rookie with highest points per 36 minutes since 1950

Since 1949-50, Wilt Chamberlain has the most points / minutes played / 36 by a rookie, with 29.19 in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:
rookie with highest points per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games since 1950
NAME PTS/(MIN/36) PTS MIN SEASON TM GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29.19
2,707
3,338
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
1,941
168
150
2 Walter Davis
W. Davis
27.23
1,959
2,590
1977-78
PHX 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
484
273
113
20
283
242
3 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
26.86
2,495
3,344
1961-62
CHI CHI
79
42.3
31.6
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
1,500
210
281
4 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
26.48
2,313
3,144
1984-85
CHI CHI
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
534
481
196
69
291
285
5 Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
26.02
1,522
2,106
2023-24
SAS SAS
71
29.7
21.4
10.6
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
6 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.71
2,165
3,032
1960-61
CIN CIN
71
42.7
30.5
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
716
690
219
7 Rick Barry
R. Barry
24.79
2,059
2,990
1965-66
SFW SFW
80
37.4
25.7
10.6
2.2
9.3
21.2
43.9
7.1
8.3
86.2
51.8
850
173
297
8 Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
24.11
2,031
3,032
1970-71
POR POR
82
37.0
24.8
3.4
4.8
9.6
21.6
44.3
5.6
7.3
77.2
49.9
280
390
196
9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.05
2,361
3,534
1969-70
MIL MIL
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
1,190
337
283
10 David Robinson
D. Robinson
23.9
1,993
3,002
1989-90
SAS 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
983
164
138
319
257
259
11 Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
23.8
1,991
3,012
1967-68
BAL BAL
82
36.7
24.3
5.7
4.3
9.0
20.0
45.3
6.2
7.9
78.1
51.8
465
349
282
12 Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
23.74
1,732
2,626
1981-82
DAL DAL
81
32.4
21.4
7.0
2.2
1.1
0.3
8.9
17.9
49.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.6
5.0
71.6
53.2
2.2
4.7
2.4
565
176
89
21
194
308
13 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
23.7
1,526
2,318
2018-19
DAL DAL
72
32.2
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
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
14 Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
23.61
1,660
2,531
1982-83
SDC SDC
70
36.2
23.7
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
744
177
129
62
204
294
15 Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
23.13
1,298
2,020
1970-71
SDR SDR
82
24.6
15.8
3.0
4.0
5.7
12.5
45.8
4.3
5.3
82.0
53.2
245
329
263
16 Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
23.13
1,880
2,926
1970-71
ATL ATL
81
36.1
23.2
3.7
4.4
9.1
19.9
45.8
5.0
6.2
80.0
51.2
298
355
238
17 Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
23.07
1,741
2,717
1988-89
GSW 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
468
334
82
13
269
223
18 Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
22.99
1,720
2,693
1983-84
HOU 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
913
163
70
197
294
339
19 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
22.86
1,281
2,017
1970-71
DET DET
82
24.6
15.6
8.1
1.8
6.1
13.5
45.5
3.3
4.6
72.6
50.3
665
146
272
20 Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
22.79
1,452
2,294
1962-63
CHI CHI
57
40.2
25.5
8.0
3.1
9.2
18.0
51.2
7.1
9.2
77.0
57.8
458
175
188
21 John Drew
J. Drew
22.68
1,442
2,289
1974-75
ATL ATL
78
29.3
18.5
10.7
1.8
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.8
42.8
5.0
7.0
71.3
49.1
4.6
6.1
836
138
119
39
274
22 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
22.67
2,327
3,695
1968-69
SDR SDR
82
45.1
28.4
17.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
1,406
113
266
23 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
22.32
1,639
2,644
1992-93
CHA CHA
78
33.9
21.0
10.3
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.1
78.1
58.6
3.4
6.9
3.0
805
76
27
271
236
286
24 Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
22.29
2,009
3,245
1971-72
POR POR
82
39.6
24.5
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
943
350
186
25 Trae Young
T. Young
22.28
1,549
2,503
2018-19
ATL ATL
81
30.9
19.1
3.7
8.1
0.9
0.2
6.5
15.5
41.8
1.9
6.0
32.4
4.2
5.1
82.9
53.9
0.8
2.9
3.8
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
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TEAM W L PCT GB
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
7
Warriors Warriors
48
34
.585
20.0
8
Grizzlies Grizzlies
48
34
.585
20.0
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
134-127
Fri
3/28
BOS BOS
@
SAS SAS
121-111
Fri
3/28
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
111-132

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sun
5/25
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
5/26
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM