nba players with the most 40 point games before turning 23

Rick Barry had the most games by a player younger than 23 with 40+ points, with 35 games.

Interpreted as:
NBA players with the most 40 or more point regular-season games before turning 23 years old
NAMEGPPTSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
35
1,600
44.0
45.7
10.3
4.1
16.3
33.4
48.9
13.0
14.6
89.1
57.4
1,541
362
142
124
2LeBron James
L. James
20
896
44.8
44.8
7.7
7.3
2.1
0.8
15.8
28.2
56.0
3.0
6.5
46.5
10.3
12.5
82.4
66.6
1.5
6.2
3.5
897
153
145
42
15
70
48
+140
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
17
725
42.6
42.6
9.5
3.1
1.3
1.3
14.2
24.2
58.6
2.8
5.9
47.5
11.5
12.6
90.7
71.7
1.5
7.9
3.1
725
161
52
22
22
52
40
+106
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
17
728
41.9
42.8
14.5
1.9
0.8
2.2
17.3
26.2
65.9
0.0
0.0
8.2
13.6
60.6
66.5
6.0
8.5
2.7
713
247
32
14
38
46
45
5Trae Young
T. Young
16
705
39.9
44.1
4.8
9.6
0.9
0.3
13.3
25.2
52.9
5.4
11.5
47.3
12.0
13.7
87.7
70.6
0.7
4.1
5.8
638
77
153
14
4
92
29
+83
6Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
14
606
38.5
43.3
9.5
9.6
0.9
0.4
14.5
26.9
53.8
5.1
11.2
45.2
9.2
11.8
78.2
67.4
0.9
8.6
4.7
539
133
135
13
6
66
45
+145
7Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
12
537
44.8
20.7
17.5
9.8
13.3
73.6
248
46
8Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
11
489
42.6
44.5
9.9
4.3
1.5
1.2
16.6
30.7
54.1
2.2
4.3
51.1
9.0
12.4
72.8
61.5
2.9
7.0
3.1
469
109
47
17
13
34
22
+40
9Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
11
483
43.9
17.5
17.6
28.1
62.8
8.6
10.5
81.9
67.1
192
39
10Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
11
474
43.1
11.3
11.3
15.5
12.0
14.5
82.5
124
124
39
11Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
10
445
38.5
44.5
5.9
4.3
1.9
1.1
15.8
27.8
56.8
5.7
11.7
48.7
7.2
9.5
75.8
69.6
1.2
4.7
2.9
385
59
43
19
11
29
18
+98
12Jalen Green
J. Green
9
371
37.8
41.2
4.4
3.3
0.9
0.3
13.6
22.2
61.0
5.2
9.7
54.0
8.9
10.2
87.0
77.1
0.8
3.7
2.6
340
40
30
8
3
23
14
+86
13Devin Booker
D. Booker
9
437
40.2
48.6
6.6
6.4
1.3
0.7
16.6
30.0
55.2
4.1
9.1
45.1
11.3
12.8
88.7
68.2
1.2
5.3
4.9
361
59
58
12
6
44
27
+11
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
9
393
43.7
14.3
3.4
16.3
11.0
14.9
73.9
129
31
24
15Cam Thomas
C. Thomas
8
347
37.5
43.4
3.6
3.5
0.6
0.3
14.9
26.6
55.9
5.0
10.3
48.8
8.6
9.4
92.0
70.5
0.6
3.0
3.5
300
29
28
5
2
28
23
0
16Ja Morant
J. Morant
7
308
36.3
44.0
5.1
6.4
1.4
0.6
15.3
25.9
59.1
3.3
5.0
65.7
10.1
12.6
80.7
70.1
1.1
4.0
3.6
254
36
45
10
4
25
14
+67
17Anthony Davis
A. Davis
7
309
42.3
44.1
14.0
3.4
1.1
1.9
16.3
24.9
65.5
0.9
1.6
54.5
10.7
11.9
90.4
73.4
3.7
10.3
2.1
296
98
24
8
13
15
16
+41
18Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
7
318
41.7
45.4
4.0
6.0
2.6
0.1
16.4
29.9
55.0
5.1
8.7
59.0
7.4
7.9
94.5
68.2
0.9
3.1
4.0
292
28
42
18
1
28
19
+47
19Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
7
310
46.1
44.3
6.4
4.9
1.0
1.6
15.7
28.7
54.7
1.1
3.3
34.8
11.7
12.7
92.1
64.5
2.4
4.0
4.3
323
45
34
7
11
30
20
+10
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
7
307
42.9
43.9
8.6
6.6
2.7
1.1
16.7
26.6
62.9
0.1
0.6
25.0
10.3
11.4
90.0
69.4
2.9
5.7
3.4
300
60
46
19
8
24
28
21John Drew
J. Drew
7
290
39.3
41.4
16.1
2.7
14.1
24.6
57.6
13.1
17.3
76.0
64.4
275
113
19
29
22Paolo Banchero
P. Banchero
6
260
39.3
43.3
7.8
5.2
1.2
0.8
15.2
26.0
58.3
3.3
7.5
44.4
9.7
12.8
75.3
68.5
1.2
6.7
4.0
236
47
31
7
5
24
19
-17
23Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
6
250
39.8
41.7
3.3
1.8
0.8
0.3
15.0
26.7
56.3
2.3
5.3
43.8
9.3
11.8
78.9
65.4
1.2
2.2
1.7
239
20
11
5
2
10
11
+44
24Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
6
262
39.3
43.7
10.7
2.5
1.5
1.5
15.7
23.8
65.7
0.0
0.3
0.0
12.3
15.8
77.9
70.9
4.0
6.7
1.7
236
64
15
9
9
10
21
+55
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
6
253
43.4
42.2
7.0
2.3
2.2
1.0
15.3
27.3
56.1
1.0
2.0
50.0
10.5
12.7
82.9
64.1
2.7
4.3
3.7
260
42
14
13
6
22
24
+32

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PPG

28.4

Curry

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RPG

6.2

Kuminga

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APG

5.0

Green

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.4

20th

DRTG

112.2

3rd

NETRTG

2.2

10th

3P%

36.0

15th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
18
10
.643
6.5
7
17
13
.567
8.5
8
Warriors Warriors
16
15
.516
10.0
9
15
16
.484
11.0
10
12
19
.387
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:30 PM
Wed
12/31
@
1:00 PM
Fri
1/2
@
10:00 PM
Sat
1/3
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Mavericks

12 - 20

116

Final

126

GSW Warriors

16 - 15

Thu 25 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
24
7
.774
2
21
9
.700
2.5
3
19
11
.633
4.5
4
18
14
.563
6.5
5
16
13
.552
7.0
6
17
14
.548
7.0
7
17
15
.531
7.5
8
16
15
.516
8.0
9
15
15
.500
8.5
10
15
17
.469
9.5
11
12
19
.387
12.0
12
11
20
.355
13.0
13
9
19
.321
13.5
14
6
23
.207
17.0
15
6
25
.194
18.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
5
.839
2
23
7
.767
2.5
3
22
8
.733
3.5
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
20
11
.645
6.0
6
18
10
.643
6.5
7
17
13
.567
8.5
8
16
15
.516
10.0
9
15
16
.484
11.0
10
12
19
.387
14.0
11
11
19
.367
14.5
12
12
21
.364
15.0
13
9
21
.300
16.5
14
8
23
.258
18.0
15
8
24
.250
18.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/23
@
112-117
Mon
11/24
@
113-132
Mon
11/24
@
144-103
Mon
11/24
@
118-135
Tue
11/25
@
114-117

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM