Bob Pettit scored his most points in a game against the Pistons on February 18, 1961, with 57 points.

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bob ford highest scoring regular-season games in NBA

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	PF
1	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	57	2/18/1961	STL	@	DET	48	28				25	42	59.5	7	9	77.8	62.0			3
2	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	52	3/17/1976	BUF	@	SEA	45	11	2			18	26	69.2	16	22	72.7	72.9			4
3	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	52	2/22/1974	BUF	vs	BOS	48	22	2		7	20	28	71.4	12	14	85.7	76.1			4
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	52	11/16/1963	STL	vs	BAL	44	13	4			20	29	69.0	12	13	92.3	74.9			3
5	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	52	1/20/1959	STL	vs	BOS	41	19				20	32	62.5	12	16	75.0	66.6			4
6	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	51	3/18/1975	BUF	@	HOU		20	6	4	2	22	31	71.0	7	9	77.8	72.9			4
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	51	12/6/1961	STL	@	PHI		30	5			22	43	51.2	7	10	70.0	53.8			3
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	51	12/21/1957	STL		SYR						18	27	66.7	15	20	75.0	71.2			3
9	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	50	11/20/1975	BUF	@	CLE	50	20	5	1	1	22	32	68.8	6	8	75.0	70.4	3	17	5
10	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50	1/11/1959	STL	vs	DET	45	18	4			18	31	58.1	14	17	82.4	65.0			2
11	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	49	3/21/1975	BUF	@	BOS	48	17	2			19	29	65.5	11	15	73.3	68.8			3
12	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	49	1/21/1975	BUF	vs	SEA	46	19	3		5	21	28	75.0	7	10	70.0	75.6			4
13	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	49	12/19/1974	BUF	@	CLE	44	11	1	0	4	20	35	57.1	9	12	75.0	60.8	2	9	5
14	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	49	12/9/1973	BUF		BOS	47	17	1			21	29	72.4	7	9	77.8	74.3			0
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	2/27/1962	STL	vs	PHI	46	16	4			19	40	47.5	11	13	84.6	53.6			5
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	1/1/1962	STL	@	DET	42	19				19	28	67.9	11	12	91.7	73.6			6
17	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	12/13/1961	STL	@	LAL	52	14				19	39	48.7	11	14	78.6	54.3			4
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	11/13/1956	STL	vs	ROC	43	29				18	34	52.9	13	17	76.5	59.1			5
19	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	48	3/25/1975	BUF	vs	PHI	42	20	3			20	30	66.7	8	9	88.9	70.7			2
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	48	3/7/1962	STL	@	SYR		21				15	30	50.0	18	21	85.7	61.2			4
21	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	48	3/7/1961	STL	vs	LAL	54	13				15	39	38.5	18	20	90.0	50.2			2
22	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	47	2/11/1975	BUF	@	LAL	45	16	2			16	32	50.0	15	19	78.9	58.2			3
23	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	47	1/4/1975	BUF	@	ATL		15	2		4	19	27	70.4	9	10	90.0	74.8
24	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	46	11/26/1974	BUF	@	PHI		14	0			17	30	56.7	12	14	85.7	63.6			5
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	46	1/12/1964	STL	vs	BAL	46	11	2			16	29	55.2	14	15	93.3	64.6			5