Most games with 40+ points in the first 300 games of an NBA career

Wilt Chamberlain leads with 174 games with 40+ points in his first 300 games, first of 1,715 careers.

Players with the most games with 40+ points in their first 300 games. 1,715 careers have the whole window.

Most games with 40+ points in the first 300 games of an NBA career
#	Player	Seasons	Value
1	Wilt Chamberlain	1959-60 – 1962-63	174
2	Michael Jordan	1984-85 – 1988-89	71
3	Elgin Baylor	1958-59 – 1962-63	60
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1969-70 – 1972-73	45
5	Bob McAdoo	1972-73 – 1975-76	43
6	Rick Barry	1965-66 – 1973-74	42
7	Nate Archibald	1970-71 – 1974-75	33
8	Oscar Robertson	1960-61 – 1963-64	32
9	Trae Young	2018-19 – 2022-23	28
10	Elvin Hayes	1968-69 – 1971-72	26
11	George Gervin	1976-77 – 1979-80	24
T12	George Mikan	1948-49 – 1952-53	23
T12	Luka Dončić	2018-19 – 2022-23	23
14	Walt Bellamy	1961-62 – 1964-65	22
15	Shaquille O'Neal	1992-93 – 1996-97	21
16	Jerry West	1960-61 – 1964-65	20
17	Joel Embiid	2016-17 – 2021-22	19
T18	Allen Iverson	1996-97 – 2000-01	17
T18	Kevin Durant	2007-08 – 2010-11	17
T18	LeBron James	2003-04 – 2006-07	17
T21	Bob Pettit	1954-55 – 1958-59	16
T21	Mark Aguirre	1981-82 – 1985-86	16
23	David Thompson	1976-77 – 1980-81	14
T24	Geoff Petrie	1970-71 – 1974-75	13
T24	Gilbert Arenas	2001-02 – 2005-06	13

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