highest nba ppg by a rookie all-time

Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most points per game by a rookie, with 37.6 per game in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:
highest NBA ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a rookie all-time
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
1959-60
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
1961-62
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
3Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.5
1960-61
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
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.8
1969-70
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
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
28.4
1968-69
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
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.2
1984-85
82
38.3
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
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
25.7
1965-66
80
37.4
10.6
2.2
9.3
21.2
43.9
7.1
8.3
86.2
51.8
2,990
2,059
850
173
297
8Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
25.5
1962-63
57
40.2
8.0
3.1
9.2
18.0
51.2
7.1
9.2
77.0
57.8
2,294
1,452
458
175
188
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
24.9
1958-59
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
10Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
24.8
1970-71
82
37.0
3.4
4.8
9.6
21.6
44.3
5.6
7.3
77.2
49.9
3,032
2,031
280
390
196
11Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
24.5
1971-72
82
39.6
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
3,245
2,009
943
350
186
12David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.3
1989-90
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
13Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
24.3
1967-68
82
36.7
5.7
4.3
9.0
20.0
45.3
6.2
7.9
78.1
51.8
3,012
1,991
465
349
282
14Walter Davis
W. Davis
24.2
1977-78
81
32.0
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
1,959
484
273
113
20
283
242
15Bernard King
B. King
24.2
1977-78
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
16Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
23.7
1982-83
70
36.2
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
17Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
23.5
1996-97
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
18Alex Groza
A. Groza
23.4
1949-50
64
2.5
8.1
17.0
47.8
7.1
9.7
72.9
54.8
1,496
162
221
19Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.4
1992-93
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
20Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
23.2
1970-71
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
21Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
23.2
1946-47
60
0.4
7.9
26.0
30.5
7.3
10.0
73.0
38.1
1,389
25
199
22Ron Harper
R. Harper
22.9
1986-87
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
23Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
22.5
2010-11
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
24Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
22.0
1988-89
79
34.4
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
1,741
468
334
82
13
269
223
25Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
21.9
1994-95
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

More Warriors Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.6

Curry

Stephen Curry

RPG

5.5

Green

Draymond Green

APG

5.5

Green

Draymond Green
Team Rankings

ORTG

115.0

19th

DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.5

20th

3P%

35.6

18th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
41
40
.506
23.0
9
41
40
.506
23.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
44
.457
27.0
11
26
55
.321
38.0
12
25
56
.309
39.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

37 - 44

118

Final

124

SAC Kings

22 - 59

Fri 10 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
59
22
.728
2
55
26
.679
4.0
3
53
28
.654
6.0
4
51
30
.630
8.0
5
Hawks Hawks - y
46
35
.568
13.0
6
45
36
.556
14.0
7
45
36
.556
14.0
8
44
37
.543
15.0
9
43
38
.531
16.0
10
42
39
.519
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
49
.395
27.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
50
.383
28.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
61
.247
39.0
14
19
62
.235
40.0
15
17
64
.210
42.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
17
.790
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
19
.765
2.0
3
53
28
.654
11.0
4
52
29
.642
12.0
5
51
30
.630
13.0
6
48
33
.593
16.0
7
44
37
.543
20.0
8
41
40
.506
23.0
9
41
40
.506
23.0
10
37
44
.457
27.0
11
26
55
.321
38.0
12
25
56
.309
39.0
13
25
56
.309
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
59
.272
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
59
.272
42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/15
@
112-120
Sun
3/15
@
107-132
Sun
3/15
@
100-92
Sun
3/15
@
119-115
Mon
3/16
@
106-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
6:00 PM