highest per by rookies players nba

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

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  • Assumption:2,000+ MIN/82TG
  • Data note: Minutes Per 82 Team Games: player season data complete from 1951-52
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
28.2
1959-60
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
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
26.6
1961-62
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
3David Robinson
D. Robinson
26.3
1989-90
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
4Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.9
1960-61
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
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
25.8
1984-85
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
6Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
24.9
1954-55
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
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
23.6
1958-59
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
8Ray Felix
R. Felix
23.1
1953-54
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
9Victor 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
10Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22.9
1992-93
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
11Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
22.8
1982-83
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
12Tim 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
13Karl-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
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
22.5
1969-70
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
15Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
22.1
1955-56
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
16Walter Davis
W. Davis
22.1
1977-78
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
17Chris 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
18Yaxel Lendeborg
Y. Lendeborg
21.9
2026-27
10
29.5
21.2
7.2
4.0
1.0
0.8
7.1
14.1
50.4
2.3
5.7
40.4
4.7
6.2
75.8
63.0
2.6
4.6
3.5
295
212
72
40
10
8
35
32
-16
19Blake 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
20Alvan Adams
A. Adams
21.7
1975-76
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
21Chris Webber
C. Webber
21.7
1993-94
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
22John Drew
J. Drew
21.4
1974-75
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
23Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
21.3
1977-78
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
24Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
21.1
1984-85
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
25Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
20.8
1992-93
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

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.200
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2
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.800
0.5
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.800
0.5
4
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1.0
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.700
1.5
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1.5
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2.5
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4.5
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.222
6.0
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.100
7.5
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