most minutes played by a rookie in nba history since 2000

Since 1999-00, Damian Lillard has played the most minutes by a rookie in a season, with 3,167 minutes on the court in 2012-13.

Showing:

Regular season

	NAME	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	3,167	2012-13	POR	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
2	LeBron James L. James	3,122	2003-04	CLE	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
3	O.J. Mayo	3,120	2008-09	MEM	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
4	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	3,112	2010-11	LAC	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
5	Shane Battier S. Battier	3,097	2001-02	MEM	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
6	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	3,007	2001-02	MEM	82	36.7	17.6	8.9	2.7	0.5	2.1	6.7	13.0	51.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	4.1	5.8	70.9	56.6	2.9	6.0	2.7	1,441	730	223	41	169	224	195	-310
7	Derrick Rose D. Rose	3,000	2008-09	CHI	81	37.0	16.8	3.9	6.3	0.8	0.2	7.1	14.9	47.5	0.2	0.9	22.2	2.4	3.1	78.8	51.6	1.2	2.7	2.5	1,361	317	512	66	18	202	125	-121
8	Elton Brand E. Brand	2,999	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	20.1	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.1	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.5	52.8	4.3	5.7	2.8	1,627	810	155	66	132	228	259	-647
9	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	2,995	2003-04	DEN	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	1,725	498	227	97	41	247	225	+65
10	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	2,969	2014-15	MIN	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	1,387	374	170	86	50	177	190	-550
11	Stephen Curry S. Curry	2,896	2009-10	GSW	80	36.2	17.5	4.5	5.9	1.9	0.2	6.6	14.3	46.2	2.1	4.8	43.7	2.2	2.5	88.5	56.8	0.6	3.9	3.0	1,399	356	472	152	19	243	252	-186
12	Caron Butler C. Butler	2,858	2002-03	MIA	78	36.6	15.4	5.1	2.7	1.8	0.4	5.5	13.2	41.6	0.4	1.4	31.8	4.0	4.8	82.4	50.2	1.7	3.4	2.5	1,201	397	213	137	31	192	230	-383
13	Chris Paul C. Paul	2,808	2005-06	NOK	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	611	175	6	183	218	-181
14	Steve Francis S. Francis	2,776	1999-00	HOU	77	36.1	18.0	5.3	6.6	1.5	0.4	6.5	14.5	44.5	1.4	4.0	34.5	3.7	4.7	78.6	54.3	2.0	3.3	4.0	1,388	409	507	118	29	306	231	-158
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	2,768	2007-08	SEA	80	34.6	20.3	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	7.3	17.1	43.0	0.7	2.6	28.8	4.9	5.6	87.3	51.9	0.9	3.5	2.9	1,624	348	192	78	75	232	122	-651
16	Lamar Odom L. Odom	2,767	1999-00	LAC	76	36.4	16.6	7.8	4.2	1.2	1.3	5.9	13.5	43.8	0.8	2.2	36.0	4.0	5.5	71.9	52.1	2.1	5.7	3.4	1,259	595	317	91	95	258	291	-451
17	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	2,732	2017-18	PHI	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	661	140	70	278	211	+389
18	Kirk Hinrich K. Hinrich	2,706	2003-04	CHI	76	35.6	12.0	3.4	6.8	1.3	0.3	4.2	10.8	38.6	1.9	4.9	39.0	1.8	2.2	80.4	51.0	0.6	2.9	2.7	915	259	517	101	21	204	276	-257
19	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	2,686	2004-05	PHI	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	741	464	246	138	48	139	204	-13
20	Tyreke Evans T. Evans	2,677	2009-10	SAC	72	37.2	20.1	5.3	5.8	1.5	0.4	7.4	16.2	45.8	0.5	2.0	25.5	4.8	6.5	74.8	52.9	0.9	4.4	3.0	1,450	380	414	109	26	216	204	-334
21	Eric Gordon E. Gordon	2,677	2008-09	LAC	78	34.3	16.1	2.6	2.8	1.0	0.4	5.3	11.6	45.6	1.7	4.3	38.9	3.8	4.5	85.4	59.3	0.6	2.0	2.1	1,252	201	215	78	35	164	172	-457
22	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	2,671	2009-10	MIL	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	1,270	282	470	105	18	200	191	+116
23	Dwight Howard D. Howard	2,670	2004-05	ORL	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	981	823	75	77	136	165	232	-179
24	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	2,668	2008-09	OKC	82	32.5	15.3	4.9	5.3	1.3	0.2	5.3	13.4	39.8	0.4	1.6	27.1	4.3	5.2	81.5	48.9	2.2	2.7	3.3	1,256	399	435	110	16	274	191	-272
25	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	2,638	2017-18	UTA	79	33.4	20.5	3.7	3.7	1.5	0.3	7.5	17.2	43.7	2.4	7.0	34.0	3.0	3.8	80.5	54.1	0.7	3.1	2.7	1,616	296	291	118	27	215	213	+357

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

More NBA News

Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff says no hard feelings as star center Jalen Duren rejoins the team

Oct 2, 2026

Trail Blazers fire new TV announcer for inappropriate social media posts he made as a teenager

Oct 2, 2026

Pistons, Jalen Duren agree on 5-year, $200M contract, AP source says

Oct 2, 2026

Zach Edey's oft-injured ankle the key to Memphis Grizzlies' latest rebuilding project

Oct 1, 2026

Suns' Dillon Brooks charged with DUI stemming from incident in March

Sep 30, 2026

Get to the chopper! 76ers try to stay cool as LeBron James brings extra attention to start of season

Sep 29, 2026

More Trail Blazers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

24.2

Avdija

RPG

11.6

Clingan

APG

6.7

Avdija

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

20th

DRTG

114.7

14th

NETRTG

-0.3

19th

3P%

34.3

28th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	PHX	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	POR	@	SAC	10:00 PM
Tue 10/27	POR	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sat 10/31	POR	@	UTA	3:00 PM

Last Game

Trail Blazers

1 - 4

Final

114

Spurs

4 - 1

Tue 28 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Since 1999-00, Damian Lillard has played the most minutes by a rookie in a season, with 3,167 minutes on the court in 2012-13.

Related Searches

More NBA News

More Trail Blazers Stats

24.2

11.6

6.7

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule