most nba points scored for player over age 38 in a game

Michael Jordan has dropped the most points by a 38-year-old player in a game, with 51 points versus the Hornets on December 29, 2001.

Interpreted as:
most NBA points scored for player over age 38 in a regular-season game
NAMEPTSAgeDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
51
38-315
12/29/2001
WAS WAS
vs
CHA CHA
38
7
4
3
0
21
38
55.3
0
2
0.0
9
10
90.0
60.1
2
5
4
3
+24
2LeBron James
L. James
48
38-017
1/16/2023
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
36
8
9
0
0
16
26
61.5
5
10
50.0
11
12
91.7
76.7
1
7
0
1
+19
3LeBron James
L. James
47
38
12/30/2022
LAL LAL
@
ATL ATL
40
10
9
0
1
18
27
66.7
4
6
66.7
7
9
77.8
75.9
2
8
5
0
+12
4LeBron James
L. James
46
38-025
1/24/2023
LAL LAL
vs
LAC LAC
33
8
7
2
1
16
29
55.2
9
14
64.3
5
5
100.0
73.7
1
7
0
0
-14
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
46
38-296
2/6/1986
LAL LAL
@
HOU HOU
37
11
4
0
0
21
30
70.0
0
0
4
4
100.0
72.4
2
9
6
3
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
45
38-317
12/31/2001
WAS WAS
vs
NJN NJN
39
10
7
3
0
16
32
50.0
1
3
33.3
12
13
92.3
59.7
0
10
3
2
+26
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
44
38-272
11/16/2001
WAS WAS
vs
UTA UTA
41
7
3
1
0
17
33
51.5
1
2
50.0
9
11
81.8
58.1
3
4
0
0
-11
8LeBron James
L. James
43
38-003
1/2/2023
LAL LAL
@
CHA CHA
40
11
6
1
0
16
26
61.5
0
5
0.0
11
15
73.3
66.0
0
11
3
1
+9
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
43
38-334
3/16/1986
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
40
7
3
2
1
16
24
66.7
0
0
11
16
68.8
69.3
3
4
4
4
10LeBron James
L. James
41
38-029
1/28/2023
LAL LAL
@
BOS BOS
44
9
8
0
0
15
30
50.0
6
12
50.0
5
6
83.3
62.8
1
8
2
2
+1
11Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
41
38-343
1/26/2002
WAS WAS
vs
PHX PHX
40
4
7
2
0
17
30
56.7
0
0
7
9
77.8
60.4
2
2
2
2
+18
12LeBron James
L. James
40
38-358
12/23/2023
LAL LAL
@
OKC OKC
37
7
7
2
2
13
20
65.0
5
5
100.0
9
9
100.0
83.5
2
5
3
0
+10
13Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
40
38-341
1/24/2002
WAS WAS
vs
CLE CLE
40
8
2
2
0
18
29
62.1
0
0
4
7
57.1
62.3
1
7
0
2
+9
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40
38-292
2/2/1986
LAL LAL
vs
NYK NYK
40
3
4
1
6
15
22
68.2
0
0
10
10
100.0
75.8
1
2
1
3
15Karl Malone
K. Malone
39
38-137
12/8/2001
UTA UTA
vs
GSW GSW
40
7
5
1
4
14
27
51.9
0
0
11
12
91.7
60.4
3
4
1
5
+16
16LeBron James
L. James
38
38-039
2/7/2023
LAL LAL
vs
OKC OKC
34
7
3
3
0
13
20
65.0
4
6
66.7
8
10
80.0
77.9
0
7
4
3
+8
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38
38-278
1/19/1986
LAL LAL
@
DET DET
39
5
3
0
1
17
26
65.4
0
0
4
5
80.0
67.4
1
4
2
1
18LeBron James
L. James
37
38-324
11/19/2023
LAL LAL
vs
HOU HOU
40
6
8
3
0
14
19
73.7
2
5
40.0
7
9
77.8
80.6
1
5
2
0
+2
19LeBron James
L. James
37
38-095
4/4/2023
LAL LAL
@
UTA UTA
38
5
6
1
1
14
27
51.9
3
10
30.0
6
6
100.0
62.4
0
5
5
2
-7
20LeBron James
L. James
37
38-023
1/22/2023
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
36
11
4
0
2
14
24
58.3
2
7
28.6
7
10
70.0
65.1
0
11
4
2
+17
21LeBron James
L. James
37
38-008
1/7/2023
LAL LAL
@
SAC SAC
38
8
7
1
0
14
28
50.0
1
6
16.7
8
9
88.9
57.9
1
7
4
2
+15
22Karl Malone
K. Malone
37
38-181
1/21/2002
UTA UTA
@
GSW GSW
43
11
0
3
1
10
23
43.5
1
2
50.0
16
19
84.2
59.0
3
8
3
5
+1
23Eddie Johnson
E. Johnson
37
38-312
3/9/1998
HOU HOU
@
UTA UTA
42
3
2
2
0
13
18
72.2
4
7
57.1
7
7
100.0
87.8
0
3
3
2
-3
24LeBron James
L. James
36
38-100
4/9/2023
LAL LAL
vs
UTA UTA
33
6
6
1
1
13
25
52.0
8
14
57.1
2
2
100.0
69.6
1
5
2
0
+20
25LeBron James
L. James
35
38-322
11/17/2023
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
35
5
9
2
0
13
22
59.1
5
9
55.6
4
6
66.7
71.0
0
5
3
3
+18
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