most career 40 point games 1946-47 to 2003-04

Between the 1946-47 and 2003-04 seasons, Wilt Chamberlain had the most games with 40+ points, with 271 games.

Interpreted as:

most career 40 or more point regular-season games by a player 1946-47 to 2003-04

	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wilt 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
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	173	7,813	41.4	45.2	6.5	5.1	2.8	1.1	16.9	29.5	57.2	0.7	1.9	35.0	10.8	12.5	86.2	64.6	1.9	4.6	2.7	7,157	1,116	886	489	192	472	494	+232
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	88	3,995		45.4					17.1						11.2	13.9	80.5											309
4	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	77	3,288		42.7	9.3	10.9			15.0						12.7	14.4	88.2						718	836				268
5	Kareem 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
6	Rick Barry R. Barry	70	3,165	42.8	45.2	8.3	5.3	2.9		17.5	33.3	52.5				10.2	11.3	90.3	59.0			3.2	2,999	578	374	100		19	230
7	George Gervin G. Gervin	68	2,982	40.0	43.9	5.0	2.9	1.3	0.9	17.2	28.9	59.4	0.3	0.9	35.8	9.2	10.8	85.1	65.1				2,722	342	195	91	61		185
8	Jerry West J. West	66	2,891		43.8					15.8						12.2	14.4	84.8
9	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	58	2,518		43.4	15.5				17.0	28.3	60.0				9.5	12.0	79.1	64.7					899
10	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	56	2,493	41.0	44.5	7.7	3.0	1.9	0.7	16.4	29.1	56.3	1.2	2.4	50.0	10.6	12.3	86.2	64.5	3.3	4.3	3.0	2,296	429	166	105	39	167	108
11	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	52	2,271	42.1	43.7	7.1	4.5		0.1	15.8	23.7	66.5	0.0			12.2	14.4	84.6	72.8				2,188	369	236		4		171
12	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	50	2,199	45.0	44.0	4.4	5.1	2.4	0.2	15.5	31.1	49.9	2.3	5.4	42.9	10.7	13.0	81.9	59.8	1.3	3.1	3.7	2,248	221	253	122	10	187	115	+230
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	47	2,017	40.8	42.9	13.7	2.5	0.8	2.2	16.9	25.6	65.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.2	15.3	60.1	66.3	5.1	8.6	2.7	1,918	645	117	38	102	128	138	+278
14	Larry Bird L. Bird	47	2,077	42.5	44.2	10.7	6.2	1.9		17.2	28.5	60.3	1.5	3.4	44.1	8.3	8.9	93.1	68.1				1,996	504	293	87			117
15	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	47	2,075		44.1					16.1						11.9	14.6	81.6											159
16	Bernard King B. King	45	2,003	41.4	44.5	7.9	3.6			17.0	27.8	61.3	0.1	0.4	28.6	10.3	13.3	77.5	66.1				1,862	357	164				152
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	44	1,894	41.2	43.0	11.9	3.1	1.5	1.1	15.5	23.8	64.9	0.1	0.3	23.1	12.0	15.1	79.8	70.6	2.8	9.1	3.7	1,813	524	138	66	50	161	148	+103
18	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	37	1,634		44.2	3.2		3.2		16.3	28.8	56.4				11.6	13.4	86.9	63.6					120		16
19	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	37	1,585		42.8	17.9				17.1	30.4	56.2	0.0			8.7	11.7	74.4	60.3					664					106
20	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	35	1,554		44.4					16.7						11.0	12.7	86.7
21	Alex English A. English	33	1,425	40.9	43.2	6.2	5.0			17.5	27.8	63.0	0.0	0.1	33.3	8.1	9.1	88.4	67.8			3.1	1,351	203	166			101	112
22	Hakeem 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
23	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	30	1,342	41.9	44.7	7.8	4.9	1.8	1.0	15.8	29.8	53.0	3.5	7.3	48.4	9.6	12.4	77.2	63.4	2.1	5.7	3.0	1,258	234	146	55	29	89	58	+126
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	30	1,338	43.2	44.6	5.7	4.3	1.9	0.9	15.8	31.0	51.0	2.4	5.4	45.1	10.6	12.0	88.1	61.5	1.3	4.5	3.3	1,296	172	130	58	28	100	71	+246
25	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	30	1,284	40.4	42.8	12.6	2.2	1.0	3.4	17.1	25.8	66.2	0.0	0.1	33.3	8.6	10.5	81.6	70.3	3.7	8.9	3.5	1,212	379	67	31	101	104	113