most points scored for a hawks player in a single game with 39 points or less before 1961

Before 1960-61, Cliff Hagan, Bob Pettit and Clyde Lovellette were tied for the most points for the St. Louis Hawks in a game with 39 or fewer points, with 39 points.

Interpreted as:

most points scored for a hawks player in a single regular-season game with 39 points or less before 1961

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	39	2/28/1960	STL	vs	CIN		9		15	30	50.0	9	9	100.0	57.4	3
2	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	2/20/1960	STL	vs	BOS		20		15	30	50.0	9	12	75.0	55.3	3
3	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	39	2/10/1960	STL	@	CIN		7		16			7	9	77.8		4
4	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	39	1/31/1960	STL	vs	SYR		23	9	15	29	51.7	9	10	90.0	58.4	5
5	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	39	1/24/1960	STL	vs	NYK		10	4	15	32	46.9	9	12	75.0	52.3	4
6	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	1/15/1960	STL	vs	SYR		21		11	27	40.7	17	20	85.0	54.5	4
7	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	1/10/1960	STL	vs	BOS		18		15	31	48.4	9	12	75.0	53.7	3
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	11/22/1959	STL	@	CIN		21		14			11	13	84.6		5
9	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	39	12/3/1958	STL	@	BOS	46	18		13	25	52.0	13	17	76.5	60.0	5
10	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	3/7/1958	STL	vs	SYR		25		15	27	55.6	9	13	69.2	59.6	3
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	1/12/1957	STL	vs	BOS		20		17			5	8	62.5		3
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	12/27/1956	STL	vs	SYR	40	17		10	26	38.5	19	21	90.5	55.3	2
13	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	1/29/1956	STL	@	MIN		21		15	30	50.0	9	10	90.0	56.7	4
14	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	1/22/1956	STL	@	SYR	45	20	2	13	22	59.1	13	15	86.7	68.2	5
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38	2/7/1960	STL	vs	PHI		18	3	14	20	70.0	10	11	90.9	76.5	1
16	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38	1/14/1960	STL	@	SYR		14		14			10	10	100.0		3
17	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38	12/1/1959	STL		SYR		16		13	26	50.0	12	14	85.7	59.1	1
18	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38	3/1/1959	STL	vs	BOS		21		15	34	44.1	8	15	53.3	46.8	3
19	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38	1/6/1959	STL		MIN		35	3	15			8	11	72.7		2
20	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38	11/19/1957	STL	vs	NYK		20		13			12	15	80.0		5
21	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38	1/18/1957	STL	@	BOS	43	20	7	14	28	50.0	10	12	83.3	57.1	3
22	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	38	1/10/1957	STL		NYK		29		16	39	41.0	6	6	100.0	45.6	2
23	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	37	1/3/1960	STL	vs	NYK				15			7	9	77.8		3
24	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	37	12/2/1959	STL	@	SYR				14	23	60.9	9	10	90.0	67.5	5
25	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	37	12/4/1958	STL	@	PHI	42	13	2	16	32	50.0	5	6	83.3	53.4	4