most ppg before turning 39

Michael Jordan has scored the most career points per game by a player younger than 39, with 31.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
most ppg by a player before turning 39 years old
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.1
979
38.5
6.3
5.4
2.4
0.9
11.7
23.3
50.1
0.6
1.8
32.8
7.2
8.6
83.6
57.4
1.6
4.6
2.8
37,693
30,492
6,134
5,269
2,380
852
2,726
2,594
+1461
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30.1
1,045
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
31,422
23,922
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.2
514
35.0
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.2
6.4
8.5
75.5
59.2
0.9
7.6
4.0
17,999
15,021
4,376
4,230
661
237
2,032
1,181
+1423
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.6
490
31.9
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,610
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.3
846
10.3
6.8
8.7
78.1
23,136
6LeBron James
L. James
27.2
1,450
38.0
7.5
7.3
1.5
0.8
9.9
19.7
50.5
1.6
4.6
34.6
5.7
7.7
73.5
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
55,078
39,380
10,888
10,635
2,227
1,093
5,063
2,633
+7298
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.1
1,201
36.7
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.2
0.7
6.2
3.2
44,075
32,597
8,254
5,280
1,235
1,344
3,799
2,279
+5072
8Jerry West
J. West
27.0
932
9.7
7.7
9.4
81.4
25,196
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.7
914
41.1
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,583
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
10Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
26.4
1,328
12.1
10.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.4
72.0
35,108
16,107
11Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
26.4
792
9.3
7.8
10.2
76.2
20,880
12George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.2
791
33.6
4.6
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.2
19.9
51.1
0.1
0.5
29.8
5.7
6.8
84.4
57.2
26,556
20,708
3,606
2,211
937
660
2,332
13Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.7
1,040
0.1
9.1
7.4
8.8
83.8
26,714
4
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.7
1,353
37.4
10.3
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.4
18.1
52.0
0.1
0.2
27.8
6.8
9.1
74.1
57.9
2.5
7.8
3.1
50,545
34,707
13,973
4,706
1,901
1,094
4,211
4,257
+2619
15Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25.3
1,047
36.2
6.8
2.5
9.5
20.5
46.2
0.7
5.7
7.1
81.2
53.7
37,861
26,532
7,098
2,659
2,042
-402
16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.3
530
33.1
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,549
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
17Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
900
36.2
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,610
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
18Trae Young
T. Young
25.1
498
34.1
3.4
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.4
35.2
6.6
7.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
4.2
17,004
12,489
1,717
4,868
518
76
2,090
874
-187
19Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.1
609
33.8
4.3
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.3
3.0
8.3
36.6
4.3
5.1
84.4
57.5
0.8
3.5
2.7
20,586
15,272
2,640
2,928
844
193
1,645
1,463
+2960
20Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
25.0
1,346
36.1
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,638
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
21Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.8
1,069
34.0
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,304
26,528
4,973
6,743
1,602
282
3,308
2,385
+6266
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
24.6
737
34.3
4.0
5.3
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.3
2.1
6.0
35.2
5.4
6.2
87.3
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
25,295
18,120
2,966
3,908
628
208
2,236
2,140
+231
23Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.6
442
34.8
5.2
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.6
19.0
45.3
3.0
8.0
36.9
4.4
5.5
80.2
57.4
0.7
4.5
2.9
15,399
10,854
2,319
1,826
587
282
1,273
888
+942
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.3
897
38.4
10.0
6.3
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
4.4
5.0
88.5
56.4
34,439
21,791
8,974
5,695
2,279
25Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
24.3
955
8.6
0.0
7.2
8.7
81.8
23,177

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10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
32
50
.390
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12
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
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46
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14.0
7
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45
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.549
15.0
8
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45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
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