oldest forwards to average 21 ppg in a season

LeBron James is the oldest forward with 21.0+ points per game in a season. He was 40 years old in 2024-25.

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oldest forwards to average 21 or higher ppg in a season

	NAME	Age	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	LeBron James L. James	40	24.4	2024-25	LAL	70	34.9	7.8	8.2	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
2	LeBron James L. James	39	25.7	2023-24	LAL	71	35.3	7.3	8.3	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
3	LeBron James L. James	38	28.9	2022-23	LAL	55	35.5	8.3	6.8	0.9	0.6	11.1	22.2	50.0	2.2	6.9	32.1	4.6	5.9	76.8	58.3	1.2	7.1	3.2	1,954	1,590	457	375	50	32	178	88	+214
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	22.9	2001-02	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
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	38	22.4	2001-02	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
6	Kevin Durant K. Durant	37	26.0	2025-26	HOU	78	36.4	5.5	4.8	0.8	0.9	9.2	17.6	52.0	2.4	5.8	41.3	5.2	6.0	87.4	64.1	0.5	4.9	3.2	2,840	2,026	426	372	62	71	246	142	+340
7	LeBron James L. James	37	30.3	2021-22	LAL	56	37.2	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	11.4	21.8	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	61.9	1.1	7.1	3.5	2,084	1,695	459	349	73	59	196	121	-117
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	37	23.2	2000-01	UTA	81	35.7	8.3	4.5	1.1	0.8	8.3	16.6	49.8	0.0	0.1	40.0	6.6	8.3	79.3	57.2	1.4	6.9	3.0	2,895	1,878	669	361	93	62	244	216	+381
9	Kevin Durant K. Durant	36	26.6	2024-25	PHX	62	36.5	6.0	4.2	0.8	1.2	9.5	18.1	52.7	2.6	6.0	43.0	4.9	5.8	83.9	64.2	0.4	5.7	3.1	2,265	1,647	374	263	50	77	190	104	-39
10	Karl Malone K. Malone	36	25.5	1999-00	UTA	82	35.9	9.5	3.7	1.0	0.9	9.2	18.0	50.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	7.2	9.0	79.7	58.2	2.1	7.4	2.8	2,947	2,095	779	304	79	71	231	229	+481
11	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	35	22.2	2024-25	SAC	77	35.9	3.9	4.4	0.8	0.4	8.1	17.0	47.7	1.1	3.3	32.8	4.9	5.7	85.7	56.9	0.6	3.2	1.4	2,768	1,710	298	342	62	32	105	150	+110
12	Kevin Durant K. Durant	35	27.1	2023-24	PHX	75	37.2	6.6	5.0	0.9	1.2	10.0	19.2	52.3	2.2	5.4	41.3	4.8	5.6	85.6	62.6	0.5	6.1	3.2	2,791	2,032	495	378	68	91	243	133	+290
13	LeBron James L. James	35	25.3	2019-20	LAL	67	34.6	7.8	10.2	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
14	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	35	21.7	2013-14	DAL	80	32.9	6.2	2.7	0.9	0.6	7.9	15.9	49.7	1.6	4.1	39.8	4.2	4.7	89.9	60.3	0.5	5.7	1.5	2,628	1,735	498	216	73	45	117	165	+323
15	Karl Malone K. Malone	35	23.8	1998-99	UTA	49	37.4	9.4	4.1	1.3	0.6	8.0	16.3	49.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	9.8	78.8	57.7	2.2	7.3	3.3	1,832	1,164	463	201	62	28	162	134	+355
16	Alex English A. English	35	26.5	1988-89	DEN	82	36.5	4.0	4.7	0.8	0.1	11.3	22.9	49.1	0.0	0.1	25.0	4.0	4.6	85.8	53.1	1.8	2.2	2.4	2,990	2,175	326	383	66	12	198	174
17	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	35	24.0	1969-70	LAL	54	41.0	10.4	5.4			9.5	19.5	48.6				5.1	6.6	77.3	53.7				2,213	1,298	559	292				132
18	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	34	27.9	2025-26	LAC	65	32.1	6.4	3.6	1.9	0.4	9.8	19.4	50.5	2.6	6.8	38.7	5.7	6.4	89.2	62.9	1.1	5.3	2.0	2,085	1,813	413	234	122	27	133	78	+340
19	Kevin Durant K. Durant	34	29.1	2022-23	TOT	47	35.6	6.7	5.0	0.7	1.4	10.3	18.3	56.0	2.0	4.9	40.4	6.5	7.1	91.9	67.7	0.4	6.3	3.3	1,671	1,366	313	235	34	67	156	99	+258
20	LeBron James L. James	34	27.4	2018-19	LAL	55	35.2	8.5	8.3	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
21	Karl Malone K. Malone	34	27.0	1997-98	UTA	81	37.4	10.3	3.9	1.2	0.9	9.6	18.2	53.0	0.0	0.1	33.3	7.8	10.2	76.1	59.7	2.3	8.0	3.0	3,030	2,190	834	316	96	70	247	237	+584
22	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	34	26.0	1993-94	TOT	74	35.6	6.5	2.3	1.2	0.4	9.4	21.5	44.0	1.1	4.0	28.8	6.0	7.1	84.7	52.9	2.5	4.0	2.3	2,635	1,923	481	169	92	30	172	126
23	Bernard King B. King	34	28.4	1990-91	WAS	64	37.5	5.0	4.6	0.9	0.3	11.1	23.6	47.2	0.1	0.6	21.6	6.0	7.6	79.0	52.7	1.8	3.2	4.0	2,401	1,817	319	292	56	16	255	187
24	Alex English A. English	34	25.0	1987-88	DEN	80	35.2	4.7	4.7	0.9	0.3	10.5	21.3	49.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	4.7	82.8	53.5	2.1	2.6	2.3	2,818	2,000	373	377	70	23	181	193
25	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	34	23.0	1979-80	WAS	81	39.3	11.1	1.6	0.8	2.3	9.4	20.7	45.4	0.0	0.2	23.1	4.1	5.9	69.9	49.2	3.3	7.7	2.7	3,183	1,859	896	129	62	189	215	309

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2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
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2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
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8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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LeBron James is the oldest forward with 21.0+ points per game in a season. He was 40 years old in 2024-25.

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