highest nba rookie point per 36 minutes average in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Ben Gordon had the most points / minutes played / 36 by a rookie, with 22.21 in 2004-05.

Interpreted as:
highest NBA rookie point per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games average in the 2000s
NAMEPTS/(MIN/36)PTSMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
22.21
1,235
2,002
2004-05
CHI CHI
82
24.4
15.1
2.6
2.0
0.6
0.1
5.3
12.9
41.1
1.6
4.0
40.5
2.8
3.3
86.3
52.6
0.7
2.0
2.3
215
164
53
10
186
224
+146
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
21.12
1,624
2,768
2007-08
SEA SEA
80
34.6
20.3
4.4
2.4
1.0
0.9
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
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
3Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
20.73
1,725
2,995
2003-04
DEN DEN
82
36.5
21.0
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
7.6
17.9
42.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
5.0
6.4
77.7
50.9
2.2
3.8
3.0
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65
4Michael Beasley
M. Beasley
20.12
1,123
2,009
2008-09
MIA MIA
81
24.8
13.9
5.4
1.0
0.5
0.5
5.6
11.8
47.2
0.4
1.0
40.7
2.3
3.0
77.2
52.8
1.4
4.1
1.5
439
83
41
37
121
184
+8
5Elton Brand
E. Brand
19.53
1,627
2,999
1999-00
CHI CHI
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
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
6LeBron James
L. James
19.07
1,654
3,122
2003-04
CLE CLE
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
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
7Steve Francis
S. Francis
18
1,388
2,776
1999-00
HOU HOU
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
409
507
118
29
306
231
-158
8O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
17.49
1,516
3,120
2008-09
MEM MEM
82
38.0
18.5
3.8
3.2
1.1
0.2
6.9
15.6
43.8
1.8
4.6
38.4
3.0
3.4
87.9
53.9
0.7
3.1
2.8
308
262
91
13
226
204
-416
9Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
17.25
1,441
3,007
2001-02
MEM MEM
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
730
223
41
169
224
195
-310
10Brandon Roy
B. Roy
17.06
955
2,015
2006-07
POR POR
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
250
230
67
10
116
139
-191
11Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
16.95
1,256
2,668
2008-09
OKC OKC
82
32.5
15.3
4.9
5.3
1.3
0.2
5.3
13.4
39.8
0.4
1.6
27.1
4.3
5.2
81.5
48.9
2.2
2.7
3.3
399
435
110
16
274
191
-272
12Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
16.84
1,252
2,677
2008-09
LAC LAC
78
34.3
16.1
2.6
2.8
1.0
0.4
5.3
11.6
45.6
1.7
4.3
38.9
3.8
4.5
85.4
59.3
0.6
2.0
2.1
201
215
78
35
164
172
-457
13Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
16.78
991
2,126
2003-04
MIA MIA
61
34.9
16.2
4.0
4.5
1.4
0.6
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
247
275
86
34
196
140
+87
14Al Thornton
A. Thornton
16.77
1,005
2,158
2007-08
LAC LAC
79
27.3
12.7
4.5
1.2
0.6
0.5
4.7
11.0
42.9
0.5
1.6
33.1
2.7
3.6
74.3
50.4
1.2
3.3
1.6
358
98
46
43
128
195
-405
15Yao Ming
Y. Ming
16.69
1,104
2,382
2002-03
HOU HOU
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
675
137
31
147
173
230
+142
16Lamar Odom
L. Odom
16.38
1,259
2,767
1999-00
LAC LAC
76
36.4
16.6
7.8
4.2
1.2
1.3
5.9
13.5
43.8
0.8
2.2
36.0
4.0
5.5
71.9
52.1
2.1
5.7
3.4
595
317
91
95
258
291
-451
17Derrick Rose
D. Rose
16.33
1,361
3,000
2008-09
CHI CHI
81
37.0
16.8
3.9
6.3
0.8
0.2
7.1
14.9
47.5
0.2
0.9
22.2
2.4
3.1
78.8
51.6
1.2
2.7
2.5
317
512
66
18
202
125
-121
18Chris Paul
C. Paul
16.13
1,258
2,808
2005-06
NOK 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
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
19Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
16.06
1,053
2,361
2005-06
TOR TOR
81
29.1
13.0
6.4
1.1
0.7
0.8
5.4
11.6
46.3
0.9
2.6
32.7
1.4
2.0
70.6
52.1
2.2
4.2
1.2
521
88
60
63
99
247
-37
20Kevin Love
K. Love
15.8
899
2,048
2008-09
MIN MIN
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
734
84
35
50
118
205
-270
21Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
15.76
1,151
2,629
2001-02
GSW GSW
80
32.9
14.4
4.3
3.0
1.3
0.4
5.8
13.6
42.6
1.0
3.1
33.3
1.8
2.6
67.1
48.7
1.6
2.7
2.0
340
236
106
31
160
195
-274
22Andre Miller
A. Miller
15.72
914
2,093
1999-00
CLE CLE
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
280
476
84
17
166
194
-107
23Gordan Giricek
G. Giricek
15.67
935
2,148
2002-03
TOT
76
28.3
12.3
3.1
1.8
0.7
0.1
4.6
10.6
43.6
1.1
3.3
34.1
2.0
2.4
82.0
52.9
0.5
2.7
1.9
238
137
52
8
145
159
-152
24Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
15.49
1,106
2,570
2002-03
PHX PHX
82
31.3
13.5
8.8
1.0
0.8
1.1
4.8
10.1
47.2
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.9
5.9
66.1
53.0
3.0
5.7
2.3
721
78
62
87
189
269
+8
25Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
15.37
1,068
2,501
2008-09
NJN NJN
82
30.5
13.0
8.1
1.0
0.5
1.8
5.5
10.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.6
79.3
56.8
2.7
5.4
1.8
665
86
44
151
147
257
-104
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