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Encyclopedia > List of National Basketball Association top rookie scoring averages

NBA minimum requirements for scoring average are 70 games played or 1400 points scored. The NBA initiated three-point field goals during the 1979-80 season. The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...

Rank Season Player Team Games FG 3FG FT Pts PPG
1 1959-60 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors 72 1065 0 577 2707 37.6
2 1961-62 Walt Bellamy Chicago Packers 79 973 0 549 2495 31.6
3 1960-61 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati Royals 79 756 0 653 2165 30.5
4 1969-70 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee Bucks 82 938 0 485 2361 28.8
5 1968-69 Elvin Hayes San Diego Rockets 82 930 0 467 2327 28.4
6 1984-85 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 82 837 9 630 2313 28.2
7 1965-66 Rick Barry San Francisco Warriors 80 745 0 569 2059 25.7
8 1962-63 Terry Dischinger Chicago Zephyrs 57 525 0 402 1452 25.5
9 1958-59 Elgin Baylor Minneapolis Lakers 70 605 0 532 1742 24.9
10 1970-71 Geoff Petrie Portland Trail Blazers 82 784 0 463 2031 24.8
11 1971-72 Sidney Wicks Portland Trail Blazers 82 784 0 441 2009 24.5
12 1989-90 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs 82 690 0 613 1993 24.3
13 1967-68 Earl Monroe Baltimore Bullets 82 742 0 507 1991 24.3
14 1977-78 Walter Davis Phoenix Suns 81 786 0 387 1959 24.2
15 1977-78 Bernard King New Jersey Nets 79 798 0 313 1909 24.2

Wilton Norman Wilt Chamberlain (born August 21, 1936, in Philadelphia - died October 12, 1999 in Bel-Air), nicknamed Wilt the Stilt and The Big Dipper, was a professional NBA basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters, the Philadelphia / San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers. ... The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. ... Walter Jones Bellamy (born July 24, 1939 in New Bern, North Carolina) is a former pro basketball player. ... The Washington Wizards are a National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C.. Founded: 1961 Formerly known as: Chicago Packers (1961_1962), Chicago Zephyrs (1962_1963), Baltimore Bullets (1963_1972), Capital Bullets (1973_1974), Washington Bullets (1974_1997) Home Arena: MCI Center Uniform colors: Blue, White, Gold, and Black Logo design: A blue stylized... Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee) is an American former NBA player and is considered by many to be one of the greatest basketball players in history. ... The Sacramento Kings are a National Basketball Association team based in Sacramento, California. ... For the football player, see Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar. ... The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... Elvin Ernest Hayes (born November 17, 1945 in Rayville, Louisiana) is considered as one of the all-time great collegiate and professional basketball players. ... The Houston Rockets are a National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas. ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ... The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... Rick Barry (with a basket) as a player of the Golden State Warriors Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA) is a former professional basketball player, remembered for his sharpshooting, his excellent passing, his tenacious and quarrelsome spirit and his odd-looking but... The Golden State Warriors are a National Basketball Association team based in Oakland, California. ... Terry Gilbert Dischinger (born November 14, 1940 in Terre Haute, Indiana) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. Dischinger was made the first pick of the second round of the NBA Draft in 1962 out of Purdue University by the Chicago Zephyrs. ... The Washington Wizards are a National Basketball Association team based in Washington, D.C.. Founded: 1961 Formerly known as: Chicago Packers (1961_1962), Chicago Zephyrs (1962_1963), Baltimore Bullets (1963_1972), Capital Bullets (1973_1974), Washington Bullets (1974_1997) Home Arena: MCI Center Uniform colors: Blue, White, Gold, and Black Logo design: A blue stylized... Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is an American former basketball forward. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. ... Geoff Petrie (born April 17, 1948 in Darby, Pennsylvania) is the Sacramento Kings President of Basketball Operations (as of 2005) and a former NBA basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers. ... The Portland Trail Blazers, or Blazers, are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. ... Sidney Wicks (born September 19, 1949 in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American basketball player. ... The Portland Trail Blazers, or Blazers, are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. ... David Maurice Robinson (born August 6, 1965 in Key West, Florida) is a former NBA basketball player, who is often considered one of the greatest centers to ever play the game. ... The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... Earl Vernon Monroe (born on November 21, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), was an American professional basketball player known for his flamboyant dribbling, passing and play-making. ... There have been two separate franchises in the National Basketball Association known as the Baltimore Bullets: For the team that played in the league from 1947 through 1955, when it became the last NBA franchise to fold, see: Baltimore Bullets (original) For the later team of that name, still in... Walter Paul Davis (born September 9, 1954 in Pineville, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player. ... The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team, based in the Phoenix, Arizona. ... Bernard King (born December 4, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York), is a former professional basketball player, a forward in the NBA with the New Jersey Nets (1978-1979), Utah Jazz (1980), (Golden State Warriors), (1981-1982), New York Knicks (1983-1987), the Washington Bullets (1988-1992), and again in 1993. ... The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ...

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