most points scored in their first ever game post 1980

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dropped the most points by a big man in his first 1,980 games in 1979-80, with 2,513 points.

	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,513	1979-80	LAL	97	38.8	25.9	11.0	4.3		3.5	10.6	17.8	59.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.6	6.0	76.9	63.3				3,761	1,067	417		339		267
2	Moses Malone M. Malone	2,300	1979-80	HOU	89	38.4	25.8	14.5	1.7			9.6	19.0	50.5	0.0			6.7	9.3	72.1	56.1				3,415	1,287	154				228
3	Dan Issel D. Issel	1,951	1979-80	DEN	82	35.8	23.8	8.8	2.4	1.1	0.7	8.7	17.3	50.5	0.0	0.1	33.3	6.3	8.1	77.5	57.1	2.9	5.9	2.0	2,938	719	198	88	54	163	190
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	1,899	1979-80	WAS	83	39.5	22.9	11.1	1.6			9.4	20.7	45.2	0.0			4.1	5.9	70.1	49.1				3,275	918	135				317
5	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	1,781	1979-80	NYK	82		21.7	8.8				8.1			0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7						724
6	Larry Kenon L. Kenon	1,591	1979-80	SAS	81	35.5	19.6	9.7	2.9	1.4	0.2	8.1	16.9	48.1	0.0	0.1	11.1	3.4	4.4	77.7	52.2				2,879	789	235	111	17		198
7	Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	1,514	1979-80	BOS	89	34.4	17.0	8.9	2.4			5.8	9.5	61.1	0.0	0.0		5.4	6.9	78.4	67.9				3,064	794	218				291
8	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	1,490	1979-80	PHI	98	32.1	15.2	8.5	1.9			6.3	12.1	52.4	0.0			2.6	3.9	65.1	55.1				3,148	830	182				403
9	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	1,432	1979-80	PHX	85	32.6	16.8	9.3	1.7	0.7	0.7	6.5	12.7	51.0	0.0	0.0		3.9	5.8	66.9	55.2			3.0	2,773	790	146	61	61	259	268
10	Dan Roundfield D. Roundfield	1,421	1979-80	ATL	86	32.1	16.5	10.4	2.3			6.2	12.5	49.6	0.0			4.1	5.8	70.6	54.8				2,762	895	195				339
11	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	1,351	1979-80	SEA	97	34.3	13.9	10.7	3.4			5.5	11.9	46.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	3.6	81.2	51.8	2.3	8.3	2.4	3,327	1,034	334			237	287
12	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	1,343	1979-80	TOT	70	34.1	19.2	8.8	3.1			7.4	13.8	53.5	0.0			4.4	5.7	77.8	58.8				2,387	617	215				222
13	Dave Greenwood D. Greenwood	1,334	1979-80	CHI	82	34.0	16.3	9.4	2.2	0.7	1.6	6.1	12.8	47.4	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.1	5.1	81.0	54.1				2,791	773	182	61	129		313
14	James Edwards J. Edwards	1,287	1979-80	IND	82	28.2	15.7	7.0	1.5			6.4	12.6	51.2	0.0			2.8	4.1	68.1	54.5				2,314	578	127				324
15	Bobby Jones B. Jones	1,286	1979-80	PHI	99	26.2	13.0	5.4	1.8			4.9	9.3	53.0	0.0			3.1	3.9	79.3	58.9				2,595	536	177				279
16	Tom Owens T. Owens	1,283	1979-80	POR	79	30.6	16.2	7.5	2.5	0.6	0.7	6.7	13.1	51.5	0.0	0.0	50.0	2.8	3.7	74.9	55.2	2.6	5.0	2.3	2,420	594	196	46	55	179	284
17	Dave Robisch D. Robisch	1,255	1979-80	CLE	82	32.6	15.3	8.0	2.3		0.7	6.0	11.5	52.0	0.0			3.4	4.0	84.2	57.8				2,670	658	192		54		211
18	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1,247	1979-80	PHX	83	29.1	15.0	8.3	4.4	1.4	0.8	6.3	11.7	53.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	3.1	80.4	57.5			2.9	2,414	686	368	115	65	242	261
19	Robert Parish R. Parish	1,223	1979-80	GSW	72	29.4	17.0	10.9	1.7		1.6	7.1	14.0	50.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.9	71.5	54.1				2,119	783	122		115		248
20	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	1,220	1979-80	DET	58		21.0					8.5			0.1			4.0	5.5	72.8
21	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	1,215	1979-80	SEA	91	29.8	13.4	7.8	1.9			5.5	10.4	52.6	0.0	0.1	16.7	2.4	3.2	74.0	56.4	2.5	5.2	2.3	2,712	707	170			206	346
22	Kermit Washington K. Washington	1,104	1979-80	POR	83	33.5	13.3	10.5	2.1	0.9	1.6	5.2	9.5	55.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	4.4	64.1	58.2	4.1	6.5	2.1	2,778	873	173	74	135	174	316
23	Swen Nater S. Nater	1,082	1979-80	SDC	81	35.3	13.4	15.0	2.9	0.6	0.5	5.5	9.9	55.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.4	71.8	58.9			3.2	2,863	1,216	233	45	37	256	262
24	George McGinnis G. McGinnis	1,072	1979-80	TOT	73	30.2	14.7	9.6	4.6			5.5	12.1	45.1	0.0			3.7	6.7	55.3	48.7				2,208	699	333				303
25	Steve Mix S. Mix	1,050	1979-80	PHI	98	17.8	10.7	3.3	1.7			4.2	8.2	50.9	0.0			2.4	2.8	83.8	57.0				1,743	321	162				136