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Best NBA Rookie Seasons All-time | StatMuse? ›
No rookie comes close to Wilt Chamberlain, who averaged 37.6 points and 27 rebounds per game during the 1959-60 season. Blocks have only been recorded as a stat in the NBA since the 1973-74 season, so the comparisons there are incomplete.
Who has the best rookie season ever in the NBA? ›No rookie comes close to Wilt Chamberlain, who averaged 37.6 points and 27 rebounds per game during the 1959-60 season. Blocks have only been recorded as a stat in the NBA since the 1973-74 season, so the comparisons there are incomplete.
Who has the most 50 point games in a season by a rookie? ›In his rookie season, Wilt Chamberlain scored at least 50 points in five different games.
Has a rookie ever averaged 30 ppg? ›Walt Bellamy scored 31.6 points per game in his rookie season in 1961-62.
Who is the only NBA rookie to win MVP? ›Russell, Chamberlain, and Bird are the only players to win the award in three consecutive years. Only two rookies have won the award: Chamberlain (1959–60) and Wes Unseld (1968–69).
Has a rookie ever won the MVP? ›Wilt Chamberlain won the prize in the 1959/60 season, which was his rookie year, as he went on to put together an outstanding career in which he was named MVP four times. The only other rookie to have won the NBA MVP Award is Wes Unseld, who achieved this in the 1968/69 season.
Who is the highest scoring rookie in the NBA? ›Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most points per game by a rookie, with 37.6 per game in 1959-60.
Has an NBA rookie ever scored 50? ›There have only been eight rookies with at least 50 points in NBA history. The first rookie to score 50 points in a game was Elgin Baylor, who was a rookie for the Minneapolis Lakers.
Who has the best NBA debut of all time? ›Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — 29 points, 12 rebounds, six assists
Abdul-Jabbar recorded a game-high 29 points and 12 rebounds in his NBA debut on Oct. 18, 1969. The Bucks' No.
Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 70+ points in a season, with 3 games in 1962-63 and in 1961-62.
Who has the most 20 point games as a rookie? ›
Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are tied for the most games by a rookie with 20+ points, with 73 games.
Who has the most consecutive 40 point games in NBA history? ›Lakers Hall of Famer Jerry West holds the record with six consecutive games of 40 or more points, set during the 1965 postseason. Bernard King had four straight for the Knicks in 1984 and Jordan did it en route to his third straight championship.
Has a rookie ever averaged 10 assists? ›Mark Jackson holds the rookie records for total assists and assists per game when he had 868 and averaged 10.6 in the 1987–88 season.
What did LeBron James average his rookie year? ›As a rookie, LeBron averaged 20.9 PPG. He was, as always, effective in the paint, but shot a career-low 29.0% from 3-point range.
Who has the best NBA rookie stats? ›Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game by a rookie, with 37.6 per game in 1959-60.
Who has the highest rookie career high in the NBA? ›Wilt Chamberlain has the most points by a rookie in a game, with 58 points on February 21, 1960 and on January 25, 1960.
Is Victor the best rookie ever? ›Wembanyama is the greatest teenage rookie ever in the NBA, even better than James, and it is not close: Wemanyama (2023-24): 21.4 PTS (47/33/80), 10.6 REB, 3.9 AST (3.7 TO), 1.2 STL, 3.6 BLK. James (2003-04): 20.9 PTS (42/29/75), 5.5 REB, 5.9 AST (3.5 TO), 1.6 STL, 0.7 BLK.