highest ppg by a rookie in a game nba history since 1990

Since 1989-90, Brandon Jennings has averaged the most points per game by a rookie in a game, with 55.0 per game against the Warriors on November 14, 2009.

NAMEPPGDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
55.0
11/14/2009
vs
41
55
5
5
0
0
21
34
61.8
7
8
87.5
6
8
75.0
73.3
1
4
4
1
+11
2Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
51.0
4/3/2026
vs
34
51
6
3
3
1
19
30
63.3
6
9
66.7
7
7
100.0
77.1
3
3
1
3
-2
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
50.0
4/12/1997
@
46
50
5
6
2
0
17
32
53.1
5
9
55.6
11
18
61.1
62.6
2
3
9
5
-4
4Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
49.0
1/29/2026
vs
38
49
10
3
0
1
20
29
69.0
3
5
60.0
6
6
100.0
77.4
1
9
2
2
+2
5Trae Young
T. Young
49.0
3/1/2019
vs
56
49
8
16
1
1
17
33
51.5
6
13
46.2
9
11
81.8
64.7
1
7
9
2
-9
6Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
48.0
3/26/2006
@
46
48
9
3
1
0
20
32
62.5
6
11
54.5
2
3
66.7
72.0
4
5
3
4
-6
7Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
47.0
1/17/2011
vs
37
47
14
3
0
1
19
24
79.2
0
0
9
11
81.8
81.5
3
11
4
3
+17
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46.0
2/16/1993
@
49
46
21
3
0
5
19
25
76.0
0
0
8
16
50.0
71.8
3
18
6
5
9Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
45.0
4/5/2026
vs
39
45
8
9
2
1
14
27
51.9
2
4
50.0
15
17
88.2
65.3
0
8
2
2
+11
10GG Jackson
GG Jackson
44.0
4/14/2024
vs
44
44
12
1
2
1
17
36
47.2
4
13
30.8
6
7
85.7
56.3
6
6
3
1
-13
11Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
44.0
11/20/2010
vs
39
44
15
7
2
1
14
24
58.3
0
0
16
23
69.6
64.5
4
11
4
4
-13
12Elton Brand
E. Brand
44.0
4/13/2000
vs
43
44
12
2
0
3
16
21
76.2
0
0
12
15
80.0
79.7
7
5
1
2
-11
13Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
44.0
4/11/1997
@
43
44
3
9
2
1
16
28
57.1
3
4
75.0
9
11
81.8
67.0
1
2
4
5
-7
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
44.0
4/7/1997
@
48
44
1
8
2
0
16
32
50.0
6
14
42.9
6
8
75.0
61.9
1
0
4
2
-26
15Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
42.0
12/15/2025
@
42
42
7
6
1
2
13
27
48.1
1
4
25.0
15
20
75.0
58.7
1
6
4
3
-9
16Kenneth Lofton Jr.
K. Lofton Jr.
42.0
4/9/2023
@
40
42
14
0
1
0
17
25
68.0
0
2
0.0
8
12
66.7
69.4
6
8
2
3
-17
17Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
42.0
5/5/2021
vs
38
42
6
7
1
1
17
22
77.3
8
9
88.9
0
1
0.0
93.6
1
5
3
4
+11
18Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
42.0
3/18/2021
@
38
42
7
3
2
0
15
31
48.4
4
13
30.8
8
13
61.5
57.2
3
4
2
2
+9
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
42.0
4/14/2010
@
48
42
9
8
2
1
13
25
52.0
4
6
66.7
12
12
100.0
69.4
3
6
2
0
+6
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
42.0
4/16/2008
@
43
42
13
6
1
2
18
25
72.0
1
2
50.0
5
6
83.3
76.0
3
10
5
0
+14
21Lionel Simmons
L. Simmons
42.0
3/23/1991
vs
39
42
12
3
1
0
16
31
51.6
0
0
10
12
83.3
57.9
3
9
3
4
22Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
42.0
2/15/1991
vs
43
42
14
4
4
2
14
23
60.9
0
0
14
20
70.0
66.0
5
9
2
2
23Jalen Green
J. Green
41.0
4/10/2022
vs
40
41
1
3
1
0
14
26
53.8
4
11
36.4
9
11
81.8
66.5
0
1
0
1
0
24Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
41.0
12/1/2017
vs
37
41
4
4
0
0
13
25
52.0
6
12
50.0
9
11
81.8
68.7
0
4
2
3
+11
25Eric Gordon
E. Gordon
41.0
1/23/2009
vs
44
41
2
4
1
0
12
19
63.2
5
7
71.4
12
14
85.7
81.5
0
2
2
4
0

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