nba rookie of the year with most minutes

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has played the most minutes by a Rookie of the Year in a season, with 3,534 minutes on the court in his rookie season in 1969-70.

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1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,534
1
1969-70
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
2,361
1,190
337
283
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
3,344
1
1961-62
79
42.3
31.6
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
2,495
1,500
210
281
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,338
1
1959-60
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
2,707
1,941
168
150
4Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
3,273
1
1963-64
79
41.4
17.7
17.4
2.6
6.9
13.1
52.7
3.9
5.0
77.9
57.8
1,400
1,375
204
300
5Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
3,249
1
1987-88
82
39.6
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
1,114
396
868
205
6
258
244
6Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
3,245
1
1971-72
82
39.6
24.5
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
2,009
943
350
186
7Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3,204
1
1997-98
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
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
8Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
3,167
1
2012-13
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
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3,144
1
1984-85
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
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
10LeBron James
L. James
3,122
1
2003-04
79
39.5
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
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
11Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
3,112
1
2010-11
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
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
12Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
3,076
1
1970-71
81
38.0
17.0
15.0
2.8
6.8
16.1
42.2
3.4
4.6
73.2
46.8
1,373
1,216
228
350
13Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3,071
1
1992-93
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
14Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
3,047
1
1991-92
82
37.2
19.2
11.0
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
1,576
899
292
81
51
160
225
15Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
3,045
1
1996-97
76
40.1
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
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
16Willis Reed
W. Reed
3,042
1
1964-65
80
38.0
19.5
14.7
1.7
7.9
18.2
43.2
3.8
5.1
74.2
47.7
1,560
1,175
133
339
17Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
3,032
1
1970-71
82
37.0
24.8
3.4
4.8
9.6
21.6
44.3
5.6
7.3
77.2
49.9
2,031
280
390
196
18Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
3,032
1
1960-61
71
42.7
30.5
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
2,165
716
690
219
19Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
3,012
1
1967-68
82
36.7
24.3
5.7
4.3
9.0
20.0
45.3
6.2
7.9
78.1
51.8
1,991
465
349
282
20Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
3,007
1
2001-02
82
36.7
17.6
8.9
2.7
0.5
2.1
6.7
13.0
51.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.1
5.8
70.9
56.6
2.9
6.0
2.7
1,441
730
223
41
169
224
195
-310
21David Robinson
D. Robinson
3,002
1
1989-90
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
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
22Derrick Rose
D. Rose
3,000
1
2008-09
81
37.0
16.8
3.9
6.3
0.8
0.2
7.1
14.9
47.5
0.2
0.9
22.2
2.4
3.1
78.8
51.6
1.2
2.7
2.5
1,361
317
512
66
18
202
125
-121
23Elton Brand
E. Brand
2,999
1
1999-00
81
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
24Rick Barry
R. Barry
2,990
1
1965-66
80
37.4
25.7
10.6
2.2
9.3
21.2
43.9
7.1
8.3
86.2
51.8
2,059
850
173
297
25Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
2,970
1
1968-69
82
36.2
13.8
18.2
2.6
5.2
10.9
47.6
3.4
5.6
60.5
51.5
1,131
1,491
213
276
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