Between July 28, 1966 and July 28, 2026, Earl Monroe has dropped the most points by a rookie in a game, with 56 points versus the Lakers on February 13, 1968.
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most points regular-season game rookie NBA in last 60 years| 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 |  | E. Monroe | 56 | 2/13/1968 | vs | 51 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 60.6 | 16 | 22 | 72.7 | 65.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 |  | B. Jennings | 55 | 11/14/2009 | vs | 41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 73.3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +11 | ||
| 3 |  | E. Hayes | 54 | 11/13/1968 | vs | 48 | 22 | 20 | 45 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 51.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  | C. Flagg | 51 | 4/3/2026 | vs | 34 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 77.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 5 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 51 | 2/21/1970 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 72.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 |  | A. Iverson | 50 | 4/12/1997 | @ | 46 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 62.6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | -4 | ||
| 7 | | C. Flagg | 49 | 1/29/2026 | vs | 38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 77.4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 8 |  | T. Young | 49 | 3/1/2019 | vs | 56 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 51.5 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 64.7 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | -9 | ||
| 9 |  | M. Jordan | 49 | 2/12/1985 | vs | 45 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 61.3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 84.6 | 66.7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 10 |  | K. Tripucka | 49 | 3/12/1982 | vs | 47 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 67.9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 68.8 | 69.9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 11 | | E. Monroe | 49 | 2/24/1968 | vs | 10 | 16 | 26 | 61.5 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 65.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 |  | 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 | ||
| 13 |  | B. Griffin | 47 | 1/17/2011 | vs | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | +17 | |||
| 14 |  | M. Richmond | 47 | 3/4/1989 | vs | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 70.8 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 72.6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 15 |  | N. Archibald | 47 | 3/13/1971 | vs | 3 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 80.4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 16 |  | B. Rule | 47 | 11/21/1967 | vs | 41 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 13 | 14 | 92.9 | 70.9 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | D. Bing | 47 | 3/8/1967 | vs | 6 | 5 | 21 | 38 | 55.3 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 57.8 | |||||||||||||
| 18 |  | 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 | ||||
| 19 |  | 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 | ||||
| 20 |  | G. Petrie | 46 | 3/19/1971 | vs | 42 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 45.2 | 18 | 21 | 85.7 | 57.2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 46 | 2/24/1970 | @ | 45 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 68.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 22 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 46 | 1/14/1970 | vs | 48 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 55.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | E. Monroe | 46 | 3/20/1968 | vs | 41 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 39 | 48.7 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 54.1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 24 | | B. Rule | 46 | 3/13/1968 | @ | 3 | 0 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 12 | 16 | 75.0 | 65.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | | C. Flagg | 45 | 4/5/2026 | vs | 39 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 65.3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | +11 | ||
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