nba rookie with most minutes per game in the last 10 years

Between October 30, 2016 and October 30, 2026, Zavier Simpson has played the most minutes per game by a rookie in a season with 43.5 minutes per game in 2021-22.

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  • Data note: Minutes Per Game: player game data complete from 1982-83
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1Zavier Simpson
Z. Simpson
43.5
2021-22
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
2Jacob Gilyard
J. Gilyard
40.8
2022-23
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
3Darius Acuff Jr.
D. Acuff Jr.
36.3
2026-27
5
24.0
3.4
6.6
0.8
0.2
9.0
23.8
37.8
2.0
9.0
22.2
4.0
4.8
83.3
46.3
0.4
3.0
3.4
182
120
17
33
4
1
17
15
-44
4Toby Okani
T. Okani
36.2
2025-26
6
10.0
3.5
1.0
0.7
0.5
4.2
11.7
35.7
1.5
5.2
29.0
0.2
1.3
12.5
40.8
1.5
2.0
0.5
217
60
21
6
4
3
3
20
-137
5Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
35.4
2021-22
74
15.3
7.5
3.5
1.1
0.7
6.2
12.6
49.2
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
6RaiQuan Gray
R. Gray
35.1
2022-23
1
16.0
9.0
7.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
2.0
5.0
40.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
62.1
3.0
6.0
4.0
35
16
9
7
0
1
4
5
-14
7VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
35.0
2025-26
75
16.0
5.6
4.2
1.4
0.5
6.0
13.7
43.8
2.0
5.6
35.4
2.0
2.4
81.8
54.0
1.6
4.0
1.8
2,623
1,199
423
315
107
39
137
214
+57
8Caleb Wilson
C. Wilson
34.7
2026-27
5
20.8
7.0
2.2
1.8
1.4
7.6
18.4
41.3
1.6
7.2
22.2
4.0
5.4
74.1
50.1
2.2
4.8
3.2
173
104
35
11
9
7
16
14
-38
9Aaron Jackson
A. Jackson
34.5
2017-18
1
8.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
9.0
33.3
1.0
4.0
25.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
40.5
2.0
1.0
1.0
35
8
3
1
0
0
1
4
-10
10Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
34.2
2017-18
52
10.2
6.9
7.2
1.7
0.8
3.9
10.8
36.0
1.7
5.7
30.5
0.6
1.4
45.1
44.4
1.3
5.6
2.6
1,780
528
360
376
88
43
136
117
-18
11Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
33.8
2021-22
69
15.0
8.3
2.5
0.8
1.7
6.1
12.0
50.8
0.3
1.3
25.0
2.4
3.7
66.3
54.9
2.1
6.2
1.9
2,331
1,034
570
174
56
115
133
147
+94
12Andersson Garcia
A. Garcia
33.8
2025-26
5
5.2
8.4
2.8
1.6
0.8
1.8
5.8
31.0
0.2
2.6
7.7
1.4
1.8
77.8
39.4
3.4
5.0
1.4
169
26
42
14
8
4
7
16
-37
13Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
33.7
2022-23
72
20.0
6.9
3.7
0.8
0.5
6.7
15.6
42.7
1.2
4.0
29.8
5.5
7.4
73.8
52.9
1.2
5.7
2.8
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
14Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
33.7
2017-18
81
15.8
8.1
8.2
1.7
0.9
6.7
12.3
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
4.2
56.0
55.7
1.8
6.3
3.4
2,732
1,279
659
661
140
70
278
211
+389
15Yaxel Lendeborg
Y. Lendeborg
33.6
2026-27
5
22.6
9.2
4.0
1.0
0.6
7.6
16.0
47.5
2.2
6.2
35.5
5.2
7.0
74.3
59.2
4.0
5.2
3.6
168
113
46
20
5
3
18
12
+4
16Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
33.5
2025-26
70
21.0
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
17Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
33.4
2017-18
79
20.5
3.7
3.7
1.5
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.7
2.4
7.0
34.0
3.0
3.8
80.5
54.1
0.7
3.1
2.7
2,638
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
18Bez Mbeng
B. Mbeng
32.8
2025-26
15
8.1
3.8
4.1
2.3
0.3
3.3
6.7
50.0
0.4
2.1
19.4
1.1
1.7
64.0
55.0
1.2
2.6
1.5
492
122
57
62
34
5
22
46
-149
19Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
32.6
2021-22
64
17.4
5.5
5.6
1.2
0.7
6.7
16.1
41.6
1.8
5.7
31.4
2.2
2.6
84.5
50.4
0.9
4.6
3.7
2,088
1,114
354
356
78
43
234
200
-275
20Isaac Okoro
I. Okoro
32.4
2020-21
67
9.6
3.1
1.9
0.9
0.4
3.5
8.3
42.0
0.9
3.2
29.0
1.7
2.3
72.6
51.4
1.0
2.1
1.3
2,173
646
206
128
62
24
86
185
-407
21Brandon Miller
B. Miller
32.2
2023-24
74
17.3
4.3
2.4
0.9
0.6
6.4
14.6
44.0
2.5
6.7
37.3
1.9
2.3
82.7
55.2
0.8
3.4
1.8
2,383
1,279
315
175
66
42
132
184
-510
22Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
32.2
2018-19
72
21.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
2.3
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
23Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
32.1
2020-21
72
19.3
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
2,314
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
24Cameron Boozer
C. Boozer
32.1
2026-27
5
15.4
10.8
6.2
0.4
0.6
4.6
14.2
32.4
2.2
6.4
34.4
4.0
4.2
95.2
48.0
1.0
9.8
2.2
161
77
54
31
2
3
11
9
+56
25Andre Ingram
A. Ingram
32.1
2017-18
2
12.0
3.0
3.5
1.5
1.5
4.0
8.5
47.1
2.5
4.5
55.6
1.5
1.5
100.0
65.5
0.5
2.5
1.5
64
24
6
7
3
3
3
3
+20

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