which rookie has the most points in a season

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points by a rookie in a season, with 2,707 points in 1959-60.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,707	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	1,941	168				150
2	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,495	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	1,500	210				281
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,361	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	1,190	337				283
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,327	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	1,406	113				266
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	2,313	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	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	534	481	196	69	291	285
6	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	2,165	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	30.5	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	716	690				219
7	Rick Barry R. Barry	2,059	1965-66	SFW	80	37.4	25.7	10.6	2.2			9.3	21.2	43.9				7.1	8.3	86.2	51.8				2,990	850	173				297
8	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	2,031	1970-71	POR	82	37.0	24.8	3.4	4.8			9.6	21.6	44.3				5.6	7.3	77.2	49.9				3,032	280	390				196
9	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	2,009	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7				5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6				3,245	943	350				186
10	David Robinson D. Robinson	1,993	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	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	983	164	138	319	257	259
11	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	1,991	1967-68	BAL	82	36.7	24.3	5.7	4.3			9.0	20.0	45.3				6.2	7.9	78.1	51.8				3,012	465	349				282
12	Walter Davis W. Davis	1,959	1977-78	PHX	81	32.0	24.2	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	484	273	113	20	283	242
13	Bernard King B. King	1,909	1977-78	NJN	79	39.1	24.2	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	751	193	122	36	311	302
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,893	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	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	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
15	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	1,880	1970-71	ATL	81	36.1	23.2	3.7	4.4			9.1	19.9	45.8				5.0	6.2	80.0	51.2				2,926	298	355				238
16	Ron Harper R. Harper	1,874	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	22.9	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	392	394	209	84	345	247
17	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	1,845	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	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	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1,787	1996-97	PHI	76	40.1	23.5	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	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
19	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	1,781	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	21.7	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	726	165	48	101	222	279
20	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	1,772	1981-82	DET	82	37.5	21.6	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	443	270	89	16	280	241
21	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	1,755	1994-95	MIL	80	37.0	21.9	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	513	197	115	22	313	234
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	1,745	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	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	852	370	143	53	263	279
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,742	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	24.9	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,050	287				270
24	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	1,741	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	22.0	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	468	334	82	13	269	223
25	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	1,732	1981-82	DAL	81	32.4	21.4	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	565	176	89	21	194	308

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15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0

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Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
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2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
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4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
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8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
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11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
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13	Nets	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0

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Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
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