nba rookie leaders in plus minus

Tim Duncan has the highest plus/minus by a rookie, at +679 in 1997-98.

NAME+/-SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
+679
1997-98
52
39.3
21.8
12.5
3.1
0.7
2.7
9.1
16.1
56.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.6
5.6
63.8
58.8
3.6
8.9
3.2
2,042
1,135
651
162
35
142
168
159
2Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
+655
2023-24
53
29.1
17.9
8.0
2.6
0.7
2.7
6.7
11.7
57.2
1.8
4.3
41.3
2.8
3.6
78.3
67.7
1.5
6.5
1.6
1,542
951
425
140
39
143
86
132
3Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
+651
2025-26
49
30.5
19.1
5.5
3.4
0.8
0.2
6.6
13.4
49.5
3.6
7.9
45.2
2.3
2.8
84.4
65.5
1.2
4.3
1.9
1,496
938
270
166
41
12
94
110
4Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
+643
2017-18
50
34.0
22.3
4.0
4.1
1.5
0.3
8.1
17.5
46.2
2.6
7.1
37.1
3.5
4.4
79.9
57.4
0.7
3.3
2.6
1,699
1,114
200
204
73
13
129
130
5Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
+594
2017-18
54
33.4
16.3
8.4
8.7
1.7
1.0
6.8
12.4
55.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
4.6
57.3
56.6
1.9
6.6
3.4
1,803
879
455
471
91
53
181
136
6Matt Maloney
M. Maloney
+592
1996-97
47
30.6
11.0
2.0
4.3
1.1
0.0
3.9
8.1
48.0
2.3
4.7
47.5
1.0
1.2
79.3
63.7
0.2
1.8
1.6
1,438
518
92
204
52
1
76
70
7Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
+589
2001-02
50
25.8
11.2
4.9
1.3
1.6
2.1
3.6
7.6
48.0
0.4
1.2
31.0
3.5
4.6
76.6
58.2
1.8
3.1
1.3
1,291
559
247
65
80
105
65
92
8Brevin Knight
B. Knight
+560
1997-98
49
32.6
9.7
3.4
9.4
2.8
0.2
3.4
7.3
47.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.8
3.5
80.3
55.1
0.7
2.7
2.3
1,595
477
169
462
135
10
112
166
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
+552
2017-18
50
31.4
15.3
5.5
1.9
1.1
0.7
5.6
11.3
49.7
1.5
3.2
45.6
2.6
3.1
84.0
60.4
0.8
4.7
1.3
1,571
766
275
93
57
37
66
102
10Jamario Moon
J. Moon
+499
2007-08
48
28.6
9.0
6.8
1.2
1.3
1.3
3.9
7.4
52.3
0.5
1.4
34.8
0.9
1.2
70.7
57.2
1.1
5.6
0.5
1,373
434
324
57
60
63
25
93
11Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
+490
1997-98
45
29.9
14.7
9.3
0.8
0.7
1.5
5.8
10.9
52.8
0.0
0.0
3.1
3.9
79.1
57.9
3.2
6.2
1.5
1,345
660
419
35
30
67
68
162
12Wesley Matthews
W. Matthews
+488
2009-10
45
27.2
11.2
2.7
1.9
1.0
0.3
4.0
7.7
52.3
1.0
2.4
40.6
2.2
2.7
83.5
63.4
0.6
2.0
1.0
1,225
506
121
87
45
12
46
82
13Brandin Podziemski
B. Podziemski
+479
2023-24
49
26.6
9.3
5.8
3.8
0.8
0.2
3.7
7.9
47.2
1.2
3.1
39.1
0.7
1.0
62.7
55.7
1.5
4.3
1.1
1,301
455
282
185
38
8
52
77
14Rudy Fernandez
R. Fernandez
+474
2008-09
43
25.2
12.3
2.7
2.2
1.0
0.2
4.0
8.3
48.0
2.4
5.2
46.9
1.8
2.1
87.6
66.3
0.5
2.2
1.2
1,085
527
116
95
43
7
50
60
15Jaylen Wells
J. Wells
+472
2024-25
46
27.5
11.3
3.6
1.9
0.5
0.1
3.9
8.7
44.8
2.0
5.2
38.3
1.6
1.8
86.7
59.8
1.0
2.6
0.7
1,263
522
164
89
23
3
34
97
16Dylan Harper
D. Harper
+464
2025-26
45
23.9
12.7
3.7
4.3
0.6
0.4
5.2
9.8
52.8
0.9
2.7
32.8
1.4
1.8
77.5
59.6
0.8
3.0
1.4
1,076
570
168
194
28
17
63
87
17Wally Szczerbiak
W. Szczerbiak
+464
1999-00
43
31.7
12.7
4.0
3.3
0.8
0.3
5.1
9.6
53.1
0.5
1.2
43.4
2.0
2.3
85.0
59.8
1.3
2.7
1.2
1,364
548
174
143
35
15
50
114
18Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
+460
2003-04
43
37.3
23.5
5.7
3.4
1.4
0.6
8.5
17.9
47.6
1.0
2.5
38.9
5.4
6.9
78.5
56.0
1.9
3.9
3.0
1,606
1,009
247
146
61
26
131
114
19OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
+457
2017-18
46
21.3
6.5
2.6
0.9
0.7
0.2
2.4
5.0
48.0
1.1
2.9
38.5
0.6
0.9
63.4
60.3
0.7
2.0
0.6
982
298
120
40
31
8
27
83
20Cedric Henderson
C. Henderson
+454
1997-98
43
32.5
11.9
4.3
2.5
1.3
0.7
4.9
9.6
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.9
73.4
54.9
0.8
3.4
2.0
1,398
511
183
107
55
28
87
112
21VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
+451
2025-26
43
35.4
16.5
5.7
4.9
1.5
0.4
6.3
13.1
48.6
1.9
5.0
38.8
1.9
2.3
80.8
58.5
1.5
4.2
1.7
1,524
709
246
212
64
19
72
119
22Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
+446
2009-10
45
33.7
17.1
3.7
6.3
1.4
0.2
5.9
15.4
38.6
2.0
4.8
41.4
3.2
3.9
82.4
50.0
0.6
3.2
2.4
1,518
768
168
285
65
10
108
97
23Courtney Lee
C. Lee
+445
2008-09
45
26.7
10.2
2.8
1.4
1.1
0.2
3.8
7.8
49.0
1.4
3.0
47.1
1.2
1.4
81.5
60.7
0.3
2.5
1.0
1,204
461
127
62
50
11
44
94
24Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
+442
2023-24
41
21.6
7.9
2.4
1.6
1.0
0.4
3.1
5.7
53.6
1.4
2.9
47.1
0.4
0.5
71.4
66.1
0.6
1.8
0.4
884
323
99
66
42
17
17
59
25Tony Parker
T. Parker
+433
2001-02
43
31.9
10.4
3.0
5.2
1.3
0.1
4.0
9.0
44.2
1.0
2.7
34.7
1.6
2.3
66.3
52.2
0.4
2.6
2.1
1,373
448
130
223
54
5
89
86
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64
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3
54
28
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53
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.634
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.549
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