which rookie has played the most minutes in a season

Elvin Hayes has played the most minutes by a rookie, with 3,695 minutes on the court in 1968-69.

NAMEMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
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
2,327
1,406
113
266
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
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
2,361
1,190
337
283
3Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
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
2,495
1,500
210
281
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
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
2,707
1,941
168
150
5Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
3,273
1963-64
CIN CIN
79
41.4
17.7
17.4
2.6
6.9
13.1
52.7
3.9
5.0
77.9
57.8
1,400
1,375
204
300
6Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
3,249
1987-88
NYK NYK
82
39.6
13.6
4.8
10.6
2.5
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
25.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
49.3
1.5
3.4
3.1
1,114
396
868
205
6
258
244
7Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
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
2,009
943
350
186
8Michael Finley
M. Finley
3,212
1995-96
PHX PHX
82
39.2
15.0
4.6
3.5
1.0
0.4
5.7
11.9
47.6
0.7
2.3
32.8
3.0
3.9
74.9
55.1
1.7
2.9
1.6
1,233
374
289
85
31
133
199
9Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3,204
1997-98
SAS 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
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
10Elmore Smith
E. Smith
3,186
1971-72
BUF BUF
78
40.8
17.3
15.2
1.4
7.4
16.3
45.4
2.5
4.7
53.4
47.1
1,352
1,184
111
306
11Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
3,167
2012-13
POR POR
82
38.6
19.0
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
15.7
42.9
2.3
6.1
36.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
54.6
0.5
2.6
3.0
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
12Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
3,150
1979-80
NYK NYK
82
38.4
21.7
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
54.7
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
279
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
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
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
14LeBron James
L. James
3,122
2003-04
CLE 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
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
15O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
3,120
2008-09
MEM MEM
82
38.0
18.5
3.8
3.2
1.1
0.2
6.9
15.6
43.8
1.8
4.6
38.4
3.0
3.4
87.9
53.9
0.7
3.1
2.8
1,516
308
262
91
13
226
204
-416
16Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
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
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
17Shane Battier
S. Battier
3,097
2001-02
MEM MEM
78
39.7
14.4
5.4
2.8
1.6
1.0
5.3
12.3
42.9
1.3
3.5
37.3
2.5
3.6
70.0
51.8
2.3
3.1
2.0
1,125
418
216
121
81
155
215
-289
18Bernard King
B. King
3,092
1977-78
NJN NJN
79
39.1
24.2
9.5
2.4
1.5
0.5
10.1
21.1
47.9
4.0
5.8
67.7
51.1
3.4
6.2
3.9
1,909
751
193
122
36
311
302
19Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
3,077
1981-82
DET DET
82
37.5
21.6
5.4
3.3
1.1
0.2
7.8
15.6
49.6
0.1
0.3
22.7
6.0
7.6
79.7
57.0
2.7
2.7
3.4
1,772
443
270
89
16
280
241
20Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
3,076
1970-71
BOS BOS
81
38.0
17.0
15.0
2.8
6.8
16.1
42.2
3.4
4.6
73.2
46.8
1,373
1,216
228
350
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
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
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
22Ron Harper
R. Harper
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
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
23Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
3,047
1991-92
CHA CHA
82
37.2
19.2
11.0
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
1,576
899
292
81
51
160
225
24Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
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
1,787
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
25Willis Reed
W. Reed
3,042
1964-65
NYK NYK
80
38.0
19.5
14.7
1.7
7.9
18.2
43.2
3.8
5.1
74.2
47.7
1,560
1,175
133
339
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