what is the lowest ppg by a first overall pick in his rookie year

Andy Tonkovich has scored the fewest points per game by a rookie #1 overall pick in a season, with 2.6 per game in 1948-49.

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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	+/-
1	Andy Tonkovich A. Tonkovich	2.6	1948-49	PRO	17			0.6			1.1	4.2	26.8				0.4	0.5	66.7	29.3					44		10				12
2	Chuck Share C. Share	3.9	1951-52	FTW	63	14.0	5.3	1.0			1.2	3.7	32.2				1.5	2.5	61.9	40.8				882	248	331	66				141
3	Anthony Bennett A. Bennett	4.2	2013-14	CLE	52	12.8	3.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	1.5	4.3	35.6	0.3	1.0	24.5	0.8	1.3	63.8	42.5	0.9	2.0	0.9	663	217	155	17	21	8	47	93	-84
4	LaRue Martin L. Martin	4.4	1972-73	POR	77	12.9	4.6	0.5			1.9	4.8	39.6				0.6	1.0	64.9	42.5				996	340	358	42				162
5	Kwame Brown K. Brown	4.5	2001-02	WAS	57	14.3	3.5	0.8	0.3	0.5	1.6	4.3	38.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.7	70.7	45.0	1.1	2.4	0.8	817	258	198	43	16	26	43	105	-85
6	Mark Workman M. Workman	5.1	1952-53	TOT	65	15.8	3.0	0.6			2.0	6.3	31.9				1.1	1.7	61.9	36.0				1,030	330	193	37				166
7	Fred Hetzel F. Hetzel	6.8	1965-66	SFW	56	12.9	5.2	0.5			2.9	7.2	39.9				1.1	1.6	68.5	43.4				722	383	290	27				121
8	Hot Rod Hundley H. Rod Hundley	7.0	1957-58	MIN	65	17.8	2.9	1.9			2.7	8.4	31.8				1.6	2.5	64.2	36.5				1,154	452	186	121				99
9	Markelle Fultz M. Fultz	7.1	2017-18	PHI	14	18.1	3.1	3.8	0.9	0.3	3.2	7.9	40.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.7	1.5	47.6	41.6	0.8	2.3	1.2	253	100	43	53	12	4	17	22	+18
10	Bill McGill B. McGill	7.4	1962-63	CHI	60	9.8	2.7	0.6			3.0	5.9	51.3				1.3	2.0	67.2	54.5				590	442	161	38				118
11	Ernie Beck E. Beck	7.5	1953-54	PHI	15	28.1	3.3	2.3			2.6	9.5	27.5				2.3	2.9	79.1	34.8				422	112	50	34				29
12	Kent Benson K. Benson	7.7	1977-78	MIL	69	18.7	4.3	1.4	1.0	0.8	3.2	6.9	46.5				1.3	2.0	65.2	49.7	1.3	3.0	1.7	1,288	532	295	99	69	54	119	177
13	Doug Collins D. Collins	8.0	1973-74	PHI	25	17.4	1.8	1.6	0.5	0.1	2.9	7.8	37.1				2.2	2.9	76.4	44.1	0.3	1.6		436	199	46	40	13	2		65
14	Pervis Ellison P. Ellison	8.0	1989-90	SAC	34	25.5	5.8	1.9	0.5	1.7	3.3	7.4	44.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.4	2.3	62.8	47.5	1.9	3.9	1.8	866	271	196	65	16	57	62	132
15	Bob Boozer B. Boozer	8.4	1960-61	CIN	79	19.9	6.2	1.4			3.2	7.6	41.5				2.1	3.1	67.2	46.8				1,573	666	488	109				193
16	Jimmy Walker J. Walker	8.8	1967-68	DET	81	19.6	1.7	2.8			3.6	9.0	39.4				1.7	2.2	76.6	44.0				1,585	712	135	226				204
17	Greg Oden G. Oden	8.9	2008-09	POR	61	21.5	7.0	0.5	0.4	1.1	3.2	5.8	56.4	0.0	0.0		2.4	3.7	63.7	59.9	2.8	4.2	1.4	1,314	540	424	31	25	69	87	238	+169
18	Michael Olowokandi M. Olowokandi	8.9	1998-99	LAC	45	28.4	7.9	0.6	0.6	1.2	3.8	8.9	43.1	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.6	48.3	44.5	2.7	5.3	1.9	1,279	401	357	25	27	55	85	137	-275
19	Dick Ricketts D. Ricketts	8.9	1955-56	TOT	68	28.6	7.2	3.0			3.5	11.1	31.3				2.0	2.9	70.8	36.3				1,943	608	490	206				287
20	Andrew Bogut A. Bogut	9.4	2005-06	MIL	82	28.6	7.0	2.3	0.6	0.8	3.9	7.4	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.4	62.9	55.5	2.3	4.7	1.5	2,348	768	573	192	49	68	125	259	+77
21	John Lucas J. Lucas	11.1	1976-77	HOU	82	30.9	2.7	5.6	1.5	0.2	4.7	9.9	47.7				1.6	2.1	78.9	51.2	0.7	2.0		2,531	911	219	463	125	19		174
22	Cazzie Russell C. Russell	11.3	1966-67	NYK	77	22.0	3.3	2.4			4.5	10.2	43.6				2.3	3.0	78.5	48.7				1,696	867	251	187				174
23	Si Green S. Green	11.5	1956-57	ROC	13	32.5	5.2	3.6			3.8	11.0	35.0				3.8	5.3	71.0	43.0				423	149	67	47				36
24	Andrea Bargnani A. Bargnani	11.6	2006-07	TOR	65	25.1	3.9	0.8	0.5	0.8	4.1	9.6	42.7	1.5	4.1	37.3	1.8	2.2	82.4	54.6	0.8	3.1	1.6	1,629	751	255	50	32	53	107	180	+44
25	Dwight Howard D. Howard	12.0	2004-05	ORL	82	32.6	10.0	0.9	0.9	1.7	4.3	8.3	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	5.0	67.1	57.1	3.5	6.5	2.0	2,670	981	823	75	77	136	165	232	-179

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APG Leaders

10.7

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9.9

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8.3

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2.0

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2.0

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1.9

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1.9

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120.8

119.8

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119.2

DRtg Rankings

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109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

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8.1

6.5

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
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