most games in a season with 40 points in a game

Walt Bellamy has the most games with 40+ points in a season, with 88 games in 1968-69.

Interpreted as:

most games by a player in a season with 40 or more points in a game

	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	88	1,527	1968-69	TOT	35.9	17.4	12.5	2.0			6.4	12.5	51.0				4.6	7.0	64.9	55.5				3,159	1,101	176				320
2	Tom Henderson T. Henderson	87	975	1976-77	TOT	32.1	11.2	2.7	6.9	1.6	0.2	4.3	9.5	44.9				2.7	3.6	74.4	50.6	0.5	2.3		2,791	239	598	138	17		148
3	Gar Heard G. Heard	86	942	1975-76	TOT	31.9	11.0	10.1	2.2	1.4	1.1	4.6	10.5	43.5				1.8	2.9	63.7	46.6	2.9	7.2		2,747	869	190	117	96		303
4	McCoy McLemore M. McLemore	86	810	1970-71	TOT	26.2	9.4	6.6	2.4			3.5	9.2	38.5				2.4	3.0	78.2	44.9				2,254	568	206				235
5	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	85	1,384	2003-04	TOT	31.6	16.3	7.5	2.0	0.8	0.4	5.9	12.4	47.5	0.1	0.4	26.5	4.4	5.0	86.9	55.7	2.2	5.3	2.2	2,684	639	174	68	37	184	222	-117
6	Theo Ratliff T. Ratliff	85	672	2003-04	TOT	31.3	7.9	7.2	0.8	0.6	3.6	3.1	6.5	48.5	0.0	0.0		1.6	2.6	64.5	52.1	2.3	4.9	1.4	2,664	614	71	54	307	120	300	-47
7	Chris Gatling C. Gatling	85	1,014	1999-00	TOT	21.3	11.9	5.9	0.8	1.0	0.3	4.3	9.4	45.5	0.2	0.8	25.7	3.1	4.4	71.3	52.5	1.8	4.1	2.0	1,811	502	71	82	23	169	246	-56
8	Nate Williams N. Williams	85	1,129	1974-75	TOT	22.9	13.3	4.0	1.7	1.1	0.4	5.6	11.6	48.0				2.1	2.6	82.3	52.0	1.2	2.8		1,945	337	145	97	30		251
9	Howard Komives H. Komives	85	969	1968-69	TOT	30.1	11.4	3.5	4.7			4.5	11.5	38.9				2.5	3.1	79.9	44.4				2,562	299	403				274
10	John Tresvant J. Tresvant	85	1,042	1967-68	TOT	29.1	12.3	8.3	1.9			4.7	10.2	45.7				2.9	4.5	65.1	50.3				2,473	709	160				344
11	Buddy Hield B. Hield	84	1,013	2023-24	TOT	25.7	12.1	3.2	2.8	0.8	0.5	4.4	10.1	43.6	2.6	6.8	38.6	0.6	0.7	88.1	57.8	0.7	2.5	1.2	2,160	269	236	70	42	103	169	+64
12	Casey Jacobsen C. Jacobsen	84	547	2004-05	TOT	21.4	6.5	2.0	1.3	0.4	0.1	2.0	4.9	40.4	0.8	2.1	37.3	1.8	2.3	78.6	55.5	0.4	1.6	0.8	1,798	167	113	33	8	71	104	+10
13	Thurl Bailey T. Bailey	84	951	1991-92	TOT	25.0	11.3	5.8	0.9	0.4	1.4	4.4	10.0	44.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.2	79.6	49.8	1.5	4.3	1.3	2,104	485	78	35	117	108	160
14	Tyrone Corbin T. Corbin	84	625	1987-88	TOT	20.7	7.4	4.2	1.4	0.9	0.2	3.1	6.3	49.0	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.3	1.6	79.7	53.4	1.5	2.7	1.2	1,739	350	115	72	18	104	181
15	Mike Mitchell M. Mitchell	84	1,726	1981-82	TOT	36.5	20.5	7.0	1.0	0.7	0.5	9.0	17.6	51.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.6	3.6	72.8	53.6	2.9	4.1	1.8	3,063	590	82	60	43	153	277
16	Billy McKinney B. McKinney	84	818	1980-81	TOT	25.8	9.7	2.2	4.3	1.2	0.1	3.9	7.7	50.7	0.0	0.1	16.7	1.9	2.2	86.2	56.2	0.4	1.8	1.9	2,166	184	360	99	11	158	231
17	Dave Robisch D. Robisch	84	860	1980-81	TOT	25.2	10.2	5.9	2.1	0.4	0.4	3.9	8.8	44.6	0.0	0.0		2.4	2.9	81.0	50.7	1.9	4.1	1.0	2,116	499	173	37	34	83	173
18	Billy Paultz B. Paultz	84	763	1979-80	TOT	26.1	9.1	7.0	2.2	0.8	1.0	3.9	8.0	48.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.2	59.9	50.7	2.2	4.8	1.4	2,193	586	188	69	84	115	213
19	Jim Washington J. Washington	84	1,042	1971-72	TOT	35.3	12.4	8.8	1.7			4.7	10.5	44.4				3.0	3.8	79.3	50.7				2,961	736	146				276
20	Fred Hetzel F. Hetzel	84	1,211	1968-69	TOT	27.1	14.4	7.3	1.3			5.4	12.5	43.6				3.6	4.3	83.8	50.3				2,276	613	112				287
21	Al Tucker A. Tucker	84	880	1968-69	TOT	22.4	10.5	5.2	0.9			4.3	9.6	44.6				1.9	2.9	64.8	48.0				1,885	439	74				186
22	Mikal Bridges M. Bridges	83	1,671	2022-23	TOT	35.7	20.1	4.4	3.3	1.1	0.7	7.1	15.3	46.8	2.0	5.3	38.2	3.8	4.3	89.5	58.7	1.0	3.4	1.5	2,963	364	273	91	61	127	159	+36
23	Josh Smith J. Smith	83	1,027	2014-15	TOT	27.7	12.4	6.4	3.3	1.0	1.4	5.0	11.9	41.9	0.9	2.7	31.6	1.5	3.1	49.8	46.7	1.8	4.6	2.5	2,300	530	277	87	116	206	228	+17
24	Ramon Sessions R. Sessions	83	1,021	2013-14	TOT	26.7	12.3	2.4	4.1	0.6	0.1	4.0	9.3	42.9	0.4	1.5	28.2	3.9	4.9	80.7	53.9	0.5	2.0	1.8	2,214	203	340	49	9	148	90	-165
25	Jarrett Jack J. Jack	83	735	2010-11	TOT	20.7	8.9	2.1	2.9	0.7	0.1	3.1	7.7	40.8	0.4	1.3	30.6	2.2	2.6	85.0	50.3	0.2	1.8	1.3	1,722	173	242	54	6	110	102	-178