Elgin Baylor has posted the most points by a rookie #1 overall pick in a game, with 55 points against the Cincinnati Royals on February 25, 1959.
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most points scored in a single regular-season game ever by a player drafted lower than 1st overall rookie| NAME | PTS | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Baylor | 55 | 2/25/1959 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 57.9 | 11 | 17 | 64.7 | 60.5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 |  | E. Hayes | 54 | 11/13/1968 | vs | 48 | 22 | 20 | 45 | 44.4 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 51.4 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  | C. Flagg | 51 | 4/3/2026 | vs | 34 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63.3 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 77.1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | ||
| 4 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 51 | 2/21/1970 | 43 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 72.6 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 |  | A. Iverson | 50 | 4/12/1997 | @ | 46 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 62.6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | -4 | ||
| 6 | | C. Flagg | 49 | 1/29/2026 | vs | 38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 77.4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | +2 | ||
| 7 |  | W. Bellamy | 48 | 1/21/1962 | vs | 14 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  | B. Griffin | 47 | 1/17/2011 | vs | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | +17 | |||
| 9 | | W. Bellamy | 47 | 1/31/1962 | vs | 20 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | | W. Bellamy | 47 | 1/24/1962 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 57.9 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 11 |  | S. O'Neal | 46 | 2/16/1993 | @ | 49 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 71.8 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 12 |  | J. Barry Carroll | 46 | 2/20/1981 | vs | 45 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 66.7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 46 | 2/24/1970 | @ | 45 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 68.1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 46 | 1/14/1970 | vs | 48 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 52.9 | 10 | 17 | 58.8 | 55.4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 15 | | C. Flagg | 45 | 4/5/2026 | vs | 39 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 15 | 17 | 88.2 | 65.3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | +11 | ||
| 16 | | E. Hayes | 45 | 11/22/1968 | vs | 47 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 36 | 52.8 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 56.9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | W. Bellamy | 45 | 1/28/1962 | @ | 18 | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 76.5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | | W. Bellamy | 45 | 1/27/1962 | vs | 24 | 18 | 25 | 72.0 | 9 | 10 | 90.0 | 76.5 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | | W. Bellamy | 45 | 12/16/1961 | vs | 19 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 50.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 51.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | | W. Bellamy | 45 | 11/11/1961 | vs | 20 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 17 | 25 | 68.0 | 59.2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 21 |  | O. Robertson | 45 | 1/14/1961 | @ | 47 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | | O. Robertson | 45 | 12/27/1960 | vs | 48 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 55.6 | 15 | 18 | 83.3 | 64.4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 23 | | B. Griffin | 44 | 11/20/2010 | vs | 39 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 64.5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | -13 | |||
| 24 |  | E. Brand | 44 | 4/13/2000 | vs | 43 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 80.0 | 79.7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | -11 | |||
| 25 | | A. Iverson | 44 | 4/11/1997 | @ | 43 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 67.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -7 | ||
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