most points in a single game in 59-60

Elgin Baylor posted the most points in a game in 1959-60, with 64 points versus the Celtics on November 8, 1959.

Interpreted as:
most points by a player in a single regular-season game in 59-60
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
64
11/8/1959
vs
17
8
25
47
53.2
14
19
73.7
57.8
4
2Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
59
1/15/1960
vs
14
21
39
53.8
17
20
85.0
61.7
3
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
2/21/1960
@
48
24
3
26
47
55.3
6
9
66.7
56.9
1
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58
1/25/1960
47
42
4
24
41
58.5
10
13
76.9
62.1
3
5Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
57
12/11/1959
vs
38
12
8
18
31
58.1
21
26
80.8
67.2
1
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
55
11/12/1959
@
47
29
2
23
43
53.5
9
16
56.3
55.0
3
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
53
2/23/1960
47
29
1
25
44
56.8
3
11
27.3
54.3
2
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
52
1/5/1960
48
20
0
20
38
52.6
12
18
66.7
56.6
3
9Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
52
10/18/1959
vs
21
22
36
61.1
8
12
66.7
63.0
4
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
49
11/26/1959
vs
48
33
2
19
33
57.6
11
16
68.8
61.2
1
11Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
49
11/11/1959
@
9
19
39
48.7
11
12
91.7
55.3
6
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
48
3/2/1960
22
15
18
22
81.8
3
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
48
1/9/1960
vs
48
37
3
20
38
52.6
8
15
53.3
53.8
3
14George Yardley
G. Yardley
47
1/12/1960
17
2
21
31
67.7
5
7
71.4
69.0
4
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
47
1/2/1960
vs
48
36
1
18
36
50.0
11
14
78.6
55.7
2
16Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
47
10/30/1959
vs
8
17
35
48.6
13
15
86.7
56.5
6
17Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
46
2/7/1960
vs
40
5
8
18
36
50.0
10
10
100.0
56.9
1
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45
1/30/1960
@
48
21
3
22
39
56.4
1
4
25.0
55.2
2
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45
12/30/1959
vs
46
32
3
19
51
37.3
7
11
63.6
40.3
3
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45
12/25/1959
47
34
2
15
33
45.5
15
24
62.5
51.7
0
21Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45
11/25/1959
@
48
35
1
19
37
51.4
7
16
43.8
51.1
4
22Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
44
2/17/1960
14
35
40.0
16
17
94.1
51.8
4
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44
2/16/1960
@
47
30
1
16
28
57.1
12
18
66.7
61.2
4
24Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44
2/6/1960
vs
48
45
3
15
37
40.5
14
23
60.9
46.7
2
25Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44
1/23/1960
@
46
25
2
16
36
44.4
12
25
48.0
46.8
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