most points in a game with fewer than 53 points 1962

Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor were tied for the most points in a game with fewer than 53 points in 1961-62, with 52 points.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a regular-season game with fewer than 53 points 1962

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	1/11/1962	PHI	@	CIN	48	22	5	19	40	47.5	14	24	58.3	51.4	0
2	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/29/1961	LAL		PHI		16	2	18	33	54.5	16	19	84.2	62.9	4
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	12/13/1961	PHI	@	BOS	48	30	0	22	43	51.2	8	12	66.7	53.9	2
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/13/1961	LAL	vs	STL	52	25	10	18	41	43.9	16	17	94.1	53.6	3
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	12/11/1961	LAL	vs	STL	43	15		21	39	53.8	10	15	66.7	57.0	2
6	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	51	2/14/1962	NYK	vs	BOS		10	6	23	36	63.9	5	6	83.3	66.0	5
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51	12/26/1961	PHI		SYR	48	29	1	21	53	39.6	9	14	64.3	43.1	2
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	51	12/6/1961	STL	@	PHI		30	5	22	43	51.2	7	10	70.0	53.8	3
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51	11/19/1961	PHI	@	CHI	48	16	0	24	47	51.1	3	8	37.5	50.5	2
10	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	50	3/14/1962	LAL	vs	STL	43	19		19	32	59.4	12	18	66.7	62.6	4
11	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	50	2/25/1962	NYK	@	PHI		11	13	17	28	60.7	16	19	84.2	68.8	3
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	2/4/1962	PHI	vs	SYR	48	26	2	19	35	54.3	12	18	66.7	58.2	0
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	1/28/1962	PHI	@	BOS	53	20	3	17	31	54.8	16	22	72.7	61.5	4
14	Jerry West J. West	50	1/24/1962	LAL	vs	CIN		8	10	17	30	56.7	16	18	88.9	65.9	3
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	12/16/1961	PHI	@	CHI	48	21	3	21	39	53.8	8	12	66.7	56.5	3
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	50	12/4/1961	LAL	vs	SYR		20	7	17	34	50.0	16	22	72.7	57.2	3
17	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	2/27/1962	STL	vs	PHI	46	16	4	19	40	47.5	11	13	84.6	53.6	5
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	1/1/1962	STL	@	DET	42	19		19	28	67.9	11	12	91.7	73.6	6
19	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	12/13/1961	STL	@	LAL	52	14		19	39	48.7	11	14	78.6	54.3	4
20	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	49	11/28/1961	LAL		SYR	45	18		19	38	50.0	11	13	84.6	56.0	4
21	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	49	11/15/1961	CIN	@	PHI	42	22	7	19	34	55.9	11	16	68.8	59.7	4
22	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	48	3/7/1962	STL	@	SYR		21		15	30	50.0	18	21	85.7	61.2	4
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	2/20/1962	PHI		CHI	48	21	2	21	46	45.7	6	8	75.0	48.5	4
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	2/16/1962	PHI	vs	CIN	48	23	4	18	37	48.6	12	17	70.6	54.0	0
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	48	2/9/1962	PHI	@	BOS	48	29	1	15	32	46.9	18	23	78.3	57.0	1