most points in a game by a player in the month october since 1951

Since 1950-51, James Harden and Wilt Chamberlain are tied for the most points in an October game, with 59 points.

Interpreted as:

most points in a regular-season game by a player in the month october since 1951

	NAME	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	59	10/30/2019	HOU	@	WAS	38	3	9	1	0	18	32	56.3	6	14	42.9	17	18	94.4	73.9	1	2	4	3	+6
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	59	10/30/1962	SFW	vs	NYK	48	35	6			24	44	54.5				11	12	91.7	59.9				0
3	Rick Barry R. Barry	57	10/29/1966	SFW	@	CIN	48	15	7			21	44	47.7				15	17	88.2	55.4				2
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	57	10/20/1961	PHI	vs	LAL	48	32	1			24	46	52.2				9	17	52.9	53.3				2
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	56	10/23/1962	SFW	vs	DET	48	29	4			23	35	65.7				10	17	58.8	65.9				0
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	10/27/1961	PHI	vs	SYR	48	24	3			21	45	46.7				13	21	61.9	50.7				3
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	53	10/31/2015	GSW	@	NOP	36	4	9	4	0	17	27	63.0	8	14	57.1	11	11	100.0	83.2	0	4	2	3	+16
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	10/23/1965	PHI	vs	DET	45	21	2			21	25	84.0				11	15	73.3	83.9				1
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	10/28/1962	SFW	@	CIN	53	27	2			23	60	38.3				7	17	41.2	39.3				2
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	10/21/1961	PHI	vs	NYK	48	35	2			21	41	51.2				11	17	64.7	54.7				0
11	Klay Thompson K. Thompson	52	10/29/2018	GSW	@	CHI	27	4	0	2	0	18	29	62.1	14	24	58.3	2	2	100.0	87.0	0	4	2	2	+28
12	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	52	10/18/1959	MIN	vs	DET		21				22	36	61.1				8	12	66.7	63.0				4
13	Zach LaVine Z. LaVine	51	10/28/2023	CHI	@	DET	37	5	0	1	0	19	33	57.6	7	13	53.8	6	8	75.0	69.8	2	3	4	2	-8
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	51	10/24/2018	GSW	vs	WAS	32	4	3	0	1	15	24	62.5	11	16	68.8	10	10	100.0	89.8	0	4	2	1	+19
15	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	51	10/28/2016	OKC	vs	PHX	45	13	10	2	0	17	44	38.6	2	10	20.0	15	20	75.0	48.3	3	10	5	3	+7
16	Rick Barry R. Barry	51	10/29/1977	GSW	vs	PHI	43	5	5	1	0	22	38	57.9				7	8	87.5	61.4	0	5	2	4
17	Sam Jones S. Jones	51	10/29/1965	BOS	@	DET						21	35	60.0				9	9	100.0	65.5
18	Paolo Banchero P. Banchero	50	10/28/2024	ORL	vs	IND	40	13	9	1	2	16	26	61.5	3	9	33.3	15	22	68.2	70.1	4	9	4	4	+3
19	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	50	10/23/2019	BKN	vs	MIN	38	8	7	0	1	17	33	51.5	7	14	50.0	9	10	90.0	66.8	2	6	0	4	+18
20	Derrick Rose D. Rose	50	10/31/2018	MIN	vs	UTA	41	4	6	1	1	19	31	61.3	4	7	57.1	8	11	72.7	69.8	0	4	6	4	+10
21	Blake Griffin B. Griffin	50	10/23/2018	DET	vs	PHI	44	14	6	0	1	20	35	57.1	5	10	50.0	5	11	45.5	62.8	3	11	1	4	+4
22	Anthony Davis A. Davis	50	10/26/2016	NOP	vs	DEN	41	15	5	5	4	17	34	50.0	0	2	0.0	16	17	94.1	60.3	1	14	3	4	-3
23	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	50	10/31/2003	SEA	@	LAC	37	8	4	0	1	18	25	72.0	4	7	57.1	10	13	76.9	81.4	2	6	0	1	+22
24	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	50	10/31/1980	UTA	vs	DAL	41	4	4	2	0	12	17	70.6	0	0		26	29	89.7	84.0			3	4
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	10/26/1962	SFW	vs	DET	53	41	1			20	29	69.0				10	19	52.6	66.9				0