nba most ppg in season openers ever

Michael Jordan has put up the most career points per game in season openers, with 30.8 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.8
14
38.2
5.9
4.5
3.2
1.4
11.3
23.2
48.6
0.4
1.9
18.5
7.9
10.0
78.6
55.7
1.8
4.1
2.6
535
431
82
63
45
19
37
41
-2
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30.2
13
43.1
23.5
3.8
12.4
21.2
58.3
5.5
12.3
44.4
56.7
560
393
305
50
22
3Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
29.4
14
36.7
6.7
2.9
1.8
0.4
11.2
22.1
50.8
0.7
1.9
37.0
6.3
7.9
79.3
57.6
3.1
3.6
3.2
514
412
94
40
25
6
45
35
+9
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.0
9
34.9
9.8
6.6
1.3
0.2
10.0
21.8
45.9
2.4
9.0
27.2
6.6
8.1
80.8
57.2
0.8
9.0
4.1
315
261
88
59
12
2
37
19
-34
5Ja Morant
J. Morant
28.6
7
30.1
4.1
7.0
1.1
0.7
11.1
18.9
59.1
1.3
3.4
37.5
5.0
6.0
83.3
66.5
0.4
3.7
3.0
211
200
29
49
8
5
21
18
+6
6Jerry West
J. West
28.1
12
5.0
0.0
10.4
7.3
9.3
78.4
0.0
2.0
337
5
0
7Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
27.7
7
34.2
7.9
3.1
0.4
0.3
9.6
22.7
42.1
4.4
10.1
43.7
4.1
4.9
85.3
55.8
1.6
6.3
3.0
239
194
55
22
3
2
21
17
+72
8Anthony Davis
A. Davis
27.5
15
35.9
11.5
2.6
1.6
2.4
9.5
21.2
45.0
0.5
2.0
23.3
7.9
9.9
79.9
53.7
3.1
8.5
2.3
539
412
173
39
24
36
34
39
-84
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.4
14
10.2
7.0
9.4
74.2
384
10Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
27.1
13
35.9
7.2
1.8
0.3
8.6
16.8
51.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
9.8
12.5
78.5
60.7
2.9
467
352
94
23
4
35
44
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
26.5
15
37.5
5.9
3.8
1.9
0.9
8.8
20.9
42.2
0.7
2.3
28.6
8.2
9.8
83.7
52.6
1.1
4.8
3.5
563
397
88
57
29
14
52
40
+55
12Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
26.4
10
34.6
2.9
2.9
10.0
16.6
60.2
0.3
0.9
33.3
6.1
7.0
87.1
67.1
1.1
346
264
29
29
11
23
13Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
26.3
9
36.0
4.9
5.3
1.4
1.6
10.0
20.4
48.9
1.7
5.9
28.3
4.7
6.2
75.0
56.8
1.0
3.9
2.2
324
237
44
48
13
14
20
16
+16
14Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.3
13
30.3
11.1
4.7
0.8
1.1
10.0
17.8
56.3
0.8
2.7
28.6
5.5
8.8
62.6
60.7
1.5
9.5
3.5
394
342
144
61
10
14
45
53
+52
15Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
26.2
5
34.2
8.6
4.8
0.8
0.8
8.6
15.4
55.8
1.6
3.2
50.0
7.4
9.6
77.1
66.8
1.4
7.2
2.6
171
131
43
24
4
4
13
12
+46
16Rich Rinaldi
R. Rinaldi
26.0
1
35.0
2.0
3.0
12.0
19.0
63.2
2.0
3.0
66.7
64.0
35
26
2
3
1
17Cleo Hill
C. Hill
26.0
1
33.0
4.0
9.0
15.0
60.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
70.2
33
26
4
6
18Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
25.6
11
40.5
3.6
7.3
2.3
0.0
8.5
20.8
41.0
1.4
4.3
31.9
7.2
9.1
79.0
51.6
0.7
2.9
3.8
445
282
40
80
25
0
42
25
+4
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
25.4
18
36.8
7.3
3.2
1.3
1.1
8.8
19.5
45.0
1.4
4.6
30.1
6.5
8.1
80.7
55.2
0.7
6.7
3.3
663
458
132
57
24
19
60
49
+22
20Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.4
14
35.1
5.1
6.7
0.9
0.4
8.0
18.2
43.9
2.9
8.4
35.0
6.4
6.9
93.8
59.7
1.1
4.1
2.2
491
355
72
94
13
6
31
24
+88
21Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.3
11
8.6
8.0
10.7
74.6
278
36
22Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
25.2
9
36.2
8.7
4.8
1.1
0.6
9.7
21.3
45.3
3.0
8.4
35.5
2.9
3.8
76.5
54.8
1.3
7.3
2.3
326
227
78
43
10
5
21
20
+30
23Trae Young
T. Young
25.1
9
34.7
3.4
9.7
0.8
0.2
6.6
16.3
40.1
2.1
7.0
30.2
9.9
11.4
86.4
58.8
0.3
3.1
3.7
312
226
31
87
7
2
33
18
+57
24George Glamack
G. Glamack
25.0
1
8.0
9.0
11.0
81.8
25
4
25Frankie Baumholtz
F. Baumholtz
25.0
1
10.0
5.0
7.0
71.4
25
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5.0
12
2
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.222
5.5
13
2
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.222
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8
2
.800
2
7
2
.778
0.5
3
6
2
.750
1.0
4
7
4
.636
1.5
5
5
4
.556
2.5
6
5
4
.556
2.5
7
5
5
.500
3.0
8
4
6
.400
4.0
9
3
6
.333
4.5
10
3
7
.300
5.0
11
3
7
.300
5.0
12
2
7
.222
5.5
13
2
7
.222
5.5
14
1
7
.125
6.0
15
1
8
.111
6.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
8
2
.800
2
8
2
.800
3
7
2
.778
0.5
4
6
2
.750
1.0
5
7
3
.700
1.0
6
7
3
.700
1.0
7
7
3
.700
1.0
8
6
3
.667
1.5
9
5
3
.625
2.0
10
5
4
.556
2.5
11
4
5
.444
3.5
12
3
5
.375
4.0
13
1
7
.125
6.0
14
1
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.111
6.5
15
1
8
.111
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