most points in a first match

Wilt Chamberlain posted the most points in his first game, with 43 points versus the Knicks on October 24, 1959.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a first match
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43
10/24/1959
@
48
28
1
17
27
63.0
9
15
60.0
64.0
2
2Frank Selvy
F. Selvy
35
11/30/1954
vs
12
11
16
68.8
5
3VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
34
10/22/2025
@
42
7
3
1
0
13
26
50.0
5
13
38.5
3
6
50.0
59.4
1
6
2
1
-2
4John Drew
J. Drew
32
10/18/1974
@
42
12
3
4
0
13
34
38.2
6
9
66.7
42.1
6
6
3
5Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
32
11/5/1955
vs
20
8
11
10
11
90.9
3
6Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
31
10/30/1981
vs
41
3
11
1
1
10
19
52.6
1
1
100.0
10
13
76.9
62.7
3
4
7Lamar Odom
L. Odom
30
11/2/1999
vs
44
12
3
2
2
10
18
55.6
2
5
40.0
8
15
53.3
61.0
2
10
3
1
-7
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
30
11/1/1996
vs
37
2
6
1
0
12
19
63.2
2
4
50.0
4
6
66.7
69.3
2
0
3
5
-15
9Willie Anderson
W. Anderson
30
11/5/1988
vs
38
5
6
2
0
12
25
48.0
0
0
6
8
75.0
52.6
2
3
2
4
10Dan Issel
D. Issel
30
10/22/1976
@
32
9
1
0
0
12
19
63.2
6
7
85.7
67.9
3
6
3
11Gordan Giricek
G. Giricek
29
10/30/2002
vs
31
5
1
1
0
10
13
76.9
4
6
66.7
5
8
62.5
87.8
0
5
3
1
-5
12Billy Knight
B. Knight
29
10/21/1976
vs
45
9
4
2
1
12
22
54.5
5
6
83.3
58.8
3
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29
10/18/1969
vs
48
12
6
12
27
44.4
5
8
62.5
47.5
5
14Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
29
10/19/1961
@
38
17
7
14
50.0
15
18
83.3
66.1
4
15Danny Finn
D. Finn
28
1/22/1953
vs
10
7
10
18
55.6
8
12
66.7
60.1
6
16Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
27
10/19/2022
@
35
9
5
0
2
11
18
61.1
0
0
5
7
71.4
64.0
2
7
4
5
+2
17Chris Duarte
C. Duarte
27
10/20/2021
@
33
5
1
1
0
9
15
60.0
6
9
66.7
3
3
100.0
82.7
0
5
1
4
+7
18P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
27
10/23/2019
vs
38
4
1
1
1
9
17
52.9
7
11
63.6
2
2
100.0
75.5
1
3
4
2
+8
19Bobby Jackson
B. Jackson
27
10/31/1997
vs
37
6
1
2
0
10
19
52.6
2
3
66.7
5
5
100.0
63.7
3
3
4
4
-9
20Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
27
11/3/1995
vs
37
1
0
3
0
11
18
61.1
2
4
50.0
3
3
100.0
69.9
1
0
6
2
21Ron Anderson
R. Anderson
27
10/26/1984
@
40
5
5
1
0
10
14
71.4
0
0
7
9
77.8
75.2
2
3
4
3
22John Williamson
J. Williamson
27
10/22/1976
@
36
5
4
0
1
12
19
63.2
3
3
100.0
66.4
0
5
4
23Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
27
10/22/1976
@
29
7
1
1
4
12
15
80.0
3
3
100.0
82.7
5
24Jahlil Okafor
J. Okafor
26
10/28/2015
@
38
7
1
1
2
10
16
62.5
0
0
6
6
100.0
69.7
4
3
8
4
-9
25Donyell Marshall
D. Marshall
26
11/4/1994
@
26
4
2
0
3
9
18
50.0
5
8
62.5
3
6
50.0
63.0
2
2
0
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50
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11.5
4
50
28
.641
12.0
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48
29
.623
13.5
6
46
32
.590
16.0
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43
35
.551
19.0
8
40
38
.513
22.0
9
39
38
.506
22.5
10
36
41
.468
25.5
11
25
53
.321
37.0
12
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54
.316
37.5
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