most nba games with 42+ points by season

Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 42+ points in a season, with 60 games in 1961-62.

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	NAME	GP	PTS	SEASON	TM	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	60	3,311	1961-62	PHI	48.7	55.2	26.1	2.4			22.0	42.3	52.1				11.2	17.9	62.5	55.1				2,920	1,564	143				96
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	46	2,450	1962-63	SFW	48.6	53.3	24.8				21.8	40.1	54.3				9.7	15.8	61.2	56.6				2,235	1,139					73
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	30	1,457	1960-61	PHI	48.1	48.6	27.6				20.1	35.9	56.1				8.3	15.9	52.3	56.7				1,444	828					48
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25	1,162	1959-60	PHI	47.9	46.5	30.7	2.2			18.8	36.7	51.3				8.9	15.4	57.8	53.5				1,198	768	54				51
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	24	1,164	1986-87	CHI	41.4	48.5	5.3	4.2	3.4	1.7	17.4	32.6	53.3	0.1	1.1	11.5	13.6	15.4	88.4	61.6	2.0	3.3	3.5	993	127	100	82	41	83	68
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24	1,172	1963-64	SFW	48.0	48.8	22.5	5.0			19.5	36.8	53.0				9.8	16.8	58.7	55.3				1,152	541	119				61
7	Rick Barry R. Barry	23	1,088	1966-67	SFW	44.0	47.3	9.3	4.0			17.1	35.1	48.6				13.1	14.7	89.6	56.9				1,012	214	93				75
8	James Harden J. Harden	22	1,074	2018-19	HOU	39.7	48.8	8.3	7.2	2.5	0.8	14.0	29.6	47.4	6.5	16.3	40.2	14.2	15.6	90.7	66.8	1.3	7.0	5.4	873	182	159	54	18	119	70	+231
9	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	21	999	2005-06	LAL	42.5	47.6	6.3	3.3	2.0	0.2	16.2	33.7	48.2	3.5	8.1	42.9	11.6	13.6	85.6	60.0	1.3	5.0	3.0	893	132	70	42	5	64	63	+155
10	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	19	862	1962-63	LAL		45.4					17.3						10.7	12.4	86.4											62
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	18	845	1989-90	CHI	42.1	46.9	7.6	5.4	3.2	0.8	17.4	29.8	58.5	1.6	3.6	44.6	10.4	11.8	88.7	67.0	2.1	5.5	2.3	757	137	98	58	14	41	62
12	James Harden J. Harden	16	775	2019-20	HOU	38.9	48.4	7.8	7.4	2.0	1.0	14.4	27.8	51.8	7.1	15.3	46.1	12.6	14.4	87.8	71.1	1.1	6.7	4.7	622	124	119	32	16	75	51	+246
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	16	802	2006-07	LAL	45.6	50.1	6.9	4.1	1.2	0.6	16.6	31.4	52.9	3.8	7.6	50.4	13.1	15.1	86.4	65.8	1.3	5.7	3.0	730	111	66	19	9	48	46	+121
14	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	16	763	1987-88	CHI	41.1	47.7	4.9	6.6	3.2	2.1	18.1	29.6	61.2	0.1	0.9	6.7	11.4	13.1	87.1	67.4	1.6	3.3	2.6	657	78	105	51	34	41	53
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	16	813	1964-65	TOT		50.8	24.1	2.4			21.4	41.0	52.1				8.1	16.5	48.9	52.6					386	38				27
16	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	16	783	1960-61	LAL		48.9	22.7				18.4						12.2	15.6	78.0						363					66
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	15	713	2016-17	OKC	37.3	47.5	10.1	8.1	1.7	0.1	15.5	32.1	48.2	4.3	10.6	40.9	12.3	14.2	86.4	62.0	1.3	8.8	5.1	560	152	122	25	2	77	37	+67
18	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	15	687	1974-75	BUF		45.8	16.8	2.3			17.6	29.6	59.5				10.6	12.8	82.8	65.0					252	34
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	14	659	1971-72	MIL		47.1	16.2	5.0			18.8	30.6	61.4				9.5	12.9	73.5	64.9					227	70
20	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	13	601	2002-03	LAL	42.8	46.2	4.8	4.5	1.9	0.9	16.2	31.6	51.3	3.5	6.3	54.9	10.3	12.0	85.9	62.7	0.3	4.5	3.3	556	62	58	25	12	43	30	+176
21	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	13	600	1972-73	KCO	48.7	46.2	3.5	11.1			17.8	32.8	54.5				10.5	11.9	87.7	60.7				633	45	144				40
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	13	636	1961-62	LAL		48.9	19.5				17.5	38.3	45.8				13.8	17.4	79.6	53.2					253					43
23	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	12	552	2025-26	LAL	37.1	46.0	8.8	8.8	2.2	0.4	15.1	27.1	55.7	5.8	12.8	45.1	10.1	12.3	82.3	70.8	0.8	8.0	2.8	445	106	106	26	5	33	32	+77
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	12	543	2013-14	OKC	43.3	45.3	6.6	5.5	1.7	0.6	14.5	28.1	51.6	3.8	8.9	42.1	12.5	14.7	85.2	65.5	0.4	6.2	3.9	519	79	66	20	7	47	26	+43
25	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	12	558	2000-01	PHI	46.3	46.5	4.3	4.1	2.9	0.4	16.5	32.6	50.6	2.2	5.2	41.9	11.3	13.3	85.0	60.5	1.2	3.1	4.3	555	51	49	35	5	51	30	+82

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2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
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Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 42+ points in a season, with 60 games in 1961-62.

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