oldest player to average 35 ppg in a season

James Harden is the oldest with 35.0+ points per game in a season. He was 29 years old in 2018-19.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to average 35 or higher ppg in a season
NAMEAGEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1James Harden
J. Harden
29
36.1
2018-19
HOU HOU
78
36.8
6.6
7.5
2.0
0.7
10.8
24.5
44.2
4.8
13.2
36.8
9.7
11.0
87.9
61.6
0.8
5.8
5.0
2,867
2,818
518
586
158
58
387
244
+357
2Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
27
35.4
2005-06
LAL LAL
80
41.0
5.3
4.5
1.8
0.4
12.2
27.2
45.0
2.3
6.5
34.7
8.7
10.2
85.0
55.9
0.9
4.4
3.1
3,277
2,832
425
360
147
30
250
233
+320
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
27
36.9
1963-64
SFW SFW
80
46.1
22.3
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
3,689
2,948
1,787
403
182
4Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27
38.3
1961-62
LAL LAL
48
44.4
18.6
4.6
14.2
33.1
42.8
9.9
13.1
75.4
49.2
2,129
1,836
892
222
155
5Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
26
45.3
2025-26
LAL LAL
3
38.3
11.7
7.7
0.7
0.3
15.0
25.7
58.4
4.3
12.3
35.1
11.0
14.0
78.6
71.2
0.7
11.0
3.7
115
136
35
23
2
1
11
8
+8
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
26
44.8
1962-63
SFW SFW
80
47.6
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,806
3,586
1,946
275
136
7Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
25
35.2
2025-26
PHI PHI
5
43.2
4.6
9.4
1.2
1.0
10.8
23.4
46.2
4.4
9.4
46.8
9.2
10.6
86.8
62.7
0.4
4.2
2.6
216
176
23
47
6
5
13
14
+33
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
25
50.4
1961-62
PHI PHI
80
48.5
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
4,029
2,052
192
123
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24
38.4
1960-61
PHI PHI
79
47.8
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
23
37.1
1986-87
CHI CHI
82
40.0
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
23
37.6
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
12Rick Barry
R. Barry
22
35.6
1966-67
SFW SFW
78
40.7
9.2
3.6
13.0
28.7
45.1
9.7
10.9
88.4
53.1
3,175
2,775
714
282
258

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Team Rankings

ORTG

127.9

1st

DRTG

114.3

13th

NETRTG

13.6

2nd

3P%

45.4

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
2.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
2.5
7
Rockets Rockets
3
2
.600
2.5
8
Warriors Warriors
4
3
.571
2.5
9
Grizzlies Grizzlies
3
3
.500
3.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/3
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Wed
11/5
HOU HOU
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Fri
11/7
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
7:30 PM
Sun
11/9
HOU HOU
@
MIL MIL
3:30 PM
Wed
11/12
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
8:00 PM
Last Game
HOU Rockets

3 - 2

128

Final

101

BOS Celtics

3 - 4

Sat 1 Nov 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
6
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
0
1.000
0.5
3
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
4
2
.667
2.0
4
Lakers Lakers
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Clippers Clippers
3
2
.600
2.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
3
2
.600
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
5
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
1.0
3
Bucks Bucks
4
2
.667
1.5
4
Pistons Pistons
4
2
.667
1.5
5
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
2.0
6
Hawks Hawks
3
3
.500
2.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
6:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MEM MEM
@
TOR TOR
6:00 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Sun
11/2
PHI PHI
@
BKN BKN
6:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM