40-point games, 1968-69 NBA regular season
Elvin Hayes had the most 40-point games in the 1968-69 NBA regular season: 7 in 82 games. 19 players had at least one, 11 more than once, 41 in all.
Most 40-point games by player
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elvin Hayes | 7 | 82 | 8.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | Gail Goodrich | 5 | 81 | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Flynn Robinson | 4 | 83 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Earl Monroe | 3 | 80 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Wilt Chamberlain | 2 | 81 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Bob Rule | 2 | 82 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Billy Cunningham | 2 | 82 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Jerry West | 2 | 61 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Jeff Mullins | 2 | 78 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Oscar Robertson | 2 | 79 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Nate Thurmond | 2 | 71 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Hal Greer | 1 | 82 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Dick Van Arsdale | 1 | 80 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Jerry Sloan | 1 | 78 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Kevin Loughery | 1 | 80 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Lou Hudson | HAW | 1 | 81 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Cazzie Russell | 1 | 50 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | John Havlicek | 1 | 82 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Elgin Baylor | 1 | 76 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: GP
GP counts the regular-season games on file for the player that season. The last columns split the games by points.
Every 40-point game, newest first
| Mar 21, 1969 | Earl Monroe | W 115-103 | 41 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST | ||
| Mar 9, 1969 | Gail Goodrich | W 146-133 | 47 PTS, 8 REB, 15 AST | ||
| Mar 7, 1969 | Kevin Loughery | L 135-130 | 43 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST | ||
| Mar 7, 1969 | Jeff Mullins | W 135-130 | 40 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST | ||
| Mar 5, 1969 | Jerry Sloan | W 124-108 | 43 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST | ||
| Mar 5, 1969 | Earl Monroe | L 114-107 | 42 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST | ||
| Mar 1, 1969 | Bob Rule | W 134-122 | 47 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST | ||
| Feb 28, 1969 | Gail Goodrich | L 121-117 | 43 PTS, 9 REB, 13 AST | ||
| Feb 22, 1969 | Flynn Robinson | W 108-107 | 45 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST | ||
| Feb 22, 1969 | Billy Cunningham | W 129-122 | 41 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST | ||
| Feb 21, 1969 | Gail Goodrich | L 133-121 | 43 PTS, 7 REB, 12 AST | ||
| Feb 20, 1969 | Dick Van Arsdale | L 124-121 | 44 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST | ||
| Feb 17, 1969 | Flynn Robinson | vs HAW | W 123-111 | 43 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST | |
| Feb 16, 1969 | Flynn Robinson | W 106-97 | 41 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST | ||
| Feb 9, 1969 | Wilt Chamberlain | W 134-116 | 66 PTS, 27 REB, 4 AST | ||
| Feb 7, 1969 | Earl Monroe | W 114-107 | 41 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST | ||
| Feb 5, 1969 | Hal Greer | W 119-115 | 48 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST | ||
| Jan 31, 1969 | Flynn Robinson | L 105-104 | 43 PTS, 2 REB, 8 AST | ||
| Jan 29, 1969 | Elvin Hayes | L 122-120 | 40 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST | ||
| Jan 29, 1969 | Jeff Mullins | W 133-126 | 42 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST | ||
| Jan 26, 1969 | Wilt Chamberlain | W 126-113 | 60 PTS, 21 REB, 0 AST | ||
| Jan 25, 1969 | Lou Hudson | HAW | W 112-109 | 42 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST | |
| Jan 22, 1969 | Billy Cunningham | W 140-137 | 44 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST | ||
| Jan 21, 1969 | Jerry West | W 122-105 | 44 PTS, 0 REB, 0 AST | ||
| Jan 18, 1969 | Cazzie Russell | W 117-109 | 41 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST | ||
| Jan 3, 1969 | Oscar Robertson | L 130-125 | 42 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST | ||
| Dec 30, 1968 | Jerry West | W 131-126 | 40 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST | ||
| Dec 28, 1968 | Elvin Hayes | W 136-126 | 40 PTS, 18 REB, 0 AST | ||
| Dec 27, 1968 | Elvin Hayes | L 111-109 | 40 PTS, 23 REB, 1 AST | ||
| Dec 26, 1968 | Gail Goodrich | L 119-118 | 40 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST | ||
| Dec 18, 1968 | Elvin Hayes | L 124-112 | 40 PTS, 19 REB, 3 AST | ||
| Dec 14, 1968 | Gail Goodrich | W 123-118 | 41 PTS, 0 REB, 5 AST | ||
| Dec 3, 1968 | John Havlicek | W 137-115 | 41 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST | ||
| Nov 29, 1968 | Oscar Robertson | W 122-112 | 40 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST | ||
| Nov 22, 1968 | Elvin Hayes | W 126-111 | 45 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST | ||
| Nov 19, 1968 | Nate Thurmond | W 121-109 | 41 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST | ||
| Nov 16, 1968 | Bob Rule | W 123-119 | 42 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST | ||
| Nov 13, 1968 | Elvin Hayes | W 122-120 | 54 PTS, 22 REB, 0 AST | ||
| Nov 12, 1968 | Elvin Hayes | L 115-108 | 40 PTS, 20 REB, 0 AST | ||
| Nov 3, 1968 | Elgin Baylor | W 127-109 | 40 PTS, 14 REB, 12 AST | ||
| Oct 19, 1968 | Nate Thurmond | W 107-95 | 41 PTS, 27 REB, 5 AST |