Most points through the first 20 games of an NBA season
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Wilt Chamberlain leads with 1,045 points through his first 20 games of 1962-63, first of 21,913 player-seasons.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Wilt Chamberlain (1962-63 SFW)1962-63 | 1,045 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62 PHW)1961-62 | 933 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1964-65 SFW)1964-65 | 795 | |
 James Harden (2019-20 HOU)2019-20 | 789 | |
 Michael Jordan (1986-87 CHI)1986-87 | 780 | |
| Rick Barry (1966-67 SFW)1966-67 | 773 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1960-61 PHW)1960-61 | 757 | |
 Elgin Baylor (1960-61 LAL)1960-61 | 716 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1959-60 PHW)1959-60 | 715 | |
| Luka Dončić (2025-26 LAL)2025-26 | 704 | |
| Michael Jordan (1988-89 CHI)1988-89 | 702 | |
| Elgin Baylor (1961-62 LAL)1961-62 | 695 | |
 Nate Archibald (1972-73 KCK)1972-73 | 692 | |
 Allen Iverson (2005-06 PHI)2005-06 | 681 | |
| Joel Embiid (2023-24 PHI)2023-24 | 675 | |
 Luka Dončić (2022-23 DAL)2022-23 | 671 | |
 Adrian Dantley (1980-81 UTA)1980-81 | 668 | |
| Joel Embiid (2022-23 PHI)2022-23 | 666 | |
 Bradley Beal (2020-21 WAS)2020-21 | 665 | |
| Michael Jordan (1987-88 CHI)1987-88 | 665 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1965-66 PHI)1965-66 | 661 | |
 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2025-26 OKC)2025-26 | 657 | |
 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971-72 MIL)1971-72 | 655 | |
| Michael Jordan (1989-90 CHI)1989-90 | 655 | |
| Rick Barry (1974-75 GSW)1974-75 | 651 |