best player efficiency rating by a rookie in a season

Wilt Chamberlain has the best PER by a rookie, with a 28.2 rating in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:

best player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a rookie in a season

	NAME	PER	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28.2	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
2	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	26.6	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	1,500	210				281
3	David Robinson D. Robinson	26.3	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	24.3	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
4	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	25.9	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	30.5	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	2,165	716	690				219
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	25.8	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	24.9	1954-55	MIL	72	36.9	20.4	13.8	3.2			7.2	17.8	40.7				5.9	7.9	75.1	48.0				2,659	1,466	994	229				258
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	23.6	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	24.9	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,742	1,050	287				270
8	Ray Felix R. Felix	23.1	1953-54	BAL	72	37.1	17.6	13.3	1.1			5.7	13.7	41.7				6.2	9.8	63.8	49.1				2,672	1,269	958	82				253
9	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	23.1	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	22.9	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,893	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
11	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	22.8	1982-83	SDC	70	36.2	23.7	10.6	2.5	1.8	0.9	9.8	18.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.9	70.9	55.7	4.3	6.3	2.9	2,531	1,660	744	177	129	62	204	294
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	22.6	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
13	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	22.5	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	18.3	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	22.5	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	2,361	1,190	337				283
15	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	22.1	1955-56	ROC	67	34.7	16.8	16.3	4.9			6.0	17.0	35.4				4.8	6.7	71.4	42.2				2,323	1,125	1,094	328				276
16	Walter Davis W. Davis	22.1	1977-78	PHX	81	32.0	24.2	6.0	3.4	1.4	0.2	9.7	18.4	52.6				4.8	5.8	83.0	57.7	2.0	4.0	3.5	2,590	1,959	484	273	113	20	283	242
17	Chris Paul C. Paul	22.1	2005-06	NOK	78	36.0	16.1	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	5.2	12.1	43.0	0.6	2.3	28.2	5.1	6.0	84.7	54.6	0.8	4.3	2.3	2,808	1,258	400	611	175	6	183	218	-181
18	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	21.9	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
19	Alvan Adams A. Adams	21.7	1975-76	PHX	80	33.2	19.0	9.1	5.6	1.5	1.5	7.9	16.8	46.9				3.3	4.4	73.5	50.7	2.7	6.4		2,656	1,519	727	450	121	116		274
20	Chris Webber C. Webber	21.7	1993-94	GSW	76	32.1	17.5	9.1	3.6	1.2	2.2	7.5	13.6	55.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.5	4.7	53.2	55.9	4.0	5.1	2.7	2,438	1,333	694	272	93	164	206	247
21	John Drew J. Drew	21.4	1974-75	ATL	78	29.3	18.5	10.7	1.8	1.5	0.5	6.8	15.8	42.8				5.0	7.0	71.3	49.1	4.6	6.1		2,289	1,442	836	138	119	39		274
22	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	21.3	1977-78	MIL	80	34.6	19.5	10.6	2.4	1.2	1.3	7.9	15.1	52.2				3.8	5.1	73.6	56.3	3.7	6.9	2.2	2,765	1,557	847	190	92	103	175	221
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	21.1	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344
24	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	20.8	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	21.0	10.3	1.0	0.3	3.5	7.3	14.3	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	8.1	78.1	58.6	3.4	6.9	3.0	2,644	1,639	805	76	27	271	236	286
25	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	20.8	1962-63	CHI	57	40.2	25.5	8.0	3.1			9.2	18.0	51.2				7.1	9.2	77.0	57.8				2,294	1,452	458	175				188