most 50 point games through 1989

Before 1989-90, Wilt Chamberlain had the most games with 50+ points, with 118 games.

Interpreted as:
most 50 or more point regular-season games by a player through 1989
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
118
6,772
57.4
26.3
23.5
41.9
56.0
10.4
17.5
59.5
57.8
3,102
209
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
17
914
41.8
53.8
7.1
4.5
3.8
1.6
19.4
30.8
63.0
0.4
1.3
31.8
14.5
16.5
88.2
70.6
1.9
5.2
3.6
710
120
77
65
28
61
53
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
17
930
54.7
18.6
20.5
13.8
17.6
78.0
317
64
4Rick Barry
R. Barry
14
743
44.3
53.1
8.8
6.1
3.5
20.9
38.3
54.5
11.4
12.6
90.3
60.6
1.0
6.3
2.0
620
123
86
21
4
42
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
10
521
52.1
12.7
5.4
0.5
2.5
20.3
31.7
64.0
11.5
15.1
76.2
67.9
127
54
1
5
6Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
6
322
40.7
53.7
6.0
2.3
2.5
1.0
19.3
31.7
61.1
0.7
1.7
40.0
14.3
17.3
82.7
68.3
2.8
3.2
2.8
244
36
14
15
6
17
14
7Bernard King
B. King
6
317
41.5
52.8
8.0
3.3
0.7
0.3
19.5
29.5
66.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
13.8
17.2
80.6
71.3
3.3
4.7
3.2
249
48
20
4
2
19
21
8Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
6
316
43.5
52.7
7.7
4.2
1.2
0.2
19.3
26.7
72.5
0.0
0.0
14.0
16.3
85.7
77.8
2.7
261
46
25
7
1
16
21
9Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
6
320
46.2
53.3
4.8
4.3
21.0
35.0
60.0
11.3
13.5
84.0
65.1
277
29
26
20
10Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
6
313
52.2
20.5
34.0
60.3
11.2
14.2
78.8
64.8
18
11George Gervin
G. Gervin
5
273
41.6
54.6
3.8
3.4
1.6
0.8
22.4
37.0
60.5
0.3
0.7
50.0
9.6
11.0
87.3
65.2
208
19
17
8
4
9
12Jerry West
J. West
5
268
53.6
6.4
5.4
19.4
32.6
59.5
14.8
16.6
89.2
67.2
32
27
21
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
4
205
41.3
51.3
17.5
1.8
1.8
0.5
18.8
30.3
62.0
0.0
13.8
15.5
88.7
69.1
3.3
165
70
7
7
2
13
11
14Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
4
205
51.3
18.3
3.8
20.5
29.3
70.1
10.3
13.3
77.4
73.0
73
15
17
15Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
4
210
48.3
52.5
3.8
11.5
19.0
31.0
61.3
14.5
16.8
86.6
68.4
193
15
46
7
16George Mikan
G. Mikan
4
216
54.0
36.0
20.3
37.3
54.4
13.5
16.3
83.1
60.8
36
16
17Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
163
38.7
54.3
8.7
3.7
0.7
0.7
20.3
33.0
61.6
1.7
4.0
41.7
12.0
12.7
94.7
70.4
3.3
5.3
4.7
116
26
11
2
2
14
8
18Richie Guerin
R. Guerin
3
158
52.7
11.0
9.0
19.3
31.7
61.1
14.0
17.0
82.4
67.3
33
27
9
19Alex English
A. English
2
105
44.0
52.5
3.5
5.0
1.0
0.0
22.5
32.5
69.2
0.0
0.0
7.5
8.0
93.8
72.9
1.0
2.5
2.0
88
7
10
2
0
4
8
20Purvis Short
P. Short
2
116
41.0
58.0
10.0
0.5
1.0
0.0
22.0
33.0
66.7
3.0
4.0
75.0
11.0
12.0
91.7
75.8
5.0
5.0
3.0
82
20
1
2
0
6
4
21Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
2
101
42.0
50.5
6.5
5.0
1.5
1.0
21.0
29.5
71.2
0.5
0.5
100.0
8.0
9.0
88.9
75.5
1.5
5.0
3.0
84
13
10
3
2
6
4
22Phil Smith
P. Smith
2
102
41.5
51.0
2.5
3.5
1.0
0.5
19.0
27.0
70.4
13.0
17.0
76.5
74.0
1.0
1.5
83
5
7
2
1
6
23Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
2
102
41.0
51.0
3.0
6.0
19.0
31.5
60.3
13.0
15.0
86.7
66.9
82
6
12
2
24Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
2
104
48.0
52.0
23.5
19.0
40.0
47.5
14.0
16.5
84.8
55.0
96
47
3
25Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
2
106
53.0
11.0
6.5
17.0
32.5
52.3
19.0
19.5
97.4
64.5
22
13
3
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60
22
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2
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26
.683
4.0
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Knicks Knicks - x
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22.0
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27.0
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56
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38.0
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