Since 1969-70, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has averaged the most points per game by a rookie in a season, with 28.8 per game in 1969-70.
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| NAME | PPG | 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 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 | ||
| 3 |  | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 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 | ||
| 6 |  | 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 | |||||
| 7 |  | 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 | |||||
| 8 |  | 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 | ||
| 9 |  | 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 | |
| 10 |  | 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 | ||
| 11 |  | 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 | |||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 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 | ||
| 13 |  | 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 | |
| 14 |  | 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 | ||
| 15 |  | 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 | ||
| 16 |  | Y. Lendeborg | 21.8 | 2026-27 | 4 | 33.3 | 9.3 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 15.0 | 45.0 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 34.6 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 77.4 | 59.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 133 | 87 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | |
| 17 |  | 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 | |||
| 18 |  | 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 | ||
| 19 |  | D. Acuff Jr. | 21.5 | 2026-27 | 4 | 35.3 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 23.3 | 34.4 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 20.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 78.9 | 42.4 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 141 | 86 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | -47 | |
| 20 |  | 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 | |
| 21 |  | 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 | ||
| 22 |  | 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 | ||
| 23 |  | 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 | |
| 24 |  | 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 | |
| 25 |  | 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 | |
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| 1 | 3 | 1 | .750 | ||
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| 8 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.5 | |
| 11 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.0 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3.0 |
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| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | |
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| 8 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.0 | |
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| 10 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.0 | |
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| 15 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4.0 |
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