Joe Barry Carroll put up the most points by a rookie in a game in 1980-81, with 46 points versus the San Diego Clippers on February 20, 1981.

Interpreted as:

most points rookie in a regular-season game 1980-81

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	46	2/20/1981	GSW	vs	SDC	45	14	1	2	1	17	27	63.0	0	0		12	17	70.6	66.7	6	8	5	5
2	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	38	2/13/1981	UTA	vs	BOS	47	6	5		1	14	23	60.9	0	0		10	11	90.9	68.2				3
3	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	37	3/15/1981	GSW	vs	SAS	50	21	2	0	1	14	27	51.9	0	0		9	12	75.0	57.3	12	9	1	2
4	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	37	10/31/1980	UTA	vs	DAL	34	3	4	2	0	15	26	57.7	0	0		7	12	58.3	59.1			3	3
5	Andrew Toney A. Toney	35	3/29/1981	PHI	@	BOS	33	3	1		0	13	19	68.4	1	1	100.0	8	9	88.9	76.2				5
6	Darwin Cook D. Cook	35	3/15/1981	NJN	@	BOS	37	7	4			13	18	72.2	0	0		9	10	90.0	78.1				3
7	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	35	3/10/1981	POR	@	DEN	42	0	12	3	0	16	25	64.0	0	0		3	5	60.0	64.3	0	0	6	5
8	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	35	1/26/1981	UTA	vs	DET	44	3	3		0	15	26	57.7	0	1	0.0	5	6	83.3	61.1				3
9	Michael Brooks M. Brooks	35	10/17/1980	SDC	vs	DEN	38	10	4	1	2	16	18	88.9	0	0		3	10	30.0	78.1	3	7	1	2
10	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	33	3/24/1981	POR	vs	PHX	40	4	9	0	1	13	26	50.0	0	0		7	10	70.0	54.3	0	4	6	1
11	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	33	2/27/1981	POR	vs	PHX	40	3	9	1	0	13	23	56.5	0	0		7	8	87.5	62.2	1	2	6	2
12	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	33	12/27/1980	UTA	@	SAS	36	4	2	2	0	12	20	60.0	0	0		9	9	100.0	68.9				4
13	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	33	10/28/1980	UTA	@	DAL	37	6	2		1	14	20	70.0	2	5	40.0	3	4	75.0	75.8			4	4
14	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	32	1/23/1981	UTA	vs	GSW	33	1	2	2	1	15	28	53.6	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	55.4	1	0	6	4
15	Kelvin Ransey K. Ransey	32	1/14/1981	POR	@	KCK	36	3	8	1	0	15	26	57.7	0	0		2	2	100.0	59.5	1	2	6	3
16	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	32	11/27/1980	GSW	vs	LAL	35	7	0	1	1	16	24	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	3	4	1	5
17	Andrew Toney A. Toney	32	11/13/1980	PHI	@	IND	31	3	4		0	14	19	73.7	0	1	0.0	4	4	100.0	77.1			4	3
18	Michael Brooks M. Brooks	32	10/21/1980	SDC	@	SAS	35	5	3	1	1	12	17	70.6	0	0		8	11	72.7	73.3			3	1
19	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	31	2/10/1981	GSW	@	ATL	42	12	0	0	0	12	18	66.7	0	0		7	10	70.0	69.2	3	9	7	3
20	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	31	2/8/1981	UTA	@	GSW	39	4	1	0	0	14	21	66.7	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	70.8	2	2	2	5
21	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	31	2/7/1981	GSW	@	DEN	32	9	1	0	1	10	17	58.8	0	0		11	15	73.3	65.7	5	4	2	5
22	Mike Gminski M. Gminski	31	11/8/1980	NJN	vs	ATL	39	20	0			11	23	47.8	0			9	11	81.8	55.7	5	15		3
23	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	30	3/7/1981	GSW	vs	SEA	43	10	4	0	1	14	22	63.6	0	0		2	2	100.0	65.6	3	7	3	4
24	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	30	2/24/1981	GSW	@	SAS	40	11	1	0	1	11	31	35.5	0	0		8	11	72.7	41.9	7	4	5	5
25	Darwin Cook D. Cook	30	2/20/1981	NJN	vs	POR	44	6	9	4	0	12	21	57.1	0	0		6	6	100.0	63.5	5	1	2	6