most 20 point games by rookie in 2021

Anthony Edwards had the most games by a rookie with 20+ points in 2020-21, with 36 games.

Interpreted as:
most 20 or more point games by rookie in 2021
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1Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
36
937
2020-21
MIN MIN
35.1
26.0
5.1
3.2
1.5
0.7
9.4
19.9
47.1
3.2
8.4
38.0
4.1
5.3
77.2
58.6
0.9
4.2
2.3
1,262
184
115
54
25
84
82
-93
2LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
17
409
2020-21
CHA CHA
33.8
24.1
6.6
6.9
1.8
0.3
8.5
16.0
53.3
3.1
6.5
47.3
3.9
4.8
81.7
66.4
1.7
4.9
3.1
574
113
118
30
5
52
55
+85
3Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
12
279
2020-21
DET DET
33.0
23.3
6.5
2.0
1.3
0.3
7.6
15.5
48.9
5.2
10.2
50.8
2.9
3.3
87.5
68.5
0.8
5.7
1.3
397
78
24
16
4
15
24
-34
4Immanuel Quickley
I. Quickley
11
259
2020-21
NYK NYK
27.4
23.5
3.1
3.2
0.7
0.2
7.7
15.1
51.2
3.9
8.0
48.9
4.2
4.5
92.0
68.9
1.2
1.9
0.9
302
34
35
8
2
10
26
+98
5Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
9
208
2020-21
SAC SAC
35.2
23.1
3.2
5.8
1.7
0.6
8.9
15.2
58.4
3.9
7.1
54.7
1.4
1.7
86.7
72.4
0.8
2.4
1.4
317
29
52
15
5
13
7
+64
6Jae'Sean Tate
J. Tate
6
132
2020-21
HOU HOU
34.9
22.0
5.7
3.7
1.2
0.3
8.5
13.5
63.0
2.5
4.8
51.7
2.5
3.7
68.2
72.8
2.5
3.2
1.3
209
34
22
7
2
8
20
-10
7Aleksej Pokusevski
A. Pokusevski
5
118
2020-21
OKC OKC
36.1
23.6
7.6
3.2
0.4
0.2
8.2
15.4
53.2
5.0
8.8
56.8
2.2
3.0
73.3
70.6
1.0
6.6
3.4
180
38
16
2
1
17
5
-25
8KJ Martin
KJ Martin
5
117
2020-21
HOU HOU
38.2
23.4
8.2
4.0
0.8
1.2
8.8
15.4
57.1
3.4
6.0
56.7
2.4
3.4
70.6
69.2
1.6
6.6
1.6
191
41
20
4
6
8
15
-57
9Theo Maledon
T. Maledon
5
124
2020-21
OKC OKC
33.8
24.8
4.6
4.6
1.0
0.6
7.8
14.4
54.2
4.4
7.8
56.4
4.8
5.4
88.9
73.9
0.2
4.4
3.2
169
23
23
5
3
16
7
-88
10Malachi Flynn
M. Flynn
4
95
2020-21
TOR TOR
39.4
23.8
4.3
6.0
2.0
0.3
8.8
18.8
46.7
4.0
9.3
43.2
2.3
2.8
81.8
59.5
0.5
3.8
1.3
158
17
24
8
1
5
8
-8
11Cole Anthony
C. Anthony
4
104
2020-21
ORL ORL
33.4
26.0
6.5
3.0
1.3
0.3
7.5
16.5
45.5
3.3
6.3
52.0
7.8
8.5
91.2
64.2
1.5
5.0
4.0
134
26
12
5
1
16
15
-18
12Payton Pritchard
P. Pritchard
4
93
2020-21
BOS BOS
29.5
23.3
3.3
3.8
0.3
0.3
7.8
12.8
60.8
4.5
7.3
62.1
3.3
3.5
92.9
81.4
0.5
2.8
1.8
118
13
15
1
1
7
9
+13
13Isaac Okoro
I. Okoro
3
74
2020-21
CLE CLE
40.6
24.7
6.3
3.3
0.7
0.0
8.7
17.3
50.0
2.3
6.7
35.0
5.0
5.7
88.2
62.2
1.7
4.7
1.0
122
19
10
2
0
3
5
-46
14Jordan Nwora
J. Nwora
3
79
2020-21
MIL MIL
34.8
26.3
10.0
1.3
1.3
1.0
10.0
19.0
52.6
4.0
8.7
46.2
2.3
4.0
58.3
63.4
2.0
8.0
2.0
104
30
4
4
3
6
5
-11
15Desmond Bane
D. Bane
3
64
2020-21
MEM MEM
29.3
21.3
5.3
2.0
1.3
0.0
8.0
13.3
60.0
4.3
8.0
54.2
1.0
1.3
75.0
76.6
0.7
4.7
1.7
88
16
6
4
0
5
5
-29
16Saben Lee
S. Lee
3
63
2020-21
DET DET
26.1
21.0
3.7
5.3
1.3
0.7
7.7
10.3
74.2
1.0
1.0
100.0
4.7
6.0
77.8
80.9
1.3
2.3
2.7
78
11
16
4
2
8
8
+13
17Patrick Williams
P. Williams
3
67
2020-21
CHI CHI
31.1
22.3
6.0
2.0
1.7
0.7
8.3
13.0
64.1
1.3
3.0
44.4
4.3
5.0
86.7
73.5
2.0
4.0
0.3
93
18
6
5
2
1
8
-13
18Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
3
91
2020-21
PHI PHI
37.9
30.3
6.3
5.3
1.7
0.7
12.0
21.0
57.1
2.7
5.0
53.3
3.7
4.0
91.7
66.6
0.3
6.0
1.3
114
19
16
5
2
4
9
+24
19Markus Howard
M. Howard
2
43
2020-21
DEN DEN
33.0
21.5
3.5
2.5
0.5
0.5
8.5
