oldest player to average 20 minutes per game

LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are tied for the oldest with 20.0+ minutes per game in a season. They were 41 years old.

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oldest player to average 20 or higher 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	LeBron James L. James	41	33.2	2025-26	LAL	60	20.9	6.1	7.2	1.2	0.6	7.9	15.3	51.5	1.3	4.1	31.7	3.9	5.3	73.7	59.4	0.7	5.4	3.0	1,989	1,256	364	432	72	35	179	81	+119
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	41	22.9	1988-89	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
3	LeBron James L. James	40	34.9	2024-25	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
4	Vince Carter V. Carter	40	24.7	2016-17	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
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	40	32.7	2003-04	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
6	John Stockton J. Stockton	40	27.7	2002-03	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
7	Robert Parish R. Parish	40	26.9	1993-94	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
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40	28.9	1987-88	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
9	Al Horford A. Horford	39	21.5	2025-26	GSW	45	8.3	4.9	2.6	0.7	1.1	3.1	7.2	42.6	1.6	4.6	36.1	0.5	0.6	84.6	55.4	1.0	3.9	0.9	969	372	219	116	30	51	42	51	-9
10	Chris Paul C. Paul	39	28.0	2024-25	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
11	LeBron James L. James	39	35.3	2023-24	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
12	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	39	24.7	2017-18	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
13	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	39	25.2	2015-16	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
14	Steve Nash S. Nash	39	20.9	2013-14	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
15	Jason Kidd J. Kidd	39	26.9	2012-13	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
16	Grant Hill G. Hill	39	28.1	2011-12	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
17	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	39	23.3	2005-06	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
18	Reggie Miller R. Miller	39	31.9	2004-05	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
19	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	37.0	2002-03	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
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	39	36.2	2002-03	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
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	39	22.6	2001-02	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
22	John Stockton J. Stockton	39	31.3	2001-02	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
23	Robert Parish R. Parish	39	27.2	1992-93	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
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39	31.3	1986-87	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
25	Al Horford A. Horford	38	27.6	2024-25	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

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves	49	33	.598	15.0

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28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.4

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Wembanyama

10.7

Tatum

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

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2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

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Brooks

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

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Playoffs DRtg Rankings

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795.8

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40.4

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Williams

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Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

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41.0

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2.33

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
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
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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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
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
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10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
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13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
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15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

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Mon 3/30	BOS	@	ATL	102-112
Mon 3/30	PHX	@	MEM	131-105
Mon 3/30	CHI	@	SAS	114-129
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	DAL	124-94
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Sat 6/13	NYK	@	SAS	8:30 PM
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LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are tied for the oldest with 20.0+ minutes per game in a season. They were 41 years old.

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