most points by a rookie center in a game

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points by a rookie center in a game, with 58 points on February 21, 1960 and on January 25, 1960.

Interpreted as:
most points by a rookie center in a regular-season game
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
2/21/1960
@
48
24
3
26
47
55.3
6
9
66.7
56.9
1
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
1/25/1960
47
42
4
24
41
58.5
10
13
76.9
62.1
3
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
55
11/12/1959
@
47
29
2
23
43
53.5
9
16
56.3
55.0
3
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
54
11/13/1968
vs
48
22
20
45
44.4
14
17
82.4
51.4
2
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
2/23/1960
47
29
1
25
44
56.8
3
11
27.3
54.3
2
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
52
1/5/1960
48
20
0
20
38
52.6
12
18
66.7
56.6
3
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
51
2/21/1970
43
8
3
18
25
72.0
15
23
65.2
72.6
4
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
49
11/26/1959
vs
48
33
2
19
33
57.6
11
16
68.8
61.2
1
9Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
48
3/26/2006
@
46
9
3
1
0
20
32
62.5
6
11
54.5
2
3
66.7
72.0
4
5
3
4
-6
10Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
48
1/21/1962
vs
14
17
14
18
77.8
2
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
1/9/1960
vs
48
37
3
20
38
52.6
8
15
53.3
53.8
3
12Bob Rule
B. Rule
47
11/21/1967
vs
41
16
1
17
27
63.0
13
14
92.9
70.9
5
13Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
47
1/31/1962
vs
20
19
9
11
81.8
3
14Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
47
1/24/1962
26
4
18
34
52.9
11
15
73.3
57.9
3
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47
1/2/1960
vs
48
36
1
18
36
50.0
11
14
78.6
55.7
2
16Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
2/16/1993
@
49
21
3
0
5
19
25
76.0
0
0
8
16
50.0
71.8
3
18
6
5
17Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
46
2/20/1981
vs
45
14
1
2
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
12
17
70.6
66.7
6
8
5
5
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
2/24/1970
@
45
13
1
21
32
65.6
4
4
100.0
68.1
3
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
1/14/1970
vs
48
24
6
18
34
52.9
10
17
58.8
55.4
3
20Bob Rule
B. Rule
46
3/13/1968
@
3
0
17
28
60.7
12
16
75.0
65.6
4
21Willis Reed
W. Reed
46
3/5/1965
vs
22
17
33
51.5
12
13
92.3
59.4
22Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
45
11/22/1968
vs
47
18
1
19
36
52.8
7
8
87.5
56.9
3
23Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
45
1/28/1962
@
18
19
25
76.0
7
10
70.0
76.5
4
24Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
45
1/27/1962
vs
24
18
25
72.0
9
10
90.0
76.5
4
25Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
45
12/16/1961
vs
19
5
21
42
50.0
3
3
100.0
51.9
5

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17
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12.5
10
14
19
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