nba most 40 point games before turning 37

Wilt Chamberlain had the most games by a player younger than 37 with 40+ points, with 271 games.

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NBA most 40 or more point regular-season games before turning 37 years old by a player

	NAME	GP	PTS	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	271	13,458		49.7	25.7				20.3	37.4	54.2				9.2	16.1	57.0	55.8					6,968					500
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	165	7,463	41.3	45.2	6.4	5.2	2.8	1.2	16.8	29.4	57.3	0.7	2.0	34.7	10.9	12.6	86.3	64.7	1.9	4.5	2.8	6,819	1,055	850	470	190	458	476	+128
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	121	5,441	42.8	45.0	6.1	4.2	1.8	0.6	15.3	30.0	51.2	2.9	6.5	44.2	11.4	13.3	85.7	62.8	1.2	4.9	3.3	5,176	737	508	213	73	394	333	+752
4	James Harden J. Harden	107	4,854	39.5	45.4	7.4	8.1	2.1	0.7	13.3	26.2	50.8	5.6	12.8	44.2	13.1	14.9	87.9	69.2	1.2	6.2	4.8	4,226	788	869	228	79	516	318	+1074
5	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	88	3,995		45.4					17.1						11.2	13.9	80.5											309
6	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	79	3,507	44.9	44.4	4.3	6.3	2.3	0.2	15.5	30.5	51.0	2.0	5.0	40.6	11.3	13.6	83.4	60.9	1.0	3.3	3.7	3,546	339	494	185	14	294	177	+443
7	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	77	3,288		42.7	9.3	10.9			15.0						12.7	14.4	88.2						718	836				268
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	72	3,143	41.4	43.7	8.1	4.6	1.2	1.2	14.8	25.9	57.2	3.8	7.8	48.5	10.2	11.4	89.4	70.5	0.9	7.2	3.8	2,984	584	332	84	86	270	171	+412
9	Stephen Curry S. Curry	70	3,163	36.4	45.2	5.3	5.6	1.3	0.3	14.9	25.3	58.7	8.6	15.1	56.6	6.9	7.4	92.5	78.9	0.7	4.6	3.4	2,550	370	394	91	21	240	143	+824
10	Rick Barry R. Barry	70	3,165	42.8	45.2	8.3	5.3	2.9		17.5	33.3	52.5				10.2	11.3	90.3	59.0			3.2	2,999	578	374	100		19	230
11	George Gervin G. Gervin	68	2,982	40.0	43.9	5.0	2.9	1.3	0.9	17.2	28.9	59.4	0.3	0.9	35.8	9.2	10.8	85.1	65.1				2,722	342	195	91	61		185
12	LeBron James L. James	66	2,941	42.5	44.6	8.5	7.2	1.9	0.9	15.7	26.9	58.4	3.5	7.1	49.1	9.6	12.3	78.4	68.9	1.6	6.9	3.7	2,805	560	475	125	62	247	133	+530
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	66	2,904		44.0	16.6	4.3		3.9	17.7			0.0	0.0		8.5	11.7	73.2						1,097	281		82
14	Jerry West J. West	66	2,891		43.8					15.8						12.2	14.4	84.8
15	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	62	2,765	38.5	44.6	9.4	9.0	1.7	0.4	15.0	26.4	56.7	5.1	11.1	46.0	9.6	11.9	80.1	70.5	0.9	8.5	3.7	2,384	582	556	108	27	227	168	+523
16	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	60	2,713	39.3	45.2	4.9	7.3	1.2	0.3	14.1	25.3	55.7	6.5	12.9	50.2	10.6	11.5	92.6	74.5	0.6	4.3	2.6	2,356	293	438	71	20	156	115	+423
17	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	58	2,518		43.4	15.5				17.0	28.3	60.0				9.5	12.0	79.1	64.7					899
18	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	56	2,514	36.6	44.9	13.0	5.5	1.2	1.2	16.5	25.1	65.9	1.3	3.4	39.1	10.5	14.6	72.2	71.3	2.8	10.2	3.3	2,048	728	306	65	69	183	158	+374
19	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	56	2,493	41.0	44.5	7.7	3.0	1.9	0.7	16.4	29.1	56.3	1.2	2.4	50.0	10.6	12.3	86.2	64.5	3.3	4.3	3.0	2,296	429	166	105	39	167	108
20	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	52	2,271	42.1	43.7	7.1	4.5		0.1	15.8	23.7	66.5	0.0			12.2	14.4	84.6	72.8				2,188	369	236		4		171
21	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	50	2,212	39.0	44.2	9.8	8.3	1.6	0.3	15.5	30.1	51.6	3.1	7.8	40.2	10.1	12.2	82.6	62.4	2.0	7.9	5.0	1,949	491	417	78	15	251	141	+74
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	49	2,174	36.2	44.4	13.3	4.4	1.2	2.0	15.0	24.8	60.2	1.5	3.9	38.6	13.0	15.0	86.5	70.6	2.9	10.4	3.3	1,775	652	217	61	99	162	158	+549
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	49	2,102	40.6	42.9	13.6	2.5	0.8	2.2	16.9	25.6	66.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	15.2	60.1	66.5	5.1	8.5	2.7	1,991	668	122	41	108	132	145	+319
24	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	2,077	42.5	44.2	10.7	6.2	1.9		17.2	28.5	60.3	1.5	3.4	44.1	8.3	8.9	93.1	68.1				1,996	504	293	87			117
25	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	47	2,075		44.1					16.1						11.9	14.6	81.6											159

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8	Trail Blazers	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
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12	Mavericks	26	56	.317	38.0

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28.1

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

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8.6

Barnes

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

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Richardson

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44.0

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
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4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
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7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
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Wilt Chamberlain had the most games by a player younger than 37 with 40+ points, with 271 games.

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