Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most points per game by a rookie, with 37.6 per game in 1959-60.

what is the highest ppg in a season by a rookie
Interpreted as:
What is the highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a season by a rookie?
1959-60 Chamberlain 1961-62 Bellamy 1960-61 Robertson 1969-70 Abdul-Jabbar 1968-69 Hayes 1984-85 Jordan 1965-66 Barry 1962-63 Dischinger 1958-59 Baylor 1970-71 Petrie 1971-72 Wicks 1989-90 Robinson 1967-68 Monroe 1977-78 Davis 1977-78 King 1982-83 Cummings 1996-97 Iverson 1949-50 Groza 1992-93 O'Neal 1970-71 Maravich 1946-47 Fulks 1986-87 Harper 2010-11 Griffin 1988-89 Richmond 1994-95 Robinson 1979-80 Cartwright 1981-82 Tripucka 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 37.6 31.6 30.5 28.8 28.4 28.2 25.7 25.5 24.9 24.8 24.5 24.3 24.3 24.2 24.2 23.7 23.5 23.4 23.4 23.2 23.2 22.9 22.5 22.0 21.9 21.7 21.6
NAME SEASON TM GP PPG MPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
Wilt Chamberlain illustration Wilt Chamberlain
1959-60
PHI logo PHI
72 37.6 46.4 27.0 2.3 14.8 32.1 46.1 8.0 13.8 58.2 3,338 2,707 1,941 168 150
Walt Bellamy illustration Walt Bellamy
1961-62
CHI logo CHI
79 31.6 42.3 19.0 2.7 12.3 23.7 51.9 6.9 10.8 64.4 3,344 2,495 1,500 210 281
Oscar Robertson illustration Oscar Robertson
1960-61
CIN logo CIN
71 30.5 42.7 10.1 9.7 10.6 22.5 47.3 9.2 11.2 82.2 3,032 2,165 716 690 219
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar illustration Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1969-70
MIL logo MIL
82 28.8 43.1 14.5 4.1 11.4 22.1 51.8 5.9 9.1 65.3 3,534 2,361 1,190 337 283
Elvin Hayes illustration Elvin Hayes
1968-69
SDR logo SDR
82 28.4 45.1 17.1 1.4 11.3 25.4 44.7 5.7 9.1 62.6 3,695 2,327 1,406 113 266
Michael Jordan illustration Michael Jordan
1984-85
CHI logo CHI
82 28.2 38.3 6.5 5.9 2.4 0.8 3.5 10.2 19.8 51.5 0.1 0.6 17.3 7.7 9.1 84.5 3,144 2,313 534 481 196 69 291 285
Rick Barry illustration Rick Barry
1965-66
SFW logo SFW
80 25.7 37.4 10.6 2.2 9.3 21.2 43.9 7.1 8.3 86.2 2,990 2,059 850 173 297
Terry Dischinger illustration Terry Dischinger
1962-63
CHI logo CHI
57 25.5 40.2 8.0 3.1 9.2 18.0 51.2 7.1 9.2 77.0 2,294 1,452 458 175 188
Elgin Baylor illustration Elgin Baylor
1958-59
MIN logo MIN
70 24.9 40.8 15.0 4.1 8.6 21.2 40.8 7.6 9.8 77.7 2,855 1,742 1,050 287 270
Geoff Petrie illustration Geoff Petrie
1970-71
POR logo POR
82 24.8 37.0 3.4 4.8 9.6 21.6 44.3 5.6 7.3 77.2 3,032 2,031 280 390 196
Sidney Wicks illustration Sidney Wicks
1971-72
POR logo POR
82 24.5 39.6 11.5 4.3 9.6 22.4 42.7 5.4 7.6 71.0 3,245 2,009 943 350 186
David Robinson illustration David Robinson
1989-90
SAS logo SAS
82 24.3 36.6 12.0 2.0 1.7 3.9 3.1 8.4 15.9 53.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 10.2 73.2 3,002 1,993 983 164 138 319 257 259
Earl Monroe illustration Earl Monroe
1967-68
BAL logo BAL
82 24.3 36.7 5.7 4.3 9.0 20.0 45.3 6.2 7.9 78.1 3,012 1,991 465 349 282
Walter Davis illustration Walter Davis
1977-78
PHX logo PHX
81 24.2 32.0 6.0 3.4 1.4 0.2 3.5 9.7 18.4 52.6 4.8 5.8 83.0 2,590 1,959 484 273 113 20 283 242
Bernard King illustration Bernard King
1977-78
NJN logo NJN
79 24.2 39.1 9.5 2.4 1.5 0.5 3.9 10.1 21.1 47.9 4.0 5.8 67.7 3,092 1,909 751 193 122 36 311 302
Terry Cummings illustration Terry Cummings
1982-83
SDC logo SDC
70 23.7 36.2 10.6 2.5 1.8 0.9 2.9 9.8 18.7 52.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.2 5.9 70.9 2,531 1,660 744 177 129 62 204 294
Allen Iverson illustration Allen Iverson
1996-97
PHI logo PHI
76 23.5 40.1 4.1 7.5 2.1 0.3 4.4 8.2 19.8 41.6 2.0 6.0 34.1 5.0 7.2 70.2 3,045 1,787 312 567 157 24 337 233 -439
Alex Groza illustration Alex Groza
1949-50 IND 64 23.4 2.5 8.1 17.0 47.8 7.1 9.7 72.9 1,496 162 221
Shaquille O'Neal illustration Shaquille O'Neal
1992-93
ORL logo ORL
81 23.4 37.9 13.9 1.9 0.7 3.5 3.8 9.0 16.1 56.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 8.9 59.2 3,071 1,893 1,122 152 60 286 307 321
Pete Maravich illustration Pete Maravich
1970-71
ATL logo ATL
81 23.2 36.1 3.7 4.4 9.1 19.9 45.8 5.0 6.2 80.0 2,926 1,880 298 355 238
Joe Fulks illustration Joe Fulks
1946-47
PHI logo PHI
60 23.2 0.4 7.9 26.0 30.5 7.3 10.0 73.0 1,389 25 199
Ron Harper illustration Ron Harper
1986-87
CLE logo CLE
82 22.9 37.4 4.8 4.8 2.5 1.0 4.2 9.0 19.7 45.5 0.2 1.1 21.3 4.7 6.9 68.4 3,064 1,874 392 394 209 84 345 247
Blake Griffin illustration Blake Griffin
2010-11
LAC logo LAC
82 22.5 38.0 12.1 3.8 0.8 0.5 2.7 8.5 16.8 50.6 0.1 0.3 29.2 5.4 8.5 64.2 3,112 1,845 989 312 63 45 223 252 -146
Mitch Richmond illustration Mitch Richmond
1988-89
GSW logo GSW
79 22.0 34.4 5.9 4.2 1.0 0.2 3.4 8.2 17.5 46.8 0.4 1.1 36.7 5.2 6.4 81.0 2,717 1,741 468 334 82 13 269 223
Glenn Robinson illustration Glenn Robinson
1994-95
MIL logo MIL
80 21.9 37.0 6.4 2.5 1.4 0.3 3.9 8.0 17.6 45.1 1.1 3.4 32.1 5.0 6.2 79.6 2,958 1,755 513 197 115 22 313 234

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