9.8
38.5
3.1
4.1
74.2
45.7
30,140
12,877
9,434
2,400
3,602
5
Power Forward
1
1956-57
1,120
25.8
11.6
8.1
1.6
4.1
11.0
37.6
3.3
4.2
77.8
44.9
28,919
12,948
9,097
1,800
3,172
6
Power Forward
1
1957-58
1,162
26.0
12.4
8.9
1.6
4.6
12.1
37.8
3.2
4.3
75.6
44.3
30,242
14,409
10,393
1,908
3,493
7
Small Forward
1
1958-59
1,022
26.7
14.2
6.9
1.7
5.3
12.9
41.0
3.7
4.7
77.9
47.6
27,302
14,541
7,093
1,732
2,998
8
Center
1
1959-60
1,158
24.7
12.4
9.8
1.4
4.8
11.5
41.9
2.8
4.1
66.5
46.5
28,609
14,324
11,386
1,636
3,450
9
Point Guard
1
1960-61
1,220
25.5
11.4
3.8
4.4
4.3
10.6
40.2
2.9
3.8
75.3
46.4
31,138
13,909
4,615
5,318
3,230
10
Center
1
1961-62
1,193
27.1
14.8
10.5
1.8
5.8
12.7
45.9
3.1
4.7
65.9
49.9
32,336
17,601
12,581
2,107
3,660
11
Small Forward
1
1962-63
1,657
23.2
11.9
5.8
1.7
4.6
10.1
45.3
2.7
3.5
77.0
50.9
38,434
19,678
9,564
2,883
4,147
12
Power Forward
1
1963-64
1,358
27.5
12.5
9.0
1.7
4.8
11.1
43.5
2.8
4.0
71.7
48.6
37,323
16,908
12,227
2,276
4,175
13
Center
1
1964-65
1,173
28.4
12.5
11.0
1.8
5.0
11.1
44.7
2.5
4.1
62.2
48.3
33,347
14,666
12,891
2,091
3,310
14
Small Forward
1
1965-66
1,361
23.4
11.9
6.0
1.6
4.6
10.6
43.0
2.8
3.7
73.8
48.5
31,874
16,207
8,135
2,234
3,467
15
Point Guard
1
1966-67
1,446
25.7
11.9
3.3
4.2
4.5
10.5
43.2
2.8
3.5
78.6
49.1
37,163
17,152
4,808
6,088
3,860
16
Shooting Guard
1
1967-68
2,039
24.8
12.4
3.7
2.8
4.8
10.9
43.9
2.9
3.8
75.6
49.5
50,521
25,294
7,481
5,699
5,354
17
Center
1
1968-69
2,062
27.4
12.1
10.1
1.8
4.7
10.3
45.5
2.7
4.2
63.3
49.6
56,537
24,968
20,868
3,712
6,102
18
Center
1
1969-70
2,240
25.0
11.8
8.5
1.6
4.7
10.1
46.7
2.4
3.6
67.7
50.8
56,020
26,541
18,954
3,532
6,553
19
Shooting Guard
1
1970-71
2,761
24.8
11.7
3.0
3.0
4.6
10.4
44.2
2.5
3.2
77.5
49.4
68,377
32,258
8,335
8,295
6,649
20
Center
1
1970-71
2,708
25.1
11.7
8.9
1.9
4.6
10.1
46.0
2.4
3.6
68.3
50.3
67,847
31,734
24,120
5,112
7,431
21
Power Forward
1
1971-72
3,069
23.2
9.5
6.6
1.5
3.7
8.3
44.4
2.1
2.9
72.3
49.5
71,149
29,249
20,316
4,516
7,423
22
Power Forward
1
1972-73
2,851
24.1
10.4
7.0
1.5
4.2
9.5
44.6
1.9
2.7
72.4
48.7
68,640
29,659
20,028
4,335
7,252
23
Point Guard
1
1973-74
2,334
26.7
11.9
2.8
4.4
1.2
0.2
4.9
10.7
45.2
2.2
2.8
79.8
49.9
0.8
2.0
62,330
27,875
6,559
10,178
2,760
352
5,481
24
Power Forward
1
1974-75
3,055
24.9
10.0
6.6
1.6
0.8
0.5
4.0
8.9
45.6
1.9
2.6
73.4
49.9
2.0
4.6
76,006
30,527
20,241
4,997
2,344
1,516
8,232
25
Center
1
1975-76
2,965
23.5
9.4
7.4
1.9
0.6
1.1
3.8
8.0
47.4
1.8
2.6
69.0
51.2
2.1
5.3
69,638
27,818
21,971
5,773
1,865
3,136
7,826

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11/20
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10:00 PM
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11/21
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10:00 PM
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5
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.583
2.5
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.500
3.5
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.455
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8
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