which rookie has the most points in first nba game

Walt Bellamy posted the most points by a rookie in the first team game, with 29 points versus the Knicks on October 19, 1961.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
29
10/19/1961
@
38
17
7
14
50.0
15
18
83.3
66.1
4
2Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
25
11/7/1946
vs
9
7
10
70.0
3
3Herm Schaefer
H. Schaefer
23
11/4/1948
@
8
7
7
100.0
4Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
21
10/16/1970
vs
41
8
3
9
24
37.5
3
6
50.0
39.4
5
5Al Cervi
A. Cervi
17
11/3/1949
vs
5
7
8
87.5
6Sylvester Gray
S. Gray
15
11/5/1988
vs
22
7
4
1
0
4
11
36.4
0
0
7
7
100.0
53.3
3
4
0
1
7Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
15
11/3/1949
vs
4
7
8
87.5
8Billy Hassett
B. Hassett
15
10/29/1949
vs
4
7
8
87.5
1
9Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
15
11/4/1948
@
6
3
5
60.0
10Jake Pelkington
J. Pelkington
15
11/3/1948
vs
3
9
11
81.8
11Kevin Edwards
K. Edwards
14
11/5/1988
vs
28
4
1
1
0
6
17
35.3
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
39.1
1
3
1
3
12Rex Chapman
R. Chapman
14
11/4/1988
vs
24
4
2
3
0
5
15
33.3
0
0
4
6
66.7
39.7
3
1
1
1
13Whitey Von Nieda
W. Von Nieda
14
10/29/1949
vs
5
4
5
80.0
3
14Leo Gottlieb
L. Gottlieb
14
11/1/1946
@
6
2
4
50.0
2
15Bob Rule
B. Rule
13
10/13/1967
@
35
9
3
6
15
40.0
1
1
100.0
42.1
2
16Erwin Mueller
E. Mueller
13
10/15/1966
@
30
4
0
5
7
71.4
3
3
100.0
78.1
4
17Dike Eddleman
D. Eddleman
13
10/29/1949
vs
6
1
3
33.3
4
18Donald Royal
D. Royal
12
11/3/1989
@
25
2
3
1
0
2
6
33.3
0
0
8
8
100.0
63.0
1
1
1
2
19Don Otten
D. Otten
12
10/29/1949
vs
3
6
10
60.0
2
20Leo Klier
L. Klier
12
11/3/1948
vs
5
2
3
66.7
21Bob Tough
B. Tough
12
11/3/1948
vs
6
0
1
0.0
22George Senesky
G. Senesky
12
11/7/1946
vs
5
2
3
66.7
1
23Arnie Johnson
A. Johnson
11
11/6/1948
vs
5
1
1
100.0
4
24Fred Sheffield
F. Sheffield
11
11/7/1946
vs
4
3
5
60.0
4
25Ossie Schectman
O. Schectman
11
11/1/1946
@
4
3
5
60.0
2

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