most games started as a rookie nba

27 players are tied for the most starts by a rookie, with 82 starts. The first three are Chet Holmgren in 2023-24, Karl-Anthony Towns in 2015-16 and Andrew Wiggins in 2014-15.

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most regular-season games started as a rookie NBA
NAMEGSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
82
2023-24
82
29.4
16.5
7.9
2.4
0.6
2.3
6.2
11.6
53.0
1.6
4.3
37.0
2.7
3.4
79.3
63.2
1.6
6.3
1.6
2,413
1,357
648
200
53
190
131
197
+422
2Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
82
2015-16
82
32.0
18.3
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
3Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
82
2014-15
82
36.2
16.9
4.6
2.1
1.0
0.6
6.1
13.9
43.7
0.5
1.5
31.0
4.3
5.7
76.0
51.7
1.6
2.9
2.2
2,969
1,387
374
170
86
50
177
190
-550
4Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
82
2012-13
82
38.6
19.0
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
15.7
42.9
2.3
6.1
36.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
54.6
0.5
2.6
3.0
3,167
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
5Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
82
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
6Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
82
2009-10
82
32.6
15.5
3.4
5.7
1.3
0.2
5.5
14.8
37.1
1.8
4.7
37.4
2.7
3.3
81.7
47.5
0.6
2.8
2.4
2,671
1,270
282
470
105
18
200
191
+116
7Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
82
2008-09
82
32.0
10.0
2.8
4.9
2.0
0.1
3.4
8.1
42.0
1.4
3.8
36.7
1.8
2.4
76.7
54.8
0.5
2.3
2.0
2,626
818
228
403
160
8
165
240
+30
8O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
82
2008-09
82
38.0
18.5
3.8
3.2
1.1
0.2
6.9
15.6
43.8
1.8
4.6
38.4
3.0
3.4
87.9
53.9
0.7
3.1
2.8
3,120
1,516
308
262
91
13
226
204
-416
9Dwight Howard
D. Howard
82
2004-05
82
32.6
12.0
10.0
0.9
0.9
1.7
4.3
8.3
52.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.0
67.1
57.1
3.5
6.5
2.0
2,670
981
823
75
77
136
165
232
-179
10Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
82
2004-05
82
32.8
9.0
5.7
3.0
1.7
0.6
3.3
6.7
49.3
0.6
1.7
33.1
1.9
2.6
74.3
58.0
1.1
4.6
1.7
2,686
741
464
246
138
48
139
204
-13
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
82
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
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
82
1997-98
82
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
13Matt Maloney
M. Maloney
82
1996-97
82
29.1
9.4
2.0
3.7
1.0
0.0
3.3
7.5
44.1
1.9
4.6
40.4
0.9
1.1
76.3
58.5
0.2
1.7
1.5
2,386
767
160
303
82
1
122
125
+326
14Joe Smith
J. Smith
82
1995-96
82
34.4
15.3
8.7
1.0
1.0
1.6
5.7
12.5
45.8
0.1
0.3
35.7
3.7
4.8
77.3
52.3
3.7
5.1
1.7
2,821
1,251
717
79
85
134
138
224
15Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
82
1993-94
82
36.8
16.0
5.4
6.6
2.3
0.6
6.2
13.3
46.6
0.6
2.3
26.7
3.0
4.0
74.2
53.1
2.3
3.0
3.6
3,015
1,313
439
544
190
51
292
205
16LaPhonso Ellis
L. Ellis
82
1992-93
82
33.5
14.7
9.1
1.8
0.9
1.4
5.9
11.7
50.4
0.0
0.2
15.4
2.9
3.9
74.8
54.9
3.3
5.7
1.9
2,749
1,205
744
151
72
111
153
293
17Clarence Weatherspoon
C. Weatherspoon
82
1992-93
82
32.4
15.6
7.2
1.8
1.0
0.8
6.0
12.8
46.9
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.0
71.3
51.9
2.2
5.0
2.1
2,654
1,280
589
147
85
67
176
188
18Stacey Augmon
S. Augmon
82
1991-92
82
30.5
13.3
5.1
2.5
1.5
0.3
5.4
11.0
48.9
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.6
3.9
66.6
52.6
2.3
2.8
2.2
2,505
1,094
420
201
124
27
181
161
19Gary Payton
G. Payton
82
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
2,244
588
243
528
165
15
180
249
20J.R. Reid
J.R. Reid
82
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
21Ron Harper
R. Harper
82
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
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
82
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
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
82
1984-85
82
35.5
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
24Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
82
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
25Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
82
1982-83
82
32.9
17.5
5.8
1.6
1.0
0.8
7.3
14.9
49.3
0.0
0.1
18.2
2.8
4.1
68.2
52.4
2.8
3.1
2.2
2,697
1,434
478
129
84
63
180
210
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