1971-72 NBA Rookies - Season Stats

1970-71 Rookies - Season Stats 1972-73 Rookies - Season Stats

League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34.8/16.6/4.6)

Rookie of the Year: Sidney Wicks (24.5/11.5/4.3)

PPG Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34.8)

RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (19.2)

APG Leader: Jerry West (9.7)

WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25.4)

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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	Odis Allison	Oct 15, '71, GSW @ BOS	22	1	36	166	17	78			33	61		45	10				34	67	.218		.541	4.6	1.9	1.3	0.3
2	Vic Bartolome	Oct 15, '71, GSW @ BOS	23	1	38	165	15	59			4	5		60	3				22	34	.254		.800	4.3	0.9	1.6	0.1
3	Fred Brown	Oct 12, '71, SEA @ BUF	23	1	33	359	59	180			22	29		37	60				44	140	.328		.759	10.9	4.2	1.1	1.8
4	Austin Carr	Nov 16, '71, CLE @ LAL	23	1	43	1539	381	894			149	196		150	148				99	911	.426		.760	35.8	21.2	3.5	3.4
5	Sid Catlett	Nov 3, '71, CIN vs. PHI	23	1	9	40	2	9			2	9		4	1				3	6	.222		.222	4.4	0.7	0.4	0.1
6	Phil Chenier	Oct 15, '71, BAL @ CHI	21	1	81	2481	407	981			182	247		268	205				191	996	.415		.737	30.6	12.3	3.3	2.5
7	Jim Cleamons	Oct 15, '71, LAL @ DET	22	1	38	201	35	100			28	36		39	35				21	98	.350		.778	5.3	2.6	1.0	0.9
8	Charlie Davis	Oct 15, '71, CLE vs. BUF	22	1	61	1144	229	569			142	169		92	123				143	600	.402		.840	18.8	9.8	1.5	2.0
9	Jackie Dinkins	Dec 19, '71, CHI @ CLE	22	1	18	89	17	41			11	20		20	7				10	45	.415		.550	4.9	2.5	1.1	0.4
10	Ken Durrett	Oct 12, '71, CIN vs. ATL	23	1	19	233	31	79			21	28		39	14				41	83	.392		.750	12.3	4.4	2.1	0.7
11	Dick Gibbs	Oct 16, '71, HOU @ PHO	23	1	64	757	90	265			55	66		140	51				127	235	.340		.833	11.8	3.7	2.2	0.8
12	Clarence Glover	Oct 15, '71, BOS vs. GSW	24	1	25	119	25	55			15	32		46	4				26	65	.455		.469	4.8	2.6	1.8	0.2
13	Jeff Halliburton	Oct 12, '71, ATL @ CIN	22	1	37	288	61	133			25	30		37	20				50	147	.459		.833	7.8	4.0	1.0	0.5
14	Fred Hilton	Oct 12, '71, BUF vs. SEA	24	1	61	1349	309	795			90	122		156	116				145	708	.389		.738	22.1	11.6	2.6	1.9
15	Jake Jones	Oct 14, '71, PHI @ HOU	22	1	17	202	28	72			20	31		26	12				22	76	.389		.645	11.9	4.5	1.5	0.7
16	Mo Layton	Oct 14, '71, PHO vs. MIL	23	1	80	1849	304	717			122	165		164	247				219	730	.424		.739	23.1	9.1	2.1	3.1
17	Stan Love	Oct 15, '71, BAL @ CHI	22	1	74	1327	242	536			103	140		338	52				202	587	.451		.736	17.9	7.9	4.6	0.7
18	Charlie Lowery	Nov 16, '71, MIL @ POR	22	1	20	134	17	38			11	18		19	14				16	45	.447		.611	6.7	2.3	1.0	0.7
19	Jim Marsh	Oct 15, '71, POR vs. SEA	25	1	39	375	39	117			41	59		84	30				50	119	.333		.695	9.6	3.1	2.2	0.8
20	Jim McDaniels	Feb 20, '72, SEA vs. POR	23	1	12	235	51	123			11	18		82	9				26	113	.415		.611	19.6	9.4	6.8	0.8
					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	Gil McGregor	Oct 12, '71, CIN vs. ATL	22	1	42	532	66	182			39	56		148	18				120	171	.363		.696	12.7	4.1	3.5	0.4
22	Kenny McIntosh	Oct 12, '71, CHI vs. PHI	23	1	43	405	57	168			21	44		89	18				41	135	.339		.477	9.4	3.1	2.1	0.4
