which rookie has the most 20 point games in nba history

Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are tied for the most games by a rookie with 20+ points in a season, with 73 games.

Interpreted as:

Which rookie has the most 20 or more point regular-season games in NBA history?

	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	73	2,170	1984-85	CHI	38.8	29.7	6.8	5.8	2.5	0.8	10.7	20.3	52.8	0.1	0.7	18.8	8.2	9.6	85.1	60.6	2.1	4.7	3.6	2,830	495	427	181	58	266	260
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	73	2,218	1969-70	MIL		30.4	14.9				12.1						6.3	9.6	65.1						1,086					243
3	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	72	2,387	1961-62	CHI		33.2	19.1				13.0						7.2	11.2	64.4						1,377					261
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	71	2,702	1959-60	PHI	46.9	38.1	27.3	2.3			15.0	32.5	46.1				8.1	13.9	58.4	49.3				3,329	1,939	162				150
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	70	2,131	1968-69	SDR		30.4	17.5				12.2						6.0	9.5	63.5						1,223
6	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	67	1,780	1971-72	POR	40.7	26.6	12.1	4.3			10.4	23.2	44.7				5.8	8.0	72.5	49.7				2,726	810	289				156
7	David Robinson D. Robinson	62	1,666	1989-90	SAS	37.0	26.9	12.2	1.9	1.6	3.9	9.4	17.0	55.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	10.8	74.4	61.9	3.9	8.3	3.2	2,294	757	116	97	239	198	195
8	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	62	2,049	1960-61	CIN		33.0					11.5						10.0	12.0	82.7											203
9	Walter Davis W. Davis	61	1,635	1977-78	PHX	32.7	26.8	6.3	3.4			10.8	19.3	55.6				5.3	6.3	83.9	60.6			3.4	1,993	382	208			209	179
10	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	60	1,568	1992-93	ORL	38.4	26.1	14.5	1.9	0.8	3.5	10.2	17.3	58.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	9.4	61.6	61.0	4.5	10.0	3.7	2,302	870	116	45	209	224	230
11	Ron Harper R. Harper	59	1,551	1986-87	CLE	38.5	26.3	4.9	4.8	2.7	1.1	10.3	20.8	49.3	0.3	1.2	25.0	5.4	7.9	68.4	54.0	2.0	3.0	4.2	2,273	292	282	158	64	248	183
12	Geoff Petrie G. Petrie	59	1,694	1970-71	POR	38.3	28.7	3.7	4.8			11.2	23.5	47.7				6.3	8.1	77.9	53.1				2,257	221	281				139
13	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	55	1,443	2010-11	LAC	38.9	26.2	12.9	4.3	0.8	0.5	9.9	18.0	54.8	0.1	0.4	35.0	6.4	9.7	65.4	58.8	3.6	9.3	2.6	2,140	710	238	42	28	142	168	+58
14	Bernard King B. King	55	1,566	1977-78	NJN		28.5					11.9						4.7	6.7	69.6
15	Rick Barry R. Barry	55	1,686	1965-66	SFW	40.5	30.7	11.4	2.5			11.1	23.9	46.4				8.4	9.7	86.6	54.3				2,230	628	140				196
16	Glenn Robinson G. Robinson	54	1,382	1994-95	MIL	39.1	25.6	6.9	2.7	1.6	0.3	9.3	19.3	48.0	1.3	3.7	34.8	5.8	7.2	80.6	57.0	2.4	4.4	3.8	2,114	370	146	84	16	203	165
17	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	53	1,373	1982-83	SDC	37.6	25.9	11.2	2.6			10.6	19.8	53.7	0.0			4.6	6.5	70.8	57.1				1,994	595	136				226
18	Jay Vincent J. Vincent	53	1,408	1981-82	DAL	37.2	26.6	7.8	2.4			11.0	21.3	51.7	0.0			4.5	6.2	73.3	55.3			2.6	1,970	416	127			137	208
19	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	53	1,342	1979-80	NYK	40.4	25.3	9.6	2.1			9.5	16.2	58.3	0.0	0.0		6.4	8.1	79.6	64.0				2,139	509	111				178
20	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	52	1,472	1970-71	ATL		28.3	4.3				11.0						6.2	7.8	80.2						224					157
21	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	52	1,621	1967-68	BAL		31.2					11.7						7.8	9.8	79.4
22	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	50	1,268	1997-98	SAS	40.6	25.4	12.3	3.0	0.8	2.4	10.3	17.7	58.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.7	6.7	70.4	61.4	3.7	8.6	3.3	2,028	613	149	41	121	163	148	+388
23	Kelly Tripucka K. Tripucka	50	1,343	1981-82	DET	39.6	26.9	5.7	3.6			9.6	17.6	54.4	0.1			7.6	9.4	81.2	61.8				1,979	286	180				151
24	Darrell Griffith D. Griffith	50	1,278	1980-81	UTA	38.4	25.6	4.1	2.6		0.5	10.9	21.3	51.4	0.1			3.6	4.7	75.1	54.7				1,918	203	132		24		140
25	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	49	1,285	2003-04	DEN	38.5	26.2	6.1	2.9	1.3	0.5	9.5	19.4	48.8	1.0	2.6	37.2	6.3	7.8	80.9	57.4	2.3	3.8	3.2	1,886	297	144	62	26	157	144	+185

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