most 20 point games through 1989

Before 1989-90, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the most games with 20+ points, with 1,122 games.

Interpreted as:
most 20 or more point regular-season games by a player through 1989
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,122
32,184
28.7
12.6
11.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
6.9
72.2
14,127
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
771
28,028
36.4
24.2
14.7
6.9
13.2
52.7
18,624
3Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
754
22,881
30.3
0.1
10.7
8.9
10.6
84.4
1
4Jerry West
J. West
752
22,614
30.1
10.8
8.5
10.4
82.1
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
728
20,189
27.7
11.2
0.0
5.4
7.8
68.9
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
711
18,772
26.4
10.5
5.4
6.6
82.8
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
679
18,797
39.0
27.7
14.6
1.6
9.6
18.3
52.5
0.0
8.5
10.9
78.0
60.0
26,498
9,940
1,077
1,771
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
677
20,823
30.8
11.6
7.6
9.6
79.0
9Alex English
A. English
661
19,035
37.3
28.8
6.1
4.6
11.9
22.2
53.4
0.0
5.0
6.0
84.0
57.9
24,632
4,049
3,028
1,917
10Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
627
18,741
29.9
10.5
0.0
8.8
10.6
83.1
11Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
623
18,443
29.6
10.5
8.7
11.3
76.9
12George Gervin
G. Gervin
590
17,967
35.6
30.5
4.9
2.9
1.3
0.9
11.9
22.2
53.4
0.2
0.6
32.6
6.6
7.8
84.8
59.4
20,992
2,871
1,699
762
549
1,759
13Hal Greer
H. Greer
546
14,653
26.8
10.6
5.7
7.0
81.5
14Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
523
14,637
28.0
10.7
6.5
9.9
66.0
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
522
14,972
39.7
28.7
10.5
6.3
11.3
21.3
52.9
0.8
2.0
41.3
5.3
6.0
88.9
59.9
20,749
5,478
3,275
1,371
16Julius Erving
J. Erving
520
13,685
26.3
10.4
0.1
5.5
7.0
78.6
17Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
503
13,162
26.2
9.1
7.9
9.6
82.4
1,984
18World B. Free
W. B. Free
491
13,650
27.8
10.1
0.5
7.3
9.4
77.1
1,461
19Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
487
14,706
30.2
11.9
0.0
6.4
8.3
76.4
20Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
487
13,238
27.2
11.0
0.0
5.2
6.6
79.1
21Dave Bing
D. Bing
482
12,930
26.8
10.2
6.4
8.1
79.1
22Rick Barry
R. Barry
474
14,467
39.9
30.5
7.5
5.1
12.0
25.1
47.9
2.2
6.4
7.1
90.5
54.1
18,897
3,534
2,441
1,392
23Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
469
13,020
27.8
11.4
5.0
6.1
81.3
24Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
461
12,534
27.2
10.6
6.1
7.3
83.0
25Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
453
11,980
26.4
10.4
0.0
0.0
5.7
7.0
81.5

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