which nba player has the most career 50 point games as a rookie

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games by a rookie with 50+ points, with 5 games in 1959-60.

Interpreted as:
Which NBA player has the most career 50 or more point regular-season games as a rookie?
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
5
276
1959-60
PHI PHI
47.4
55.2
28.8
2.0
23.6
42.6
55.4
8.0
13.4
59.7
56.9
237
144
10
12
2Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
1
55
2009-10
MIL MIL
40.7
55.0
5.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
21.0
34.0
61.8
7.0
8.0
87.5
6.0
8.0
75.0
73.3
1.0
4.0
4.0
41
5
5
0
0
4
1
+11
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1
50
1996-97
PHI PHI
46.0
50.0
5.0
6.0
2.0
0.0
17.0
32.0
53.1
5.0
9.0
55.6
11.0
18.0
61.1
62.6
2.0
3.0
9.0
46
5
6
2
0
9
5
-4
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
51
1969-70
MIL MIL
43.0
51.0
8.0
3.0
18.0
25.0
72.0
15.0
23.0
65.2
72.6
43
8
3
4
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
1
54
1968-69
SDR SDR
48.0
54.0
22.0
20.0
45.0
44.4
14.0
17.0
82.4
51.4
48
22
2
6Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
1
56
1967-68
BAL BAL
51.0
56.0
7.0
3.0
20.0
33.0
60.6
16.0
22.0
72.7
65.6
51
7
3
4
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
1
57
1965-66
SFW SFW
44.0
57.0
15.0
3.0
18.0
29.0
62.1
21.0
22.0
95.5
73.7
44
15
3
5
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
1
55
1958-59
MIN MIN
55.0
12.0
22.0
38.0
57.9
11.0
17.0
64.7
60.5
12
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