least minutes to reach 1000 points for a rookie ever

Walter Berry has played the fewest minutes by a rookie with 1,000+ points, with 1,586 minutes on the court in 1986-87.

Interpreted as:
least minutes to reach 1000 or more points for a rookie ever
NAME MIN PTS 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 Walter Berry
W. Berry
1,586
1,001
1986-87
TOT
63
25.2
15.9
4.9
1.7
0.6
0.6
6.5
12.2
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.6
64.9
56.1
2.2
2.7
2.4
309
105
38
40
153
196
2 Walt Williams
W. Williams
1,673
1,001
1992-93
SAC SAC
59
28.4
17.0
4.5
3.0
1.1
0.5
6.1
13.9
43.5
1.0
3.2
31.9
3.8
5.1
74.2
52.4
1.9
2.5
3.0
265
178
66
29
179
209
3 Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
1,735
1,058
1995-96
POR POR
73
23.8
14.5
8.1
1.8
0.9
1.1
5.4
9.9
54.5
0.5
1.4
37.5
3.2
4.2
75.7
61.7
2.0
6.0
2.1
588
130
64
78
154
211
4 Steve Johnson
S. Johnson
1,741
1,002
1981-82
KCK KCK
78
22.3
12.8
5.9
1.2
0.5
1.1
5.1
8.3
61.3
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.2
64.2
63.5
1.9
3.9
2.5
459
91
39
89
197
372
5 Marcus Thornton
M. Thornton
1,872
1,057
2009-10
NOH NOH
73
25.6
14.5
2.9
1.6
0.8
0.2
5.5
12.1
45.1
1.6
4.3
37.4
2.0
2.4
81.4
55.0
1.0
1.9
1.0
211
114
58
11
76
127
-77
6 Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
1,878
1,156
1977-78
KCK KCK
73
25.7
15.8
2.4
2.4
1.0
0.2
6.4
13.1
49.2
3.0
4.2
69.7
53.0
1.0
1.4
2.0
175
174
74
12
145
179
7 Dave Stallworth
D. Stallworth
1,893
1,004
1965-66
NYK NYK
80
23.7
12.6
6.2
2.3
4.7
10.3
45.5
3.2
4.7
68.6
50.9
492
186
237
8 Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
1,918
1,052
1984-85
KCK KCK
82
23.4
12.8
6.8
1.4
0.4
0.5
5.0
8.4
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.5
62.0
62.0
2.3
4.5
2.3
556
111
34
37
187
256
9 Josh Jackson
J. Jackson
1,958
1,012
2017-18
PHX PHX
77
25.4
13.1
4.6
1.5
1.0
0.5
5.1
12.1
41.7
0.7
2.8
26.3
2.3
3.6
63.4
48.0
1.2
3.3
1.9
351
119
80
35
146
218
-529
10 Kendrick Nunn
K. Nunn
1,962
1,024
2019-20
MIA MIA
67
29.3
15.3
2.7
3.3
0.8
0.2
6.0
13.6
43.9
2.0
5.8
35.0
1.3
1.5
85.0
53.4
0.3
2.4
1.7
180
220
56
15
114
152
+61
11 James Worthy
J. Worthy
1,970
1,033
1982-83
LAL LAL
77
25.6
13.4
5.2
1.7
1.2
0.8
5.8
10.0
57.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
1.8
2.9
62.4
59.4
2.0
3.1
2.3
399
132
91
64
178
221
12 Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
1,979
1,091
1981-82
DAL DAL
82
24.1
13.3
3.1
1.3
0.6
0.4
5.4
10.4
51.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.6
3.4
76.8
55.9
1.2
1.9
1.4
254
105
46
30
113
122
13 Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
2,002
1,235
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
14 Michael Beasley
M. Beasley
2,009
1,123
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
15 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
2,017
1,281
1970-71
DET 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
16 Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
2,020
1,033
2017-18
CHI CHI
68
29.7
15.2
7.5
1.2
0.6
0.6
5.5
12.7
43.4
2.1
5.9
36.2
2.1
2.4
84.3
55.2
1.2
6.3
1.2
508
79
39
40
83
103
-387
17 Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
2,020
1,298
1970-71
SDR 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
18 Gerald Wilkins
G. Wilkins
2,025
1,013
1985-86
NYK NYK
81
25.0
12.5
2.6
2.0
0.8
0.1
5.4
11.5
46.8
0.1
0.3
28.0
1.6
2.9
55.7
48.8
1.1
1.4
1.9
208
161
68
9
157
155
19 Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
2,047
1,028
2015-16
NYK NYK
72
28.4
14.3
7.3
1.3
0.7
1.9
5.2
12.3
42.1
1.1
3.4
33.3
2.8
3.3
83.8
51.8
1.8
5.5
1.7
526
94
53
134
121
205
+15
20 Dennis Smith Jr.
D. Smith Jr.
2,049
1,048
2017-18
DAL DAL
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
260
358
71
18
194
152
-329
21 Ja Morant
J. Morant
2,074
1,193
2019-20
MEM MEM
67
31.0
17.8
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
22 Quintin Dailey
Q. Dailey
2,081
1,151
1982-83
CHI CHI
76
27.4
15.1
3.4
3.7
0.9
0.1
6.2
13.3
46.6
0.1
0.3
20.0
2.7
3.7
73.0
50.8
1.1
2.3
2.7
260
280
72
10
205
248
23 Lee Shaffer
L. Shaffer
2,083
1,267
1961-62
SYR SYR
75
27.8
16.9
6.8
1.3
6.9
15.7
43.6
3.2
4.1
77.1
48.1
511
99
266
24 Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
2,088
1,114
2021-22
DET DET
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
354
356
78
43
234
200
-275
25 Randy Smith
R. Smith
2,094
1,022
1971-72
BUF BUF
76
27.6
13.4
4.8
2.5
5.7
11.8
48.2
2.1
3.3
62.2
50.7
368
189
202
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0