most 40 point games through 1989

Before 1989-90, Wilt Chamberlain had the most games with 40+ points, with 271 games.

Interpreted as:
most 40 or more point regular-season games by a player through 1989
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
271
13,458
49.7
25.7
20.3
37.4
54.2
9.2
16.1
57.0
55.8
6,968
500
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
88
3,995
45.4
17.1
11.2
13.9
80.5
309
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
77
3,524
41.6
45.8
6.3
5.6
3.2
1.5
16.7
29.5
56.7
0.2
1.1
18.1
12.2
13.9
87.6
64.3
2.1
4.1
3.2
3,205
482
434
247
115
247
241
4Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
77
3,288
42.7
9.3
10.9
15.0
12.7
14.4
88.2
718
836
268
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
70
3,073
43.9
16.1
4.2
3.6
17.7
0.0
0.0
8.5
11.6
73.8
1,126
295
89
6Rick 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
7George Gervin
G. Gervin
68
2,982
40.0
43.9
5.0
2.9
1.3
0.9
17.2
28.9
59.4
0.3
0.9
35.8
9.2
10.8
85.1
65.1
2,722
342
195
91
61
185
8Jerry West
J. West
66
2,891
43.8
15.8
12.2
14.4
84.8
9Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
58
2,518
43.4
15.5
17.0
28.3
60.0
9.5
12.0
79.1
64.7
899
10Adrian 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
11Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
47
2,075
44.1
16.1
11.9
14.6
81.6
159
12Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
37
1,671
40.9
45.2
7.3
2.8
2.2
0.8
16.9
30.5
55.5
0.7
1.6
43.1
10.7
12.4
86.1
62.8
3.2
4.1
3.0
1,515
270
105
83
30
112
78
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
37
1,640
42.2
44.3
10.9
5.6
1.9
17.3
28.8
60.2
1.5
3.4
44.8
8.2
8.8
92.4
67.9
1,562
403
209
72
95
14Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
37
1,634
44.2
3.2
3.2
16.3
28.8
56.4
11.6
13.4
86.9
63.6
120
16
15Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
37
1,585
42.8
17.9
17.1
30.4
56.2
0.0
8.7
11.7
74.4
60.3
664
106
16Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
35
1,554
44.4
16.7
11.0
12.7
86.7
17Alex 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
18Bernard King
B. King
33
1,453
40.9
44.0
8.3
3.3
16.8
26.4
63.4
0.0
0.1
25.0
10.5
13.7
76.4
67.8
1,351
273
109
113
19Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
27
1,182
43.8
17.6
8.6
11.9
72.5
20Moses Malone
M. Malone
26
1,151
42.9
44.3
16.6
1.5
15.9
26.5
60.0
0.0
12.4
15.0
82.6
66.8
1,116
432
38
74
21Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
23
992
43.1
17.9
7.3
8.9
82.0
22George Mikan
G. Mikan
23
1,041
45.3
16.1
13.0
15.7
82.6
23Mark 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
24Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
21
879
41.9
17.3
7.3
8.9
82.3
25Purvis 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
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