rookies with the highest player efficiency rating in a season since 1995

Since 1994-95, Victor Wembanyama has the highest PER by a rookie, with a 23.1 rating in 2023-24.

Interpreted as:

rookies with the highest player efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in a season since 1995

	NAME	PER	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	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	23.1	2023-24	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	2,106	1,522	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
2	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	22.6	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	1,731	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
3	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	22.5	2015-16	MIN	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	2,627	1,503	858	161	58	138	183	245	-131
4	Chris Paul C. Paul	22.1	2005-06	NOK	78	36.0	16.1	5.1	7.8	2.2	0.1	5.2	12.1	43.0	0.6	2.3	28.2	5.1	6.0	84.7	54.6	0.8	4.3	2.3	2,808	1,258	400	611	175	6	183	218	-181
5	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	21.9	2010-11	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	3,112	1,845	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
6	Elton Brand E. Brand	20.6	1999-00	CHI	81	37.0	20.1	10.0	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.1	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.5	52.8	4.3	5.7	2.8	2,999	1,627	810	155	66	132	228	259	-647
7	Yao Ming Y. Ming	20.6	2002-03	HOU	82	29.0	13.5	8.2	1.7	0.4	1.8	4.9	9.8	49.8	0.0	0.0	50.0	3.7	4.5	81.1	57.0	2.4	5.8	2.1	2,382	1,104	675	137	31	147	173	230	+142
8	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	20.5	2018-19	PHX	71	30.7	16.3	10.3	1.8	0.9	0.9	7.2	12.3	58.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	2.7	74.6	60.8	3.1	7.1	1.8	2,183	1,159	729	125	61	67	126	209	-383
9	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	20.5	2023-24	OKC	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	2,413	1,357	648	200	53	190	131	197	+422
10	Ben Simmons B. Simmons	20	2017-18	PHI	81	33.7	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	+387
11	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	19.7	1997-98	CLE	82	29.0	13.9	8.8	0.9	0.6	1.6	5.5	10.7	51.8	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.8	3.7	76.2	56.4	3.4	5.4	1.8	2,379	1,139	723	71	52	135	146	288	+211
12	Vince Carter V. Carter	19.6	1998-99	TOR	50	35.2	18.3	5.7	3.0	1.1	1.5	6.9	15.3	45.0	0.4	1.3	28.8	4.1	5.4	76.1	51.6	1.9	3.8	2.2	1,760	913	283	149	55	77	110	140	+47
13	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	19.5	2001-02	MEM	82	36.7	17.6	8.9	2.7	0.5	2.1	6.7	13.0	51.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	4.1	5.8	70.9	56.6	2.9	6.0	2.7	3,007	1,441	730	223	41	169	224	195	-310
14	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	19.5	2018-19	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	2,318	1,526	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
15	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	19.2	1998-99	BOS	48	34.0	16.5	6.4	2.4	1.7	1.0	5.9	13.5	43.9	1.8	4.3	41.2	2.9	4.1	71.3	54.0	2.4	4.0	2.4	1,632	791	309	115	82	50	113	139	-64
16	Grant Hill G. Hill	19	1994-95	DET	70	38.3	19.9	6.4	5.0	1.8	0.9	7.3	15.2	47.7	0.1	0.4	14.8	5.3	7.3	73.2	54.1	1.8	4.6	2.9	2,678	1,394	445	353	124	62	202	203
17	Andrei Kirilenko A. Kirilenko	18.8	2001-02	UTA	82	26.2	10.7	4.9	1.1	1.4	1.9	3.5	7.7	45.0	0.3	1.2	25.0	3.5	4.5	76.8	55.3	1.8	3.1	1.3	2,151	880	402	94	116	159	108	156	+347
18	Steve Francis S. Francis	18.4	1999-00	HOU	77	36.1	18.0	5.3	6.6	1.5	0.4	6.5	14.5	44.5	1.4	4.0	34.5	3.7	4.7	78.6	54.3	2.0	3.3	4.0	2,776	1,388	409	507	118	29	306	231	-158
19	Kevin Love K. Love	18.3	2008-09	MIN	81	25.3	11.1	9.1	1.0	0.4	0.6	3.9	8.5	45.9	0.0	0.2	10.5	3.3	4.1	78.9	53.8	3.4	5.7	1.5	2,048	899	734	84	35	50	118	205	-270
20	LeBron James L. James	18.3	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	20.9	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	3,122	1,654	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144
21	Tyreke Evans T. Evans	18.2	2009-10	SAC	72	37.2	20.1	5.3	5.8	1.5	0.4	7.4	16.2	45.8	0.5	2.0	25.5	4.8	6.5	74.8	52.9	0.9	4.4	3.0	2,677	1,450	380	414	109	26	216	204	-334
22	Brandon Roy B. Roy	18	2006-07	POR	57	35.4	16.8	4.4	4.0	1.2	0.2	6.1	13.4	45.6	1.0	2.6	37.7	3.5	4.2	83.8	54.8	1.0	3.4	2.0	2,015	955	250	230	67	10	116	139	-191
23	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	18	2010-11	DET	80	27.8	9.4	7.5	1.3	1.2	0.6	3.8	6.9	55.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.9	62.2	57.5	3.1	4.4	1.0	2,222	751	601	105	93	45	81	196	-136
24	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	18	1996-97	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	3,045	1,787	312	567	157	24	337	233	-439
25	Andre Miller A. Miller	17.9	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