most points in a game by a rookie small forward

Rick Barry has dropped the most points by a rookie small forward in a game, with 57 points versus the Knicks on December 14, 1965.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a rookie small forward

	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	Rick Barry R. Barry	57	12/14/1965	SFW	@	NYK	44	15	3			18	29	62.1				21	22	95.5	73.7				5
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12				22	38	57.9				11	17	64.7	60.5				3
3	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
4	Carl Braun C. Braun	47	12/6/1947	NYK	@	PRO						18	35	51.4				11
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	45	2/13/1980	BOS	@	PHX	43	13	3	2	0	19	32	59.4	3	5	60.0	4	4	100.0	66.6	5	8	5	4
6	Bernard King B. King	44	1/4/1978	NJN	vs	PHX	37	13	2	1	2	20	29	69.0				4	6	66.7	69.5	8	5	3	2
7	John Drew J. Drew	44	11/16/1974	ATL	vs	NOJ	39	20	5	5		16	20	80.0				12	16	75.0	81.4	3	17		5
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	43	3/19/1966	SFW	vs	LAL	44	16	6			13	27	48.1				17	22	77.3	58.6				4
9	Rick Barry R. Barry	43	2/6/1966	SFW		CIN	46	14	3			14	32	43.8				15	17	88.2	54.5				4
10	Rick Barry R. Barry	43	1/2/1966	SFW		DET	43	13	2			17	26	65.4				9	10	90.0	70.7				4
11	Lionel Simmons L. Simmons	42	3/23/1991	SAC	vs	PHX	39	12	3	1	0	16	31	51.6	0	0		10	12	83.3	57.9	3	9	3	4
12	Chuck Person C. Person	42	2/11/1987	IND	@	PHX	38	9	2	2	0	18	23	78.3	6	6	100.0	0	0		91.3	0	9	2	4
13	Mark Aguirre M. Aguirre	42	11/14/1981	DAL	vs	GSW	41	8	1	0	1	18	40	45.0	2	5	40.0	4	8	50.0	48.3	7	1	2	5
14	Rick Barry R. Barry	42	2/25/1966	SFW	vs	CIN	46	11	5			14	29	48.3				14	15	93.3	59.0				4
15	Frank Selvy F. Selvy	42	12/2/1954	MIL		MIN						9						24	26	92.3					4
16	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	41	3/30/2004	DEN	vs	SEA	44	5	0	2	1	19	29	65.5	2	3	66.7	1	1	100.0	69.6	0	5	4	5	+3
17	Larry Bird L. Bird	41	3/2/1980	BOS	vs	DET	44	13	7	0	1	17	29	58.6	4	7	57.1	3	3	100.0	67.6	6	7	3	4
18	Bernard King B. King	41	11/4/1977	NJN	vs	PHI	43	14	2			16	28	57.1				9	11	81.8	62.4				3
19	John Drew J. Drew	41	10/22/1974	ATL	vs	PHI	35	18	1	3		15	29	51.7				11	17	64.7	56.2				4
20	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	41	3/6/1967	STL		CIN	47	14	2			18	28	64.3				5	6	83.3	66.9				5
21	Rick Barry R. Barry	41	3/15/1966	SFW		STL	45	10	4			17	27	63.0				7	7	100.0	68.2				3
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	41	1/25/1959	MIN	@	PHI		18	2			13	26	50.0				15	21	71.4	58.2				5
23	Dennis Scott D. Scott	40	3/8/1991	ORL	vs	DEN	32	3	3	0	1	16	22	72.7	4	5	80.0	4	4	100.0	84.2	0	3	3	3
24	Walter Davis W. Davis	40	1/5/1978	PHX	@	BOS	38	11	2	1	0	16	29	55.2				8	9	88.9	60.7	5	6	3	4
25	John Drew J. Drew	40	12/28/1974	ATL	vs	LAL	39	25	7			12	24	50.0				16	19	84.2	61.8	13	12		4