most points scored in a rookie debut start

Michael Jordan has put up the most points by a rookie as a starter, with 2,313 points in 1984-85.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	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	2,313	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	28.2	6.5	5.9	2.4	0.8	10.2	19.8	51.5	0.1	0.6	17.3	7.7	9.1	84.5	59.2	2.0	4.5	3.5	3,144	534	481	197	69	291	285
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	1,973	1989-90	SAS	81	36.7	24.4	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.3	73.2	59.7	3.6	8.3	3.1	2,975	969	163	138	319	255	253
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	1,893	1992-93	ORL	81	37.9	23.4	13.9	1.9	0.7	3.5	9.0	16.1	56.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.3	8.9	59.2	58.4	4.2	9.6	3.8	3,071	1,122	152	60	286	307	321
4	Ron Harper R. Harper	1,874	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	22.9	4.8	4.8	2.5	1.0	9.0	19.7	45.5	0.2	1.1	21.3	4.7	6.9	68.4	50.3	2.1	2.7	4.2	3,064	392	394	209	84	345	247
5	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	1,845	2010-11	LAC	82	37.9	22.5	12.1	3.8	0.8	0.5	8.5	16.8	50.6	0.1	0.3	29.2	5.4	8.5	64.2	54.9	3.3	8.8	2.7	3,111	989	312	63	45	223	252	-146
6	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	1,772	1981-82	DET	82	37.5	21.6	5.4	3.3			7.8	15.6	49.6	0.1			6.0	7.6	79.8	57.0				3,079	443	270				241
7	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	1,752	1996-97	PHI	74	40.4	23.7	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	8.3	20.0	41.7	2.0	5.9	33.9	5.0	7.2	69.9	51.2	1.5	2.6	4.5	2,990	302	555	153	23	332	227	-410
8	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	1,741	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	22.0	5.9	4.2	1.0	0.2	8.2	17.5	46.8	0.4	1.1	36.7	5.2	6.4	81.0	54.1	2.0	3.9	3.4	2,717	468	334	82	13	269	223
9	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	1,731	1997-98	SAS	82	39.1	21.1	11.9	2.7	0.7	2.5	8.6	15.7	54.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	5.9	66.2	57.7	3.3	8.6	3.4	3,204	977	224	55	206	279	254	+429
10	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	1,725	2003-04	DEN	82	36.5	21.0	6.1	2.8	1.2	0.5	7.6	17.9	42.6	0.8	2.6	32.2	5.0	6.4	77.7	50.9	2.2	3.8	3.0	2,995	498	227	97	41	247	225	+65
11	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	1,720	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	21.0	11.1	2.0	0.8	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	913	163	69	197	294	339
12	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	1,708	1994-95	MIL	76	37.8	22.5	6.5	2.6	1.5	0.3	8.1	17.9	45.5	1.1	3.4	32.2	5.1	6.4	79.9	54.3	2.1	4.4	4.0	2,872	494	195	115	21	301	226
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1,692	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	974	111	99	220	234	341
14	LeBron James L. James	1,654	2003-04	CLE	79	39.5	20.9	5.5	5.9	1.6	0.7	7.9	18.9	41.7	0.8	2.7	29.0	4.4	5.8	75.4	48.8	1.3	4.2	3.5	3,122	432	465	130	58	273	149	-144
15	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	1,641	1982-83	SDC	69	36.3	23.8	10.7	2.5			9.8	18.7	52.4	0.0			4.1	5.9	70.5	55.8				2,508	740	174				290
16	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	1,639	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	21.0	10.3	1.0	0.3	3.5	7.3	14.3	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	8.1	78.1	58.6	3.4	6.9	3.0	2,644	805	76	27	271	236	286
17	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	1,625	1982-83	IND	81	34.1	20.1	10.6	2.8			8.4	17.5	47.9	0.0			3.2	4.3	74.1	51.6				2,763	860	223				298
18	Kevin Durant K. Durant	1,624	2007-08	SEA	80	34.6	20.3	4.4	2.4	1.0	0.9	7.3	17.1	43.0	0.7	2.6	28.8	4.9	5.6	87.3	51.9	0.9	3.5	2.9	2,768	348	192	78	75	232	122	-651
19	Elton Brand E. Brand	1,614	1999-00	CHI	80	37.2	20.2	10.1	1.9	0.8	1.6	7.8	16.3	48.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.6	68.8	52.7	4.4	5.7	2.8	2,978	807	154	64	131	227	257	-630
20	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	1,562	2012-13	POR	82	38.6	19.0	3.1	6.5	0.9	0.2	6.7	15.7	42.9	2.3	6.1	36.8	3.3	3.9	84.4	54.6	0.5	2.6	3.0	3,167	257	531	74	19	243	172	-62
21	Trae Young T. Young	1,549	2018-19	ATL	81	30.9	19.1	3.7	8.1	0.9	0.2	6.5	15.5	41.8	1.9	6.0	32.4	4.2	5.1	82.9	53.9	0.8	2.9	3.8	2,503	301	653	72	15	308	140	-336
22	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	1,528	1981-82	DAL	62	36.6	24.6	7.7	2.4			10.2	20.6	49.6	0.0			4.3	5.8	73.9	53.3			2.6	2,269	478	151			164	246
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	1,526	2018-19	DAL	72	32.2	21.2	7.8	6.0	1.1	0.3	7.0	16.5	42.7	2.3	7.1	32.7	4.8	6.7	71.3	54.5	1.2	6.6	3.4	2,318	563	429	77	25	247	137	-118
24	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1,522	2023-24	SAS	71	29.7	21.4	10.6	3.9	1.2	3.6	7.8	16.7	46.5	1.8	5.5	32.5	4.1	5.2	79.6	56.5	2.3	8.4	3.7	2,106	755	274	88	254	260	153	-142
25	O.J. Mayo	1,516	2008-09	MEM	82	38.1	18.5	3.8	3.2	1.1	0.2	6.9	15.6	43.8	1.8	4.6	38.4	3.0	3.4	87.9	53.9	0.7	3.1	2.8	3,120	308	262	91	13	226	204	-416