rookie with highest points per 36 minutes since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has the most points / minutes played / 36 by a rookie, with 26.48 in 1984-85.

Interpreted as:
rookie with highest points per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games since 1980
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 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
2 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
3 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
4 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
5 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
6 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
7 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
8 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
9 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
10 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
11 Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
22.21
1,235
2,002
2004-05
CHI CHI
82
24.4
15.1
2.6
2.0
0.6
0.1
5.3
12.9
41.1
1.6
4.0
40.5
2.8
3.3
86.3
52.6
0.7
2.0
2.3
215
164
53
10
186
224
+146
12 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22.19
1,893
3,071
1992-93
ORL ORL
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
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
13 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
22.05
1,616
2,638
2017-18
UTA UTA
79
33.4
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
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
14 Ron Harper
R. Harper
22.02
1,874
3,064
1986-87
CLE 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
392
394
209
84
345
247
15 Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
21.66
1,392
2,314
2020-21
MIN MIN
72
32.1
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
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
16 Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
21.36
1,755
2,958
1994-95
MIL MIL
80
37.0
21.9
6.4
2.5
1.4
0.3
8.0
17.6
45.1
1.1
3.4
32.1
5.0
6.2
79.6
53.8
2.1
4.3
3.9
513
197
115
22
313
234
17 Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
21.34
1,845
3,112
2010-11
LAC LAC
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
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
18 Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
21.29
1,437
2,430
2022-23
ORL ORL
72
33.8
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
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
19 Larry Bird
L. Bird
21.26
1,745
2,955
1979-80
BOS 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
852
370
143
53
263
279
20 Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
21.19
1,625
2,761
1982-83
IND IND
81
34.1
20.1
10.6
2.8
1.7
0.5
8.4
17.5
47.9
0.0
0.2
22.2
3.2
4.3
74.1
51.6
4.2
6.4
2.7
860
223
141
43
217
298
21 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
21.13
1,787
3,045
1996-97
PHI PHI
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
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
22 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
21.12
1,624
2,768
2007-08
SEA SEA
80
34.6
20.3
4.4
2.4
1.0
0.9
7.3
17.1
43.0
0.7
2.6
28.8
4.9
5.6
87.3
51.9
0.9
3.5
2.9
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
23 Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
21.09
1,302
2,222
2022-23
IND IND
78
28.5
16.7
4.1
1.5
0.6
0.2
5.3
12.2
43.4
1.3
4.0
32.3
4.8
5.8
82.8
56.6
1.1
3.0
1.9
318
116
48
13
152
162
-179
24 Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
20.98
1,671
2,867
1980-81
UTA UTA
81
35.4
20.6
3.6
2.4
1.3
0.5
8.8
19.1
46.4
0.1
0.6
19.2
2.8
4.0
71.6
49.6
1.0
2.6
2.9
288
194
106
40
231
219
25 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
20.9
1,692
2,914
1984-85
HOU HOU
82
35.5
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
974
111
99
220
234
344
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG and minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Magic Magic
41
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Raptors Raptors
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
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3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
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Nuggets Nuggets
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49
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
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21
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31
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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3/29
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MIL MIL
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3/29
CHA CHA
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Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
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HOU HOU
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PHX PHX
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SAC SAC
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Thu
6/5
IND IND
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sun
6/8
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OKC OKC
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6/11
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IND IND
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6/13
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IND IND
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6/16
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