nba rookies with the best per that are at least 23 years old

Wilt Chamberlain has the highest PER by a rookie 23 or older in a season, with a 28.2 rating in 1959-60.

Showing:

Regular season
2,000+ MIN/82TG

	NAME	PER	Age	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	28.2	23	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	26.3	24	1989-90	SAS	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	3,002	1,993	983	164	138	319	257	259
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	23.6	24	1958-59	MIN	70	40.8	24.9	15.0	4.1			8.6	21.2	40.8				7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8				2,855	1,742	1,050	287				270
4	Ray Felix R. Felix	23.1	23	1953-54	BAL	72	37.1	17.6	13.3	1.1			5.7	13.7	41.7				6.2	9.8	63.8	49.1				2,672	1,269	958	82				253
5	Walter Davis W. Davis	22.1	23	1977-78	PHX	81	32.0	24.2	6.0	3.4	1.4	0.2	9.7	18.4	52.6				4.8	5.8	83.0	57.7	2.0	4.0	3.5	2,590	1,959	484	273	113	20	283	242
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	20.5	23	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	852	370	143	53	263	279
7	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	20.1	23	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
8	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	19.3	23	1967-68	BAL	82	36.7	24.3	5.7	4.3			9.0	20.0	45.3				6.2	7.9	78.1	51.8				3,012	1,991	465	349				282
9	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	18.9	23	1963-64	CIN	79	41.4	17.7	17.4	2.6			6.9	13.1	52.7				3.9	5.0	77.9	57.8				3,273	1,400	1,375	204				300
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	18.9	23	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
11	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	18.8	23	1981-82	WAS	82	27.0	14.4	9.3	1.6	0.5	0.7	5.1	9.1	56.1	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.2	5.5	75.2	62.3	3.1	6.2	2.9	2,214	1,183	762	134	44	58	237	319
12	Bailey Howell B. Howell	18.2	23	1959-60	DET	75	31.3	17.8	10.5	0.8			6.8	14.9	45.6				4.2	5.6	73.9	51.0				2,346	1,332	790	63				282
13	Dino Radja D. Radja	18.2	26	1993-94	BOS	80	28.8	15.1	7.2	1.4	0.9	0.8	6.1	11.8	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.8	75.1	56.2	2.4	4.8	1.9	2,303	1,208	577	114	70	67	149	276
14	Andre Miller A. Miller	17.9	23	1999-00	CLE	82	25.5	11.1	3.4	5.8	1.0	0.2	4.1	9.2	44.9	0.1	0.6	20.4	2.8	3.6	77.4	51.7	1.0	2.4	2.0	2,093	914	280	476	84	17	166	194	-107
15	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	17.8	23	1970-71	ATL	81	36.1	23.2	3.7	4.4			9.1	19.9	45.8				5.0	6.2	80.0	51.2				2,926	1,880	298	355				238
16	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	17.6	23	1990-91	NJN	74	35.2	18.4	10.3	2.2	1.0	1.3	6.9	14.9	46.7	0.2	0.5	34.2	4.4	6.0	73.1	52.7	3.6	6.6	2.9	2,602	1,364	759	163	71	99	217	217
17	Bob Rule B. Rule	17.4	23	1967-68	SEA	82	29.6	18.1	9.5	1.2			6.9	14.2	48.9				4.2	6.5	65.8	53.2				2,424	1,484	776	99				316
18	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	17.3	23	1992-93	MIN	81	34.9	18.2	8.7	2.8	1.3	1.0	6.2	13.1	47.4	0.0	0.5	10.0	5.7	6.8	83.5	56.4	2.1	6.6	3.4	2,823	1,472	708	223	105	83	275	290
19	Ron Harper R. Harper	17.2	23	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
20	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	17.2	23	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	22.0	5.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	8.2	17.5	46.8	0.4	1.1	36.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	54.1	2.0	3.9	3.4	2,717	1,741	468	334	82	13	269	223
21	Calvin Natt C. Natt	17	23	1979-80	TOT	78	36.6	19.9	8.9	2.2	1.3	0.4	8.0	16.6	47.9	0.0	0.1	33.3	3.9	5.4	73.0	52.4	3.1	5.8	2.5	2,857	1,553	691	169	102	34	198	205
22	Tyrone Nesby T. Nesby	17	23	1998-99	LAC	50	25.8	10.1	3.5	1.6	1.5	0.4	3.6	8.1	44.9	0.7	1.9	36.5	2.1	2.7	78.2	54.3	1.1	2.4	1.1	1,288	503	175	82	77	20	53	143	-149
23	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	17	24	1978-79	POR	73	29.4	14.7	8.3	2.4	0.9	1.8	6.3	12.8	49.0				2.1	3.7	57.2	50.8	2.7	5.6	2.8	2,144	1,074	604	176	67	134	205	270
24	Sherman Douglas S. Douglas	17	23	1989-90	MIA	81	30.5	14.3	2.5	7.6	1.8	0.1	5.7	11.6	49.4	0.1	0.4	16.1	2.8	4.0	68.7	53.4	0.9	1.7	3.0	2,470	1,155	206	619	145	10	246	187
25	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	16.8	23	1951-52	MIL	66	39.7	9.2	13.3	2.9			3.5	9.6	36.5				2.2	3.4	64.4	41.5				2,618	607	880	190				192

