most points in first 85 games last 40 years

Between July 8, 1986 and July 8, 2026, Michael Jordan has posted the most points in his first 85 games, with 3,148 points.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in first 85 games last 40 years
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3,148
85
40.1
37.0
5.3
4.6
2.8
1.6
13.3
27.8
47.9
0.2
0.8
19.7
10.2
11.9
85.9
56.1
2.0
3.3
3.3
3,409
451
395
242
132
280
248
2Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
2,468
85
37.7
29.0
6.3
3.3
1.5
0.7
10.5
22.7
46.1
0.4
1.4
28.7
7.7
9.4
82.2
54.1
2.6
3.6
2.7
3,206
533
280
130
59
231
167
3Alex English
A. English
2,401
85
37.2
28.2
4.2
5.1
0.9
0.2
11.6
23.2
50.3
0.0
0.2
26.7
4.9
5.8
84.4
54.9
1.8
2.4
2.6
3,161
358
432
73
21
222
225
4Larry Bird
L. Bird
2,381
85
41.3
28.0
9.4
7.7
1.8
0.9
10.4
20.1
51.8
1.1
2.9
39.3
6.0
6.6
90.8
60.8
1.7
7.6
3.3
3,514
796
656
153
78
277
218
5Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
2,286
85
38.6
26.9
3.2
2.8
0.6
0.2
10.2
19.4
52.6
0.5
1.1
48.9
5.9
6.8
87.7
60.0
1.1
2.1
1.8
3,281
270
236
55
19
155
149
6Kevin McHale
K. McHale
2,193
85
40.0
25.8
9.9
2.5
0.5
2.2
10.2
17.0
60.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.4
6.6
82.8
64.9
3.2
6.7
2.5
3,398
843
210
40
185
215
274
7Zion Williamson
Z. Williamson
2,187
85
31.7
25.7
7.0
3.2
0.9
0.6
9.9
16.4
60.4
0.2
0.6
33.3
5.7
8.3
68.3
64.0
2.7
4.2
2.7
2,694
591
276
73
48
226
177
+151
8Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
2,172
85
33.3
25.6
5.4
3.1
1.1
0.4
9.8
19.7
49.5
0.6
1.8
34.2
5.4
7.1
76.8
56.0
2.3
3.1
2.7
2,831
456
265
94
32
230
259
9Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
2,138
85
37.3
25.2
5.5
3.0
1.2
0.4
9.7
18.7
51.9
1.1
2.9
36.6
4.7
6.0
78.9
59.0
2.4
3.2
2.9
3,173
470
251
105
33
244
282
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
2,076
85
36.6
24.4
12.0
2.0
1.6
3.9
8.5
15.9
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.4
10.2
73.1
59.9
3.7
8.4
3.1
3,110
1,024
173
140
330
264
265
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
2,047
85
37.0
24.1
11.4
2.9
1.8
3.5
9.3
17.8
52.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
5.6
7.8
70.8
56.7
4.2
7.3
3.1
3,149
971
245
153
295
264
338
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
2,027
85
37.6
23.8
13.6
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.2
16.3
56.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.4
9.1
59.0
58.8
4.2
9.4
3.7
3,199
1,158
159
62
297
316
339
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
2,027
85
34.7
23.8
11.4
1.7
0.8
1.2
7.9
17.6
45.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
8.0
9.6
82.7
54.5
4.7
6.7
2.8
2,948
967
141
64
105
240
163
14Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
2,021
85
40.1
23.8
14.2
4.6
1.6
1.5
8.4
14.2
59.6
0.3
1.5
23.0
6.5
8.6
75.6
66.1
5.6
8.6
4.6
3,410
1,209
389
136
130
390
325
15Walter Davis
W. Davis
2,021
85
33.6
23.8
3.1
4.6
1.3
0.1
9.9
19.1
51.6
0.2
1.0
24.7
3.8
4.4
87.1
56.6
1.1
2.0
2.9
2,853
261
393
107
5
247
198
16Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2,010
85
36.1
23.6
6.4
12.3
1.7
0.4
8.5
16.1
52.7
0.1
0.5
21.4
6.6
7.8
84.1
60.5
1.6
4.8
3.7
3,070
546
1,042
143
38
315
176
17Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1,988
85
40.0
23.4
4.0
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.3
19.6
42.4
1.9
5.7
33.8
4.9
7.0
69.4
51.6
1.4
2.6
4.2
3,398
341
635
181
26
360
256
-482
18Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
1,976
85
36.6
23.2
6.6
3.0
1.0
0.6
8.1
17.6
45.9
0.6
1.7
37.4
6.4
7.6
84.8
55.4
2.0
4.6
3.3
3,110
557
251
83
54
280
319
19Larry Nance
L. Nance
1,970
85
37.4
23.2
8.8
3.3
1.2
2.2
8.8
15.9
55.5
0.0
0.1
33.3
5.5
7.2
76.4
60.8
2.7
6.1
2.3
3,175
749
278
101
190
195
278
20Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
1,952
85
36.9
23.0
8.6
2.6
1.4
0.6
9.8
19.3
50.7
0.0
0.2
17.6
3.4
4.9
69.1
53.6
4.2
4.5
2.9
3,137
735
217
119
53
243
313
21Ron Harper
R. Harper
1,932
85
37.2
22.7
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
8.9
19.6
45.3
0.2
1.1
21.6
4.7
7.0
68.0
50.2
2.0
2.7
4.2
3,160
405
408
216
88
354
259
22Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
1,929
85
37.9
22.7
12.0
3.7
0.8
0.5
8.6
16.9
50.8
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.1
54.9
3.3
8.6
2.7
3,222
1,018
318
66
45
229
259
-175
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1,910
85
32.6
22.5
8.3
6.5
1.1
0.3
7.4
17.0
43.6
2.4
7.4
32.4
5.2
7.1
73.3
55.7
1.3
7.0
3.6
2,772
702
550
93
27
307
169
-100
24Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1,890
85
29.1
22.2
9.8
2.8
0.7
2.0
7.6
15.9
48.0
1.1
3.3
33.1
5.9
7.7
76.7
57.7
2.1
7.7
3.8
2,473
834
240
63
170
322
294
+437
25Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
1,868
85
34.7
22.0
6.1
4.3
1.1
0.2
8.2
17.5
47.0
0.4
1.2
34.3
5.2
6.3
81.6
54.3
1.9
4.2
3.4
2,952
518
362
90
14
287
239

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