highest rookie points per 36 minutes in nba history

36 by a rookie, with 29.19 in 1959-60.

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highest rookie points per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in NBA history

	NAME	PTS/(MIN/36)	PTS	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29.19	2,707	3,338	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				1,941	168				150
2	Walter Davis W. Davis	27.23	1,959	2,590	1977-78	PHX	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	484	273	113	20	283	242
3	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	26.86	2,495	3,344	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				1,500	210				281
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	26.48	2,313	3,144	1984-85	CHI	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	534	481	196	69	291	285
5	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	26.02	1,522	2,106	2023-24	SAS	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	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
6	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	25.71	2,165	3,032	1960-61	CIN	71	42.7	30.5	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				716	690				219
7	Rick Barry R. Barry	24.79	2,059	2,990	1965-66	SFW	80	37.4	25.7	10.6	2.2			9.3	21.2	43.9				7.1	8.3	86.2	51.8				850	173				297
8	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	24.11	2,031	3,032	1970-71	POR	82	37.0	24.8	3.4	4.8			9.6	21.6	44.3				5.6	7.3	77.2	49.9				280	390				196
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24.05	2,361	3,534	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				1,190	337				283
10	David Robinson D. Robinson	23.9	1,993	3,002	1989-90	SAS	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	983	164	138	319	257	259
11	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	23.8	1,991	3,012	1967-68	BAL	82	36.7	24.3	5.7	4.3			9.0	20.0	45.3				6.2	7.9	78.1	51.8				465	349				282
12	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	23.74	1,732	2,626	1981-82	DAL	81	32.4	21.4	7.0	2.2	1.1	0.3	8.9	17.9	49.7	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.6	5.0	71.6	53.2	2.2	4.7	2.4	565	176	89	21	194	308
13	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	23.7	1,526	2,318	2018-19	DAL	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	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
14	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	23.61	1,660	2,531	1982-83	SDC	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	744	177	129	62	204	294
15	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	23.13	1,298	2,020	1970-71	SDR	82	24.6	15.8	3.0	4.0			5.7	12.5	45.8				4.3	5.3	82.0	53.2				245	329				263
16	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	23.13	1,880	2,926	1970-71	ATL	81	36.1	23.2	3.7	4.4			9.1	19.9	45.8				5.0	6.2	80.0	51.2				298	355				238
17	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	23.07	1,741	2,717	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	22.0	5.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	8.2	17.5	46.8	0.4	1.1	36.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	54.1	2.0	3.9	3.4	468	334	82	13	269	223
18	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	22.99	1,720	2,693	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	21.0	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	913	163	70	197	294	339
19	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	22.86	1,281	2,017	1970-71	DET	82	24.6	15.6	8.1	1.8			6.1	13.5	45.5				3.3	4.6	72.6	50.3				665	146				272
20	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	22.79	1,452	2,294	1962-63	CHI	57	40.2	25.5	8.0	3.1			9.2	18.0	51.2				7.1	9.2	77.0	57.8				458	175				188
21	John Drew J. Drew	22.68	1,442	2,289	1974-75	ATL	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		836	138	119	39		274
22	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	22.67	2,327	3,695	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				1,406	113				266
23	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	22.62	1,473	2,344	2025-26	DAL	70	33.5	21.0	6.7	4.5	1.2	0.9	8.0	17.1	46.8	1.0	3.5	29.5	4.0	4.9	82.7	54.8	1.2	5.4	2.3	466	316	84	64	161	142	-266
24	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	22.32	1,639	2,644	1992-93	CHA	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	805	76	27	271	236	286
25	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	22.29	2,009	3,245	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7				5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6				943	350				186

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