most points per 36 minutes by a rookie with 6+ gp, 10+ ppg since 2000

Since 1999-00, Zion Williamson has the most points / minutes played / 36 by a rookie with 6+ games played and 10.0+ points per game, with 29.1 in 2019-20.

NAMEPTS/(MIN/36)GPPPGPTSMINSEASONTMMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
29.1
24
22.5
540
668
2019-20
NOP NOP
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
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.72
31
20.2
627
786
2016-17
PHI PHI
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
3Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
26.02
71
21.4
1,522
2,106
2023-24
SAS SAS
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
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
23.7
72
21.2
1,526
2,318
2018-19
DAL DAL
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
5Cam Whitmore
C. Whitmore
23.69
47
12.3
579
880
2023-24
HOU HOU
18.7
3.8
0.7
0.6
0.4
4.5
9.9
45.4
1.7
4.7
35.9
1.6
2.4
67.9
56.1
0.9
2.9
1.0
180
33
30
17
46
64
-28
6Trae Young
T. Young
22.28
81
19.1
1,549
2,503
2018-19
ATL ATL
30.9
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
301
653
72
15
308
140
-336
7Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
22.21
82
15.1
1,235
2,002
2004-05
CHI CHI
24.4
2.6
2.0
0.6
0.1
5.3
12.9
41.1
1.6
4.0
40.5
2.8
3.3
86.3
52.6
0.7
2.0
2.3
215
164
53
10
186
224
+146
8Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
22.05
79
20.5
1,616
2,638
2017-18
UTA UTA
33.4
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
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
9Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
21.81
51
18.5
944
1,558
2011-12
CLE CLE
30.5
3.7
5.4
1.1
0.4
6.9
14.6
46.9
1.4
3.6
39.9
3.4
3.8
87.2
56.6
0.9
2.9
3.1
191
275
54
20
160
110
-160
10Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
21.66
72
19.3
1,392
2,314
2020-21
MIN MIN
32.1
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
11Dylan Harper
D. Harper
21.6
6
14.0
84
140
2025-26
SAS SAS
23.3
4.0
3.8
0.7
0.0
5.3
10.7
50.0
0.8
2.3
35.7
2.5
3.0
83.3
58.4
0.8
3.2
1.8
24
23
4
0
11
18
+48
12Jared McCain
J. McCain
21.41
23
15.3
352
592
2024-25
PHI PHI
25.7
2.4
2.6
0.7
0.0
5.5
11.9
46.0
2.2
5.8
38.3
2.1
2.4
87.5
58.9
0.6
1.9
1.6
56
60
15
0
37
37
-27
13Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
21.34
82
22.5
1,845
3,112
2010-11
LAC LAC
38.0
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
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
14Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
21.29
72
20.0
1,437
2,430
2022-23
ORL ORL
33.8
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
497
269
60
39
200
160
-215
15Marvin Bagley III
M. Bagley III
21.2
62
14.9
923
1,567
2018-19
SAC SAC
25.3
7.6
1.0
0.5
1.0
5.7
11.4
50.4
0.5
1.5
31.3
2.9
4.2
69.1
56.2
2.6
5.0
1.6
471
62
33
59
98
120
-103
16Immanuel Quickley
I. Quickley
21.17
64
11.4
731
1,243
2020-21
NYK NYK
19.4
2.1
2.0
0.5
0.2
3.6
9.1
39.5
1.8
4.7
38.9
2.4
2.7
89.1
55.7
0.4
1.8
0.9
137
127
30
12
58
114
+182
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
21.12
80
20.3
1,624
2,768
2007-08
SEA SEA
34.6
4.4
2.4
1.0
0.9
7.3
17.1
43.0
0.7
2.6
28.8
4.9
5.6
87.3
51.9
0.9
3.5
2.9
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
18Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
21.09
78
16.7
1,302
2,222
2022-23
IND IND
28.5
4.1
1.5
0.6
0.2
5.3
12.2
43.4
1.3
4.0
32.3
4.8
5.8
82.8
56.6
1.1
3.0
1.9
318
116
48
13
152
162
-179
19Jahlil Okafor
J. Okafor
21
53
17.5
928
1,591
2015-16
PHI PHI
30.0
7.0
1.2
0.4
1.2
7.5
14.7
50.8
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.5
3.7
68.6
53.6
2.3
4.7
2.3
373
65
22
61
124
140
-497
20Kon Knueppel
K. Knueppel
20.74
17
19.4
329
571
2025-26
CHA CHA
33.6
5.8
2.9
0.8
0.2
6.8
13.8
49.1
3.7
8.5
43.8
2.1
2.4
90.0
65.4
1.1
4.7
2.4
99
49
13
4
41
41
-33
21Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
20.73
82
21.0
1,725
2,995
2003-04
DEN DEN
36.5
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
7.6
17.9
42.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
5.0
6.4
77.7
50.9
2.2
3.8
3.0
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65
22Ja Morant
J. Morant
20.71
67
17.8
1,193
2,074
2019-20
MEM MEM
31.0
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
259
488
58
18
220
110
-17
23Jeremiah Fears
J. Fears
20.69
18
15.4
277
482
2025-26
NOP NOP
26.8
3.3
2.7
1.6
0.2
5.9
12.9
45.7
1.2
3.3
36.7
2.4
3.1
78.2
54.1
0.7
2.6
2.4
59
49
29
3
44
36
-162
24Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
20.6
82
18.3
1,503
2,627
2015-16
MIN MIN
32.0
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
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
25GG Jackson
GG Jackson
20.41
48
14.6
699
1,233
2023-24
MEM MEM
25.7
4.1
1.2
0.6
0.5
5.0
11.7
42.8
2.1
6.0
35.7
2.4
3.2
75.2
55.4
1.1
3.0
1.4
196
59
28
24
65
64
-195
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