NBA Players with 40+ Point Games in the 1959-60 Regular Season
Players who scored 40 or more points the most times in the 1959-60 Regular Season. Summary of players with at least one performace of this kind and a full list with all the 40+ games by date.
Who had the most 40+ point games in the 1959-60 Regular Season?
Wilt Chamberlain had 32 games of 40 or more points, more than anybody else in the 1959-60 NBA Regular Season. This also means that he scored at least 40 in 44.4% of the 72 games he played.
Most 40+ Point Games
32
Wilt Chamberlain
(Philadelphia Warriors)
A total of 98 players scored points in the 1959-60 Regular Season and among them 11 players scored 40 or more points in a game at least once. While 7 of them scored 40 or more multiple times, the other 4 did it just once. Between those 11 players, they total 63 of such individual performances.
40+ Point Games by Player - 1959-60 Regular Season
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| Rk |
Player
(Team)
|
40+ Point Games |
Games played |
40+ % | Points Details | |||
| 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ | |||||
| 1 |
(Warriors) |
32 | 72 | 44.4 | 27 | 5 | - | - |
| 2 |
(Lakers) |
9 | 70 | 12.9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - |
|
(Royals) |
9 | 75 | 12.0 | 8 | 1 | - | - | |
| 4 |
(Knicks) |
3 | 74 | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 5 |
(Warriors) |
2 | 72 | 2.8 | 2 | - | - | - |
|
(Celtics) |
2 | 75 | 2.7 | 2 | - | - | - | |
|
(Hawks) |
2 | 72 | 2.8 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 8 |
(Celtics) |
1 | 75 | 1.3 | 1 | - | - | - |
|
(Hawks) |
1 | 75 | 1.3 | 1 | - | - | - | |
|
(Pistons) |
1 | 75 | 1.3 | 1 | - | - | - | |
|
(Nationals) |
1 | 73 | 1.4 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Total: | 63 | Points Details | ||||||
40+ Point Games by Date - 1959-60 Regular Season
(games in descending order by date)
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Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | W/L Game |
| 1960-03-06 |
(Lakers) |
43 | W 114-105 vs. Royals |
| 1960-03-05 |
(Hawks) |
41 | W 107-106 OT @ Lakers |
| 1960-03-04 |
(Warriors) |
42 | W 136-134 OT vs. Knicks |
| 1960-03-03 |
(Warriors) |
41 | W 110-101 vs. Pistons |
| 1960-03-02 |
(Lakers) |
48 | W 123-113 vs. Knicks |
| 1960-02-23 |
(Royals) |
42 | W 135-133 vs. Nationals |
| 1960-02-23 |
(Warriors) |
53 | W 126-108 vs. Celtics |
| 1960-02-23 |
(Lakers) |
41 | W 117-112 @ Knicks |
| 1960-02-21 |
(Knicks) |
41 | L 122-129 vs. Warriors |
| 1960-02-21 |
(Warriors) |
58 | W 129-122 @ Knicks |
Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | W/L Game |
| 1960-02-20 |
(Warriors) |
41 | W 122-106 vs. Lakers |
| 1960-02-20 |
(Royals) |
40 | W 110-107 vs. Pistons |
| 1960-02-17 |
(Hawks) |
44 | W 131-127 vs. Lakers |
| 1960-02-16 |
(Warriors) |
44 | W 117-112 @ Royals |
| 1960-02-16 |
(Lakers) |
40 | L 122-130 vs. Celtics |
| 1960-02-13 |
(Warriors) |
