27 players are tied for the most starts by a rookie, with 82 starts. The first three are Chet Holmgren in 2023-24, Karl-Anthony Towns in 2015-16 and Andrew Wiggins in 2014-15.

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NBA rookie leaders in regular-season games started

	NAME	GS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	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	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	82	2023-24	OKC	82	29.4	16.5	7.9	2.4	0.6	2.3	6.2	11.6	53.0	1.6	4.3	37.0	2.7	3.4	79.3	63.2	1.6	6.3	1.6	2,413	1,357	648	200	53	190	131	197	+422
2	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	82	2015-16	MIN	82	32.0	18.3	10.5	2.0	0.7	1.7	7.6	14.1	54.2	0.4	1.1	34.1	2.7	3.4	81.1	59.0	2.8	7.7	2.2	2,627	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
3	Andrew Wiggins A. Wiggins	82	2014-15	MIN	82	36.2	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
4	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	82	2012-13	POR	82	38.6	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
5	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	82	2010-11	LAC	82	38.0	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
6	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	82	2009-10	MIL	82	32.6	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
7	Mario Chalmers M. Chalmers	82	2008-09	MIA	82	32.0	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
8	O.J. Mayo	82	2008-09	MEM	82	38.0	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
9	Dwight Howard D. Howard	82	2004-05	ORL	82	32.6	12.0	10.0	0.9	0.9	1.7	4.3	8.3	52.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	5.0	67.1	57.1	3.5	6.5	2.0	2,670	981	823	75	77	136	165	232	-179
10	Andre Iguodala A. Iguodala	82	2004-05	PHI	82	32.8	9.0	5.7	3.0	1.7	0.6	3.3	6.7	49.3	0.6	1.7	33.1	1.9	2.6	74.3	58.0	1.1	4.6	1.7	2,686	741	464	246	138	48	139	204	-13
11	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	82	2003-04	DEN	82	36.5	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
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	82	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	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
13	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	82	1996-97	HOU	82	29.1	9.4	2.0	3.7	1.0	0.0	3.3	7.5	44.1	1.9	4.6	40.4	0.9	1.1	76.3	58.5	0.2	1.7	1.5	2,386	767	160	303	82	1	122	125	+326
14	Joe Smith J. Smith	82	1995-96	GSW	82	34.4	15.3	8.7	1.0	1.0	1.6	5.7	12.5	45.8	0.1	0.3	35.7	3.7	4.8	77.3	52.3	3.7	5.1	1.7	2,821	1,251	717	79	85	134	138	224
15	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	82	1993-94	ORL	82	36.8	16.0	5.4	6.6	2.3	0.6	6.2	13.3	46.6	0.6	2.3	26.7	3.0	4.0	74.2	53.1	2.3	3.0	3.6	3,015	1,313	439	544	190	51	292	205
16	LaPhonso Ellis L. Ellis	82	1992-93	DEN	82	33.5	14.7	9.1	1.8	0.9	1.4	5.9	11.7	50.4	0.0	0.2	15.4	2.9	3.9	74.8	54.9	3.3	5.7	1.9	2,749	1,205	744	151	72	111	153	293
17	Clarence Weatherspoon C. Weatherspoon	82	1992-93	PHI	82	32.4	15.6	7.2	1.8	1.0	0.8	6.0	12.8	46.9	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.0	71.3	51.9	2.2	5.0	2.1	2,654	1,280	589	147	85	67	176	188
18	Stacey Augmon S. Augmon	82	1991-92	ATL	82	30.5	13.3	5.1	2.5	1.5	0.3	5.4	11.0	48.9	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.6	3.9	66.6	52.6	2.3	2.8	2.2	2,505	1,094	420	201	124	27	181	161
19	Gary Payton G. Payton	82	1990-91	SEA	82	27.4	7.2	3.0	6.4	2.0	0.2	3.2	7.0	45.0	0.0	0.2	7.7	0.8	1.2	71.1	47.6	1.3	1.6	2.2	2,244	588	243	528	165	15	180	249
20	J.R. Reid	82	1989-90	CHA	82	33.6	11.1	8.4	1.2	1.1	0.7	4.4	9.9	44.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.3	3.5	66.4	48.2	2.4	6.0	2.1	2,757	908	691	101	92	54	172	292
21	Ron Harper R. Harper	82	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	22.9	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	3,064	1,874	392	394	209	84	345	247
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	82	1984-85	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	3,144	2,313	534	481	196	69	291	285
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	82	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344
24	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	82	1983-84	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	2,693	1,720	913	163	70	197	294	339
25	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	82	1982-83	ATL	82	32.9	17.5	5.8	1.6	1.0	0.8	7.3	14.9	49.3	0.0	0.1	18.2	2.8	4.1	68.2	52.4	2.8	3.1	2.2	2,697	1,434	478	129	84	63	180	210

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