lowest true shooting percentage in a 40 point game ever

Wilt Chamberlain has the lowest true shooting percentage in a game with 40+ points, at 37.0 percent versus the Lakers on November 27, 1960.

Interpreted as:
lowest true shooting percentage by a player in a 40 or more point regular-season game ever
NAME TS% PTS DATE TM OPP MIN REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.0
41
11/27/1960
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
48
27
4
16
48
33.3
9
17
52.9
3
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
39.3
53
10/28/1962
SFW SFW
@
CIN CIN
53
27
2
23
60
38.3
7
17
41.2
2
3 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
40.3
45
12/30/1959
PHI PHI
vs
MIN MIN
46
32
3
19
51
37.3
7
11
63.6
3
4 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
40.9
41
11/7/2002
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
46
9
4
4
0
17
47
36.2
0
8
0.0
7
7
100.0
2
7
5
3
-3
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
41.1
49
1/26/1964
SFW SFW
@
LAL LAL
48
19
2
18
49
36.7
13
24
54.2
4
6 Rick Barry
R. Barry
42.1
48
2/5/1967
SFW SFW
@
CHI CHI
53
9
3
17
50
34.0
14
16
87.5
4
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
42.6
41
11/1/1961
LAL LAL
vs
CIN CIN
19
15
42
35.7
11
14
78.6
2
8 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43.1
51
12/26/1961
PHI PHI
SYR SYR
48
29
1
21
53
39.6
9
14
64.3
2
9 Rick Barry
R. Barry
43.1
41
2/7/1967
SFW SFW
PHI PHI
43
11
5
17
44
38.6
7
8
87.5
4
10 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43.5
44
2/1/1963
SFW SFW
CIN CIN
48
15
4
17
44
38.6
10
15
66.7
1
11 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43.7
44
1/15/1960
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
43
2
16
42
38.1
12
19
63.2
2
12 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43.7
43
10/28/1961
PHI PHI
@
SYR SYR
48
23
3
17
43
39.5
9
14
64.3
0
13 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.0
41
11/4/1959
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
47
40
0
17
40
42.5
7
15
46.7
1
14 John Williamson
J. Williamson
44.2
40
3/4/1978
NJN NJN
@
BUF BUF
14
40
35.0
12
12
100.0
15 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.2
45
11/17/1960
PHI PHI
vs
SYR SYR
48
28
1
18
39
46.2
9
27
33.3
1
16 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.4
40
3/16/1963
SFW SFW
@
LAL LAL
53
17
4
16
38
42.1
8
16
50.0
2
17 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.5
45
11/21/1961
PHI PHI
@
CIN CIN
48
34
6
20
44
45.5
5
15
33.3
0
18 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
44.6
47
12/6/1961
LAL LAL
vs
SYR SYR
23
8
17
43
39.5
13
22
59.1
1
19 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
44.8
44
2/20/1962
CHI CHI
PHI PHI
24
4
18
43
41.9
8
14
57.1
4
20 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.8
41
11/11/1961
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
48
21
3
17
40
42.5
7
13
53.8
4
21 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45.1
47
3/7/1964
SFW SFW
@
LAL LAL
48
13
10
21
46
45.7
5
14
35.7
4
22 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45.1
43
11/15/1961
PHI PHI
vs
CIN CIN
48
18
5
18
42
42.9
7
13
53.8
1
23 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45.2
55
1/24/1962
PHI PHI
CHI CHI
48
32
5
23
56
41.1
9
11
81.8
1
24 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
45.3
40
11/23/1961
LAL LAL
@
STL STL
43
23
16
38
42.1
8
14
57.1
4
25 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45.3
44
11/29/1960
PHI PHI
LAL LAL
48
38
7
21
45
46.7
2
8
25.0
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for true shooting percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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Western W L PCT GB
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Thunder Thunder
68
14
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2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
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9:00 PM
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5/3
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