most mpg by a rookie in playoffs

Don Henriksen has played the most minutes per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run with 47.0 minutes per game in 1952-53.

NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Don Henriksen
D. Henriksen
47.0
1952-53
2
12.5
12.0
4.0
5.0
7.5
66.7
2.5
4.5
55.6
65.9
94
25
24
8
11
2Eddie Miller
E. Miller
46.5
1952-53
2
16.5
18.0
2.5
6.5
17.0
38.2
3.5
8.0
43.8
40.2
93
33
36
5
9
3Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
46.3
1968-69
6
25.8
13.8
0.8
10.0
19.0
52.6
5.8
8.8
66.0
56.4
278
155
83
5
21
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46.1
1959-60
9
33.2
25.8
2.1
13.9
28.0
49.6
5.4
12.2
44.5
49.8
415
299
232
19
17
5Derrick Rose
D. Rose
44.7
2008-09
7
19.7
6.3
6.4
0.6
0.7
8.4
17.1
49.2
0.0
0.6
0.0
2.9
3.6
80.0
52.7
1.7
4.6
5.0
313
138
44
45
4
5
35
25
-31
6Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
44.3
1993-94
3
18.7
6.7
7.0
1.7
2.0
7.3
16.7
44.0
1.7
3.7
45.5
2.3
3.3
70.0
51.5
2.7
4.0
6.7
133
56
20
21
5
6
20
10
7Kelvin Ransey
K. Ransey
43.7
1980-81
3
16.3
4.0
8.3
2.0
0.3
7.7
21.7
35.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
36.2
1.7
2.3
3.7
131
49
12
25
6
1
11
8
8Jim McMillian
J. McMillian
43.5
1970-71
12
15.1
5.4
1.8
6.6
15.1
43.6
1.9
2.8
67.6
46.2
522
181
65
22
27
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
43.5
1969-70
10
35.2
16.8
4.1
13.9
24.5
56.7
7.4
10.1
73.3
60.8
435
352
168
41
25
10Jim Baechtold
J. Baechtold
43.0
1952-53
2
19.0
4.0
5.5
8.0
15.0
53.3
3.0
5.5
54.5
54.5
86
38
8
11
9
11Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
42.8
1958-59
13
25.5
12.0
3.3
9.4
23.3
40.3
6.7
8.7
77.0
46.9
556
331
156
43
52
12Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
42.8
1987-88
4
14.3
4.8
9.8
2.5
0.0
5.5
15.0
36.7
1.3
3.0
41.7
2.0
2.8
72.7
44.0
1.5
3.3
3.5
171
57
19
39
10
0
14
13
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
42.8
1984-85
4
29.3
5.8
8.5
2.8
1.0
8.5
19.5
43.6
0.3
2.0
12.5
12.0
14.5
82.8
56.5
1.8
4.0
3.8
171
117
23
34
11
4
15
15
14Tom Meschery
T. Meschery
42.3
1961-62
12
20.1
11.5
2.7
7.4
18.7
39.7
5.3
6.1
86.3
47.0
508
241
138
32
48
15Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
42.3
1984-85
4
18.8
12.8
2.8
0.5
0.3
6.0
12.3
49.0
0.3
1.0
25.0
6.5
8.5
76.5
58.6
4.0
8.8
0.8
169
75
51
11
2
1
3
13
16Calvin Natt
C. Natt
41.7
1979-80
3
16.0
8.0
0.7
0.7
0.3
7.0
16.0
43.8
0.0
0.7
0.0
2.0
3.3
60.0
45.8
3.0
5.0
3.3
125
48
24
2
2
1
10
7
17Archie Clark
A. Clark
41.7
1966-67
3
25.7
4.3
5.0
10.7
20.7
51.6
4.3
5.7
76.5
55.4
125
77
13
15
11
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
41.6
1997-98
9
20.7
9.0
1.9
0.6
2.6
8.1
15.6
52.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.4
6.7
66.7
55.9
2.2
6.8
2.8
374
186
81
17
5
23
25
24
+16
19Brian Shaw
B. Shaw
41.3
1988-89
3
17.0
5.7
6.3
1.0
0.0
7.3
14.3
51.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
2.3
3.0
77.8
54.3
0.7
5.0
2.0
124
51
17
19
3
0
6
11
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
41.3
1979-80
9
21.3
11.2
4.7
1.6
0.9
9.2
19.7
46.9
0.4
1.7
26.7
2.4
2.8
88.0
51.1
2.4
8.8
3.7
372
192
101
42
14
8
33
30
21Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
41.3
1968-69
4
18.8
18.5
1.3
7.5
14.3
52.6
3.8
4.8
78.9
57.4
165
75
74
5
14
22Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
41.1
1979-80
16
18.3
10.5
9.4
3.1
0.4
6.4
12.4
51.8
0.1
0.5
25.0
5.3
6.6
80.2
59.6
3.3
7.3
4.1
658
293
168
151
49
6
65
47
23Bill Russell
B. Russell
40.9
1956-57
10
13.9
24.4
3.2
5.4
14.8
36.5
3.1
6.1
50.8
39.8
409
139
244
32
41
24Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
40.8
1956-57
5
21.4
6.0
7.6
8.4
20.0
42.0
4.6
5.2
88.5
48.0
204
107
30
38
15
25Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
40.8
1992-93
9
23.8
9.9
1.4
0.7
3.4
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
8.0
10.3
77.4
56.6
3.1
6.8
4.1
367
214
89
13
6
31
37
37
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1952 playoffs.

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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
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46
36
.561
14.0
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45
37
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15.0
8
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45
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15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
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32
50
.390
28.0
12
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31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
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42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
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27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
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22
60
.268
42.0