nba record for most missed field goals in a game by a center

Wilt Chamberlain has missed the most field goals by a center in a game, with 37 misses versus the Cincinnati Royals on October 28, 1962.

Interpreted as:
NBA record for most missed field goals in a regular-season game by a center
NAME FG MISS DATE TM OPP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TOV PF +/-
1 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37
10/28/1962
SFW SFW
@
CIN CIN
53
53
27
2
23
60
38.3
7
17
41.2
39.3
2
2 George Mikan
G. Mikan
35
11/17/1951
MIN MIN
vs
FTW FTW
32
8
43
18.6
16
21
76.2
30.6
3
3 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33
1/24/1962
PHI PHI
CHI CHI
48
55
32
5
23
56
41.1
9
11
81.8
45.2
1
4 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32
12/26/1961
PHI PHI
SYR SYR
48
51
29
1
21
53
39.6
9
14
64.3
43.1
2
5 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32
11/27/1960
PHI PHI
@
LAL LAL
48
41
27
4
16
48
33.3
9
17
52.9
37.0
3
6 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
32
12/30/1959
PHI PHI
vs
MIN MIN
46
45
32
3
19
51
37.3
7
11
63.6
40.3
3
7 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
11/26/1964
SFW SFW
@
PHI PHI
48
63
32
3
27
58
46.6
9
20
45.0
47.2
2
8 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
1/26/1964
SFW SFW
@
LAL LAL
48
49
19
2
18
49
36.7
13
24
54.2
41.1
4
9 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
12/8/1961
PHI PHI
vs
LAL LAL
63
78
43
1
31
62
50.0
16
31
51.6
51.6
4
10 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30
12/11/1962
SFW SFW
vs
SYR SYR
48
61
26
1
27
57
47.4
7
11
63.6
49.3
0
11 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29
2/23/1963
SFW SFW
@
CHI CHI
46
34
22
0
14
43
32.6
6
9
66.7
36.2
3
12 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29
1/10/1960
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
48
35
27
7
13
42
31.0
9
13
69.2
36.7
2
13 George Mikan
G. Mikan
29
11/19/1949
MIN MIN
@
AND AND
34
7
36
19.4
20
23
87.0
36.9
6
14 George Mikan
G. Mikan
29
2/18/1949
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
28
10
39
25.6
8
11
72.7
31.9
15 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
28
1/18/1962
PHI PHI
vs
CIN CIN
48
54
31
3
22
50
44.0
10
16
62.5
47.3
0
16 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
28
11/24/1960
PHI PHI
vs
BOS BOS
48
34
55
4
15
43
34.9
4
10
40.0
35.9
3
17 George Mikan
G. Mikan
28
11/9/1948
MIN MIN
@
BOS BOS
29
11
39
28.2
7
10
70.0
33.4
18 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27
1/19/1971
SDR SDR
@
NYK NYK
50
29
35
1
13
40
32.5
3
5
60.0
34.4
2
19 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27
1/2/1971
SDR SDR
vs
LAL LAL
52
25
23
3
11
38
28.9
3
6
50.0
30.8
3
20 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27
2/8/1969
SDR SDR
@
DET DET
53
28
24
0
13
40
32.5
2
4
50.0
33.5
4
21 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
11/25/1964
SFW SFW
@
BOS BOS
48
37
32
5
17
44
38.6
3
10
30.0
38.2
3
22 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
2/1/1963
SFW SFW
CIN CIN
48
44
15
4
17
44
38.6
10
15
66.7
43.5
1
23 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
12/18/1962
SFW SFW
vs
STL STL
45
61
27
2
26
53
49.1
9
14
64.3
51.6
0
24 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
11/18/1962
SFW SFW
@
CIN CIN
48
59
17
0
24
51
47.1
11
16
68.8
50.8
2
25 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
11/10/1962
SFW SFW
vs
CHI CHI
48
57
28
3
24
51
47.1
9
12
75.0
50.6
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for missed field goals going back to the 1982-83 season.

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