most points in the first game by a player post 196

Wilt Chamberlain had the most points by a big man in his first game, with 43 points versus the Knicks on October 24, 1959.

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
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
37
10/18/2017
@
37
13
3
3
0
13
22
59.1
0
1
0.0
11
13
84.6
66.7
1
12
5
4
+7
3Maurice Stokes
M. Stokes
32
11/5/1955
vs
20
8
11
10
11
90.9
3
4Danny Granger
D. Granger
31
10/28/2009
@
34
4
1
1
1
10
18
55.6
5
10
50.0
6
8
75.0
72.0
0
4
2
3
-19
5Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
30
11/2/2012
vs
39
10
2
2
0
10
28
35.7
4
8
50.0
6
7
85.7
48.3
4
6
1
3
+24
6Dan 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
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29
10/18/1969
vs
48
12
6
12
27
44.4
5
8
62.5
47.5
5
8Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
29
10/19/1961
@
38
17
7
14
50.0
15
18
83.3
66.1
4
9P.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
10Corey Maggette
C. Maggette
27
10/29/2008
vs
39
8
2
1
0
8
11
72.7
2
4
50.0
9
10
90.0
87.7
0
8
2
4
+3
11Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
27
10/22/1976
@
29
7
1
1
4
12
15
80.0
3
3
100.0
82.7
5
12Jahlil 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
13LeBron James
L. James
26
10/30/2012
vs
29
10
3
2
0
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
4
5
80.0
71.4
1
9
0
2
+12
14Rashard Lewis
R. Lewis
26
10/31/2007
vs
30
6
0
0
0
9
13
69.2
4
5
80.0
4
5
80.0
85.5
2
4
0
3
+26
15Bobby Jones
B. Jones
26
10/19/1977
vs
37
14
4
3
3
10
13
76.9
6
6
100.0
83.1
2
12
1
4
16Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
25
10/31/1997
vs
40
11
7
0
6
10
17
58.8
0
0
5
6
83.3
63.6
2
9
3
1
+19
17Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
25
10/17/1968
vs
40
12
0
11
21
52.4
3
3
100.0
56.0
6
18George Glamack
G. Glamack
25
11/1/1948
vs
8
9
11
81.8
4
19Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
25
11/7/1946
vs
9
7
10
70.0
3
20Xavier McDaniel
X. McDaniel
24
11/3/1990
vs
35
4
7
2
0
11
17
64.7
0
0
2
2
100.0
67.1
1
3
4
4
21Derrick McKey
D. McKey
24
11/3/1989
vs
40
4
1
0
0
10
13
76.9
0
0
4
6
66.7
76.7
1
3
3
3
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
24
10/27/1984
@
28
9
1
0
1
11
18
61.1
0
0
2
5
40.0
59.4
6
3
3
4
23Eddie Lee Wilkins
E. Lee Wilkins
24
10/27/1984
vs
27
10
0
2
0
9
14
64.3
0
0
6
8
75.0
68.5
3
7
4
5
24Maurice Lucas
M. Lucas
24
10/23/1976
vs
41
18
1
1
0
9
19
47.4
6
6
100.0
55.5
7
11
3
25David Robinson
D. Robinson
23
11/4/1989
vs
34
17
1
1
3
6
11
54.5
0
0
11
14
78.6
67.0
7
10
3
5

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