highest ppg season by a nba player with 38 years old

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has averaged the most points per game by a 38-year-old player in a season, with 23.4 per game in 1985-86.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games season by a NBA player with 38 years old
NAMEPPGAgeSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
23.4
38
1985-86
LAL LAL
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
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
22.9
38
2001-02
WAS WAS
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
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
22.4
38
2001-02
UTA UTA
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
4Robert Parish
R. Parish
14.1
38
1991-92
BOS BOS
79
28.9
8.9
0.9
0.9
1.2
5.9
11.1
53.5
0.0
0.0
2.3
2.9
77.2
57.1
2.8
6.2
1.7
2,285
1,115
705
70
68
97
131
172
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
13.9
38
2014-15
SAS SAS
77
28.9
9.1
3.0
0.8
2.0
5.4
10.6
51.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
3.0
4.0
74.0
56.0
2.2
6.9
1.7
2,227
1,070
704
230
63
151
131
165
+305
6Grant Hill
G. Hill
13.2
38
2010-11
PHX PHX
80
30.1
4.2
2.5
0.8
0.4
5.0
10.3
48.4
0.6
1.4
39.5
2.7
3.2
82.9
56.3
1.0
3.3
1.7
2,409
1,056
338
200
64
35
134
184
+45
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
11.9
38
2000-01
HOU HOU
58
26.6
7.4
1.2
1.2
1.5
4.9
9.8
49.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.4
62.1
52.6
2.1
5.3
1.4
1,545
689
431
72
70
88
81
141
+62
8John Stockton
J. Stockton
11.5
38
2000-01
UTA UTA
82
29.2
2.8
8.7
1.6
0.3
4.0
7.9
50.4
0.7
1.6
46.2
2.8
3.4
81.7
61.0
0.7
2.1
2.5
2,397
944
227
713
132
21
203
194
+561
9Dale Ellis
D. Ellis
10.3
38
1998-99
SEA SEA
48
25.7
2.4
0.8
0.5
0.1
3.6
8.2
44.1
2.0
4.5
43.3
1.1
1.5
75.7
58.1
0.5
1.9
0.9
1,232
495
115
38
25
3
45
77
+25
10Reggie Miller
R. Miller
10.0
38
2003-04
IND IND
80
28.2
2.4
3.1
0.8
0.1
3.3
7.4
43.8
1.7
4.2
40.1
1.8
2.1
88.5
60.0
0.2
2.1
0.9
2,254
800
188
249
65
11
68
96
+504
11Johnny Green
J. Green
9.8
38
1971-72
CIN CIN
82
23.3
6.8
1.5
4.0
7.1
56.9
1.7
3.0
56.4
58.0
1,914
803
560
120
238
12Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
9.6
38
2000-01
SEA SEA
79
26.7
7.4
1.2
0.7
1.2
3.7
8.7
43.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.2
68.5
47.8
1.6
5.8
1.9
2,107
760
585
92
53
91
151
229
-159
13Ray Allen
R. Allen
9.6
38
2013-14
MIA MIA
73
26.5
2.8
2.0
0.7
0.1
3.3
7.4
44.2
1.6
4.2
37.5
1.4
1.6
90.5
59.0
0.3
2.5
1.2
1,936
701
205
143
54
8
84
115
+163
14Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
9.6
38
2015-16
SAS SAS
58
19.6
2.5
3.1
1.1
0.2
3.4
7.5
45.3
1.2
3.1
39.1
1.6
1.9
81.3
57.3
0.4
2.1
1.7
1,134
555
146
177
66
11
99
99
+329
15Kevin Willis
K. Willis
9.3
38
2000-01
TOT
78
23.5
6.8
0.6
0.7
0.7
3.9
8.8
44.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.4
1.9
76.9
47.8
2.3
4.6
1.1
1,830
722
532
50
57
52
87
216
-258
16Chris Paul
C. Paul
9.2
38
2023-24
GSW GSW
58
26.4
3.9
6.8
1.2
0.1
3.6
8.1
44.1
1.3
3.6
37.1
0.7
0.9
82.7
54.4
0.3
3.6
1.3
1,531
533
225
393
70
6
76
108
+110
17Al Horford
A. Horford
9.0
38
2024-25
BOS BOS
