nba players who have scored the most points in the first 3 minutes of game season

Wilt Chamberlain had 4,029 points in 1961-62.

NAMEPTSMINSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4,029
3,882
1961-62
PHI PHI
80
48.5
50.4
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
2,052
192
123
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,586
3,806
1962-63
SFW SFW
80
47.6
44.8
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
1,946
275
136
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3,041
3,281
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
40.0
37.1
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
430
377
236
125
272
237
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,033
3,773
1960-61
PHI PHI
79
47.8
38.4
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
2,149
148
130
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2,948
3,689
1963-64
SFW SFW
80
46.1
36.9
22.3
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
1,787
403
182
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,868
3,311
1987-88
CHI CHI
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
449
485
259
131
252
270
7Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
2,832
3,277
2005-06
LAL LAL
80
41.0
35.4
5.3
4.5
1.8
0.4
12.2
27.2
45.0
2.3
6.5
34.7
8.7
10.2
85.0
55.9
0.9
4.4
3.1
425
360
147
30
250
233
+320
8Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
2,831
3,539
1974-75
BUF BUF
82
43.2
34.5
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
1,155
179
92
174
278
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2,822
3,583
1971-72
MIL MIL
81
44.2
34.8
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
1,346
370
235
10James Harden
J. Harden
2,818
2,867
2018-19
HOU HOU
78
36.8
36.1
6.6
7.5
2.0
0.7
10.8
24.5
44.2
4.8
13.2
36.8
9.7
11.0
87.9
61.6
0.8
5.8
5.0
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
11Rick Barry
R. Barry
2,775
3,175
1966-67
SFW SFW
78
40.7
35.6
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
714
282
258
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,753
3,197
1989-90
CHI CHI
82
39.0
33.6
6.9
6.3
2.8
0.7
12.6
24.0
52.6
1.1
3.0
37.6
7.2
8.5
84.8
60.6
1.7
5.1
3.0
565
519
227
54
247
241
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
2,719
3,370
1962-63
LAL LAL
80
42.1
34.0
14.3
4.8
12.9
28.4
45.3
8.3
9.9
83.7
51.9
1,146
386
226
14Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
2,719
3,681
1972-73
KCO KCO
80
46.0
34.0
2.8
11.4
12.9
26.3
48.8
8.3
9.8
84.7
55.5
223
910
207
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2,707
3,338
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
1,941
168
150
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2,649
3,737
1965-66
PHI PHI
79
47.3
33.5
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
1,943
414
171
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,633
3,255
1988-89
CHI CHI
81
40.2
32.5
8.0
8.0
2.9
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
652
650
234
65
290
247
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2,596
3,288
1970-71
MIL MIL
82
40.1
31.7
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
1,311
272
264
19Kevin Durant
K. Durant
2,593
3,122
2013-14
OKC OKC
81
38.5
32.0
7.4
5.5
1.3
0.7
10.5
20.8
50.3
2.4
6.1
39.1
8.7
9.9
87.3
63.5
0.7
6.7
3.5
598
445
103
59
285
174
+509
20George Gervin
G. Gervin
2,585
2,934
1979-80
SAS SAS
78
37.6
33.1
5.2
2.6
1.4
1.0
13.1
24.9
52.8
0.4
1.3
31.4
6.5
7.6
85.2
58.7
2.0
3.2
3.3
403
202
110
79
254
208
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,580
3,034
1990-91
CHI CHI
82
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
492
453
223
83
202
229
22Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
2,558
2,802
2016-17
OKC OKC
81
34.6
31.6
10.7
10.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
24.0
42.5
2.5
7.2
34.3
8.8
10.4
84.5
55.4
1.7
9.0
5.4
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
23George Gervin
G. Gervin
2,551
2,817
1981-82
SAS SAS
79
35.7
32.3
5.0
2.4
1.0
0.6
12.6
25.2
50.0
0.1
0.5
27.8
7.0
8.1
86.4
56.2
1.7
3.2
2.7
392
187
77
45
210
215
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2,541
3,067
1992-93
CHI CHI
78
39.3
32.6
6.7
5.5
2.8
0.8
12.7
25.7
49.5
1.0
2.9
35.2
6.1
7.3
83.7
56.4
1.7
5.0
2.7
522
428
221
61
207
188
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
2,540
3,122
1989-90
UTA UTA
82
38.1
31.0
11.1
2.8
1.5
0.6
11.1
19.8
56.2
0.2
0.5
37.2
8.5
11.1
76.2
62.6
2.8
8.3
3.7
911
226
121
50
304
259
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10:00 PM
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OKC OKC
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