David Robinson had the most points by a rookie big man in a game in 1989-90, with 41 points versus the Warriors on March 2, 1990.
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most points scored in a single regular-season game by a rookie post 1990| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Robinson | 41 | 3/2/1990 | vs | 41 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 66.8 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 2 | | D. Robinson | 39 | 3/20/1990 | @ | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 85.8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | | D. Robinson | 38 | 2/28/1990 | @ | 44 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 56.1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | | D. Robinson | 36 | 4/10/1990 | @ | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 61.9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 68.5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | | D. Robinson | 36 | 4/8/1990 | @ | 42 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 59.0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 6 | | D. Robinson | 34 | 3/19/1990 | @ | 43 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 74.0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | | D. Robinson | 34 | 12/27/1989 | @ | 41 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 71.7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | | D. Robinson | 33 | 3/29/1990 | vs | 38 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 74.5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 9 | | D. Robinson | 33 | 2/3/1990 | vs | 41 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 81.3 | 68.6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 10 | | D. Robinson | 32 | 4/12/1990 | vs | 36 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 60.6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 11 | | D. Robinson | 32 | 4/4/1990 | @ | 39 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 64.4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | | D. Robinson | 32 | 2/14/1990 | vs | 39 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 62.8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 13 | | D. Robinson | 32 | 1/19/1990 | vs | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 64.2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | | D. Robinson | 32 | 1/8/1990 | @ | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 70.8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 15 | | D. Robinson | 32 | 12/2/1989 | vs | 39 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 70.8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 16 |  | S. Mitchell | 31 | 11/12/1989 | vs | 48 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 57.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 17 | | D. Robinson | 30 | 4/18/1990 | vs | 42 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 75.9 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | | D. Robinson | 29 | 3/22/1990 | vs | 43 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 70.7 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 19 | | D. Robinson | 29 | 3/5/1990 | vs | 40 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 63.5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 20 | | D. Robinson | 29 | 12/8/1989 | @ | 41 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 62.3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 21 | | S. Mitchell | 29 | 11/18/1989 | @ | 44 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 65.7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 22 | | D. Robinson | 28 | 1/22/1990 | vs | 36 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | 67.6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | | D. Robinson | 28 | 1/15/1990 | @ | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 65.4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 24 | | S. Mitchell | 28 | 12/30/1989 | @ | 39 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 66.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 25 | | D. Robinson | 28 | 12/22/1989 | @ | 39 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 63.1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ||||
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