most points scored by a rookie in a game against the knicks

Wilt Chamberlain has dropped the most points by a rookie in a game versus the Knicks, with 58 points on February 21, 1960.

Interpreted as:

most points scored by a rookie in a regular-season game against the knicks

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	2/21/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	24	3			26	47	55.3				6	9	66.7	56.9				1
2	Rick Barry R. Barry	57	12/14/1965	SFW	@	NYK	44	15	3			18	29	62.1				21	22	95.5	73.7				5
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	1/30/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	21	3			22	39	56.4				1	4	25.0	55.2				2
4	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	44	11/20/2010	LAC	vs	NYK	39	15	7	2	1	14	24	58.3	0	0		16	23	69.6	64.5	4	11	4	4	-13
5	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	44	2/10/1962	CHI		NYK		22	2			17	28	60.7				10	15	66.7	63.6				4
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	1/27/1960	PHI		NYK	47	21	5			19	37	51.4				5	6	83.3	54.2				1
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	10/24/1959	PHI	@	NYK	48	28	1			17	27	63.0				9	15	60.0	64.0				2
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	42	1/5/1985	CHI	@	NYK	42	7	4	2	1	16	25	64.0	0	0		10	11	90.9	70.4	4	3	3	3
9	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	42	11/27/1960	CIN	vs	NYK	49	4	9			16						10	13	76.9					6
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	42	3/4/1960	PHI		NYK	53	22	0			19	39	48.7				4	8	50.0	49.4				1
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41	1/2/1970	MIL	vs	NYK	48	16	3			18	29	62.1				5	5	100.0	65.7				2
12	Alex Groza A. Groza	41	11/10/1949	IND	@	NYK						14	33	42.4				13	17	76.5	50.6
13	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	40	3/29/2024	SAS	vs	NYK	38	20	7	2	1	13	22	59.1	4	9	44.4	10	12	83.3	73.3	5	15	4	2	+1
14	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	40	2/16/1982	DAL	@	NYK	33	10	3			17	22	77.3	0			6	7	85.7	79.7			4	1
15	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	40	11/24/1970	ATL	@	NYK	42	6	6			17	29	58.6				6	6	100.0	63.2				3
16	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	12/27/1968	SDR	vs	NYK	48	23	1			16	31	51.6				8	12	66.7	55.1				3
17	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	40	2/28/1968	BAL	vs	NYK	43	4	6			13	25	52.0				14	17	82.4	61.6				6
18	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	40	2/4/1964	BAL	@	NYK		15				13	19	68.4				14	17	82.4	75.5				4
19	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	39	11/19/1968	SDR	@	NYK	48	17	0			15	31	48.4				9	13	69.2	53.1				3
20	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	39	1/30/1968	BAL	@	NYK	44	4	3			16	25	64.0				7	8	87.5	68.4				2
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	2/25/1960	PHI	vs	NYK	48	22	2			18	33	54.5				3	7	42.9	54.0				3
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	12/26/1959	PHI	vs	NYK	48	31	1			13	34	38.2				13	21	61.9	45.1				3
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	39	11/10/1959	PHI	vs	NYK	48	43	4			14	29	48.3				11	19	57.9	52.2				3
24	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	38	12/28/1960	CIN		NYK		13	11			13	23	56.5				12	18	66.7	61.4				4
25	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	37	3/31/1989	GSW	@	NYK	42	6	6	2	0	14	21	66.7	0	0		9	9	100.0	74.1	1	5	4	4