highest bpg by a rookie guard after 1999

Since 1999-00, KJ McDaniels has averaged the most blocks per game by a rookie guard with 1.1 per game in 2014-15.

Interpreted as:
highest bpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a rookie guard after 1999
NAMEBPGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1KJ McDaniels
KJ McDaniels
1.1
2014-15
TOT
62
21.8
7.9
3.2
1.2
0.7
2.8
7.0
39.6
0.7
2.4
28.7
1.6
2.1
75.2
49.4
1.0
2.2
1.7
1,352
487
200
72
44
70
105
126
-259
2Shane Battier
S. Battier
1.0
2001-02
78
39.7
14.4
5.4
2.8
1.6
5.3
12.3
42.9
1.3
3.5
37.3
2.5
3.6
70.0
51.8
2.3
3.1
2.0
3,097
1,125
418
216
121
81
155
215
-289
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
0.9
2007-08
80
34.6
20.3
4.4
2.4
1.0
7.3
17.1
43.0
0.7
2.6
28.8
4.9
5.6
87.3
51.9
0.9
3.5
2.9
2,768
1,624
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
4Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
0.9
2017-18
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
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
5Kyshawn George
K. George
0.7
2024-25
68
26.5
8.7
4.2
2.5
1.0
3.0
8.0
37.2
1.7
5.2
32.2
1.0
1.4
75.3
50.3
0.7
3.5
1.4
1,802
590
285
169
68
50
97
201
-361
6LeBron James
L. James
0.7
2003-04
79
39.5
20.9
5.5
5.9
1.6
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
7Wesley Johnson
W. Johnson
0.7
2010-11
79
26.2
9.0
3.0
1.9
0.7
3.4
8.6
39.7
1.3
3.7
35.6
0.8
1.2
69.6
49.1
0.6
2.4
1.2
2,069
709
240
148
58
54
95
163
-220
8Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
0.7
2021-22
64
32.6
17.4
5.5
5.6
1.2
6.7
16.1
41.6
1.8
5.7
31.4
2.2
2.6
84.5
50.4
0.9
4.6
3.7
2,088
1,114
354
356
78
43
234
200
-275
9Jarrett Culver
J. Culver
0.6
2019-20
63
23.9
9.2
3.4
1.7
0.9
3.7
9.0
40.4
1.0
3.5
29.9
0.9
1.9
46.2
46.7
1.1
2.3
1.3
1,506
580
212
110
57
40
81
125
-103
10Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
0.6
2013-14
70
34.5
16.7
6.2
6.3
1.9
6.1
15.1
40.5
0.8
3.0
26.4
3.7
5.2
70.3
48.0
1.4
4.8
3.5
2,414
1,167
437
441
130
43
247
213
-450
11Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
0.6
2014-15
82
36.2
16.9
4.6
2.1
1.0
6.1
13.9
43.7
0.5
1.5
31.0
4.3
5.7
76.0
51.7
1.6
2.9
2.2
2,969
1,387
374
170
86
50
177
190
-550
12Rasual Butler
R. Butler
0.6
2002-03
72
21.0
7.5
2.6
1.3
0.3
2.9
7.9
36.2
0.7
2.4
29.2
1.1
1.4
73.1
43.7
0.4
2.2
1.1
1,514
540
186
93
21
43
77
105
-224
13Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
0.6
2004-05
82
32.8
9.0
5.7
3.0
1.7
3.3
6.7
49.3
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.6
74.3
58.0
1.1
4.6
1.7
2,686
741
464
246
138
48
139
204
-13
14Trenton Hassell
T. Hassell
0.6
2001-02
78
28.7
8.7
3.3
2.2
0.7
3.4
8.1
42.5
0.8
2.1
36.4
1.1
1.5
76.3
50.2
0.8
2.4
1.3
2,237
681
255
172
55
44
101
184
-464
15Vincent Yarbrough
V. Yarbrough
0.6
2002-03
59
23.4
6.9
2.7
2.2
1.0
2.8
7.3
39.3
0.4
1.3
26.9
0.8
1.1
79.0
44.6
0.6
2.1
1.4
1,381
406
162
130
57
33
81
145
-180
16Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
0.6
2003-04
61
34.9
16.2
4.0
4.5
1.4
6.1
13.1
46.5
0.3
0.9
30.2
3.8
5.1
74.7
53.0
1.4
2.7
3.2
2,126
991
247
275
86
34
196
140
+87
17Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
0.5
2018-19
82
26.5
10.8
2.8
3.3
1.2
4.2
8.7
47.6
0.6
1.7
36.7
1.9
2.4
80.0
55.4
0.7
2.1
1.7
2,174
889
232
270
96
45
141
175
-109
18VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
0.5
2025-26
75
35.0
16.0
5.6
4.2
1.4
6.0
13.7
43.8
2.0
5.6
35.4
2.0
2.4
81.8
54.0
1.6
4.0
1.8
2,623
1,199
423
315
107
39
137
214
+57
19Emmanuel Mudiay
E. Mudiay
0.5
2015-16
68
30.4
12.8
3.4
5.5
1.0
4.8
13.3
36.4
1.1
3.4
31.9
2.1
3.1
67.0
43.7
0.5
2.9
3.2
2,068
872
232
372
65
35
217
141
-118
20John Wall
J. Wall
0.5
2010-11
69
37.8
16.4
4.6
8.3
1.8
5.8
14.1
40.9
0.5
1.7
29.6
4.4
5.7
76.6
49.4
0.5
4.1
3.8
2,606
1,131
317
574
121
35
261
175
-440
21Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
0.5
2020-21
72
32.1
19.3
4.7
2.9
1.1
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
2,314
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
22Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
0.5
2001-02
80
30.5
9.4
3.7
8.1
1.7
3.6
9.5
38.0
0.5
2.2
24.0
1.6
2.3
70.4
44.6
1.0
2.8
3.4
2,442
751
298
647
138
40
270
248
+43
23Brandon Rush
B. Rush
0.5
2008-09
75
24.0
8.1
3.1
0.9
0.5
3.2
7.7
42.3
1.0
2.8
37.3
0.6
0.9
69.7
50.5
0.5
2.7
1.0
1,803
610
233
66
38
37
75
128
-180
24Isaiah Whitehead
I. Whitehead
0.5
2016-17
73
22.5
7.4
2.5
2.6
0.6
2.8
7.0
40.2
0.6
2.0
29.5
1.2
1.5
80.5
48.7
0.4
2.1
1.9
1,643
543
184
192
42
36
142
175
-116
25Boris Diaw
B. Diaw
0.5
2003-04
76
25.3
4.5
4.5
2.4
0.8
1.8
4.1
44.7
0.1
0.3
23.1
0.7
1.2
60.2
48.3
1.5
3.0
1.7
1,919
342
342
182
59
37
126
191
-244
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