most games with 20+ pts by a rookie, since the 3-point era

Michael Jordan has the most games by a rookie with 20+ points, with 73 games in 1984-85.

Interpreted as:
most regular-season games with 20+ pts by a rookie, since the 3-point era
NAMEGPPTS3PMSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
73
2,170
9
1984-85
38.8
29.7
6.8
5.8
2.5
0.8
10.7
20.3
52.8
0.7
18.8
8.2
9.6
85.1
60.6
2.1
4.7
3.6
2,830
495
427
181
58
266
260
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
62
1,666
0
1989-90
37.0
26.9
12.2
1.9
1.6
3.9
9.4
17.0
55.6
0.0
0.0
8.0
10.8
74.4
61.9
3.9
8.3
3.2
2,294
757
116
97
239
198
195
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
60
1,568
0
1992-93
38.4
26.1
14.5
1.9
0.8
3.5
10.2
17.3
58.9
0.0
0.0
5.8
9.4
61.6
61.0
4.5
10.0
3.7
2,302
870
116
45
209
224
230
4Ron Harper
R. Harper
59
1,551
18
1986-87
38.5
26.3
4.9
4.8
2.7
1.1
10.3
20.8
49.3
1.2
25.0
5.4
7.9
68.4
54.0
2.0
3.0
4.2
2,273
292
282
158
64
248
183
5Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
55
1,443
7
2010-11
38.9
26.2
12.9
4.3
0.8
0.5
9.9
18.0
54.8
0.4
35.0
6.4
9.7
65.4
58.8
3.6
9.3
2.6
2,140
710
238
42
28
142
168
+58
6Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
54
1,382
70
1994-95
39.1
25.6
6.9
2.7
1.6
0.3
9.3
19.3
48.0
3.7
34.8
5.8
7.2
80.6
57.0
2.4
4.4
3.8
2,114
370
146
84
16
203
165
7Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
53
1,373
0
1982-83
37.6
25.9
11.2
2.6
10.6
19.8
53.7
4.6
6.5
70.8
57.1
1,994
595
136
226
8Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
53
1,408
1
1981-82
37.2
26.6
7.8
2.4
11.0
21.3
51.7
4.5
6.2
73.3
55.3
2.6
1,970
416
127
137
208
9Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
53
1,342
0
1979-80
40.4
25.3
9.6
2.1
9.5
16.2
58.3
0.0
6.4
8.1
79.6
64.0
2,139
509
111
178
10Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
50
1,268
0
1997-98
40.6
25.4
12.3
3.0
0.8
2.4
10.3
17.7
58.2
0.1
0.0
4.7
6.7
70.4
61.4
3.7
8.6
3.3
2,028
613
149
41
121
163
148
+388
11Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
50
1,343
4
1981-82
39.6
26.9
5.7
3.6
9.6
17.6
54.4
7.6
9.4
81.2
61.8
1,979
286
180
151
12Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
50
1,278
6
1980-81
38.4
25.6
4.1
2.6
0.5
10.9
21.3
51.4
3.6
4.7
75.1
54.7
1,918
203
132
24
140
13Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
49
1,285
48
2003-04
38.5
26.2
6.1
2.9
1.3
0.5
9.5
19.4
48.8
2.6
37.2
6.3
7.8
80.9
57.4
2.3
3.8
3.2
1,886
297
144
62
26
157
144
+185
14Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
49
1,248
1
1983-84
36.1
25.5
11.8
2.2
0.9
2.7
10.6
18.4
57.4
0.0
50.0
4.3
6.4
67.0
59.9
3.9
8.0
3.8
1,768
579
109
44
131
184
214
15Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
48
1,383
125
1996-97
42.2
28.8
4.3
7.6
2.1
0.3
10.1
21.9
45.9
6.6
39.4
6.1
8.4
72.1
56.2
1.7
2.6
4.5
2,025
204
363
101
16
218
147
-297
16Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
48
1,150
3
1982-83
35.5
24.0
12.0
3.0
10.0
18.7
53.3
3.9
5.2
76.2
57.1
1,704
577
146
192
17Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
47
1,252
23
1988-89
37.2
26.6
6.3
4.5
1.1
0.2
9.9
19.3
51.4
1.3
37.7
6.3
7.6
82.6
58.8
2.0
4.3
3.4
1,747
298
211
52
8
158
120
18Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
47
1,216
0
1984-85
38.6
25.9
13.5
1.5
1.3
3.0
10.4
18.1
57.8
0.0
5.0
7.8
64.1
60.2
6.6
6.9
3.3
1,814
634
71
63
142
153
188
19Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
46
1,205
138
2017-18
35.5
26.2
3.7
3.7
1.6
0.2
9.7
19.6
49.2
8.0
37.7
3.9
4.8
80.6
60.2
0.8
3.0
2.7
1,631
172
169
74
10
123
115
+346
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
46
1,223
48
1979-80
38.1
26.6
10.6
4.5
1.7
0.6
10.5
20.3
51.7
2.2
48.5
4.5
5.2
86.7
58.7
3.3
1,751
486
208
76
29
151
152
21Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
45
1,156
0
1992-93
36.0
25.7
10.7
0.7
0.4
3.2
8.9
16.1
55.6
0.0
7.8
9.7
80.9
63.2
3.9
6.8
2.9
1,621
481
33
16
142
130
159
22Kevin Durant
K. Durant
44
1,104
43
2007-08
36.9
25.1
5.1
2.9
1.0
1.0
9.4
18.8
49.8
2.7
36.1
5.3
6.1
87.4
58.3
1.0
4.1
3.0
1,625
225
127
46
45
134
69
-197
23Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
43
1,101
113
2018-19
33.5
25.6
8.1
6.2
1.1
0.3
8.3
17.6
47.5
7.4
35.3
6.3
8.4
74.4
60.1
1.3
6.8
3.6
1,439
349
265
49
11
153
97
+6
24Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
42
1,033
3
1991-92
39.2
24.6
11.5
3.9
1.1
0.7
9.5
18.1
52.4
0.4
17.6
5.6
6.5
85.4
58.7
4.6
7.0
2.0
1,648
485
165
47
29
86
97
25Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
41
1,079
92
2023-24
30.4
26.3
11.1
3.8
1.4
3.9
9.5
19.0
49.8
6.3
35.7
5.1
6.3
80.7
60.3
2.4
8.7
3.7
1,248
456
155
57
160
153
88
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