most points made in a single game by a rookie nba

Wilt Chamberlain has put up the most points by a rookie in a game, with 58 points on February 21, 1960 and on January 25, 1960.

Interpreted as:
most points field goal made in a single regular-season game by a rookie NBA
NAMEPTSFGMDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
26
2/21/1960
@
48
24
3
47
55.3
6
9
66.7
56.9
1
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
24
1/25/1960
47
42
4
41
58.5
10
13
76.9
62.1
3
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
57
18
12/14/1965
@
44
15
3
29
62.1
21
22
95.5
73.7
5
4Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
56
20
2/13/1968
vs
51
7
3
33
60.6
16
22
72.7
65.6
4
5Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
55
21
11/14/2009
vs
41
5
5
0
0
34
61.8
7
8
87.5
6
8
75.0
73.3
1
4
4
1
+11
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
55
23
11/12/1959
@
47
29
2
43
53.5
9
16
56.3
55.0
3
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
55
22
2/25/1959
12
38
57.9
11
17
64.7
60.5
3
8Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
54
20
11/13/1968
vs
48
22
45
44.4
14
17
82.4
51.4
2
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
25
2/23/1960
47
29
1
44
56.8
3
11
27.3
54.3
2
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
52
20
1/5/1960
48
20
0
38
52.6
12
18
66.7
56.6
3
11Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
51
19
4/3/2026
vs
34
6
3
3
1
30
63.3
6
9
66.7
7
7
100.0
77.1
3
3
1
3
-2
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
51
18
2/21/1970
43
8
3
25
72.0
15
23
65.2
72.6
4
13Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
50
17
4/12/1997
@
46
5
6
2
0
32
53.1
5
9
55.6
11
18
61.1
62.6
2
3
9
5
-4
14Cooper Flagg
C. Flagg
49
20
1/29/2026
vs
38
10
3
0
1
29
69.0
3
5
60.0
6
6
100.0
77.4
1
9
2
2
+2
15Trae Young
T. Young
49
17
3/1/2019
vs
56
8
16
1
1
33
51.5
6
13
46.2
9
11
81.8
64.7
1
7
9
2
-9
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
19
2/12/1985
vs
45
15
5
4
0
31
61.3
0
0
11
13
84.6
66.7
7
8
6
5
17Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
49
19
3/12/1982
vs
47
8
1
3
0
28
67.9
0
0
11
16
68.8
69.9
4
4
4
4
18Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
49
16
2/24/1968
vs
10
26
61.5
17
26
65.4
65.4
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
49
19
11/26/1959
vs
48
33
2
33
57.6
11
16
68.8
61.2
1
20Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
48
20
3/26/2006
@
46
9
3
1
0
32
62.5
6
11
54.5
2
3
66.7
72.0
4
5
3
4
-6
21Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
48
17
1/21/1962
vs
14
14
18
77.8
2
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
20
1/9/1960
vs
48
37
3
38
52.6
8
15
53.3
53.8
3
23Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
47
19
1/17/2011
vs
37
14
3
0
1
24
79.2
0
0
9
11
81.8
81.5
3
11
4
3
+17
24Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
47
17
3/4/1989
vs
37
9
2
2
0
24
70.8
0
1
0.0
13
19
68.4
72.6
2
7
3
3
25Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
47
15
3/13/1971
vs
3
20
75.0
17
21
81.0
80.4
4

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