which player had most points per game as a rookie and does not win rookie of the year

Elvin Hayes has averaged the most points per game by a rookie with exactly 0 Rookie of the Year awards, with 28.4 per game in 1968-69.

Interpreted as:
Which player had most points per game as a rookie and does not win rookie of the year in a regular season?
NAME PPG ROY 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 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
28.4
0
1968-69
SDR 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
2 Bernard King
B. King
24.2
0
1977-78
NJN NJN
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
3 Alex Groza
A. Groza
23.4
0
1949-50
IND
64
2.5
8.1
17.0
47.8
7.1
9.7
72.9
54.8
1,496
162
221
4 Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
23.2
0
1970-71
ATL ATL
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
5 Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
23.2
0
1946-47
PHI PHI
60
0.4
7.9
26.0
30.5
7.3
10.0
73.0
38.1
1,389
25
199
6 Ron Harper
R. Harper
22.9
0
1986-87
CLE CLE
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
7 Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
22.5
0
2019-20
NOP 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
8 Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
21.9
0
1994-95
MIL 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
9 Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
21.7
0
1979-80
NYK NYK
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
10 Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
21.6
0
1981-82
DET DET
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
11 Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
21.4
0
1981-82
DAL DAL
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
12 Austin Carr
A. Carr
21.2
0
1971-72
CLE 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
13 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
21.0
0
2003-04
DEN DEN
82
36.5
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
7.6
17.9
42.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
5.0
6.4
77.7
50.9
2.2
3.8
3.0
2,995
1,725
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65
14 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
21.0
0
1992-93
CHA CHA
78
33.9
10.3
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.1
78.1
58.6
3.4
6.9
3.0
2,644
1,639
805
76
27
271
236
286
15 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
20.6
0
1984-85
HOU 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
16 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
20.5
0
2017-18
UTA UTA
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
17 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
20.2
0
2016-17
PHI PHI
31
25.4
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
13.8
46.6
1.2
3.2
36.7
6.2
7.9
78.3
58.4
2.0
5.9
3.8
786
627
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
18 Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
20.1
0
1982-83
IND IND
81
34.1
10.6
2.8
1.7
0.5
8.4
17.5
47.9
0.0
0.2
22.2
3.2
4.3
74.1
51.6
4.2
6.4
2.7
2,761
1,625
860
223
141
43
217
298
19 Calvin Natt
C. Natt
19.9
0
1979-80
TOT
78
36.6
8.9
2.2
1.3
0.4
8.0
16.6
47.9
0.0
0.1
33.3
3.9
5.4
73.0
52.4
3.1
5.8
2.5
2,857
1,553
691
169
102
34
198
205
20 Keith Van Horn
K. Van Horn
19.7
0
1997-98
NJN NJN
62
37.5
6.6
1.7
1.0
0.4
7.2
16.9
42.6
1.1
3.6
30.8
4.2
4.9
84.6
51.6
2.3
4.3
2.6
2,325
1,219
408
106
64
25
164
216
+145
21 Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
19.5
0
1977-78
MIL MIL
80
34.6
10.6
2.4
1.2
1.3
7.9
15.1
52.2
3.8
5.1
73.6
56.3
3.7
6.9
2.2
2,765
1,557
847
190
92
103
175
221
22 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19.3
0
2020-21
MIN 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
23 Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
19.2
0
1995-96
PHI PHI
72
37.5
3.7
3.9
1.1
1.1
6.3
15.2
41.4
1.3
4.1
31.8
5.4
7.2
74.7
52.5
1.3
2.4
3.5
2,701
1,384
265
278
76
79
252
179
24 Jamal Mashburn
J. Mashburn
19.2
0
1993-94
DAL DAL
79
36.7
4.5
3.4
1.1
0.2
7.1
17.5
40.6
1.1
3.8
28.4
3.9
5.5
69.9
48.0
1.4
3.1
3.1
2,896
1,513
353
266
89
14
245
205
25 Trae Young
T. Young
19.1
0
2018-19
ATL ATL
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
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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Tue
3/25
BOS BOS
@
PHX PHX
132-102
Wed
3/26
DAL DAL
@
ORL ORL
101-92
Wed
3/26
SAS SAS
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CLE CLE
116-124
Wed
3/26
IND IND
@
WAS WAS
162-109
Wed
3/26
ATL ATL
@
MIA MIA
112-122

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
5/9
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
5/9
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Sat
5/10
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM
Sat
5/10
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Sun
5/11
OKC OKC
@
DEN DEN
3:30 PM