most minutes per game in nba rookie season

Wilt Chamberlain has played the most minutes per game by a rookie with 46.4 minutes per game in 1959-60.

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most minutes per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in NBA rookie season

	NAME	MPG	SEASON	TM	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46.4	1959-60	PHI	72	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	45.1	1968-69	SDR	82	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	43.1	1969-70	MIL	82	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	2,361	1,190	337				283
4	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	42.7	1960-61	CIN	71	30.5	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	2,165	716	690				219
5	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	42.3	1961-62	CHI	79	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	1,500	210				281
6	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	41.4	1963-64	CIN	79	17.7	17.4	2.6			6.9	13.1	52.7				3.9	5.0	77.9	57.8				3,273	1,400	1,375	204				300
7	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	40.9	1995-96	TOR	70	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	2,865	1,331	281	653	98	19	267	166
8	Elmore Smith E. Smith	40.8	1971-72	BUF	78	17.3	15.2	1.4			7.4	16.3	45.4				2.5	4.7	53.4	47.1				3,186	1,352	1,184	111				306
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40.8	1958-59	MIN	70	24.9	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,742	1,050	287				270
10	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	40.2	1962-63	CHI	57	25.5	8.0	3.1			9.2	18.0	51.2				7.1	9.2	77.0	57.8				2,294	1,452	458	175				188
11	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	40.1	1996-97	PHI	76	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	3,045	1,787	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
12	Shane Battier S. Battier	39.7	2001-02	MEM	78	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	3,097	1,125	418	216	121	81	155	215	-289
13	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	39.7	1951-52	MIL	66	9.2	13.3	2.9			3.5	9.6	36.5				2.2	3.4	64.4	41.5				2,618	607	880	190				192
14	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	39.6	1987-88	NYK	82	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	3,249	1,114	396	868	205	6	258	244
15	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	39.6	1971-72	POR	82	24.5	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7				5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6				3,245	2,009	943	350				186
16	LeBron James L. James	39.5	2003-04	CLE	79	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	3,122	1,654	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144
17	Michael Finley M. Finley	39.2	1995-96	PHX	82	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	3,212	1,233	374	289	85	31	133	199
18	Bernard King B. King	39.1	1977-78	NJN	79	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	3,092	1,909	751	193	122	36	311	302
19	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	39.1	1997-98	SAS	82	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
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	38.6	2012-13	POR	82	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
21	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	38.4	1979-80	NYK	82	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	3,150	1,781	726	165	48	101	222	279
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38.3	1984-85	CHI	82	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
23	Grant Hill G. Hill	38.3	1994-95	DET	70	19.9	6.4	5.0	1.8	0.9	7.3	15.2	47.7	0.1	0.4	14.8	5.3	7.3	73.2	54.1	1.8	4.6	2.9	2,678	1,394	445	353	124	62	202	203
24	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	38.3	1991-92	DEN	71	16.6	12.3	2.2	0.6	3.0	6.0	12.2	49.3	0.0	0.0		4.5	7.0	64.2	54.0	4.5	7.8	3.5	2,716	1,177	870	156	43	210	252	273
25	O.J. Mayo	38.0	2008-09	MEM	82	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

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