nba players with the most points in first career game

Wilt Chamberlain posted the most points in his first game, with 43 points.

	NAME	PTS	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	43	1	48.0	43.0	28.0	1.0			17.0	27.0	63.0				9.0	15.0	60.0	64.0				48	28	1				2
2	Frank Selvy F. Selvy	35	1		35.0					12.0						11.0	16.0	68.8											5
3	VJ Edgecombe	34	1	42.2	34.0	7.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	26.0	50.0	5.0	13.0	38.5	3.0	6.0	50.0	59.4	1.0	6.0	2.0	42	7	3	1	0	2	1	-2
4	John Drew J. Drew	32	1	42.0	32.0	12.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	13.0	34.0	38.2				6.0	9.0	66.7	42.1	6.0	6.0		42	12	3	4	0		3
5	Maurice Stokes M. Stokes	32	1		32.0	20.0	8.0			11.0						10.0	11.0	90.9						20	8				3
6	Isiah Thomas I. Thomas	31	1	41.0	31.0	3.0	11.0	1.0	1.0	10.0	19.0	52.6	1.0	1.0	100.0	10.0	13.0	76.9	62.7			3.0	41	3	11	1	1	3	4
7	Lamar Odom L. Odom	30	1	44.0	30.0	12.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	10.0	18.0	55.6	2.0	5.0	40.0	8.0	15.0	53.3	61.0	2.0	10.0	3.0	44	12	3	2	2	3	1	-7
8	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	30	1	37.0	30.0	2.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	12.0	19.0	63.2	2.0	4.0	50.0	4.0	6.0	66.7	69.3	2.0	0.0	3.0	37	2	6	1	0	3	5	-15
9	Willie Anderson W. Anderson	30	1	38.0	30.0	5.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	12.0	25.0	48.0	0.0	0.0		6.0	8.0	75.0	52.6	2.0	3.0	2.0	38	5	6	2	0	2	4
10	Dan Issel D. Issel	30	1	32.0	30.0	9.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	19.0	63.2				6.0	7.0	85.7	67.9	3.0	6.0		32	9	1	0	0		3
11	Gordan Giricek G. Giricek	29	1	31.0	29.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	13.0	76.9	4.0	6.0	66.7	5.0	8.0	62.5	87.8	0.0	5.0	3.0	31	5	1	1	0	3	1	-5
12	Billy Knight B. Knight	29	1	45.0	29.0	9.0	4.0	2.0	1.0	12.0	22.0	54.5				5.0	6.0	83.3	58.8				45	9	4	2	1		3
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	29	1	48.0	29.0	12.0	6.0			12.0	27.0	44.4				5.0	8.0	62.5	47.5				48	12	6				5
14	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	29	1	38.0	29.0	17.0				7.0	14.0	50.0				15.0	18.0	83.3	66.1				38	17					4
15	Danny Finn D. Finn	28	1		28.0	10.0	7.0			10.0	18.0	55.6				8.0	12.0	66.7	60.1					10	7				6
16	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	27	1	35.3	27.0	9.0	5.0	0.0	2.0	11.0	18.0	61.1	0.0	0.0		5.0	7.0	71.4	64.0	2.0	7.0	4.0	35	9	5	0	2	4	5	+2
17	Chris Duarte C. Duarte	27	1	32.7	27.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	9.0	15.0	60.0	6.0	9.0	66.7	3.0	3.0	100.0	82.7	0.0	5.0	1.0	33	5	1	1	0	1	4	+7
18	P.J. Washington	27	1	37.6	27.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	9.0	17.0	52.9	7.0	11.0	63.6	2.0	2.0	100.0	75.5	1.0	3.0	4.0	38	4	1	1	1	4	2	+8
19	Bobby Jackson B. Jackson	27	1	37.0	27.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	10.0	19.0	52.6	2.0	3.0	66.7	5.0	5.0	100.0	63.7	3.0	3.0	4.0	37	6	1	2	0	4	4	-9
20	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	27	1	37.0	27.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	11.0	18.0	61.1	2.0	4.0	50.0	3.0	3.0	100.0	69.9	1.0	0.0	6.0	37	1	0	3	0	6	2
21	Ron Anderson R. Anderson	27	1	40.0	27.0	5.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	14.0	71.4	0.0	0.0		7.0	9.0	77.8	75.2	2.0	3.0	4.0	40	5	5	1	0	4	3
22	Billy Paultz B. Paultz	27	1	29.0	27.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	12.0	15.0	80.0				3.0	3.0	100.0	82.7				29	7	1	1	4		5
23	John Williamson J. Williamson	27	1	36.0	27.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	12.0	19.0	63.2				3.0	3.0	100.0	66.4	0.0	5.0		36	5	4	0	1		4
24	Jahlil Okafor J. Okafor	26	1	38.1	26.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	10.0	16.0	62.5	0.0	0.0		6.0	6.0	100.0	69.7	4.0	3.0	8.0	38	7	1	1	2	8	4	-9
25	Donyell Marshall D. Marshall	26	1	26.0	26.0	4.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	9.0	18.0	50.0	5.0	8.0	62.5	3.0	6.0	50.0	63.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	26	4	2	0	3	0	0

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5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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Wilt Chamberlain posted the most points in his first game, with 43 points.

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