nba rookie game high in points

50 players are tied for the most games by a rookie with more than 0 points, with 82 games. The first three are Chet Holmgren in 2023-24, Collin Sexton in 2018-19 and Karl-Anthony Towns in 2015-16.

Interpreted as:
NBA rookie regular-season game high in points
NAME GP PTS SEASON TM 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 Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
82
1,357
2023-24
OKC OKC
29.4
16.5
7.9
2.4
0.6
2.3
6.2
11.6
53.0
1.6
4.3
37.0
2.7
3.4
79.3
63.2
1.6
6.3
1.6
2,413
648
200
53
190
131
197
+422
2 Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
82
1,371
2018-19
CLE CLE
31.8
16.7
2.9
3.0
0.5
0.1
6.3
14.7
43.0
1.5
3.6
40.2
2.6
3.1
83.9
52.0
0.7
2.2
2.3
2,605
236
243
44
6
185
186
-672
3 Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
82
1,503
2015-16
MIN MIN
32.0
18.3
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,626
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
4 Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
82
1,387
2014-15
MIN MIN
36.2
16.9
4.6
2.1
1.0
0.6
6.1
13.9
43.7
0.5
1.5
31.0
4.3
5.7
76.0
51.7
1.6
2.9
2.2
2,969
374
170
86
50
177
190
-550
5 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
82
1,562
2012-13
POR POR
38.6
19.0
3.1
6.5
0.9
0.2
6.7
15.7
42.9
2.3
6.1
36.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
54.6
0.5
2.6
3.0
3,167
257
531
74
19
243
172
-62
6 Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
82
1,845
2010-11
LAC LAC
37.9
22.5
12.1
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,111
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
7 Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
82
1,270
2009-10
MIL MIL
32.6
15.5
3.4
5.7
1.3
0.2
5.5
14.8
37.1
1.8
4.7
37.4
2.7
3.3
81.7
47.5
0.6
2.8
2.4
2,671
282
470
105
18
200
191
+116
8 O.J. Mayo
O.J. Mayo
82
1,516
2008-09
MEM MEM
38.1
18.5
3.8
3.2
1.1
0.2
6.9
15.6
43.8
1.8
4.6
38.4
3.0
3.4
87.9
53.9
0.7
3.1
2.8
3,120
308
262
91
13
226
204
-416
9 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
82
1,256
2008-09
OKC OKC
32.5
15.3
4.9
5.3
1.3
0.2
5.3
13.4
39.8
0.4
1.6
27.1
4.3
5.2
81.5
48.9
2.2
2.7
3.3
2,668
399
435
110
16
274
191
-272
10 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
82
981
2004-05
ORL ORL
32.6
12.0
10.0
0.9
0.9
1.7
4.3
8.3
52.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.0
67.1
57.1
3.5
6.5
2.0
2,670
823
75
77
136
165
232
-179
11 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
82
1,725
2003-04
DEN DEN
36.5
21.0
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
7.6
17.9
42.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
5.0
6.4
77.7
50.9
2.2
3.8
3.0
2,995
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65
12 Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
82
1,441
2001-02
MEM MEM
36.7
17.6
8.9
2.7
0.5
2.1
6.7
13.0
51.8
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.1
5.8
70.9
56.6
2.9
6.0
2.7
3,007
730
223
41
169
224
195
-310
13 Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
82
880
2001-02
UTA UTA
26.2
10.7
4.9
1.1
1.4
1.9
3.5
7.7
45.0
0.3
1.2
25.0
3.5
4.5
76.8
55.3
1.8
3.1
1.3
2,151
402
94
116
159
108
156
+347
14 Andre Miller
A. Miller
82
914
1999-00
CLE CLE
25.5
11.1
3.4
5.8
1.0
0.2
4.1
9.2
44.9
0.1
0.6
20.4
2.8
3.6
77.4
51.7
1.0
2.4
2.0
2,093
280
476
84
17
166
194
-107
15 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
82
1,731
1997-98
SAS SAS
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
16 Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
82
1,139
1997-98
CLE CLE
29.0
13.9
8.8
0.9
0.6
1.6
5.5
10.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.8
3.7
76.2
56.4
3.4
5.4
1.8
2,379
723
71
52
135
146
288
+211
17 Kerry Kittles
K. Kittles
82
1,347
1996-97
NJN NJN
36.7
16.4
3.9
3.0
1.9
0.4
6.2
14.5
42.6
1.9
5.1
37.7
2.1
2.8
77.1
52.3
1.3
2.6
1.5
3,012
319
249
157
35
127
165
-266
18 Joe Smith
J. Smith
82
1,251
1995-96
GSW GSW
34.4
15.3
8.7
1.0
1.0
1.6
5.7
12.5
45.8
0.1
0.3
35.7
3.7
4.8
77.3
52.3
3.7
5.1
1.7
2,821
717
79
85
134
138
224
19 Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
82
1,313
1993-94
ORL ORL
36.8
16.0
5.4
6.6
2.3
0.6
6.2
13.3
46.6
0.6
2.3
26.7
3.0
4.0
74.2
53.1
2.3
3.0
3.6
3,015
439
544
190
51
292
205
20 LaPhonso Ellis
L. Ellis
82
1,205
1992-93
DEN DEN
33.5
14.7
9.1
1.8
0.9
1.4
5.9
11.7
50.4
0.0
0.2
15.4
2.9
3.9
74.8
54.9
3.3
5.7
1.9
2,749
744
151
72
111
153
293
21 Clarence Weatherspoon
C. Weatherspoon
82
1,280
1992-93
PHI PHI
32.4
15.6
7.2
1.8
1.0
0.8
6.0
12.8
46.9
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.0
71.3
51.9
2.2
5.0
2.1
2,654
589
147
85
67
176
188
22 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
82
1,576
1991-92
CHA CHA
37.2
19.2
11.0
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
3,047
899
292
81
51
160
225
23 David Robinson
D. Robinson
82
1,993
1989-90
SAS SAS
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
983
164
138
319
257
259
24 Mark Jackson
M. Jackson
82
1,114
1987-88
NYK NYK
39.6
13.6
4.8
10.6
2.5
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.2
0.4
1.5
25.4
2.5
3.2
77.4
49.3
1.5
3.4
3.1
3,249
396
868
205
6
258
244
25 Ron Harper
R. Harper
82
1,874
1986-87
CLE CLE
37.4
22.9
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
392
394
209
84
345
247

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1
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68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
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50
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61
21
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31
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32
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14.0
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