which nba player scored the most points on october 18 in a single game

Elgin Baylor has dropped the most points in a game on October 18, with 52 points versus the Pistons on October 18, 1959.

	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	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	10/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		21				22	36	61.1				8	12	66.7	63.0				4
2	George Gervin G. Gervin	47	10/18/1979	SAS	@	CLE	40	5	3	4	1	21	35	60.0	1	2	50.0	4	6	66.7	62.4	3	2	7	2
3	George Gervin G. Gervin	46	10/18/1978	SAS	@	SDC	39	3	4	2	2	16	30	53.3				14	16	87.5	62.1			4	4
4	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	42	10/18/1980	UTA	vs	DEN	41	8	4	0	0	16	20	80.0	1	1	100.0	9	10	90.0	86.1	4	4	2	4
5	Jerry West J. West	42	10/18/1969	LAL	@	NYK	41	6	5			16	23	69.6				10	10	100.0	76.6				2
6	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	41	10/18/1967	CIN	vs	SFW	44	6	8			15	26	57.7				11	15	73.3	62.9				3
7	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	40	10/18/1969	PHI	@	CIN	46	14	6			12	27	44.4				16	21	76.2	55.2				5
8	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	38	10/18/1970	BOS	@	POR	48	14	13			14	30	46.7				10	12	83.3	53.9				4
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	37	10/18/2017	MIL	@	BOS	37	13	3	3	0	13	22	59.1	0	1	0.0	11	13	84.6	66.7	1	12	5	4	+7
10	Billy Knight B. Knight	37	10/18/1978	BOS	@	ATL	37	6	0	2	0	14	16	87.5				9	12	75.0	86.9	1	5	6	4
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	36	10/18/1968	LAL	@	PHI	45	15	1			13	26	50.0				10	14	71.4	56.0				3
12	James Harden J. Harden	35	10/18/2022	PHI	@	BOS	37	8	7	0	0	9	14	64.3	5	9	55.6	12	12	100.0	90.8	0	8	3	3	+1
13	Jaylen Brown J. Brown	35	10/18/2022	BOS	vs	PHI	39	3	2	2	1	14	24	58.3	4	12	33.3	3	3	100.0	69.1	0	3	4	1	+7
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	35	10/18/2022	BOS	vs	PHI	39	12	4	1	1	13	20	65.0	2	7	28.6	7	9	77.8	73.0	0	12	3	1	+10
15	Hal Greer H. Greer	35	10/18/1968	PHI	vs	LAL	39	8	6			12	24	50.0				11	13	84.6	58.9				4
16	Jim King J. King	35	10/18/1967	SFW	@	CIN	44	8	9			14	23	60.9				7	10	70.0	63.9				5
17	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	34	10/18/1977	CHI	@	CLE	40	9	3	0	1	15	25	60.0				4	6	66.7	61.5	4	5	5	2
18	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	34	10/18/1974	LAL	vs	GSW	36	4	5	3	0	14	26	53.8				6	7	85.7	58.5	3	1		2
19	Austin Carr A. Carr	34	10/18/1974	CLE	@	POR	51	3	9	2	0	15	31	48.4				4	5	80.0	51.2	2	1		4
20	Earl Monroe E. Monroe	34	10/18/1969	BAL	vs	BOS	34	2	4			14	24	58.3				6	8	75.0	61.8				5
21	Bob Rule B. Rule	34	10/18/1968	SEA	@	PHX	37	11	1			11	18	61.1				12	14	85.7	70.4				5
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	33	10/18/2022	GSW	vs	LAL	33	6	7	4	1	10	22	45.5	4	13	30.8	9	9	100.0	63.6	1	5	4	1	+20
23	Anthony Davis A. Davis	33	10/18/2017	NOP	@	MEM	40	18	0	0	1	9	23	39.1	1	2	50.0	14	17	82.4	54.1	7	11	5	5	-15
24	Greg Kelser G. Kelser	33	10/18/1980	DET	vs	ATL	51	6	2			14	23	60.9	0	0		5	8	62.5	62.2				5
25	Campy Russell C. Russell	33	10/18/1979	CLE	vs	SAS	35	14	4	2	4	15	22	68.2	0	0		3	4	75.0	69.4	3	11	4	1

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