rookies who scored 40 points in a game before 1986

Michael Jordan posted 45 points in his rookie season against the Spurs on November 13, 1984.

Interpreted as:
rookies who scored 40 or more points in a regular-season game before 1986
NAMEDATEPTSTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
11/13/1984
45
vs
43
10
4
3
2
18
27
66.7
1
1
100.0
8
11
72.7
70.7
2
8
4
4
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
12/6/1984
42
@
45
13
0
0
5
18
22
81.8
0
0
6
9
66.7
80.9
5
8
3
4
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
12/27/1984
45
vs
44
7
11
3
0
20
33
60.6
0
1
0.0
5
5
100.0
63.9
2
5
3
1
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1/5/1985
42
@
42
7
4
2
1
16
25
64.0
0
0
10
11
90.9
70.4
4
3
3
3
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1/26/1985
45
vs
43
8
10
0
4
17
24
70.8
0
0
11
11
100.0
78.0
1
7
5
3
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2/5/1985
41
vs
45
12
7
4
1
14
25
56.0
0
1
0.0
13
14
92.9
65.8
4
8
1
6
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2/12/1985
49
vs
45
15
5
4
0
19
31
61.3
0
0
11
13
84.6
66.7
7
8
6
5
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4/5/1985
40
@
38
1
5
3
0
13
21
61.9
0
1
0.0
14
15
93.3
72.5
0
1
2
6
9Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
2/8/1984
41
@
38
12
0
3
4
16
26
61.5
0
0
9
10
90.0
67.4
6
6
5
4
10Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
11/14/1981
42
vs
41
8
1
0
1
18
40
45.0
2
5
40.0
4
8
50.0
48.3
7
1
2
5
11Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
12/29/1981
41
vs
37
8
2
2
0
15
22
68.2
0
0
11
15
73.3
71.7
4
4
12Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
2/16/1982
40
@
33
10
3
17
22
77.3
0
6
7
85.7
79.7
4
1
13Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
3/12/1982
49
vs
47
8
1
3
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
11
16
68.8
69.9
4
4
4
4
14Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
2/20/1981
46
vs
45
14
1
2
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
12
17
70.6
66.7
6
8
5
5
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
2/13/1980
45
@
43
13
3
2
0
19
32
59.4
3
5
60.0
4
4
100.0
66.6
5
8
5
4
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
3/2/1980
41
vs
44
13
7
0
1
17
29
58.6
4
7
57.1
3
3
100.0
67.6
6
7
3
4
17Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
3/9/1980
45
vs
36
10
4
19
28
67.9
1
6
7
85.7
72.4
3
18Bernard King
B. King
11/4/1977
41
vs
43
14
2
16
28
57.1
9
11
81.8
62.4
3
19Bernard King
B. King
1/4/1978
44
vs
37
13
2
1
2
20
29
69.0
4
6
66.7
69.5
8
5
3
2
20Walter Davis
W. Davis
1/5/1978
40
@
38
11
2
1
0
16
29
55.2
8
9
88.9
60.7
5
6
3
4
21John Drew
J. Drew
10/22/1974
41
vs
35
18
1
3
15
29
51.7
11
17
64.7
56.2
4
22John Drew
J. Drew
11/16/1974
44
vs
39
20
5
5
16
20
80.0
12
16
75.0
81.4
3
17
5
23John Drew
J. Drew
12/28/1974
40
vs
39
25
7
12
24
50.0
16
19
84.2
61.8
13
12
4
24Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
3/2/1973
41
vs
40
11
2
14
27
51.9
13
16
81.3
60.2
5
25Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
3/28/1973
45
25
20
36
55.6
5
6
83.3
58.2
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28
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