1970-71 NBA Rookies - Season Stats

1969-70 Rookies - Season Stats 1971-72 Rookies - Season Stats

League Champion: Milwaukee Bucks

Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31.7/16.0/3.3)

Rookie of the Year: Dave Cowens (17.0/15.0/2.8), Geoff Petrie (24.8/3.4/4.8)

PPG Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31.7)

RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (18.2)

APG Leader: Norm Van Lier (10.1)

WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22.3)

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Rookies Table
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
1	Don Adams	Oct 13, '70, SDR @ CHI	23	1	82	2374	391	957			155	212		581	173				344	937	.409		.731	29.0	11.4	7.1	2.1
2	Tiny Archibald*	Oct 14, '70, CIN vs. NYK	22	1	82	2867	486	1095			336	444		242	450				218	1308	.444		.757	35.0	16.0	3.0	5.5
3	Bob Arnzen	Oct 14, '70, CIN vs. NYK	23	1	55	594	128	277			45	52		152	24				54	301	.462		.865	10.8	5.5	2.8	0.4
4	Dennis Awtrey	Oct 14, '70, PHI vs. CHI	22	1	70	1292	200	421			104	157		430	89				211	504	.475		.662	18.5	7.2	6.1	1.3
5	Moe Barr	Oct 14, '70, CIN vs. NYK	26	1	31	145	25	62			11	13		20	28				27	61	.403		.846	4.7	2.0	0.6	0.9
6	Tom Black	Oct 14, '70, SEA vs. DET	29	1	71	873	121	301			57	88		259	44				136	299	.402		.648	12.3	4.2	3.6	0.6
7	Bob Christian	Oct 21, '70, ATL vs. SFW	24	1	54	524	55	127			40	64		177	30				118	150	.433		.625	9.7	2.8	3.3	0.6
8	Jimmy Collins	Oct 13, '70, CHI vs. SDR	24	1	55	478	92	214			35	45		54	60				43	219	.430		.778	8.7	4.0	1.0	1.1
9	Joe Cooke	Oct 14, '70, CLE @ BUF	22	1	73	725	134	341			48	59		114	93				135	316	.393		.814	9.9	4.3	1.6	1.3
10	Dave Cowens*	Oct 13, '70, BOS @ NYK	22	1	81	3076	550	1302			273	373		1216	228				350	1373	.422		.732	38.0	17.0	15.0	2.8
11	Pete Cross	Oct 23, '70, SEA vs. POR	22	1	79	2194	245	554			140	203		949	113				212	630	.442		.690	27.8	8.0	12.0	1.4
12	Terry Driscoll	Oct 14, '70, DET @ SEA	23	1	69	1255	132	318			108	154		402	54				212	372	.415		.701	18.2	5.4	5.8	0.8
13	Claude English	Oct 18, '70, POR vs. BOS	24	1	18	70	11	42			5	7		20	6				15	27	.262		.714	3.9	1.5	1.1	0.3
14	Greg Fillmore	Dec 2, '70, NYK @ DET	23	1	39	271	45	102			13	27		93	17				80	103	.441		.481	6.9	2.6	2.4	0.4
15	Levi Fontaine	Oct 16, '70, SFW vs. DET	22	1	35	210	53	145			28	37		15	22				27	134	.366		.757	6.0	3.8	0.4	0.6
16	Jake Ford	Mar 6, '71, SEA vs. LAL	25	1	5	68	9	25			16	22		9	9				11	34	.360		.727	13.6	6.8	1.8	1.8
17	Gary Freeman	Oct 24, '70, MIL vs. BAL	22	1	52	382	69	134			29	40		106	35				67	167	.515		.725	7.3	3.2	2.0	0.7
