most points by a player in his first nba game as a rookie

Walt Bellamy scored the most points by a rookie in the first team game, with 29 points versus the Knicks on October 19, 1961.

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	29	10/19/1961	CHI	@	NYK	38	17				7	14	50.0				15	18	83.3	66.1				4
2	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	25	11/7/1946	PHI	vs	PIT						9						7	10	70.0					3
3	Herm Schaefer H. Schaefer	23	11/4/1948	MIN	@	BAL						8						7	7	100.0
4	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	21	10/16/1970	POR	vs	CLE	41	8	3			9	24	37.5				3	6	50.0	39.4				5
5	Al Cervi A. Cervi	17	11/3/1949	SYR	vs	DEN						5						7	8	87.5
6	Sylvester Gray S. Gray	15	11/5/1988	MIA	vs	LAC	22	7	4	1	0	4	11	36.4	0	0		7	7	100.0	53.3	3	4	0	1
7	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	15	11/3/1949	SYR	vs	DEN						4						7	8	87.5
8	Billy Hassett B. Hassett	15	10/29/1949	TRI	vs	DEN						4						7	8	87.5					1
9	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	15	11/4/1948	MIN	@	BAL						6						3	5	60.0
10	Jake Pelkington J. Pelkington	15	11/3/1948	FTW	vs	NYK						3						9	11	81.8
11	Kevin Edwards K. Edwards	14	11/5/1988	MIA	vs	LAC	28	4	1	1	0	6	17	35.3	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	39.1	1	3	1	3
12	Rex Chapman R. Chapman	14	11/4/1988	CHA	vs	CLE	24	4	2	3	0	5	15	33.3	0	0		4	6	66.7	39.7	3	1	1	1
13	Whitey Von Nieda W. Von Nieda	14	10/29/1949	TRI	vs	DEN						5						4	5	80.0					3
14	Leo Gottlieb L. Gottlieb	14	11/1/1946	NYK	@	TOR						6						2	4	50.0					2
15	Bob Rule B. Rule	13	10/13/1967	SEA	@	SFW	35	9	3			6	15	40.0				1	1	100.0	42.1				2
16	Erwin Mueller E. Mueller	13	10/15/1966	CHI	@	STL	30	4	0			5	7	71.4				3	3	100.0	78.1				4
17	Dike Eddleman D. Eddleman	13	10/29/1949	TRI	vs	DEN						6						1	3	33.3					4
18	Donald Royal D. Royal	12	11/3/1989	MIN	@	SEA	25	2	3	1	0	2	6	33.3	0	0		8	8	100.0	63.0	1	1	1	2
19	Don Otten D. Otten	12	10/29/1949	TRI	vs	DEN						3						6	10	60.0					2
20	Leo Klier L. Klier	12	11/3/1948	FTW	vs	NYK						5						2	3	66.7
21	Bob Tough B. Tough	12	11/3/1948	FTW	vs	NYK						6						0	1	0.0
22	George Senesky G. Senesky	12	11/7/1946	PHI	vs	PIT						5						2	3	66.7					1
23	Arnie Johnson A. Johnson	11	11/6/1948	ROC	vs	IND						5						1	1	100.0					4
24	Fred Sheffield F. Sheffield	11	11/7/1946	PHI	vs	PIT						4						3	5	60.0					4
25	Ossie Schectman O. Schectman	11	11/1/1946	NYK	@	TOR						4						3	5	60.0					2

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