most assists per 36 minutes rookie

Ennis Whatley has the most assists / minutes played / 36 by a rookie, with 11.04 in 1983-84.

Interpreted as:
most assists per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games rookie
NAMEAST/(MIN/36)ASTMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ennis Whatley
E. Whatley
11.04
662
2,159
1983-84
80
27.0
8.4
2.5
8.3
1.5
0.2
3.3
7.0
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.5
73.0
51.9
0.8
1.7
3.4
668
197
119
17
268
223
2Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
9.62
868
3,249
1987-88
82
39.6
13.6
4.8
10.6
2.5
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
25.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
49.3
1.5
3.4
3.1
1,114
396
205
6
258
244
3Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
9.54
647
2,442
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
751
298
138
40
270
248
+43
4Brevin Knight
B. Knight
9.51
656
2,483
1997-98
80
31.0
9.0
3.2
8.2
2.5
0.2
3.3
7.4
44.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.1
80.1
51.5
0.8
2.3
2.4
723
253
196
18
194
271
+298
5Trae Young
T. Young
9.39
653
2,503
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
1,549
301
72
15
308
140
-336
6Tim Hardaway
T. Hardaway
9.31
689
2,663
1989-90
79
33.7
14.7
3.9
8.7
2.1
0.2
5.9
12.5
47.1
0.3
1.1
27.4
2.7
3.5
76.4
52.5
0.7
3.2
3.3
1,162
310
165
12
260
232
7Sherman Douglas
S. Douglas
9.02
619
2,470
1989-90
81
30.5
14.3
2.5
7.6
1.8
0.1
5.7
11.6
49.4
0.1
0.4
16.1
2.8
4.0
68.7
53.4
0.9
1.7
3.0
1,155
206
145
10
246
187
8Phil Ford
P. Ford
9
681
2,723
1978-79
79
34.5
15.9
2.3
8.6
2.2
0.1
5.9
12.7
46.5
4.1
5.1
81.3
53.4
0.4
1.9
4.1
1,260
182
174
6
323
245
9Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
8.71
661
2,732
2017-18
81
33.7
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
1,279
659
140
70
278
211
+387
10Ja Morant
J. Morant
8.47
488
2,074
2019-20
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
1,193
259
58
18
220
110
-17
11Gary Payton
G. Payton
8.47
528
2,244
1990-91
82
27.4
7.2
3.0
6.4
2.0
0.2
3.2
7.0
45.0
0.0
0.2
7.7
0.8
1.2
71.1
47.6
1.3
1.6
2.2
588
243
165
15
180
249
12Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
8.36
565
2,433
1981-82
72
33.8
17.0
2.9
7.8
2.1
0.2
6.3
14.8
42.4
0.2
0.8
28.8
4.2
6.0
70.4
48.7
0.8
2.1
4.2
1,225
209
150
17
299
253
13Kelvin Ransey
K. Ransey
8.22
555
2,431
1980-81
80
30.4
15.2
2.4
6.9
1.1
0.1
6.6
14.5
45.2
0.0
0.4
9.7
2.1
2.7
74.9
48.4
0.5
1.9
2.9
1,217
195
88
9
232
201
14Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
8.21
653
2,865
1995-96
70
40.9
19.0
4.0
9.3
1.4
0.3
6.9
16.1
42.6
1.9
4.8
39.5
3.4
4.2
79.7
52.8
0.8
3.2
3.8
1,331
281
98
19
267
166
15Ernie DiGregorio
E. DiGregorio
8.2
663
2,910
1973-74
81
35.9
15.2
2.7
8.2
0.7
0.1
6.5
15.6
42.1
2.1
2.4
90.2
45.9
0.6
2.1
1,234
219
59
9
242
16Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
8.19
690
3,032
1960-61
71
42.7
30.5
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
2,165
716
219
17Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
8.19
607
2,668
1994-95
79
33.8
11.7
5.4
7.7
1.9
0.3
4.2
10.8
38.5
0.9
3.3
27.2
2.4
3.5
69.8
47.1
1.9
3.5
3.2
922
430
151
24
250
146
18Andre Miller
A. Miller
8.19
476
2,093
1999-00
82
25.5
11.1
3.4
5.8
1.0
0.2
4.1
9.2
44.9
0.1
0.6
20.4
2.8
3.6
77.4
51.7
1.0
2.4
2.0
914
280
84
17
166
194
-107
19Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
8.09
522
2,324
1996-97
67
34.7
15.8
2.7
7.8
1.0
0.3
5.3
13.0
40.8
1.5
4.3
35.4
3.7
5.0
72.7
51.9
0.8
1.9
3.1
1,057
184
67
19
210
159
-157
20John Wall
J. Wall
7.93
574
2,606
2010-11
69
37.8
16.4
4.6
8.3
1.8
0.5
5.8
14.1
40.9
0.5
1.7
29.6
4.4
5.7
76.6
49.4
0.5
4.1
3.8
1,131
317
121
35
261
175
-440
21Chris Paul
C. Paul
7.83
611
2,808
2005-06
78
36.0
16.1
5.1
7.8
2.2
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.6
2.3
28.2
5.1
6.0
84.7
54.6
0.8
4.3
2.3
1,258
400
175
6
183
218
-181
22Pooh Richardson
P. Richardson
7.73
554
2,581
1989-90
82
31.5
11.4
2.6
6.8
1.6
0.3
5.2
11.3
46.1
0.3
1.0
27.7
0.8
1.3
58.9
48.2
0.7
2.0
1.7
938
217
133
25
141
143
23Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
7.71
533
2,489
2014-15
82
30.4
8.9
4.3
6.5
1.7
0.2
3.7
8.6
42.5
0.1
0.5
26.2
1.4
2.6
55.1
45.6
1.3
3.0
2.5
731
349
142
20
203
193
-204
24Fat Lever
F. Lever
7.59
426
2,020
1982-83
81
24.9
7.8
2.8
5.3
1.9
0.2
3.2
7.3
43.1
0.1
0.2
33.3
1.4
2.0
73.0
47.7
1.0
1.7
1.7
633
225
153
15
137
179
25Brian Shaw
B. Shaw
7.38
472
2,301
1988-89
82
28.1
8.6
4.6
5.8
1.0
0.3
3.6
8.4
43.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.3
1.6
82.6
47.2
1.5
3.1
2.3
703
376
78
27
188
211
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