most points in a game while having a fg% below 40%

Wilt Chamberlain has posted the most points in a game with a field-goal percentage below 40.0, with 53 points against the Cincinnati Royals on October 28, 1962.

Interpreted as:

most points by a player in a regular-season game while having a fg% below 40%

	NAME	PTS	FG%	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	38.3	10/28/1962	SFW	@	CIN	53	27	2			23	60				7	17	41.2	39.3				2
2	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	51	38.6	10/28/2016	OKC	vs	PHX	45	13	10	2	0	17	44	2	10	20.0	15	20	75.0	48.3	3	10	5	3	+7
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	51	39.6	12/26/1961	PHI		SYR	48	29	1			21	53				9	14	64.3	43.1				2
4	James Harden J. Harden	50	29.7	12/3/2019	HOU	@	SAS	49	9	6	4	0	11	37	4	20	20.0	24	24	100.0	52.6	3	6	5	4	-3
5	James Harden J. Harden	49	39.0	11/16/2019	HOU	@	MIN	39	6	6	0	0	16	41	8	22	36.4	9	11	81.8	53.4	1	5	5	4	+16
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49	36.7	1/26/1964	SFW	@	LAL	48	19	2			18	49				13	24	54.2	41.1				4
7	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	48	38.2	12/1/2001	BOS	@	NJN	49	12	1	3	2	13	34	5	8	62.5	17	18	94.4	57.3	2	10	4	2	+14
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	48	34.0	2/5/1967	SFW	@	CHI	53	9	3			17	50				14	16	87.5	42.1				4
9	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	48	37.8	12/21/1962	LAL	vs	STL	45	15				14	37				20	21	95.2	51.9				4
10	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	48	38.5	3/7/1961	STL	vs	LAL	54	13				15	39				18	20	90.0	50.2				2
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	47	39.5	12/6/1961	LAL	vs	SYR		23	8			17	43				13	22	59.1	44.6				1
12	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	46	38.9	11/27/2005	LAL	vs	NJN	50	3	3	2	0	14	36	4	12	33.3	14	16	87.5	53.4	0	3	5	5	-10
13	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	46	38.9	2/20/2002	PHI	vs	GSW	45	8	6	5	0	14	36	2	7	28.6	16	20	80.0	51.3	3	5	2	2	+7
14	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	45	33.3	3/2/2017	OKC	@	POR	37	7	4	1	1	12	36	6	16	37.5	15	15	100.0	52.8	2	5	4	0	-7
15	James Harden J. Harden	45	37.9	11/18/2015	HOU	vs	POR	47	8	11	5	1	11	29	4	15	26.7	19	20	95.0	59.5	1	7	5	2	+10
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	45	35.1	12/28/2005	LAL	vs	MEM	47	7	4	2	1	13	37	4	8	50.0	15	19	78.9	49.6	2	5	2	5	-6
17	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	45	38.2	4/10/1977	NOJ	vs	DEN	47	11	10	1	1	13	34				19	22	86.4	51.5	2	9		3
18	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	45	39.3	2/5/1972	CIN	vs	DET		4	11			11	28				23	24	95.8	58.4
19	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	45	38.5	12/5/1961	LAL		SYR		25	8			15	39				15	18	83.3	48.0				4
20	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	45	37.3	12/30/1959	PHI	vs	MIN	46	32	3			19	51				7	11	63.6	40.3				3
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44	38.6	2/1/1963	SFW		CIN	48	15	4			17	44				10	15	66.7	43.5				1
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	44	38.1	1/15/1960	PHI	vs	BOS	48	43	2			16	42				12	19	63.2	43.7				2
23	Trae Young T. Young	43	38.7	11/22/2023	ATL	vs	BKN	40	4	9	2	0	12	31	8	16	50.0	11	13	84.6	58.6	2	2	4	0	-11
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	43	39.3	4/16/2006	LAL	vs	PHX	39	8	5	3	0	11	28	1	5	20.0	20	23	87.0	56.4	2	6	1	2	+9
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	43	39.5	1/15/1987	CHI	vs	HOU	43	3	3	2	1	17	43	1	4	25.0	8	9	88.9	45.8	1	2	2	2