most points per minute as a rookie nba in the 21st century

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points per minute played by a rookie, with 0.81 in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:
most points per minute with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games as a rookie NBA in the 21st century
NAMEPTS/MINPTSMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
0.81
2,707
3,338
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
1,941
168
150
2Walter Davis
W. Davis
0.76
1,959
2,590
1977-78
PHX PHX
81
32.0
24.2
6.0
3.4
1.4
0.2
9.7
18.4
52.6
4.8
5.8
83.0
57.7
2.0
4.0
3.5
484
273
113
20
283
242
3Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
0.75
2,495
3,344
1961-62
CHI CHI
79
42.3
31.6
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
1,500
210
281
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.74
2,313
3,144
1984-85
CHI CHI
82
38.3
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
534
481
196
69
291
285
5Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
0.72
1,522
2,106
2023-24
SAS SAS
71
29.7
21.4
10.6
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
6Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
0.71
2,165
3,032
1960-61
CIN CIN
71
42.7
30.5
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
716
690
219
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
0.69
2,059
2,990
1965-66
SFW SFW
80
37.4
25.7
10.6
2.2
9.3
21.2
43.9
7.1
8.3
86.2
51.8
850
173
297
8Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
0.67
2,031
3,032
1970-71
POR POR
82
37.0
24.8
3.4
4.8
9.6
21.6
44.3
5.6
7.3
77.2
49.9
280
390
196
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
0.67
2,361
3,534
1969-70
MIL MIL
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
1,190
337
283
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
0.66
1,993
3,002
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
983
164
138
319
257
259
11Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
0.66
1,991
3,012
1967-68
BAL BAL
82
36.7
24.3
5.7
4.3
9.0
20.0
45.3
6.2
7.9
78.1
51.8
465
349
282
12Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
0.66
1,732
2,626
1981-82
DAL DAL
81
32.4
21.4
7.0
2.2
1.1
0.3
8.9
17.9
49.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.6
5.0
71.6
53.2
2.2
4.7
2.4
565
176
89
21
194
308
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.66
1,526
2,318
2018-19
DAL DAL
72
32.2
21.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
2.3
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
14Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
0.66
1,660
2,531
1982-83
SDC SDC
70
36.2
23.7
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
744
177
129
62
204
294
15Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
0.64
1,298
2,020
1970-71
SDR SDR
82
24.6
15.8
3.0
4.0
5.7
12.5
45.8
4.3
5.3
82.0
53.2
245
329
263
16Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
0.64
1,880
2,926
1970-71
ATL ATL
81
36.1
23.2
3.7
4.4
9.1
19.9
45.8
5.0
6.2
80.0
51.2
298
355
238
17Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
0.64
1,741
2,717
1988-89
GSW GSW
79
34.4
22.0
5.9
4.2
1.0
0.2
8.2
17.5
46.8
0.4
1.1
36.7
5.2
6.4
81.0
54.1
2.0
3.9
3.4
468
334
82
13
269
223
18Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
0.64
1,720
2,693
1983-84
HOU HOU
82
32.8
21.0
11.1
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.7
16.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.3
66.1
55.1
3.6
7.6
3.6
913
163
70
197
294
339
19Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
0.64
1,281
2,017
1970-71
DET DET
82
24.6
15.6
8.1
1.8
6.1
13.5
45.5
3.3
4.6
72.6
50.3
665
146
272
20Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
0.63
1,452
2,294
1962-63
CHI CHI
57
40.2
25.5
8.0
3.1
9.2
18.0
51.2
7.1
9.2
77.0
57.8
458
175
188
21John Drew
J. Drew
0.63
1,442
2,289
1974-75
ATL ATL
78
29.3
18.5
10.7
1.8
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.8
42.8
5.0
7.0
71.3
49.1
4.6
6.1
836
138
119
39
274
22Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
0.63
2,327
3,695
1968-69
SDR SDR
82
45.1
28.4
17.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
1,406
113
266
23Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
0.62
1,639
2,644
1992-93
CHA CHA
78
33.9
21.0
10.3
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.1
78.1
58.6
3.4
6.9
3.0
805
76
27
271
236
286
24VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
0.62
75
121
2025-26
PHI PHI
3
40.3
25.0
5.7
6.0
1.7
0.7
9.7
19.3
50.0
2.7
6.7
40.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
59.3
1.3
4.3
2.0
17
18
5
2
6
9
+20
25Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
0.62
2,009
3,245
1971-72
POR POR
82
39.6
24.5
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
943
350
186
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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
4
0
1.000
3
Warriors Warriors
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
1.5
5
Clippers Clippers
2
1
.667
1.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/28
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
11:00 PM
Thu
10/30
GSW GSW
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sat
11/1
GSW GSW
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Wed
11/5
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Last Game
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2 - 2

118

Final

131

GSW Warriors

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
4
0
1.000
3
Warriors Warriors
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
1.5
5
Clippers Clippers
2
1
.667
1.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
2
1
.667
1.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
3
0
1.000
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
1
.667
1.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/28
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Tue
10/28
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Tue
10/28
SAC SAC
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
NYK NYK
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
11:00 PM