most points by rookie in first 3 nba games since 1980

Since 1979-80, Bill Cartwright has put up the most points by a rookie in the first 3 team games, with 80 points in 1979-80.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
80
1979-80
NYK NYK
3
43.3
26.7
6.3
1.3
8.7
14.7
59.1
0.0
0.0
9.3
11.7
80.0
67.3
130
19
4
10
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
60
1979-80
LAL LAL
3
35.0
20.0
6.7
5.3
1.0
1.7
7.0
14.7
47.7
0.0
0.0
6.0
8.0
75.0
55.0
2.3
4.3
3.3
105
20
16
3
5
10
8
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
58
1979-80
BOS BOS
3
32.3
19.3
8.0
4.7
1.7
1.3
8.0
14.3
55.8
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.3
3.7
90.9
60.6
2.0
6.0
2.7
97
24
14
5
4
8
9
4Paul Dawkins
P. Dawkins
42
1979-80
UTA UTA
3
15.7
14.0
2.0
0.7
0.3
0.0
6.0
8.7
69.2
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
75.0
71.1
1.7
0.3
1.7
47
6
2
1
0
5
9
5Calvin Natt
C. Natt
42
1979-80
NJN NJN
3
37.0
14.0
12.0
1.7
6.0
14.0
42.9
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
75.0
46.1
111
36
5
8
6Dave Greenwood
D. Greenwood
41
1979-80
CHI CHI
3
32.3
13.7
8.3
1.0
1.0
1.3
5.3
10.7
50.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.7
64.3
53.7
3.3
5.0
3.0
97
25
3
3
4
9
11
7Greg Kelser
G. Kelser
41
1979-80
DET DET
3
20.7
13.7
5.0
1.0
0.3
5.3
10.7
50.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
2.7
3.3
80.0
56.3
62
15
3
1
14
8Duck Williams
D. Williams
40
1979-80
UTA UTA
3
30.0
13.3
2.7
2.3
4.0
0.0
6.3
10.0
63.3
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.0
66.7
63.9
1.0
1.7
2.3
90
8
7
12
0
7
12
9Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
29
1979-80
NJN NJN
3
26.0
9.7
11.3
1.7
4.0
10.0
40.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
3.7
45.5
41.6
78
34
5
7
10Terry Duerod
T. Duerod
27
1979-80
DET DET
3
13.7
9.0
1.3
1.3
0.0
4.0
9.0
44.4
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
47.7
41
4
4
0
0
11Larry Demic
L. Demic
23
1979-80
NYK NYK
3
21.3
7.7
5.3
0.3
2.7
7.3
36.4
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.7
63.6
42.8
64
16
1
12
12Gerald Henderson
G. Henderson
23
1979-80
BOS BOS
3
12.7
7.7
1.7
1.3
0.7
0.3
3.0
5.3
56.3
0.0
0.0
1.7
4.3
38.5
52.9
0.3
1.3
1.0
38
5
4
2
1
3
8
13Jeff Cook
J. Cook
20
1979-80
PHX PHX
3
14.7
6.7
4.7
1.0
0.0
0.3
2.0
5.3
37.5
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.0
88.9
50.1
3.0
1.7
0.0
44
14
3
0
1
0
6
14James Bailey
J. Bailey
19
1979-80
SEA SEA
3
9.0
6.3
3.3
0.3
2.7
3.7
72.7
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.7
60.0
72.0
1.3
2.0
0.7
27
10
1
2
7
15Irv Kiffin
I. Kiffin
19
1979-80
SAS SAS
3
15.3
6.3
3.0
1.3
0.7
0.3
2.3
7.7
30.4
0.0
0.0
1.7
1.7
100.0
37.7
46
9
4
2
1
8
16Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
18
1979-80
IND IND
3
15.7
6.0
1.7
3.3
2.0
5.3
37.5
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
75.0
46.1
47
5
10
7
17Abdul Jeelani
A. Jeelani
18
1979-80
POR POR
3
12.0
6.0
2.3
0.3
0.3
0.0
2.7
5.3
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.7
40.0
49.5
1.0
1.3
1.3
36
7
1
1
0
4
10
18Major Jones
M. Jones
18
1979-80
HOU HOU
3
15.0
6.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.7
4.3
61.5
0.0
0.7
1.3
50.0
61.0
45
15
0
0
4
9
19Reggie King
R. King
15
1979-80
KCK KCK
3
17.3
5.0
5.7
1.3
0.7
0.3
2.0
5.7
35.3
0.0
1.0
1.3
75.0
40.0
0.3
52
17
4
2
1
1
1
20Sam Pellom
S. Pellom
14
1979-80
ATL ATL
3
11.3
4.7
1.7
1.0
0.3
0.0
2.3
3.0
77.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
74.2
0.0
34
5
3
1
0
0
6
21Bernard Toone
B. Toone
14
1979-80
PHI PHI
3
4.0
4.7
2.0
0.7
0.0
1.7
2.3
71.4
0.3
0.3
100.0
1.0
1.3
75.0
79.9
12
6
2
0
3
22Pat Cummings
P. Cummings
12
1979-80
MIL MIL
2
7.0
6.0
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
60.0
2.0
0.5
0.0
14
5
0
0
0
0
4
23John Coughran
J. Coughran
12
1979-80
GSW GSW
3
9.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
1.3
4.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.3
57.1
39.8
0.0
1.0
1.0
27
3
0
2
0
3
3
24Phil Hubbard
P. Hubbard
11
1979-80
DET DET
2
9.5
5.5
3.0
0.5
0.0
1.5
3.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
71.4
60.6
19
6
1
0
2
25Sly Williams
S. Williams
11
1979-80
NYK NYK
3
11.0
3.7
3.0
1.0
1.7
5.7
29.4
0.0
0.3
1.3
25.0
29.3
33
9
3
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7:30 PM
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NYK NYK
6:00 PM
Tue
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NYK NYK
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11/12
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NYK NYK
7:00 PM
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11/14
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