least mpg in a season as a first pick rookie while playing 82 games

Jim Les has the fewest minutes per game by a rookie with 82+ games played in a season with 9.5 minutes per game in 1988-89.

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NAMEMPGGPSEASONTMPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jim Les
J. Les
9.5
82
1988-89
1.7
1.1
2.6
0.3
0.1
0.5
1.6
30.1
0.0
0.2
7.1
0.7
0.9
78.1
41.8
0.3
0.8
1.1
781
138
87
215
27
5
88
88
2Omer Asik
O. Asik
12.1
82
2010-11
2.8
3.7
0.4
0.2
0.7
1.0
1.7
55.3
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.8
50.3
55.9
1.4
2.4
0.8
989
229
306
32
20
56
64
153
+233
3Olden Polynice
O. Polynice
13.2
82
1987-88
4.1
4.0
0.4
0.4
0.3
1.4
3.1
46.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.9
63.9
52.1
1.5
2.5
1.0
1,080
337
330
33
32
26
81
215
4Johnny High
J. High
13.7
82
1979-80
5.0
2.1
1.5
0.9
0.2
1.8
3.9
44.6
0.0
0.1
14.3
1.5
2.2
67.4
51.0
0.8
1.3
1.5
1,121
409
173
119
71
15
123
172
5Mike Dunleavy
M. Dunleavy
15.9
82
2002-03
5.7
2.6
1.3
0.6
0.2
2.0
5.1
40.3
0.6
1.8
34.7
1.0
1.2
78.0
50.5
0.8
1.8
1.0
1,305
466
214
106
53
19
86
120
+63
6Darrell Walker
D. Walker
16.1
82
1983-84
7.9
2.0
3.5
1.5
0.2
2.6
6.3
41.7
0.0
0.2
26.7
2.5
3.2
79.1
50.8
0.9
1.1
2.4
1,324
644
167
284
127
15
194
202
7Bimbo Coles
B. Coles
16.5
82
1990-91
4.9
1.9
2.8
0.8
0.1
2.0
4.8
41.2
0.1
0.4
17.6
0.9
1.2
74.7
46.1
0.7
1.2
1.2
1,355
401
153
232
65
12
98
149
8Scott Brooks
S. Brooks
16.7
82
1988-89
5.2
1.1
3.7
0.8
0.0
1.9
4.5
42.0
0.7
1.9
35.9
0.7
0.8
88.4
53.3
0.2
0.9
0.8
1,372
428
94
306
69
3
65
116
9Darnell Valentine
D. Valentine
16.9
82
1981-82
6.4
1.8
3.3
1.1
0.0
2.3
5.5
41.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.4
76.0
48.6
0.6
1.2
1.5
1,387
526
149
270
94
3
127
187
10Neal Walk
N. Walk
17.0
82
1969-70
8.2
5.5
1.0
3.1
6.7
47.0
1.9
3.0
64.0
51.2
1,394
669
455
80
225
11Nick Collison
N. Collison
17.0
82
2004-05
5.6
4.6
0.4
0.4
0.6
2.3
4.3
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
70.3
57.0
1.9
2.7
0.8
1,396
463
376
32
34
50
62
252
+97
12Joel Kramer
J. Kramer
17.1
82
1978-79
5.9
4.1
1.1
0.5
0.3
2.2
4.5
48.9
1.5
2.1
71.0
54.4
1.6
2.5
1.2
1,401
487
337
92
45
23
98
224
13Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
17.2
82
1983-84
7.7
2.9
1.9
1.3
0.4
3.1
6.8
45.1
0.0
0.0
25.0
1.5
2.1
72.8
49.6
1.4
1.5
1.5
1,408
628
235
153
107
29
123
209
14Cody Zeller
C. Zeller
17.3
82
2013-14
6.0
4.3
1.1
0.5
0.5
2.1
4.9
42.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.4
73.0
49.8
1.4
2.9
1.1
1,417
490
353
92
40
41
87
170
-87
15Troy Murphy
T. Murphy
17.7
82
2001-02
5.9
3.9
0.9
0.4
0.3
2.2
5.2
42.1
0.0
0.1
33.3
1.5
1.9
77.6
48.8
1.2
2.7
1.0
1,448
480
322
70
36
21
84
217
-198
16John Salley
J. Salley
17.8
82
1986-87
5.3
3.6
0.7
0.5
1.5
2.0
3.5
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.1
61.4
59.0
1.3
2.3
0.9
1,463
431
296
54
44
125
74
256
17Kyle Macy
K. Macy
17.9
82
1980-81
8.1
1.6
2.0
0.9
0.1
3.3
6.5
51.1
0.1
0.6
23.5
1.3
1.5
89.9
56.7
0.5
1.1
1.2
1,469
663
132
160
76
5
95
120
18Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
18.0
82
2006-07
6.8
5.2
0.8
0.8
0.9
2.5
4.9
52.5
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.7
2.5
67.3
57.1
2.2
2.9
1.1
1,472
559
423
62
67
74
94
236
+145
19John Stockton
J. Stockton
18.2
82
1984-85
5.6
1.3
5.1
1.3
0.1
1.9
4.1
47.1
0.0
0.1
18.2
1.7
2.4
73.6
54.8
0.3
1.0
1.8
1,490
458
105
415
109
11
150
203
20DeJuan Blair
D. Blair
18.2
82
2009-10
7.8
6.4
0.8
0.6
0.5
3.4
6.0
55.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.0
54.7
56.4
2.4
4.0
1.4
1,494
638
526
65
50
39
112
224
+101
21Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
18.2
82
1971-72
7.6
2.8
1.6
3.1
7.5
41.4
1.3
1.8
75.0
45.5
1,495
620
228
135
233
22Lee Mayberry
L. Mayberry
18.3
82
1992-93
5.2
1.4
3.3
0.7
0.1
2.1
4.6
45.6
0.5
1.3
39.1
0.5
0.8
57.4
52.4
0.3
1.1
1.0
1,503
424
118
273
59
7
85
148
23Greg Anthony
G. Anthony
18.4
82
1991-92
5.5
1.7
3.8
0.7
0.1
2.0
5.3
37.0
0.1
0.7
14.5
1.4
1.9
74.1
44.3
0.4
1.3
1.2
1,510
447
136
314
59
9
98
170
24Mitch Kupchak
M. Kupchak
18.5
82
1976-77
10.4
6.0
0.8
0.3
0.4
4.2
7.3
57.2
2.1
3.0
69.1
60.5
2.2
3.8
1,513
852
494
62
22
34
204
25Baron Davis
B. Davis
18.6
82
1999-00
5.9
2.0
3.8
1.2
0.2
2.2
5.3
42.0
0.3
1.4
22.5
1.2
1.9
63.4
48.6
0.6
1.4
1.7
1,523
486
165
309
97
19
140
201
+54
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