highest usage rate among rookies since 1940

Since 1939-40, Victor Wembanyama has the highest usage percentage by a rookie, at 32.1 percent in 2023-24.

Interpreted as:
highest usage rate with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games among rookies since 1940
NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
32.1
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
2Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
30.5
2004-05
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
2,002
1,235
215
164
53
10
186
224
+146
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
30.4
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
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.7
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
5Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
29.2
2017-18
79
33.4
20.5
3.7
3.7
1.5
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.7
2.4
7.0
34.0
3.0
3.8
80.5
54.1
0.7
3.1
2.7
2,638
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
6Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
29.1
1994-95
80
37.0
21.9
6.4
2.5
1.4
0.3
8.0
17.6
45.1
1.1
3.4
32.1
5.0
6.2
79.6
53.8
2.1
4.3
3.9
2,958
1,755
513
197
115
22
313
234
7Dennis Smith Jr.
D. Smith Jr.
28.9
2017-18
69
29.7
15.2
3.8
5.2
1.0
0.3
5.9
14.8
39.5
1.5
4.9
31.3
1.9
2.8
69.4
47.3
0.7
3.0
2.8
2,049
1,048
260
358
71
18
194
152
-329
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
28.9
1996-97
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
9Ron Harper
R. Harper
28.9
1986-87
82
37.4
22.9
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
10Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
28.8
1980-81
81
35.4
20.6
3.6
2.4
1.3
0.5
8.8
19.1
46.4
0.1
0.6
19.2
2.8
4.0
71.6
49.6
1.0
2.6
2.9
2,867
1,671
288
194
106
40
231
219
11Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
28.6
1981-82
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
2,626
1,732
565
176
89
21
194
308
12Walter Davis
W. Davis
28.5
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
13Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
28.4
2003-04
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
2,995
1,725
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65
14Trae Young
T. Young
28.3
2018-19
81
30.9
19.1
3.7
8.1
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
15LeBron James
L. James
28.2
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
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
28.0
2007-08
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
2,768
1,624
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
17Michael Beasley
M. Beasley
27.7
2008-09
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
2,009
1,123
439
83
41
37
121
184
+8
18Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
27.6
2021-22
64
32.6
17.4
5.5
5.6
1.2
0.7
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
19Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
27.5
1996-97
80
35.0
18.7
6.9
2.2
1.0
1.0
6.9
15.2
45.3
0.1
0.3
25.9
4.8
6.5
74.6
51.8
2.7
4.2
2.8
2,802
1,494
555
175
79
79
225
199
-596
20Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
27.4
2022-23
72
33.8
20.0
6.9
3.7
0.8
0.5
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
21Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
27.2
1988-89
75
29.6
16.9
2.5
2.3
0.9
0.3
7.0
16.9
41.4
0.8
2.5
31.4
2.1
2.6
79.5
46.7
1.0
1.5
1.5
2,219
1,267
187
176
70
25
113
167
22Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
27.2
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
23DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
27.1
2010-11
81
28.5
14.1
8.6
2.5
1.0
0.8
5.3
12.4
43.0
0.0
0.2
16.7
3.4
5.0
68.7
48.4
2.7
6.0
3.3
2,309
1,143
699
204
85
68
268
332
-261
24Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
27.1
1983-84
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
2,693
1,720
913
163
70
197
294
339
25Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
27.0
2020-21
72
32.1
19.3
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
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
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Team Leaders

PPG

24.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

12.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

7.2

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.1

6th

DRTG

112.8

5th

NETRTG

6.3

6th

3P%

36.4

12th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
Spurs Spurs
21
7
.750
4.0
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
19
10
.655
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/23
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8:30 PM
Thu
12/25
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2:30 PM
Sat
12/27
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8:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

21 - 7

124

Final

113

WAS Wizards

5 - 22

Sun 21 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
22
6
.786
2
20
8
.714
2.0
3
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
16
12
.571
6.0
6
17
13
.567
6.0
7
15
14
.517
7.5
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
15
.500
8.0
10
13
15
.464
9.0
11
11
18
.379
11.5
12
9
19
.321
13.0
13
8
19
.296
13.5
14
6
22
.214
16.0
15
5
22
.185
16.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
21
7
.750
4.0
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
19
10
.655
6.5
6
17
9
.654
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
12
16
.429
13.0
11
11
18
.379
14.5
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
7
21
.250
18.0
14
7
22
.241
18.5
15
7
22
.241
18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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11/19
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126-135
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11/19
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123-114
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11/19
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96-137
Thu
11/20
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109-120
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11/20
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
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Mon
12/22
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7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
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Mon
12/22
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12/22
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