60
27.6
6.2
2.1
0.6
0.9
3.3
7.7
42.3
1.9
5.2
36.3
0.6
0.6
89.5
56.3
1.3
4.8
0.8
1,658
538
369
128
36
51
46
81
+397
18Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
8.4
38
1997-98
HOU HOU
75
19.9
2.0
1.2
0.4
0.0
3.0
7.3
41.7
0.9
2.6
33.3
1.5
1.8
83.1
52.4
0.7
1.4
0.8
1,490
633
153
88
32
3
62
89
-83
19Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
7.9
38
2018-19
PHX PHX
64
18.9
1.3
3.6
0.5
0.2
2.7
6.8
39.7
1.0
3.2
33.2
1.5
1.7
84.5
52.2
0.1
1.2
1.5
1,211
508
85
229
33
12
99
75
-377
20Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
7.5
38
2004-05
TOT
71
23.8
2.9
1.5
0.9
0.7
2.8
7.4
38.6
0.9
2.7
34.7
0.9
1.4
63.9
47.1
0.8
2.2
0.9
1,689
533
209
104
62
53
66
181
-302
21Kyle Korver
K. Korver
6.7
38
2019-20
MIL MIL
58
16.6
2.1
1.2
0.4
0.2
2.2
5.1
43.0
1.7
4.1
41.8
0.6
0.7
85.4
62.0
0.3
1.8
0.8
960
386
122
68
26
12
48
78
+126
22Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
6.6
38
1999-00
IND IND
81
20.0
3.6
0.8
0.4
0.4
2.3
5.4
41.7
1.1
2.7
40.8
1.0
1.2
82.5
55.5
0.8
2.8
0.8
1,620
537
289
68
31
33
63
136
+292
23Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
6.2
38
2011-12
DAL DAL
48
28.7
4.1
5.5
1.7
0.2
2.1
5.7
36.3
1.6
4.6
35.4
0.5
0.6
78.6
52.4
0.3
3.8
1.9
1,379
299
198
264
82
10
91
83
+66
24Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
6.1
38
2015-16
LAC LAC
68
18.1
2.7
1.0
0.5
0.3
2.1
5.8
36.3
1.1
3.6
31.0
0.8
1.0
81.8
48.9
0.2
2.6
0.9
1,231
417
186
71
33
17
58
129
+56
25Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
6.1
38
2002-03
POR POR
78
15.5
4.3
1.8
0.8
0.6
2.2
4.6
47.6
0.0
0.1
50.0
1.7
2.1
78.7
54.9
1.1
3.2
1.0
1,209
476
335
142
61
49
75
141
+207

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117.7

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36.1

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TEAMWLPCTGB
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
9:00 PM
Sat
12/20
LAL LAL
@
LAC LAC
10:30 PM
Tue
12/23
LAL LAL
@
PHX PHX
9:00 PM
Thu
12/25
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
8:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

17 - 7

132

Final

119

LAL Lakers

17 - 7

Wed 10 Dec 2025

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
16
9
.640
8.0
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
20
5
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
5.0
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
5.0
5
76ers 76ers
14
10
.583
5.5
6
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
ATL ATL
@
SAC SAC
133-100
Tue
11/11
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
130-116
Wed
11/12
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
126-113
Wed
11/12
IND IND
@
PHX PHX
98-133
Wed
11/12
ATL ATL
@
UTA UTA
132-122

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/13
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
5:30 PM
Sat
12/13
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
9:00 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
3:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CHA CHA
@
CLE CLE
3:30 PM
Sun
12/14
PHI PHI
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM