nba centers with the most 40+ point games all-time

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

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NBA centers with the most 40+ point regular-season games all-time
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

More Warriors Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

113.7

22nd

DRTG

111.9

2nd

NETRTG

1.8

15th

3P%

36.4

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
7
Suns Suns
14
10
.583
9.0
8
Warriors Warriors
13
12
.520
10.5
9
Grizzlies Grizzlies
11
13
.458
12.0
10
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
9
15
.375
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
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
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
23
1
.958
2
Lakers Lakers
17
6
.739
5.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
17
6
.739
5.5
4
Rockets Rockets
15
6
.714
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
16
7
.696
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
9
.625
4.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/10
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
100-102
Mon
11/10
IND IND
@
UTA UTA
128-152
Mon
11/10
DEN DEN
@
SAC SAC
122-108
Tue
11/11
ORL ORL
@
NYK NYK
124-107
Tue
11/11
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
113-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/10
PHX PHX
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Wed
12/10
SAS SAS
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BOS BOS
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Thu
12/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM