most 20 point games to start a season

Michael Jordan has the most starts with 20+ points in a season, with 79 starts in 1987-88 and in 1986-87.

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  • Assumption:All-time
  • Data note: Games Started: player game data complete from 1981-82
NAMEGSPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
79
2,819
1987-88
79
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
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
79
3,000
1986-87
79
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
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
78
2,517
1990-91
78
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
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
78
2,579
1988-89
78
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
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
77
2,526
2013-14
77
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
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
77
2,786
2005-06
77
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
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
77
2,674
1989-90
77
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
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
76
2,098
1997-98
76
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
9Karl Malone
K. Malone
76
2,446
1989-90
76
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
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
75
2,466
2024-25
75
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
11James Harden
J. Harden
75
2,766
2018-19
75
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
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
75
2,365
2009-10
75
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
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
75
2,422
1981-82
75
42.4
32.3
14.9
1.7
1.7
12.1
22.8
53.1
0.0
8.1
10.5
76.8
58.9
3,180
1,119
130
124
192
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
74
2,310
1996-97
74
38.2
31.2
5.8
4.1
1.7
0.5
11.7
23.8
49.3
1.4
3.7
38.2
6.3
7.6
83.3
57.5
1.4
4.4
2.0
2,828
432
300
127
38
146
142
+726
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
74
2,368
1995-96
74
38.4
32.0
6.8
4.2
2.2
0.5
11.7
23.4
50.1
1.5
3.4
43.7
7.1
8.4
84.4
59.1
1.9
5.0
2.5
2,843
506
311
162
40
182
175
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
74
2,053
1994-95
74
38.5
27.7
10.7
3.3
1.6
1.0
10.5
19.4
54.5
0.1
0.5
26.3
6.5
8.7
74.9
59.8
1.9
8.8
2.9
2,852
795
247
115
71
213
250
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
74
2,245
1990-91
74
40.3
30.3
11.9
3.3
1.1
1.0
10.8
19.9
54.1
0.1
0.2
30.8
8.7
11.2
77.8
61.0
2.9
9.0
3.0
2,985
877
244
81
73
222
244
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
74
2,227
1988-89
74
39.3
30.1
10.9
2.8
1.8
0.9
10.4
19.9
52.6
0.1
0.2
33.3
9.1
11.9
77.0
60.0
3.3
7.6
3.6
2,907
810
208
132
68
265
264
19Jerry Stackhouse
J. Stackhouse
73
2,274
2000-01
73
40.9
31.2
4.0
5.2
1.2
0.7
10.0
24.5
40.9
2.2
6.1
36.2
8.9
10.7
83.2
53.3
1.2
2.8
4.1
2,986
292
376
90
51
299
148
+35
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
73
2,232
1993-94
73
40.5
30.6
13.5
2.5
1.0
2.9
12.3
20.3
60.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.9
10.6
55.9
61.2
4.9
8.6
2.7
2,957
985
182
73
214
197
252
21Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
73
2,208
1989-90
73
39.0
30.2
11.1
2.3
1.0
4.1
11.9
21.2
56.3
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.4
8.1
79.0
61.2
2.9
8.2
3.4
2,848
811
166
70
297
249
291
22Karl Malone
K. Malone
73
2,138
1987-88
73
40.1
29.3
12.6
2.5
1.5
0.6
11.1
21.2
52.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.0
10.0
70.2
57.3
3.5
9.1
4.1
2,929
923
182
112
47
297
265
23Alex English
A. English
73
2,160
1984-85
73
36.9
29.6
5.8
4.3
1.3
0.6
12.3
23.1
53.0
0.0
0.1
20.0
5.1
6.1
82.9
57.3
2.6
3.1
3.1
2,692
420
312
96
42
223
233
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
73
2,170
1984-85
73
38.8
29.7
6.8
5.8
2.5
0.8
10.7
20.3
52.8
0.1
0.7
18.8
8.2
9.6
85.1
60.6
2.1
4.7
3.6
2,830
495
427
181
58
266
260
25Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
73
2,326
1983-84
73
38.1
31.9
5.9
4.0
0.8
0.0
10.5
18.5
56.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
10.9
12.5
86.6
66.4
3.4
2,780
431
290
58
3
245
183

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.875
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.857
0.5
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.833
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.750
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