best ppg average at rookie season per 36 minutes

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points per game by a rookie with 36+ minutes played in a season, with 37.6 per game in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:
best ppg average at rookie season per 36 or more minutes
NAMEPPGMINSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
3,338
1959-60
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
2,707
1,941
168
150
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
3,344
1961-62
79
42.3
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
2,495
1,500
210
281
3Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
30.5
3,032
1960-61
71
42.7
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
2,165
716
690
219
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.8
3,534
1969-70
82
43.1
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
2,361
1,190
337
283
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
28.4
3,695
1968-69
82
45.1
17.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
2,327
1,406
113
266
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.2
3,144
1984-85
82
38.3
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
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
25.7
2,990
1965-66
80
37.4
10.6
2.2
9.3
21.2
43.9
7.1
8.3
86.2
51.8
2,059
850
173
297
8Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
25.5
2,294
1962-63
57
40.2
8.0
3.1
9.2
18.0
51.2
7.1
9.2
77.0
57.8
1,452
458
175
188
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
24.9
2,855
1958-59
70
40.8
15.0
4.1
8.6
21.2
40.8
7.6
9.8
77.7
48.8
1,742
1,050
287
270
10Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
24.8
3,032
1970-71
82
37.0
3.4
4.8
9.6
21.6
44.3
5.6
7.3
77.2
49.9
2,031
280
390
196
11Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
24.5
3,245
1971-72
82
39.6
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
2,009
943
350
186
12David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.3
3,002
1989-90
82
36.6
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
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
13Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
24.3
3,012
1967-68
82
36.7
5.7
4.3
9.0
20.0
45.3
6.2
7.9
78.1
51.8
1,991
465
349
282
14Walter Davis
W. Davis
24.2
2,590
1977-78
81
32.0
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
1,959
484
273
113
20
283
242
15Bernard King
B. King
24.2
3,092
1977-78
79
39.1
9.5
2.4
1.5
0.5
10.1
21.1
47.9
4.0
5.8
67.7
51.1
3.4
6.2
3.9
1,909
751
193
122
36
311
302
16Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
23.7
2,531
1982-83
70
36.2
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
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
17Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
23.5
3,045
1996-97
76
40.1
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
18Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.4
3,071
1992-93
81
37.9
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
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
19Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
23.2
2,926
1970-71
81
36.1
3.7
4.4
9.1
19.9
45.8
5.0
6.2
80.0
51.2
1,880
298
355
238
20Ron Harper
R. Harper
22.9
3,064
1986-87
82
37.4
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
21Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
22.5
668
2019-20
24
27.8
6.3
2.1
0.7
0.4
8.8
15.0
58.3
0.3
0.6
42.9
4.8
7.4
64.0
61.6
2.7
3.6
2.5
540
150
50
16
9
59
42
+62
22Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
22.5
3,112
2010-11
82
38.0
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
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
23Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
22.0
2,717
1988-89
79
34.4
5.9
4.2
1.0
0.2
8.2
17.5
46.8
0.4
1.1
36.7
5.2
6.4
81.0
54.1
2.0
3.9
3.4
1,741
468
334
82
13
269
223
24Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
21.9
2,958
1994-95
80
37.0
6.4
2.5
1.4
0.3
8.0
17.6
45.1
1.1
3.4
32.1
5.0
6.2
79.6
53.8
2.1
4.3
3.9
1,755
513
197
115
22
313
234
25Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
21.7
3,150
1979-80
82
38.4
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
54.7
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
279
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.512
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
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45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
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.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
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