30-point games in the NBA, 1946-47 to 2025-26

Name: 30-point games in the NBA, 1946-47 to 2025-26
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Who has the most 30-point games in the NBA?

LeBron James has the most 30-point games in the NBA regular seasons from 1946-47 to 2025-26: 578. There were 39006 in all, by 1442 players; the most in one season was 1129, in 2022-23.

By season

30-point games by season

2025-26	951	161	Luka Doncic (44)
2024-25	997	152	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (49)
2023-24	1,109	135	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (51)
2022-23	1,129	147	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (46)
2021-22	882	132	Joel Embiid (40)
2020-21	774	119	Stephen Curry (38)
2019-20	767	121	James Harden (44)
2018-19	772	116	James Harden (57)
2017-18	599	101	LeBron James, Anthony Davis (32)
2016-17	697	92	Russell Westbrook (44)
2015-16	513	102	Stephen Curry (40)
2014-15	407	101	James Harden (35)
2013-14	531	113	Kevin Durant (47)
2012-13	410	93	Kobe Bryant (35)
2011-12	346	89	Kevin Durant (25)
2010-11	550	110	Kevin Durant (29)
2009-10	548	106	Kevin Durant (47)
2008-09	600	111	Dwyane Wade (39)
2007-08	609	99	LeBron James (39)
2006-07	674	110	Kobe Bryant (38)
2005-06	696	96	Kobe Bryant (56)
2004-05	575	96	Allen Iverson (35)
2003-04	430	94	Tracy McGrady (29)
2002-03	557	88	Tracy McGrady (51)
2001-02	535	90	Allen Iverson (35)
2000-01	590	85	Jerry Stackhouse (44)
1999-00	497	82	Shaquille O'Neal (38)
1998-99	172	61	Allen Iverson (18)
1997-98	419	96	Michael Jordan (35)
1996-97	526	98	Michael Jordan (44)
1995-96	508	108	Michael Jordan (48)
1994-95	557	103	Shaquille O'Neal (40)
1993-94	446	92	David Robinson (41)
1992-93	540	104	Michael Jordan (46)
1991-92	523	92	Michael Jordan (43)
1990-91	660	105	Michael Jordan (52)
1989-90	665	99	Michael Jordan (51)
1988-89	651	100	Michael Jordan (50)
1987-88	583	89	Michael Jordan (59)
1986-87	673	82	Michael Jordan (67)
1985-86	573	89	Adrian Dantley (46)
1984-85	654	89	Larry Bird (37)
1983-84	609	85	Adrian Dantley (47)
1982-83	566	95	Alex English (37)
1981-82	555	86	George Gervin (47)
1980-81	527	84	Adrian Dantley (45)
1979-80	590	93	George Gervin (52)
1978-79	580	86	George Gervin (41)
1977-78	567	80	Bob McAdoo (32)
1976-77	518	85	Pete Maravich (39)
1975-76	370	58	Bob McAdoo (40)
1974-75	472	60	Bob McAdoo (58)
1973-74	514	67	Bob McAdoo (41)
1972-73	534	69	Nate Archibald (61)
1971-72	603	73	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (62)
1970-71	572	71	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (46)
1969-70	574	67	Jerry West (48)
1968-69	465	63	Elvin Hayes (35)
1967-68	437	62	Oscar Robertson (37)
1966-67	385	48	Rick Barry (56)
1965-66	364	38	Wilt Chamberlain (53)
1964-65	317	38	Wilt Chamberlain (50)
1963-64	343	34	Wilt Chamberlain (63)
1962-63	394	34	Wilt Chamberlain (72)
1961-62	527	41	Wilt Chamberlain (78)
1960-61	382	36	Wilt Chamberlain (66)
1959-60	298	30	Wilt Chamberlain (60)
1958-59	190	29	Bob Pettit (30)
1957-58	169	28	George Yardley (31)
1956-57	130	22	Bob Pettit (26)
1955-56	93	22	Bob Pettit (22)
1954-55	75	22	Bob Cousy (11)
1953-54	45	13	Neil Johnston (18)
1952-53	47	16	Neil Johnston (11)
1951-52	59	18	Paul Arizin (16)
1950-51	63	13	George Mikan (28)
1949-50	78	26	George Mikan (28)
1948-49	55	11	George Mikan (25)
1947-48	21	7	Joe Fulks (6)
1946-47	23	10	Joe Fulks (11)

Most 30-point games, all seasons on file

Most 30-point games, 1946-47 to 2025-26

1	LeBron James	LAL	578	23	61
2	Michael Jordan	WSH	562	15	69
3	Wilt Chamberlain	LAL	515	13	100
4	Kevin Durant	HOU	438	18	55
5	Karl Malone	UTAH	435	17	61
6	Kobe Bryant	LAL	431	18	81
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	LAL	429	18	55
8	Oscar Robertson	MIL	387	13	56
9	Jerry West	LAL	350	14	63
10	Dominique Wilkins	SA	346	14	57
11	Allen Iverson	DET	345	13	60
12	James Harden	CLE	344	15	61
13	Elgin Baylor	LAL	343	12	71
14	Stephen Curry	GS	327	16	62
15	Adrian Dantley	DAL	314	14	57
16	Shaquille O'Neal	PHX	312	16	61
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	310	11	64
18	George Gervin	CHI	297	10	63
19	Bob Pettit	HAW	284	11	57
20	Alex English	DEN	276	12	54
21	Carmelo Anthony	POR	272	15	62
22	Damian Lillard	MIL	266	13	71
23	Elvin Hayes	HOU	253	15	54
24	Luka Doncic	LAL	251	8	73
25	Dirk Nowitzki	DAL	245	18	53
26	Bob McAdoo	LAL	236	10	52
27	Devin Booker	PHX	235	11	70
28	Anthony Davis	DAL	230	13	59
29	Russell Westbrook	DEN	228	16	58
30	Moses Malone	MIL	227	14	53
30	Hakeem Olajuwon	HOU	227	16	52
32	Rick Barry	HOU	226	10	64
33	Larry Bird	BOS	223	12	60
34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	222	7	55
35	Charles Barkley	HOU	221	14	47
36	Dwyane Wade	MIA	220	15	55
37	DeMar DeRozan	SAC	217	16	52
38	Pete Maravich	BOS	211	10	68
39	Joel Embiid	PHI	208	10	70
40	Tracy McGrady	HOU	206	9	62
40	Bernard King	WSH	206	12	60
42	Patrick Ewing	NY	203	15	51
43	Paul Pierce	BKN	198	16	50
44	Walt Bellamy	HAW	193	13	48
45	Donovan Mitchell	CLE	191	9	71
46	David Robinson	SA	186	10	71
47	Vince Carter	PHX	185	13	51
48	Nikola Jokic	DEN	179	10	61
48	John Havlicek	BOS	179	16	43
50	Kyrie Irving	DAL	177	14	60

Regular season only. Counted from the game logs on file, which start in 1946-47; Team is the club of the player's latest one.