Most games with 40+ points in the first 500 games of an NBA career

Wilt Chamberlain leads with 247 games with 40+ points in his first 500 games, first of 1,140 careers.

Players with the most games with 40+ points in their first 500 games. 1,140 careers have the whole window.

Most games with 40+ points in the first 500 games of an NBA career
#	Player	Seasons	Value
1	Wilt Chamberlain	1959-60 – 1965-66	247
2	Michael Jordan	1984-85 – 1990-91	106
3	Elgin Baylor	1958-59 – 1965-66	76
4	Rick Barry	1965-66 – 1976-77	62
T5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1969-70 – 1975-76	59
T5	Oscar Robertson	1960-61 – 1966-67	59
7	Bob McAdoo	1972-73 – 1978-79	57
8	Luka Dončić	2018-19 – 2025-26	55
9	George Gervin	1976-77 – 1982-83	53
10	Allen Iverson	1996-97 – 2003-04	48
11	Jerry West	1960-61 – 1966-67	42
12	Nate Archibald	1970-71 – 1978-79	37
T13	Dominique Wilkins	1982-83 – 1988-89	36
T13	LeBron James	2003-04 – 2009-10	36
T15	Adrian Dantley	1976-77 – 1983-84	34
T15	Anthony Davis	2012-13 – 2019-20	34
17	Elvin Hayes	1968-69 – 1974-75	31
T18	Kevin Durant	2007-08 – 2013-14	30
T18	Tracy McGrady	1997-98 – 2004-05	30
T20	Bob Pettit	1954-55 – 1960-61	29
T20	Gilbert Arenas	2001-02 – 2010-11	29
T20	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	2018-19 – 2025-26	29
T23	Dwyane Wade	2003-04 – 2010-11	28
T23	Shaquille O'Neal	1992-93 – 1999-00	28
T25	Donovan Mitchell	2017-18 – 2024-25	27

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