most points by rookie in first game started since since 2020

Since 2019-20, Kenneth Lofton Jr. has the most points by a rookie in a start in his first game, with 42 points versus the Thunder on April 9, 2023.

Interpreted as:

most points by rookie in first regular-season game started since since 2020

	NAME	PTS	GS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kenneth Lofton Jr. K. Lofton Jr.	42	1	4/9/2023	MEM	@	OKC	40	14	0	1	0	17	25	68.0	0	2	0.0	8	12	66.7	69.4	6	8	2	3	-17
2	Tyrese Maxey T. Maxey	39	1	1/9/2021	PHI	vs	DEN	44	7	6	2	0	18	33	54.5	3	8	37.5	0	0		59.1	1	6	2	3	-17
3	Jared McCain J. McCain	34	1	11/13/2024	PHI	vs	CLE	38	2	10	2	0	12	26	46.2	6	13	46.2	4	4	100.0	61.2	0	2	3	1	-11
4	Nickeil Alexander-Walker N. Alexander-Walker	29	1	8/13/2020	NOP	@	ORL	36	1	7	1	0	11	18	61.1	2	6	33.3	5	5	100.0	71.8	1	0	6	4	-11
5	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	27	1	10/19/2022	ORL	@	DET	35	9	5	0	2	11	18	61.1	0	0		5	7	71.4	64.0	2	7	4	5	+2
6	Brandon Williams B. Williams	27	1	3/7/2022	POR	@	MIN	34	8	2	4	1	7	18	38.9	2	7	28.6	11	16	68.8	53.9	2	6	4	4	-25
7	Quentin Grimes Q. Grimes	27	1	12/12/2021	NYK	vs	MIL	40	3	3	3	0	9	17	52.9	7	13	53.8	2	2	100.0	75.5	0	3	5	3	-6
8	Chris Duarte C. Duarte	27	1	10/20/2021	IND	@	CHA	33	5	1	1	0	9	15	60.0	6	9	66.7	3	3	100.0	82.7	0	5	1	4	+7
9	P.J. Washington Jr.	27	1	10/23/2019	CHA	vs	CHI	38	4	1	1	1	9	17	52.9	7	11	63.6	2	2	100.0	75.5	1	3	4	2	+8
10	Isaiah Jackson I. Jackson	26	1	1/31/2022	IND	vs	LAC	29	10	0	1	2	12	19	63.2	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	65.4	4	6	0	0	+9
11	Jonathan Kuminga J. Kuminga	26	1	12/18/2021	GSW	@	TOR	36	1	2	2	0	9	15	60.0	4	6	66.7	4	6	66.7	73.7	0	1	6	2	-17
12	Reed Sheppard R. Sheppard	25	1	3/3/2025	HOU	@	OKC	31	2	5	2	1	10	17	58.8	3	7	42.9	2	2	100.0	69.9	0	2	3	1	-12
13	Josh Hall J. Hall	25	1	5/16/2021	OKC	vs	LAC	43	10	2	0	0	11	21	52.4	1	6	16.7	2	6	33.3	52.9	1	9	3	5	+9
14	Nae'Qwan Tomlin N. Tomlin	24	1	4/13/2025	CLE	vs	IND	47	12	2	0	1	8	21	38.1	2	8	25.0	6	8	75.0	48.9	6	6	1	6	+9
15	Mason Jones M. Jones	24	1	1/16/2021	HOU	@	SAS	35	6	4	0	0	8	12	66.7	6	8	75.0	2	4	50.0	87.2	1	5	6	2	-13
16	Keldon Johnson K. Johnson	24	1	8/13/2020	SAS	@	UTA	30	2	0	1	0	8	12	66.7	1	3	33.3	7	8	87.5	77.3	0	2	3	4	+4
17	Jordan McLaughlin J. McLaughlin	24	1	2/8/2020	MIN	vs	LAC	37	4	11	0	0	11	15	73.3	2	4	50.0	0	0		80.0	0	4	0	1	+20
18	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	24	1	10/23/2019	MIA	vs	MEM	27	2	3	2	0	10	18	55.6	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	62.1	0	2	1	5	+27
19	Cam Spencer C. Spencer	23	1	4/13/2025	MEM	vs	DAL	37	2	7	3	0	8	19	42.1	5	12	41.7	2	2	100.0	57.8	2	0	0	3	+18
20	Terence Davis T. Davis	23	1	1/8/2020	TOR	@	CHA	37	11	5	1	0	8	16	50.0	4	8	50.0	3	3	100.0	66.4	1	10	0	2	+20
21	Ousmane Dieng O. Dieng	22	1	4/9/2023	OKC	vs	MEM	45	8	9	1	1	8	15	53.3	2	8	25.0	4	5	80.0	64.0	1	7	4	2	+11
22	Jaden Hardy J. Hardy	22	1	3/11/2023	DAL	@	MEM	37	2	3	1	0	9	21	42.9	3	9	33.3	1	4	25.0	48.3	1	1	3	1	-7
23	Zion Williamson Z. Williamson	22	1	1/22/2020	NOP	vs	SAS	18	7	3	0	0	8	11	72.7	4	4	100.0	2	4	50.0	86.2	2	5	5	1	+3
24	Terry Taylor T. Taylor	21	1	2/4/2022	IND	vs	CHI	38	14	5	0	0	9	17	52.9	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	58.7	8	6	3	5	-3
25	Vernon Carey Jr. V. Carey Jr.	21	1	4/16/2021	CHA	@	BKN	35	6	1	0	1	9	14	64.3	1	2	50.0	2	2	100.0	70.6	0	6	0	5	+14