nba highest scoring rookies ppg between 1979-80 to 1989-90

Michael Jordan dropped 2,313 points in his rookie season in 1984-85.

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	NAME	PTS	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	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	28.2	1984-85	CHI	82	38.3	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	196	69	291	285
2	David Robinson D. Robinson	1,993	24.3	1989-90	SAS	82	36.6	12.0	2.0	1.7	3.9	8.4	15.9	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	10.2	73.2	59.7	3.7	8.3	3.1	3,002	983	164	138	319	257	259
3	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	1,660	23.7	1982-83	SDC	70	36.2	10.6	2.5	1.8	0.9	9.8	18.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.2	5.9	70.9	55.7	4.3	6.3	2.9	2,531	744	177	129	62	204	294
4	Ron Harper R. Harper	1,874	22.9	1986-87	CLE	82	37.4	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	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	1,741	22.0	1988-89	GSW	79	34.4	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
6	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	1,781	21.7	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	8.9	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	54.7	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	726	165	48	101	222	279
7	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	1,772	21.6	1981-82	DET	82	37.5	5.4	3.3	1.1	0.2	7.8	15.6	49.6	0.1	0.3	22.7	6.0	7.6	79.7	57.0	2.7	2.7	3.4	3,077	443	270	89	16	280	241
8	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	1,732	21.4	1981-82	DAL	81	32.4	7.0	2.2	1.1	0.3	8.9	17.9	49.7	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.6	5.0	71.6	53.2	2.2	4.7	2.4	2,626	565	176	89	21	194	308
9	Larry Bird L. Bird	1,745	21.3	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	852	370	143	53	263	279
10	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	1,720	21.0	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	11.1	2.0	0.9	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	70	197	294	339
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1,692	20.6	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	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	344
12	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	1,671	20.6	1980-81	UTA	81	35.4	3.6	2.4	1.3	0.5	8.8	19.1	46.4	0.1	0.6	19.2	2.8	4.0	71.6	49.6	1.0	2.6	2.9	2,867	288	194	106	40	231	219
13	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	1,625	20.1	1982-83	IND	81	34.1	10.6	2.8	1.7	0.5	8.4	17.5	47.9	0.0	0.2	22.2	3.2	4.3	74.1	51.6	4.2	6.4	2.7	2,761	860	223	141	43	217	298
14	Calvin Natt C. Natt	1,553	19.9	1979-80	TOT	78	36.6	8.9	2.2	1.3	0.4	8.0	16.6	47.9	0.0	0.1	33.3	3.9	5.4	73.0	52.4	3.1	5.8	2.5	2,857	691	169	102	34	198	205
15	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	1,547	18.9	1980-81	GSW	82	35.6	9.3	1.4	0.6	1.5	7.5	15.3	49.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.4	71.6	53.4	3.3	5.9	3.0	2,919	759	117	50	121	243	313
16	Chuck Person C. Person	1,541	18.8	1986-87	IND	82	36.0	8.3	3.6	1.1	0.2	7.7	16.6	46.8	0.6	1.7	35.5	2.7	3.6	74.7	51.8	2.0	6.2	2.6	2,956	677	295	90	16	211	310
17	Willie Anderson W. Anderson	1,508	18.6	1988-89	SAS	81	33.8	5.1	4.6	1.9	0.8	7.9	15.9	49.8	0.0	0.3	19.0	2.8	3.6	77.5	53.4	1.9	3.3	3.2	2,738	417	372	150	62	261	295
18	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	1,387	18.0	1979-80	LAL	77	36.3	7.7	7.3	2.4	0.5	6.5	12.3	53.0	0.1	0.4	22.6	4.9	6.0	81.0	60.2	2.2	5.6	4.0	2,795	596	563	187	41	305	218
19	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	1,434	17.5	1982-83	ATL	82	32.9	5.8	1.6	1.0	0.8	7.3	14.9	49.3	0.0	0.1	18.2	2.8	4.1	68.2	52.4	2.8	3.1	2.2	2,697	478	129	84	63	180	210
20	Tom Chambers T. Chambers	1,392	17.2	1981-82	SDC	81	33.1	6.9	1.8	0.7	0.6	6.8	13.0	52.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	5.7	62.0	55.3	2.6	4.3	2.7	2,682	561	146	58	46	220	341
21	Xavier McDaniel X. McDaniel	1,404	17.1	1985-86	SEA	82	33.0	8.0	2.4	1.2	0.5	7.0	14.3	49.0	0.0	0.1	20.0	3.0	4.4	68.7	52.5	3.7	4.2	3.0	2,706	655	193	101	37	248	305
22	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	1,225	17.0	1981-82	DET	72	33.8	2.9	7.8	2.1	0.2	6.3	14.8	42.4	0.2	0.8	28.8	4.2	6.0	70.4	48.7	0.8	2.1	4.2	2,433	209	565	150	17	299	253
23	Rex Chapman R. Chapman	1,267	16.9	1988-89	CHA	75	29.6	2.5	2.3	0.9	0.3	7.0	16.9	41.4	0.8	2.5	31.4	2.1	2.6	79.5	46.7	1.0	1.5	1.5	2,219	187	176	70	25	113	167
24	Dave Greenwood D. Greenwood	1,334	16.3	1979-80	CHI	82	34.0	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	2.7	6.7	2.6	2,791	773	182	60	129	210	313
25	Charles Smith C. Smith	1,155	16.3	1988-89	LAC	71	30.4	6.5	1.5	1.0	1.3	6.1	12.4	49.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.5	72.5	55.0	2.4	4.1	2.1	2,161	465	103	68	89	146	273

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6	Hornets	1	0	1.000	0.5
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13	Kings	0	1	.000	1.5
14	Suns	0	1	.000	1.5
15	Pelicans	0	1	.000	1.5