houston rockets rookies with the most points per game all-time

Elvin Hayes has scored the most points per game by a San Diego Rockets rookie in a season, with 28.4 per game in 1968-69.

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	NAME	PPG	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	1968-69	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	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	21.0	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	1,720	913	163	70	197	294	339
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	20.6	1984-85	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
4	Steve Francis S. Francis	18.0	1999-00	HOU	77	36.1	5.3	6.6	1.5	0.4	6.5	14.5	44.5	1.4	4.0	34.5	3.7	4.7	78.6	54.3	2.0	3.3	4.0	2,776	1,388	409	507	118	29	306	231	-158
5	Jalen Green J. Green	17.3	2021-22	HOU	67	31.9	3.4	2.6	0.7	0.3	6.1	14.2	42.6	2.3	6.8	34.3	2.8	3.5	79.7	54.7	0.5	2.9	2.0	2,138	1,157	226	176	44	18	135	103	-519
6	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	15.8	1970-71	SDR	82	24.6	3.0	4.0			5.7	12.5	45.8				4.3	5.3	82.0	53.2				2,020	1,298	245	329				263
7	Yao Ming Y. Ming	13.5	2002-03	HOU	82	29.0	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	1,104	675	137	31	147	173	230	+142
8	Jabari Smith Jr. J. Smith Jr.	12.8	2022-23	HOU	79	31.0	7.2	1.3	0.5	0.9	4.6	11.3	40.8	1.5	4.9	30.7	2.1	2.6	78.6	51.4	1.5	5.7	1.3	2,450	1,010	569	101	43	74	104	227	-555
9	Cam Whitmore C. Whitmore	12.3	2023-24	HOU	47	18.7	3.8	0.7	0.6	0.4	4.5	9.9	45.4	1.7	4.7	35.9	1.6	2.4	67.9	56.1	0.9	2.9	1.0	880	579	180	33	30	17	46	64	-28
10	Don Adams D. Adams	11.4	1970-71	SDR	82	29.0	7.1	2.1			4.8	11.7	40.9				1.9	2.6	73.1	44.6				2,374	937	581	173				344
11	Jae'Sean Tate J. Tate	11.3	2020-21	HOU	70	29.2	5.3	2.5	1.2	0.5	4.5	8.9	50.6	0.9	2.8	30.8	1.5	2.1	69.4	57.6	1.9	3.5	1.4	2,043	794	374	178	85	36	98	222	-189
12	John Lucas J. Lucas	11.1	1976-77	HOU	82	30.9	2.7	5.6	1.5	0.2	4.7	9.9	47.7				1.6	2.1	78.9	51.2	0.7	2.0		2,531	911	219	463	125	19		174
13	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	10.9	1979-80	HOU	77	27.6	2.4	5.4	1.6	0.4	4.3	8.5	50.3	0.0	0.2	15.8	2.3	2.9	81.4	56.0	0.7	1.6	2.7	2,123	843	184	417	127	28	205	197
14	Michael Dickerson M. Dickerson	10.9	1998-99	HOU	50	31.2	1.7	1.9	0.5	0.2	4.3	9.2	46.5	1.4	3.3	43.3	0.9	1.4	63.9	55.4	0.5	1.1	1.3	1,558	547	83	95	27	11	66	90	+136
15	Rodney McCray R. McCray	10.8	1983-84	HOU	79	26.3	5.7	2.2	0.7	0.7	4.2	8.5	49.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	2.3	3.2	73.1	54.6	2.2	3.5	1.5	2,081	853	450	176	53	54	120	205
16	Terry Teagle T. Teagle	10.4	1982-83	HOU	73	23.4	2.7	2.1	0.7	0.2	4.5	10.6	42.8	0.1	0.4	34.5	1.2	1.7	69.6	45.8	1.0	1.6	1.9	1,708	761	194	150	53	18	137	171
17	Luis Scola L. Scola	10.3	2007-08	HOU	82	24.7	6.4	1.3	0.7	0.2	4.2	8.2	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.9	66.8	54.8	2.1	4.3	1.3	2,024	847	525	106	60	19	105	235	+165
18	Joe Meriweather J. Meriweather	10.2	1975-76	HOU	81	25.2	6.4	1.0	0.4	1.5	4.2	8.4	49.4				1.9	3.0	64.4	52.6	2.0	4.4		2,042	830	516	82	36	120		219
19	Robert Horry R. Horry	10.1	1992-93	HOU	79	29.5	5.0	2.4	1.0	1.1	4.1	8.6	47.4	0.2	0.6	25.5	1.8	2.5	71.5	52.0	1.4	3.5	2.0	2,330	801	392	191	80	83	156	210
20	Cuttino Mobley C. Mobley	9.9	1998-99	HOU	49	29.7	2.3	2.5	0.9	0.5	3.5	8.3	42.5	1.1	3.0	35.8	1.8	2.2	81.8	53.7	0.4	1.8	1.6	1,456	487	111	121	44	23	79	98	+96
21	Cliff Meely C. Meely	9.9	1971-72	HOU	77	23.6	6.6	1.5			4.1	10.1	40.6				1.7	2.6	67.5	44.2				1,815	763	507	119				254
22	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	9.6	2021-22	HOU	72	20.7	5.5	2.6	0.8	0.9	3.5	7.3	47.4	0.4	1.6	24.8	2.3	3.2	71.1	55.2	1.9	3.5	2.0	1,489	692	393	185	59	68	145	214	-309
23	Amen Thompson A. Thompson	9.5	2023-24	HOU	62	22.4	6.6	2.6	1.3	0.6	3.9	7.2	53.6	0.1	0.9	13.8	1.7	2.5	68.4	57.6	2.4	4.2	1.5	1,388	592	409	163	78	38	90	141	+45
24	Chandler Parsons C. Parsons	9.5	2011-12	HOU	63	28.6	4.8	2.1	1.2	0.5	3.9	8.7	45.2	1.0	2.8	33.7	0.7	1.2	55.1	51.3	1.4	3.3	1.3	1,804	599	300	134	73	29	81	142	+62
25	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	9.4	1996-97	HOU	82	29.1	2.0	3.7	1.0	0.0	3.3	7.5	44.1	1.9	4.6	40.4	0.9	1.1	76.3	58.5	0.2	1.7	1.5	2,386	767	160	303	82	1	122	125	+326

