most 15 point games in the nba by a rookie

Elvin Hayes has the most games by a rookie with 15+ points, with 81 games in 1968-69.

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most 15 or more point regular-season games in the NBA by a rookie

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	81	2,315	1968-69	SDR		28.6	17.0				11.4						5.7	9.1	63.0						1,377
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	80	2,286	1984-85	CHI	38.7	28.6	6.6	6.0	2.4	0.8	10.3	20.0	51.5	0.1	0.7	17.3	7.9	9.3	84.4	59.3	2.1	4.6	3.6	3,093	530	476	193	67	286	282
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	79	2,322	1969-70	MIL		29.4	14.5				11.7						6.0	9.1	65.5						1,143					268
4	David Robinson D. Robinson	77	1,933	1989-90	SAS	36.8	25.1	12.1	1.9	1.6	4.0	8.7	16.2	53.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	10.4	74.1	60.2	3.8	8.3	3.2	2,834	929	150	124	306	244	245
5	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	77	1,957	1971-72	POR	40.5	25.4	11.9	4.4			9.9	22.8	43.6				5.6	7.8	71.7	48.5				3,115	918	337				180
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	76	1,843	1992-93	ORL	38.0	24.3	14.0	1.9	0.8	3.6	9.4	16.5	57.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	9.1	59.8	59.2	4.3	9.7	3.8	2,889	1,063	145	57	271	289	298
7	Walter Davis W. Davis	76	1,892	1977-78	PHX	32.2	24.9	6.1	3.5			9.9	18.7	53.3				5.0	6.0	83.3	58.4			3.5	2,449	460	263			268	222
8	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	76	2,455	1961-62	CHI		32.3					12.6						7.1	11.0	64.4											271
9	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	73	1,686	1979-80	NYK		23.1	9.2				8.6			0.0	0.0		5.8	7.2	80.3						669
10	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	71	1,904	1970-71	POR	37.8	26.8	3.5	4.6			10.4	22.6	46.0				6.1	7.8	78.0	51.6				2,687	251	327				164
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	71	2,702	1959-60	PHI	46.9	38.1	27.3	2.3			15.0	32.5	46.1				8.1	13.9	58.4	49.3				3,329	1,939	162				150
12	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	70	1,703	2010-11	LAC	38.7	24.3	12.7	4.0	0.8	0.5	9.1	17.4	52.4	0.1	0.3	30.4	6.0	9.2	65.2	56.7	3.4	9.3	2.7	2,708	886	283	54	38	192	217	+7
13	Rick Barry R. Barry	70	1,949	1965-66	SFW	39.0	27.8	10.8	2.4			10.1	22.4	45.0				7.6	8.8	86.7	52.9				2,733	759	166				256
14	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	69	1,646	1994-95	MIL	38.3	23.9	6.7	2.5	1.5	0.3	8.6	18.6	46.3	1.2	3.6	33.7	5.4	6.7	80.5	55.3	2.3	4.4	3.9	2,645	462	175	106	20	272	202
15	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	69	1,634	1988-89	GSW	35.6	23.7	6.2	4.4	1.1	0.2	8.8	18.3	48.0	0.4	1.1	38.0	5.7	6.9	81.9	55.4	2.1	4.1	3.3	2,456	429	301	74	13	231	186
16	Ron Harper R. Harper	69	1,724	1986-87	CLE	38.2	25.0	4.9	5.0	2.6	1.0	9.8	20.5	47.9	0.3	1.2	22.6	5.0	7.4	68.0	52.5	2.1	2.8	4.2	2,633	340	342	176	72	292	218
17	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	69	1,647	1982-83	SDC	36.3	23.9	10.7	2.5			9.8	18.8	52.4	0.0			4.2	6.0	70.8	55.8				2,504	736	175				288
18	Bernard King B. King	69	1,809	1977-78	NJN		26.2					10.9						4.4	6.4	67.6
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	68	1,515	2007-08	SEA	35.8	22.3	4.6	2.6	1.0	0.9	8.1	18.0	44.8	0.8	2.7	30.3	5.3	6.1	87.5	53.9	0.9	3.7	2.9	2,435	314	174	71	64	195	108	-485
20	Clark Kellogg C. Kellogg	68	1,491	1982-83	IND	35.0	21.9	11.2	2.9			9.1	18.2	50.2	0.1			3.6	4.9	74.8	54.0				2,378	762	194				255
21	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	67	1,560	1997-98	SAS	40.0	23.3	12.1	2.9	0.7	2.5	9.5	16.7	57.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.2	6.2	67.5	59.9	3.4	8.7	3.4	2,682	813	191	47	169	226	200	+396
22	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	67	1,559	1983-84	HOU	34.8	23.3	11.5	2.1	0.8	2.6	9.7	17.9	54.3	0.0	0.1	25.0	3.8	5.7	66.8	57.0	3.7	7.8	3.7	2,333	772	141	56	173	246	273
23	Larry Bird L. Bird	67	1,578	1979-80	BOS	37.3	23.6	10.4	4.4	1.7	0.7	9.4	19.1	49.0	0.8	1.8	44.7	4.0	4.7	84.6	55.6			3.3	2,498	694	297	115	44	222	226
24	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	67	2,132	1960-61	CIN		31.8					11.1						9.6	11.6	82.6											217
25	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	66	1,719	1970-71	ATL		26.0					10.2						5.7	7.1	80.6											199

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