most 40 point games in a season total nba

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 40+ points in a season, with 63 games in 1961-62.

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most 40 or more point games by a player in a season total NBA

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	63	3,434	1961-62	PHI	3,069	1,628	152			1,370	2,644	51.8				694	1,111	62.5	54.8				102		48.7	54.5	25.8	2.4
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	52	2,692	1962-63	SFW	2,528	1,294				1,097	2,038	53.8				498	814	61.2	56.2				87		48.6	51.8	24.9
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37	1,690	1986-87	CHI	1,531	204	156	111	64	606	1,155	52.5	4	31	12.9	474	537	88.3	60.7	85	119	124	108		41.4	45.7	5.5	4.2	3.0	1.7	3.4
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35	1,661	1960-61	PHI	1,680	950				689	1,244	55.4				283	546	51.8	56.0				54		48.0	47.5	27.1
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	1,493	1963-64	SFW	1,518	717	168			605	1,122	53.9				283	507	55.8	55.5				78		47.4	46.7	22.4	5.3
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	32	1,449	1959-60	PHI	1,530	947	67			587	1,162	50.5				275	465	59.1	53.0				68		47.8	45.3	29.6	2.1
7	James Harden J. Harden	28	1,317	2018-19	HOU	1,109	228	211	68	28	383	814	47.1	176	444	39.6	375	418	89.7	66.0	35	193	161	91	+242	39.6	47.0	8.1	7.5	2.4	1.0	5.8
8	Rick Barry R. Barry	28	1,291	1966-67	SFW	1,227	270	114			466	971	48.0				359	404	88.9	56.2				95		43.8	46.1	9.6	4.1
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	27	1,241	2005-06	LAL	1,129	164	91	55	7	411	859	47.8	87	211	41.2	332	384	86.5	60.4	35	129	77	87	+182	41.8	46.0	6.1	3.4	2.0	0.3	2.9
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25	1,177	1964-65	TOT		592	74			497	945	52.6				183	396	46.2	52.6				48			47.1	23.7	3.0
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	23	1,024	1962-63	LAL						393						238	280	85.0					76			44.5
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	22	1,007	1989-90	CHI	920	165	120	69	16	375	648	57.9	31	75	41.3	226	258	87.6	66.1	44	121	52	68		41.8	45.8	7.5	5.5	3.1	0.7	2.4
13	James Harden J. Harden	21	977	2019-20	HOU	817	162	163	38	24	283	586	48.3	136	324	42.0	275	310	88.7	67.6	27	135	95	70	+267	38.9	46.5	7.7	7.8	1.8	1.1	4.5
14	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	21	932	1974-75	BUF		327	48			363	615	59.0				206	249	82.7	64.3							44.4	15.6	2.3
15	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	21	984	1960-61	LAL		467				362						260	323	80.5					84			46.9	22.2
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	19	843	2002-03	LAL	814	98	76	41	15	300	613	48.9	56	115	48.7	187	218	85.8	59.5	10	88	65	46	+185	42.8	44.4	5.2	4.0	2.2	0.8	3.4
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	19	861	1971-72	MIL		337	95			345	568	60.7				171	230	74.3	64.3							45.3	17.7	5.0
18	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	18	835	2016-17	OKC	671	188	159	28	2	274	562	48.8	74	185	40.0	213	248	85.9	62.2	25	163	96	42	+73	37.3	46.4	10.4	8.8	1.6	0.1	5.3
19	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	18	882	2006-07	LAL	822	129	79	24	12	291	556	52.3	65	132	49.2	235	273	86.1	65.2	25	104	53	53	+133	45.6	49.0	7.2	4.4	1.3	0.7	2.9
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	18	843	1987-88	CHI	740	86	116	60	35	318	520	61.2	1	17	5.9	206	239	86.2	67.4	29	57	50	60		41.1	46.8	4.8	6.4	3.3	1.9	2.8
21	George Gervin G. Gervin	18	787	1979-80	SAS	734	87	50	33	18	316	536	59.0	13	33	39.4	142	175	81.1	64.2				41		40.8	43.7	4.8	2.8	1.8	1.0
22	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	18	804	1972-73	KCO	869	59	201			308	565	54.5				188	214	87.9	61.0				50		48.3	44.7	3.3	11.2
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	18	843	1965-66	PHI	844	462	78			344	581	59.2				155	271	57.2	60.2				36		46.9	46.8	25.7	4.3
24	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	17	761	2000-01	PHI	767	69	69	47	6	273	541	50.5	35	83	42.2	180	210	85.7	60.1	17	52	60	39	+143	45.1	44.8	4.1	4.1	2.8	0.4	3.5
25	George Gervin G. Gervin	16	711	1981-82	SAS	651	92	50	20	8	284	492	57.7	4	10	40.0	139	157	88.5	63.4			43	39		40.7	44.4	5.8	3.1	1.3	0.5	2.7