who is the oldest nba rookie to score 25 points in a game

Jake Pelkington is the oldest rookie in a game with 25+ points. He was 33 years and 54 days old against the Minneapolis Lakers on February 26, 1949.

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Who is the oldest NBA rookie to score 25 or more points in a regular-season game?

	NAME	AGE	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Jake Pelkington J. Pelkington	33-054	33	2/26/1949	BAL	vs	MIN						13						7	9	77.8
2	Jake Pelkington J. Pelkington	33-026	30	1/29/1949	BAL	@	ROC						10						10	13	76.9
3	Jake Pelkington J. Pelkington	33-010	27	1/13/1949	BAL	vs	ROC						8						11	12	91.7
4	Bob Carpenter B. Carpenter	32-126	25	3/12/1950	FTW	vs	BAL						9						7	7	100.0
5	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	31-100	26	3/28/1996	POR	vs	GSW	32	14	2	1	1	11	20	55.0	1	3	33.3	3	6	50.0	57.4	3	11	4	3
6	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	31-084	25	3/12/1996	POR	@	LAL	24	6	3	2	3	10	15	66.7	1	2	50.0	4	5	80.0	72.7	3	3	2	4
7	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	31-071	26	2/28/1996	POR	@	ATL	24	10	3	0	1	11	14	78.6	1	1	100.0	3	3	100.0	84.9	5	5	3	3
8	Hank Beenders H. Beenders	30-236	27	1/24/1947	PRO	@	TOR						10						7	9	77.8					4
9	Bruce Hale B. Hale	30-153	26	1/30/1949	FTW	vs	BAL						9						8	11	72.7
10	George Glamack G. Glamack	30-147	25	11/1/1948	IND	vs	STL						8						9	11	81.8					4
11	Mel Riebe M. Riebe	30-134	27	11/23/1946	CLE	@	NYK						12						3	4	75.0
12	Mel Riebe M. Riebe	30-128	31	11/17/1946	CLE	vs	CHI						13						5	5	100.0					3
13	Curly Armstrong C. Armstrong	30-093	26	2/2/1949	FTW	vs	MIN						11						4	7	57.1
14	Dean Garrett D. Garrett	30-084	25	2/19/1997	MIN	@	VAN	40	10	2	1	1	11	15	73.3	0	0		3	4	75.0	74.6	2	8	0	4	+11
15	Bruce Hale B. Hale	30-082	25	11/20/1948	IND	@	PRO						9						7	9	77.8
16	Vasilije Micić V. Micić	30-060	25	3/13/2024	CHA	@	MEM	30	0	8	2	0	9	10	90.0	5	6	83.3	2	2	100.0	114.9	0	0	2	2	+21
17	Grady Lewis G. Lewis	29-360	25	3/20/1947	DET	@	PHI						10						5	8	62.5					5
18	Herm Schaefer H. Schaefer	29-344	25	11/28/1948	MIN	vs	PHI			5			11						3	5	60.0					2
19	Herm Schaefer H. Schaefer	29-335	28	11/19/1948	MIN	@	CHI						11						6	8	75.0
20	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	29-252	29	3/20/1947	CLE	@	PRO						12						5
21	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	29-250	27	3/18/1947	CLE	@	BOS						10						7
22	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	29-248	25	3/16/1947	CLE	vs	NYK						8						9
23	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	29-244	35	3/12/1947	CLE	@	DET						11						13	17	76.5
24	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	29-241	27	3/9/1947	CLE	vs	CHI						9						9	9	100.0					5
25	John Hargis J. Hargis	29-205	25	3/13/1950	AND	vs	SHE						9						7	10	70.0