Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 50+ points in a month, with 13 games in January 1962 and in December 1961.

most 50 point games in a calendar month in the nba

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most 50 or more point games by a player in a calendar month in the NBA

NAME	GP	PTS	MONTH	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
Wilt Chamberlain	13	739	January 1962	49.2	56.8	25.6	2.7				22.7	42.3	53.6				11.5	17.7	64.8	639	333	35				20
Wilt Chamberlain	13	745	December 1961	49.9	57.3	27.5	1.8				23.5	46.2	50.7				10.4	16.8	61.6	649	357	24				28
Wilt Chamberlain	9	548	February 1962	48.0	60.9	24.9	2.6				23.2	39.4	58.9				14.4	21.8	66.3	432	224	23				13
Wilt Chamberlain	8	482	November 1962	48.0	60.3	23.0	2.8				24.3	42.6	56.9				11.8	17.6	66.7	384	184	22				12
Wilt Chamberlain	6	347	December 1962	47.5	57.8	25.3					24.3	45.8	53.1				9.2	14.8	61.8	285	152					12
Kobe Bryant	5	278	March 2007	46.8	55.6	5.4	2.6	1.2	0.2	2.2	19.0	36.8	51.6	4.0	8.4	47.6	13.6	14.8	91.9	234	27	13	6	1	11	12	+31
Wilt Chamberlain	5	280	November 1964	50.0	56.0	27.6	1.8				23.4	46.0	50.9				9.2	21.2	43.4	250	138	9				8
Wilt Chamberlain	5	287	January 1963	47.0	57.4	20.4	1.4				24.2	42.4	57.1				9.0	14.6	61.6	235	102	7				9
Elgin Baylor	5	269	December 1961		53.8	21.4					19.4	40.4	48.0				15.0	19.4	77.3		107					16
Wilt Chamberlain	5	278	November 1961	48.0	55.6	26.6	0.6				23.0	45.4	50.7				9.6	17.8	53.9	240	133	3				8
Wilt Chamberlain	4	215	February 1964	49.0	53.8	23.8	3.8				22.3	42.0	53.0				9.3	16.3	56.9	196	95	15				14
Wilt Chamberlain	4	226	March 1963	49.3	56.5	23.0	4.5				23.3	39.0	59.6				10.0	16.3	61.5	197	92	18				12
Wilt Chamberlain	4	218	October 1962	50.5	54.5	33.0	3.3				22.5	42.0	53.6				9.5	16.3	58.5	202	132	13				2
Luka Doncic	3	161	December 2022	42.2	53.7	11.7	9.7	3.0	0.7	3.7	18.7	30.0	62.2	4.7	9.3	50.0	11.7	16.3	71.4	127	35	29	9	2	11	11	+14
James Harden	3	159	December 2019	42.0	53.0	5.7	7.0	2.7	1.7	4.7	16.7	34.0	49.0	8.0	17.7	45.3	11.7	11.7	100.0	126	17	21	8	5	14	12	+28
James Harden	3	168	March 2019	40.0	56.0	8.3	6.3	1.7	0.7	3.0	16.7	34.7	48.1	8.3	17.7	47.2	14.3	15.7	91.5	120	25	19	5	2	9	7	+46
James Harden	3	176	January 2019	39.7	58.7	11.3	4.0	2.7	0.7	4.7	16.7	35.0	47.6	5.3	18.0	29.6	20.0	22.0	90.9	119	34	12	8	2	14	12	+36
Kobe Bryant	3	182	January 2006	43.8	60.7	7.7	4.7	1.7	0.3	3.3	20.7	40.7	50.8	6.0	13.3	45.0	13.3	14.3	93.0	131	23	14	5	1	10	5	+21
Michael Jordan	3	156	November 1988	43.0	52.0	7.7	3.3	4.7	1.3	4.0	20.3	29.7	68.5	1.7	3.3	50.0	9.7	11.3	85.3	129	23	10	14	4	12	9
Michael Jordan	3	164	April 1987	41.3	54.7	7.7	4.3	4.0	2.0	2.3	19.0	32.0	59.4	0.0	1.3	0.0	16.7	20.3	82.0	124	23	13	12	6	7	10
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	3	157	February 1972		52.3	14.7	8.0				20.7	31.7	65.3				11.0	15.0	73.3		44	24
Wilt Chamberlain	3	173	December 1967	47.0	57.7	36.3	3.3				24.0	30.7	78.3				9.7	26.0	37.2	141	109	10				6
Wilt Chamberlain	3	163	February 1963	53.0	54.3	23.0	6.3				23.0	43.7	52.7				8.3	15.7	53.2	159	69	19				6
Elgin Baylor	3	153	December 1962		51.0	11.7	4.3				20.0	32.3	61.9				11.0	13.0	84.6		35	13				10
Wilt Chamberlain	3	165	October 1961	48.0	55.0	30.3	2.0				22.0	44.0	50.0				11.0	18.3	60.0	144	91	6				5