highest per for a rookie since 1990

Since 1989-90, David Robinson has the best PER by a rookie, with a 26.3 rating in 1989-90.

Interpreted as:
highest per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games for a rookie since 1990
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1David 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
2Victor 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
3Shaquille 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
4Tim 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
5Karl-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
6Chris 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
7Blake 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
8Chris 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
9Alonzo 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
10Elton 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
11Yao 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
12Deandre 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
13Chet 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
14Ben 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
15Zydrunas 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
16Vince 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
17Pau 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
18Luka 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
19Paul 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
20Grant 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
21Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
18.9
1991-92
82
37.2
19.2
11.0
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
3,047
1,576
899
292
81
51
160
225
22Andrei 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
23Steve 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
24Kevin 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
25LeBron 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
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19
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17
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64
18
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2
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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
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15.0
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
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27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
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22
60
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22
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.268
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