most mpg by a rookie basketball player in a season since 2000

Since 1999-00, Shane Battier has the most minutes per game by a rookie in a season with 39.7 minutes per game in 2001-02.

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  • Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG
  • Data note: Minutes Per Game: player season data complete from 1951-52
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shane Battier
S. Battier
39.7
2001-02
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
2LeBron James
L. James
39.5
2003-04
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
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
38.6
2012-13
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
4O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
38.0
2008-09
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
5Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
38.0
2010-11
82
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
6John Wall
J. Wall
37.8
2010-11
69
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
2,606
1,131
317
574
121
35
261
175
-440
7Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
37.2
2009-10
72
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
2,677
1,450
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
8Derrick Rose
D. Rose
37.0
2008-09
81
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
3,000
1,361
317
512
66
18
202
125
-121
9Elton Brand
E. Brand
37.0
1999-00
81
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
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
10Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
36.7
2001-02
82
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
3,007
1,441
730
223
41
169
224
195
-310
11Caron Butler
C. Butler
36.6
2002-03
78
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
2,858
1,201
397
213
137
31
192
230
-383
12Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
36.5
2003-04
82
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
13Lamar Odom
L. Odom
36.4
1999-00
76
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
2,767
1,259
595
317
91
95
258
291
-451
14Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
36.2
2014-15
82
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
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36.2
2009-10
80
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
2,896
1,399
356
472
152
19
243
252
-186
16Steve Francis
S. Francis
36.1
1999-00
77
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
2,776
1,388
409
507
118
29
306
231
-158
17Chris Paul
C. Paul
36.0
2005-06
78
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
2,808
1,258
400
611
175
6
183
218
-181
18Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
35.6
2004-05
73
15.1
10.9
0.9
0.8
1.7
6.1
13.7
44.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.7
60.9
47.9
3.8
7.1
1.7
2,600
1,105
795
64
62
125
125
214
-344
19Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
35.6
2003-04
76
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
2,706
915
259
517
101
21
204
276
-257
20Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
35.4
2021-22
74
15.3
7.5
3.5
1.1
0.7
6.2
12.6
49.2
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
21Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
35.3
2026-27
4
21.5
2.8
4.8
0.8
0.3
8.0
23.3
34.4
1.8
8.5
20.6
3.8
4.8
78.9
42.4
0.3
2.5
2.8
141
86
11
19
3
1
11
11
-47
22VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
35.0
2025-26
75
16.0
5.6
4.2
1.4
0.5
6.0
13.7
43.8
2.0
5.6
35.4
2.0
2.4
81.8
54.0
1.6
4.0
1.8
2,623
1,199
423
315
107
39
137
214
+57
23Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
34.9
2003-04
61
16.2
4.0
4.5
1.4
0.6
6.1
13.1
46.5
0.3
0.9
30.2
3.8
5.1
74.7
53.0
1.4
2.7
3.2
2,126
991
247
275
86
34
196
140
+87
24Kevin Durant
K. Durant
34.6
2007-08
80
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
2,768
1,624
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
25Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
34.5
2013-14
70
16.7
6.2
6.3
1.9
0.6
6.1
15.1
40.5
0.8
3.0
26.4
3.7
5.2
70.3
48.0
1.4
4.8
3.5
2,414
1,167
437
441
130
43
247
213
-450

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