42 | L 120-122 @ Celtics |
| 1960-02-09 |
(Warriors) |
41 | L 113-122 @ Pistons |
| 1960-02-07 |
(Celtics) |
46 | L 135-142 vs. Knicks |
| 1960-02-06 |
(Warriors) |
44 | W 129-126 vs. Nationals |
| 1960-02-04 |
(Warriors) |
43 | L 110-137 @ Nationals |
Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | W/L Game |
| 1960-01-31 |
(Warriors) |
41 | W 114-104 vs. Lakers |
| 1960-01-30 |
(Warriors) |
45 | L 108-115 @ Knicks |
| 1960-01-29 |
(Warriors) |
43 | W 124-116 vs. Celtics |
| 1960-01-27 |
(Warriors) |
43 | W 129-117 vs. Knicks |
| 1960-01-25 |
(Warriors) |
58 | W 127-117 vs. Pistons |
| 1960-01-23 |
(Warriors) |
44 | L 110-130 @ Pistons |
| 1960-01-20 |
(Celtics) |
43 | W 144-126 vs. Knicks |
| 1960-01-17 |
(Warriors) |
43 | L 123-129 @ Celtics |
| 1960-01-17 |
(Lakers) |
43 | L 119-135 @ Hawks |
| 1960-01-15 |
(Royals) |
59 | W 122-118 vs. Lakers |
| 1960-01-15 |
(Lakers) |
43 | L 118-122 @ Royals |
| 1960-01-15 |
(Warriors) |
44 | L 112-124 vs. Celtics |
Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | W/L Game |
| 1960-01-13 |
(Warriors) |
42 | W 132-131 OT vs. Nationals |
| 1960-01-12 |
(Nationals) |
47 | W 127-120 vs. Celtics |
| 1960-01-09 |
(Warriors) |
48 | W 119-112 vs. Nationals |
| 1960-01-08 |
(Royals) |
43 | W 112-102 vs. Hawks |
| 1960-01-07 |
(Warriors) |
44 | W 120-105 vs. Pistons |
| 1960-01-05 |
(Warriors) |
52 | W 126-111 vs. Lakers |
| 1960-01-03 |
(Celtics) |
40 | L 113-114 @ Nationals |
| 1960-01-02 |
(Royals) |
42 | L 118-126 vs. Knicks |
| 1960-01-02 |
(Warriors) |
47 | W 118-117 vs. Celtics |
| 1960-01-01 |
(Royals) |
40 | W 128-115 vs. Celtics |
Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | W/L Game |
| 1959-12-30 |
(Warriors) |
45 | W 122-107 vs. Lakers |
| 1959-12-27 |
(Royals) |
41 | L 111-122 vs. Celtics |
| 1959-12-25 |
(Warriors) |
45 | W 129-121 vs. Nationals |
| 1959-12-17 |
(Knicks) |
42 | L 126-137 vs. Celtics |
| 1959-12-16 |
(Warriors) |
43 | W 114-105 @ Royals |
| 1959-12-15 |
(Hawks) |
40 | W 119-110 @ Knicks |
| 1959-12-11 |
(Knicks) |
57 | W 152-121 vs. Nationals |
| 1959-12-03 |
(Warriors) |
41 | W 123-109 vs. Lakers |
| 1959-11-26 |
(Warriors) |
49 | W 143-130 vs. Celtics |
| 1959-11-25 |
(Warriors) |
45 | W 123-113 @ Celtics |
Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | W/L Game |
| 1959-11-24 |
(Pistons) |
43 | W 104-91 vs. Royals |
| 1959-11-20 |
(Warriors) |
44 | L 117-118 vs. Hawks |
| 1959-11-12 |
(Warriors) |
55 | W 124-116 @ Royals |
| 1959-11-11 |
(Warriors) |
41 | W 119-105 @ Pistons |
| 1959-11-11 |
(Royals) |
49 | L 118-151 @ Celtics |
| 1959-11-08 |
(Lakers) |
64 | W 136-115 vs. Celtics |
| 1959-11-07 |
(Lakers) |
40 | W 113-111 OT @ Pistons |
| 1959-11-04 |
(Warriors) |
41 | W 124-113 vs. Nationals |
| 1959-10-30 |
(Royals) |
47 | L 127-136 vs. Nationals |
| 1959-10-24 |
(Warriors) |
43 | W 118-109 @ Knicks |
Date |
Player
(Team) |
Pts | W/L Game |
| 1959-10-18 |
(Lakers) |
52 | L 105-106 vs. Pistons |