lowest ortg in rookie season

Junior Harrington has the lowest offensive rating by a rookie, with an 81.3 rating in 2002-03.

Interpreted as:
lowest ortg with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in rookie season
NAMEORTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Junior Harrington
J. Harrington
81.3
2002-03
82
24.4
5.1
3.0
3.4
1.0
0.2
2.1
5.7
36.2
0.1
0.3
25.0
0.9
1.4
65.2
40.5
0.5
2.5
1.9
2,003
418
250
277
80
15
157
250
-296
2Mark Macon
M. Macon
87.9
1991-92
76
30.3
10.6
2.9
2.2
2.0
0.2
4.4
11.7
37.5
0.1
0.4
13.3
1.8
2.4
73.0
41.5
1.1
1.8
2.0
2,304
805
220
168
154
14
155
242
3Emmanuel Mudiay
E. Mudiay
87.9
2015-16
68
30.4
12.8
3.4
5.5
1.0
0.5
4.8
13.3
36.4
1.1
3.4
31.9
2.1
3.1
67.0
43.7
0.5
2.9
3.2
2,068
872
232
372
65
35
217
141
-118
4Michael Olowokandi
M. Olowokandi
88.9
1998-99
45
28.4
8.9
7.9
0.6
0.6
1.2
3.8
8.9
43.1
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.6
48.3
44.5
2.7
5.3
1.9
1,279
401
357
25
27
55
85
137
-275
5Adam Morrison
A. Morrison
90.5
2006-07
78
29.8
11.8
2.9
2.1
0.4
0.1
4.6
12.1
37.6
1.1
3.3
33.7
1.5
2.2
71.0
45.0
0.7
2.3
1.7
2,326
917
230
163
28
6
130
179
-243
6Karl Malone
K. Malone
92.0
1985-86
81
30.6
14.9
8.9
2.9
1.3
0.5
6.2
12.5
49.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
5.0
48.1
50.4
2.1
6.7
3.4
2,475
1,203
718
236
105
44
279
295
7Lindsey Hunter
L. Hunter
92.1
1993-94
82
26.5
10.3
2.3
4.8
1.5
0.1
4.1
10.9
37.5
0.8
2.5
33.3
1.3
1.7
73.2
44.1
0.6
1.7
2.2
2,172
843
189
390
121
10
184
174
8Jarvis Hayes
J. Hayes
92.2
2003-04
70
29.2
9.6
3.8
1.5
1.0
0.2
4.0
9.9
40.0
0.6
1.9
30.5
1.1
1.4
78.6
45.6
1.0
2.8
1.6
2,044
673
264
106
71
11
110
157
-296
9Kevin Edwards
K. Edwards
92.3
1988-89
79
29.7
13.8
3.3
4.4
1.8
0.3
5.9
14.0
42.5
0.1
0.5
27.0
1.8
2.4
74.6
46.0
1.1
2.2
3.1
2,349
1,094
262
349
139
27
246
154
10Bobby Jackson
B. Jackson
92.5
1997-98
68
30.0
11.6
4.4
4.7
1.5
0.2
4.6
11.6
39.2
0.3
1.2
25.9
2.2
2.7
81.4
45.3
1.1
3.3
2.7
2,042
790
302
317
105
11
184
160
-491
11Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
92.5
2001-02
80
30.5
9.4
3.7
8.1
1.7
0.5
3.6
9.5
38.0
0.5
2.2
24.0
1.6
2.3
70.4
44.6
1.0
2.8
3.4
2,442
751
298
647
138
40
270
248
+43
12Kevin Knox II
K. Knox II
93.3
2018-19
75
28.8
12.8
4.5
1.1
0.6
0.3
4.5
12.2
37.0
1.7
4.9
34.3
2.2
3.0
71.7
47.5
0.8
3.7
1.5
2,158
963
335
82
43
24
114
175
-637
13Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
93.3
2000-01
68
33.4
12.0
7.4
1.9
1.1
1.7
5.1
11.4
44.5
0.0
0.2
9.1
1.8
2.8
63.0
47.2
2.0
5.4
2.0
2,272
814
502
131
78
113
138
281
-289
14Dennis Smith Jr.
D. Smith Jr.
93.3
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
15Anthony Avent
A. Avent
93.4
1992-93
82
27.9
9.8
6.2
1.1
0.7
0.9
4.2
9.8
43.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.1
65.1
45.9
2.2
4.0
1.7
2,285
806
512
91
57
73
140
237
16J.R. Reid
J.R. Reid
93.6
1989-90
82
33.6
11.1
8.4
1.2
1.1
0.7
4.4
9.9
44.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.3
3.5
66.4
48.2
2.4
6.0
2.1
2,757
908
691
101
92
54
172
292
17Jeff Green
J. Green
93.8
2007-08
80
28.2
10.5
4.7
1.5
0.6
0.6
4.0
9.4
42.7
0.3
1.0
27.6
2.2
3.0
74.4
49.1
1.3
3.5
2.0
2,253
838
379
119
46
49
158
198
-509
18DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
93.8
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
19Theo Maledon
T. Maledon
94.0
2020-21
65
27.4
10.1
3.2
3.5
0.9
0.2
3.5
9.4
36.8
1.6
4.8
33.5
1.6
2.1
74.8
48.9
0.4
2.9
2.2
1,778
658
211
227
56
11
141
126
-621
20Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
94.2
2013-14
80
31.1
13.8
4.1
4.1
1.6
0.5
4.9
11.7
41.9
0.9
2.8
32.7
3.1
4.0
78.0
51.4
0.5
3.6
3.2
2,487
1,106
329
327
129
37
256
210
-270
21De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
94.2
2017-18
73
27.8
11.6
2.8
4.4
1.0
0.3
4.5
10.9
41.2
0.6
2.1
30.7
1.9
2.7
72.3
47.8
0.5
2.3
2.4
2,026
844
204
320
70
20
173
163
-414
22Gerald Wilkins
G. Wilkins
94.7
1985-86
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
2,025
1,013
208
161
68
9
157
155
23Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
94.7
1999-00
72
31.1
12.0
4.3
2.8
1.7
0.5
4.3
10.5
40.7
0.8
2.7
31.4
2.6
3.9
67.4
49.1
0.9
3.4
2.3
2,238
866
308
202
119
39
166
159
-340
24RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
94.8
2019-20
56
30.4
14.3
5.0
2.6
1.0
0.3
5.2
13.0
40.2
1.1
3.5
32.0
2.8
4.5
61.4
47.9
0.9
4.1
2.2
1,704
803
279
143
55
17
124
122
-325
25Anthony Johnson
A. Johnson
94.9
1997-98
77
29.4
7.5
2.2
4.3
0.8
0.1
2.9
7.9
37.1
0.5
1.7
32.8
1.0
1.4
72.7
43.7
0.7
1.6
1.6
2,266
574
171
329
64
6
120
188
-352
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2
62
20
.756
2.0
3
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10.0
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53
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.646
11.0
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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
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45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
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
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
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22
60
.268
42.0