what are the most missed shots in a game by a rookie center

Wilt Chamberlain has missed the most shots by a rookie center in a game, with 32 misses versus the Minneapolis Lakers on December 30, 1959.

Interpreted as:
What are the most missed shots in a regular-season game by a rookie center?
NAME FG MISS DATE TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32
12/30/1959
PHI PHI
vs
MIN MIN
46
45
32
3
19
51
37.3
7
11
63.6
40.3
3
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29
1/10/1960
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
48
35
27
7
13
42
31.0
9
13
69.2
36.7
2
3 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27
2/8/1969
SDR SDR
@
DET DET
53
28
24
0
13
40
32.5
2
4
50.0
33.5
4
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
1/15/1960
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
44
43
2
16
42
38.1
12
19
63.2
43.7
2
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
11/7/1959
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
48
30
28
1
12
38
31.6
6
12
50.0
34.7
2
6 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
25
11/13/1968
SDR SDR
vs
DET DET
48
54
22
20
45
44.4
14
17
82.4
51.4
2
7 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
25
2/20/1962
CHI CHI
PHI PHI
44
24
4
18
43
41.9
8
14
57.1
44.8
4
8 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25
11/14/1959
PHI PHI
vs
MIN MIN
48
28
33
0
10
35
28.6
8
14
57.1
34.0
0
9 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
23
1/13/1962
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
35
23
4
17
40
42.5
1
3
33.3
42.4
6
10 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23
11/4/1959
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
47
41
40
0
17
40
42.5
7
15
46.7
44.0
1
11 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
22
11/29/1969
MIL MIL
vs
PHI PHI
43
23
22
8
11
33
33.3
1
5
20.0
32.7
2
12 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
22
2/6/1960
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
48
44
45
3
15
37
40.5
14
23
60.9
46.7
2
13 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
21
3/11/1969
SDR SDR
vs
PHX PHX
48
33
18
5
15
36
41.7
3
5
60.0
43.2
4
14 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
21
12/16/1961
CHI CHI
vs
PHI PHI
45
19
5
21
42
50.0
3
3
100.0
51.9
5
15 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
21
2/21/1960
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
48
58
24
3
26
47
55.3
6
9
66.7
56.9
1
16 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
21
1/24/1960
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
48
30
37
6
10
31
32.3
10
18
55.6
38.5
2
17 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
21
1/19/1960
PHI PHI
NYK NYK
45
30
23
4
14
35
40.0
2
9
22.2
38.5
2
18 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
21
12/26/1959
PHI PHI
vs
NYK NYK
48
39
31
1
13
34
38.2
13
21
61.9
45.1
3
19 Don Martin
D. Martin
21
3/3/1947
STL STL
vs
PRO PRO
14
7
28
25.0
0
0
25.0
0
20 Hank Beenders
H. Beenders
21
1/19/1947
PRO PRO
@
STL STL
20
8
29
27.6
4
6
66.7
31.6
3
21 Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
20
2/24/1981
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
40
30
11
1
0
1
11
31
35.5
0
0
8
11
72.7
41.9
7
4
5
5
22 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
20
12/2/1970
BOS BOS
vs
LAL LAL
40
24
11
1
11
31
35.5
2
3
66.7
37.1
2
23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
20
11/1/1969
MIL MIL
@
NYK NYK
48
36
27
1
15
35
42.9
6
11
54.5
45.2
3
24 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
20
12/6/1968
SDR SDR
vs
PHX PHX
39
22
18
0
10
30
33.3
2
2
100.0
35.6
6
25 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
20
12/9/1961
CHI CHI
@
PHI PHI
39
27
1
19
39
48.7
1
9
11.1
45.4
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for missed field goals going back to the 1982-83 season.

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