most points scored by a rockets player in a game who scored 42 points or less before 1975

Before 1974-75, 4 players were tied for the most points for the Rockets in a game with 42 or fewer points, with 42 points. The first three are Rudy Tomjanovich on January 13, 1974, Elvin Hayes on January 11, 1972 and on December 30, 1971 and Jim Barnett on February 18, 1970.

Interpreted as:

most points scored by a rockets player in a regular-season game who scored 42 points or less before 1975

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	PF
1	Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	42	1/13/1974	HOU		BUF						16	27	59.3	10	13	76.9	64.2
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	42	1/11/1972	HOU	@	SEA	45	14	3			17	33	51.5	8	10	80.0	56.1			2
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	42	12/30/1971	HOU	vs	ATL	48	14	1			16	26	61.5	10	15	66.7	64.4			4
4	Jim Barnett J. Barnett	42	2/18/1970	SDR		SEA	41	8	4			18	29	62.1	6	10	60.0	62.9			2
5	Hank Finkel H. Finkel	42	3/7/1968	SDR	vs	LAL		17	4			13	22	59.1	16	18	88.9	70.2			5
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	41	2/3/1971	SDR	vs	MIL	44	19	3			15	34	44.1	11	16	68.8	50.0			4
7	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	41	2/14/1970	SDR	vs	SFW	45	27	2			16	23	69.6	9	14	64.3	70.3			1
8	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	41	11/22/1969	SDR	vs	BOS		22	1			16	34	47.1	9	10	90.0	53.4			2
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	1/1/1971	SDR	@	LAL	48	21	4			19	41	46.3	2	4	50.0	46.8			1
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	12/13/1970	SDR	@	CLE	43	16	3			16	35	45.7	8	11	72.7	50.2			1
11	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	10/28/1970	SDR	@	CLE	44	14	3			16	27	59.3	8	10	80.0	63.7			3
12	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	10/22/1970	SDR	vs	CLE	40	12	1			17	27	63.0	6	8	75.0	65.5			3
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	3/12/1970	SDR	@	CIN		21				17	27	63.0	6	11	54.5	62.8			2
14	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	2/20/1970	SDR	@	PHX	48	10	1			17	28	60.7	6	9	66.7	62.6			1
15	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	12/6/1969	SDR	vs	LAL	46	20	1			16	24	66.7	8	10	80.0	70.4			5
16	Don Kojis D. Kojis	40	12/3/1969	SDR	vs	CHI	41	9	0			17	19	89.5	6	6	100.0	92.4			5
17	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	1/29/1969	SDR	vs	LAL	48	13	1			16	35	45.7	8	10	80.0	50.8			4
18	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	12/28/1968	SDR	@	PHX	48	18	0			16	31	51.6	8	11	72.7	55.8			1
19	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	12/27/1968	SDR	vs	NYK	48	23	1			16	31	51.6	8	12	66.7	55.1			3
20	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	12/18/1968	SDR	@	DET		19	3			16	26	61.5	8	12	66.7	63.9			4
21	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	11/12/1968	SDR	@	CHI	48	20	0			15	29	51.7	10	16	62.5	55.5			3
22	Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	39	2/8/1974	HOU	vs	CLE	39	7	1	2		16	21	76.2	7	7	100.0	81.0	2	5	2
23	Calvin Murphy C. Murphy	39	12/19/1973	HOU	vs	SEA	51	1	7		0	16	29	55.2	7	8	87.5	60.0			4
24	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	39	3/18/1972	HOU	vs	MIL		15	3			14	30	46.7	11	15	73.3	53.3			5
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	39	3/7/1971	SDR	vs	POR	41	12	2			15	29	51.7	9	15	60.0	54.8			2