most minutes by a rookie ever

Elvin Hayes has played the most minutes by a rookie, with 3,695 minutes on the court in 1968-69.

NAMEMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
3,695
1968-69
82
45.1
28.4
17.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
2,327
1,406
113
266
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,534
1969-70
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
2,361
1,190
337
283
3Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
3,344
1961-62
79
42.3
31.6
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
2,495
1,500
210
281
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,338
1959-60
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
2,707
1,941
168
150
5Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
3,273
1963-64
79
41.4
17.7
17.4
2.6
6.9
13.1
52.7
3.9
5.0
77.9
57.8
1,400
1,375
204
300
6Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
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
868
205
6
258
244
7Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
3,245
1971-72
82
39.6
24.5
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
2,009
943
350
186
8Michael Finley
M. Finley
3,212
1995-96
82
39.2
15.0
4.6
3.5
1.0
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.6
0.7
2.3
32.8
3.0
3.9
74.9
55.1
1.7
2.9
1.6
1,233
374
289
85
31
133
199
9Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3,204
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
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
10Elmore Smith
E. Smith
3,186
1971-72
78
40.8
17.3
15.2
1.4
7.4
16.3
45.4
2.5
4.7
53.4
47.1
1,352
1,184
111
306
11Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
3,167
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
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
12Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
3,150
1979-80
82
38.4
21.7
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
54.7
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
279
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3,144
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
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
14LeBron James
L. James
3,122
2003-04
79
39.5
20.9
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
15O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
3,120
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
1,516
308
262
91
13
226
204
-416
16Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
3,112
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
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
17Shane Battier
S. Battier
3,097
2001-02
78
39.7
14.4
5.4
2.8
1.6
1.0
5.3
12.3
42.9
1.3
3.5
37.3
2.5
3.6
70.0
51.8
2.3
3.1
2.0
1,125
418
216
121
81
155
215
-289
18Bernard King
B. King
3,092
1977-78
79
39.1
24.2
9.5
2.4
1.5
0.5
10.1
21.1
47.9
4.0
5.8
67.7
51.1
3.4
6.2
3.9
1,909
751
193
122
36
311
302
19Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
3,077
1981-82
82
37.5
21.6
5.4
3.3
1.1
0.2
7.8
15.6
49.6
0.1
0.3
22.7
6.0
7.6
79.7
57.0
2.7
2.7
3.4
1,772
443
270
89
16
280
241
20Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
3,076
1970-71
81
38.0
17.0
15.0
2.8
6.8
16.1
42.2
3.4
4.6
73.2
46.8
1,373
1,216
228
350
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3,071
1992-93
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
22Ron Harper
R. Harper
3,064
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
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
23Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
3,047
1991-92
82
37.2
19.2
11.0
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
1,576
899
292
81
51
160
225
24Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
3,045
1996-97
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
25Willis Reed
W. Reed
3,042
1964-65
80
38.0
19.5
14.7
1.7
7.9
18.2
43.2
3.8
5.1
74.2
47.7
1,560
1,175
133
339
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