highest nba rookie point average in the 2002-2003

Caron Butler scored the most points by a rookie in 2002-03, with 1,201 points.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Caron Butler
C. Butler
1,201
2002-03
MIA MIA
78
36.6
15.4
5.1
2.7
1.8
0.4
5.5
13.2
41.6
0.4
1.4
31.8
4.0
4.8
82.4
50.2
1.7
3.4
2.5
2,858
397
213
137
31
192
230
-383
2Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
1,106
2002-03
PHX PHX
82
31.3
13.5
8.8
1.0
0.8
1.1
4.8
10.1
47.2
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.9
5.9
66.1
53.0
3.0
5.7
2.3
2,570
721
78
62
87
189
269
+8
3Yao Ming
Y. Ming
1,104
2002-03
HOU HOU
82
29.0
13.5
8.2
1.7
0.4
1.8
4.9
9.8
49.8
0.0
0.0
50.0
3.7
4.5
81.1
57.0
2.4
5.8
2.1
2,382
675
137
31
147
173
230
+142
4Gordan Giricek
G. Giricek
935
2002-03
TOT
76
28.3
12.3
3.1
1.8
0.7
0.1
4.6
10.6
43.6
1.1
3.3
34.1
2.0
2.4
82.0
52.9
0.5
2.7
1.9
2,148
238
137
52
8
145
159
-152
5Drew Gooden
D. Gooden
875
2002-03
TOT
70
26.8
12.5
6.5
1.2
0.8
0.5
5.1
11.1
45.7
0.2
0.7
29.2
2.2
3.0
71.2
50.3
2.3
4.2
2.1
1,873
455
83
53
35
150
172
-141
6Nene
Nene
839
2002-03
DEN DEN
80
28.2
10.5
6.1
1.9
1.6
0.8
4.0
7.7
51.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
4.3
57.8
54.5
2.6
3.5
2.3
2,258
491
149
127
65
181
295
-261
7Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
810
2002-03
CLE CLE
81
25.3
10.0
7.5
1.3
0.7
0.6
4.1
7.6
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.4
77.1
57.7
2.5
5.0
1.3
2,049
609
106
59
50
103
224
-497
8Jay Williams
J. Williams
714
2002-03
CHI CHI
75
26.1
9.5
2.6
4.7
1.1
0.2
3.6
9.1
39.9
0.9
2.7
32.2
1.4
2.1
64.0
47.2
0.4
2.2
2.3
1,961
195
350
86
17
171
179
-380
9Dajuan Wagner
D. Wagner
629
2002-03
CLE CLE
47
29.5
13.4
1.7
2.8
0.8
0.1
4.7
12.9
36.9
1.2
3.7
31.6
2.7
3.4
80.0
46.6
0.4
1.3
1.8
1,385
82
130
38
7
85
107
-264
10Rasual Butler
R. Butler
540
2002-03
MIA MIA
72
21.0
7.5
2.6
1.3
0.3
0.6
2.9
7.9
36.2
0.7
2.4
29.2
1.1
1.4
73.1
43.7
0.4
2.2
1.1
1,514
186
93
21
43
77
105
-224
11J.R. Bremer
J.R. Bremer
528
2002-03
BOS BOS
64
23.5
8.3
2.3
2.6
0.6
0.0
2.7
7.3
36.9
1.6
4.5
35.3
1.3
1.7
76.6
51.5
0.3
2.0
0.9
1,503
145
164
38
3
59
80
-74
12Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
525
2002-03
SAS SAS
69
20.7
7.6
2.3
2.0
1.4
0.2
2.5
5.8
43.8
0.7
2.1
34.5
1.8
2.5
73.7
55.6
0.7
1.7
1.4
1,431
161
138
96
17
100
170
+145
13Mehmet Okur
M. Okur
494
2002-03
DET DET
72
19.0
6.9
4.7
1.0
0.3
0.5
2.5
5.9
42.6
0.5
1.6
33.9
1.3
1.8
73.3
51.4
1.6
3.0
0.9
1,366
335
71
25
39
66
167
+123
14Marko Jaric
M. Jaric
490
2002-03
LAC LAC
66
20.9
7.4
2.4
2.9
1.5
0.2
2.7
6.8
40.1
0.8
2.5
31.9
1.2
1.6
75.2
49.8
0.5
1.9
1.6
1,379
160
193
97
11
103
125
+14
15Mike Batiste
M. Batiste
481
2002-03
MEM MEM
75
16.6
6.4
3.4
0.7
0.6
0.2
2.6
6.2
42.2
0.2
1.1
22.2
0.9
1.2
78.4
47.6
1.1
2.3
0.9
1,248
257
52
42
16
69
120
-138
16Mike Dunleavy
M. Dunleavy
466
2002-03
GSW GSW
82
15.9
5.7
2.6
1.3
0.6
0.2
2.0
5.1
40.3
0.6
1.8
34.7
1.0
1.2
78.0
50.5
0.8
1.8
1.0
1,305
214
106
53
19
86
120
+63
17Junior Harrington
J. Harrington
418
2002-03
DEN DEN
82
24.4
5.1
3.0
3.4
1.0
0.2
2.1
5.7
36.2
0.1
0.3
25.0
0.9
1.4
65.2
40.5
0.5
2.5
1.9
2,003
250
277
80
15
157
250
-296
18Smush Parker
S. Parker
408
2002-03
CLE CLE
66
16.7
6.2
1.8
2.5
0.7
0.2
2.1
5.1
