nba most points by undrafted rookie in a game

Elgin Baylor posted 55 points in his rookie season versus the Cincinnati Royals on February 25, 1959.

Interpreted as:
NBA most points by undrafted rookie in a 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 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
55
2/25/1959
MIN MIN
CIN CIN
12
22
38
57.9
11
17
64.7
60.5
3
2 Bobby Cook
B. Cook
44
1/12/1950
SHE SHE
vs
DEN DEN
5
18
33
54.5
8
9
88.9
59.5
5
3 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41
1/25/1959
MIN MIN
@
PHI PHI
18
2
13
26
50.0
15
21
71.4
58.2
5
4 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
39
3/11/1959
MIN MIN
vs
DET DET
14
34
41.2
11
14
78.6
48.6
5
5 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38
1/28/1959
MIN MIN
vs
SYR SYR
19
4
16
25
64.0
6
10
60.0
64.6
5
6 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
37
11/20/1958
MIN MIN
vs
SYR SYR
14
10
12
22
54.5
13
15
86.7
64.7
4
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
36
3/8/1959
MIN MIN
vs
STL STL
22
14
30
46.7
8
15
53.3
49.2
5
8 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
36
11/11/1958
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
47
23
15
37
40.5
6
8
75.0
44.4
6
9 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
35
11/29/1958
MIN MIN
@
SYR SYR
22
4
11
19
57.9
13
14
92.9
69.6
3
10 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34
2/28/1959
MIN MIN
@
NYK NYK
16
13
26
50.0
8
9
88.9
56.7
4
11 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34
11/9/1958
MIN MIN
@
SYR SYR
45
14
5
13
23
56.5
8
12
66.7
60.1
3
12 Ralph Beard
R. Beard
34
2/26/1950
IND
@
SHE SHE
13
16
30
53.3
2
2
100.0
55.1
2
13 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
33
3/4/1959
MIN MIN
@
CIN CIN
10
13
18
72.2
2
14 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
33
12/20/1958
MIN MIN
vs
PHI PHI
15
4
12
25
48.0
9
9
100.0
57.0
4
15 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
32
3/5/1959
MIN MIN
NYK NYK
11
6
14
20
70.0
4
6
66.7
70.7
4
16 Bill Gabor
B. Gabor
32
2/3/1950
SYR SYR
vs
WAT WAT
11
10
11
90.9
17 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
31
2/9/1959
MIN MIN
vs
NYK NYK
21
9
8
21
38.1
15
18
83.3
53.6
5
18 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
31
12/11/1958
MIN MIN
vs
SYR SYR
26
10
25
40.0
11
15
73.3
49.1
2
19 Ralph Beard
R. Beard
31
1/21/1950
IND
vs
FTW FTW
12
7
8
87.5
20 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
1/18/1959
MIN MIN
vs
PHI PHI
14
4
11
33
33.3
8
11
72.7
39.6
4
21 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
1/12/1959
MIN MIN
BOS BOS
17
8
10
27
37.0
10
11
90.9
47.1
4
22 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
1/5/1959
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
46
12
7
16
43.8
16
17
94.1
63.9
3
23 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
12/6/1958
MIN MIN
CIN CIN
11
12
24
50.0
6
10
60.0
52.8
6
24 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
11/23/1958
MIN MIN
vs
DET DET
7
20
35.0
16
17
94.1
54.6
5
25 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
11/22/1958
MIN MIN
@
STL STL
9
17
52.9
12
14
85.7
64.8
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