most points scored in a rookie debut game by a guard

Earl Monroe has scored the most points by a rookie guard in a game, with 56 points versus the Lakers on February 13, 1968.

Interpreted as:

most points scored in a rookie debut regular-season game by a guard

	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	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
4	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
5	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
6	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	49	2/24/1968	BAL	vs	DET			10			16	26	61.5				17	26	65.4	65.4
7	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
8	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	47	3/13/1971	CIN	vs	ATL		3				15	20	75.0				17	21	81.0	80.4				4
9	Dave Bing D. Bing	47	3/8/1967	DET	vs	BAL		6	5			21	38	55.3				5	6	83.3	57.8
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	45	2/3/1968	BAL	vs	PHI	46	5	8			17	32	53.1				11	13	84.6	59.7				4
16	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	45	1/14/1961	CIN	@	LAL	47	8	8			13						19	22	86.4					5
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	45	12/27/1960	CIN	vs	SYR	48	12	13			15	27	55.6				15	18	83.3	64.4				2
18	Hal Greer H. Greer	45	2/14/1959	SYR	@	BOS	37	11				20	28	71.4				5	7	71.4	72.4				4
19	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	44	4/11/1997	PHI	@	MIL	43	3	9	2	1	16	28	57.1	3	4	75.0	9	11	81.8	67.0	1	2	4	5	-7
20	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	44	4/7/1997	PHI	@	CHI	48	1	8	2	0	16	32	50.0	6	14	42.9	6	8	75.0	61.9	1	0	4	2	-26
21	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	44	3/13/1971	ATL	@	CIN		3				18	27	66.7				8	10	80.0	70.1				5
22	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	44	2/17/1968	BAL	@	CIN		6				16	30	53.3				12	16	75.0	59.4				3
23	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	44	11/15/1960	CIN	vs	PHI		15	11			17	34	50.0				10	12	83.3	56.0				2
24	Bobby Cook B. Cook	44	1/12/1950	SHE	vs	DEN			5			18	33	54.5				8	9	88.9	59.5				5
25	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	43	2/23/1971	POR	@	PHI	42	5	4			18	31	58.1				7	9	77.8	61.5				3