lowest field goal percentage in a 50 point game ever

James Harden has the worst field-goal percentage in a game with 50+ points, at 29.7 percent against the Spurs on December 3, 2019.

Interpreted as:
lowest field goal percentage by a player in a 50 or more point regular-season game ever
NAMEFG%PTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
29.7
50
12/3/2019
@
49
9
6
4
0
11
37
4
20
20.0
24
24
100.0
52.6
3
6
5
4
-3
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.3
53
10/28/1962
@
53
27
2
23
60
7
17
41.2
39.3
2
3Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
38.6
51
10/28/2016
vs
45
13
10
2
0
17
44
2
10
20.0
15
20
75.0
48.3
3
10
5
3
+7
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
39.6
51
12/26/1961
48
29
1
21
53
9
14
64.3
43.1
2
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
41.1
55
1/24/1962
48
32
5
23
56
9
11
81.8
45.2
1
6Rick Barry
R. Barry
41.3
50
12/8/1966
48
13
5
19
46
12
14
85.7
47.9
3
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
41.5
50
1/7/2006
@
45
8
8
1
0
17
41
7
15
46.7
9
10
90.0
55.1
3
5
3
2
+9
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41.8
63
12/8/1961
@
31
7
23
55
17
24
70.8
48.0
4
9James Harden
J. Harden
41.9
50
3/30/2019
vs
38
11
10
0
0
13
31
7
23
30.4
17
18
94.4
64.2
1
10
3
1
+17
10Kevin Durant
K. Durant
41.9
52
1/18/2013
@
50
9
1
2
0
13
31
5
9
55.6
21
21
100.0
64.6
0
9
4
2
-1
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
43.2
53
3/30/2007
vs
48
2
2
0
0
19
44
3
9
33.3
12
14
85.7
52.8
1
1
3
2
+1
12Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
43.8
51
10/27/2025
vs
45
14
3
0
0
14
32
6
13
46.2
17
17
100.0
64.6
5
9
1
2
+26
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
43.9
52
12/13/1961
vs
52
25
10
18
41
16
17
94.1
53.6
3
14Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
44.0
60
4/13/2016
vs
42
4
4
1
1
22
50
6
21
28.6
10
12
83.3
54.3
0
4
2
1
+7
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.0
54
1/18/1962
vs
48
31
3
22
50
10
16
62.5
47.3
0
16James Harden
J. Harden
44.4
50
3/19/2015
vs
40
10
4
1
0
12
27
4
12
33.3
22
25
88.0
65.8
1
9
4
2
+22
17Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
44.4
54
11/13/1968
vs
48
22
20
45
14
17
82.4
51.4
2
18LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
44.7
50
11/23/2024
@
40
5
10
1
0
17
38
6
17
35.3
10
13
76.9
57.2
0
5
4
3
+7
19James Harden
J. Harden
44.7
61
1/23/2019
@
40
15
4
5
0
17
38
5
20
25.0
22
25
88.0
62.2
6
9
5
3
+19
20Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
44.7
53
12/15/2006
vs
54
10
8
2
1
17
38
5
8
62.5
14
16
87.5
58.8
0
10
5
1
+20
21Rick Barry
R. Barry
45.0
52
2/16/1967
43
9
2
18
40
16
19
84.2
53.8
4
22Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
45.0
51
11/25/1960
@
24
18
40
15
20
75.0
52.3
3
23Spencer Haywood
S. Haywood
45.5
51
1/3/1973
vs
48
18
2
15
33
21
27
77.8
56.8
3
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45.7
51
12/7/1962
@
48
18
2
21
46
9
18
50.0
47.3
4
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45.8
56
12/1/1964
vs
58
29
3
22
48
12
20
60.0
49.3
4
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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