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List of NBA rookie single-season scoring leaders

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 1959–60.[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

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  1. ^ 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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General

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Citations

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  1. ^ "NBA's Greatest Rookies Of All Time". SI.com. May 4, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
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