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.5

Şengün

RPG

9.0

Şengün

APG

7.0

Şengün

Team Rankings

ORTG

121.8

2nd

DRTG

110.7

12th

NETRTG

11.1

3rd

3P%

37.9

5th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	OKC	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIN	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sat 11/7	HOU	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Mon 11/9	DEN	@	HOU	8:30 PM

Last Game

Rockets

5 - 1

111

Final

116

Mavericks

4 - 2

Fri 30 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.2

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.6

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

77.0

Banchero

75.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

121.8

119.7

118.9

118.6

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.3

103.6

103.8

104.9

106.2

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

12.0

11.1

10.5

9.1

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

282.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

302.5

Dončić

280.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.4

Miller

33.4

Barnes

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.5

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

1.69

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

1-4

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.0
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	2.5
11	Suns	1	3	.250	3.5
12	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	PHI	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	MIN	@	SAS	8:00 PM

Elvin Hayes has scored the most points per game by a San Diego Rockets rookie in a season, with 28.4 per game in 1968-69.

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24.5

9.0

7.0

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

36.2

29.2

28.2

16.2

13.5

12.3

10.2

9.2

8.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.8

2.8

2.6

5.4

4.6

4.4

84.1

77.0

75.8

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

317.3

284.4

282.8

334.5

302.5

280.5

39.7

34.4

33.4

38.2

37.5

37.2

1.77

1.68

1.62

1.77

1.71

1.69

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