most 45 point games through 1989

Before 1989-90, Wilt Chamberlain had the most games with 45+ points, with 176 games.

Interpreted as:
most 45 or more point regular-season games by a player through 1989
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
176
9,484
53.9
26.0
21.9
40.0
54.7
10.1
17.0
59.2
56.7
4,573
316
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
41
2,048
50.0
18.5
12.9
16.2
79.4
153
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39
1,947
41.9
49.9
6.7
5.4
3.3
1.6
18.2
30.5
59.8
0.3
1.2
21.3
13.2
15.0
87.9
67.3
2.0
4.7
3.5
1,634
261
212
128
63
136
126
4Rick 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
5George Gervin
G. Gervin
24
1,158
40.2
48.3
5.2
2.9
1.4
1.0
18.6
31.4
59.4
0.2
0.9
23.5
10.8
12.3
88.1
65.6
965
124
70
34
23
60
6Jerry West
J. West
21
1,010
48.1
17.9
29.7
60.4
12.3
15.0
82.2
66.3
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
20
988
49.4
15.3
4.2
0.3
1.8
19.8
31.6
62.5
0.0
0.0
9.9
13.5
73.6
65.8
6.0
305
83
1
7
6
8Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
19
928
41.7
48.8
7.8
2.8
2.1
0.6
17.8
31.4
56.8
0.8
1.7
48.5
12.3
14.4
85.7
64.7
3.8
4.0
3.3
792
148
53
39
12
62
39
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
11Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
17
814
47.9
16.6
19.3
29.3
65.9
9.3
11.6
80.2
69.6
5.0
283
5
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
15
730
42.5
48.7
11.0
5.4
1.9
0.7
18.9
31.3
60.2
1.3
3.1
40.4
9.7
10.5
91.8
67.7
2.9
8.1
4.2
637
165
81
29
11
63
36
13Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
15
722
48.1
3.4
17.7
30.5
57.9
12.8
14.8
86.5
65.0
51
14Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
14
671
47.9
10.4
9.6
16.1
15.8
17.7
89.1
146
134
41
15Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
12
597
49.8
5.8
5.5
18.3
33.9
54.1
13.1
15.6
84.0
61.0
69
66
39
16Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
12
552
46.0
20.8
18.3
9.3
12.3
76.2
249
46
17George Mikan
G. Mikan
11
544
49.5
18.1
13.3
16.0
83.0
18Bernard King
B. King
10
498
41.5
49.8
9.3
3.2
1.1
0.3
18.0
28.6
62.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
13.8
17.7
78.0
68.4
3.5
5.8
3.1
415
93
32
11
3
31
31
19Moses Malone
M. Malone
10
482
43.1
48.2
15.5
1.8
17.7
28.2
62.8
0.0
12.8
15.3
83.7
69.0
431
155
18
31
20Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
9
429
46.7
47.7
18.1
0.0
2.5
18.7
34.6
54.0
10.3
13.6
76.2
58.8
420
163
0
5
30
21Alex 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
22World B. Free
W. B. Free
7
325
42.7
46.4
5.1
4.7
17.1
28.7
59.7
1.5
2.3
66.7
11.3
13.7
82.3
66.8
4.6
299
36
33
32
23
23Jack Twyman
J. Twyman
7
341
48.7
18.9
11.0
13.0
84.6
31
24Kiki 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
25Purvis 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
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