most points in a single game by a player in the 1940s

Between the 1939-40 and 1948-49 seasons, Joe Fulks put up the most points in a game, with 63 points versus the Indianapolis Jets on February 10, 1949.

Interpreted as:
most points in a single regular-season game by a player in the 1940s
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
63
2/10/1949
vs
0
27
56
48.2
9
14
64.3
50.7
3
2George Mikan
G. Mikan
53
2/26/1949
@
17
28
60.7
19
20
95.0
72.0
5
3George Mikan
G. Mikan
51
3/13/1949
vs
22
40
55.0
7
12
58.3
56.3
2
4George Mikan
G. Mikan
48
2/22/1949
@
18
37
48.6
12
17
70.6
54.0
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
48
1/30/1949
vs
18
29
62.1
12
14
85.7
68.3
6
6Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
47
12/18/1948
@
18
41
43.9
11
14
78.6
49.8
4
7George Mikan
G. Mikan
47
12/4/1948
@
16
15
19
78.9
1
8Carl Braun
C. Braun
47
12/6/1947
@
18
35
51.4
11
9George Mikan
G. Mikan
46
3/19/1949
@
18
40
45.0
10
13
76.9
50.3
10George Mikan
G. Mikan
44
12/1/1948
@
14
16
19
84.2
11Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
41
1/14/1947
@
15
11
16
68.8
3
12Max Zaslofsky
M. Zaslofsky
40
3/7/1948
vs
15
10
13
76.9
13Dino Martin
D. Martin
40
1/9/1947
vs
17
6
7
85.7
1
14Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
39
3/12/1949
@
2
14
34
41.2
11
13
84.6
49.1
2
15Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
39
1/27/1949
vs
0
13
38
34.2
13
14
92.9
44.2
4
16Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
39
12/4/1948
@
1
12
32
37.5
15
16
93.8
49.9
5
17Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
38
1/20/1949
vs
1
13
34
38.2
12
14
85.7
47.3
4
18George Mikan
G. Mikan
38
11/13/1948
@
18
2
5
40.0
19Red Wallace
R. Wallace
38
1/31/1947
vs
16
22
72.7
6
8
75.0
74.5
2
20Kenny Sailors
K. Sailors
37
2/17/1949
@
12
13
15
86.7
21Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
37
2/1/1948
@
14
9
4
22Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
37
2/6/1947
vs
15
7
8
87.5
0
23Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
37
12/3/1946
vs
16
50
32.0
5
8
62.5
34.6
2
24Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
36
2/17/1949
vs
0
12
35
34.3
12
14
85.7
43.7
2
25George Mikan
G. Mikan
36
2/11/1949
@
10
16
20
80.0

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