most ppg player before turning 40

Michael Jordan has averaged the most career points per game by a player younger than 40, with 30.3 per game.

Interpreted as:
most ppg player before turning 40 years old
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.3
1,042
38.2
6.2
5.3
2.4
0.8
11.4
23.0
49.8
0.6
1.7
32.8
6.9
8.3
83.5
57.0
1.6
4.6
2.7
39,813
31,621
6,457
5,530
2,476
878
2,858
2,724
+1478
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
6Kevin 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
7LeBron James
L. James
27.1
1,520
37.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.6
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.6
7.6
73.6
58.9
1.2
6.3
3.5
57,578
41,131
11,405
11,261
2,298
1,128
5,319
2,719
+7340
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
10Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
26.4
792
9.3
7.8
10.2
76.2
20,880
11George 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
12Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
26.0
1,404
11.8
10.7
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.5
6.3
72.0
36,446
16,616
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
25.4
1,434
37.3
10.2
3.5
1.4
0.8
9.3
18.0
51.7
0.1
0.2
27.5
6.7
9.0
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
53,481
36,374
14,601
5,085
2,037
1,125
4,421
4,461
+2791
15Shai 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
16Damian 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
17Trae 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
18Donovan 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
19Kobe 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
20Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
24.8
1,074
35.5
6.7
2.5
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
38,113
26,666
7,169
2,675
2,061
-392
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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