most points scored in a single game by a wizards player who scored 40 points or fewer before 1978

Before 1977-78, 7 players were tied for the most points for the Washington Bullets in a game with 40 or fewer points, with 40 points. The first three are Elvin Hayes on February 27, 1977 and on December 9, 1973, Archie Clark on November 26, 1971 and Earl Monroe on March 21, 1970 and on February 28, 1968.

Interpreted as:

most points scored in a single regular-season game by a wizards player who scored 40 points or fewer before 1978

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	PF
1	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	2/27/1977	WAS	vs	BUF	48	14	2			16	26	61.5	8	10	80.0	65.8			5
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	40	12/9/1973	CAP	@	LAL	44	21	1	3	5	17	32	53.1	6	7	85.7	57.0	4	17	2
3	Archie Clark A. Clark	40	11/26/1971	BAL	@	ATL	44	7	9			15	25	60.0	10	11	90.9	67.0			2
4	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	40	3/21/1970	BAL	vs	SFW	40	5	3			13	22	59.1	14	14	100.0	71.0			4
5	Mike Davis M. Davis	40	11/18/1969	BAL	vs	SDR	40	4	3			17	30	56.7	6	7	85.7	60.5			5
6	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	40	2/28/1968	BAL	vs	NYK	43	4	6			13	25	52.0	14	17	82.4	61.6			6
7	Bailey Howell B. Howell	40	11/30/1965	BAL		PHI	46	18	7			17	21	81.0	6	11	54.5	77.4			3
8	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	40	11/25/1964	BAL	vs	CIN		19	7			16	32	50.0	8	10	80.0	54.9			2
9	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	40	11/14/1964	BAL	vs	LAL		14				15	22	68.2	10	17	58.8	67.8
10	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	40	2/4/1964	BAL	@	NYK		15				13	19	68.4	14	17	82.4	75.5			4
11	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	39	2/21/1976	WAS	vs	ATL	43	5	1			18	28	64.3	3	3	100.0	66.5			1
12	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	39	2/26/1975	WAS	vs	SEA	48	19	5	2	3	16	30	53.3	7	8	87.5	58.2			4
13	Mike Riordan M. Riordan	39	11/2/1974	WAS	vs	PHX	43	10	4	0	0	16	30	53.3	7	7	100.0	58.9	3	7	2
14	Jack Marin J. Marin	39	2/15/1972	BAL	vs	HOU	45	8	1			16	27	59.3	7	7	100.0	64.8			4
15	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	39	2/6/1970	BAL	vs	DET						14			11	13	84.6				1
16	Gus Johnson G. Johnson	39	10/24/1969	BAL	vs	CIN	49	19	1			15	30	50.0	9	12	75.0	55.3			4
17	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	39	1/30/1968	BAL	@	NYK	44	4	3			16	25	64.0	7	8	87.5	68.4			2
18	Don Ohl D. Ohl	39	11/20/1966	BAL	@	CIN		1				17	26	65.4	5	6	83.3	68.1			5
19	Kevin Loughery K. Loughery	39	11/8/1966	BAL	@	LAL		9	4			13	27	48.1	13	14	92.9	58.8			3
20	Don Ohl D. Ohl	39	3/16/1966	BAL	vs	NYK	48	5	6			15	29	51.7	9	13	69.2	56.2			1
21	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	39	3/8/1963	CHI	vs	BOS						15			9	11	81.8				3
22	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	39	1/27/1963	CHI		CIN		10				14	27	51.9	11	16	68.8	57.3			5
23	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	39	1/23/1962	CHI	@	NYK	48					16	27	59.3	7	9	77.8	63.0			2
24	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	39	12/9/1961	CHI	@	PHI		27	1			19	39	48.7	1	9	11.1	45.4			5
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	38	4/3/1977	WAS	vs	NYN	48	12	5			15	24	62.5	8	14	57.1	63.0			3