15.5
54.8
3.0
7.0
42.9
1.5
1.5
100.0
66.5
0.0
3.5
3.0
66
7
5
1
1
6
3
+11
20Armoni Brooks
A. Brooks
2
44
2020-21
HOU HOU
33.9
22.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
8.0
17.0
47.1
5.0
12.5
40.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
62.3
1.5
2.5
1.5
68
8
2
2
0
3
3
-14
21Anthony Lamb
A. Lamb
2
43
2020-21
HOU HOU
33.2
21.5
3.0
1.5
0.5
0.0
7.5
14.5
51.7
4.0
9.0
44.4
2.5
2.5
100.0
68.9
1.5
1.5
2.5
66
6
3
1
0
5
7
-8
22James Wiseman
J. Wiseman
2
45
2020-21
GSW GSW
24.8
22.5
6.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
8.5
12.5
68.0
1.5
1.5
100.0
4.0
5.5
72.7
75.4
2.0
4.0
2.0
50
12
4
0
2
4
7
+29
23Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
1
21
2020-21
ATL ATL
32.9
21.0
15.0
3.0
2.0
2.0
10.0
13.0
76.9
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
33.3
73.3
6.0
9.0
1.0
33
15
3
2
2
1
2
+17
24Precious Achiuwa
P. Achiuwa
1
23
2020-21
MIA MIA
41.6
23.0
10.0
0.0
2.0
1.0
10.0
16.0
62.5
0.0
0.0
3.0
7.0
42.9
60.3
3.0
7.0
2.0
42
10
0
2
1
2
3
+6
25Josh Hall
J. Hall
1
25
2020-21
OKC OKC
42.7
25.0
10.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
11.0
21.0
52.4
1.0
6.0
16.7
2.0
6.0
33.3
52.9
1.0
9.0
3.0
43
10
2
0
0
3
5
+9
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Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns
45
37
.549
19.0
8
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42
40
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109.7

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111.3

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
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45
37
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15.0
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38
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32
50
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31
51
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20
62
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Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
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Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
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Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
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2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
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54
28
.659
10.0
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Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
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Rockets Rockets - x
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30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
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Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
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Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
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26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
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39.0
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22
60
.268
42.0
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22
60
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