most points in a game by forward guard

Elgin Baylor has the most points by a forward in a game, with 71 points against the Knicks on November 15, 1960.

Interpreted as:
most points in a regular-season game by forward guard
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
71
11/15/1960
@
45
25
1
28
48
58.3
15
19
78.9
63.0
5
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
64
12/13/2023
vs
37
14
3
4
1
20
28
71.4
0
3
0.0
24
32
75.0
76.0
3
11
4
1
+29
3Rick Barry
R. Barry
64
3/26/1974
vs
43
10
9
5
0
30
45
66.7
4
5
80.0
67.8
0
10
4
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
64
11/8/1959
vs
17
8
25
47
53.2
14
19
73.7
57.8
4
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
63
12/8/1961
@
31
7
23
55
41.8
17
24
70.8
48.0
4
6Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
63
2/10/1949
vs
0
27
56
48.2
9
14
64.3
50.7
3
7Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
62
1/24/2014
vs
39
13
0
0
0
23
35
65.7
6
11
54.5
10
10
100.0
78.7
1
12
0
1
+34
8LeBron James
L. James
61
3/3/2014
vs
41
7
4
0
0
22
33
66.7
8
10
80.0
9
12
75.0
79.7
3
4
2
2
+16
9Karl Malone
K. Malone
61
1/27/1990
vs
33
18
2
3
0
21
26
80.8
0
0
19
23
82.6
84.4
9
9
2
2
10Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
60
4/30/2021
vs
45
8
5
0
1
20
37
54.1
5
7
71.4
15
17
88.2
67.4
2
6
0
2
+6
11Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
60
4/13/2016
vs
42
4
4
1
1
22
50
44.0
6
21
28.6
10
12
83.3
54.3
0
4
2
1
+7
12Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
60
3/24/1990
vs
42
6
4
1
2
22
32
68.8
0
0
16
18
88.9
75.2
1
5
1
5
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
60
3/12/1985
@
43
7
3
0
0
22
36
61.1
1
4
25.0
15
16
93.8
69.7
4
3
3
3
14Bernard King
B. King
60
12/25/1984
vs
41
7
4
0
0
19
30
63.3
0
0
22
26
84.6
72.4
2
5
5
2
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
59
11/13/2024
vs
44
14
7
2
3
21
34
61.8
1
2
50.0
16
17
94.1
71.1
3
11
3
1
+7
16Anthony Davis
A. Davis
59
2/21/2016
@
43
20
4
0
1
24
34
70.6
2
2
100.0
9
10
90.0
76.8
6
14
2
1
+17
17Purvis Short
P. Short
59
11/17/1984
vs
40
5
0
1
0
20
28
71.4
4
6
66.7
15
16
93.8
84.2
2
3
3
2
18Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
59
1/15/1960
vs
14
21
39
53.8
17
20
85.0
61.7
3
19Julius Randle
J. Randle
57
3/20/2023
vs
37
4
1
0
0
19
29
65.5
8
14
57.1
11
13
84.6
82.1
0
4
4
4
-6
20LeBron James
L. James
57
11/3/2017
@
43
11
7
3
2
23
34
67.6
2
4
50.0
9
9
100.0
75.1
5
6
3
2
+6
21Michael Redd
M. Redd
57
11/11/2006
vs
46
2
0
3
1
18
32
56.3
6
12
50.0
15
17
88.2
72.2
0
2
3
2
+2
22Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
57
12/10/1986
vs
40
9
4
2
1
19
28
67.9
0
1
0.0
19
21
90.5
76.5
4
5
2
1
23Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
57
4/10/1986
vs
38
5
1
3
0
21
37
56.8
0
0
15
19
78.9
62.8
4
1
3
1
24Purvis Short
P. Short
57
1/7/1984
vs
42
15
1
1
0
24
38
63.2
2
2
100.0
7
8
87.5
68.6
8
7
3
2
25Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
57
12/4/1982
vs
38
9
3
0
0
20
27
74.1
0
0
17
22
77.3
77.7
3
6
2
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