Joe Fulks has missed the most field goals in a game, with 42 misses against the Providence Steam Rollers on March 18, 1948.

Interpreted as:

most missed fgs by a player in a regular-season game

	NAME	FG MISS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	42	3/18/1948	PHI	vs	PRO		35					13	55	23.6				9	10	90.0	29.5
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37	10/28/1962	SFW	@	CIN	53	53	27	2			23	60	38.3				7	17	41.2	39.3				2
3	George Mikan G. Mikan	35	11/17/1951	MIN	vs	FTW		32					8	43	18.6				16	21	76.2	30.6				3
4	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	35	12/30/1947	PHI	@	BOS		31					12	47	25.5				7	8	87.5	30.7
5	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	34	12/3/1946	PHI	vs	PRO		37					16	50	32.0				5	8	62.5	34.6				2
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	33	2/5/1967	SFW	@	CHI	53	48	9	3			17	50	34.0				14	16	87.5	42.1				4
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33	1/24/1962	PHI		CHI	48	55	32	5			23	56	41.1				9	11	81.8	45.2				1
8	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	33	11/1/1961	NYK	@	DET		21					7	40	17.5				7	8	87.5	24.1				6
9	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	33	2/22/1949	PHI	@	ROC		21		0			8	41	19.5				5	6	83.3	24.1				3
10	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	33	11/27/1947	PHI	vs	NYK		24		0			7	40	17.5				10	13	76.9	26.2				5
11	Jerry West J. West	32	1/20/1966	LAL	@	BAL		37	7	7			11	43	25.6				15	15	100.0	37.3				5
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	12/26/1961	PHI		SYR	48	51	29	1			21	53	39.6				9	14	64.3	43.1				2
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	32	12/8/1961	LAL	@	PHI		63	31	7			23	55	41.8				17	24	70.8	48.0				4
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	11/27/1960	PHI	@	LAL	48	41	27	4			16	48	33.3				9	17	52.9	37.0				3
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	12/30/1959	PHI	vs	MIN	46	45	32	3			19	51	37.3				7	11	63.6	40.3				3
16	Cade Cunningham C. Cunningham	31	11/10/2025	DET	vs	WAS	45	46	12	11	5	2	14	45	31.1	2	11	18.2	16	18	88.9	43.5	5	7	2	4	+10
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	11/26/1964	SFW	@	PHI	48	63	32	3			27	58	46.6				9	20	45.0	47.2				2
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	1/26/1964	SFW	@	LAL	48	49	19	2			18	49	36.7				13	24	54.2	41.1				4
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	31	12/8/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	63	78	43	1			31	62	50.0				16	31	51.6	51.6				4
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	11/7/2002	LAL	@	BOS	46	41	9	4	4	0	17	47	36.2	0	8	0.0	7	7	100.0	40.9	2	7	5	3	-3
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	30	12/11/1962	SFW	vs	SYR	48	61	26	1			27	57	47.4				7	11	63.6	49.3				0
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	2/23/1963	SFW	@	CHI	46	34	22	0			14	43	32.6				6	9	66.7	36.2				3
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	29	1/10/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	35	27	7			13	42	31.0				9	13	69.2	36.7				2
24	George Mikan G. Mikan	29	11/19/1949	MIN	@	AND		34					7	36	19.4				20	23	87.0	36.9				6
25	George Mikan G. Mikan	29	2/18/1949	MIN	@	BOS		28					10	39	25.6				8	11	72.7	31.9