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 1949–50.^[1] The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the 1979–80 season.^{[2][unreliable source?]}

See also

• NBA records
• National Basketball Association
• Basketball portal

Notes

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

General

• The 10 greatest rookie scorers in NBA history

Citations

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.