what is the highest point per 36 in a season by a rookie since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has the most points / 36 by a rookie, with 64.25 in 1984-85.

NAMEPTS/36PTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
64.25
2,313
1984-85
82
38.3
28.2
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
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
55.36
1,993
1989-90
82
36.6
24.3
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
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
52.58
1,893
1992-93
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
4Ron Harper
R. Harper
52.06
1,874
1986-87
82
37.4
22.9
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
5Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
51.25
1,845
2010-11
82
38.0
22.5
12.1
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
49.64
1,787
1996-97
76
40.1
23.5
4.1
7.5
2.1
0.3
8.2
19.8
41.6
2.0
6.0
34.1
5.0
7.2
70.2
51.3
1.5
2.6
4.4
3,045
312
567
157
24
337
233
-439
7Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
49.47
1,781
1979-80
82
38.4
21.7
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
8Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
49.22
1,772
1981-82
82
37.5
21.6
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
9Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
48.75
1,755
1994-95
80
37.0
21.9
6.4
2.5
1.4
0.3
8.0
17.6
45.1
1.1
3.4
32.1
5.0
6.2
79.6
53.8
2.1
4.3
3.9
2,958
513
197
115
22
313
234
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
48.47
1,745
1979-80
82
36.0
21.3
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
11Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
48.36
1,741
1988-89
79
34.4
22.0
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
12Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
48.11
1,732
1981-82
81
32.4
21.4
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
13Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
48.08
1,731
1997-98
82
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
14Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
47.92
1,725
2003-04
82
36.5
21.0
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
7.6
17.9
42.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
5.0
6.4
77.7
50.9
2.2
3.8
3.0
2,995
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65
15Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
47.78
1,720
1983-84
82
32.8
21.0
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
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
47
1,692
1984-85
82
35.5
20.6
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
17Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
46.42
1,671
1980-81
81
35.4
20.6
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
18Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
46.11
1,660
1982-83
70
36.2
23.7
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
19LeBron James
L. James
45.94
1,654
2003-04
79
39.5
20.9
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
3,122
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
20Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
45.53
1,639
1992-93
78
33.9
21.0
10.3
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.1
78.1
58.6
3.4
6.9
3.0
2,644
805
76
27
271
236
286
21Elton Brand
E. Brand
45.19
1,627
1999-00
81
37.0
20.1
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
22Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
45.14
1,625
1982-83
81
34.1
20.1
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
23Kevin Durant
K. Durant
45.11
1,624
2007-08
80
34.6
20.3
4.4
2.4
1.0
0.9
7.3
17.1
43.0
0.7
2.6
28.8
4.9
5.6
87.3
51.9
0.9
3.5
2.9
2,768
348
192
78
75
232
122
-651
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
44.89
1,616
2017-18
79
33.4
20.5
3.7
3.7
1.5
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.7
2.4
7.0
34.0
3.0
3.8
80.5
54.1
0.7
3.1
2.7
2,638
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
25Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
43.78
1,576
1991-92
82
37.2
19.2
11.0
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
3,047
899
292
81
51
160
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.694
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3
23
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.676
5.5
4
24
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.667
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22
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