most 40 point games by player regular season and playoffs

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 40+ points in a combined regular-season and postseason, with 67 games in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:

most 40 or more point games by player regular season and playoffs

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	67	3,613	1961-62	PHI	48.7	53.9	26.3	2.4			21.5	41.6	51.8				10.9	17.6	62.0	54.7				3,261	1,759	164				111
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	2,692	1962-63	SFW	48.6	51.8	24.9				21.1	39.2	53.8				9.6	15.7	61.2	56.2				2,528	1,294					87
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	1,732	1986-87	CHI	41.5	45.6	5.5	4.2	2.9	1.8	16.3	31.2	52.4	0.2	0.9	17.6	12.8	14.5	88.2	60.7	2.3	3.2	3.4	1,576	208	160	111	68	128	111
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	36	1,707	1960-61	PHI	48.0	47.4	27.3				19.7	35.6	55.2				8.1	15.6	52.0	55.8				1,728	982					57
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	1,594	1959-60	PHI	47.7	45.5	29.5	2.1			18.6	36.6	50.7				8.4	14.5	57.8	53.0				1,671	1,033	72				72
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34	1,589	1963-64	SFW	47.4	46.7	22.2	5.2			19.0	35.0	54.3				8.7	15.7	55.7	55.8				1,611	755	176				84
7	Rick Barry R. Barry	33	1,521	1966-67	SFW	44.0	46.1	9.6	4.1			16.7	35.5	47.1				12.6	14.5	87.2	55.0				1,453	316	135				117
8	James Harden J. Harden	29	1,358	2018-19	HOU	39.8	46.8	8.2	7.5	2.4	1.0	13.7	29.2	46.9	6.2	15.8	39.6	13.2	14.7	89.9	65.7	1.3	6.9	5.7	1,155	237	217	69	28	164	95	+238
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28	1,291	2005-06	LAL	42.2	46.1	6.1	3.4	2.1	0.3	15.4	31.9	48.2	3.3	7.8	42.0	12.0	13.9	86.4	60.6	1.3	4.9	3.0	1,181	172	96	58	7	84	91	+176
10	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28	1,283	1989-90	CHI	42.1	45.8	7.4	5.8	3.0	0.9	17.1	30.1	56.8	1.4	3.5	40.4	10.3	11.8	87.2	65.0	2.0	5.4	2.7	1,179	207	161	84	24	75	90
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	26	1,211	1960-61	LAL		46.6					17.2						12.1	15.1	80.2											103
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25	1,177	1964-65	TOT		47.1	23.7	3.0			19.9	37.8	52.6				7.3	15.8	46.2	52.6					592	74				48
13	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	24	1,067	1962-63	LAL		44.5					17.0						10.5	12.4	84.5											79
14	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	23	1,050	2000-01	PHI	45.3	45.7	4.0	4.6	2.7	0.3	16.5	32.4	50.8	2.7	5.7	46.2	10.0	11.6	86.8	60.8	1.0	3.0	3.5	1,043	92	105	62	7	80	52	+207
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	22	995	1988-89	CHI	42.3	45.2	8.6	7.5	3.5	0.7	15.9	26.9	59.0	0.6	2.0	30.2	12.9	15.1	85.3	67.4	1.9	6.7	3.4	931	189	166	78	16	74	69
16	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	22	982	1974-75	BUF		44.6	15.8	2.2			17.4	29.4	59.2				9.8	12.0	82.1	64.4					348	49
17	James Harden J. Harden	21	977	2019-20	HOU	38.9	46.5	7.7	7.8	1.8	1.1	13.5	27.9	48.3	6.5	15.4	42.0	13.1	14.8	88.7	67.6	1.3	6.4	4.5	817	162	163	38	24	95	70	+267
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	21	992	1987-88	CHI	41.4	47.2	5.0	6.0	3.3	1.9	18.0	29.8	60.6	0.0	0.8	5.9	11.1	12.7	87.3	66.8	1.7	3.3	2.9	870	104	125	70	40	60	73
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	20	933	2016-17	OKC	37.7	46.7	10.5	9.1	1.6	0.2	15.3	32.0	47.9	4.1	10.7	37.9	12.0	14.2	84.8	61.1	1.6	8.9	5.4	754	209	181	32	3	107	50	+96
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	20	940	1992-93	CHI	42.0	47.0	6.8	5.5	3.0	1.0	18.3	32.7	56.0	1.5	4.0	36.3	9.0	10.9	82.1	62.7	1.6	5.2	2.7	840	135	110	60	19	54	57
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	20	901	1971-72	MIL		45.1	17.2	5.1			18.2	30.0	60.6				8.8	11.7	74.8	64.2					344	102
22	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19	927	2006-07	LAL	45.6	48.8	7.1	4.5	1.3	0.7	16.1	30.6	52.6	3.5	7.1	49.6	13.1	15.1	86.7	65.5	1.3	5.8	3.1	866	135	85	25	13	58	56	+134
23	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19	843	2002-03	LAL	42.8	44.4	5.2	4.0	2.2	0.8	15.8	32.3	48.9	2.9	6.1	48.7	9.8	11.5	85.8	59.5	0.5	4.6	3.4	814	98	76	41	15	65	46	+185
24	George Gervin G. Gervin	19	831	1979-80	SAS	40.9	43.7	4.9	2.7	1.8	1.1	17.6	29.7	59.3	0.7	1.7	39.4	7.8	9.6	81.3	64.4				777	94	52	35	20		43
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	19	889	1965-66	PHI	46.9	46.8	26.1	4.2			19.1	32.4	59.0				8.6	15.6	55.1	59.6				892	496	79				41