most 20 point games by a rookie in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Michael Jordan had the most games by a rookie with 20+ points, with 73 games in 1984-85.

Interpreted as:

most 20 or more point regular-season games by a rookie in the 1980s

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	73	2,170	1984-85	CHI	38.8	29.7	6.8	5.8	2.5	0.8	10.7	20.3	52.8	0.1	0.7	18.8	8.2	9.6	85.1	60.6	2.1	4.7	3.6	2,830	495	427	181	58	266	260
2	Ron Harper R. Harper	59	1,551	1986-87	CLE	38.5	26.3	4.9	4.8	2.7	1.1	10.3	20.8	49.3	0.3	1.2	25.0	5.4	7.9	68.4	54.0	2.0	3.0	4.2	2,273	292	282	158	64	248	183
3	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	53	1,373	1982-83	SDC	37.6	25.9	11.2	2.6			10.6	19.8	53.7	0.0			4.6	6.5	70.8	57.1				1,994	595	136				226
4	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	53	1,408	1981-82	DAL	37.2	26.6	7.8	2.4			11.0	21.3	51.7	0.0			4.5	6.2	73.3	55.3			2.6	1,970	416	127			137	208
5	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	53	1,342	1979-80	NYK	40.4	25.3	9.6	2.1			9.5	16.2	58.3	0.0	0.0		6.4	8.1	79.6	64.0				2,139	509	111				178
6	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	50	1,343	1981-82	DET	39.6	26.9	5.7	3.6			9.6	17.6	54.4	0.1			7.6	9.4	81.2	61.8				1,979	286	180				151
7	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	50	1,278	1980-81	UTA	38.4	25.6	4.1	2.6		0.5	10.9	21.3	51.4	0.1			3.6	4.7	75.1	54.7				1,918	203	132		24		140
8	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	49	1,248	1983-84	HOU	36.1	25.5	11.8	2.2	0.9	2.7	10.6	18.4	57.4	0.0	0.0	50.0	4.3	6.4	67.0	59.9	3.9	8.0	3.8	1,768	579	109	44	131	184	214
9	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	48	1,150	1982-83	IND	35.5	24.0	12.0	3.0			10.0	18.7	53.3	0.1			3.9	5.2	76.2	57.1				1,704	577	146				192
10	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	47	1,252	1988-89	GSW	37.2	26.6	6.3	4.5	1.1	0.2	9.9	19.3	51.4	0.5	1.3	37.7	6.3	7.6	82.6	58.8	2.0	4.3	3.4	1,747	298	211	52	8	158	120
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	47	1,216	1984-85	HOU	38.6	25.9	13.5	1.5	1.3	3.0	10.4	18.1	57.8	0.0	0.0		5.0	7.8	64.1	60.2	6.6	6.9	3.3	1,814	634	71	63	142	153	188
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	46	1,223	1979-80	BOS	38.1	26.6	10.6	4.5	1.7	0.6	10.5	20.3	51.7	1.0	2.2	48.5	4.5	5.2	86.7	58.7			3.3	1,751	486	208	76	29	151	152
13	Calvin Natt C. Natt	38	970	1979-80	TOT	37.8	25.5	9.3	2.2			10.2	18.9	53.8	0.1			5.1	6.9	74.7	58.3				1,437	354	83
14	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	36	904	1980-81	GSW	38.8	25.1	9.8	1.6	0.8	1.4	10.0	18.2	54.7	0.0			5.2	7.1	72.9	58.8				1,397	353	59	28	50		135
15	Chuck Person C. Person	33	834	1986-87	IND	38.0	25.3	8.9	3.8	1.3	0.2	10.5	19.6	53.2	0.8	1.8	45.0	3.5	4.6	77.5	58.4	2.2	6.8	2.7	1,253	295	126	44	5	90	121
16	Willie Anderson W. Anderson	32	806	1988-89	SAS	36.3	25.2	5.7	4.9	2.0	0.8	10.8	19.1	56.5	0.0	0.2	14.3	3.6	4.8	75.2	59.4	2.1	3.5	3.3	1,163	181	158	65	26	106	105
17	Xavier McDaniel X. McDaniel	32	792	1985-86	SEA	36.1	24.8	9.2	2.8	1.5	0.6	10.2	18.2	56.0	0.0	0.1	25.0	4.3	5.9	73.9	59.6	4.9	4.3	3.0	1,156	294	91	47	20	96	116
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	32	761	1979-80	LAL	38.2	23.8	8.3	7.6	2.6	0.6	8.9	15.2	58.3	0.1	0.3	22.2	6.0	7.3	82.0	64.5			4.4	1,221	265	242	84	20	142	87
19	Rex Chapman R. Chapman	31	725	1988-89	CHA	33.4	23.4	2.6	2.5	1.1	0.4	9.8	21.0	46.6	1.4	3.7	36.5	2.4	3.0	79.8	52.3	1.0	1.6	1.5	1,036	82	79	34	12	48	77
20	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	30	750	1982-83	ATL	36.9	25.0	7.3	2.2		0.8	10.6	18.8	56.6	0.0			3.7	5.4	69.6	59.1				1,108	219	66		25		75
21	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	28	759	1981-82	SDC	40.9	27.1	9.4	2.1		0.8	10.6	17.4	60.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	9.0	66.0	63.5			3.6	1,144	263	60		22	100	121
22	Dave Greenwood D. Greenwood	28	668	1979-80	CHI	37.8	23.9	11.0	2.3	0.6	1.8	8.9	15.9	55.9	0.0	0.1	33.3	6.1	7.4	82.2	62.4	3.0	8.0	3.0	1,059	308	65	18	49	83	106
23	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	27	689	1985-86	NYK	38.3	25.5	9.6	2.2	1.2	2.4	9.9	18.9	52.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.8	7.3	79.3	57.7	2.8	6.9	3.4	1,033	260	60	33	64	92	113
24	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	26	640	1981-82	DET	36.4	24.6	3.5	7.5			9.2	17.3	53.2	0.4			5.8	8.5	68.8	58.6				947	92	195				92
25	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	26	638	1980-81	POR	37.0	24.5	3.1	8.2	1.5	0.2	10.5	20.8	50.7	0.1	0.3	33.3	3.3	4.3	77.0	54.1	0.7	2.3	3.4	961	80	214	40	5	89	64