KAT's big night - how it compares

[TheBallsDeeper]

I posted this on the Sixers board, but thought it might be worth posting it here also.

I checked some stats on individual scoring records to see where Joel's 70-point game ranks. It's hard to compare different eras, especially in the past Wilt would play 48 minutes.

I divided the points scored by how many minutes the player played in the game to get points per minute, then multiplied by 48.

Of all the 60+ games played in history below are the results. I added KAT's 60 point game tonight manually as it wasn't yet listed in the data. Embiid 6th all-time in points per minute (60+ points) and KAT 10th - in the same night!!!

The biggest surprise is how insane Klay's 60 point game was, and how Kobe's 81 isn't as special as the Lakers' PR make-out. Also just amazing how many times Wilt appears on this list.

The data can be twisted a million different ways, I just thought this way was pretty interesting.


Rank Total Points Pointes per 48 Name
1 - 100 - 100.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
2 - 60 - 99.31 - Klay Thompson^
3 - 60 - 92.90 - James Harden^
4 - 81 - 92.57 - Kobe Bryant*
5 - 63 - 91.64 - George Gervin*
6 - 70 - 90.81 - Joel Embiid^
7 - 62 - 90.18 - Kobe Bryant*
8 - 61 - 88.73 - Karl Malone*
9 - 71 - 87.38 - Damian Lillard^
10 - 60 - 85.97 - KAT
11 - 64 - 83.03 - Giannis Antetokounmpo^
12 - 62 - 82.67 - Stephen Curry^
13 - 60 - 82.29 - Kyrie Irving^
14 - 73 - 81.49 - David Thompson*
15 - 60 - 80.00 - Karl-Anthony Towns^
16 - 61 - 79.14 - Kobe Bryant*
17 - 61 - 79.14 - James Harden^
18 - 63 - 77.54 - Jerry West*
19 - 71 - 77.45 - David Robinson*
20 - 62 - 76.31 - Carmelo Anthony†
21 - 68 - 75.91 - Pete Maravich*
22 - 60 - 75.79 - Bradley Beal^
23 - 71 - 75.73 - Elgin Baylor*
24 - 70 - 74.67 - Devin Booker^
25 - 61 - 73.20 - James Harden^
26 - 73 - 73.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
27 - 73 - 73.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
28 - 72 - 72.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
29 - 60 - 72.00 - Damian Lillard^
30 - 60 - 72.00 - Damian Lillard^
31 - 64 - 71.44 - Rick Barry*
32 - 61 - 71.41 - Michael Jordan*
33 - 61 - 71.41 - LeBron James^
34 - 61 - 71.41 - Damian Lillard^
35 - 60 - 70.24 - Bernard King*
36 - 70 - 70.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
37 - 60 - 68.57 - Tom Chambers
38 - 60 - 68.57 - Allen Iverson*
39 - 60 - 68.57 - Kobe Bryant*
40 - 71 - 68.16 - Donovan Mitchell^
41 - 61 - 68.09 - Michael Jordan*
42 - 68 - 68.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
43 - 67 - 67.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
44 - 67 - 67.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
45 - 67 - 67.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
46 - 67 - 67.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
47 - 60 - 66.98 - Larry Bird*
48 - 69 - 66.24 - Michael Jordan*
49 - 66 - 66.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
50 - 64 - 65.36 - Michael Jordan*
51 - 61 - 65.07 - Shaquille O'Neal*
52 - 61 - 65.07 - Damian Lillard^
53 - 65 - 65.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
54 - 65 - 65.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
55 - 65 - 65.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
56 - 62 - 64.70 - Tracy McGrady*
57 - 64 - 64.00 - Elgin Baylor*
58 - 60 - 64.00 - Kobe Bryant*
59 - 60 - 64.00 - Kemba Walker†
60 - 60 - 64.00 - Jayson Tatum^
61 - 63 - 63.00 - Joe Fulks*
62 - 63 - 63.00 - Elgin Baylor*
63 - 63 - 63.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
64 - 63 - 63.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
65 - 60 - 62.61 - James Harden^
66 - 65 - 62.40 - Kobe Bryant*
67 - 62 - 62.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
68 - 62 - 62.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
69 - 62 - 62.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
70 - 62 - 62.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
71 - 60 - 61.28 - Luka Dončić^
72 - 61 - 61.00 - George Mikan*
73 - 61 - 61.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
74 - 61 - 61.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
75 - 61 - 61.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
76 - 61 - 61.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
77 - 61 - 61.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
78 - 61 - 61.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
79 - 60 - 60.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
80 - 60 - 60.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
81 - 60 - 60.00 - Wilt Chamberlain*
82 - 78 - 59.43 - Wilt Chamberlain*
83 - 60 - 58.78 - Gilbert Arenas
84 - 62 - 56.15 - Wilt Chamberlain*
85 - 62 - 56.15 - Wilt Chamberlain*

[Calinks]

Thanks for the post, it was a crazy night and some insane shooting, especially in that first half. The way the game went down was a major sour note though so its hard to look at it with any positivity right now but this information is still great.

[shrink]

1 Joel Embiid (76ers) 70 pts W 133-123 vs. Spurs
2 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) 64 pts W 140-126 vs. Pacers
3 Karl-Anthony Towns (Timberwolves) 62 pts L 125-128 vs. Hornets
4 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) 54 pts L 124-126 @ Pacers
5 Devin Booker (Suns) 52 pts W 123-109 @ Pelicans
6 Joel Embiid (76ers) 51 pts W 127-113 vs. Timberwolves
7 Zach LaVine (Bulls) 51 pts L 102-118 @ Pistons

There have been 7 games this season where a player scored over 50 points, and that team has lost 3 of 7.

[winforlose]

The difference is Embiid went to the line 23 times making 21 and Karl went to the line 14 times and made 10. Embiid made 24-41 and 1-2 from deep. Karl made 21-35 and 10-15 from deep. Ask me who got the higher number I say Embiid, ask me who had the more impressive night, I say Karl. But the big difference, Embiid led to a 10 point win, Karl to a 3 point loss. Both games were played against really bad teams, both games should have been easy wins, but the 76ers got it done and we came undone.

[TheBallsDeeper]

Thanks for the post, it was a crazy night and some insane shooting, especially in that first half. The way the game went down was a major sour note though so its hard to look at it with any positivity right now but this information is still great.

Unfortunately I was out and missed both games.

I'm a Sixers fan but watch most teams. Been watching a lot of the Wolves because I love Gobert's defence, and Kermit is one of my favorite players - he's MJ Lite. Seems the wolves are working out how to play together this year.