18	Walt Gilmore	Oct 16, '70, POR vs. CLE	23	1	27	261	23	54			12	26		73	12				49	58	.426		.462	9.7	2.1	2.7	0.4
19	Spencer Haywood*	Jan 4, '71, SEA @ MIL	21	1	33	1162	260	579			160	218		396	48				84	680	.449		.734	35.2	20.6	12.0	1.5
20	Gar Heard	Oct 17, '70, SEA vs. BOS	22	1	65	1027	152	399			82	125		328	45				126	386	.381		.656	15.8	5.9	5.0	0.7
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
21	Al Henry	Oct 16, '70, PHI vs. SDR	21	1	6	26	1	6			5	7		11	0				1	7	.167		.714	4.3	1.2	1.8	0.0
22	A.W. Holt	Oct 25, '70, CHI @ POR	24	1	6	14	1	8			2	3		4	0				1	4	.125		.667	2.3	0.7	0.7	0.0
23	Greg Howard	Oct 15, '70, PHO vs. BOS	23	1	44	426	68	173			37	58		119	26				67	173	.393		.638	9.7	3.9	2.7	0.6
24	John Hummer	Oct 14, '70, BUF vs. CLE	22	1	81	2637	339	764			235	405		717	163				284	913	.444		.580	32.6	11.3	8.9	2.0
25	Greg Hyder	Oct 17, '70, CIN vs. PHI	22	1	77	1359	183	409			51	71		332	48				187	417	.447		.718	17.6	5.4	4.3	0.6
26	George Johnson	Jan 10, '71, BAL @ MIL	23	1	24	337	41	100			11	30		114	10				63	93	.410		.367	14.0	3.9	4.8	0.4
27	John Johnson	Oct 14, '70, CLE @ BUF	23	1	67	2310	435	1032			240	298		453	323				251	1110	.422		.805	34.5	16.6	6.8	4.8
28	Earnie Killum	Feb 28, '71, LAL vs. CLE	22	1	4	12	0	4			1	1		2	0				1	1	.000		1.000	3.0	0.3	0.5	0.0
29	Ron Knight	Oct 16, '70, POR vs. CLE	23	1	52	662	99	230			19	38		167	50				99	217	.430		.500	12.7	4.2	3.2	1.0
30	Sam Lacey	Oct 14, '70, CIN vs. NYK	22	1	81	2648	467	1117			156	227		913	117				270	1090	.418		.687	32.7	13.5	11.3	1.4
31	Bob Lanier*	Oct 14, '70, DET @ SEA	22	1	82	2017	504	1108			273	376		665	146				272	1281	.455		.726	24.6	15.6	8.1	1.8
32	Pete Maravich*	Oct 17, '70, ATL vs. MIL	23	1	81	2926	738	1613			404	505		298	355				238	1880	.458		.800	36.1	23.2	3.7	4.4
33	Harvey Marlatt	Oct 16, '70, DET @ SFW	22	1	23	214	25	80			15	18		23	30				27	65	.313		.833	9.3	2.8	1.0	1.3
34	Eddie Mast	Oct 14, '70, NYK @ CIN	22	1	30	164	25	66			11	20		56	4				25	61	.379		.550	5.5	2.0	1.9	0.1
35	Jim McMillian	Oct 16, '70, LAL @ CHI	22	1	81	1747	289	629			100	130		330	133				122	678	.459		.769	21.6	8.4	4.1	1.6
36	Larry Mikan	Nov 8, '70, CLE vs. SEA	22	1	53	536	62	186			34	55		139	41				56	158	.333		.618	10.1	3.0	2.6	0.8
37	Rex Morgan	Oct 28, '70, BOS vs. NYK	22	1	34	266	41	102			35	54		61	22				58	117	.402		.648	7.8	3.4	1.8	0.6
38	Calvin Murphy*	Oct 13, '70, SDR @ CHI	22	1	82	2020	471	1029			356	434		245	329				263	1298	.458		.820	24.6	15.8	3.0	4.0
39	Ralph Ogden	Oct 16, '70, SFW vs. DET	23	1	32	162	17	71			8	12		32	9				17	42	.239		.667	5.1	1.3	1.0	0.3
40	Curtis Perry	Oct 13, '70, SDR @ CHI	22	1	18	100	21	48			11	20		30	5				22	53	.438		.550	5.6	2.9	1.7	0.3
