List of NBA rookie single-season scoring leaders
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This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top 10 rookie single-season scoring averages based on at least 70 games played or 1,400 points scored. Wilt Chamberlain holds the rookie record, averaging 37.6 points per game in 1949–50.[1] The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the 1979–80 season.[2][unreliable source]
| * | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| ^ | Active NBA player |
| † | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a] |
| Bold | Denotes NBA season leaders |
| Rank | Season | Player | Team | Games | FG | 3PFG | FT | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1959–60 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 72 | 1,065 | — | 577 | 2,707 | 37.6 |
| 2 | 1961–62 | Walt Bellamy* | Chicago Packers | 79 | 973 | — | 549 | 2,495 | 31.6 |
| 3 | 1960–61 | Oscar Robertson* | Cincinnati Royals | 71 | 756 | — | 653 | 2,165 | 30.5 |
| 4 | 1969–70 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | Milwaukee Bucks | 82 | 938 | — | 485 | 2,361 | 28.8 |
| 5 | 1968–69 | Elvin Hayes* | San Diego Rockets | 82 | 930 | — | 467 | 2,327 | 28.4 |
| 6 | 1984–85 | Michael Jordan* | Chicago Bulls | 82 | 837 | 9 | 630 | 2,313 | 28.2 |
| 7 | 1965–66 | Rick Barry* | San Francisco Warriors | 80 | 745 | — | 569 | 2,059 | 25.7 |
| 8 | 1962–63 | Terry Dischinger | Chicago Zephyrs | 57 | 525 | — | 402 | 1,452 | 25.5 |
| 9 | 1958–59 | Elgin Baylor* | Minneapolis Lakers | 70 | 605 | — | 532 | 1,742 | 24.9 |
| 10 | 1970–71 | Geoff Petrie | Portland Trail Blazers | 82 | 784 | — | 463 | 2,031 | 24.8 |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
References
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[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "NBA's Greatest Rookies Of All Time". SI.com. May 4, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Kyle Daubs (25 November 2021). "Top 10 NBA Players With The Most PPG During A Rookie Season: Wilt Chamberlain Was A Scoring God Since His First Season". fadeawayworld.net. Retrieved 17 February 2023.