Most games with 40+ points in the first 100 games of an NBA career
Wilt Chamberlain leads with 45 games with 40+ points in his first 100 games, first of 2,800 careers.
Players with the most games with 40+ points in their first 100 games. 2,800 careers have the whole window.
| # | Player | Seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilt Chamberlain | 1959-60 – 1960-61 | 45 |
| 2 | Rick Barry | 1965-66 – 1966-67 | 18 |
| 3 | Walt Bellamy | 1961-62 – 1962-63 | 15 |
| T4 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 1969-70 – 1970-71 | 11 |
| T4 | Oscar Robertson | 1960-61 – 1961-62 | 11 |
| 6 | George Mikan | 1948-49 – 1949-50 | 9 |
| 7 | Elvin Hayes | 1968-69 – 1969-70 | 8 |
| 8 | Michael Jordan | 1984-85 – 1985-86 | 7 |
| T9 | Earl Monroe | 1967-68 – 1968-69 | 6 |
| T9 | Geoff Petrie | 1970-71 – 1971-72 | 6 |
| T11 | Allen Iverson | 1996-97 – 1997-98 | 5 |
| T11 | David Thompson | 1976-77 – 1977-78 | 5 |
| T11 | Elgin Baylor | 1958-59 – 1959-60 | 5 |
| T14 | Bob McAdoo | 1972-73 – 1973-74 | 4 |
| T14 | Luka Dončić | 2018-19 – 2019-20 | 4 |
| T14 | Shaquille O'Neal | 1992-93 – 1993-94 | 4 |
| T14 | Victor Wembanyama | 2023-24 – 2024-25 | 4 |
| T18 | Alex Groza | 1949-50 – 1950-51 | 3 |
| T18 | Anthony Edwards | 2020-21 – 2021-22 | 3 |
| T18 | Billy Knight | 1976-77 – 1977-78 | 3 |
| T18 | Charlie Scott | 1971-72 – 1973-74 | 3 |
| T18 | Dave Bing | 1966-67 – 1967-68 | 3 |
| T18 | David Robinson | 1989-90 – 1990-91 | 3 |
| T18 | Gus Johnson | 1963-64 – 1964-65 | 3 |
| T18 | Jerry West | 1960-61 – 1961-62 | 3 |