most hits per game by rookie defenceman all-time

Radko Gudas has made the most hits per game by a rookie defenseman, with 3.74 per game in 2013-14.

Interpreted as:

most hits per game with a minimum of 51.25 games played per 82 team games by rookie defenceman all-time

	NAME	HIT/GP	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Radko Gudas R. Gudas	3.74	2013-14	TBL	73	3	19	22	+2	152	1	3	0	0	1	1	114	2.6	0	0		273	138	13	36	19:08
2	Alexei Emelin A. Emelin	3.52	2011-12	MTL	67	3	4	7	-18	30	0	0	1	1	0	0	62	4.8	0	0		236	88	13	46	17:18
3	Alexander Nikishin A. Nikishin	3.50	2025-26	CAR	2	0	2	2	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		7	3	1	2	16:11
4	Erik Cernak E. Cernak	3.41	2018-19	TBL	58	5	11	16	+25	58	1	0	0	0	1	0	107	4.7	0	0		198	79	11	19	19:15
5	Robert Hagg R. Hagg	3.40	2017-18	PHI	70	3	6	9	+5	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	89	3.4	0	0		238	100	8	36	18:08
6	Martin Fehervary M. Fehervary	3.18	2021-22	WSH	79	8	9	17	+15	26	0	0	1	1	2	0	96	8.3	0	0		251	117	14	36	19:39
7	Simon Benoit S. Benoit	3.17	2021-22	ANA	53	1	4	5	-5	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	2.2	0	0		168	39	7	21	14:06
8	John Jakopin J. Jakopin	3.02	2000-01	FLA	60	1	2	3	-4	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	4.3	1	2	50.0	181	46	8	24	12:54
9	Luke Schenn L. Schenn	2.94	2008-09	TOR	70	2	12	14	-12	71	1	0	0	0	0	0	102	2.0	0	0		206	119	33	74	21:32
10	Nikita Okhotiuk N. Okhotiuk	2.83	2023-24	TOT	52	1	8	9	-24	48	0	0	0	0	1	0	52	1.9	0	0		147	80	13	31	15:55
11	Brenden Dillon B. Dillon	2.77	2012-13	DAL	48	3	5	8	+1	65	0	0	0	0	1	0	75	4.0	0	0		133	74	8	20	21:23
12	Eric Gryba E. Gryba	2.70	2012-13	OTT	33	2	4	6	-3	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	3.9	0	0		89	37	10	32	20:17
13	Jared Cowen J. Cowen	2.65	2011-12	OTT	82	5	12	17	-4	56	0	1	0	1	1	1	58	8.6	0	0		217	74	28	38	18:54
14	Brett Bellemore B. Bellemore	2.64	2013-14	CAR	64	2	6	8	-1	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	3.7	0	0		169	98	21	39	17:28
15	Stephen Johns S. Johns	2.61	2016-17	DAL	61	4	6	10	-10	36	0	1	0	0	1	0	91	4.4	0	0		159	130	20	45	18:15
16	Cory Sarich C. Sarich	2.58	1999-00	TOT	59	0	6	6	-6	77	0	1	0	1	0	0	69	0.0	0	0		152	43	15	75	18:34
17	Alexander Romanov A. Romanov	2.56	2020-21	MTL	54	1	5	6	+1	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	71	1.4	0	0		138	60	8	49	17:15
18	Brooks Orpik B. Orpik	2.53	2003-04	PIT	79	1	9	10	-36	127	0	1	0	3	0	0	56	1.8	0	0		200	122	19	29	18:25
19	Klas Dahlbeck K. Dahlbeck	2.51	2015-16	ARI	71	2	6	8	-5	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	64	3.1	0	0		178	76	10	15	15:44
20	Dion Phaneuf D. Phaneuf	2.48	2005-06	CGY	82	20	29	49	+5	93	16	17	0	1	7	1	242	8.3	0	0		203	97	35	51	21:44
21	Joel Edmundson J. Edmundson	2.46	2015-16	STL	67	1	8	9	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	1.1	0	0		165	62	7	19	14:56
22	Karel Rachunek K. Rachunek	2.44	2000-01	OTT	71	3	30	33	+17	60	3	14	0	1	0	0	77	3.9	0	0		173	98	29	64	20:54
23	Robyn Regehr R. Regehr	2.37	1999-00	CGY	57	5	7	12	-2	46	2	1	0	0	0	0	64	7.8	0	0		135	62	13	28	18:24
24	Ossi Vaananen O. Vaananen	2.35	2000-01	PHX	81	4	12	16	+9	90	0	2	0	0	2	0	69	5.8	0	0		190	79	37	53	19:09
25	Darnell Nurse D. Nurse	2.32	2015-16	EDM	69	3	7	10	-13	60	0	1	0	1	0	0	120	2.5	0	0		160	103	13	43	20:14