highest ppg season by a nba player over 35 years old

Kevin Durant has put up the most points per game by a player older than 35 in a season, with 26.6 per game in 2024-25.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games season by a NBA player over 35 years old
NAMEPPGAgeSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kevin Durant
K. Durant
26.6
36
2024-25
62
36.5
6.0
4.2
0.8
1.2
9.5
18.1
52.7
2.6
6.0
43.0
4.9
5.8
83.9
64.2
0.4
5.7
3.1
2,265
1,647
374
263
50
77
190
104
-39
2Kevin Durant
K. Durant
26.0
37
2025-26
78
36.4
5.5
4.8
0.8
0.9
9.2
17.6
52.0
2.4
5.8
41.3
5.2
6.0
87.4
64.1
0.5
4.9
3.2
2,840
2,026
426
372
62
71
246
142
+340
3LeBron James
L. James
25.7
39
2023-24
71
35.3
7.3
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.6
17.9
54.0
2.1
5.1
41.0
4.3
5.7
75.0
63.0
0.9
6.4
3.5
2,504
1,822
518
589
89
38
245
78
+220
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.5
36
1999-00
82
35.9
9.5
3.7
1.0
0.9
9.2
18.0
50.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
7.2
9.0
79.7
58.2
2.1
7.4
2.8
2,947
2,095
779
304
79
71
231
229
+481
5Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.5
36
2024-25
70
32.2
4.4
6.0
1.1
0.4
8.1
18.0
44.8
4.4
11.2
39.7
4.0
4.3
93.3
61.8
0.6
3.9
2.9
2,252
1,718
310
421
80
30
200
95
+299
6LeBron James
L. James
24.4
40
2024-25
70
34.9
7.8
8.2
1.0
0.6
9.3
18.1
51.3
2.1
5.7
37.6
3.7
4.7
78.2
60.4
1.0
6.8
3.7
2,444
1,710
546
575
70
39
260
99
-54
7James Harden
J. Harden
23.6
36
2025-26
TOT
70
34.8
4.8
8.0
1.1
0.4
7.0
16.0
43.4
3.1
8.2
37.5
6.6
7.5
88.4
61.0
0.6
4.2
3.5
2,438
1,652
336
557
79
28
245
137
+99
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
23.4
38
1985-86
79
33.3
6.1
3.5
0.8
1.6
9.6
16.9
56.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.6
76.5
60.3
1.7
4.4
2.6
2,629
1,846
478
280
67
130
203
248
9Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.2
37
2000-01
81
35.7
8.3
4.5
1.1
0.8
8.3
16.6
49.8
0.0
0.1
40.0
6.6
8.3
79.3
57.2
1.4
6.9
3.0
2,895
1,878
669
361
93
62
244
216
+381
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
22.9
38
2001-02
60
34.9
5.7
5.2
1.4
0.4
9.2
22.1
41.6
0.2
0.9
18.9
4.4
5.6
79.0
46.8
0.8
4.8
2.7
2,093
1,375
339
310
85
26
162
119
+16
11Karl Malone
K. Malone
22.4
38
2001-02
80
38.0
8.6
4.3
1.9
0.7
7.9
17.5
45.4
0.1
0.3
36.0
6.4
8.0
79.7
53.2
1.8
6.8
3.3
3,040
1,788
686
341
152
59
263
229
+50
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
22.0
37
1984-85
79
33.3
7.9
3.2
0.8
2.1
9.2
15.3
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.0
73.2
62.8
2.1
5.8
2.5
2,630
1,735
622
249
63
162
197
238
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
21.5
36
1983-84
80
32.8
7.3
2.6
0.7
1.8
9.0
15.5
57.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.9
72.3
60.8
2.1
5.2
2.8
2,622
1,717
587
211
55
143
221
211
14LeBron James
L. James
20.9
41
2025-26
60
33.2
6.1
7.2
1.2
0.6
7.9
15.3
51.5
1.3
4.1
31.7
3.9
5.3
73.7
59.4
0.7
5.4
3.0
1,989
1,256
364
432
72
35
179
81
+119
15Karl Malone
K. Malone
20.6
39
2002-03
81
36.2
7.8
4.7
1.7
0.4
7.3
15.9
46.2
0.0
0.2
21.4
5.9
7.7
76.3
53.4
1.4
6.4
2.6
2,936
1,667
628
379
136
31
210
204
+172
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
20.0
39
2002-03
82
37.0
6.1
3.8
1.5
0.5
8.3
18.6
44.5
0.2
0.7
29.1
3.2
4.0
82.1
49.1
0.9
5.2
2.1
3,031
1,640
497
311
123
39
173
171
+6
17Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
18.9
36
1998-99
50
35.7
9.6
1.8
1.6
2.5
7.5
14.5
51.4
0.1
0.3
30.8
3.9
5.4
71.7
55.9
2.1
7.4
2.8
1,784
945
478
88
82
123
139
160
+61
18DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
18.4
36
2025-26
77
31.2
2.9
4.1
1.0
0.3
6.5
13.1
49.7
0.6
1.9
32.0
4.9
5.6
86.8
59.4
0.5
2.5
1.2
2,406
1,419
226
316
80
23
96
149
-588
19Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
18.3
37
2015-16
75
31.5
6.5
1.8
0.7
0.7
6.6
14.8
44.8
1.7
4.6
36.8
3.3
3.7
89.3
55.5
0.7
5.8
1.1
2,364
1,372
489
132
52
52
84
161
+257
20Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
18.2
37
1996-97
63
30.9
6.4
1.9
0.6
0.5
6.3
15.1
41.7
1.1
3.8
29.3
4.5
5.6
80.3
51.7
2.7
3.7
2.1
1,945
1,145
402
119
39
31
135
100
-402
21Alex English
A. English
17.9
36
1989-90
80
27.6
3.6
2.8
0.6
0.3
7.9
16.2
49.1
0.0
0.1
40.0
2.0
2.3
88.0
52.2
1.5
2.1
1.2
2,211
1,433
286
225
51
23
93
130
22Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
17.8
36
2012-13
69
30.1
9.9
2.7
0.7
2.7
7.1
14.1
50.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
3.6
4.3
81.7
55.4
1.8
8.1
2.1
2,078
1,227
686
184
50
183
147
117
+459
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
17.8
36
2008-09
75
30.0
8.4
1.7
0.7
1.4
6.8
11.2
60.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.9
59.5
62.3
2.5
5.9
2.2
2,252
1,333
633
126
49
108
168
253
+140
24John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
17.7
36
1976-77
79
36.9
4.8
5.1
1.1
0.2
7.3
16.2
45.2
3.0
3.6
81.6
49.5
1.4
3.5
2,913
1,395
382
400
84
18
208
25Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
17.6
37
2015-16
66
28.2
3.7
2.8
0.9
0.2
6.0
16.9
35.8
2.0
7.1
28.5
3.5
4.3
82.6
46.9
0.6
3.1
2.0
1,863
1,161
247
184
62
13
129
115
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