most 23 point games by a rookie

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain are tied for the most games by a rookie with 23+ points, with 69 games.

Interpreted as:
most 23 or more point regular-season games by a rookie
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
69
2,134
1969-70
30.9
15.0
12.2
6.4
9.8
65.5
1,035
225
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
69
2,660
1959-60
46.9
38.6
27.4
2.3
15.2
32.9
46.3
8.1
13.8
58.6
49.5
3,233
1,894
160
144
3Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
68
2,303
1961-62
33.9
19.2
13.3
7.4
11.4
64.4
1,305
248
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
62
1,959
1968-69
31.6
17.9
12.7
6.2
9.8
62.9
1,109
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
58
1,856
1984-85
39.2
32.0
7.3
6.1
2.6
0.9
11.6
21.3
54.3
0.1
0.7
19.5
8.7
10.2
85.4
62.0
2.2
5.1
3.8
2,276
426
351
152
50
220
208
6Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
57
1,941
1960-61
34.1
11.9
10.2
12.4
82.8
182
7Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
56
1,551
1971-72
40.9
27.7
12.3
4.1
10.9
23.7
45.9
5.9
8.3
71.9
50.6
2,293
687
231
139
8Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
50
1,506
1970-71
38.9
30.1
3.8
4.7
11.7
24.1
48.7
6.7
8.5
78.6
54.1
1,943
189
235
119
9Rick Barry
R. Barry
49
1,560
1965-66
40.5
31.8
11.6
2.7
11.5
24.4
47.1
8.9
10.3
86.7
55.1
1,986
567
130
173
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
48
1,374
1989-90
37.6
28.6
12.5
1.9
1.6
4.0
10.1
17.8
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.3
11.2
74.5
63.1
3.8
8.7
3.2
1,804
600
92
78
191
154
144
11Bernard King
B. King
48
1,420
1977-78
29.6
12.4
4.8
6.8
70.3
12Walter Davis
W. Davis
47
1,344
1977-78
33.6
28.6
6.5
3.4
11.3
20.1
56.1
6.1
7.3
83.6
61.5
3.4
1,578
306
162
162
143
13Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
46
1,492
1967-68
32.4
12.2
8.1
10.3
78.9
14Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
44
1,300
1970-71
29.5
4.6
11.5
6.5
8.0
81.4
203
128
15Ron Harper
R. Harper
43
1,215
1986-87
38.9
28.3
5.2
4.8
2.8
1.1
11.0
21.7
50.4
0.3
1.4
24.6
6.0
8.3
72.1
55.7
2.2
3.0
4.1
1,671
222
206
120
47
176
131
16Terry Dischinger
T. Dischinger
43
1,225
1962-63
28.5
10.5
7.5
9.7
77.3
146
17Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
42
1,151
1982-83
37.7
27.4
11.4
2.5
11.3
20.2
55.8
0.0
4.8
6.5
73.8
59.3
1,585
477
106
180
18Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41
1,249
1958-59
30.5
10.6
9.2
11.5
80.1
163
19Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
40
1,135
1981-82
37.5
28.4
7.8
2.5
11.7
22.2
52.7
0.0
5.0
6.7
74.0
56.4
2.7
1,498
313
99
108
155
20Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
39
1,191
1996-97
42.3
30.5
4.1
7.5
2.2
0.4
10.7
22.3
47.9
2.7
6.6
41.0
6.5
8.9
72.2
58.1
1.5
2.6
4.7
1,651
160
294
87
14
182
117
-173
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
39
1,125
1992-93
39.3
28.8
15.1
2.0
0.8
3.4
11.3
18.2
61.9
0.0
0.0
6.3
10.1
62.2
63.6
4.7
10.3
3.6
1,534
587
79
33
133
142
147
22Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
38
1,058
2003-04
38.8
27.8
5.9
2.8
1.3
0.6
10.2
20.0
50.9
1.1
2.8
40.6
6.3
7.9
80.6
59.3
2.2
3.7
3.1
1,474
223
108
51
23
117
115
+175
23Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
38
1,062
1988-89
37.9
27.9
6.7
4.7
1.1
0.2
10.6
20.2
52.2
0.6
1.4
40.7
6.3
7.6
82.4
59.3
2.2
4.5
3.6
1,441
255
177
41
7
135
99
24Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
37
1,065
2010-11
39.3
28.8
12.8
4.6
0.8
0.6
11.0
19.1
57.6
0.2
0.5
41.2
6.6
10.1
66.1
61.3
3.7
9.1
2.6
1,454
472
171
29
21
97
114
+125
25Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
37
1,067
1981-82
41.1
28.8
6.1
3.9
10.2
18.8
54.4
0.1
8.3
10.3
80.1
61.7
1,522
224
143
113

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Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

RPG

10.0

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

APG

7.4

Porter

Kevin Porter Jr.
Team Rankings

ORTG

113.2

23rd

DRTG

117.2

22nd

NETRTG

-4.0

24th

3P%

39.0

2nd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
10
23
25
.479
12.0
11
21
28
.429
14.5
12
Bucks Bucks
18
28
.391
16.0
13
12
34
.261
22.0
14
12
34
.261
22.0
Schedule
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2/1
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2/4
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8:00 PM
Fri
2/6
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8:00 PM
Mon
2/9
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
MIL Bucks

18 - 28

99

Final

109

WAS Wizards

12 - 34

Thu 29 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
34
12
.739
2
29
18
.617
5.5
3
29
18
.617
5.5
4
29
20
.592
6.5
5
29
20
.592
6.5
6
26
21
.553
8.5
7
26
23
.531
9.5
8
24
22
.522
10.0
9
24
26
.480
12.0
10
23
25
.479
12.0
11
21
28
.429
14.5
12
18
28
.391
16.0
13
12
34
.261
22.0
14
12
34
.261
22.0
15
12
36
.250
23.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
38
11
.776
2
32
15
.681
5.0
3
32
16
.667
5.5
4
29
17
.630
7.5
5
30
19
.612
8.0
6
28
18
.609
8.5
7
29
19
.604
8.5
8
27
22
.551
11.0
9
23
25
.479
14.5
10
22
24
.478
14.5
11
18
27
.400
18.0
12
19
29
.396
18.5
13
15
33
.313
22.5
14
12
37
.245
26.0
15
12
37
.245
26.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/2
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115-110
Fri
1/2
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112-99
Fri
1/2
@
104-110
Fri
1/2
@
114-123
Fri
1/2
@
146-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/30
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7:00 PM
Fri
1/30
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7:30 PM
Fri
1/30
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7:30 PM
Fri
1/30
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7:30 PM
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1/30
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