23	Cliff Meely	Oct 14, '71, HOU vs. PHI	24	1	77	1815	315	776			133	197		507	119				254	763	.406		.675	23.6	9.9	6.6	1.5
24	Dean Meminger	Oct 12, '71, NYK vs. DET	23	1	78	1173	139	293			79	140		185	103				137	357	.474		.564	15.0	4.6	2.4	1.3
25	John Mengelt	Oct 12, '71, CIN vs. ATL	22	1	78	1438	287	605			208	252		148	146				163	782	.474		.825	18.4	10.0	1.9	1.9
26	Barry Nelson	Oct 17, '71, MIL @ POR	22	1	28	102	15	36			5	10		20	7				21	35	.417		.500	3.6	1.3	0.7	0.3
27	Mike Newlin	Oct 14, '71, HOU vs. PHI	23	1	82	1495	256	618			108	144		228	135				233	620	.414		.750	18.2	7.6	2.8	1.6
28	Willie Norwood	Oct 12, '71, DET @ NYK	24	1	78	1272	222	440			140	215		316	43				229	584	.505		.651	16.3	7.5	4.1	0.6
29	Steve Patterson	Oct 15, '71, CLE vs. BUF	23	1	65	775	94	263			23	46		228	54				80	211	.357		.500	11.9	3.2	3.5	0.8
30	Tom Payne	Oct 12, '71, ATL @ CIN	21	1	29	227	45	103			29	46		69	15				40	119	.437		.630	7.8	4.1	2.4	0.5
31	Howard Porter	Oct 26, '71, CHI @ POR	23	1	67	730	171	403			59	77		183	24				88	401	.424		.766	10.9	6.0	2.7	0.4
32	Clifford Ray	Oct 12, '71, CHI vs. PHI	23	1	82	1872	222	445			134	218		869	254				296	578	.499		.615	22.8	7.0	10.6	3.1
33	Jackie Ridgle	Oct 19, '71, CLE @ MIL	23	1	32	107	19	44			19	26		15	7				15	57	.432		.731	3.3	1.8	0.5	0.2
34	Rich Rinaldi	Oct 16, '71, BAL vs. GSW	22	1	39	159	42	104			20	30		18	15				25	104	.404		.667	4.1	2.7	0.5	0.4
35	Curtis Rowe	Oct 12, '71, DET @ NYK	22	1	82	2661	369	802			192	287		699	99				171	930	.460		.669	32.5	11.3	8.5	1.2
36	Charlie Scott*	Mar 15, '72, PHO vs. MIL	23	1	6	177	48	113			17	21		23	26				19	113	.425		.810	29.5	18.8	3.8	4.3
37	Elmore Smith	Oct 12, '71, BUF vs. SEA	22	1	78	3186	579	1275			194	363		1184	111				306	1352	.454		.534	40.8	17.3	15.2	1.4
38	Randy Smith	Oct 12, '71, BUF vs. SEA	23	1	76	2094	432	896			158	254		368	189				202	1022	.482		.622	27.6	13.4	4.8	2.5
39	William Smith	Oct 15, '71, POR vs. SEA	22	1	22	448	72	173			38	64		135	19				73	182	.416		.594	20.4	8.3	6.1	0.9
40	Larry Steele	Oct 15, '71, POR vs. SEA	22	1	72	1311	148	308			70	97		282	161				198	366	.481		.722	18.2	5.1	3.9	2.2
					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	George Trapp	Oct 12, '71, ATL @ CIN	23	1	60	890	144	388			105	139		183	51				144	393	.371		.755	14.8	6.6	3.1	0.9
42	Sidney Wicks	Oct 15, '71, POR vs. SEA	22	1	82	3245	784	1837			441	621		943	350				186	2009	.427		.710	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3
43	Nate Williams	Oct 12, '71, CIN vs. ATL	21	1	81	2173	418	968			127	172		372	174				300	963	.432		.738	26.8	11.9	4.6	2.1
44	Isaiah Wilson	Oct 27, '71, DET @ BAL	23	1	48	322	63	177			41	56		47	41				32	167	.356		.732	6.7	3.5	1.0	0.9
45	Dave Wohl	Oct 12, '71, PHI @ CHI	22	1	79	1628	243	567			156	206		150	228				229	642	.429		.757	20.6	8.1	1.9	2.9
46	Barry Yates	Oct 23, '71, PHI vs. MIL	26	1	24	144	31	83			7	11		40	7				14	69	.373		.636	6.0	2.9	1.7	0.3
47	Charlie Yelverton	Oct 15, '71, POR vs. SEA	23	1	69	1227	206	530			133	188		201	81				145	545	.389		.707	17.8	7.9	2.9	1.2