most points scored in the month of october by a rookie game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain are tied for the most points by a rookie in an October game, with 43 points.

Interpreted as:

most points scored in the month of october by a rookie regular-season game

	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	43	10/28/1969	MIL	vs	BOS	47	14	4			14	30	46.7				15	19	78.9	56.0				3
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43	10/24/1959	PHI	@	NYK	48	28	1			17	27	63.0				9	15	60.0	64.0				2
3	John Drew J. Drew	41	10/22/1974	ATL	vs	PHI	35	18	1	3		15	29	51.7				11	17	64.7	56.2				4
4	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	39	10/27/1960	CIN	vs	SYR	53	12	8			13	23	56.5				13	15	86.7	65.9				2
5	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	38	10/24/1970	POR	@	SFW	32	5	6			16	30	53.3				6	7	85.7	57.4				1
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	10/29/1984	CHI	vs	MIL	34	4	5	6	2	13	24	54.2	0	0		11	13	84.6	62.2	2	2	3	4
7	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	37	10/31/1980	UTA	vs	DAL	34	3	4	2	0	15	26	57.7	0	0		7	12	58.3	59.1			3	3
8	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	37	10/17/1978	POR	vs	KCK	43	13	2	0	4	13	20	65.0				11	14	78.6	70.7	3	10	4	2
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	36	10/22/1969	MIL	@	SDR	42	19	3			15	26	57.7				6	10	60.0	59.2				6
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	10/31/1959	PHI	vs	DET	47	34	2			13	32	40.6				10	15	66.7	46.6				0
11	Trae Young T. Young	35	10/21/2018	ATL	@	CLE	38	2	11	1	0	13	23	56.5	6	14	42.9	3	3	100.0	72.0	0	2	1	2	+19
12	Michael Brooks M. Brooks	35	10/17/1980	SDC	vs	DEN	38	10	4	1	2	16	18	88.9	0	0		3	10	30.0	78.1	3	7	1	2
13	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	35	10/27/1961	CHI	vs	STL		14				12						11	14	78.6					5
14	VJ Edgecombe	34	10/22/2025	PHI	@	BOS	42	7	3	1	0	13	26	50.0	5	13	38.5	3	6	50.0	59.4	1	6	2	1	-2
15	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	34	10/23/1971	POR	vs	CIN	43	15	9			13	29	44.8				8	11	72.7	50.2				3
16	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	34	10/27/1963	BAL	vs	STL	38	16	1			15	29	51.7				4	8	50.0	52.3				4
17	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	33	10/28/1980	UTA	@	DAL	37	6	2		1	14	20	70.0	2	5	40.0	3	4	75.0	75.8			4	4
18	Rick Barry R. Barry	33	10/31/1965	SFW	vs	NYK	31	12	2			13	27	48.1				7	9	77.8	53.3				1
19	Bennedict Mathurin B. Mathurin	32	10/29/2022	IND	@	BKN	33	5	2	0	0	8	16	50.0	6	9	66.7	10	10	100.0	78.4	2	3	2	4	+9
20	Michael Brooks M. Brooks	32	10/21/1980	SDC	@	SAS	35	5	3	1	1	12	17	70.6	0	0		8	11	72.7	73.3			3	1
21	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	32	10/30/1979	NYK	@	DEN	37	6	2	0	2	12	18	66.7	0	0		8	10	80.0	71.4	3	3	2	2
22	James Edwards J. Edwards	32	10/28/1977	LAL	@	ATL	34	15	4	0	2	11	19	57.9				10	14	71.4	63.6	4	11	1	1
23	John Drew J. Drew	32	10/18/1974	ATL	@	CHI	42	12	3	4	0	13	34	38.2				6	9	66.7	42.1	6	6		3
24	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	32	10/30/1968	SDR	vs	ATL	48	22				15						2	6	33.3
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	32	10/18/1968	SDR	@	SFW	48	24	3			13	23	56.5				6	15	40.0	54.1				3