Wilt Chamberlain has the most games with 30+ points in a season, with 78 games in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:

most 30 or more point games by a player in NBA season

	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	78	3,975	1961-62	PHI	48.5	51.0	25.5	2.4			20.2	39.8	50.7				10.6	17.2	61.8	53.8				3,786	1,988	191				120
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	72	3,409	1962-63	SFW	48.2	47.3	25.0				19.3	36.3	53.3				8.7	14.5	60.1	55.5				3,472	1,797					122
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	67	2,693	1986-87	CHI	40.6	40.2	5.3	4.5	2.9	1.6	14.4	29.1	49.7	0.1	0.9	17.2	11.2	12.9	86.6	57.8	2.2	3.1	3.3	2,721	358	301	197	105	221	192
4	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	66	2,712	1960-61	PHI	47.9	41.1	27.8				17.0	32.8	51.8				7.1	13.8	51.3	52.8				3,160	1,833					105
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	63	2,537	1963-64	SFW	46.6	40.3	22.9	5.1			16.5	30.8	53.5				7.3	13.5	54.2	54.8				2,936	1,440	321				149
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	62	2,345	1971-72	MIL		37.8	17.2	4.8			15.5						6.9	9.8	70.1						1,066	296
7	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	61	2,282	1972-73	KCO	47.3	37.4	3.0	11.8			14.1	28.0	50.3				9.2	10.9	85.2	57.1				2,888	185	718				158
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	60	2,428	1959-60	PHI	46.9	40.5	28.0	2.3			16.0	33.9	47.3				8.5	14.2	59.6	50.5				2,815	1,680	140				128
9	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	59	2,296	1987-88	CHI	40.7	38.9	5.7	5.9	3.4	1.7	14.5	26.2	55.3	0.1	0.7	11.9	9.8	11.6	84.9	62.2	1.9	3.8	2.9	2,402	335	350	200	98	174	200
10	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	58	2,216	1974-75	BUF		38.2	14.2	2.1			14.8						8.6	10.6	81.0						822	119
11	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	58	2,218	1962-63	LAL		38.2					14.5						9.2	10.9	84.8											166
12	James Harden J. Harden	57	2,302	2018-19	HOU	37.8	40.4	7.1	7.6	2.1	0.8	11.9	26.1	45.6	5.5	14.1	38.6	11.1	12.5	89.2	63.9	1.0	6.1	5.2	2,155	405	436	119	45	294	176	+334
13	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	56	2,257	2005-06	LAL	41.6	40.3	5.6	4.3	1.8	0.3	13.7	29.2	47.0	2.7	7.0	37.8	10.2	11.9	85.6	58.5	1.0	4.6	3.1	2,331	314	242	98	19	175	178	+311
14	Rick Barry R. Barry	56	2,255	1966-67	SFW	42.3	40.3	9.7	3.7			14.7	31.4	46.9				10.9	12.2	89.3	54.8				2,369	541	205				190
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	53	2,037	1965-66	PHI	47.1	38.4	25.2	5.4			15.7	27.8	56.6				7.0	13.2	52.9	57.2				2,498	1,338	284				112
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	52	1,858	1990-91	CHI	38.0	35.7	6.1	5.4	3.1	1.1	13.6	24.7	55.2	0.3	1.1	25.4	8.2	9.6	85.4	61.9	1.5	4.5	2.6	1,978	315	279	159	57	133	149
17	George Gervin G. Gervin	52	1,956	1979-80	SAS	39.2	37.6	5.2	2.8	1.4	1.0	14.8	26.9	54.9	0.6	1.5	37.2	7.5	8.8	85.0	61.0				2,039	271	145	73	50		134
18	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	51	1,729	2023-24	OKC	34.9	33.9	6.1	6.3	2.2	1.0	12.0	21.3	56.2	1.4	3.5	39.0	8.6	9.9	86.8	66.1	0.9	5.1	2.2	1,782	309	319	110	50	112	129	+526
19	Tracy McGrady T. McGrady	51	1,862	2002-03	ORL	40.9	36.5	7.2	5.7	1.7	0.7	12.5	26.2	47.8	2.7	6.6	41.3	8.7	10.8	80.7	59.0	1.8	5.4	2.7	2,087	367	292	89	35	140	115	+210
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	51	2,013	1989-90	CHI	40.5	39.5	7.4	6.1	2.8	0.7	14.7	27.1	54.2	1.2	3.2	38.7	8.9	10.3	86.3	62.4	1.9	5.5	2.9	2,065	378	310	143	34	150	149
21	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	51	1,849	1961-62	CHI		36.3	20.3				14.3						7.7	11.8	65.0						1,036					188
22	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	50	1,883	2023-24	DAL	38.1	37.7	9.5	9.8	1.5	0.6	13.0	25.1	51.8	4.5	10.9	41.2	7.2	9.0	79.6	64.8	0.9	8.6	3.9	1,903	475	488	75	30	195	109	+169
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	50	1,866	1988-89	CHI	40.9	37.3	8.6	7.5	3.1	0.7	13.6	24.1	56.4	0.4	1.4	29.0	9.8	11.4	85.6	64.1	1.9	6.6	3.4	2,047	429	377	155	34	171	156
24	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50	2,021	1964-65	TOT		40.4	23.2	3.1			16.9	31.8	53.2				6.5	13.8	47.5	53.3					1,158	154				105
25	LeBron James L. James	49	1,793	2005-06	CLE	43.8	36.6	7.1	6.6	1.8	0.9	13.0	25.0	52.0	2.0	5.4	36.8	8.6	11.3	76.3	61.1	1.1	6.0	3.2	2,146	346	321	86	42	158	120	+238