Most points through the first 41 games of an NBA season
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Wilt Chamberlain leads with 1,993 points through his first 41 games of 1961-62, first of 18,424 player-seasons.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62 PHW)1961-62 | 1,993 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1962-63 SFW)1962-63 | 1,946 | |
 Elgin Baylor (1961-62 LAL)1961-62 | 1,570 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1960-61 PHW)1960-61 | 1,548 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1959-60 PHW)1959-60 | 1,544 | |
 Wilt Chamberlain (1964-65 SFW/PHI)1964-65 | 1,539 | |
 James Harden (2019-20 HOU)2019-20 | 1,512 | |
 Michael Jordan (1986-87 CHI)1986-87 | 1,512 | |
| Rick Barry (1966-67 SFW)1966-67 | 1,509 | |
| Kobe Bryant (2005-06 LAL)2005-06 | 1,471 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1963-64 SFW)1963-64 | 1,458 | |
| James Harden (2018-19 HOU)2018-19 | 1,450 | |
 Luka Dončić (2023-24 DAL)2023-24 | 1,428 | |
| Michael Jordan (1988-89 CHI)1988-89 | 1,424 | |
| Elgin Baylor (1960-61 LAL)1960-61 | 1,417 | |
| Wilt Chamberlain (1965-66 PHI)1965-66 | 1,410 | |
| Elgin Baylor (1962-63 LAL)1962-63 | 1,404 | |
 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971-72 MIL)1971-72 | 1,381 | |
| Luka Dončić (2022-23 DAL)2022-23 | 1,381 | |
| Allen Iverson (2005-06 PHI)2005-06 | 1,375 | |
| Michael Jordan (1987-88 CHI)1987-88 | 1,372 | |
| Luka Dončić (2025-26 LAL)2025-26 | 1,369 | |
 Nate Archibald (1972-73 KCK)1972-73 | 1,366 | |
| Jerry West (1965-66 LAL)1965-66 | 1,365 | |
| Joel Embiid (2022-23 PHI)2022-23 | 1,365 |