oldest player to average 26 points per game in a season

LeBron James is the oldest with 26.0+ points per game in a season. He was 38 years old in 2022-23.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to average 26 or higher points per game in a season
NAMEAgePPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
38
28.9
2022-23
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
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37
27.2
2025-26
39
31.3
3.5
4.8
1.1
0.4
8.9
19.1
46.8
4.5
11.5
39.1
4.9
5.2
93.1
63.6
0.4
3.1
2.8
1,222
1,061
138
189
44
16
111
74
+62
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
37
26.2
2025-26
58
36.7
5.4
4.5
0.9
0.9
9.2
18.0
51.0
2.4
5.9
40.4
5.4
6.1
88.8
63.2
0.6
4.9
3.2
2,126
1,520
316
261
50
52
184
113
+300
4LeBron James
L. James
37
30.3
2021-22
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
5Kevin Durant
K. Durant
36
26.6
2024-25
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
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
35
26.4
2023-24
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
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
35
27.1
2023-24
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
8Alex English
A. English
35
26.5
1988-89
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
9Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
34
27.9
2025-26
47
32.4
6.4
3.7
2.0
0.5
9.7
19.6
49.7
2.6
7.0
37.9
5.8
6.4
90.6
62.2
1.0
5.4
2.1
1,522
1,309
299
174
93
23
101
58
+178
10Stephen Curry
S. Curry
34
29.4
2022-23
56
34.7
6.1
6.3
0.9
0.4
10.0
20.2
49.3
4.9
11.4
42.7
4.6
5.0
91.5
65.6
0.7
5.4
3.2
1,941
1,648
341
352
52
20
179
117
+268
11Kevin 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
12LeBron James
L. James
34
27.4
2018-19
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
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
34
27.3
2012-13
78
38.6
5.6
6.0
1.4
0.3
9.5
20.4
46.3
1.7
5.2
32.4
6.7
8.0
83.9
57.0
0.8
4.7
3.7
3,013
2,133
433
469
106
25
287
173
+139
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
28.7
1997-98
82
38.8
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
15Karl Malone
K. Malone
34
27.0
1997-98
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
16Bernard King
B. King
34
28.4
1990-91
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
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
33
29.9
2021-22
55
37.2
7.4
6.4
0.9
0.9
10.5
20.3
51.8
2.1
5.5
38.3
6.8
7.4
91.0
63.4
0.5
6.9
3.5
2,047
1,643
407
351
48
52
191
113
+269
18LeBron James
L. James
33
27.5
2017-18
82
36.9
8.6
9.1
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
19Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
33
27.9
2011-12
58
38.5
5.4
4.6
1.2
0.3
9.9
23.0
43.0
1.5
4.9
30.3
6.6
7.8
84.5
52.7
1.1
4.3
3.5
2,232
1,616
313
264
69
18
204
105
+137
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33
29.6
1996-97
82
37.9
5.9
4.3
1.7
0.5
11.2
23.1
48.6
1.4
3.6
37.4
5.9
7.0
83.3
56.7
1.4
4.5
2.0
3,106
2,431
482
352
140
44
166
156
+818
21Karl Malone
K. Malone
33
27.4
1996-97
82
36.6
9.9
4.5
1.4
0.6
10.5
19.2
55.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.4
8.4
75.5
60.0
2.4
7.5
2.8
2,998
2,249
809
368
113
48
233
217
+768
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
33
26.9
1995-96
72
38.8
10.9
3.6
1.6
2.9
10.7
20.8
51.4
0.0
0.2
21.4
5.5
7.6
72.4
55.8
2.4
8.4
3.4
2,797
1,936
784
257
113
207
247
242
23Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
33
29.9
1992-93
71
37.3
6.8
3.2
1.0
0.4
10.4
22.3
46.8
1.7
4.5
38.0
7.3
8.8
82.8
57.0
2.6
4.2
2.6
2,647
2,121
482
227
70
27
184
116
24Alex English
A. English
33
28.6
1986-87
82
37.6
4.2
5.1
0.9
0.3
11.8
23.4
50.3
0.0
0.2
26.7
5.0
5.9
84.4
54.9
1.8
2.4
2.6
3,085
2,345
344
422
73
21
214
216
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33
26.2
1980-81
80
37.2
10.3
3.4
0.7
2.9
10.5
18.2
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
6.9
76.6
61.6
2.5
7.8
3.1
2,976
2,095
821
272
59
228
249
244

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8.2

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APG

8.6

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117.5

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DRTG

117.0

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NETRTG

0.4

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3P%

35.6

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2025-26 Conference Standings
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23
.623
9.5
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37
25
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11.0
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35
27
.565
13.0
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32
30
.516
16.0
Schedule
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3/10
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11:00 PM
Thu
3/12
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10:30 PM
Sat
3/14
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8:30 PM
Last Game
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113

Final

120

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39 - 24

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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19.0
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20.0
13
16
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29.5
14
15
47
.242
30.5
15
15
47
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30.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
49
15
.766
2
45
17
.726
3.0
3
40
23
.635
8.5
4
38
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.623
9.5
5
39
24
.619
9.5
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37
25
.597
11.0
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35
27
.565
13.0
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32
30
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16.0
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17.5
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29.0
14
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.302
29.5
15
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Sat
1/31
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Schedule

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