which rookie has the most points in an nba debut game in nba history since 1966

Since 1965-66, Rick Barry has dropped the most points by a rookie in a game, with 57 points against the Knicks on December 14, 1965.

Interpreted as:
Which rookie has the most points in an NBA debut regular-season game in NBA history since 1966?
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
57
12/14/1965
SFW SFW
@
NYK NYK
44
15
3
18
29
62.1
21
22
95.5
73.7
5
2Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
56
2/13/1968
BAL BAL
vs
LAL LAL
51
7
3
20
33
60.6
16
22
72.7
65.6
4
3Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
55
11/14/2009
MIL MIL
vs
GSW GSW
41
5
5
0
0
21
34
61.8
7
8
87.5
6
8
75.0
73.3
1
4
4
1
+11
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
54
11/13/1968
SDR SDR
vs
DET DET
48
22
20
45
44.4
14
17
82.4
51.4
2
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
51
2/21/1970
MIL MIL
SEA SEA
43
8
3
18
25
72.0
15
23
65.2
72.6
4
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
50
4/12/1997
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
46
5
6
2
0
17
32
53.1
5
9
55.6
11
18
61.1
62.6
2
3
9
5
-4
7Trae Young
T. Young
49
3/1/2019
ATL ATL
vs
CHI CHI
56
8
16
1
1
17
33
51.5
6
13
46.2
9
11
81.8
64.7
1
7
9
2
-9
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
49
2/12/1985
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
45
15
5
4
0
19
31
61.3
0
0
11
13
84.6
66.7
7
8
6
5
9Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
49
3/12/1982
DET DET
vs
GSW GSW
47
8
1
3
0
19
28
67.9
0
0
11
16
68.8
69.9
4
4
4
4
10Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
49
2/24/1968
BAL BAL
vs
DET DET
10
16
26
61.5
17
26
65.4
65.4
11Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
48
3/26/2006
TOR TOR
@
MIL MIL
46
9
3
1
0
20
32
62.5
6
11
54.5
2
3
66.7
72.0
4
5
3
4
-6
12Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
47
1/17/2011
LAC LAC
vs
IND IND
37
14
3
0
1
19
24
79.2
0
0
9
11
81.8
81.5
3
11
4
3
+17
13Mitch Richmond
M. Richmond
47
3/4/1989
GSW GSW
vs
SAC SAC
37
9
2
2
0
17
24
70.8
0
1
0.0
13
19
68.4
72.6
2
7
3
3
14Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
47
3/13/1971
CIN CIN
vs
ATL ATL
3
15
20
75.0
17
21
81.0
80.4
4
15Bob Rule
B. Rule
47
11/21/1967
SEA SEA
vs
LAL LAL
41
16
1
17
27
63.0
13
14
92.9
70.9
5
16Dave Bing
D. Bing
47
3/8/1967
DET DET
vs
BAL BAL
6
5
21
38
55.3
5
6
83.3
57.8
17Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
46
2/16/1993
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
49
21
3
0
5
19
25
76.0
0
0
8
16
50.0
71.8
3
18
6
5
18Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
46
2/20/1981
GSW GSW
vs
SDC SDC
45
14
1
2
1
17
27
63.0
0
0
12
17
70.6
66.7
6
8
5
5
19Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
46
3/19/1971
POR POR
vs
SEA SEA
42
4
10
14
31
45.2
18
21
85.7
57.2
0
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
2/24/1970
MIL MIL
@
DET DET
45
13
1
21
32
65.6
4
4
100.0
68.1
3
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
1/14/1970
MIL MIL
vs
LAL LAL
48
24
6
18
34
52.9
10
17
58.8
55.4
3
22Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
46
3/20/1968
BAL BAL
vs
PHI PHI
41
2
4
19
39
48.7
8
8
100.0
54.1
2
23Bob Rule
B. Rule
46
3/13/1968
SEA SEA
@
CIN CIN
3
0
17
28
60.7
12
16
75.0
65.6
4
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
1/26/1985
CHI CHI
vs
ATL ATL
43
8
10
0
4
17
24
70.8
0
0
11
11
100.0
78.0
1
7
5
3
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
12/27/1984
CHI CHI
vs
CLE CLE
44
7
11
3
0
20
33
60.6
0
1
0.0
5
5
100.0
63.9
2
5
3
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