which player has the most 40 point games in their rookie season

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games by a rookie with 40+ points, with 32 games in 1959-60.

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Which player has the most 40 or more point games in their rookie season?

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	1,449	1959-60	PHI	47.8	45.3	29.6	2.1			18.3	36.3	50.5				8.6	14.5	59.1	53.0				1,530	947	67				68
2	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	12	537	1961-62	CHI		44.8	20.7				17.5						9.8	13.3	73.6						248					46
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	9	393	1969-70	MIL		43.7	14.3	3.4			16.3						11.0	14.9	73.9						129	31				24
4	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	9	385	1960-61	CIN		42.8	9.7	11.2			15.4						11.9	14.4	82.3						87	101				32
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	7	307	1984-85	CHI	42.9	43.9	8.6	6.6	2.7	1.1	16.7	26.6	62.9	0.1	0.6	25.0	10.3	11.4	90.0	69.4	2.9	5.7	3.4	300	60	46	19	8	24	28
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	7	299	1968-69	SDR		42.7	19.0				16.9	33.3	50.6				9.0	12.3	73.3	55.2					133					20
7	Rick Barry R. Barry	7	309	1965-66	SFW	44.9	44.1	13.1	4.0			15.1	28.3	53.5				13.9	15.4	89.8	62.9				314	92	28				29
8	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	6	253	1970-71	POR	41.8	42.2	4.8	5.5			16.2	29.0	55.7				9.8	11.7	84.3	61.8				251	29	33				15
9	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	6	280	1967-68	BAL		46.7					16.8	30.8	54.6				13.0	17.0	76.5	60.9
10	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	5	218	1996-97	PHI	46.0	43.6	4.6	7.4	1.8	0.2	15.2	30.0	50.7	4.2	8.8	47.7	9.0	12.8	70.3	61.2	2.2	2.4	5.8	230	23	37	9	1	29	17	-71
11	John Drew J. Drew	3	125	1974-75	ATL	37.7	41.7	21.0	4.3			14.3	24.3	58.9				13.0	17.3	75.0	65.2				113	63	13				13
12	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	3	125	1970-71	ATL		41.7	3.7				16.0	27.0	59.3				9.7	11.7	82.9	64.8					11					11
13	Alex Groza A. Groza	3	126	1949-50	IND		42.0					14.7						12.7	17.7	71.7
14	Anthony Edwards A. Edwards	2	84	2020-21	MIN	38.3	42.0	6.5	5.0	1.5	0.5	16.0	26.5	60.4	6.0	11.0	54.5	4.0	7.0	57.1	71.0	2.0	4.5	2.5	77	13	10	3	1	5	6	+20
15	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	2	81	2017-18	UTA	34.9	40.5	4.5	5.0	1.0	0.0	13.5	22.0	61.4	6.5	10.5	61.9	7.0	8.0	87.5	79.3	0.5	4.0	2.0	70	9	10	2	0	4	3	+47
16	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	2	91	2010-11	LAC	37.9	45.5	14.5	5.0	1.0	1.0	16.5	24.0	68.8	0.0	0.0		12.5	17.0	73.5	72.3	3.5	11.0	4.0	76	29	10	2	2	8	7	+4
17	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	2	81	1981-82	DAL	35.0	40.5	9.0	2.5			16.0	22.0	72.7	0.0			8.5	11.0	77.3	75.4			4.0	70	18	5			8	5
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	2	86	1979-80	BOS	43.5	43.0	13.0	5.0	1.0	0.5	18.0	30.5	59.0	3.5	6.0	58.3	3.5	3.5	100.0	67.1	5.5	7.5	4.0	87	26	10	2	1	8	8
19	Bernard King B. King	2	85	1977-78	NJN	40.0	42.5	13.5	2.0			18.0	28.5	63.2				6.5	8.5	76.5	65.9				80	27	4				5
20	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2	86	1972-73	BUF		43.0	18.0				17.0	31.5	54.0				9.0	11.0	81.8	59.2					36					10
21	Bob Rule B. Rule	2	93	1967-68	SEA		46.5	9.5	0.5			17.0	27.5	61.8				12.5	15.0	83.3	68.2					19	1				9
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	2	96	1958-59	MIN		48.0	15.0				17.5	32.0	54.7				13.0	19.0	68.4	59.5					30					8
23	Frank Selvy F. Selvy	2	82	1954-55	MIL		41.0					12.0						17.0	19.0	89.5											7
24	Cooper Flagg C. Flagg	1	42	2025-26	DAL	41.8	42.0	7.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	13.0	27.0	48.1	1.0	4.0	25.0	15.0	20.0	75.0	58.7	1.0	6.0	4.0	42	7	6	1	2	4	3	-9
25	GG Jackson	1	44	2023-24	MEM	44.1	44.0	12.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	17.0	36.0	47.2	4.0	13.0	30.8	6.0	7.0	85.7	56.3	6.0	6.0	3.0	44	12	1	2	1	3	1	-13

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Wilt Chamberlain has the most games by a rookie with 40+ points, with 32 games in 1959-60.

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