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List of NBA rookie single-season scoring leaders

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This list exhibits the National Basketball Association's top 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 NBA season.[1] The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the 1979–80 NBA season.[2]

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* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
^ Active NBA player
§ 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026[3]
Bold Denotes NBA season leaders

Statistics accurate as of the 2025–26 NBA season.

More information Rank, Season ...
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
11 1971–72 Sidney Wicks Portland Trail Blazers 82 784 — 441 2,009 24.5
12 1989–90 David Robinson* San Antonio Spurs 82 690 0 613 1,993 24.3
13 1967–68 Earl Monroe* Baltimore Bullets 82 742 — 507 1,991 24.3
14 1977–78 Walter Davis* Phoenix Suns 81 786 — 387 1,959 24.2
15 1977–78 Bernard King* New Jersey Nets 79 798 — 313 1,909 24.2
16 1982–83 Terry Cummings San Diego Clippers 70 684 0 292 1,660 23.7
17 1996–97 Allen Iverson* Philadelphia 76ers 76 625 155 382 1,787 23.5
18 1949–50 Alex Groza Indianapolis Olympians 64 521 — 454 1,496 23.4
19 1992–93 Shaquille O'Neal* Orlando Magic 81 733 0 427 1,893 23.4
20 1970–71 Pete Maravich* Atlanta Hawks 81 738 — 404 1,880 23.2
21 1986–87 Ron Harper Cleveland Cavaliers 82 734 20 386 1,874 22.9
22 2010–11 Blake Griffin§ Los Angeles Clippers 82 696 7 446 1,845 22.5
23 1988–89 Mitch Richmond* Golden State Warriors 79 649 33 410 1,741 22.0
24 1994–95 Glenn Robinson Milwaukee Bucks 80 636 86 397 1,755 21.9
25 1979–80 Bill Cartwright New York Knicks 82 665 0 451 1,781 21.7
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