rookie with highest points per 36 minutes since 1990

Since 1989-90, Victor Wembanyama has the most points / minutes played / 36 by a rookie, with 26.02 in 2023-24.

Interpreted as:
rookie with highest points per 36 minutes with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games since 1990
NAMEPTS/(MIN/36)PTSMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
26.02
1,522
2,106
2023-24
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
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
23.9
1,993
3,002
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
983
164
138
319
257
259
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
23.7
1,526
2,318
2018-19
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
4Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
22.5
1,419
2,270
2025-26
67
33.9
21.2
6.6
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
47.1
1.0
3.5
29.7
4.1
5.0
82.3
55.0
1.2
5.4
2.3
445
304
82
63
157
140
-289
5Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
22.32
1,639
2,644
1992-93
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
6Trae Young
T. Young
22.28
1,549
2,503
2018-19
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
7Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
22.21
1,235
2,002
2004-05
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
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22.19
1,893
3,071
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
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
9Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
22.05
1,616
2,638
2017-18
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
10Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
21.66
1,392
2,314
2020-21
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
11Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
21.36
1,755
2,958
1994-95
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
12Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
21.34
1,845
3,112
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
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
13Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
21.31
1,474
2,490
2025-26
79
31.5
18.7
5.3
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.4
13.4
47.8
3.4
7.9
42.9
2.5
2.8
86.2
63.7
1.2
4.1
2.0
422
268
55
18
156
166
+308
14Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
21.29
1,437
2,430
2022-23
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
15Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
21.13
1,787
3,045
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
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
16Kevin Durant
K. Durant
21.12
1,624
2,768
2007-08
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
17Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
21.09
1,302
2,222
2022-23
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
18Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
20.73
1,725
2,995
2003-04
82
36.5
21.0
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
7.6
17.9
42.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
5.0
6.4
77.7
50.9
2.2
3.8
3.0
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65
19Ja Morant
J. Morant
20.71
1,193
2,074
2019-20
67
31.0
17.8
3.9
7.3
0.9
0.3
6.7
14.0
47.7
0.9
2.7
33.5
3.6
4.6
77.6
55.6
0.8
3.1
3.3
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
20Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
20.6
1,503
2,627
2015-16
82
32.0
18.3
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
21Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
20.25
1,357
2,413
2023-24
82
29.4
16.5
7.9
2.4
0.6
2.3
6.2
11.6
53.0
1.6
4.3
37.0
2.7
3.4
79.3
63.2
1.6
6.3
1.6
648
200
53
190
131
197
+422
22Michael Beasley
M. Beasley
20.12
1,123
2,009
2008-09
81
24.8
13.9
5.4
1.0
0.5
0.5
5.6
11.8
47.2
0.4
1.0
40.7
2.3
3.0
77.2
52.8
1.4
4.1
1.5
439
83
41
37
121
184
+8
23Stephon Castle
S. Castle
19.81
1,190
2,162
2024-25
81
26.7
14.7
3.7
4.1
0.9
0.3
5.2
12.2
42.8
1.2
4.1
28.5
3.1
4.2
72.4
52.2
1.1
2.6
2.2
297
332
74
22
177
164
-239
24Dennis Scott
D. Scott
19.79
1,284
2,336
1990-91
82
28.5
15.7
2.9
1.6
0.8
0.3
6.1
14.4
42.5
1.5
4.1
37.4
1.9
2.5
75.0
50.4
0.8
2.1
1.5
235
134
62
25
127
203
25Chris Webber
C. Webber
19.68
1,333
2,438
1993-94
76
32.1
17.5
9.1
3.6
1.2
2.2
7.5
13.6
55.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
4.7
53.2
55.9
4.0
5.1
2.7
694
272
93
164
206
247
StatMuse has season-level data for MIN/82TG and minutes played going back to the 1951-52 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

11.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

7.4

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

5th

DRTG

110.9

3rd

NETRTG

8.4

2nd

3P%

35.9

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
63
16
.797
2
Spurs Spurs
61
19
.763
2.5
3
52
28
.650
11.5
4
50
29
.633
13.0
5
50
29
.633
13.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
4/10
@
8:00 PM
Sun
4/12
@
8:30 PM
Last Game

101

Final

112

SAS Spurs

61 - 19

Wed 8 Apr 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
58
22
.725
2
54
25
.684
3.5
3
51
28
.646
6.5
4
51
29
.638
7.0
5
45
35
.563
13.0
6
44
35
.557
13.5
7
44
36
.550
14.0
8
43
36
.544
14.5
9
43
37
.538
15.0
10
41
38
.519
16.5
11
Bucks Bucks - e
31
49
.388
27.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
30
49
.380
27.5
13
Nets Nets - e
20
59
.253
37.5
14
18
61
.228
39.5
15
17
62
.215
40.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
63
16
.797
2
Spurs Spurs - x
61
19
.763
2.5
3
52
28
.650
11.5
4
50
29
.633
13.0
5
50
29
.633
13.0
6
47
33
.588
16.5
7
43
36
.544
20.0
8
41
38
.519
22.0
9
40
40
.500
23.5
10
37
42
.468
26.0
11
26
54
.325
37.5
12
25
54
.316
38.0
13
25
55
.313
38.5
14
Kings Kings - e
21
59
.263
42.5
15
Jazz Jazz - e
21
59
.263
42.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
3/12
@
138-105
Thu
3/12
@
105-107
Thu
3/12
@
114-124
Thu
3/12
@
127-117
Thu
3/12
@
108-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:00 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
7:30 PM
Thu
4/9
@
8:00 PM