most points per game all-time by a rookie power forward

Sidney Wicks has averaged the most points per game by a rookie power forward, with 24.5 per game in 1971-72.

Interpreted as:
most points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games all-time by a rookie power forward
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Sidney 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
2Joe 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
3Blake 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
4Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
21.4
2023-24
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
5Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
21.4
1981-82
81
32.4
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
1,732
565
176
89
21
194
308
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
21.1
1997-98
82
39.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
7Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
20.4
1954-55
72
36.9
13.8
3.2
7.2
17.8
40.7
5.9
7.9
75.1
48.0
2,659
1,466
994
229
258
8Elton Brand
E. Brand
20.1
1999-00
81
37.0
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
9Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
20.1
1982-83
81
34.1
10.6
2.8
1.7
0.5
8.4
17.5
47.9
0.0
0.2
22.2
3.2
4.3
74.1
51.6
4.2
6.4
2.7
2,761
1,625
860
223
141
43
217
298
10Keith Van Horn
K. Van Horn
19.7
1997-98
62
37.5
6.6
1.7
1.0
0.4
7.2
16.9
42.6
1.1
3.6
30.8
4.2
4.9
84.6
51.6
2.3
4.3
2.6
2,325
1,219
408
106
64
25
164
216
+145
11Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
19.2
1991-92
82
37.2
11.0
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
3,047
1,576
899
292
81
51
160
225
12Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
18.7
1996-97
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
13Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
18.4
1990-91
74
35.2
10.3
2.2
1.0
1.3
6.9
14.9
46.7
0.2
0.5
34.2
4.4
6.0
73.1
52.7
3.6
6.6
2.9
2,602
1,364
759
163
71
99
217
217
14Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
18.2
1992-93
81
34.9
8.7
2.8
1.3
1.0
6.2
13.1
47.4
0.0
0.5
10.0
5.7
6.8
83.5
56.4
2.1
6.6
3.4
2,823
1,472
708
223
105
83
275
290
15Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
18.0
1972-73
80
32.0
9.1
1.7
7.3
16.2
45.2
3.4
4.4
77.4
49.8
2,562
1,441
728
139
256
16Bailey Howell
B. Howell
17.8
1959-60
75
31.3
10.5
0.8
6.8
14.9
45.6
4.2
5.6
73.9
51.0
2,346
1,332
790
63
282
17Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
17.7
1963-64
79
41.4
17.4
2.6
6.9
13.1
52.7
3.9
5.0
77.9
57.8
3,273
1,400
1,375
204
300
18Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
17.6
2001-02
82
36.7
8.9
2.7
0.5
2.1
6.7
13.0
51.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.1
5.8
70.9
56.6
2.9
6.0
2.7
3,007
1,441
730
223
41
169
224
195
-310
19Antoine Walker
A. Walker
17.5
1996-97
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
20Gus Johnson
G. Johnson
17.3
1963-64
78
36.5
13.6
2.2
7.3
17.0
43.0
2.7
4.1
65.8
46.0
2,847
1,352
1,064
169
321
21Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
17.2
1981-82
81
33.1
6.9
1.8
0.7
0.6
6.8
13.0
52.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.7
62.0
55.3
2.6
4.3
2.7
2,682
1,392
561
146
58
46
220
341
22Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
16.8
1955-56
67
34.7
16.3
4.9
6.0
17.0
35.4
4.8
6.7
71.4
42.2
2,323
1,125
1,094
328
276
23Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
16.8
1949-50
64
4.0
5.4
14.1
38.5
5.9
7.6
77.4
48.0
1,072
259
225
24Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
16.5
2023-24
82
29.4
7.9
2.4
0.6
2.3
6.2
11.6
53.0
1.6
4.3
37.0
2.7
3.4
79.3
63.2
1.6
6.3
1.6
2,413
1,357
648
200
53
190
131
197
+422
25Dave Greenwood
D. Greenwood
16.3
1979-80
82
34.0
9.4
2.2
0.7
1.6
6.1
12.8
47.4
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.1
5.1
81.0
54.1
2.7
6.7
2.6
2,791
1,334
773
182
60
129
210
313

More NBA News

More Trail Blazers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Avdija

Deni Avdija

RPG

11.6

Clingan

Donovan Clingan

APG

6.7

Avdija

Deni Avdija
Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

20th

DRTG

114.7

14th

NETRTG

-0.3

19th

3P%

34.3

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
Last Game

95

Final

114

SAS Spurs

4 - 1

Tue 28 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
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
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0