most ppg with 8 assists per game in a season by a player before turning 28 since 1974

Since 1973-74, Russell Westbrook has scored the most points per game by a player 28 or older with 8.0+ assists per game in a season, with 31.6 per game in 2016-17.

Interpreted as:

most ppg with 8 or higher assists per game in a season by a player before turning 28 years old since 1974

	NAME	PPG	APG	AGE	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	31.6	10.4	28	2016-17	OKC	81	34.6	10.7	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
2	James Harden J. Harden	30.4	8.8	28	2017-18	HOU	72	35.4	5.4	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
3	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	30.0	8.0	29	2019-20	POR	66	37.5	4.3	1.1	0.3	9.5	20.4	46.3	4.1	10.2	40.1	7.0	7.8	88.8	62.8	0.5	3.8	2.9	2,474	1,978	284	530	70	22	194	114	+84
4	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29.6	10.2	29	2024-25	DEN	70	36.7	12.7	1.8	0.6	11.2	19.5	57.6	2.0	4.7	41.7	5.2	6.4	80.0	66.3	2.9	9.9	3.3	2,571	2,071	892	716	127	45	230	160	+594
5	LeBron James L. James	27.5	9.1	33	2017-18	CLE	82	36.9	8.6	1.4	0.9	10.5	19.3	54.2	1.8	5.0	36.7	4.7	6.5	73.1	62.1	1.2	7.5	4.2	3,026	2,251	709	747	116	71	347	136	+104
6	LeBron James L. James	27.4	8.3	34	2018-19	LAL	55	35.2	8.5	1.3	0.6	10.1	19.9	51.0	2.0	5.9	33.9	5.1	7.6	66.5	58.8	1.0	7.4	3.6	1,937	1,505	465	454	72	33	197	94	+115
7	Michael Adams M. Adams	26.5	10.5	28	1990-91	DEN	66	35.5	3.9	2.2	0.1	8.5	21.5	39.4	2.5	8.5	29.6	7.0	8.0	87.9	53.0	0.9	3.0	3.6	2,346	1,752	256	693	147	6	240	162
8	LeBron James L. James	26.4	8.7	32	2016-17	CLE	74	37.8	8.6	1.2	0.6	9.9	18.2	54.8	1.7	4.6	36.3	4.8	7.2	67.4	61.9	1.3	7.3	4.1	2,795	1,954	639	646	92	44	303	134	+483
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26.4	9.0	28	2023-24	DEN	79	34.6	12.4	1.4	0.9	10.4	17.9	58.3	1.1	2.9	35.9	4.5	5.5	81.7	65.0	2.8	9.5	3.0	2,737	2,085	976	708	108	68	238	195	+684
10	LeBron James L. James	25.7	8.3	39	2023-24	LAL	71	35.3	7.3	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
11	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	25.4	10.3	29	2017-18	OKC	80	36.4	10.1	1.8	0.3	9.5	21.1	44.9	1.2	4.1	29.8	5.2	7.1	73.7	52.4	1.9	8.2	4.8	2,914	2,028	804	820	147	20	381	200	+383
12	LeBron James L. James	25.3	10.2	35	2019-20	LAL	67	34.6	7.8	1.2	0.5	9.6	19.4	49.3	2.2	6.3	34.8	3.9	5.7	69.3	57.7	1.0	6.9	3.9	2,316	1,698	525	684	78	36	261	118	+441
13	James Harden J. Harden	24.6	10.8	31	2020-21	TOT	44	36.6	7.9	1.2	0.8	7.8	16.7	46.6	2.8	7.6	36.2	6.3	7.3	86.1	61.8	0.8	7.1	4.0	1,609	1,083	348	475	53	33	177	99	+102
14	LeBron James L. James	24.4	8.2	40	2024-25	LAL	70	34.9	7.8	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
15	Gary Payton G. Payton	24.2	8.9	31	1999-00	SEA	82	41.8	6.5	1.9	0.2	9.1	20.3	44.8	2.2	6.3	34.0	3.8	5.2	73.5	53.5	1.2	5.2	2.7	3,425	1,982	529	732	153	18	224	178	+224
16	Gary Payton G. Payton	23.1	8.1	32	2000-01	SEA	79	41.1	4.6	1.6	0.3	9.2	20.1	45.6	1.3	3.4	37.5	3.4	4.5	76.6	52.2	0.9	3.6	2.6	3,244	1,823	361	642	127	26	209	184	-14
17	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	22.9	10.7	30	2018-19	OKC	73	36.0	11.1	1.9	0.5	8.6	20.2	42.8	1.6	5.6	29.0	4.1	6.2	65.6	50.1	1.5	9.6	4.5	2,630	1,675	807	784	142	33	325	245	+292
18	James Harden J. Harden	22.8	8.7	35	2024-25	LAC	79	35.3	5.8	1.5	0.7	6.7	16.4	41.0	3.0	8.5	35.2	6.4	7.3	87.4	58.2	0.7	5.1	4.3	2,789	1,802	456	687	118	55	341	162	+344
19	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	22.5	12.8	29	1988-89	LAL	77	37.5	7.9	1.8	0.3	7.5	14.8	50.9	0.8	2.4	31.4	6.7	7.3	91.1	62.5	1.4	6.4	4.1	2,886	1,730	607	988	138	22	312	172
20	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	22.3	11.5	30	1989-90	LAL	79	37.2	6.6	1.7	0.4	6.9	14.4	48.0	1.3	3.5	38.4	7.2	8.1	89.0	62.2	1.6	5.0	3.7	2,937	1,765	522	907	132	34	289	167
21	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	22.2	11.7	32	2020-21	WAS	65	36.4	11.5	1.4	0.4	8.4	19.0	43.9	1.3	4.2	31.5	4.2	6.4	65.6	50.9	1.7	9.9	4.8	2,369	1,445	750	763	89	23	312	190	-87
22	Gary Payton G. Payton	22.1	9.0	33	2001-02	SEA	82	40.3	4.8	1.6	0.3	9.0	19.2	46.7	0.9	2.9	31.4	3.3	4.1	79.7	52.6	1.0	3.9	2.5	3,301	1,815	396	737	131	26	209	179	+199
23	James Harden J. Harden	22.0	10.3	32	2021-22	TOT	65	37.2	7.7	1.3	0.6	6.3	15.3	41.0	2.3	6.9	33.0	7.2	8.2	87.7	58.3	0.8	6.8	4.4	2,419	1,432	500	667	82	36	284	153	+173
24	Gary Payton G. Payton	21.7	8.7	30	1998-99	SEA	50	40.2	4.9	2.2	0.2	8.0	18.5	43.4	1.7	5.6	29.5	4.0	5.5	72.1	51.9	1.2	3.6	3.1	2,008	1,084	244	436	109	12	154	115	+26
25	James Harden J. Harden	21.0	10.7	33	2022-23	PHI	58	36.8	6.1	1.2	0.5	6.4	14.5	44.1	2.8	7.2	38.5	5.4	6.2	86.7	60.7	0.7	5.4	3.4	2,135	1,216	354	618	71	31	195	112	+277