<page_title> List of National Basketball Association rookie single-season scoring leaders </page_title> <table> <cell> 1958–59 <col_header> Season </col_header> </cell> <cell> Elgin Baylor* <col_header> Player </col_header> </cell> <cell> 24.9 <col_header> PPG </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the 1958–59, Baylor scored 24.9 points per game.