which nba player has the most career 40 point games

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

Interpreted as:
Which NBA player has the most career 40 or more point regular-season games?
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 Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
122
5,501
42.8
45.1
6.1
4.2
1.8
0.6
15.4
30.1
51.1
2.9
6.6
43.8
11.4
13.3
85.7
62.7
1.2
4.9
3.2
5,218
741
512
214
74
396
334
+759
4 James Harden
J. Harden
105
4,758
39.4
45.3
7.3
8.1
2.2
0.7
13.3
26.2
50.6
5.6
12.8
43.9
13.2
15.0
88.0
69.1
1.2
6.2
4.9
4,140
771
851
226
77
511
314
+1044
5 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
88
3,995
45.4
17.1
11.2
13.9
80.5
309
6 LeBron James
L. James
79
3,517
41.6
44.5
8.7
7.1
1.7
0.9
15.7
26.6
59.0
3.8
7.3
51.2
9.3
11.8
79.4
70.0
1.6
7.1
3.7
3,286
684
560
136
73
289
145
+651
7 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
79
3,507
44.9
44.4
4.3
6.3
2.3
0.2
15.5
30.5
51.0
2.0
5.0
40.6
11.3
13.6
83.4
60.9
1.0
3.3
3.7
3,546
339
494
185
14
294
177
+443
8 Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
77
3,288
42.7
9.3
10.9
15.0
12.7
14.4
88.2
718
836
268
9 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
72
3,143
41.4
43.7
8.1
4.6
1.2
1.2
14.8
25.9
57.2
3.8
7.8
48.5
10.2
11.4
89.4
70.5
0.9
7.2
3.8
2,984
584
332
84
86
270
171
+412
10 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
71
3,215
36.4
45.3
5.4
5.7
1.4
0.3
14.9
25.4
58.6
8.6
15.2
56.6
6.9
7.5
92.6
78.9
0.7
4.7
3.4
2,587
380
402
96
22
242
145
+841
11 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
12 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
13 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
14 Jerry West
J. West
66
2,891
43.8
15.8
12.2
14.4
84.8
15 Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
60
2,713
39.3
45.2
4.9
7.3
1.2
0.3
14.1
25.3
55.7
6.5
12.9
50.2
10.6
11.5
92.6
74.5
0.6
4.3
2.6
2,356
293
438
71
20
156
115
+423
16 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
17 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
18 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
54
2,433
36.6
45.1
12.9
5.3
1.1
1.2
16.6
25.0
66.2
1.4
3.5
38.8
10.6
14.6
72.2
71.6
2.8
10.2
3.3
1,977
699
288
61
65
177
156
+363
19 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
20 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
50
2,212
39.0
44.2
9.8
8.3
1.6
0.3
15.5
30.1
51.6
3.1
7.8
40.2
10.1
12.2
82.6
62.4
2.0
7.9
5.0
1,949
491
417
78
15
251
141
+74
21 Shaquille 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
22 Joel 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
23 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
24 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
47
2,075
44.1
16.1
11.9
14.6
81.6
159
25 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
45
2,005
38.8
44.6
9.6
9.3
1.6
0.4
15.2
26.5
57.2
4.9
10.6
45.7
9.4
11.8
79.3
70.3
0.9
8.7
3.9
1,747
434
417
71
19
175
122
+365

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
63
12
.840
2
Rockets Rockets
50
27
.649
14.0
3
Lakers Lakers
46
29
.613
17.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
47
30
.610
17.0
5
Warriors Warriors
44
31
.587
19.0
6
Grizzlies Grizzlies
44
32
.579
19.5
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
61
15
.803
2
Celtics Celtics
56
20
.737
5.0
3
Knicks Knicks
48
28
.632
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
45
31
.592
16.0
5
Pistons Pistons
42
33
.560
18.5
6
Bucks Bucks
41
34
.547
19.5

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Fri
3/7
NOP NOP
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HOU HOU
117-146
Fri
3/7
WAS WAS
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TOR TOR
118-117
Fri
3/7
IND IND
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ATL ATL
118-120
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3/7
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MIL MIL
111-109
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3/7
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114-109

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4/3
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WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Thu
4/3
MIL MIL
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PHI PHI
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Thu
4/3
MIN MIN
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BKN BKN
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4/3
MEM MEM
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MIA MIA
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Thu
4/3
POR POR
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TOR TOR
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