most single game points in one game by a player in a 1961-1962 season nba

Wilt Chamberlain posted the most points in 1961-62, with 4,029 points.

	NAME	PTS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	REB	AST	PF
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	4,029	1961-62	PHI	80	48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4	20.0	39.5	50.6	10.4	17.0	61.4	53.6	3,882	2,052	192	123
2	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,495	1961-62	CHI	79		31.6			12.3			6.9	10.8	64.3					281
3	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	2,432	1961-62	CIN	79		30.8	12.5	11.4	11.0	22.9	47.8	8.9	11.0	80.5	55.5		985	898	258
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	2,429	1961-62	STL	78		31.1	18.7		11.1			8.9	11.6	77.1			1,459		294
5	Jerry West J. West	2,310	1961-62	LAL	75		30.8			10.7			9.5	12.3	77.0					171
6	Richie Guerin R. Guerin	2,303	1961-62	NYK	78		29.5			10.8			8.0	9.8	81.8					300
7	Willie Naulls W. Naulls	1,877	1961-62	NYK	75		25.0			10.0			5.1	6.1	84.2					261
8	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	1,836	1961-62	LAL	48		38.3			14.2			9.9	13.2	75.2					158
9	Jack Twyman J. Twyman	1,831	1961-62	CIN	80		22.9	8.0		9.2	19.3	48.0	4.4	5.4	81.1	52.8		638		323
10	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	1,764	1961-62	STL	76		23.2			9.2			4.8	5.8	82.5					282
11	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	1,742	1961-62	BOS	79		22.1			8.8			4.5	5.5	82.1					279
12	Paul Arizin P. Arizin	1,704	1961-62	PHI	78		21.8			7.8			6.2	7.7	80.7					307
13	Hal Greer H. Greer	1,620	1961-62	SYR	71		22.8			9.1			4.7	5.6	82.8					251
14	Bailey Howell B. Howell	1,576	1961-62	DET	79		19.9			7.0			5.9	7.8	76.7					317
15	Gene Shue G. Shue	1,522	1961-62	DET	80		19.0			7.3			4.5	5.6	81.5					192
16	Wayne Embry W. Embry	1,484	1961-62	CIN	75		19.8	13.0		7.5	16.1	46.6	4.7	6.9	69.0	51.6		977		285
17	Bill Russell B. Russell	1,436	1961-62	BOS	76		18.9	23.5		7.6			3.8	6.3	59.5			1,789		207
18	Sam Jones S. Jones	1,435	1961-62	BOS	78		18.4			7.6			3.1	3.8	81.5					149
19	Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso	1,374	1961-62	LAL	80		17.2			6.5			4.3	5.6	76.3					258
20	Dave Gambee D. Gambee	1,340	1961-62	SYR	80		16.8			6.0			4.8	5.9	81.7					275
21	Don Ohl D. Ohl	1,311	1961-62	DET	76		17.3			7.3			2.6	3.7	71.8					172
22	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	1,302	1961-62	SYR	80		16.3			6.8			2.8	3.8	74.0					273
23	Johnny Green J. Green	1,275	1961-62	NYK	80		15.9			6.3			3.3	5.4	60.4					267
24	Lee Shaffer L. Shaffer	1,268	1961-62	SYR	73		17.4			7.1			3.2	4.2	76.6					253
25	Bucky Bockhorn B. Bockhorn	1,260	1961-62	CIN	80		15.8	4.7		6.6	15.4	43.0	2.5	3.1	79.2	46.9		376		280