the most points in a calendar month by an nba player

Wilt Chamberlain has posted the most points in a month, with 984 points in January 1962.

	NAME	PTS	MONTH	GP	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	984	January 1962	19	48.4	51.8	24.9	2.7			20.4	39.4	51.8				10.9	16.9	64.8	55.3				919	473	51				28
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	962	February 1962	19	48.0	50.6	24.3	2.7			19.5	36.8	53.0				11.6	18.2	63.8	56.5				912	461	51				25
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	944	December 1961	18	49.7	52.4	26.1	1.9			21.1	41.9	50.3				10.3	17.1	60.6	53.1				894	469	35				35
4	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	826	December 1961	20		41.3					14.6						12.2	16.2	75.5											67
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	808	February 1961	20	48.3	40.4	26.7				16.9	30.6	55.3				6.6	12.9	51.2	55.8				965	533					35
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	786	January 1960	19	47.5	41.4	30.1	3.0			16.4	34.3	47.8				8.6	15.3	56.6	50.5				902	571	57				45
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	781	November 1962	15	48.0	52.1	24.8	2.5			20.5	37.9	54.2				11.0	17.3	63.7	57.3				720	372	38				24
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	712	January 1963	17	45.3	41.9	23.3	1.8			17.2	31.8	54.0				7.5	13.2	56.9	55.6				770	396	30				33
9	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	705	February 1964	18	47.9	39.2	23.5	4.4			16.4	30.8	53.2				6.4	12.5	51.1	54.0				863	423	80				49
10	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	697	December 1962	16	47.1	43.6	23.5				18.4	36.4	50.5				6.8	12.6	54.0	51.9				753	376					28
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	679	January 1964	18	46.3	37.7	21.8	4.2			15.4	30.4	50.7				6.8	13.4	50.8	51.9				834	392	76				38
12	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	678	January 1962	19		35.7	20.2				13.9						7.8	11.7	66.4						384					69
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	676	March 1987	19	40.8	35.6	5.1	5.6	3.7	1.5	12.6	25.4	49.7	0.2	0.7	21.4	10.2	11.6	87.3	58.3	1.6	3.5	4.2	776	96	107	71	28	79	45
14	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	666	November 1964	16	47.1	41.6	24.9	2.9			17.6	36.1	48.7				6.5	16.0	40.6	48.3				754	398	47				34
15	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	663	February 1962	20		33.2	19.6				13.0						7.2	11.5	62.2						392					69
16	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	660	November 1960	17	47.7	38.8	28.8	2.4			16.5	34.7	47.6				5.8	13.4	43.0	47.8				811	490	41				25
17	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	654	February 1962	20		32.7	12.9	10.5			12.3	25.3	48.4				8.2	9.8	84.1	55.3					257	210				69
18	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	653	February 1960	21		31.1	17.5				11.9						7.4	10.0	74.2						367					70
19	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	641	January 1961	17	48.6	37.7	27.7	1.9			14.8	28.5	52.0				8.1	15.1	53.3	53.6				826	471	33				32
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	628	February 1972	16		39.3	15.6	5.8			16.0	27.1	59.0				7.3	9.8	74.4	62.5					249	93
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	628	February 1963	16	48.1	39.3	23.9	5.1			15.8	32.1	49.3				7.6	12.5	61.0	52.2				770	383	81				26
22	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	620	January 1961	17		36.5	21.7				13.6						9.2	11.6	78.8						369					70
23	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	617	November 1961	14	48.0	44.1	26.0	2.2			17.7	38.7	45.8				8.6	16.1	53.8	48.1				672	364	31				21
24	Jerry West J. West	616	December 1965	17		36.2	8.6	6.1			12.0	25.6	46.8				12.2	14.0	87.4	57.0					147	104				52
25	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	614	December 1964	16	45.0	38.4	22.4	3.2			16.4	31.9	51.4				5.6	12.8	44.1	51.2				720	359	51				33