most 40 point games by a forward

Elgin Baylor had the most games by a forward with 40+ points, with 88 games.

Interpreted as:
most 40 or more point regular-season games by a forward
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
88
3,995
45.4
17.1
11.2
13.9
80.5
309
2LeBron James
L. James
77
3,430
41.6
44.5
8.7
7.0
1.7
0.9
15.7
26.6
58.9
3.8
7.4
51.0
9.4
11.9
79.3
69.9
1.6
7.1
3.7
3,205
670
541
131
71
284
143
+630
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
73
3,181
41.4
43.6
8.0
4.6
1.2
1.2
14.8
25.9
57.0
3.8
7.9
48.0
10.2
11.5
89.4
70.4
0.9
7.2
3.7
3,021
586
334
85
84
271
173
+390
4Rick Barry
R. Barry
70
3,165
42.8
45.2
8.3
5.3
2.9
17.5
33.3
52.5
10.2
11.3
90.3
59.0
3.2
2,999
578
374
100
19
230
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
56
2,514
36.6
44.9
13.0
5.5
1.2
1.2
16.5
25.1
65.9
1.3
3.4
39.1
10.5
14.6
72.2
71.3
2.8
10.2
3.3
2,048
728
306
65
69
183
158
+374
6Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
56
2,493
41.0
44.5
7.7
3.0
1.9
0.7
16.4
29.1
56.3
1.2
2.4
50.0
10.6
12.3
86.2
64.5
3.3
4.3
3.0
2,296
429
166
105
39
167
108
7Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
52
2,271
42.1
43.7
7.1
4.5
0.1
15.8
23.7
66.5
0.0
12.2
14.4
84.6
72.8
2,188
369
236
4
171
8Larry Bird
L. Bird
47
2,077
42.5
44.2
10.7
6.2
1.9
17.2
28.5
60.3
1.5
3.4
44.1
8.3
8.9
93.1
68.1
1,996
504
293
87
117
9Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
47
2,075
44.1
16.1
11.9
14.6
81.6
159
10Bernard King
B. King
45
2,003
41.4
44.5
7.9
3.6
17.0
27.8
61.3
0.1
0.4
28.6
10.3
13.3
77.5
66.1
1,862
357
164
152
11Karl Malone
K. Malone
44
1,894
41.2
43.0
11.9
3.1
1.5
1.1
15.5
23.8
64.9
0.1
0.3
23.1
12.0
15.1
79.8
70.6
2.8
9.1
3.7
1,813
524
138
66
50
161
148
+103
12Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
36
1,586
42.3
44.1
7.6
2.9
1.2
0.6
15.9
27.6
57.7
3.0
5.6
53.2
9.2
10.6
86.4
68.2
2.1
5.4
2.5
1,521
272
103
42
22
91
130
+169
13Alex English
A. English
33
1,425
40.9
43.2
6.2
5.0
17.5
27.8
63.0
0.0
0.1
33.3
8.1
9.1
88.4
67.8
3.1
1,351
203
166
101
112
14Anthony Davis
A. Davis
30
1,313
39.6
43.8
14.0
2.8
1.8
2.2
15.7
26.3
59.7
1.4
3.2
43.2
11.0
12.6
87.1
68.7
3.9
10.1
2.1
1,187
420
83
54
65
64
69
+261
15Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
29
1,282
39.0
44.2
8.6
4.7
0.9
0.8
14.6
25.6
57.1
5.9
11.2
52.8
9.1
10.2
88.9
73.5
1.0
7.7
2.1
1,131
250
135
27
22
62
65
+391
16Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
22
932
39.5
42.4
6.3
3.2
1.0
0.5
16.4
28.2
58.1
1.0
2.6
38.6
8.6
10.7
80.9
64.4
2.8
3.5
2.6
869
139
70
21
11
57
75
17Paul George
P. George
21
908
39.3
43.2
8.8
4.9
2.0
0.3
14.8
25.5
57.8
6.0
11.5
52.3
7.7
9.1
84.8
73.2
1.1
7.6
2.6
826
184
102
41
6
54
61
+153
18Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
21
893
43.0
42.5
13.8
3.1
2.3
0.9
14.9
22.7
65.6
1.1
3.0
35.9
11.6
14.8
78.7
72.8
5.8
8.0
3.9
903
289
66
49
18
82
66
+16
19Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
19
827
43.5
18.0
7.5
9.2
82.2
20Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
18
769
37.3
42.7
7.3
3.8
1.3
0.5
15.8
26.0
60.9
4.1
8.6
47.7
6.9
8.7
79.6
71.6
1.6
5.7
3.4
672
132
69
23
9
61
39
+248
21Purvis Short
P. Short
18
796
42.2
44.2
5.7
3.2
1.2
0.1
16.9
28.7
59.0
0.9
2.2
41.0
9.4
10.6
89.5
66.3
2.6
3.1
2.9
759
102
58
22
2
53
62
22Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
17
726
42.1
42.7
10.2
2.6
1.1
1.2
13.9
25.9
53.6
2.2
4.6
48.1
12.7
13.7
92.7
66.9
2.1
8.1
2.2
716
173
45
18
21
38
40
+146
23Vince Carter
V. Carter
17
745
42.3
43.8
7.9
4.4
1.6
1.2
15.2
27.5
55.2
3.8
7.6
50.4
9.6
11.2
86.3
67.7
2.5
5.4
2.7
719
134
74
27
20
46
58
+165
24Glen Rice
G. Rice
16
692
44.9
43.3
5.2
2.6
1.1
0.2
14.8
24.6
60.2
4.3
6.9
61.3
9.4
10.4
89.8
74.0
1.1
4.1
2.1
719
83
41
17
3
34
38
+93
25John Drew
J. Drew
16
686
38.3
42.9
12.4
2.4
15.3
26.8
57.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
12.3
16.0
76.6
63.4
612
199
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