most points scored in a single month by a rookie

Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points by a rookie in a month, with 786 points in January 1960.

	NAME	PTS	MONTH	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	786	January 1960	19	47.5	41.4	30.1	3.0			16.4	34.3	47.8				8.6	15.3	56.6	50.5				902	571	57				45
2	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	678	January 1962	19		35.7	20.2				13.9						7.8	11.7	66.4						384					69
3	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	663	February 1962	20		33.2	19.6				13.0						7.2	11.5	62.2						392					69
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	611	February 1960	17	44.8	35.9	22.8	2.8			14.8	29.9	49.3				6.4	12.2	52.4	50.9				762	388	48				33
5	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	560	December 1960	16		35.0	10.9	10.3			12.3						10.5	12.6	83.6						174	164				56
6	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	546	February 1968	17		32.1					11.4						9.4	12.2	77.3
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	536	March 1985	18	39.7	29.8	7.8	7.3	2.2	0.7	10.0	20.6	48.5	0.2	0.7	30.8	9.6	11.8	81.1	57.7	2.7	5.1	3.6	714	140	131	40	12	64	53
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	536	November 1959	15	47.1	35.7	30.1	1.9			13.9	33.1	42.1				7.9	13.3	59.0	45.8				706	451	29				28
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	528	November 1968	16	45.9	33.0	19.0				12.4						8.1	11.4	71.4					734	304
10	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	526	January 1968	19		27.7					10.4						6.8	8.3	82.3
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	510	December 1959	14	44.9	36.4	25.6	1.2			13.1	30.1	43.7				10.1	15.8	64.3	49.2				629	359	17				29
12	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	491	December 1961	16		30.7	19.0				12.1						6.6	10.1	64.8						304					60
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	485	February 1970	15		32.3	13.5	3.7			13.2						5.9	9.5	62.2						203	56				54
14	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	483	March 1989	19	36.6	25.4	7.2	4.3	1.2	0.1	9.8	20.3	48.3	0.4	1.2	34.8	5.4	6.9	78.6	54.6	2.6	4.6	3.2	695	136	81	23	2	60	51
15	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	478	February 1961	15		31.9					11.1						9.6	11.9	80.4											49
16	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	476	December 1968	16		29.8	16.8	0.8			12.1	26.6	45.4				5.6	9.2	61.2	48.6					268	13				58
17	Rick Barry R. Barry	471	February 1966	14	43.4	33.6	12.9	2.9			11.5	26.4	43.6				10.6	12.1	88.2	53.1				607	180	40				56
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	467	January 1970	16		29.2	15.4	4.6			11.4						6.4	10.3	62.4						246	73				50
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	457	January 1985	15	39.2	30.5	7.7	6.7	2.4	0.9	10.9	19.3	56.7	0.1	0.6	22.2	8.5	9.6	88.2	64.8	1.6	6.1	3.4	588	115	101	36	13	51	52
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	452	January 1955	22		20.5					7.1						6.4	8.5	74.5											83
21	Frank Selvy F. Selvy	445	January 1955	22		20.2					6.6						7.0	9.8	71.2											61
22	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	444	November 1960	16		27.8	8.2				10.1						7.5	9.3	80.5						131					43
23	Rick Barry R. Barry	442	December 1965	18	36.3	24.6	10.2	2.2			9.4	21.0	44.7				5.8	6.9	83.9	51.1				653	184	39				64
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	434	November 1958	16		27.1					9.2						8.8	10.6	82.8											61
25	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	432	December 1971	18	41.8	24.0	12.4	4.2			10.0	23.0	43.5				4.0	6.2	64.3	46.6				753	224	76				34