nba players that averaged 39 mpg as a rookie

Jacob Gilyard played 41.0 minutes per game in his rookie season in 2022-23.

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	NAME	MPG	SEASON	TM	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jacob Gilyard J. Gilyard	41.0	2022-23	MEM	1	3.0	4.0	7.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	41	3	4	7	3	0	2	3	-13
2	Zavier Simpson Z. Simpson	43.5	2021-22	OKC	4	11.0	5.3	7.5	1.3	1.0	4.8	13.0	36.5	0.3	2.0	12.5	1.3	1.3	100.0	40.6	0.5	4.8	2.5	174	44	21	30	5	4	10	15	-95
3	LeBron James L. James	39.5	2003-04	CLE	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
4	Shane Battier S. Battier	39.7	2001-02	MEM	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
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	39.1	1997-98	SAS	82	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
6	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	40.1	1996-97	PHI	76	23.5	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	8.2	19.8	41.6	2.0	6.0	34.1	5.0	7.2	70.2	51.3	1.5	2.6	4.4	3,045	1,787	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
7	Michael Finley M. Finley	39.2	1995-96	PHX	82	15.0	4.6	3.5	1.0	0.4	5.7	11.9	47.6	0.7	2.3	32.8	3.0	3.9	74.9	55.1	1.7	2.9	1.6	3,212	1,233	374	289	85	31	133	199
8	Damon Stoudamire D. Stoudamire	40.9	1995-96	TOR	70	19.0	4.0	9.3	1.4	0.3	6.9	16.1	42.6	1.9	4.8	39.5	3.4	4.2	79.7	52.8	0.8	3.2	3.8	2,865	1,331	281	653	98	19	267	166
9	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	39.6	1987-88	NYK	82	13.6	4.8	10.6	2.5	0.1	5.3	12.4	43.2	0.4	1.5	25.4	2.5	3.2	77.4	49.3	1.5	3.4	3.1	3,249	1,114	396	868	205	6	258	244
10	Bernard King B. King	39.1	1977-78	NJN	79	24.2	9.5	2.4	1.5	0.5	10.1	21.1	47.9				4.0	5.8	67.7	51.1	3.4	6.2	3.9	3,092	1,909	751	193	122	36	311	302
11	Elmore Smith E. Smith	40.8	1971-72	BUF	78	17.3	15.2	1.4			7.4	16.3	45.4				2.5	4.7	53.4	47.1				3,186	1,352	1,184	111				306
12	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	39.6	1971-72	POR	82	24.5	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7				5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6				3,245	2,009	943	350				186
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	43.1	1969-70	MIL	82	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	2,361	1,190	337				283
14	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	45.1	1968-69	SDR	82	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
15	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	41.4	1963-64	CIN	79	17.7	17.4	2.6			6.9	13.1	52.7				3.9	5.0	77.9	57.8				3,273	1,400	1,375	204				300
16	Terry Dischinger T. Dischinger	40.2	1962-63	CHI	57	25.5	8.0	3.1			9.2	18.0	51.2				7.1	9.2	77.0	57.8				2,294	1,452	458	175				188
17	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	42.3	1961-62	CHI	79	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	2,495	1,500	210				281
18	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	42.7	1960-61	CIN	71	30.5	10.1	9.7			10.6	22.5	47.3				9.2	11.2	82.2	55.5				3,032	2,165	716	690				219
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46.4	1959-60	PHI	72	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40.8	1958-59	MIN	70	24.9	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,742	1,050	287				270
21	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	39.7	1951-52	MIL	66	9.2	13.3	2.9			3.5	9.6	36.5				2.2	3.4	64.4	41.5				2,618	607	880	190				192

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

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11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz	22	60	.268	42.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	UTA	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MEM	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MEM	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Mon 10/26	MEM	@	UTA	9:00 PM
Thu 10/29	MEM	@	POR	10:00 PM

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Final

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Rockets

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

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28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

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SPG Leaders

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BPG Leaders

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3PM Leaders

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FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

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DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

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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
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11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
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14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
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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
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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

Jacob Gilyard played 41.0 minutes per game in his rookie season in 2022-23.

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