most rookie ppg with ts above 55%

Walt Bellamy has the most points per game by a rookie with a true shooting percentage above 55.0, with 31.6 per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
most rookie ppg with ts above 55% WIN%
NAMEPPGTS%W%SEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
55.4
.228
1961-62
79
42.3
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
2Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.5
55.5
.451
1960-61
71
42.7
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
3,032
2,165
716
690
219
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.8
55.2
.683
1969-70
82
43.1
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.2
59.2
.463
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
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
5Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
25.5
57.8
.316
1962-63
57
40.2
8.0
3.1
9.2
18.0
51.2
7.1
9.2
77.0
2,294
1,452
458
175
188
6David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.3
59.7
.683
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
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
7Walter Davis
W. Davis
24.2
57.7
.605
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
2.0
4.0
3.5
2,590
1,959
484
273
113
20
283
242
8Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
23.7
55.7
.357
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
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.4
58.4
.506
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
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
10Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
22.5
61.6
.458
2019-20
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
2.7
3.6
2.5
668
540
150
50
16
9
59
42
+62
11Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
21.7
60.8
.476
1979-80
82
38.4
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
54.7
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
2.4
6.5
2.7
3,150
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
279
12Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
21.6
57.0
.476
1981-82
82
37.5
5.4
3.3
1.1
0.2
7.8
15.6
49.6
0.1
0.3
22.7
6.0
7.6
79.7
2.7
2.7
3.4
3,077
1,772
443
270
89
16
280
241
13Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
21.4
56.5
.268
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
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
21.1
57.7
.683
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
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
15Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
21.0
58.6
.538
1992-93
78
33.9
10.3
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.1
78.1
3.4
6.9
3.0
2,644
1,639
805
76
27
271
236
286
16Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
21.0
55.1
.354
1983-84
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
3.6
7.6
3.6
2,693
1,720
913
163
70
197
294
339
17Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
20.6
56.4
.585
1984-85
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
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
18Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
20.3
60.1
.377
1976-77
77
36.6
7.6
1.9
1.2
0.2
7.1
13.6
52.0
6.2
7.6
81.8
3.3
4.4
2,816
1,564
587
144
91
15
215
19Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
20.2
58.4
.419
2016-17
31
25.4
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
13.8
46.6
1.2
3.2
36.7
6.2
7.9
78.3
2.0
5.9
3.8
786
627
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
20Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
19.5
56.3
.525
1977-78
80
34.6
10.6
2.4
1.2
1.3
7.9
15.1
52.2
3.8
5.1
73.6
3.7
6.9
2.2
2,765
1,557
847
190
92
103
175
221
21Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
18.5
56.6
.333
2011-12
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
0.9
2.9
3.1
1,558
944
191
275
54
20
160
110
-160
22Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
18.5
63.3
.543
2025-26
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
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,551
1,498
432
274
57
19
161
169
+322
23Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
18.3
59.0
.354
2015-16
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
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
24Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
18.2
56.4
.235
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
2.1
6.6
3.4
2,823
1,472
708
223
105
83
275
290
25Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
18.0
60.2
.727
1979-80
77
36.3
7.7
7.3
2.4
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
2.2
5.6
4.0
2,795
1,387
596
563
187
41
305
218

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