most points in a game with less than 40 field goal percentage

Wilt Chamberlain has the most points in a game with a field-goal percentage below 40.0, with 53 points versus the Cincinnati Royals on October 28, 1962.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a regular-season game with less than 40 field goal percentage
NAMEPTSFG%DATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGA3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
38.3
10/28/1962
@
53
27
2
23
60
7
17
41.2
39.3
2
2Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
51
38.6
10/28/2016
vs
45
13
10
2
0
17
44
2
10
20.0
15
20
75.0
48.3
3
10
5
3
+7
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
51
39.6
12/26/1961
48
29
1
21
53
9
14
64.3
43.1
2
4James Harden
J. Harden
50
29.7
12/3/2019
@
49
9
6
4
0
11
37
4
20
20.0
24
24
100.0
52.6
3
6
5
4
-3
5James Harden
J. Harden
49
39.0
11/16/2019
@
39
6
6
0
0
16
41
8
22
36.4
9
11
81.8
53.4
1
5
5
4
+16
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
49
36.7
1/26/1964
@
48
19
2
18
49
13
24
54.2
41.1
4
7Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
48
38.2
12/1/2001
@
49
12
1
3
2
13
34
5
8
62.5
17
18
94.4
57.3
2
10
4
2
+14
8Rick Barry
R. Barry
48
34.0
2/5/1967
@
53
9
3
17
50
14
16
87.5
42.1
4
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
48
37.8
12/21/1962
vs
45
15
14
37
20
21
95.2
51.9
4
10Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
48
38.5
3/7/1961
vs
54
13
15
39
18
20
90.0
50.2
2
11Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
47
39.5
12/6/1961
vs
23
8
17
43
13
22
59.1
44.6
1
12Cade Cunningham
C. Cunningham
46
31.1
11/10/2025
vs
45
12
11
5
2
14
45
2
11
18.2
16
18
88.9
43.5
5
7
2
4
+10
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
46
38.9
11/27/2005
vs
50
3
3
2
0
14
36
4
12
33.3
14
16
87.5
53.4
0
3
5
5
-10
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
46
38.9
2/20/2002
vs
45
8
6
5
0
14
36
2
7
28.6
16
20
80.0
51.3
3
5
2
2
+7
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
45
33.3
3/2/2017
@
37
7
4
1
1
12
36
6
16
37.5
15
15
100.0
52.8
2
5
4
0
-7
16James Harden
J. Harden
45
37.9
11/18/2015
vs
47
8
11
5
1
11
29
4
15
26.7
19
20
95.0
59.5
1
7
5
2
+10
17Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
45
35.1
12/28/2005
vs
47
7
4
2
1
13
37
4
8
50.0
15
19
78.9
49.6
2
5
2
5
-6
18Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
45
38.2
4/10/1977
vs
47
11
10
1
1
13
34
19
22
86.4
51.5
2
9
3
19Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
45
39.3
2/5/1972
vs
4
11
11
28
23
24
95.8
58.4
20Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
45
38.5
12/5/1961
25
8
15
39
15
18
83.3
48.0
4
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45
37.3
12/30/1959
vs
46
32
3
19
51
7
11
63.6
40.3
3
22Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44
38.6
2/1/1963
48
15
4
17
44
10
15
66.7
43.5
1
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44
38.1
1/15/1960
vs
48
43
2
16
42
12
19
63.2
43.7
2
24Trae Young
T. Young
43
38.7
11/22/2023
vs
40
4
9
2
0
12
31
8
16
50.0
11
13
84.6
58.6
2
2
4
0
-11
25Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
43
39.3
4/16/2006
vs
39
8
5
3
0
11
28
1
5
20.0
20
23
87.0
56.4
2
6
1
2
+9
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for field-goal percentage going back to the 1982-83 season.

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