Joe Fulks has dropped the most points by a rookie in game ones, with 78 points in 1946-47.

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most points by a player in a game 1 rookie

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	78	1946-47	PHI	3		26.0					9.0						8.0	9.7	82.8											10
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	77	1959-60	PHI	2	48.0	38.5	28.0	2.0			16.5	35.5	46.5				5.5	12.0	45.8	47.2				96	56	4				4
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	71	1969-70	MIL	2	43.0	35.5	17.5	4.5			13.5	24.5	55.1				8.5	12.0	70.8	59.6				86	35	9				9
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	69	1958-59	MIN	3		23.0					7.7	22.0	34.8				7.7	11.0	69.7	42.8										14
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	65	1997-98	SAS	2	41.0	32.5	10.0	0.5	1.0	3.0	12.5	21.5	58.1	0.0	0.0		7.5	11.0	68.2	61.7	1.0	9.0	3.0	82	20	1	2	6	6	6	+6
6	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	63	2017-18	BOS	3	40.2	21.0	6.3	3.0	1.7	0.7	7.3	15.0	48.9	1.3	4.3	30.8	5.0	5.3	93.8	60.5	1.0	5.3	3.7	121	19	9	5	2	11	4	+54
7	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	62	1966-67	STL	2	39.5	31.0	4.5	2.0			12.0	25.0	48.0				7.0	9.5	73.7	53.1				79	9	4				7
8	Alvan Adams A. Adams	61	1975-76	PHX	3	36.0	20.3	9.7	4.7	2.0	0.7	8.3	17.7	47.2				3.7	4.0	91.7	52.3	3.7	6.0		108	29	14	6	2		10
9	Vern Mikkelsen V. Mikkelsen	60	1949-50	MIN	5		12.0					3.8						4.4	5.6	78.6											16
10	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	57	1992-93	CHA	2	40.0	28.5	12.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	9.5	18.5	51.4	0.0	0.0		9.5	12.0	79.2	59.9	4.0	8.0	5.5	80	24	0	2	6	11	7
11	Al Ferrari A. Ferrari	55	1955-56	STL	3		18.3					4.7						9.0	12.7	71.1											13
12	Angelo Musi A. Musi	54	1946-47	PHI	3		18.0					8.0						2.0	2.3	85.7											9
13	Tyler Herro T. Herro	52	2019-20	MIA	4	33.2	13.0	5.3	4.3	0.3	0.0	4.8	12.0	39.6	2.0	6.0	33.3	1.5	1.8	85.7	50.9	0.0	5.3	2.0	133	21	17	1	0	8	8	-19
14	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	52	1992-93	PHX	4	25.0	13.0	4.0	1.8	1.3	1.3	5.8	9.8	59.0	0.0	0.0		1.5	1.5	100.0	62.4	3.0	1.0	1.0	100	16	7	5	5	4	8
15	George Ratkovicz G. Ratkovicz	52	1949-50	SYR	3		17.3					5.3						6.7	8.7	76.9											14
16	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	51	1977-78	SEA	4	29.8	12.8	10.3	1.5	0.8	0.5	5.0	10.0	50.0				2.8	3.5	78.6	55.2	1.8	8.5	1.3	119	41	6	3	2	5	15
17	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	50	1949-50	SYR	3		16.7					4.7						7.3	9.3	78.6											12
18	Fred Schaus F. Schaus	50	1949-50	FTW	3		16.7					5.7						5.3	6.7	80.0											6
19	Andrew Toney A. Toney	49	1980-81	PHI	3	27.0	16.3	2.0	6.7		1.3	5.7	13.0	43.6	0.3	0.3	100.0	4.7	5.3	87.5	53.2				81	6	20		4		11
20	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	48	2017-18	UTA	2	36.8	24.0	6.5	4.0	1.0	0.5	10.0	22.0	45.5	2.0	7.0	28.6	2.0	2.0	100.0	52.4	1.0	5.5	2.5	74	13	8	2	1	5	2	-24
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	48	1979-80	LAL	3	38.3	16.0	9.7	11.7	2.7	0.3	6.3	11.3	55.9	0.3	0.3	100.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	61.1	2.0	7.7	2.7	115	29	35	8	1	8	7
22	Jim Pollard J. Pollard	48	1948-49	MIN	3		16.0					4.7						6.7	8.0	83.3											7
23	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	47	1974-75	GSW	3	31.3	15.7	9.0	1.7		0.3	6.7	16.3	40.8				2.3	2.7	87.5	44.7				94	27	5		1		9
24	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	46	1984-85	PHI	3	25.3	15.3	10.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	5.7	11.0	51.5	0.0	0.0		4.0	5.3	75.0	57.4	5.0	5.7	1.7	76	32	2	2	2	5	13
25	Ray Scott R. Scott	46	1961-62	DET	2		23.0	13.5				9.5	23.0	41.3				4.0	6.5	61.5	44.5					27					7