most 20 point games in a single season by one player in nba history

Bob McAdoo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain are tied for the most games with 20+ points in a season, with 80 games.

Interpreted as:

most 20 or more point games in a single season by one player in NBA history

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	80	2,794	1974-75	BUF		34.9	14.1	2.2			13.5						7.9	9.8	80.4						1,128	172
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	80	2,805	1971-72	MIL		35.1	16.5	4.6			14.4						6.3	9.1	68.7						1,321	364
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	80	2,949	1963-64	SFW	46.1	36.9	22.3	5.0			15.1	28.7	52.4				6.8	12.7	53.2	53.7				3,689	1,785	403				182
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	80	4,029	1961-62	PHI	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
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	79	2,819	1987-88	CHI	40.5	35.7	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.3	24.6	54.1	0.1	0.7	13.2	9.0	10.6	84.4	60.9	1.7	3.7	3.1	3,198	432	468	253	127	242	262
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	79	3,000	1986-87	CHI	40.2	38.0	5.3	4.5	2.9	1.5	13.7	28.2	48.7	0.2	0.8	18.2	10.4	12.1	85.7	56.7	2.1	3.2	3.3	3,178	415	359	232	120	262	233
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	79	2,548	1970-71	MIL		32.3	16.1				13.2	22.7	58.1				5.9	8.6	69.2	61.0					1,275					252
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	78	2,517	1990-91	CHI	37.1	32.3	6.0	5.6	2.8	1.0	12.4	22.9	54.1	0.4	1.2	32.2	7.1	8.4	85.1	60.8	1.4	4.6	2.5	2,896	470	433	217	81	195	215
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	78	2,579	1988-89	CHI	40.3	33.1	8.1	8.0	2.9	0.8	12.1	22.5	54.0	0.3	1.3	27.6	8.4	9.9	84.9	61.6	1.8	6.3	3.6	3,145	632	625	229	60	280	240
10	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	78	2,461	1963-64	CIN		31.6	9.9	11.0			10.7	22.1	48.3				10.2	12.0	85.2	57.6					775	856				278
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	78	3,567	1962-63	SFW	48.2	45.7	24.8				18.6	35.3	52.8				8.4	14.2	59.3	55.0				3,762	1,933					134
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	77	2,526	2013-14	OKC	38.9	32.8	7.5	5.7	1.3	0.7	10.8	21.3	50.5	2.4	6.2	39.1	8.8	10.1	87.2	63.6	0.7	6.7	3.5	2,996	574	436	97	55	272	164	+480
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	77	2,786	2005-06	LAL	41.2	36.2	5.3	4.4	1.9	0.4	12.5	27.5	45.3	2.3	6.7	34.8	8.9	10.5	85.2	56.4	0.9	4.5	3.1	3,176	411	342	146	29	239	224	+335
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	77	2,674	1989-90	CHI	39.4	34.7	7.1	6.3	2.8	0.7	13.1	24.5	53.3	1.2	3.0	38.0	7.4	8.8	85.0	61.2	1.8	5.3	2.9	3,030	545	484	219	51	227	232
15	Jerry West J. West	77	2,442	1965-66	LAL		31.7		6.2			10.5						10.7	12.4	86.3							475
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	77	3,000	1960-61	PHI	47.9	39.0	27.2				16.1	31.6	50.8				6.8	13.4	50.6	51.9				3,689	2,098					130
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	76	2,098	1997-98	UTA	37.6	27.6	10.3	3.9	1.2	0.9	9.9	18.4	53.5	0.0	0.1	33.3	7.9	10.3	76.2	60.1	2.4	7.9	3.1	2,861	783	298	91	66	236	222	+530
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	76	2,446	1989-90	UTA	38.6	32.2	11.3	2.8	1.6	0.6	11.6	20.2	57.3	0.2	0.6	38.1	8.8	11.5	76.9	63.7	2.9	8.4	3.7	2,935	856	210	118	47	279	244
19	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	76	2,668	1972-73	KCO	46.9	35.1	2.9	11.7			13.3	27.0	49.1				8.6	10.1	84.9	55.8				3,561	218	889				199
20	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	76	2,263	1970-71	BOS		29.8	9.2	7.6			11.4						6.9	8.4	82.2						702	574
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	76	2,604	1965-66	PHI	47.2	34.3	24.8	5.3			13.9	25.6	54.2				6.5	12.5	51.9	55.1				3,588	1,883	403				165
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	76	2,658	1962-63	LAL		35.0					13.3						8.4	10.0	84.1											218
23	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	75	2,466	2024-25	OKC	34.3	32.9	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.4	21.8	52.1	2.1	5.7	37.9	8.0	8.9	89.8	63.9	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,570	375	481	130	77	182	163	+915
24	James Harden J. Harden	75	2,766	2018-19	HOU	36.9	36.9	6.6	7.6	2.0	0.7	11.0	24.8	44.4	4.9	13.3	36.9	10.0	11.3	88.1	62.0	0.8	5.8	4.9	2,766	495	569	153	56	371	236	+420
25	Kevin Durant K. Durant	75	2,365	2009-10	OKC	40.2	31.5	7.9	2.9	1.4	1.0	10.1	20.7	49.0	1.6	4.2	38.3	9.7	10.6	90.7	62.2	1.3	6.6	3.3	3,014	590	221	108	75	247	157	+539