most points in a game by a rookie since 1968

Since 1967-68, Earl Monroe has the most points by a rookie in a game, with 56 points versus the Lakers on February 13, 1968.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a rookie since 1968

	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	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	56	2/13/1968	BAL	vs	LAL	51	7	3			20	33	60.6				16	22	72.7	65.6				4
2	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	55	11/14/2009	MIL	vs	GSW	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	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	54	11/13/1968	SDR	vs	DET	48	22				20	45	44.4				14	17	82.4	51.4				2
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	51	2/21/1970	MIL		SEA	43	8	3			18	25	72.0				15	23	65.2	72.6				4
5	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	50	4/12/1997	PHI	@	CLE	46	5	6	2	0	17	32	53.1	5	9	55.6	11	18	61.1	62.6	2	3	9	5	-4
6	Trae Young T. Young	49	3/1/2019	ATL	vs	CHI	56	8	16	1	1	17	33	51.5	6	13	46.2	9	11	81.8	64.7	1	7	9	2	-9
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	49	2/12/1985	CHI	vs	DET	45	15	5	4	0	19	31	61.3	0	0		11	13	84.6	66.7	7	8	6	5
8	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	49	3/12/1982	DET	vs	GSW	47	8	1	3	0	19	28	67.9	0	0		11	16	68.8	69.9	4	4	4	4
9	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	49	2/24/1968	BAL	vs	DET			10			16	26	61.5				17	26	65.4	65.4
10	Charlie Villanueva C. Villanueva	48	3/26/2006	TOR	@	MIL	46	9	3	1	0	20	32	62.5	6	11	54.5	2	3	66.7	72.0	4	5	3	4	-6
11	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	47	1/17/2011	LAC	vs	IND	37	14	3	0	1	19	24	79.2	0	0		9	11	81.8	81.5	3	11	4	3	+17
12	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	47	3/4/1989	GSW	vs	SAC	37	9	2	2	0	17	24	70.8	0	1	0.0	13	19	68.4	72.6	2	7	3	3
13	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	47	3/13/1971	CIN	vs	ATL		3				15	20	75.0				17	21	81.0	80.4				4
14	Bob Rule B. Rule	47	11/21/1967	SEA	vs	LAL	41	16	1			17	27	63.0				13	14	92.9	70.9				5
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	46	2/16/1993	ORL	@	DET	49	21	3	0	5	19	25	76.0	0	0		8	16	50.0	71.8	3	18	6	5
16	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	46	2/20/1981	GSW	vs	SDC	45	14	1	2	1	17	27	63.0	0	0		12	17	70.6	66.7	6	8	5	5
17	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	46	3/19/1971	POR	vs	SEA	42	4	10			14	31	45.2				18	21	85.7	57.2				0
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	46	2/24/1970	MIL	@	DET	45	13	1			21	32	65.6				4	4	100.0	68.1				3
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	46	1/14/1970	MIL	vs	LAL	48	24	6			18	34	52.9				10	17	58.8	55.4				3
20	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	46	3/20/1968	BAL	vs	PHI	41	2	4			19	39	48.7				8	8	100.0	54.1				2
21	Bob Rule B. Rule	46	3/13/1968	SEA	@	CIN		3	0			17	28	60.7				12	16	75.0	65.6				4
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	1/26/1985	CHI	vs	ATL	43	8	10	0	4	17	24	70.8	0	0		11	11	100.0	78.0	1	7	5	3
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	12/27/1984	CHI	vs	CLE	44	7	11	3	0	20	33	60.6	0	1	0.0	5	5	100.0	63.9	2	5	3	1
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	45	11/13/1984	CHI	vs	SAS	43	10	4	3	2	18	27	66.7	1	1	100.0	8	11	72.7	70.7	2	8	4	4
25	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	45	3/9/1980	NJN	vs	DET	36	10	4			19	28	67.9	1			6	7	85.7	72.4				3