youngest hornets player with 40 pts in a game

P.J. Washington is the youngest for the Hornets in a game with 40+ points. He was 22 years and 189 days old against the Kings on February 28, 2021.

Interpreted as:
youngest hornets player with 40 or more pts in a regular-season game
NAMEAgePTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
22-189
42
2/28/2021
@
42
8
2
2
2
15
22
68.2
5
8
62.5
7
7
100.0
83.7
1
7
1
4
-5
2LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
23-093
50
11/23/2024
@
40
5
10
1
0
17
38
44.7
6
17
35.3
10
13
76.9
57.2
0
5
4
3
+7
3LaMelo Ball
L. Ball
23-095
44
11/25/2024
vs
40
9
7
1
1
17
30
56.7
4
11
36.4
6
8
75.0
65.6
0
9
7
4
-2
4Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
23-248
41
3/28/2006
vs
43
8
4
3
2
17
22
77.3
0
1
0.0
7
11
63.6
76.4
3
5
1
3
+16
5Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
24-157
40
12/27/2006
vs
42
14
0
6
4
15
27
55.6
0
2
0.0
10
11
90.9
62.8
6
8
2
3
-10
6Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
24-192
42
1/31/2007
vs
46
8
3
1
3
14
22
63.6
3
5
60.0
11
17
64.7
71.2
2
6
4
3
+10
7P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
24-217
43
3/28/2023
@
37
6
5
1
0
16
24
66.7
5
9
55.6
6
7
85.7
79.4
2
4
2
5
+7
8Kemba Walker
K. Walker
24-233
42
12/27/2014
vs
42
3
7
0
1
15
31
48.4
5
12
41.7
7
9
77.8
60.1
1
2
2
0
0
9Devonte' Graham
D. Graham
24-292
40
12/11/2019
@
37
5
5
0
0
12
21
57.1
7
12
58.3
9
11
81.8
77.4
2
3
2
2
+6
10P.J. Washington
P.J. Washington
25-157
43
1/27/2024
vs
36
2
3
2
0
17
22
77.3
7
9
77.8
2
3
66.7
92.2
1
1
2
1
-7
11Gerald Wallace
G. Wallace
25-175
40
1/14/2008
vs
45
7
5
2
2
13
24
54.2
4
8
50.0
10
15
66.7
65.4
3
4
3
5
+5
12Kemba Walker
K. Walker
25-255
52
1/18/2016
vs
47
9
8
2
0
16
33
48.5
6
11
54.5
14
15
93.3
65.7
1
8
3
3
+4
13Kemba Walker
K. Walker
25-259
40
1/22/2016
@
46
7
9
4
1
14
28
50.0
2
7
28.6
10
12
83.3
60.1
0
7
2
0
+7
14Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
25-321
41
2/5/2024
vs
40
0
4
0
0
16
26
61.5
5
10
50.0
4
4
100.0
73.8
0
0
1
1
-4
15Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
25-323
45
2/7/2024
vs
38
8
7
0
0
17
27
63.0
6
11
54.5
5
7
71.4
74.8
5
3
1
4
-6
16Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
25-358
40
3/9/2020
@
44
4
3
1
0
15
26
57.7
8
13
61.5
2
3
66.7
73.2
1
3
1
1
-2
17Kemba Walker
K. Walker
26-187
40
11/11/2016
vs
35
10
7
0
0
12
19
63.2
7
12
58.3
9
11
81.8
83.9
1
9
1
2
+13
18Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
26-253
44
11/22/1995
vs
41
7
4
0
0
15
27
55.6
3
6
50.0
11
11
100.0
69.1
2
5
3
5
19Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
26-281
42
12/23/2020
@
38
3
2
2
1
15
23
65.2
10
16
62.5
2
4
50.0
84.8
1
2
3
5
-4
20Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
26-332
41
2/12/2021
vs
41
7
3
0
1
13
20
65.0
6
10
60.0
9
9
100.0
85.6
0
7
4
2
+10
21Miles Bridges
M. Bridges
26-351
46
3/7/2025
vs
39
8
2
2
0
15
32
46.9
4
10
40.0
12
13
92.3
61.0
1
7
1
4
+5
22Jason Richardson
J. Richardson
27-045
42
3/5/2008
vs
48
7
2
1
0
15
32
46.9
5
12
41.7
7
7
100.0
59.9
2
5
4
3
+9
23Johnny Newman
J. Newman
27-052
40
1/19/1991
@
43
5
0
2
0
11
18
61.1
0
1
0.0
18
22
81.8
72.3
2
3
0
3
24Terry Rozier
T. Rozier
27-053
43
5/9/2021
vs
42
5
4
1
0
16
26
61.5
7
11
63.6
4
4
100.0
77.4
1
4
3
1
+3
25Hersey Hawkins
H. Hawkins
27-133
41
2/9/1994
vs
44
9
5
1
1
14
18
77.8
2
4
50.0
11
13
84.6
86.4
3
6
6
2

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