most 45 point games by a forward

Elgin Baylor had the most games by a forward with 45+ points, with 41 games.

Interpreted as:
most 45 or more point regular-season games by a forward
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41
2,048
50.0
18.5
12.9
16.2
79.4
153
2Rick Barry
R. Barry
31
1,536
43.1
49.5
8.5
5.0
2.6
18.9
36.5
51.8
11.7
12.9
91.2
58.7
1.1
6.3
3.3
1,336
263
156
29
10
101
3LeBron James
L. James
26
1,303
42.0
50.1
8.0
6.9
1.7
0.8
17.1
28.6
59.9
4.8
8.7
55.5
11.0
13.4
82.5
72.7
1.5
6.5
3.2
1,093
207
179
43
21
83
50
+205
4Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
23
1,118
41.9
48.6
7.7
3.1
2.0
0.6
17.6
30.8
57.1
1.2
2.3
52.8
12.3
14.1
86.8
65.7
3.6
4.1
3.3
963
178
71
46
14
77
46
5Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
21
1,049
37.0
50.0
13.3
4.8
1.2
1.1
18.0
28.0
64.3
1.5
4.2
36.4
12.4
16.3
76.1
71.0
2.8
10.5
3.0
776
280
100
26
23
63
54
+182
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
21
1,024
43.1
48.8
8.3
4.8
1.5
1.0
16.2
28.5
56.8
4.4
8.6
51.4
12.0
13.2
90.6
71.0
0.9
7.4
3.7
905
175
101
32
21
77
53
+79
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
19
920
43.1
48.4
10.9
6.2
1.9
0.9
18.8
31.1
60.6
1.2
3.1
39.0
9.5
10.4
91.9
67.9
2.5
8.5
3.9
818
208
118
36
17
75
46
8Bernard King
B. King
18
878
41.2
48.8
8.2
3.7
1.6
0.3
18.3
29.8
61.6
0.1
0.4
28.6
12.0
15.2
78.8
66.9
3.1
5.1
3.6
742
148
66
28
6
64
54
9Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
18
878
48.8
18.2
32.9
55.2
12.4
15.0
83.0
61.8
63
10Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
17
823
42.6
48.4
6.9
4.2
0.1
16.5
23.9
69.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
15.5
18.0
85.9
76.1
724
118
71
1
55
11Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
14
669
41.0
47.8
7.9
2.4
1.0
0.5
17.4
28.3
61.4
3.3
5.9
56.1
9.8
11.1
87.8
72.0
2.4
5.6
2.1
574
111
34
14
7
30
50
+79
12Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
9
454
40.7
50.4
9.6
4.9
0.3
0.8
16.3
28.8
56.8
6.7
12.0
55.6
11.1
12.3
90.1
73.7
1.6
8.0
2.2
367
86
44
3
7
20
24
+101
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
9
454
42.3
50.4
13.6
3.1
1.6
0.8
19.0
27.7
68.7
0.1
0.2
50.0
12.3
16.0
77.1
72.7
4.2
9.3
3.3
381
122
28
14
7
30
29
+1
14Anthony Davis
A. Davis
8
401
41.5
50.1
15.6
2.4
2.3
2.6
18.4
30.1
61.0
1.3
3.5
35.7
12.1
13.6
89.0
69.4
5.0
10.6
2.0
332
125
19
18
21
16
15
+96
15Vince Carter
V. Carter
8
374
42.5
46.8
7.1
3.9
2.0
1.3
16.0
29.5
54.2
4.0
7.6
52.5
10.8
12.4
86.9
66.9
2.9
4.3
3.1
340
57
31
16
10
25
32
+66
16Alex English
A. English
8
380
41.9
47.5
5.9
5.5
1.0
0.8
19.4
30.8
63.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
8.8
10.0
87.5
67.6
2.6
3.3
2.4
335
47
44
8
6
19
33
17Paul George
P. George
7
322
42.1
46.0
10.1
5.0
1.7
0.1
14.7
26.7
55.1
6.3
12.4
50.6
10.3
12.1
84.7
71.7
1.6
8.6
2.0
295
71
35
12
1
14
24
+26
18Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
7
341
48.7
18.9
11.0
13.0
84.6
31
19Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
6
290
40.5
48.3
4.8
3.3
0.5
0.8
19.0
27.2
69.9
0.3
0.5
66.7
10.0
11.0
90.9
75.5
1.2
3.7
2.0
243
29
20
3
5
12
13
20Purvis Short
P. Short
6
302
42.2
50.3
6.5
2.7
1.2
0.0
18.7
30.3
61.5
1.5
2.8
52.9
11.5
12.7
90.8
70.1
2.3
4.2
3.0
253
39
16
7
0
18
19
21George Yardley
G. Yardley
6
295
49.2
17.5
31.5
55.6
14.2
16.7
85.0
63.3
20
22Glen Rice
G. Rice
5
240
44.8
48.0
7.0
1.6
1.0
0.4
18.2
26.8
67.9
4.0
6.8
58.8
7.6
8.4
90.5
78.7
1.2
5.8
2.6
224
35
8
5
2
13
13
+3
23Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
5
228
46.4
45.6
11.8
2.6
2.6
0.8
15.6
26.6
58.6
2.2
4.8
45.8
12.2
15.0
81.3
68.7
5.2
6.6
3.2
232
59
13
13
4
16
15
24Julius Randle
J. Randle
4
194
37.2
48.5
6.5
2.8
1.3
1.0
18.3
30.8
59.3
6.3
12.8
49.0
5.8
8.3
69.7
70.5
1.8
4.8
3.3
149
26
11
5
4
13
13
+11
25Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
4
190
36.2
47.5
7.3
2.8
2.3
1.3
16.0
24.3
66.0
4.3
9.5
44.7
11.3
13.3
84.9
79.0
0.5
6.8
2.3
145
29
11
9
5
9
6
+77

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22
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2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
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29
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62
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3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
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15.0
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.512
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22.0
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