what is the highest ppg in a season by a rookie current player

Victor Wembanyama has put up the most points per game by an active rookie, with 21.4 per game in 2023-24.

Interpreted as:
What is the highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games in a season by a rookie current player?
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Victor 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
2Luka 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
3LeBron James
L. James
20.9
2003-04
79
39.5
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
3,122
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
20.5
2017-18
79
33.4
3.7
3.7
1.5
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.7
2.4
7.0
34.0
3.0
3.8
80.5
54.1
0.7
3.1
2.7
2,638
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20.3
2007-08
80
34.6
4.4
2.4
1.0
0.9
7.3
17.1
43.0
0.7
2.6
28.8
4.9
5.6
87.3
51.9
0.9
3.5
2.9
2,768
1,624
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
6Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
20.0
2022-23
72
33.8
6.9
3.7
0.8
0.5
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
7Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19.3
2020-21
72
32.1
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
2,314
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
8Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
19.3
2025-26
37
32.9
5.2
3.5
0.6
0.2
6.6
13.9
47.3
3.6
8.4
42.7
2.5
2.8
88.6
63.4
1.0
4.2
2.4
1,216
713
194
130
24
8
87
89
-26
9Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
19.1
2025-26
37
34.7
6.6
4.3
1.3
0.8
7.3
15.2
48.0
1.0
3.5
28.7
3.5
4.4
81.4
55.9
1.2
5.3
2.2
1,285
708
243
159
47
29
82
87
-136
10Trae Young
T. Young
19.1
2018-19
81
30.9
3.7
8.1
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
11Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
19.0
2012-13
82
38.6
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
15.7
42.9
2.3
6.1
36.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
54.6
0.5
2.6
3.0
3,167
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
12Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
18.5
2011-12
51
30.5
3.7
5.4
1.1
0.4
6.9
14.6
46.9
1.4
3.6
39.9
3.4
3.8
87.2
56.6
0.9
2.9
3.1
1,558
944
191
275
54
20
160
110
-160
13Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
18.3
2015-16
82
32.0
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
14Ja Morant
J. Morant
17.8
2019-20
67
31.0
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
15Jahlil Okafor
J. Okafor
17.5
2015-16
53
30.0
7.0
1.2
0.4
1.2
7.5
14.7
50.8
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.5
3.7
68.6
53.6
2.3
4.7
2.3
1,591
928
373
65
22
61
124
140
-497
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
17.5
2009-10
80
36.2
4.5
5.9
1.9
0.2
6.6
14.3
46.2
2.1
4.8
43.7
2.2
2.5
88.5
56.8
0.6
3.9
3.0
2,896
1,399
356
472
152
19
243
252
-186
17Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
17.4
2021-22
64
32.6
5.5
5.6
1.2
0.7
6.7
16.1
41.6
1.8
5.7
31.4
2.2
2.6
84.5
50.4
0.9
4.6
3.7
2,088
1,114
354
356
78
43
234
200
-275
18Brandon Miller
B. Miller
17.3
2023-24
74
32.2
4.3
2.4
0.9
0.6
6.4
14.6
44.0
2.5
6.7
37.3
1.9
2.3
82.7
55.2
0.8
3.4
1.8
2,383
1,279
315
175
66
42
132
184
-510
19Jalen Green
J. Green
17.3
2021-22
67
31.9
3.4
2.6
0.7
0.3
6.1
14.2
42.6
2.3
6.8
34.3
2.8
3.5
79.7
54.7
0.5
2.9
2.0
2,138
1,157
226
176
44
18
135
103
-519
20Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
16.9
2014-15
82
36.2
4.6
2.1
1.0
0.6
6.1
13.9
43.7
0.5
1.5
31.0
4.3
5.7
76.0
51.7
1.6
2.9
2.2
2,969
1,387
374
170
86
50
177
190
-550
21Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
16.7
2018-19
82
31.8
2.9
3.0
0.5
0.1
6.3
14.7
43.0
1.5
3.6
40.2
2.6
3.1
83.9
52.0
0.7
2.2
2.3
2,605
1,371
236
243
44
6
185
186
-672
22Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
16.7
2022-23
78
28.5
4.1
1.5
0.6
0.2
5.3
12.2
43.4
1.3
4.0
32.3
4.8
5.8
82.8
56.6
1.1
3.0
1.9
2,222
1,302
318
116
48
13
152
162
-179
23Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
16.5
2023-24
82
29.4
7.9
2.4
0.6
2.3
6.2
11.6
53.0
1.6
4.3
37.0
2.7
3.4
79.3
63.2
1.6
6.3
1.6
2,413
1,357
648
200
53
190
131
197
+422
24VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
16.4
2025-26
31
35.7
5.4
4.2
1.5
0.5
6.1
14.2
42.9
2.3
6.0
38.0
1.9
2.4
78.7
53.6
1.8
3.6
1.7
1,108
508
168
129
48
17
52
97
+93
25Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
16.3
2018-19
71
30.7
10.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383

More Spurs Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

6.9

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.1

7th

DRTG

112.5

5th

NETRTG

5.6

6th

3P%

35.0

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
31
7
.816
2
Spurs Spurs
26
11
.703
4.5
3
25
12
.676
5.5
4
25
13
.658
6.0
5
23
12
.657
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/10
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/11
@
7:00 PM
Tue
1/13
@
8:00 PM
Thu
1/15
@
8:00 PM
Sat
1/17
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
LAL Lakers

23 - 12

91

Final

107

SAS Spurs

26 - 11

Wed 7 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
9
.757
2
24
13
.649
4.0
3
23
13
.639
4.5
4
23
15
.605
5.5
5
20
15
.571
7.0
6
21
17
.553
7.5
7
20
17
.541
8.0
8
21
18
.538
8.0
9
18
21
.462
11.0
10
17
20
.459
11.0
11
16
21
.432
12.0
12
13
25
.342
15.5
13
11
23
.324
15.5
14
10
26
.278
17.5
15
7
31
.184
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
31
7
.816
2
26
11
.703
4.5
3
25
12
.676
5.5
4
25
13
.658
6.0
5
23
12
.657
6.5
6
22
12
.647
7.0
7
22
15
.595
8.5
8
20
18
.526
11.0
9
18
20
.474
13.0
10
16
21
.432
14.5
11
14
24
.368
17.0
12
13
23
.361
17.0
13
13
24
.351
17.5
14
8
29
.216
22.5
15
8
31
.205
23.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/8
@
108-117
Mon
12/8
@
117-101
Tue
12/9
@
89-138
Tue
12/9
@
132-119
Wed
12/10
@
101-116

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/9
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/9
@
8:00 PM