oldest player with 25 pts in a game by a rookie since 1980

Since 1979-80, Arvydas Sabonis is the oldest rookie in a game with 25+ points. He was 31 years and 100 days old against the Warriors on March 28, 1996.

Interpreted as:

oldest player with 25 or more pts in a regular-season game by a rookie since 1980

	NAME	AGE	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	31-100	26	3/28/1996	POR	vs	GSW	32	14	2	1	1	11	20	55.0	1	3	33.3	3	6	50.0	57.4	3	11	4	3
2	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	31-084	25	3/12/1996	POR	@	LAL	24	6	3	2	3	10	15	66.7	1	2	50.0	4	5	80.0	72.7	3	3	2	4
3	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	31-071	26	2/28/1996	POR	@	ATL	24	10	3	0	1	11	14	78.6	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	84.9	5	5	3	3
4	Dean Garrett D. Garrett	30-084	25	2/19/1997	MIN	@	VAN	40	10	2	1	1	11	15	73.3	0	0		3	4	75.0	74.6	2	8	0	4	+11
5	Vasilije Micić V. Micić	30-060	25	3/13/2024	CHA	@	MEM	30	0	8	2	0	9	10	90.0	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	114.9	0	0	2	2	+21
6	Chris Copeland C. Copeland	29-031	33	4/17/2013	NYK	vs	ATL	40	3	1	1	2	14	29	48.3	1	4	25.0	4	8	50.0	50.7	3	0	3	3	+12
7	Chris Copeland C. Copeland	29-029	32	4/15/2013	NYK	@	CHA	47	7	2	1	0	12	25	48.0	4	8	50.0	4	4	100.0	59.8	2	5	1	2	-9
8	Jonathan Gibson J. Gibson	29-011	26	11/19/2016	DAL	@	ORL	32	6	3	2	0	8	16	50.0	5	9	55.6	5	6	83.3	69.7	0	6	6	5	0
9	Chris Copeland C. Copeland	28-275	29	12/17/2012	NYK	vs	HOU	28	5	0	2	1	11	19	57.9	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	69.8	2	3	2	2	-6
10	Walter Herrmann W. Herrmann	27-292	30	4/14/2007	CHA	@	MIL	40	9	0	0	0	12	15	80.0	6	8	75.0	0	1	0.0	97.2	2	7	2	1	+16
11	Duop Reath D. Reath	27-252	26	3/4/2024	POR	@	MIN	39	3	1	1	1	10	14	71.4	5	6	83.3	1	2	50.0	87.4	2	1	3	4	-9
12	Juan Carlos Navarro J. Carlos Navarro	27-216	26	1/15/2008	MEM	vs	CLE	47	2	4	2	0	9	16	56.3	6	10	60.0	2	3	66.7	75.1	0	2	3	3	+8
13	Juan Carlos Navarro J. Carlos Navarro	27-185	27	12/15/2007	MEM	@	ORL	40	2	4	0	0	7	13	53.8	5	11	45.5	8	8	100.0	81.7	0	2	2	2	+2
14	Duop Reath D. Reath	27-183	25	12/26/2023	POR	vs	SAC	32	9	0	1	1	9	15	60.0	3	6	50.0	4	4	100.0	74.6	5	4	1	3	+24
15	Juan Carlos Navarro J. Carlos Navarro	27-164	28	11/24/2007	MEM	vs	WAS	38	1	4	2	0	10	14	71.4	5	8	62.5	3	4	75.0	88.8	0	1	4	2	+5
16	Juan Carlos Navarro J. Carlos Navarro	27-156	28	11/16/2007	MEM	vs	NOH	34	2	4	0	0	10	16	62.5	8	9	88.9	0	0		87.5	0	2	1	1	+9
17	Mike James M. James	27-113	25	12/9/2017	PHX	vs	SAS	29	2	2	3	0	8	16	50.0	2	5	40.0	7	9	77.8	62.6	1	1	2	4	+5
18	Simone Fontecchio S. Fontecchio	27-105	26	3/24/2023	UTA	vs	MIL	25	2	0	0	0	9	16	56.3	4	7	57.1	4	4	100.0	73.2	0	2	1	2	-31
19	Mike James M. James	27-100	26	11/26/2017	PHX	@	MIN	30	5	7	0	0	10	20	50.0	3	5	60.0	3	4	75.0	59.7	1	4	3	0	+4
20	Dino Radja D. Radja	26-356	29	4/15/1994	BOS	vs	ORL	42	10	0	0	0	13	24	54.2	0	0		3	3	100.0	57.3	2	8	3	5
21	Dino Radja D. Radja	26-351	25	4/10/1994	BOS	@	DET	37	10	3	0	1	11	20	55.0	0	0		3	4	75.0	57.4	4	6	1	4
22	Dino Radja D. Radja	26-344	25	4/3/1994	BOS	@	PHI	29	9	3	2	1	12	18	66.7	0	0		1	3	33.3	64.7	3	6	0	4
23	Dino Radja D. Radja	26-337	36	3/27/1994	BOS	vs	PHI	37	11	5	1	1	12	15	80.0	0	0		12	12	100.0	88.8	1	10	2	5
24	Derrick Gervin D. Gervin	26-336	25	2/27/1990	NJN	@	IND	25	5	0	2	0	8	16	50.0	0	0		9	11	81.8	60.0	2	3	0	3
25	Dino Radja D. Radja	26-321	26	3/11/1994	BOS	vs	NYK	36	15	1	1	1	10	20	50.0	0	0		6	7	85.7	56.3	6	9	4	5