best rookie ppg all-time under 21 years old

Bernard King has the most points per game by a rookie younger than 21 in a season, with 24.0 per game in 1977-78.

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NAMEPPGAgeSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bernard King
B. King
24.0
21
1977-78
NJN NJN
22
9.8
3.0
10.3
3.5
4.8
73.3
529
215
67
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
24.0
20
1992-93
ORL ORL
54
38.1
14.2
1.6
0.8
3.9
9.3
16.2
57.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.4
9.3
58.8
59.2
4.5
9.6
4.0
2,055
1,294
765
88
41
212
215
216
3Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
22.5
19
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
4Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
21.4
20
2023-24
SAS 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
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
21.2
19
2018-19
DAL DAL
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
6Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
21.0
19
2025-26
DAL DAL
70
33.5
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
7Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
21.0
19
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
8Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
21.0
21
1995-96
PHI PHI
2
38.5
3.0
1.5
2.0
0.0
8.0
15.5
51.6
1.0
4.0
25.0
4.0
5.0
80.0
59.3
1.0
2.0
6.5
77
42
6
3
4
0
13
7
9LeBron James
L. James
20.9
19
2003-04
CLE 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
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
20.3
19
2007-08
SEA SEA
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
11Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
20.1
20
2009-10
SAC SAC
72
37.2
5.3
5.8
1.5
0.4
7.4
16.2
45.8
0.5
2.0
25.5
4.8
6.5
74.8
52.9
0.9
4.4
3.0
2,677
1,450
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
12Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
20.0
20
2022-23
ORL ORL
72
33.7
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
13Jamal Mashburn
J. Mashburn
19.6
21
1993-94
DAL DAL
12
35.6
4.7
2.8
1.0
0.4
7.6
18.3
41.4
0.8
3.5
23.8
3.6
4.8
74.1
47.9
1.1
3.6
3.3
427
235
56
33
12
5
40
29
14Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
19.3
19
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
15Trae Young
T. Young
19.1
20
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
-336
16Elton Brand
E. Brand
19.0
20
1999-00
CHI CHI
60
36.0
9.8
1.8
0.9
1.5
7.5
15.5
48.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.1
67.0
52.2
4.6
5.2
2.9
2,160
1,138
586
110
53
92
171
203
-496
17Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
18.7
20
1996-97
VAN VAN
80
35.0
6.9
2.2
1.0
1.0
6.9
15.2
45.3
0.1
0.3
25.9
4.8
6.5
74.6
51.8
2.7
4.2
2.8
2,802
1,494
555
175
79
79
225
199
-596
18Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
18.5
19
2011-12
CLE CLE
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
19Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
18.5
20
2025-26
CHA CHA
81
31.5
5.3
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.4
13.4
47.5
3.4
7.9
42.5
2.4
2.8
86.3
63.3
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,551
1,498
432
274
57
19
161
169
+322
20John Drew
J. Drew
18.5
20
1974-75
ATL ATL
78
6.8
5.0
7.0
71.3
1,442
21Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
18.3
20
2015-16
MIN MIN
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
2,626
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
22Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
18.0
20
1979-80
LAL LAL
77
36.3
7.7
7.3
2.5
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
60.2
4.0
2,795
1,387
596
563
189
39
305
218
23Ja Morant
J. Morant
17.8
20
2019-20
MEM MEM
65
30.7
3.7
7.2
0.9
0.2
6.7
14.0
48.0
0.9
2.6
34.5
3.5
4.5
77.7
55.8
0.7
3.0
3.2
1,998
1,155
242
465
57
16
211
106
-24
24Jahlil Okafor
J. Okafor
17.5
20
2015-16
PHI PHI
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
25Antoine Walker
A. Walker
17.5
20
1996-97
BOS BOS
82
36.2
9.0
3.2
1.3
0.6
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.6
1.9
32.7
2.8
4.5
63.1
47.4
3.5
5.5
2.8
2,970
1,435
741
262
105
53
230
271
-559
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IND IND
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60
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Knicks Knicks - x
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