highest rookie season efficiency rating since 2012-13

Since 2012-13, Victor Wembanyama has the best PER by a rookie in a season, with a 23.1 rating in 2023-24.

Interpreted as:
highest rookie season efficiency rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games since 2012-13
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23.1
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
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
2Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.5
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
2,627
1,503
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
3Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
20.5
2018-19
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
4Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
20.5
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
2,413
1,357
648
200
53
190
131
197
+422
5Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
20
2017-18
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
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
19.5
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
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
7Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
17.9
2025-26
70
33.5
21.0
6.7
4.5
1.2
0.9
8.0
17.1
46.8
1.0
3.5
29.5
4.0
4.9
82.7
54.8
1.2
5.4
2.3
2,344
1,473
466
316
84
64
161
142
-266
8Kristaps Porziņģis
K. Porziņģis
17.8
2015-16
72
28.4
14.3
7.3
1.3
0.7
1.9
5.2
12.3
42.1
1.1
3.4
33.3
2.8
3.3
83.8
51.8
1.8
5.5
1.7
2,047
1,028
526
94
53
134
121
205
+15
9Ja Morant
J. Morant
17.4
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
2,074
1,193
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
10Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
17.1
2025-26
81
31.5
18.5
5.3
3.4
0.7
0.2
6.4
13.4
47.5
3.4
7.9
42.5
2.4
2.8
86.3
63.3
1.2
4.1
2.0
2,551
1,498
432
274
57
19
161
169
+322
11Trae Young
T. Young
16.9
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
2,503
1,549
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
12Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
16.6
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
2,638
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
13Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
16.4
2012-13
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
3,167
1,562
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
14Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
16.3
2021-22
74
35.4
15.3
7.5
3.5
1.1
0.7
6.2
12.6
49.2
0.8
2.6
30.1
2.1
2.9
73.5
55.2
2.6
4.9
1.8
2,617
1,134
557
256
80
55
136
192
+66
15Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
16.1
2021-22
69
33.8
15.0
8.3
2.5
0.8
1.7
6.1
12.0
50.8
0.3
1.3
25.0
2.4
3.7
66.3
54.9
2.1
6.2
1.9
2,331
1,034
570
174
56
115
133
147
+94
16Derik Queen
D. Queen
15.9
2025-26
81
25.0
11.7
7.1
3.7
1.0
0.9
4.4
9.2
47.3
0.3
1.1
26.1
2.7
3.4
79.5
54.6
1.7
5.4
2.3
2,023
948
572
298
84
74
190
215
-304
17Jalen Williams
J. Williams
15.6
2022-23
75
30.3
14.1
4.5
3.3
1.4
0.5
5.5
10.6
52.1
1.0
2.7
35.6
2.1
2.5
81.2
60.1
1.1
3.4
1.6
2,275
1,056
337
248
103
35
123
191
-53
18Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
15.6
2017-18
68
29.7
15.2
7.5
1.2
0.6
0.6
5.5
12.7
43.4
2.1
5.9
36.2
2.1
2.4
84.3
55.2
1.2
6.3
1.2
2,020
1,033
508
79
39
40
83
103
-387
19Michael Carter-Williams
M. Carter-Williams
15.5
2013-14
70
34.5
16.7
6.2
6.3
1.9
0.6
6.1
15.1
40.5
0.8
3.0
26.4
3.7
5.2
70.3
48.0
1.4
4.8
3.5
2,414
1,167
437
441
130
43
247
213
-450
20Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
15.2
2017-18
80
30.5
13.9
5.0
1.6
1.0
0.7
5.0
10.4
47.5
1.3
3.0
43.4
2.7
3.2
82.6
58.6
0.6
4.4
1.4
2,443
1,112
402
128
83
58
114
170
+344
21Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
15
2014-15
75
30.8
9.9
8.1
1.7
1.8
1.9
4.0
8.7
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.1
60.9
49.3
2.5
5.7
1.9
2,311
744
611
128
133
142
146
208
-430
22Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
14.9
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
2,430
1,437
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
23Franz Wagner
F. Wagner
14.7
2021-22
79
30.7
15.2
4.5
2.9
0.9
0.4
5.8
12.3
46.8
1.2
3.4
35.4
2.4
2.8
86.3
55.9
1.1
3.4
1.5
2,429
1,197
356
231
68
34
119
164
-243
24Eric Paschall
E. Paschall
14.5
2019-20
60
27.6
14.0
4.6
2.1
0.5
0.2
5.3
10.7
49.7
0.6
2.2
28.7
2.7
3.5
77.4
57.1
1.4
3.2
1.6
1,654
837
275
127
32
13
94
125
-374
25Kyle Kuzma
K. Kuzma
14.1
2017-18
77
31.2
16.1
6.3
1.8
0.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.0
2.1
5.6
36.6
1.9
2.7
70.7
54.9
1.1
5.1
1.8
2,401
1,242
483
141
49
34
140
160
-126
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11.5

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119.6

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111.3

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64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs
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.756
2.0
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54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
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10/27
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10/28
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62
.244
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19
63
.232
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17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
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52
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.634
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33
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