most points in a game by a player in 1960

Elgin Baylor dropped the most points in a game in 1959-60, with 64 points versus the Celtics on November 8, 1959.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a player in 1960

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8	25	47	53.2	14	19	73.7	57.8	4
2	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	59	1/15/1960	CIN	vs	MIN		14		21	39	53.8	17	20	85.0	61.7	3
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	2/21/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	24	3	26	47	55.3	6	9	66.7	56.9	1
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	58	1/25/1960	PHI		DET	47	42	4	24	41	58.5	10	13	76.9	62.1	3
5	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	57	12/11/1959	NYK	vs	SYR	38	12	8	18	31	58.1	21	26	80.8	67.2	1
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	11/12/1959	PHI	@	CIN	47	29	2	23	43	53.5	9	16	56.3	55.0	3
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	2/23/1960	PHI		BOS	47	29	1	25	44	56.8	3	11	27.3	54.3	2
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	1/5/1960	PHI		MIN	48	20	0	20	38	52.6	12	18	66.7	56.6	3
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	10/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		21		22	36	61.1	8	12	66.7	63.0	4
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49	11/26/1959	PHI	vs	BOS	48	33	2	19	33	57.6	11	16	68.8	61.2	1
11	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	49	11/11/1959	CIN	@	BOS		9		19	39	48.7	11	12	91.7	55.3	6
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	48	3/2/1960	MIN		NYK		22		15			18	22	81.8		3
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	1/9/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	37	3	20	38	52.6	8	15	53.3	53.8	3
14	George Yardley G. Yardley	47	1/12/1960	SYR		BOS		17	2	21	31	67.7	5	7	71.4	69.0	4
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	47	1/2/1960	PHI	vs	BOS	48	36	1	18	36	50.0	11	14	78.6	55.7	2
16	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	47	10/30/1959	CIN	vs	SYR		8		17	35	48.6	13	15	86.7	56.5	6
17	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	46	2/7/1960	BOS	vs	NYK	40	5	8	18	36	50.0	10	10	100.0	56.9	1
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	1/30/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	21	3	22	39	56.4	1	4	25.0	55.2	2
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	12/30/1959	PHI	vs	MIN	46	32	3	19	51	37.3	7	11	63.6	40.3	3
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	12/25/1959	PHI		SYR	47	34	2	15	33	45.5	15	24	62.5	51.7	0
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	11/25/1959	PHI	@	BOS	48	35	1	19	37	51.4	7	16	43.8	51.1	4
22	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	44	2/17/1960	STL		MIN				14	35	40.0	16	17	94.1	51.8	4
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44	2/16/1960	PHI	@	CIN	47	30	1	16	28	57.1	12	18	66.7	61.2	4
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44	2/6/1960	PHI	vs	SYR	48	45	3	15	37	40.5	14	23	60.9	46.7	2
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44	1/23/1960	PHI	@	DET	46	25	2	16	36	44.4	12	25	48.0	46.8	1