most points as rockets player in first game all-time season

Elvin Hayes scored the most points for the San Diego Rockets in his first season, with 2,327 points in his rookie season.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	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	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,327	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	1,406	113				266
2	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	1,720	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	21.0	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	913	163	70	197	294	339
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1,692	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	974	111	99	220	234	344
4	Steve Francis S. Francis	1,388	1999-00	HOU	77	36.1	18.0	5.3	6.6	1.5	0.4	6.5	14.5	44.5	1.4	4.0	34.5	3.7	4.7	78.6	54.3	2.0	3.3	4.0	2,776	409	507	118	29	306	231	-158
5	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	1,298	1970-71	SDR	82	24.6	15.8	3.0	4.0			5.7	12.5	45.8				4.3	5.3	82.0	53.2				2,020	245	329				263
6	Jalen Green J. Green	1,157	2021-22	HOU	67	31.9	17.3	3.4	2.6	0.7	0.3	6.1	14.2	42.6	2.3	6.8	34.3	2.8	3.5	79.7	54.7	0.5	2.9	2.0	2,138	226	176	44	18	135	103	-519
7	Yao Ming Y. Ming	1,104	2002-03	HOU	82	29.0	13.5	8.2	1.7	0.4	1.8	4.9	9.8	49.8	0.0	0.0	50.0	3.7	4.5	81.1	57.0	2.4	5.8	2.1	2,382	675	137	31	147	173	230	+142
8	Moses Malone M. Malone	1,083	1976-77	HOU	80	31.3	13.5	13.4	1.1	0.8	2.3	4.9	10.1	48.0				3.8	5.5	69.3	54.0	5.5	7.9		2,500	1,071	89	67	181		274
9	Jabari Smith Jr. J. Smith Jr.	1,010	2022-23	HOU	79	31.0	12.8	7.2	1.3	0.5	0.9	4.6	11.3	40.8	1.5	4.9	30.7	2.1	2.6	78.6	51.4	1.5	5.7	1.3	2,450	569	101	43	74	104	227	-555
10	Don Adams D. Adams	937	1970-71	SDR	82	29.0	11.4	7.1	2.1			4.8	11.7	40.9				1.9	2.6	73.1	44.6				2,374	581	173				344
11	John Lucas J. Lucas	911	1976-77	HOU	82	30.9	11.1	2.7	5.6	1.5	0.2	4.7	9.9	47.7				1.6	2.1	78.9	51.2	0.7	2.0		2,531	219	463	125	19		174
12	Rodney McCray R. McCray	853	1983-84	HOU	79	26.3	10.8	5.7	2.2	0.7	0.7	4.2	8.5	49.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	2.3	3.2	73.1	54.6	2.2	3.5	1.5	2,081	450	176	53	54	120	205
13	Luis Scola L. Scola	847	2007-08	HOU	82	24.7	10.3	6.4	1.3	0.7	0.2	4.2	8.2	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.9	66.8	54.8	2.1	4.3	1.3	2,024	525	106	60	19	105	235	+165
14	Allen Leavell A. Leavell	843	1979-80	HOU	77	27.6	10.9	2.4	5.4	1.6	0.4	4.3	8.5	50.3	0.0	0.2	15.8	2.3	2.9	81.4	56.0	0.7	1.6	2.7	2,123	184	417	127	28	205	197
15	Joe Meriweather J. Meriweather	830	1975-76	HOU	81	25.2	10.2	6.4	1.0	0.4	1.5	4.2	8.4	49.4				1.9	3.0	64.4	52.6	2.0	4.4		2,042	516	82	36	120		219
16	Robert Horry R. Horry	801	1992-93	HOU	79	29.5	10.1	5.0	2.4	1.0	1.1	4.1	8.6	47.4	0.2	0.6	25.5	1.8	2.5	71.5	52.0	1.4	3.5	2.0	2,330	392	191	80	83	156	210
17	Jae'Sean Tate J. Tate	794	2020-21	HOU	70	29.2	11.3	5.3	2.5	1.2	0.5	4.5	8.9	50.6	0.9	2.8	30.8	1.5	2.1	69.4	57.6	1.9	3.5	1.4	2,043	374	178	85	36	98	222	-189
18	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	767	1996-97	HOU	82	29.1	9.4	2.0	3.7	1.0	0.0	3.3	7.5	44.1	1.9	4.6	40.4	0.9	1.1	76.3	58.5	0.2	1.7	1.5	2,386	160	303	82	1	122	125	+326
19	Cliff Meely C. Meely	763	1971-72	HOU	77	23.6	9.9	6.6	1.5			4.1	10.1	40.6				1.7	2.6	67.5	44.2				1,815	507	119				254
20	Terry Teagle T. Teagle	761	1982-83	HOU	73	23.4	10.4	2.7	2.1	0.7	0.2	4.5	10.6	42.8	0.1	0.4	34.5	1.2	1.7	69.6	45.8	1.0	1.6	1.9	1,708	194	150	53	18	137	171
21	Tari Eason T. Eason	760	2022-23	HOU	82	21.5	9.3	6.0	1.1	1.2	0.6	3.6	8.0	44.8	0.7	2.1	34.3	1.3	1.8	75.2	52.5	2.4	3.7	1.2	1,767	496	88	96	47	101	189	-157
22	Derrick Chievous D. Chievous	750	1988-89	HOU	81	19.0	9.3	3.2	1.0	0.6	0.1	3.4	7.8	43.7	0.1	0.3	20.8	2.4	3.0	78.3	50.6	1.4	1.8	1.7	1,539	256	77	48	11	136	161
23	Luther Head L. Head	707	2005-06	HOU	80	28.9	8.8	3.3	2.7	1.1	0.1	3.2	7.9	40.3	1.4	3.9	36.1	1.1	1.5	69.9	51.7	0.4	2.9	1.5	2,310	266	215	89	9	119	169	-40
24	Alperen Sengun A. Sengun	692	2021-22	HOU	72	20.7	9.6	5.5	2.6	0.8	0.9	3.5	7.3	47.4	0.4	1.6	24.8	2.3	3.2	71.1	55.2	1.9	3.5	2.0	1,489	393	185	59	68	145	214	-309
25	Chase Budinger C. Budinger	657	2009-10	HOU	74	20.1	8.9	3.0	1.2	0.5	0.1	3.4	7.6	44.1	1.2	3.4	36.9	0.9	1.2	77.0	54.5	0.5	2.5	0.6	1,488	220	88	34	11	48	85	+1