oldest player to average 22 points per game

LeBron James is the oldest with 22.0+ points per game in a season. He was 40 years old in 2024-25.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to average 22 or higher points per game in a regular season
NAMEAgePPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
40
24.4
2024-25
LAL 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
2LeBron James
L. James
39
25.7
2023-24
LAL 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
3LeBron James
L. James
38
28.9
2022-23
LAL 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
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
22.9
2001-02
WAS 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
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
38
22.4
2001-02
UTA 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
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38
23.4
1985-86
LAL LAL
79
33.3
6.1
3.5
0.8
1.6
9.6
16.9
56.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.6
76.5
60.3
1.7
4.4
2.6
2,629
1,846
478
280
67
130
203
248
7Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37
26.6
2025-26
GSW GSW
43
30.9
3.6
4.7
1.1
0.4
8.7
18.6
46.8
4.4
11.3
39.3
4.7
5.1
92.3
63.7
0.4
3.2
2.8
1,329
1,142
154
203
49
17
121
75
+89
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
37
26.0
2025-26
HOU 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
9LeBron James
L. James
37
30.3
2021-22
LAL 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
10Karl Malone
K. Malone
37
23.2
2000-01
UTA 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
11James Harden
J. Harden
36
23.6
2025-26
TOT
70
34.8
4.8
8.0
1.1
0.4
7.0
16.0
43.4
3.1
8.2
37.5
6.6
7.5
88.4
61.0
0.6
4.2
3.5
2,438
1,652
336
557
79
28
245
137
+99
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36
24.5
2024-25
GSW GSW
70
32.2
4.4
6.0
1.1
0.4
8.1
18.0
44.8
4.4
11.2
39.7
4.0
4.3
93.3
61.8
0.6
3.9
2.9
2,252
1,718
310
421
80
30
200
95
+299
13Kevin Durant
K. Durant
36
26.6
2024-25
PHX 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
14LeBron James
L. James
36
25.0
2020-21
LAL LAL
45
33.4
7.7
7.8
1.1
0.6
9.4
18.3
51.3
2.3
6.3
36.5
4.0
5.7
69.8
60.2
0.6
7.0
3.7
1,504
1,126
346
350
48
25
168
70
+287
15Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
36
22.3
2014-15
LAL LAL
35
34.5
5.7
5.6
1.3
0.2
7.6
20.4
37.3
1.5
5.3
29.3
5.6
6.9
81.3
47.7
0.7
4.9
3.7
1,207
782
199
197
47
7
128
65
-295
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
36
25.5
1999-00
UTA 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
17DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
35
22.2
2024-25
SAC 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
18James Harden
J. Harden
35
22.8
2024-25
LAC LAC
79
35.3
5.8
8.7
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
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35
26.4
2023-24
GSW GSW
74
32.7
4.5
5.1
0.7
0.4
8.8
19.5
45.0
4.8
11.8
40.8
4.0
4.4
92.3
61.6
0.5
4.0
2.8
2,421
1,956
330
379
54
28
210
117
+189
20Kevin Durant
K. Durant
35
27.1
2023-24
PHX 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
21LeBron James
L. James
35
25.3
2019-20
LAL 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
22Karl Malone
K. Malone
35
23.8
1998-99
UTA 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
23Alex English
A. English
35
26.5
1988-89
DEN 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
24Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
35
24.0
1969-70
LAL 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
25Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
34
27.9
2025-26
LAC 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
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7.3

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116.4

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14th

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35.9

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Spurs Spurs
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
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.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets
52
30
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12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
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3.5

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Thunder

119.3

Spurs

114.9

Celtics

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Raptors

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111.5
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Spurs

106.1

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Rockets

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EasternWLPCTGB
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Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
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Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
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1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
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Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
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42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
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NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
3/29
GSW GSW
@
DEN DEN
93-116
Mon
3/30
PHI PHI
@
MIA MIA
109-119
Mon
3/30
BOS BOS
@
ATL ATL
102-112
Mon
3/30
PHX PHX
@
MEM MEM
131-105
Mon
3/30
CHI CHI
@
SAS SAS
114-129

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
6/8
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Wed
6/10
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Sat
6/13
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Tue
6/16
SAS SAS
@
NYK NYK
8:30 PM
Fri
6/19
NYK NYK
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM