40-point games in the NBA, 1946-47 to 2026-27

Who has the most 40-point games in the NBA?

Wilt Chamberlain has the most 40-point games in the NBA regular seasons from 1946-47 to 2026-27: 271. There were 4992 in all, by 556 players; the most in one season was 201, in 2022-23.

Most 40-point games, all seasons on file

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Most 40-point games, 1946-47 to 2026-27

#↓	Player↓	Team↓	40-point games↓	Seasons↓	Best (points)↓
1	Wilt Chamberlain	LAL	271	12	100
2	Michael Jordan	WSH	173	14	69
3	Kobe Bryant	LAL	122	16	81
4	James Harden	LAC	107	12	61
5	Elgin Baylor	LAL	88	12	71
6	LeBron James	LAL	79	21	61
6	Allen Iverson	DEN	79	12	60
8	Stephen Curry	GS	77	15	62
8	Oscar Robertson	SAC	77	10	56
10	Kevin Durant	HOU	74	18	55
11	Rick Barry	GS	70	8	64
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	LAL	70	15	55
13	Luka Doncic	LAL	68	8	73
13	George Gervin	CHI	68	10	63
15	Jerry West	LAL	66	11	63
16	Damian Lillard	MIL	60	12	71
17	Bob McAdoo	BOS	58	7	52
18	Giannis Antetokounmpo	MIL	56	10	64
18	Dominique Wilkins	BOS	56	11	57
20	Adrian Dantley	DET	52	10	57
21	Russell Westbrook	WSH	50	9	58
22	Joel Embiid	PHI	49	8	70
22	Shaquille O'Neal	PHX	49	12	61
24	Larry Bird	BOS	47	11	60
24	Anthony Davis	DAL	47	11	59
24	Bob Pettit	HAW	47	9	57
27	Tracy McGrady	HOU	45	8	62
27	Bernard King	WSH	45	10	60
29	Karl Malone	UTAH	44	13	61
30	Devin Booker	PHX	40	11	70
31	Kyrie Irving	DAL	37	12	60
31	Nate Archibald	SAC	37	5	55
31	Elvin Hayes	WSH	37	8	54
34	Carmelo Anthony	NY	36	12	62
34	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	OKC	36	6	55
36	Pete Maravich	UTAH	35	9	68
36	Nikola Jokic	DEN	35	10	61
38	Donovan Mitchell	CLE	34	8	71
38	Trae Young	ATL	34	7	56
38	Dwyane Wade	MIA	34	8	55
41	Alex English	DEN	33	8	54
42	Hakeem Olajuwon	HOU	32	11	52
42	Vince Carter	ORL	32	10	51
44	Bradley Beal	PHX	31	6	60
44	Anthony Edwards	MIN	31	7	55
46	Jayson Tatum	BOS	30	7	60
46	Patrick Ewing	NY	30	10	51
48	Gilbert Arenas	WSH	29	6	60
49	DeMar DeRozan	SAC	27	9	52
49	Walt Bellamy	HAW	27	6	48

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.