best rookie per since 1995

Since 1994-95, Victor Wembanyama has the highest PER by a rookie, with a 23.1 rating in 2023-24.

Interpreted as:
best rookie per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games since 1995
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23.1
2023-24
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
2Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22.6
1997-98
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
3Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.5
2015-16
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
4Chris Paul
C. Paul
22.1
2005-06
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
5Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
21.9
2010-11
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
6Elton Brand
E. Brand
20.6
1999-00
81
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
7Yao Ming
Y. Ming
20.6
2002-03
82
29.0
13.5
8.2
1.7
0.4
1.8
4.9
9.8
49.8
0.0
0.0
50.0
3.7
4.5
81.1
57.0
2.4
5.8
2.1
2,382
1,104
675
137
31
147
173
230
+142
8Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
20.5
2018-19
71
30.7
16.3
10.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
9Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
20.5
2023-24
82
29.4
16.5
7.9
2.4
0.6
2.3
6.2
11.6
53.0
1.6
4.3
37.0
2.7
3.4
79.3
63.2
1.6
6.3
1.6
2,413
1,357
648
200
53
190
131
197
+422
10Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
20
2017-18
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
11Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
19.7
1997-98
82
29.0
13.9
8.8
0.9
0.6
1.6
5.5
10.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.8
3.7
76.2
56.4
3.4
5.4
1.8
2,379
1,139
723
71
52
135
146
288
+211
12Vince Carter
V. Carter
19.6
1998-99
50
35.2
18.3
5.7
3.0
1.1
1.5
6.9
15.3
45.0
0.4
1.3
28.8
4.1
5.4
76.1
51.6
1.9
3.8
2.2
1,760
913
283
149
55
77
110
140
+47
13Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
19.5
2001-02
82
36.7
17.6
8.9
2.7
0.5
2.1
6.7
13.0
51.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.1
5.8
70.9
56.6
2.9
6.0
2.7
3,007
1,441
730
223
41
169
224
195
-310
14Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
19.5
2018-19
72
32.2
21.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
2.3
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
15Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
19.2
1998-99
48
34.0
16.5
6.4
2.4
1.7
1.0
5.9
13.5
43.9
1.8
4.3
41.2
2.9
4.1
71.3
54.0
2.4
4.0
2.4
1,632
791
309
115
82
50
113
139
-64
16Grant Hill
G. Hill
19
1994-95
70
38.3
19.9
6.4
5.0
1.8
0.9
7.3
15.2
47.7
0.1
0.4
14.8
5.3
7.3
73.2
54.1
1.8
4.6
2.9
2,678
1,394
445
353
124
62
202
203
17Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
18.8
2001-02
82
26.2
10.7
4.9
1.1
1.4
1.9
3.5
7.7
45.0
0.3
1.2
25.0
3.5
4.5
76.8
55.3
1.8
3.1
1.3
2,151
880
402
94
116
159
108
156
+347
18Steve Francis
S. Francis
18.4
1999-00
77
36.1
18.0
5.3
6.6
1.5
0.4
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.4
4.0
34.5
3.7
4.7
78.6
54.3
2.0
3.3
4.0
2,776
1,388
409
507
118
29
306
231
-158
19Kevin Love
K. Love
18.3
2008-09
81
25.3
11.1
9.1
1.0
0.4
0.6
3.9
8.5
45.9
0.0
0.2
10.5
3.3
4.1
78.9
53.8
3.4
5.7
1.5
2,048
899
734
84
35
50
118
205
-270
20LeBron James
L. James
18.3
2003-04
79
39.5
20.9
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
3,122
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
21Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
18.2
2009-10
72
37.2
20.1
5.3
5.8
1.5
0.4
7.4
16.2
45.8
0.5
2.0
25.5
4.8
6.5
74.8
52.9
0.9
4.4
3.0
2,677
1,450
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
22Brandon Roy
B. Roy
18
2006-07
57
35.4
16.8
4.4
4.0
1.2
0.2
6.1
13.4
45.6
1.0
2.6
37.7
3.5
4.2
83.8
54.8
1.0
3.4
2.0
2,015
955
250
230
67
10
116
139
-191
23Greg Monroe
G. Monroe
18
2010-11
80
27.8
9.4
7.5
1.3
1.2
0.6
3.8
6.9
55.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.9
62.2
57.5
3.1
4.4
1.0
2,222
751
601
105
93
45
81
196
-136
24Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
18
1996-97
76
40.1
23.5
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
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
25Andre Miller
A. Miller
17.9
1999-00
82
25.5
11.1
3.4
5.8
1.0
0.2
4.1
9.2
44.9
0.1
0.6
20.4
2.8
3.6
77.4
51.7
1.0
2.4
2.0
2,093
914
280
476
84
17
166
194
-107
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

More Spurs Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

11.1

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

7.0

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

117.7

8th

DRTG

111.7

3rd

NETRTG

6.0

5th

3P%

34.8

22nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
Spurs Spurs
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
8:30 PM
Sat
2/21
@
8:00 PM
Mon
2/23
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

38 - 16

126

Final

113

GSW Warriors

29 - 26

Wed 11 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121
Fri
1/16
@
120-122
Fri
1/16
@
123-126
Fri
1/16
@
116-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:30 PM