most <36.1 mpg by a rookie all-time

Steve Francis has the most minutes per game by a rookie with fewer than 36.1 minutes per game in a season with 36.1 minutes per game in 1999-00.

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NAMEMPGSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Steve Francis
S. Francis
36.1
1999-00
77
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
2Chuck Person
C. Person
36.0
1986-87
82
18.8
8.3
3.6
1.1
0.2
7.7
16.6
46.8
0.6
1.7
35.5
2.7
3.6
74.7
51.8
2.0
6.2
2.6
2,956
1,541
677
295
90
16
211
310
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
36.0
1979-80
82
21.3
10.4
4.5
1.7
0.6
8.5
17.8
47.4
0.7
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
83.6
53.8
2.6
7.8
3.2
2,955
1,745
852
370
143
53
263
279
4Chris Paul
C. Paul
36.0
2005-06
78
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
5Ernie DiGregorio
E. DiGregorio
35.9
1973-74
81
15.2
2.7
8.2
0.7
0.1
6.5
15.6
42.1
2.1
2.4
90.2
45.9
0.6
2.1
2,910
1,234
219
663
59
9
242
6Austin Carr
A. Carr
35.8
1971-72
43
21.2
3.5
3.4
8.9
20.8
42.6
3.5
4.6
76.0
46.5
1,539
911
150
148
99
7Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
35.7
1969-70
81
9.5
5.0
6.2
3.7
9.2
40.3
2.0
2.8
74.1
45.4
2,895
770
409
500
329
8Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
35.6
2004-05
73
15.1
10.9
0.9
0.8
1.7
6.1
13.7
44.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.7
60.9
47.9
3.8
7.1
1.7
2,600
1,105
795
64
62
125
125
214
-344
9Kirk Hinrich
K. Hinrich
35.6
2003-04
76
12.0
3.4
6.8
1.3
0.3
4.2
10.8
38.6
1.9
4.9
39.0
1.8
2.2
80.4
51.0
0.6
2.9
2.7
2,706
915
259
517
101
21
204
276
-257
10Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
35.6
1980-81
82
18.9
9.3
1.4
0.6
1.5
7.5
15.3
49.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
71.6
53.4
3.3
5.9
3.0
2,919
1,547
759
117
50
121
243
313
11Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
35.6
1992-93
77
15.4
3.5
3.8
1.6
0.7
5.8
12.6
46.4
0.9
2.6
36.9
2.7
3.7
74.6
54.1
1.0
2.5
2.6
2,741
1,182
271
295
126
52
203
166
12Kenny Smith
K. Smith
35.6
1987-88
61
13.8
2.3
7.1
1.5
0.1
5.4
11.4
47.7
0.2
0.6
30.8
2.7
3.3
81.9
53.7
0.7
1.6
3.0
2,170
841
138
434
92
8
184
140
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
35.5
1984-85
82
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
14Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
35.4
1985-86
50
20.0
9.0
2.0
1.1
2.1
7.7
16.3
47.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
6.1
73.9
52.6
2.5
6.5
3.4
1,771
998
451
102
54
103
172
191
15Jerry West
J. West
35.4
1960-61
79
17.6
7.7
4.2
6.7
16.0
41.9
4.2
6.3
66.6
46.8
2,797
1,389
611
333
213
16Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
35.4
1980-81
81
20.6
3.6
2.4
1.3
0.5
8.8
19.1
46.4
0.1
0.6
19.2
2.8
4.0
71.6
49.6
1.0
2.6
2.9
2,867
1,671
288
194
106
40
231
219
17Scottie Barnes
S. Barnes
35.4
2021-22
74
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
18Brandon Roy
B. Roy
35.4
2006-07
57
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
19Bill Russell
B. Russell
35.3
1956-57
48
14.7
19.6
1.8
5.8
13.5
42.7
3.2
6.4
49.2
45.0
1,695
706
943
88
143
20Vince Carter
V. Carter
35.2
1998-99
50
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
21Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
35.2
1990-91
74
18.4
10.3
2.2
1.0
1.3
6.9
14.9
46.7
0.2
0.5
34.2
4.4
6.0
73.1
52.7
3.6
6.6
2.9
2,602
1,364
759
163
71
99
217
217
22Mike Bibby
M. Bibby
35.2
1998-99
50
13.2
2.7
6.5
1.6
0.1
5.2
12.1
43.0
0.3
1.5
20.3
2.5
3.4
75.1
48.7
0.6
2.1
2.9
1,758
662
136
325
78
5
146
122
-339
23Shareef Abdur-Rahim
S. Abdur-Rahim
35.0
1996-97
80
18.7
6.9
2.2
1.0
1.0
6.9
15.2
45.3
0.1
0.3
25.9
4.8
6.5
74.6
51.8
2.7
4.2
2.8
2,802
1,494
555
175
79
79
225
199
-596
24RaiQuan Gray
R. Gray
35.0
2022-23
1
16.0
9.0
7.0
0.0
1.0
6.0
12.0
50.0
2.0
5.0
40.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
62.1
3.0
6.0
4.0
35
16
9
7
0
1
4
5
-14
25Aaron Jackson
A. Jackson
35.0
2017-18
1
8.0
3.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
9.0
33.3
1.0
4.0
25.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
40.5
2.0
1.0
1.0
35
8
3
1
0
0
1
4
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EasternWLPCTGB
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.732
2
56
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.683
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52
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.634
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32
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31
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Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
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19
63
.232
41.0
15
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
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
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27.0
11
26
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.317
38.0
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