highest all-time pts per minute, 20+ ppg, rookie

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points per minute played by a rookie with 20.0+ points per game, with 0.81 in 1959-60.

NAMEPTS/MINPPGPTSMINSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
0.81
37.6
2,707
3,338
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
1,941
168
150
2Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
0.81
22.5
540
668
2019-20
NOP NOP
24
27.8
6.3
2.1
0.7
0.4
8.8
15.0
58.3
0.3
0.6
42.9
4.8
7.4
64.0
61.6
2.7
3.6
2.5
150
50
16
9
59
42
+62
3Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.8
20.2
627
786
2016-17
PHI PHI
31
25.4
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
13.8
46.6
1.2
3.2
36.7
6.2
7.9
78.3
58.4
2.0
5.9
3.8
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
4Walter Davis
W. Davis
0.76
24.2
1,959
2,590
1977-78
PHX PHX
81
32.0
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
5Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
0.75
31.6
2,495
3,344
1961-62
CHI CHI
79
42.3
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
1,500
210
281
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
0.74
28.2
2,313
3,144
1984-85
CHI CHI
82
38.3
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
7Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
0.72
21.4
1,522
2,106
2023-24
SAS SAS
71
29.7
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
8Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
0.71
30.5
2,165
3,032
1960-61
CIN CIN
71
42.7
10.1
9.7
10.6
22.5
47.3
9.2
11.2
82.2
55.5
716
690
219
9Rick Barry
R. Barry
0.69
25.7
2,059
2,990
1965-66
SFW SFW
80
37.4
10.6
2.2
9.3
21.2
43.9
7.1
8.3
86.2
51.8
850
173
297
10Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
0.67
24.8
2,031
3,032
1970-71
POR POR
82
37.0
3.4
4.8
9.6
21.6
44.3
5.6
7.3
77.2
49.9
280
390
196
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
0.67
28.8
2,361
3,534
1969-70
MIL MIL
82
43.1
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
1,190
337
283
12David Robinson
D. Robinson
0.66
24.3
1,993
3,002
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
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
13Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
0.66
24.3
1,991
3,012
1967-68
BAL BAL
82
36.7
5.7
4.3
9.0
20.0
45.3
6.2
7.9
78.1
51.8
465
349
282
14Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
0.66
21.4
1,732
2,626
1981-82
DAL DAL
81
32.4
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
15Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
0.66
21.2
1,526
2,318
2018-19
DAL DAL
72
32.2
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
16Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
0.66
23.7
1,660
2,531
1982-83
SDC SDC
70
36.2
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
17Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
0.64
23.2
1,880
2,926
1970-71
ATL ATL
81
36.1
3.7
4.4
9.1
19.9
45.8
5.0
6.2
80.0
51.2
298
355
238
18Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
0.64
22.0
1,741
2,717
1988-89
GSW GSW
79
34.4
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
19Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
0.64
21.0
1,720
2,693
1983-84
HOU HOU
82
32.8
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
20Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
0.63
25.5
1,452
2,294
1962-63
CHI CHI
57
40.2
8.0
3.1
9.2
18.0
51.2
7.1
9.2
77.0
57.8
458
175
188
21Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
0.63
28.4
2,327
3,695
1968-69
SDR SDR
82
45.1
17.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
1,406
113
266
22Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
0.62
21.0
1,639
2,644
1992-93
CHA CHA
78
33.9
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
23Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
0.62
24.5
2,009
3,245
1971-72
POR POR
82
39.6
11.5
4.3
9.6
22.4
42.7
5.4
7.6
71.0
47.6
943
350
186
24Bernard King
B. King
0.62
24.2
1,909
3,092
1977-78
NJN NJN
79
39.1
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
751
193
122
36
311
302
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
0.62
23.4
1,893
3,071
1992-93
ORL ORL
81
37.9
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
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113.9

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113.5

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0.5

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37.0

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TEAMWLPCTGB
7
Suns Suns
8
5
.615
4.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
6
5
.545
5.0
9
Warriors Warriors
7
6
.538
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10
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4
8
.333
7.5
11
Grizzlies Grizzlies
4
9
.308
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/14
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
9:30 PM
Sun
11/16
GSW GSW
@
NOP NOP
7:00 PM
Tue
11/18
GSW GSW
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Wed
11/19
GSW GSW
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Fri
11/21
POR POR
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

7 - 6

125

Final

120

SAS Spurs

8 - 3

Wed 12 Nov 2025

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
12
1
.923
2
Nuggets Nuggets
9
2
.818
2.0
3
Spurs Spurs
8
3
.727
3.0
4
Rockets Rockets
7
3
.700
3.5
5
Lakers Lakers
8
4
.667
3.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
7
4
.636
4.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
10
2
.833
2
Knicks Knicks
7
4
.636
2.5
3
76ers 76ers
7
4
.636
2.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
8
5
.615
2.5
5
Hawks Hawks
8
5
.615
2.5
6
Raptors Raptors
7
5
.583
3.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/14
BKN BKN
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Fri
11/14
MIA MIA
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Fri
11/14
PHI PHI
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Fri
11/14
SAC SAC
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Fri
11/14
CHA CHA
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM