most 30 point games by a player in a single season in the last 20 years

Between December 14, 2005 and December 14, 2025, James Harden has the most games with 30+ points in a season, with 57 games in 2018-19.

Interpreted as:

most 30 or more point games by a player in a single season in the last 20 years

	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	James Harden J. Harden	57	2,302	2018-19	HOU	37.8	40.4	7.1	7.6	2.1	0.8	11.9	26.1	45.6	5.5	14.1	38.6	11.1	12.5	89.2	63.9	1.0	6.1	5.2	2,155	405	436	119	45	294	176	+334
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	51	1,729	2023-24	OKC	34.9	33.9	6.1	6.3	2.2	1.0	12.0	21.3	56.2	1.4	3.5	39.0	8.6	9.9	86.8	66.1	0.9	5.1	2.2	1,782	309	319	110	50	112	129	+525
3	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	50	1,883	2023-24	DAL	38.1	37.7	9.5	9.8	1.5	0.6	13.0	25.1	51.8	4.5	10.9	41.2	7.2	9.0	79.6	64.8	0.9	8.6	3.9	1,903	475	488	75	30	195	109	+169
4	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	49	1,795	2024-25	OKC	35.1	36.6	5.2	6.2	1.8	1.1	12.8	23.5	54.6	2.5	6.1	41.5	8.4	9.6	88.2	66.1	0.8	4.4	2.3	1,718	254	306	90	52	113	118	+692
5	Kevin Durant K. Durant	47	1,739	2013-14	OKC	40.2	37.0	7.9	5.5	1.5	0.7	12.1	23.2	52.3	2.8	6.8	41.4	9.9	11.5	86.2	65.5	0.9	7.0	3.5	1,891	370	259	69	35	166	101	+304
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	47	1,621	2009-10	OKC	40.5	34.5	7.9	2.8	1.3	0.9	11.1	21.3	51.9	1.8	4.1	43.6	10.6	11.5	91.5	65.3	1.2	6.7	3.4	1,905	371	132	63	43	158	107	+326
7	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	45	1,584	2022-23	OKC	36.4	35.2	5.0	5.6	1.7	1.1	11.6	21.5	53.9	0.9	2.3	39.0	11.1	12.1	91.9	65.7	0.8	4.1	2.8	1,639	223	253	76	50	127	126	+149
8	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	44	1,653	2022-23	PHI	35.4	37.6	10.1	4.2	1.1	1.8	12.6	21.6	58.4	1.2	3.1	38.7	11.1	13.0	85.5	68.7	2.0	8.2	3.5	1,558	446	186	48	81	153	136	+351
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	44	1,648	2022-23	DAL	37.7	37.5	9.2	8.6	1.5	0.5	12.6	23.9	52.9	3.1	8.5	36.2	9.1	12.0	75.8	64.2	1.0	8.2	3.8	1,661	405	378	68	23	165	127	+190
10	James Harden J. Harden	44	1,780	2019-20	HOU	37.5	40.5	7.0	7.8	1.8	0.9	11.8	24.8	47.4	5.4	13.7	39.2	11.6	13.4	86.1	65.9	1.1	6.0	4.7	1,650	310	341	81	40	206	139	+388
11	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	44	1,717	2016-17	OKC	36.7	39.0	10.9	10.0	1.7	0.3	12.7	27.5	46.1	3.1	8.2	38.2	10.5	12.5	84.5	59.2	1.7	9.2	5.6	1,613	481	442	74	13	247	99	+195
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	43	1,550	2023-24	MIL	36.7	36.0	12.3	6.6	1.3	1.0	13.5	20.9	64.5	0.5	1.8	28.2	8.6	12.7	68.0	68.2	2.7	9.6	3.3	1,577	529	285	55	41	142	123	+263
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	43	1,769	2005-06	LAL	41.3	41.1	5.8	4.4	1.9	0.3	13.7	29.1	47.2	3.0	7.9	38.5	10.6	12.3	86.2	59.6	0.9	5.0	3.2	1,776	250	190	83	11	136	136	+253
14	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	42	1,511	2022-23	BOS	37.6	36.0	9.2	4.4	1.1	0.6	11.7	22.9	51.2	4.0	10.0	40.6	8.5	9.8	86.6	66.1	1.1	8.0	2.6	1,580	385	184	45	25	108	97	+508
15	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	40	1,397	2024-25	MIL	35.8	34.9	12.1	6.3	1.1	1.0	13.7	22.1	61.7	0.3	1.0	25.0	7.4	11.5	64.0	64.2	2.3	9.8	3.1	1,431	483	250	42	40	123	97	+145
16	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	40	1,451	2021-22	PHI	34.5	36.3	12.1	4.1	1.2	1.5	11.9	21.6	55.1	1.6	3.6	42.8	10.9	13.4	81.8	66.0	2.4	9.7	3.6	1,380	483	163	46	58	143	112	+306
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	40	1,513	2015-16	GSW	35.2	37.8	5.5	6.2	2.0	0.2	12.8	23.1	55.1	6.8	13.0	52.4	5.5	5.9	92.8	73.5	0.9	4.6	3.4	1,407	218	249	79	8	135	87	+508
18	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	39	1,460	2022-23	MIL	33.9	37.4	12.7	5.5	0.9	0.9	13.6	23.5	58.0	0.9	3.1	28.7	9.3	13.7	67.7	63.4	2.6	10.1	4.1	1,321	496	215	36	34	160	126	+356
19	James Harden J. Harden	39	1,417	2016-17	HOU	37.1	36.3	8.4	11.0	1.4	0.6	10.7	22.3	48.2	4.1	10.6	38.8	10.8	12.5	85.9	65.4	1.2	7.1	5.5	1,446	326	428	53	25	213	103	+216
20	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	39	1,452	2008-09	MIA	40.1	37.2	5.3	7.5	1.9	1.6	13.1	23.9	54.8	1.7	4.2	40.7	9.3	11.7	79.6	64.0	1.2	4.0	3.8	1,562	205	293	76	64	149	82	+193
21	LeBron James L. James	39	1,400	2007-08	CLE	41.8	35.9	8.8	7.4	1.9	1.2	12.7	24.8	51.1	2.0	5.8	35.0	8.5	11.9	71.3	59.7	2.1	6.7	3.2	1,632	344	289	75	47	125	87	+97
22	Stephen Curry S. Curry	38	1,456	2020-21	GSW	35.0	38.3	5.8	5.3	1.3	0.2	12.2	23.5	52.1	6.8	14.3	47.5	7.0	7.7	91.4	71.3	0.4	5.4	3.7	1,332	219	202	49	7	141	72	+352
23	James Harden J. Harden	38	1,380	2015-16	HOU	38.9	36.3	6.0	7.4	1.8	0.5	11.1	22.0	50.3	3.9	8.7	44.3	10.3	12.2	84.7	66.4	0.8	5.2	4.8	1,479	229	281	67	19	183	107	+192
24	LeBron James L. James	38	1,380	2009-10	CLE	40.7	36.3	7.6	8.2	1.8	1.0	12.3	23.2	53.1	2.3	6.0	39.2	9.3	11.9	78.2	63.8	1.1	6.5	3.7	1,546	288	313	67	37	141	68	+259
25	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	38	1,555	2006-07	LAL	43.3	40.9	6.4	5.0	1.3	0.5	13.7	26.7	51.4	2.5	5.9	42.0	10.9	12.5	87.6	63.5	1.2	5.3	3.5	1,647	245	189	51	19	132	105	+123