Between the 1979-80 and 1989-90 seasons, Michael Jordan and Kelly Tripucka were tied for the most points by a rookie in a game, with 49 points.
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highest scoring NBA rookie single regular-season game from 1979-80 to 1989-90| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Jordan | 49 | 2/12/1985 | vs | 45 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 66.7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 2 |  | K. Tripucka | 49 | 3/12/1982 | vs | 47 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 69.9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 3 |  | M. Richmond | 47 | 3/4/1989 | vs | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 72.6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 4 |  | J. Barry Carroll | 46 | 2/20/1981 | vs | 45 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 66.7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | | M. Jordan | 45 | 1/26/1985 | vs | 43 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 100.0 | 78.0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | | M. Jordan | 45 | 12/27/1984 | vs | 44 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 63.9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 7 | | M. Jordan | 45 | 11/13/1984 | vs | 43 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 70.7 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 8 |  | C. Robinson | 45 | 3/9/1980 | vs | 36 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 72.4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 9 |  | L. Bird | 45 | 2/13/1980 | @ | 43 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 59.4 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 66.6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 10 |  | C. Person | 42 | 2/11/1987 | @ | 38 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 91.3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 11 | | M. Jordan | 42 | 1/5/1985 | @ | 42 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 70.4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 12 |  | H. Olajuwon | 42 | 12/6/1984 | @ | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 80.9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 13 |  | M. Aguirre | 42 | 11/14/1981 | vs | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 40 | 45.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 48.3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 14 |  | D. Robinson | 41 | 3/2/1990 | vs | 41 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 66.8 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 15 | | M. Jordan | 41 | 2/5/1985 | vs | 45 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 65.8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 16 |  | R. Sampson | 41 | 2/8/1984 | @ | 38 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 67.4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 17 | | J. Vincent | 41 | 12/29/1981 | vs | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 71.7 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | | L. Bird | 41 | 3/2/1980 | vs | 44 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 67.6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 19 |  | R. Harper | 40 | 2/4/1987 | @ | 46 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 71.4 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 77.4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 20 | | M. Jordan | 40 | 4/5/1985 | @ | 38 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 72.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 21 | | J. Vincent | 40 | 2/16/1982 | @ | 33 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 79.7 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 22 | | D. Robinson | 39 | 3/20/1990 | @ | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 85.8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 23 |  | T. Cummings | 39 | 3/9/1983 | @ | 41 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 66.6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 24 |  | T. Chambers | 39 | 4/15/1982 | vs | 48 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 73.7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 77.5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 25 |  | C. Natt | 39 | 2/23/1980 | @ | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 75.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
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| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
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| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
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