which nba player has the most 50 point games in a season

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 50+ points in a season, with 45 games in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
Which NBA player has the most 50 or more point games in a season?
NAMEGPPTSSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
45
2,633
1961-62
PHI PHI
48.9
58.5
26.6
2.2
23.3
43.8
53.3
11.8
18.6
63.7
56.3
2,200
1,198
97
76
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30
1,723
1962-63
SFW SFW
48.7
57.4
24.4
23.8
42.8
55.6
9.9
16.0
61.9
57.7
1,462
731
53
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
10
541
2006-07
LAL LAL
46.7
54.1
6.3
3.2
1.2
0.3
18.8
35.1
53.6
3.5
7.4
47.3
13.0
14.5
89.7
65.2
0.8
5.5
2.5
467
63
32
12
3
25
29
+76
4James Harden
J. Harden
9
506
2018-19
HOU HOU
40.7
56.2
9.3
7.2
2.4
0.6
16.3
33.2
49.2
6.7
16.9
39.5
16.9
18.3
92.1
68.1
2.0
7.3
4.9
366
84
65
22
5
44
28
+113
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
9
498
1964-65
TOT
50.8
55.3
26.3
2.6
23.4
44.4
52.8
8.4
18.0
46.9
52.8
457
237
23
16
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
9
493
1963-64
SFW SFW
48.1
54.8
22.3
5.3
22.4
40.4
55.5
9.9
17.8
55.6
56.7
433
201
48
21
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
8
442
1986-87
CHI CHI
41.5
55.3
6.9
3.8
4.1
2.0
19.0
32.1
59.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
17.3
19.9
86.8
67.6
2.3
4.6
3.9
332
55
30
33
16
31
21
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
8
456
1960-61
PHI PHI
48.6
57.0
29.5
23.3
38.3
60.8
10.5
17.4
60.4
62.1
389
236
11
9Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
6
334
2019-20
POR POR
40.3
55.7
5.0
8.7
1.0
0.0
16.7
30.3
54.9
8.0
15.3
52.2
14.3
14.8
96.6
75.5
0.3
4.7
2.7
242
30
52
6
0
16
7
+67
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
6
345
2005-06
LAL LAL
41.7
57.5
7.0
3.0
2.3
0.2
19.3
35.7
54.2
5.3
11.8
45.1
13.5
15.3
88.0
67.8
1.5
5.5
2.8
250
42
18
14
1
17
15
+69
11Rick Barry
R. Barry
6
309
1966-67
SFW SFW
45.7
51.5
9.8
4.7
18.8
39.0
48.3
13.8
15.5
89.2
56.2
274
59
28
17
12James Harden
J. Harden
5
278
2019-20
HOU HOU
38.8
55.6
4.6
7.6
2.4
1.2
16.8
31.6
53.2
7.6
16.2
46.9
14.4
15.2
94.7
72.6
1.2
3.4
4.6
194
23
38
12
6
23
18
+84
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5
259
1988-89
CHI CHI
42.0
51.8
9.0
4.6
3.8
1.0
19.4
28.6
67.8
1.2
2.4
50.0
11.8
13.4
88.1
75.1
1.6
7.4
4.0
210
45
23
19
5
20
17
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5
262
1971-72
MIL MIL
52.4
13.8
5.8
21.4
34.0
62.9
9.6
12.8
75.0
66.1
69
29
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
5
283
1965-66
PHI PHI
47.0
56.6
28.2
3.2
23.6
37.2
63.4
9.4
15.6
60.3
64.2
235
141
16
9
16Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
5
269
1961-62
LAL LAL
53.8
21.4
19.4
40.4
48.0
15.0
19.4
77.3
55.0
107
16
17Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
5
287
1960-61
LAL LAL
57.4
22.0
21.2
15.0
18.8
79.8
110
22
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
5
276
1959-60
PHI PHI
47.4
55.2
28.8
2.0
23.6
42.6
55.4
8.0
13.4
59.7
56.9
237
144
10
12
19Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
4
207
2024-25
OKC OKC
36.6
51.8
6.0
5.3
1.8
1.0
17.3
30.8
56.1
3.3
8.0
40.6
14.0
15.3
91.8
69.1
1.8
4.3
2.3
146
24
21
7
4
9
11
+58
20Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
4
214
2022-23
DAL DAL
40.7
53.5
10.8
8.5
2.8
0.5
18.3
28.5
64.0
4.8
9.8
48.7
12.3
16.8
73.1
74.6
1.5
9.3
3.8
163
43
34
11
2
15
13
+22
21James Harden
J. Harden
4
218
2017-18
HOU HOU
41.6
54.5
4.8
10.3
2.5
0.5
17.0
27.5
61.8
5.5
10.5
52.4
15.0
16.8
89.6
78.1
0.5
4.3
6.5
166
19
41
10
2
26
16
+27
22Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
4
216
2016-17
OKC OKC
40.0
54.0
11.3
10.0
2.3
0.3
19.0
38.8
49.0
4.0
11.5
34.8
12.0
14.5
82.8
59.8
2.3
9.0
4.5
160
45
40
9
1
18
11
+32
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4
227
1992-93
CHI CHI
44.8
56.8
7.5
5.8
2.8
1.3
22.8
40.0
56.9
2.5
4.8
52.6
8.8
10.5
83.3
63.6
3.0
4.5
2.0
179
30
23
11
5
8
15
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
4
213
1987-88
CHI CHI
42.0
53.3
5.0
6.0
3.3
1.8
20.3
31.0
65.3
0.3
1.3
20.0
12.5
13.5
92.6
72.1
1.5
3.5
2.5
168
20
24
13
7
10
15
25Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
4
220
1976-77
NOJ NOJ
46.5
55.0
5.5
4.5
22.0
38.5
57.1
11.0
13.0
84.6
62.2
186
22
18
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PHX PHX
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