most 30 point games by nba rookie since 1970

Since 1969-70, Michael Jordan has the most games by a rookie with 30+ points, with 33 games in 1984-85.

Interpreted as:

most 30 or more point regular-season games by NBA rookie since 1970

	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	33	1,207	1984-85	CHI	41.0	36.6	8.2	6.6	2.6	1.0	13.1	23.1	56.8	0.2	0.7	20.8	10.2	11.6	87.7	64.9	2.8	5.4	3.7	1,354	271	218	87	32	123	117
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32	1,170	1969-70	MIL		36.6	14.5	3.9			14.5						7.5	11.1	67.6						465	126				104
3	Bernard King B. King	22	764	1977-78	NJN	42.4	34.7	11.6	3.1			14.4	26.3	54.7				6.0	8.1	73.7	58.2				933	256	69				81
4	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	22	788	1970-71	POR	40.5	35.8	4.4	4.6			14.3	26.1	54.6				7.3	9.0	80.4	59.5				892	97	101				49
5	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	21	652	1971-72	POR	40.7	31.0	11.4	4.4			12.3	24.1	51.0				6.5	9.1	71.2	55.3				854	239	92				50
6	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	20	715	1996-97	PHI	43.3	35.8	4.7	6.7	1.9	0.2	12.4	25.0	49.6	3.4	7.4	45.6	7.6	10.3	74.1	60.6	2.0	2.7	4.4	865	93	134	37	3	88	62	-131
7	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	19	644	1970-71	ATL		33.9	3.8				13.5	24.5	55.1				6.9	8.2	84.6	60.3					72					52
8	Walter Davis W. Davis	17	577	1977-78	PHX	36.0	33.9	6.3	3.3			13.4	23.2	57.6				7.2	8.4	86.0	63.1			3.3	612	107	56			56	59
9	David Robinson D. Robinson	16	546	1989-90	SAS	39.3	34.1	13.8	2.4	1.5	3.9	12.2	19.5	62.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	9.8	13.0	75.0	67.7	3.9	9.9	2.9	628	220	38	24	63	46	44
10	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	15	506	1981-82	DAL	37.9	33.7	8.1	3.0			14.0	24.5	57.2	0.0			5.7	7.9	72.9	60.4			3.1	569	122	45			46	60
11	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	15	508	1981-82	DET	42.9	33.9	7.5	3.3			12.4	21.9	56.7	0.1			9.0	11.7	76.7	62.6				644	112	50				41
12	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	14	473	2010-11	LAC	41.1	33.8	13.1	5.9	0.7	0.6	13.3	21.5	61.8	0.2	0.5	42.9	7.0	10.1	69.0	65.1	3.7	9.4	2.8	575	184	83	10	9	39	45	+12
13	LeBron James L. James	13	445	2003-04	CLE	44.5	34.2	7.2	6.5	1.7	0.7	12.8	24.6	51.9	1.8	4.1	45.3	6.8	8.1	84.8	60.8	1.7	5.5	3.9	578	93	84	22	9	51	15	+34
14	Ron Harper R. Harper	13	434	1986-87	CLE	39.1	33.4	5.2	4.9	2.1	1.2	12.3	22.5	54.6	0.4	1.2	31.3	8.4	11.1	75.7	60.9	2.0	3.2	3.6	508	68	64	27	15	47	41
15	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	13	457	1972-73	BUF		35.2					14.4						6.4	7.5	84.7
16	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	12	384	1979-80	NYK	40.8	32.0	9.3	2.4			11.9	18.0	66.2	0.0	0.0		8.2	9.7	84.5	71.9				489	111	29				34
17	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	12	395	1976-77	BUF		32.9					11.8						9.3	10.6	87.4
18	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	11	422	2025-26	DAL	38.0	38.4	7.7	5.5	1.0	1.1	14.3	25.1	56.9	2.4	5.0	47.3	7.5	8.6	86.3	66.4	1.2	6.5	2.6	418	85	61	11	12	29	22	-17
19	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	11	365	2023-24	SAS	33.6	33.2	12.5	4.8	1.3	4.2	11.5	21.6	53.4	3.2	7.6	41.7	6.9	8.5	80.9	65.3	2.7	9.8	4.4	370	138	53	14	46	48	25	+51
20	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	11	359	1994-95	MIL	40.9	32.6	7.0	3.0	2.1	0.3	11.4	21.4	53.2	1.4	3.9	34.9	8.5	10.0	85.5	63.3	2.3	4.7	3.6	450	77	33	23	3	40	41
21	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	11	359	1982-83	SDC	38.9	32.6	14.4	2.3			13.4	22.4	59.8	0.0			5.9	7.5	79.3	63.6				428	158	25				48
22	Larry Bird L. Bird	11	376	1979-80	BOS	40.8	34.2	11.0	3.8	1.4	0.7	13.7	26.4	52.1	1.7	3.1	55.9	5.0	5.3	94.8	59.6			2.5	449	121	42	15	8	28	41
23	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	10	345	2003-04	DEN	40.4	34.5	5.7	2.8	1.3	0.4	12.9	22.2	58.1	1.8	3.3	54.5	6.9	8.4	82.1	66.6	1.6	4.1	3.5	404	57	28	13	4	35	38	+48
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	10	345	1992-93	ORL	40.1	34.5	17.1	2.0	0.7	4.1	14.1	20.5	68.8	0.0	0.0		6.3	10.4	60.6	68.8	4.9	12.2	4.3	401	171	20	7	41	43	32
25	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	10	337	1981-82	SDC	44.4	33.7	11.0	2.2		0.7	12.5	20.2	61.9	0.0	0.0		8.7	12.0	72.5	66.1			3.4	444	110	22		7	34	45

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