most mpg as a rookie year player as an undrafted player while playing 1+ games

Elgin Baylor has the most minutes per game by an undrafted rookie with 1+ game played with 40.8 minutes per game in 1958-59.

	NAME	MPG	GP	SEASON	TM	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	40.8	70	1958-59	MIN	24.9	15.0	4.1	8.6	21.2	40.8	7.6	9.8	77.7	48.8	2,855	1,742	1,050	287	270
2	Jack George J. George	37.3	71	1953-54	PHI	9.5	5.4	4.4	3.6	10.4	35.2	2.2	3.7	59.0	39.6	2,648	675	386	312	210
3	Monk Meineke M. Meineke	33.1	68	1952-53	FTW	10.7	6.9	2.2	3.5	9.3	38.1	3.6	4.6	78.3	47.2	2,250	725	466	148	334
4	Kenny Sears K. Sears	29.6	70	1955-56	NYK	12.8	8.8	1.6	4.6	10.4	43.8	3.7	4.6	79.6	51.5	2,069	896	616	114	201
5	Eddie Miller E. Miller	28.8	70	1952-53	TOT	10.5	9.6	1.6	3.9	11.2	35.0	2.7	4.1	65.2	40.4	2,018	733	669	115	250
6	George King G. King	28.6	66	1951-52	SYR	10.0	4.2	3.7	3.6	8.8	40.6	2.8	4.0	71.2	47.3	1,889	658	274	244	199
7	Wally Osterkorn W. Osterkorn	26.1	66	1951-52	SYR	7.4	6.7	1.8	2.2	6.3	35.1	3.0	5.1	59.4	43.6	1,721	489	444	117	226
8	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	25.0	71	1956-57	TOT	10.1	8.7	1.2	4.1	11.5	35.7	1.9	2.7	67.7	39.6	1,778	718	617	84	186
9	Dave Piontek D. Piontek	24.8	71	1956-57	ROC	9.0	4.9	1.5	3.6	9.0	40.3	1.7	2.6	66.7	44.3	1,759	636	351	108	141
10	Ralph O'Brien R. O'Brien	24.6	64	1951-52	IND	9.0	1.9	1.9	3.6	9.6	37.2	1.9	2.3	81.9	42.6	1,577	578	122	124	115
11	Jack McMahon J. McMahon	23.8	70	1952-53	ROC	7.2	2.6	2.7	2.5	7.6	33.0	2.2	3.4	65.7	39.7	1,665	507	183	186	253
12	Walt Davis W. Davis	23.1	68	1953-54	PHI	5.9	6.4	0.9	2.5	6.7	36.7	1.0	1.5	64.4	39.9	1,568	399	435	58	207
13	Irv Bemoras I. Bemoras	21.7	69	1953-54	MIL	7.4	3.1	1.1	2.7	7.3	36.6	2.0	3.0	66.8	42.7	1,496	509	214	79	152
14	Johnny McCarthy J. McCarthy	21.7	72	1956-57	ROC	6.6	2.8	1.5	2.4	6.4	37.6	1.8	2.7	67.4	43.7	1,560	476	201	107	130
15	Ken McBride K. McBride	20.8	12	1954-55	MIL	9.8	2.6	1.2	4.0	12.3	32.7	1.8	2.4	72.4	36.6	249	117	31	14	31
16	Billy Kenville B. Kenville	19.5	72	1953-54	SYR	6.0	3.4	1.7	2.1	5.4	38.4	1.9	2.5	74.7	46.4	1,405	434	247	122	138
17	Joe Holup J. Holup	18.1	71	1956-57	SYR	7.4	3.9	1.2	2.3	6.9	32.9	2.9	3.6	80.6	43.8	1,284	524	279	84	177
18	Gene Rhodes G. Rhodes	17.9	65	1952-53	IND	5.2	1.5	1.4	1.7	5.3	31.9	1.8	2.6	70.4	40.5	1,162	337	98	91	78
19	Phil Rollins P. Rollins	15.7	44	1958-59	TOT	5.2	2.7	2.3	1.9	5.3	35.9	1.4	2.0	70.0	42.3	691	229	118	102	49
20	Bob Burrow B. Burrow	15.3	67	1956-57	ROC	6.0	4.4	0.6	2.0	5.5	37.4	1.9	3.1	61.6	44.0	1,028	404	293	41	165
21	Zeke Zawoluk Z. Zawoluk	15.2	41	1952-53	IND	4.6	3.6	0.8	1.3	3.7	36.7	1.9	2.8	66.4	46.5	622	187	146	31	83
22	Jim Holstein J. Holstein	15.0	66	1952-53	MIN	4.0	2.6	1.1	1.5	4.2	35.8	1.1	1.6	66.7	41.5	989	266	173	74	128
23	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	14.5	67	1956-57	STL	5.5	3.7	1.3	2.0	5.5	36.1	1.5	2.2	69.0	42.3	971	368	247	86	165
24	Swede Halbrook S. Halbrook	14.3	79	1960-61	SYR	4.9	7.0	0.4	2.0	5.9	33.5	1.0	1.8	54.3	36.8	1,131	386	550	31	262
25	Carl McNulty C. McNulty	14.0	1	1954-55	MIL	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	16.7	0.0	0.0		16.7	14	2	0	0	1

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