40.2
0.6
1.8
32.2
1.5
1.8
83.1
52.3
0.4
1.4
2.0
1,103
119
162
48
12
133
106
-211
19Vincent Yarbrough
V. Yarbrough
406
2002-03
DEN DEN
59
23.4
6.9
2.7
2.2
1.0
0.6
2.8
7.3
39.3
0.4
1.3
26.9
0.8
1.1
79.0
44.6
0.6
2.1
1.4
1,381
162
130
57
33
81
145
-180
20Casey Jacobsen
C. Jacobsen
368
2002-03
PHX PHX
72
15.9
5.1
1.2
1.0
0.5
0.1
1.7
4.5
37.3
0.7
2.3
31.5
1.0
1.5
68.6
49.3
0.4
0.8
0.8
1,147
83
73
35
6
55
90
+124
21Nikoloz Tskitishvili
N. Tskitishvili
315
2002-03
DEN DEN
81
16.3
3.9
2.2
1.1
0.4
0.4
1.4
4.9
29.3
0.5
1.9
24.3
0.6
0.8
73.8
37.4
0.8
1.4
1.0
1,320
181
91
31
29
84
136
-200
22Juan Dixon
J. Dixon
270
2002-03
WAS WAS
42
15.4
6.4
1.7
1.0
0.6
0.1
2.5
6.5
38.4
0.6
2.0
29.8
0.9
1.1
80.4
46.4
0.3
1.4
1.0
647
72
40
26
3
42
54
-32
23Pat Burke
P. Burke
267
2002-03
ORL ORL
62
12.6
4.3
2.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
1.8
4.8
38.2
0.0
0.1
14.3
0.6
0.9
69.0
41.5
0.9
1.4
0.8
783
146
23
19
25
47
99
-200
24Lonny Baxter
L. Baxter
262
2002-03
CHI CHI
55
12.4
4.8
3.0
0.3
0.2
0.4
1.7
3.7
46.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.9
68.0
52.1
1.2
1.8
0.8
682
165
16
9
22
46
135
-54
25Melvin Ely
M. Ely
236
2002-03
LAC LAC
52
15.4
4.5
3.3
0.3
0.2
0.6
1.8
3.6
49.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
70.3
54.0
1.2
2.1
1.0
802
174
15
10
32
50
95
+44
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Magic Magic
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Hornets Hornets
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Heat Heat
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1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
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2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
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7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
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10
Heat Heat
43
39
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17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
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28.0
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Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
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14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
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Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
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10.0
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53
29
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30
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49
33
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45
37
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42
40
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42
40
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22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
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38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
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22
60
.268
42.0
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22
60
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42.0