NBA Players with 40+ Point Games in the 1955-56 Regular Season

Players who scored 40 or more points the most times in the 1955-56 Regular Season. Summary of players with at least one performace of this kind and a full list with all the 40+ games by date.

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Who had the most 40+ point games in the 1955-56 Regular Season?

Bob Pettit had 6 games of 40 or more points, more than anybody else in the 1955-56 NBA Regular Season. This also means that he scored at least 40 in 8.3% of the 72 games he played.

Most 40+ Point Games

6
Bob Pettit
(St. Louis Hawks)

A total of 92 players scored points in the 1955-56 Regular Season and among them 4 players scored 40 or more points in a game at least once. Between those 4 players, they total 9 of such individual performances.

40+ Point Games by Player - 1955-56 Regular Season

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Rk
Player
(Team)
40+ Point Games
Games
played
40+
%
Points Details
40-4950-5960-6970+
1
(Hawks)
6 72 8.36---
2
(Knicks)
1 72 1.41---
(Warriors)
1 70 1.41---
(Royals)
1 72 1.41---
Total: 9 Points Details

40+ Point Games by Date - 1955-56 Regular Season

(games in descending order by date)

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Date
Player
(Team)
Pts
W/L Game
1956-03-11
(Hawks)
43
W
127-121 @ Celtics
1956-03-09
(Hawks)
44
W
103-102 vs. Lakers
1956-02-27
(Knicks)
44
W
113-109 vs. Hawks
1956-02-24
(Hawks)
46
W
116-103 vs. Nationals
1956-02-07
(Warriors)
41
W
128-95 vs. Nationals
1956-02-04
(Hawks)
40
W
98-94 vs. Pistons
1956-01-28
(Royals)
40
L
119-126 vs. Celtics
1955-12-27
(Hawks)
46
L
102-105 vs. Celtics
1955-11-29
(Hawks)
40
W
108-95 vs. Warriors