most mpg by a rookie point guard since 2000

Since 1999-00, Damian Lillard has played the most minutes per game by a rookie point guard with 38.6 minutes per game in 2012-13.

Interpreted as:
most mpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a rookie point guard since 2000
NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Damian 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
2John 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
3Derrick 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
4Stephen 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
5Steve 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
6Chris 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
7Kirk 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
8Dwyane 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
9Michael 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
10Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
33.7
2017-18
81
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
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+387
11Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
32.6
2021-22
64
17.4
5.5
5.6
1.2
0.7
6.7
16.1
41.6
1.8
5.7
31.4
2.2
2.6
84.5
50.4
0.9
4.6
3.7
2,088
1,114
354
356
78
43
234
200
-275
12Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
32.6
2009-10
82
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
2,671
1,270
282
470
105
18
200
191
+116
13Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
32.5
2008-09
82
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
2,668
1,256
399
435
110
16
274
191
-272
14Trey Burke
T. Burke
32.3
2013-14
70
12.8
3.0
5.7
0.6
0.1
4.9
12.8
38.0
1.6
4.8
33.0
1.5
1.6
90.3
47.3
0.5
2.4
1.9
2,262
895
208
396
42
6
131
145
-257
15Brandon Knight
B. Knight
32.3
2011-12
66
12.8
3.2
3.8
0.7
0.2
4.8
11.7
41.5
1.6
4.2
38.0
1.6
2.1
75.9
51.1
0.5
2.7
2.6
2,129
847
211
251
49
10
171
154
-259
16Mario Chalmers
M. Chalmers
32.0
2008-09
82
10.0
2.8
4.9
2.0
0.1
3.4
8.1
42.0
1.4
3.8
36.7
1.8
2.4
76.7
54.8
0.5
2.3
2.0
2,626
818
228
403
160
8
165
240
+30
17Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
31.8
2018-19
82
16.7
2.9
3.0
0.5
0.1
6.3
14.7
43.0
1.5
3.6
40.2
2.6
3.1
83.9
52.0
0.7
2.2
2.3
2,605
1,371
236
243
44
6
185
186
-672
18Victor Oladipo
V. Oladipo
31.1
2013-14
80
13.8
4.1
4.1
1.6
0.5
4.9
11.7
41.9
0.9
2.8
32.7
3.1
4.0
78.0
51.4
0.5
3.6
3.2
2,487
1,106
329
327
129
37
256
210
-270
19Ja Morant
J. Morant
31.0
2019-20
67
17.8
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
20Darius Garland
D. Garland
30.9
2019-20
59
12.3
1.9
3.9
0.7
0.1
4.7
11.8
40.1
1.8
5.0
35.5
1.1
1.2
87.5
49.8
0.5
1.4
2.6
1,824
728
111
229
42
4
151
92
-295
21Trae Young
T. Young
30.9
2018-19
81
19.1
3.7
8.1
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
22Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
30.5
2011-12
51
18.5
3.7
5.4
1.1
0.4
6.9
14.6
46.9
1.4
3.6
39.9
3.4
3.8
87.2
56.6
0.9
2.9
3.1
1,558
944
191
275
54
20
160
110
-160
23Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
30.5
2001-02
80
9.4
3.7
8.1
1.7
0.5
3.6
9.5
38.0
0.5
2.2
24.0
1.6
2.3
70.4
44.6
1.0
2.8
3.4
2,442
751
298
647
138
40
270
248
+43
24Emmanuel Mudiay
E. Mudiay
30.4
2015-16
68
12.8
3.4
5.5
1.0
0.5
4.8
13.3
36.4
1.1
3.4
31.9
2.1
3.1
67.0
43.7
0.5
2.9
3.2
2,068
872
232
372
65
35
217
141
-118
25Elfrid Payton
E. Payton
30.4
2014-15
82
8.9
4.3
6.5
1.7
0.2
3.7
8.6
42.5
0.1
0.5
26.2
1.4
2.6
55.1
45.6
1.3
3.0
2.5
2,489
731
349
533
142
20
203
193
-204
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32
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17
65
.207
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64
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2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
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7
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45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
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