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG going back to the 1951-52 season.

More NBA News

Monks one year, rugby scrums the next. Wemby will stop at nothing in quest to lead Spurs to a title

Oct 16, 2026

NBA GM survey: Wembanyama will win MVP and defensive player of year, Spurs will win title

Oct 15, 2026

Leonard Miller has turned into a key rotational piece for the Chicago Bulls

Oct 15, 2026

NBA season to begin with 6 coaches in new places, including 3 first-time sideline bosses

Oct 15, 2026

Earl Monroe, former Knicks celebrate basketball high school built for careers beyond the court

Oct 15, 2026

Warriors' Kristaps Porzingis remains out indefinitely, says he's seeing doctors to figure out health

Oct 14, 2026

More Warriors Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.6

Curry

RPG

5.5

Green

APG

5.5

Green

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.0

18th

DRTG

115.6

17th

NETRTG

-0.6

20th

3P%

35.6

20th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 10/21	GSW	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Fri 10/23	MEM	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Sat 10/24	GSW	@	PHX	10:00 PM
Mon 10/26	GSW	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Wed 10/28	GSW	@	MIN	8:00 PM

Last Game

Warriors

1 - 1

Final

111

Suns

1 - 1

Fri 17 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

28.8

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.6

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Thompson

2.0

Daniels

1.9

Wallace

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.8

Ball

3.4

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.8

Duren

67.6

Ayton

67.4

Queta

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.6

120.8

119.8

119.6

119.4

119.2

DRtg Rankings

107.7

109.7

111.3

112.7

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.3

8.2

8.1

6.5

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

17-65

19-63

20-62

22-60

25-57

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

4,039.7

Jokić

3,694

Dončić

3,474

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

4,298.5

Jokić

3,909.3

Dončić

3,685.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.4

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.0

Maxey

37.4

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

50-34

61-44

50-37-1

51-38

47-36

57-44

Worst Record ATS

33-49

41-59

36-48

38-50

36-46

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
Mon 3/30	CLE	@	UTA	122-113
Mon 3/30	DET	@	OKC	110-114

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	3:00 PM
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	7:00 PM

Wilt Chamberlain has the highest PER by a rookie 23 or older in a season, with a 28.2 rating in 1959-60.

Related Searches

More NBA News

More Warriors Stats

26.6

5.5

5.5

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

33.5

31.1

28.8

12.9

11.9

11.6

10.7

9.9

8.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.1

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.8

3.4

68.8

67.6

67.4

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

4,039.7

3,694

3,474

4,298.5

3,909.3

3,685.5

38.0

36.1

33.4

38.0

37.4

36.4

1.78

1.61

1.52

1.90

1.71

1.52

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule