most 40 point games in a month by a player

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 40+ points in a month, with 16 games in February 1962 and in January 1962.

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most 40 or more point games in a month by a player

	NAME	GP	PTS	MONTH	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	16	863	February 1962	48.0	53.9	23.8	2.7			20.8	38.3	54.2				12.4	18.8	66.1	58.0				768	380	43				22
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	16	877	January 1962	48.9	54.8	25.6	2.8			21.6	40.9	52.8				11.6	17.8	65.1	56.2				783	410	45				26
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	15	829	December 1961	50.0	55.3	27.1	1.9			22.6	44.9	50.3				10.1	16.6	60.6	52.9				750	407	29				31
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	13	706	November 1962	48.0	54.3	23.5	2.6			21.3	38.8	55.0				11.7	18.4	63.6	57.9				624	306	34				19
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	13	594	January 1960	47.9	45.7	31.7	2.4			18.3	36.0	50.9				9.1	15.5	58.7	53.4				623	412	31				28
6	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	12	582	December 1961		48.5	18.5				17.2	37.6	45.7				14.2	17.9	79.1	53.3					222					39
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	11	462	December 1986	40.0	42.0	4.8	3.9	2.1	1.5	16.0	30.5	52.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	10.0	11.4	88.0	59.2	2.4	2.5	2.7	440	53	43	23	16	30	32
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	11	546	January 1963	47.5	49.6	24.5	1.6			20.2	37.0	54.5				9.3	15.4	60.4	56.7				523	269	18				21
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	10	438	February 2003	41.2	43.8	5.0	3.5	2.6	0.9	15.1	30.5	49.5	2.6	5.4	48.1	11.0	13.1	84.0	60.4	0.5	4.5	3.4	412	50	35	26	9	34	22	+113
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	10	450	December 1964	47.9	45.0	22.9	3.6			19.1	37.0	51.6				6.8	14.8	45.9	51.7				479	229	36				21
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	10	482	February 1961	48.5	48.2	26.7				20.5	34.0	60.3				7.2	14.5	49.7	59.7				485	267					17
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	10	432	November 1960	47.1	43.2	26.7	1.9			18.6	36.0	51.7				6.0	14.6	41.1	50.9				471	267	19				13
13	Rick Barry R. Barry	9	392	November 1966	41.2	43.6	8.4	5.1			15.7	28.8	54.4				12.2	13.7	89.4	62.6				371	76	46				29
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	9	452	November 1964	48.6	50.2	26.0	2.6			21.0	41.0	51.2				8.2	19.6	42.0	50.6				437	234	23				17
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	9	413	January 1964	46.7	45.9	20.0	4.7			18.3	34.7	52.9				9.2	16.6	55.7	54.7				420	180	42				17
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	9	415	December 1963	48.1	46.1	24.9	6.0			18.1	33.9	53.4				9.9	16.7	59.3	55.9				433	224	54				20
17	James Harden J. Harden	8	393	January 2019	39.1	49.1	10.5	7.1	2.3	1.4	14.5	31.0	46.8	6.5	17.5	37.1	13.6	15.1	90.1	65.2	2.0	8.5	5.6	313	84	57	18	11	45	28	+81
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	8	376	March 1987	43.1	47.0	5.4	4.9	3.9	1.5	16.6	29.6	56.1	0.3	0.9	28.6	13.5	14.8	91.5	65.1	1.8	3.6	5.3	345	43	39	31	12	42	21
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	8	371	February 1972		46.4	16.8	6.5			18.4	30.9	59.5				9.6	12.6	76.2	63.6					134	52
20	Rick Barry R. Barry	8	378	February 1967	45.1	47.3	8.8	2.8			16.9	39.8	42.5				13.5	15.5	87.1	50.7				361	70	22				33
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	8	362	January 1966	46.8	45.3	24.6	4.5			18.6	33.4	55.8				8.0	13.4	59.8	57.6				374	197	36				13
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	8	375	February 1964	48.0	46.9	24.0	4.3			19.9	36.5	54.5				7.1	13.8	51.8	55.1				384	192	34				25
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	8	402	March 1963	49.3	50.3	23.8	5.6			20.9	36.9	56.6				8.5	15.1	56.2	57.7				394	190	45				17
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	8	433	December 1962	47.6	54.1	25.1				22.5	42.9	52.5				9.1	14.6	62.4	54.9				381	201					16
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	8	407	November 1961	48.0	50.9	25.8	2.1			21.3	44.1	48.2				8.4	16.3	51.5	49.6				384	206	17				13

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