most starter ppg rookie all-time

Kenneth Lofton Jr. has the most points per game by a rookie as a starter, with 42.0 per game in 2022-23.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
42.0
2022-23
1
40.4
14.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
17.0
25.0
68.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
69.4
6.0
8.0
2.0
40
42
14
0
1
0
2
3
-17
2Anfernee Simons
A. Simons
37.0
2018-19
1
48.0
6.0
9.0
1.0
0.0
13.0
21.0
61.9
7.0
11.0
63.6
4.0
6.0
66.7
78.3
3.0
3.0
2.0
48
37
6
9
1
0
2
2
+5
3Jordan McRae
J. McRae
36.0
2015-16
1
47.1
4.0
7.0
0.0
0.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
3.0
5.0
60.0
5.0
8.0
62.5
55.4
1.0
3.0
5.0
47
36
4
7
0
0
5
5
+3
4Nickeil Alexander-Walker
N. Alexander-Walker
29.0
2019-20
1
35.8
1.0
7.0
1.0
0.0
11.0
18.0
61.1
2.0
6.0
33.3
5.0
5.0
100.0
71.8
1.0
0.0
6.0
36
29
1
7
1
0
6
4
-11
5Michael 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
197
69
291
285
6Cormac Ryan
C. Ryan
25.0
2025-26
2
36.1
7.5
3.5
1.0
0.0
9.0
18.5
48.6
4.0
10.5
38.1
3.0
3.0
100.0
63.1
2.0
5.5
2.5
72
50
15
7
2
0
5
5
+3
7Josh Hall
J. Hall
25.0
2020-21
1
42.7
10.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
21.0
52.4
1.0
6.0
16.7
2.0
6.0
33.3
52.9
1.0
9.0
3.0
43
25
10
2
0
0
3
5
+9
8Chris Wright
C. Wright
25.0
2011-12
1
46.3
8.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
11.0
14.0
78.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
79.3
1.0
7.0
1.0
46
25
8
0
1
2
1
1
-2
9Greg Buckner
G. Buckner
25.0
1999-00
1
32.0
4.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
9.0
12.0
75.0
5.0
6.0
83.3
2.0
2.0
100.0
97.0
1.0
3.0
1.0
32
25
4
2
1
0
1
3
0
10Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
24.6
1981-82
62
36.6
7.7
2.4
10.2
20.6
49.6
0.0
4.3
5.8
73.9
53.3
2.6
2,269
1,528
478
151
164
246
11Grayson Allen
G. Allen
24.5
2018-19
2
34.0
3.5
2.5
0.5
0.5
7.0
19.0
36.8
3.5
10.0
35.0
7.0
8.0
87.5
54.4
1.0
2.5
1.5
68
49
7
5
1
1
3
5
-21
12David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.4
1989-90
81
36.7
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.3
73.2
59.7
3.6
8.3
3.1
2,975
1,973
969
163
138
319
255
253
13Sarunas Marciulionis
S. Marciulionis
24.3
1989-90
3
36.7
4.3
3.0
0.7
0.0
8.3
12.7
65.8
0.7
0.7
100.0
7.0
8.0
87.5
75.2
1.3
3.0
2.0
110
73
13
9
2
0
6
8
14Nae'Qwan Tomlin
N. Tomlin
24.0
2024-25
1
46.8
12.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
8.0
21.0
38.1
2.0
8.0
25.0
6.0
8.0
75.0
48.9
6.0
6.0
1.0
47
24
12
2
0
1
1
6
+9
15Jalen Harris
J. Harris
24.0
2020-21
2
31.8
1.5
2.0
1.0
0.0
9.5
16.5
57.6
4.0
9.0
44.4
1.0
1.5
66.7
69.9
0.0
1.5
2.5
64
48
3
4
2
0
5
4
-17
16Mason Jones
M. Jones
24.0
2020-21
1
35.4
6.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
6.0
8.0
75.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
87.2
1.0
5.0
6.0
35
24
6
4
0
0
6
2
-13
17Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
24.0
2019-20
1
30.2
2.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
12.0
66.7
1.0
3.0
33.3
7.0
8.0
87.5
77.3
0.0
2.0
3.0
30
24
2
0
1
0
3
4
+4
18Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
23.8
1982-83
69
36.3
10.7
2.5
9.8
18.7
52.4
0.0
4.1
5.9
70.5
55.8
2,508
1,641
740
174
290
19Jared McCain
J. McCain
23.8
2024-25
8
36.6
3.4
4.3
0.9
0.0
8.3
17.9
46.2
3.6
9.3
39.2
3.6
4.4
82.9
60.0
0.6
2.8
2.4
293
190
27
34
7
0
19
19
-15
20Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
23.7
1996-97
74
40.4
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.3
20.0
41.7
2.0
5.9
33.9
5.0
7.2
69.9
51.2
1.5
2.6
4.5
2,990
1,752
302
555
153
23
332
227
-410
21Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
23.6
1981-82
20
33.0
5.7
2.7
9.7
20.1
48.0
0.7
3.6
5.4
66.7
52.4
2.7
659
471
114
54
53
56
22Shaquille 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
23Cam Spencer
C. Spencer
23.0
2024-25
1
37.3
2.0
7.0
3.0
0.0
8.0
19.0
42.1
5.0
12.0
41.7
2.0
2.0
100.0
57.8
2.0
0.0
0.0
37
23
2
7
3
0
0
3
+18
24Mike Scott
M. Scott
23.0
2012-13
1
36.3
14.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
22.0
45.5
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
49.3
5.0
9.0
0.0
36
23
14
1
0
0
0
3
-17
25Ron 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
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54
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53
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