rookie ppg leaders since 1970

Since 1969-70, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the most points per game by a rookie in a season, with 28.8 per game in 1969-70.

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NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.8
1969-70
82
43.1
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.2
1984-85
82
38.3
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
3Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
25.4
2026-27
12
37.2
3.8
7.2
1.1
0.1
9.3
22.5
41.1
3.1
9.4
32.7
3.8
4.5
85.2
51.9
0.3
3.5
3.7
446
305
46
86
13
1
44
35
-100
4Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
24.8
1970-71
82
37.0
3.4
4.8
9.6
21.6
44.3
5.6
7.3
77.2
49.9
3,032
2,031
280
390
196
5Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
24.5
1971-72
82
39.6
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
3,245
2,009
943
350
186
6David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.3
1989-90
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
7Walter Davis
W. Davis
24.2
1977-78
81
32.0
6.0
3.4
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
242
8Bernard King
B. King
24.2
1977-78
79
39.1
9.5
2.4
1.5
0.5
10.1
21.1
47.9
4.0
5.8
67.7
51.1
3.4
6.2
3.9
3,092
1,909
751
193
122
36
311
302
9Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
23.7
1982-83
70
36.2
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
10Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
23.5
1996-97
76
40.1
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
11Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.4
1992-93
81
37.9
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
12Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
23.2
1970-71
81
36.1
3.7
4.4
9.1
19.9
45.8
5.0
6.2
80.0
51.2
2,926
1,880
298
355
238
13Ron Harper
R. Harper
22.9
1986-87
82
37.4
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
14Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
22.5
2010-11
82
38.0
12.1
3.8
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
15Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
22.0
1988-89
79
34.4
5.9
4.2
1.0
0.2
8.2
17.5
46.8
0.4
1.1
36.7
5.2
6.4
81.0
54.1
2.0
3.9
3.4
2,717
1,741
468
334
82
13
269
223
16Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
21.9
1994-95
80
37.0
6.4
2.5
1.4
0.3
8.0
17.6
45.1
1.1
3.4
32.1
5.0
6.2
79.6
53.8
2.1
4.3
3.9
2,958
1,755
513
197
115
22
313
234
17Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
21.7
1979-80
82
38.4
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
54.7
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
3,150
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
279
18Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
21.6
1981-82
82
37.5
5.4
3.3
1.1
0.2
7.8
15.6
49.6
0.1
0.3
22.7
6.0
7.6
79.7
57.0
2.7
2.7
3.4
3,077
1,772
443
270
89
16
280
241
19Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
21.4
2023-24
71
29.7
10.6
3.9
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
20Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
21.4
1981-82
81
32.4
7.0
2.2
1.1
0.3
8.9
17.9
49.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.6
5.0
71.6
53.2
2.2
4.7
2.4
2,626
1,732
565
176
89
21
194
308
21Larry Bird
L. Bird
21.3
1979-80
82
36.0
10.4
4.5
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
22Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
21.2
2018-19
72
32.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
2.3
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
23Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
21.1
1997-98
82
39.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
24Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
21.0
2025-26
70
33.5
6.7
4.5
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
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
21.0
2003-04
82
36.5
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
7.6
17.9
42.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
5.0
6.4
77.7
50.9
2.2
3.8
3.0
2,995
1,725
498
227
97
41
247
225
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