List of National Basketball Association rookie single-season scoring leaders


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. The NBA began recording 3-point field goals during the season.
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
^Active NBA player
BoldDenotes NBA season leaders

RankSeasonPlayerTeamGamesFG3PFGFTPtsPPG
1*Philadelphia Warriors721,065—5772,70737.6
2*Chicago Packers79973—5492,49531.6
3*Cincinnati Royals71756—6532,16530.5
4*Milwaukee Bucks82938—4852,36128.8
5*San Diego Rockets82930—4672,32728.4
6*Chicago Bulls8283796302,31328.2
7*San Francisco Warriors80745—5692,05925.7
8Chicago Zephyrs57525—4021,45225.5
9*Minneapolis Lakers70605—5321,74224.9
10Portland Trail Blazers82784—4632,03124.8
11Portland Trail Blazers82784—4412,00924.5
12*San Antonio Spurs8269006131,99324.3
13*Baltimore Bullets82742—5071,99124.3
14Phoenix Suns81786—3871,95924.2
15*New Jersey Nets79798—3131,90924.2
16San Diego Clippers7068402921,66023.7
17*Philadelphia 76ers766251553821,78723.5
18Indianapolis Olympians64521—4541,49623.4
19*Orlando Magic8173304271,89323.4
20*Atlanta Hawks81738—4041,88023.2
21Cleveland Cavaliers82734203861,87422.9
22^Los Angeles Clippers8269674461,84522.5
23*Golden State Warriors79649334101,74122.0
24Milwaukee Bucks80636863971,75521.9
25New York Knicks8266504511,78121.7