which first overall draft pick has the highest ppg as a rookie nba

Walt Bellamy averaged 31.6 points per game in his rookie season in 1961-62.

	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	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	31.6	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	1,500	210				281
2	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	30.5	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	2,165	716	690				219
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28.8	1969-70	MIL	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
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.4	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24.9	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,742	1,050	287				270
6	David Robinson D. Robinson	24.3	1989-90	SAS	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
7	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	23.5	1996-97	PHI	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
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23.4	1992-93	ORL	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
9	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	22.5	2019-20	NOP	24	27.8	6.3	2.1	0.7	0.4	8.8	15.0	58.3	0.3	0.6	42.9	4.8	7.4	64.0	61.6	2.7	3.6	2.5	668	540	150	50	16	9	59	42	+62
10	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	22.5	2010-11	LAC	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
11	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	21.9	1994-95	MIL	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
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	21.4	2023-24	SAS	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
13	Austin Carr A. Carr	21.2	1971-72	CLE	43	35.8	3.5	3.4			8.9	20.8	42.6				3.5	4.6	76.0	46.5				1,539	911	150	148				99
14	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	21.1	1997-98	SAS	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
15	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	21.0	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	1,720	913	163	70	197	294	339
16	LeBron James L. James	20.9	2003-04	CLE	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
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	20.6	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344
18	Elton Brand E. Brand	20.1	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.1	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.5	52.8	4.3	5.7	2.8	2,999	1,627	810	155	66	132	228	259	-647
19	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	20.0	1985-86	NYK	50	35.4	9.0	2.0	1.1	2.1	7.7	16.3	47.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.5	6.1	73.9	52.6	2.5	6.5	3.4	1,771	998	451	102	54	103	172	191
20	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	20.0	2022-23	ORL	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
21	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	19.3	2020-21	MIN	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
22	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	19.2	1991-92	CHA	82	37.2	11.0	3.6	1.0	0.6	7.5	15.3	49.0	0.1	0.3	22.7	4.1	5.0	82.9	54.8	3.9	7.0	2.0	3,047	1,576	899	292	81	51	160	225
23	Frank Selvy F. Selvy	19.0	1954-55	TOT	71	37.6	5.5	3.5			6.4	16.8	37.8				6.3	8.6	72.8	46.1				2,668	1,348	394	245				230
24	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	18.9	1980-81	GSW	82	35.6	9.3	1.4	0.6	1.5	7.5	15.3	49.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.4	71.6	53.4	3.3	5.9	3.0	2,919	1,547	759	117	50	121	243	313
25	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	18.7	1981-82	DAL	51	28.8	4.9	3.2	0.7	0.4	7.5	16.1	46.5	0.5	1.4	35.2	3.3	4.8	68.0	51.4	1.7	3.1	2.6	1,468	955	249	164	37	22	135	152