most 55 point games through 1989

Before 1989-90, Wilt Chamberlain had the most games with 55+ points, with 72 games.

Interpreted as:
most 55 or more point regular-season games by a player through 1989
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
72
4,381
60.8
26.2
24.8
43.9
56.5
11.2
18.4
60.9
58.5
1,885
119
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
6
366
61.0
21.8
23.3
43.8
53.2
14.3
18.8
76.1
58.5
131
26
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5
295
41.4
59.0
7.2
3.2
4.0
1.6
20.6
32.2
64.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
17.8
20.0
89.0
72.0
2.4
4.8
3.8
207
36
16
20
8
19
13
4Rick Barry
R. Barry
5
288
45.0
57.6
10.8
6.6
5.0
0.3
22.2
39.6
56.1
13.2
14.4
91.7
62.7
1.0
7.0
2.0
225
54
33
15
1
2
14
5Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
2
114
39.0
57.0
7.0
2.5
2.5
0.5
20.0
32.5
61.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
17.0
20.0
85.0
69.0
4.0
3.0
2.5
78
14
5
5
1
5
2
6Bernard King
B. King
2
115
42.5
57.5
9.0
3.5
0.5
0.0
19.0
31.5
60.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
19.5
24.5
79.6
68.0
4.5
4.5
5.5
85
18
7
1
0
11
6
7Purvis 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
8Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
2
112
42.5
56.0
8.0
3.0
0.5
0.5
22.0
31.5
69.8
0.0
0.0
12.0
15.0
80.0
73.5
4.5
3.5
3.0
85
16
6
1
1
6
9
9George Gervin
G. Gervin
2
118
36.0
59.0
3.5
3.0
1.0
1.0
22.0
40.5
54.3
1.0
2.0
50.0
14.5
17.5
82.9
61.2
72
7
6
2
2
3
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
1
60
43.0
60.0
7.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
22.0
36.0
61.1
1.0
4.0
25.0
15.0
16.0
93.8
69.7
4.0
3.0
3.0
43
7
3
0
0
3
3
11Kevin McHale
K. McHale
1
56
41.0
56.0
16.0
4.0
1.0
3.0
22.0
28.0
78.6
0.0
0.0
12.0
13.0
92.3
83.0
10.0
6.0
4.0
41
16
4
1
3
4
3
12Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
1
56
37.0
56.0
6.0
4.0
18.0
26.0
69.2
0.0
0.0
20.0
22.0
90.9
78.5
37
6
4
4
13David Thompson
D. Thompson
1
73
43.0
73.0
7.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
28.0
38.0
73.7
17.0
20.0
85.0
78.0
3.0
4.0
4.0
43
7
2
0
1
4
2
14Calvin Murphy
C. Murphy
1
57
48.0
57.0
6.0
2.0
3.0
0.0
24.0
40.0
60.0
9.0
12.0
75.0
62.9
48
6
2
3
0
4
15Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
1
68
43.0
68.0
6.0
6.0
3.0
2.0
26.0
43.0
60.5
16.0
19.0
84.2
66.2
1.0
5.0
43
6
6
3
2
6
16Fred Brown
F. Brown
1
58
45.0
58.0
6.0
3.0
2.0
24.0
37.0
64.9
10.0
13.0
76.9
67.9
2.0
4.0
45
6
3
2
2
17Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
1
55
44.0
55.0
3.0
7.0
20.0
31.0
64.5
15.0
19.0
78.9
69.9
44
3
7
0
18Chet Walker
C. Walker
1
56
36.0
56.0
4.0
2.0
22.0
30.0
73.3
12.0
13.0
92.3
78.4
36
4
2
1
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
55
47.0
55.0
17.0
3.0
23.0
36.0
63.9
9.0
11.0
81.8
67.3
47
17
3
4
20Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
1
57
38.0
57.0
8.0
8.0
25.0
34.0
73.5
7.0
8.0
87.5
76.0
38
8
8
4
21Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
1
56
51.0
56.0
7.0
3.0
20.0
33.0
60.6
16.0
22.0
72.7
65.6
51
7
3
4
22Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
1
56
56.0
9.0
12.0
17.0
33.0
51.5
22.0
23.0
95.7
64.9
9
12
2
23Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
1
55
48.0
55.0
14.0
19.0
39.0
48.7
17.0
17.0
100.0
59.2
48
14
4
24Jerry West
J. West
1
63
39.0
63.0
3.0
3.0
22.0
36.0
61.1
19.0
22.0
86.4
69.0
39
3
3
5
25Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
1
57
48.0
57.0
28.0
25.0
42.0
59.5
7.0
9.0
77.8
62.0
48
28
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