youngest player to score 50 points in a game before 1967

Before 1966-67, Rick Barry was the youngest in a game with 50+ points. He was 21 years and 261 days old versus the Knicks on December 14, 1965.

Interpreted as:

youngest player to score 50 or more points in a regular-season game before 1967

	NAME	AGE	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	Rick Barry R. Barry	21-261	57	12/14/1965	SFW	@	NYK	44	15	3	18	29	62.1	21	22	95.5	73.7	5
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23-083	55	11/12/1959	PHI	@	CIN	47	29	2	23	43	53.5	9	16	56.3	55.0	3
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23-137	52	1/5/1960	PHI		MIN	48	20	0	20	38	52.6	12	18	66.7	56.6	3
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23-157	58	1/25/1960	PHI		DET	47	42	4	24	41	58.5	10	13	76.9	62.1	3
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23-184	58	2/21/1960	PHI	@	NYK	48	24	3	26	47	55.3	6	9	66.7	56.9	1
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	23-186	53	2/23/1960	PHI		BOS	47	29	1	25	44	56.8	3	11	27.3	54.3	2
7	Jerry West J. West	23-234	63	1/17/1962	LAL	vs	NYK	39	3	3	22	36	61.1	19	22	86.4	69.0	5
8	Jerry West J. West	23-241	50	1/24/1962	LAL	vs	CIN		8	10	17	30	56.7	16	18	88.9	65.9	3
9	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	24-123	50	3/14/1962	LAL	vs	STL	43	19		19	32	59.4	12	18	66.7	62.6	4
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24-134	56	1/2/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	28	0	23	37	62.2	10	20	50.0	61.1	2
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24-137	56	1/5/1961	PHI	vs	SYR	48	26	1	20	32	62.5	16	22	72.7	67.2	1
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24-153	56	1/21/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	48	45	0	25	46	54.3	6	13	46.2	54.1	2
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24-162	55	2/25/1959	MIN		CIN		12		22	38	57.9	11	17	64.7	60.5	3
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24-166	52	2/3/1961	PHI		CIN	48	30	0	23	38	60.5	6	11	54.5	60.7	1
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24-168	55	2/5/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	53	29	1	21	34	61.8	13	18	72.2	65.6	4
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24-188	58	2/25/1961	PHI	@	CIN	48	27		25	38	65.8	8	18	44.4	63.2	0
17	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24-192	56	3/1/1961	PHI	@	SYR	48	20	5	22	44	50.0	12	20	60.0	53.0	0
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24-200	67	3/9/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	31	1	27	37	73.0	13	17	76.5	75.3	1
19	George Mikan G. Mikan	24-253	53	2/26/1949	MIN	@	BAL				17	28	60.7	19	20	95.0	72.0	5
20	George Mikan G. Mikan	24-268	51	3/13/1949	MIN	vs	NYK				22	40	55.0	7	12	58.3	56.3	2
21	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	24-293	50	2/28/1959	CIN	vs	STL		18		22	47	46.8	6	8	75.0	49.5	4
22	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	25-009	51	12/21/1957	STL		SYR				18	27	66.7	15	20	75.0	71.2	3
23	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	25-012	50	2/16/1954	PHI		SYR		12	6	18	30	60.0	14	16	87.5	67.5	5
24	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	25-032	52	10/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		21		22	36	61.1	8	12	66.7	63.0	4
25	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	25-053	64	11/8/1959	MIN	vs	BOS		17	8	25	47	53.2	14	19	73.7	57.8	4