nba rookie leaders in total minutes per game

Wilt Chamberlain has the most minutes per game by a rookie in a season with 46.4 minutes per game in 1959-60.

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1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
46.4
1959-60
72
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
1,065
2,311
46.1
577
991
58.2
49.3
150
37.6
27.0
2.3
2Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
45.1
1968-69
82
3,695
2,327
1,406
113
930
2,082
44.7
467
746
62.6
48.3
266
28.4
17.1
1.4
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
43.1
1969-70
82
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
938
1,810
51.8
485
743
65.3
55.2
283
28.8
14.5
4.1
4Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
42.7
1960-61
71
3,032
2,165
716
690
756
1,600
47.3
653
794
82.2
55.5
219
30.5
10.1
9.7
5Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
42.3
1961-62
79
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
973
1,875
51.9
549
853
64.4
55.4
281
31.6
19.0
2.7
6Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
41.4
1963-64
79
3,273
1,400
1,375
204
545
1,035
52.7
310
398
77.9
57.8
300
17.7
17.4
2.6
7Damon Stoudamire
D. Stoudamire
40.9
1995-96
70
2,865
1,331
281
653
98
19
481
1,129
42.6
133
337
39.5
236
296
79.7
52.8
59
222
267
166
19.0
4.0
9.3
1.4
0.3
3.8
8Elmore Smith
E. Smith
40.8
1971-72
78
3,186
1,352
1,184
111
579
1,275
45.4
194
363
53.4
47.1
306
17.3
15.2
1.4
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
40.8
1958-59
70
2,855
1,742
1,050
287
605
1,482
40.8
532
685
77.7
48.8
270
24.9
15.0
4.1
10Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
40.2
1962-63
57
2,294
1,452
458
175
525
1,026
51.2
402
522
77.0
57.8
188
25.5
8.0
3.1
11Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
40.1
1996-97
76
3,045
1,787
312
567
157
24
625
1,504
41.6
155
455
34.1
382
544
70.2
51.3
115
197
337
233
-439
23.5
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
4.4
12Shane Battier
S. Battier
39.7
2001-02
78
3,097
1,125
418
216
121
81
412
961
42.9
103
276
37.3
198
283
70.0
51.8
180
238
155
215
-289
14.4
5.4
2.8
1.6
1.0
2.0
13Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
39.7
1951-52
66
2,618
607
880
190
231
633
36.5
145
225
64.4
41.5
192
9.2
13.3
2.9
14Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
39.6
1987-88
82
3,249
1,114
396
868
205
6
438
1,013
43.2
32
126
25.4
206
266
77.4
49.3
120
276
258
244
13.6
4.8
10.6
2.5
0.1
3.1
15Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
39.6
1971-72
82
3,245
2,009
943
350
784
1,837
42.7
441
621
71.0
47.6
186
24.5
11.5
4.3
16LeBron James
L. James
39.5
2003-04
79
3,122
1,654
432
465
130
58
622
1,492
41.7
63
217
29.0
347
460
75.4
48.8
99
333
273
149
-144
20.9
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
3.5
17Michael Finley
M. Finley
39.2
1995-96
82
3,212
1,233
374
289
85
31
465
976
47.6
61
186
32.8
242
323
74.9
55.1
139
235
133
199
15.0
4.6
3.5
1.0
0.4
1.6
18Bernard King
B. King
39.1
1977-78
79
3,092
1,909
751
193
122
36
798
1,665
47.9
313
462
67.7
51.1
265
486
311
302
24.2
9.5
2.4
1.5
0.5
3.9
19Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
39.1
1997-98
82
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
706
1,287
54.9
0
10
0.0
319
482
66.2
57.7
274
703
279
254
+429
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
3.4
20Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
38.6
2012-13
82
3,167
1,562
257
531
74
19
553
1,288
42.9
185
503
36.8
271
321
84.4
54.6
42
215
243
172
-62
19.0
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
3.0
21Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
38.4
1979-80
82
3,150
1,781
726
165
48
101
665
1,215
54.7
0
0
451
566
79.7
60.8
194
532
222
279
21.7
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
2.7
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.3
1984-85
82
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
837
1,625
51.5
9
52
17.3
630
746
84.5
59.2
167
367
291
285
28.2
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
3.5
23Grant Hill
G. Hill
38.3
1994-95
70
2,678
1,394
445
353
124
62
508
1,064
47.7
4
27
14.8
374
511
73.2
54.1
125
320
202
203
19.9
6.4
5.0
1.8
0.9
2.9
24Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
38.3
1991-92
71
2,716
1,177
870
156
43
210
428
869
49.3
0
0
321
500
64.2
54.0
316
554
252
273
16.6
12.3
2.2
0.6
3.0
3.5
25O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
38.0
2008-09
82
3,120
1,516
308
262
91
13
562
1,283
43.8
145
378
38.4
247
281
87.9
53.9
56
252
226
204
-416
18.5
3.8
3.2
1.1
0.2
2.8
StatMuse has season-level data for minutes per game going back to the 1951-52 season.

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