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
41	Geoff Petrie	Oct 16, '70, POR vs. CLE	22	1	82	3032	784	1770			463	600		280	390				196	2031	.443		.772	37.0	24.8	3.4	4.8
42	Mike Price	Oct 13, '70, NYK vs. BOS	22	1	56	251	30	81			24	34		29	12				57	84	.370		.706	4.5	1.5	0.5	0.2
43	Bob Riley	Oct 22, '70, ATL @ DET	22	1	7	39	4	9			5	9		12	1				5	13	.444		.556	5.6	1.9	1.7	0.1
44	Paul Ruffner	Oct 25, '70, CHI @ POR	22	1	10	60	15	35			4	8		16	2				10	34	.429		.500	6.0	3.4	1.6	0.2
45	Mike Silliman	Nov 16, '70, BUF @ SEA	26	1	36	366	36	79			19	39		62	23				37	91	.456		.487	10.2	2.5	1.7	0.6
46	Garfield Smith	Oct 13, '70, BOS @ NYK	25	1	37	281	42	116			22	56		95	9				53	106	.362		.393	7.6	2.9	2.6	0.2
47	Dave Sorenson	Oct 14, '70, CLE @ BUF	22	1	79	1940	353	794			184	229		486	163				181	890	.445		.803	24.6	11.3	6.2	2.1
48	Dennis Stewart	Oct 14, '70, BAL vs. SDR	23	1	2	6	1	4			2	2		3	1				0	4	.250		1.000	3.0	2.0	1.5	0.5
49	Bill Stricker	Nov 14, '70, POR vs. CLE	23	1	1	2	2	3			0	0		0	0				1	4	.667			2.0	4.0	0.0	0.0
50	Gary Suiter	Oct 14, '70, CLE @ BUF	26	1	30	140	19	54			4	9		41	2				20	42	.352		.444	4.7	1.4	1.4	0.1
51	Fred Taylor	Oct 15, '70, PHO vs. BOS	22	1	54	552	110	284			78	125		86	51				113	298	.387		.624	10.2	5.5	1.6	0.9
52	Joe Thomas	Oct 15, '70, PHO vs. BOS	22	1	39	204	23	86			9	20		43	17				19	55	.267		.450	5.2	1.4	1.1	0.4
53	Rudy Tomjanovich*	Oct 13, '70, SDR @ CHI	22	1	77	1062	168	439			73	112		381	73				124	409	.383		.652	13.8	5.3	4.9	0.9
54	John Vallely	Oct 21, '70, ATL vs. SFW	22	1	51	430	73	204			45	59		34	47				50	191	.358		.763	8.4	3.7	0.7	0.9
55	Cornell Warner	Oct 14, '70, BUF vs. CLE	22	1	65	1293	156	376			79	143		452	53				140	391	.415		.552	19.9	6.0	7.0	0.8
56	Bobby Washington	Dec 13, '70, CLE vs. SDR	23	1	47	823	123	310			104	140		105	190				105	350	.397		.743	17.5	7.4	2.2	4.0
57	Jeff Webb	Oct 31, '70, MIL @ CIN	22	1	29	300	27	78			11	15		24	19				33	65	.346		.733	10.3	2.2	0.8	0.7
58	Herb White	Oct 22, '70, ATL @ DET	22	1	38	315	34	84			22	39		48	47				62	90	.405		.564	8.3	2.4	1.3	1.2
59	Milt Williams	Oct 13, '70, NYK vs. BOS	25	1	5	13	1	1			2	3		0	2				3	4	1.000		.667	2.6	0.8	0.0	0.4
60	Willie Williams	Oct 17, '70, BOS @ SEA	24	1	25	105	10	42			3	5		23	8				14	23	.238		.600	4.2	0.9	0.9	0.3
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
61	Marv Winkler	Feb 26, '71, MIL vs. CIN	22	1	3	14	3	10			2	2		4	2				3	8	.300		1.000	4.7	2.7	1.3	0.7
62	Gary Zeller	Oct 14, '70, BAL vs. SDR	23	1	50	226	34	115			15	28		27	7				43	83	.296		.536	4.5	1.7	0.5	0.1
63	Bill Zopf	Oct 17, '70, MIL @ ATL	22	1	53	398	49	135			20	36		46	73				34	118	.363		.556	7.5	2.2	0.9	1.4