Kevin McHale has the most points by a Sixth Man of the Year in a game, with 56 points versus the Pistons on March 3, 1985.

Interpreted as:

most points as a sixth man by a player in a regular-season game

	NAME	PTS	SMOY	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Kevin McHale K. McHale	56	1	3/3/1985	BOS	vs	DET	41	16	4	1	3	22	28	78.6	0	0		12	13	92.3	83.0	10	6	4	3
2	Lou Williams L. Williams	50	1	1/10/2018	LAC	@	GSW	35	2	7	0	0	16	27	59.3	8	16	50.0	10	10	100.0	79.6	0	2	4	0	+8
3	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	46	1	2/13/2008	SAS	@	CLE	41	5	8	3	1	15	20	75.0	8	11	72.7	8	9	88.9	96.0	0	5	1	2	+12
4	Lou Williams L. Williams	45	1	2/11/2019	LAC	@	MIN	34	1	4	1	0	13	25	52.0	3	8	37.5	16	16	100.0	70.2	0	1	7	3	+7
5	Ricky Pierce R. Pierce	45	1	12/5/1989	MIL	@	SAC	36	3	2	1	0	17	26	65.4	3	4	75.0	8	9	88.9	75.1	3	0	3	2
6	Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	45	1	11/12/1988	PHX	@	LAC	47	4	2	1	0	18	32	56.3	1	7	14.3	8	10	80.0	61.8	1	3	1	5
7	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	44	1	2/21/2008	SAS	@	MIN	38	3	4	1	0	13	18	72.2	7	9	77.8	11	12	91.7	94.5	2	1	2	2	-2
8	Lou Williams L. Williams	42	1	11/27/2017	LAC	vs	LAL	38	4	3	1	0	12	21	57.1	4	8	50.0	14	14	100.0	77.3	0	4	4	2	+23
9	Kevin McHale K. McHale	42	1	3/5/1985	BOS	@	NYK	44	9	2	0	1	15	21	71.4	0	0		12	16	75.0	74.9	2	7	4	5
10	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	41	1	5/10/2021	UTA	@	GSW	35	8	0	1	0	16	33	48.5	5	16	31.3	4	5	80.0	58.2	1	7	2	3	-17
11	Mike Miller M. Miller	41	1	3/17/2006	MEM	vs	DEN	41	4	0	0	0	15	24	62.5	5	12	41.7	6	6	100.0	77.0	0	4	2	1	+24
12	Jordan Clarkson J. Clarkson	40	1	2/15/2021	UTA	vs	PHI	29	0	1	2	0	13	20	65.0	8	13	61.5	6	7	85.7	86.7	0	0	2	0	+9
13	Lou Williams L. Williams	40	1	3/8/2019	LAC	vs	OKC	34	7	5	4	0	13	24	54.2	4	6	66.7	10	15	66.7	65.4	1	6	2	1	+3
14	Lou Williams L. Williams	40	1	1/26/2018	LAC	@	MEM	34	2	10	4	1	12	19	63.2	4	10	40.0	12	14	85.7	79.5	0	2	2	1	+19
15	Lou Williams L. Williams	40	1	12/31/2017	LAC	vs	CHA	37	2	8	1	0	12	21	57.1	6	9	66.7	10	11	90.9	77.4	0	2	1	2	+5
16	James Harden J. Harden	40	1	4/18/2012	OKC	@	PHX	36	7	3	4	0	12	17	70.6	5	8	62.5	11	11	100.0	91.6	1	6	3	2	+26
17	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	40	1	4/15/1993	POR	@	UTA	47	7	2	1	5	13	25	52.0	1	4	25.0	13	14	92.9	64.2	3	4	2	5
18	Lou Williams L. Williams	39	1	2/2/2019	LAC	@	DET	35	3	9	0	0	13	26	50.0	2	4	50.0	11	11	100.0	63.2	1	2	2	0	+19
19	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	39	1	3/29/1993	POR	@	ATL	43	8	2	0	1	18	25	72.0	2	3	66.7	1	2	50.0	75.3	2	6	2	6
20	Ricky Pierce R. Pierce	39	1	3/12/1990	MIL	@	NJN	36	0	4	3	1	16	28	57.1	2	3	66.7	5	6	83.3	63.6	0	0	2	4
21	Ricky Pierce R. Pierce	38	1	2/27/1990	MIL	@	CHI	36	6	2	0	0	14	24	58.3	2	5	40.0	8	9	88.9	68.0	2	4	4	3
22	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	37	1	11/14/2015	LAC	vs	DET	41	6	8	0	1	12	27	44.4	3	7	42.9	10	10	100.0	58.9	1	5	3	4	+21
23	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	37	1	1/25/2014	LAC	@	TOR	32	3	11	2	0	12	23	52.2	5	11	45.5	8	8	100.0	69.8	1	2	1	1	+10
24	JR Smith	37	1	3/29/2013	NYK	vs	CHA	37	2	1	1	1	12	18	66.7	2	2	100.0	11	12	91.7	79.5	0	2	4	5	+13
25	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	37	1	12/7/2007	SAS	vs	UTA	36	8	6	3	1	9	21	42.9	2	7	28.6	17	19	89.5	63.0	3	5	3	2	+6