most field goals attempted in a game by a rookie debut

Wilt Chamberlain has the most attempted shots by a rookie in a game, with 51 attempts against the Minneapolis Lakers on December 30, 1959.

Interpreted as:

most field goals attempted in a regular-season game by a rookie debut

	NAME	FGA	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51	12/30/1959	PHI	vs	MIN	46	45	32	3			19	37.3				7	11	63.6	40.3				3
2	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	50	12/3/1946	PHI	vs	PRO		37					16	32.0				5	8	62.5	34.6				2
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	47	2/21/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	58	24	3			26	55.3				6	9	66.7	56.9				1
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	45	11/13/1968	SDR	vs	DET	48	54	22				20	44.4				14	17	82.4	51.4				2
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44	2/23/1960	PHI		BOS	47	53	29	1			25	56.8				3	11	27.3	54.3				2
6	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	43	2/20/1962	CHI		PHI		44	24	4			18	41.9				8	14	57.1	44.8				4
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	11/12/1959	PHI	@	CIN	47	55	29	2			23	53.5				9	16	56.3	55.0				3
8	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	42	12/16/1961	CHI	vs	PHI		45	19	5			21	50.0				3	3	100.0	51.9				5
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	1/15/1960	PHI	vs	BOS	48	44	43	2			16	38.1				12	19	63.2	43.7				2
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	1/10/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	35	27	7			13	31.0				9	13	69.2	36.7				2
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	41	1/25/1960	PHI		DET	47	58	42	4			24	58.5				10	13	76.9	62.1				3
12	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	40	11/14/1981	DAL	vs	GSW	41	42	8	1	0	1	18	45.0	2	5	40.0	4	8	50.0	48.3	7	1	2	5
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	2/8/1969	SDR	@	DET	53	28	24	0			13	32.5				2	4	50.0	33.5				4
14	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	40	1/13/1962	CHI	@	PHI		35	23	4			17	42.5				1	3	33.3	42.4				6
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	40	11/4/1959	PHI	vs	SYR	47	41	40	0			17	42.5				7	15	46.7	44.0				1
16	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	39	3/20/1968	BAL	vs	PHI	41	46	2	4			19	48.7				8	8	100.0	54.1				2
17	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	39	12/9/1961	CHI	@	PHI		39	27	1			19	48.7				1	9	11.1	45.4				5
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	3/4/1960	PHI		NYK	53	42	22	0			19	48.7				4	8	50.0	49.4				1
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	1/30/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	45	21	3			22	56.4				1	4	25.0	55.2				2
20	Dave Bing D. Bing	38	3/8/1967	DET	vs	BAL		47	6	5			21	55.3				5	6	83.3	57.8
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	3/3/1960	PHI	vs	DET	47	41	19	3			18	47.4				5	7	71.4	49.9				3
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	1/9/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	48	37	3			20	52.6				8	15	53.3	53.8				3
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	1/5/1960	PHI		MIN	48	52	20	0			20	52.6				12	18	66.7	56.6				3
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	38	11/7/1959	PHI	@	BOS	48	30	28	1			12	31.6				6	12	50.0	34.7				2
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	38	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		55	12				22	57.9				11	17	64.7	60.5				3