nba most 40 point games by a center

Wilt Chamberlain had the most games by a center with 40+ points, with 271 games.

Interpreted as:
NBA most 40 or more point regular-season games by a center
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt 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
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
70
3,073
43.9
16.1
4.2
3.6
17.7
0.0
0.0
8.5
11.6
73.8
1,126
295
89
3Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
54
2,346
43.4
15.6
17.0
28.3
60.0
9.5
11.9
79.7
64.8
842
4Shaquille 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
5Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
48
2,134
36.2
44.5
13.4
4.4
1.3
2.0
15.0
24.8
60.5
1.5
3.8
38.0
13.0
15.0
86.7
70.8
2.9
10.5
3.3
1,736
641
213
60
97
157
156
+533
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
33
1,454
38.5
44.1
12.2
7.8
1.8
1.0
16.6
27.1
61.2
2.6
5.9
44.1
8.3
10.0
82.8
69.9
3.5
8.6
3.1
1,270
402
257
58
32
102
93
+307
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
32
1,371
43.3
42.8
13.1
3.4
1.9
3.3
16.4
27.2
60.2
0.1
0.3
25.0
10.0
12.5
80.5
65.5
3.6
9.5
3.7
1,385
420
110
61
107
119
111
+18
8Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
29
1,241
40.4
42.8
12.9
2.2
1.1
3.4
17.1
26.0
65.8
0.0
0.1
33.3
8.5
10.4
81.5
69.9
3.8
9.1
3.4
1,171
373
65
31
98
98
109
9Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
27
1,182
43.8
17.6
8.6
11.9
72.5
10Moses Malone
M. Malone
26
1,151
42.9
44.3
16.6
1.5
15.9
26.5
60.0
0.0
12.4
15.0
82.6
66.8
1,116
432
38
74
11Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
26
1,112
42.8
18.2
16.8
31.5
53.4
9.1
12.4
73.3
57.8
474
68
12George Mikan
G. Mikan
23
1,041
45.3
16.1
13.0
15.7
82.6
13David Robinson
D. Robinson
22
980
42.8
44.5
12.4
3.5
1.9
4.4
16.0
25.6
62.5
0.1
0.5
27.3
12.4
15.3
81.3
68.9
3.5
8.8
3.5
942
272
78
42
97
77
67
14Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
21
879
41.9
17.3
7.3
8.9
82.3
15Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
18
808
37.7
44.9
13.3
3.7
1.2
0.5
16.2
26.7
60.8
4.1
7.2
56.6
8.4
10.3
81.2
71.9
3.5
9.8
3.4
679
239
66
21
9
62
62
+115
16Anthony Davis
A. Davis
15
653
39.4
43.5
13.8
3.2
1.9
1.9
16.1
28.3
56.7
1.3
3.2
39.6
10.1
11.9
85.4
64.9
3.7
10.1
1.3
591
207
48
28
28
20
41
+124
17Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
14
594
39.4
42.4
10.6
2.7
1.0
1.5
15.3
23.7
64.5
0.1
0.4
20.0
11.8
14.1
83.3
70.9
4.4
6.2
2.4
551
148
38
14
21
34
56
+109
18DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
13
574
39.5
44.2
15.8
4.0
1.5
1.5
14.8
26.3
56.4
2.5
5.5
45.1
12.0
15.0
80.0
67.1
3.9
11.8
4.5
514
205
52
20
20
58
57
+89
19Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
9
371
41.2
41.2
10.2
3.0
1.4
0.3
13.3
22.7
58.8
0.3
0.7
50.0
14.2
16.2
87.7
69.2
3.7
6.6
2.1
371
92
27
13
3
19
20
+52
20Bob Rule
B. Rule
9
399
44.3
12.1
1.2
16.0
12.3
16.2
76.0
109
11
21Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
5
207
38.3
41.4
6.2
2.4
2.4
2.2
14.2
25.8
55.0
3.8
7.6
50.0
9.2
10.4
88.5
68.1
1.6
4.6
2.6
192
31
12
12
11
13
16
-23
22Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
5
209
36.0
41.8
13.2
3.6
1.4
0.2
17.2
25.8
66.7
4.6
8.4
54.8
2.8
3.4
82.4
76.6
2.2
11.0
1.4
180
66
18
7
1
7
12
+51
23Neil Johnston
N. Johnston
5
218
43.6
16.0
25.6
62.5
11.6
14.8
78.4
67.9
20
24Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
4
174
34.9
43.5
11.3
3.0
1.3
3.5
15.5
26.3
59.0
5.5
12.3
44.9
7.0
9.0
77.8
72.0
1.0
10.3
2.5
140
45
12
5
14
10
8
+68
25Dwight Howard
D. Howard
4
170
43.7
42.5
18.0
1.3
2.8
4.8
14.5
21.0
69.0
0.0
0.0
13.5
21.3
63.5
70.0
6.5
11.5
4.0
175
72
5
11
19
16
10
+41

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113.7

23rd

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111.9

3rd

NETRTG

1.8

13th

3P%

36.4

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
7
Suns Suns
14
11
.560
10.0
8
Warriors Warriors
13
12
.520
11.0
9
Grizzlies Grizzlies
11
14
.440
13.0
10
Mavericks Mavericks
10
16
.385
14.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
GSW GSW
@
POR POR
9:00 PM
Thu
12/18
GSW GSW
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
PHX PHX
@
GSW GSW
8:30 PM
Mon
12/22
ORL ORL
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DAL DAL
@
GSW GSW
5:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

13 - 12

123

Final

91

CHI Bulls

9 - 14

Sun 7 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
5.0
5
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
92-121
Tue
11/11
ATL ATL
@
SAC SAC
133-100
Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
130-116
Wed
11/12
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
126-113
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
98-133

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
5:30 PM
Sat
12/13
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
9:00 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM