oldest nba players to average over 20 minutes per game

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the oldest with more than 20.0 minutes per game in a season. He was 41 years old in 1988-89.

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oldest NBA players to average over 20 minutes per game in a regular season
NAME AGE MPG SEASON TM GP PPG 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
41
22.9
1988-89
LAL LAL
74
10.1
4.5
1.0
0.5
1.1
4.2
8.9
47.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.2
73.9
51.1
1.4
3.1
1.3
1,695
748
334
74
38
85
95
196
2 LeBron James
L. James
40
34.9
2024-25
LAL LAL
70
24.4
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
3 Vince Carter
V. Carter
40
24.7
2016-17
MEM MEM
73
8.0
3.1
1.8
0.8
0.5
2.6
6.7
39.4
1.5
4.1
37.8
1.2
1.6
76.5
54.2
0.5
2.6
0.7
1,800
586
227
133
60
36
50
163
+158
4 Karl Malone
K. Malone
40
32.7
2003-04
LAL LAL
42
13.2
8.7
3.9
1.2
0.5
4.6
9.5
48.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.4
74.7
55.5
1.5
7.3
2.5
1,373
554
367
163
50
20
103
116
+219
5 John Stockton
J. Stockton
40
27.7
2002-03
UTA UTA
82
10.8
2.5
7.7
1.7
0.2
3.8
7.8
48.3
0.4
1.0
36.3
2.9
3.5
82.6
57.7
0.6
1.8
2.2
2,275
884
201
629
137
16
182
184
+241
6 Robert Parish
R. Parish
40
26.9
1993-94
BOS BOS
74
11.7
7.3
1.1
0.6
1.3
4.8
9.8
49.1
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.8
74.0
53.0
1.9
5.4
1.5
1,987
866
542
82
42
96
108
190
7 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
40
28.9
1987-88
LAL LAL
80
14.6
6.0
1.7
0.6
1.2
6.0
11.3
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.4
76.2
57.0
1.5
4.5
2.0
2,308
1,165
478
135
48
92
159
216
8 Chris Paul
C. Paul
39
28.0
2024-25
SAS SAS
82
8.8
3.6
7.4
1.3
0.3
3.0
7.1
42.7
1.7
4.5
37.7
1.0
1.1
92.4
58.0
0.4
3.2
1.6
2,292
723
296
605
103
22
129
151
+4
9 LeBron James
L. James
39
35.3
2023-24
LAL LAL
71
25.7
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
10 Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
39
24.7
2017-18
DAL DAL
77
12.0
5.7
1.6
0.6
0.6
4.5
9.8
45.6
1.8
4.4
40.9
1.3
1.4
89.8
57.5
0.3
5.4
0.7
1,900
927
438
120
43
45
51
146
-55
11 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
39
25.2
2015-16
SAS SAS
61
8.6
7.3
2.7
0.8
1.3
3.5
7.2
48.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.1
70.2
52.3
1.9
5.4
1.5
1,536
522
447
163
47
78
90
125
+426
12 Steve Nash
S. Nash
39
20.9
2013-14
LAL LAL
15
6.8
1.9
5.7
0.5
0.1
2.4
6.3
38.3
0.5
1.6
33.3
1.5
1.6
91.7
48.8
0.3
1.7
2.1
313
102
29
86
7
2
31
18
-65
13 Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
39
26.9
2012-13
NYK NYK
76
6.0
4.3
3.3
1.6
0.3
2.0
5.4
37.2
1.5
4.3
35.1
0.5
0.6
83.3
53.2
0.7
3.6
1.0
2,043
458
323
249
125
25
76
125
+187
14 Grant Hill
G. Hill
39
28.1
2011-12
PHX PHX
49
10.2
3.5
2.2
0.8
0.6
4.1
9.2
44.6
0.3
1.1
26.4
1.7
2.2
76.1
50.0
0.6
2.9
1.3
1,378
499
171
107
41
29
65
88
+109
15 Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
39
23.3
2005-06
NJN NJN
80
6.9
3.3
1.1
0.6
0.5
2.7
6.4
42.7
0.8
2.2
34.3
0.7
1.0
65.8
50.2
0.7
2.7
0.8
1,863
550
267
89
44
40
62
206
+21
16 Reggie Miller
R. Miller
39
31.9
2004-05
IND IND
66
14.8
2.4
2.2
0.8
0.1
4.8
10.9
43.7
1.5
4.5
32.2
3.8
4.1
93.3
58.2
0.3
2.1
1.2
2,105
974
156
146
50
5
77
109
+232
17 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39
37.0
2002-03
WAS WAS
82
20.0
6.1
3.8
1.5
0.5
8.3
18.6
44.5
0.2
0.7
29.1
3.2
4.0
82.1
49.1
0.9
5.2
2.1
3,031
1,640
497
311
123
39
173
171
+6
18 Karl Malone
K. Malone
39
36.2
2002-03
UTA UTA
81
20.6
7.8
4.7
1.7
0.4
7.3
15.9
46.2
0.0
0.2
21.4
5.9
7.7
76.3
53.4
1.4
6.4
2.6
2,936
1,667
628
379
136
31
210
204
+172
19 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
39
22.6
2001-02
TOR TOR
61
7.1
6.0
1.1
1.2
1.5
3.2
6.9
46.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.4
56.0
47.8
1.6
4.4
1.6
1,378
435
366
66
74
90
98
147
+28
20 John Stockton
J. Stockton
39
31.3
2001-02
UTA UTA
82
13.4
3.2
8.2
1.9
0.3
4.9
9.5
51.7
0.3
1.0
32.1
3.4
3.9
85.7
60.1
0.7
2.5
2.5
2,566
1,102
263
674
152
24
208
209
+166
21 Robert Parish
R. Parish
39
27.2
1992-93
BOS BOS
79
12.6
9.4
0.8
0.7
1.4
5.3
9.8
53.5
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.0
68.9
56.5
3.1
6.3
1.5
2,146
994
740
61
57
107
120
201
22 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
39
31.3
1986-87
LAL LAL
78
17.5
6.7
2.6
0.6
1.2
7.2
12.7
56.4
0.0
0.0
33.3
3.1
4.4
71.4
59.7
1.9
4.8
2.4
2,441
1,366
523
203
49
97
186
245
23 Al Horford
A. Horford
38
27.6
2024-25
BOS BOS
60
9.0
6.2
2.1
0.6
0.9
3.3
7.7
42.3
1.9
5.2
36.3
0.6
0.6
89.5
56.3
1.3
4.8
0.8
1,658
538
369
128
36
51
46
81
+397
24 Chris Paul
C. Paul
38
26.4
2023-24
GSW GSW
58
9.2
3.9
6.8
1.2
0.1
3.6
8.1
44.1
1.3
3.6
37.1
0.7
0.9
82.7
54.4
0.3
3.6
1.3
1,531
533
225
393
70
6
76
108
+110
25 LeBron James
L. James
38
35.5
2022-23
LAL LAL
55
28.9
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
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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
148-106
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
@
NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
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PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
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PHX PHX
148-109

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/31
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
6/2
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM