Michael Jordan is the oldest in a game with 40+ points. He was 40 years and 4 days old versus the New Jersey Nets on February 21, 2003.

oldest player to score 40 points in a game

Interpreted as:

oldest player to score 40 or more points in a regular-season game

NAME	AGE	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF	+/-
Michael Jordan	40-004	43	2/21/2003	WAS	vs	NJN	43	10	3	4	1	1	18	30	60.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	2	+9
Michael Jordan	39-349	45	2/1/2003	WAS	vs	NOH	44	3	6	1	1	2	18	33	54.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	5	+14
Michael Jordan	39-321	41	1/4/2003	WAS	vs	IND	53	12	4	3	0	2	14	26	53.8	3	4	75.0	10	12	83.3	2	+15
Karl Malone	39-231	40	3/12/2003	UTA	@	ORL	42	9	7	4	0	1	12	19	63.2	0	0		16	22	72.7	2	+2
LeBron James	39-092	40	3/31/2024	LAL	@	BKN	37	7	5	0	0	4	13	17	76.5	9	10	90.0	5	6	83.3	0	+22
LeBron James	39-077	40	3/16/2024	LAL	vs	GSW	38	8	9	1	1	4	15	23	65.2	3	5	60.0	7	8	87.5	1	-6
Jamal Crawford	39-020	51	4/9/2019	PHX	@	DAL	38	5	5	1	1	4	18	30	60.0	7	13	53.8	8	9	88.9	4	-5
LeBron James	38-358	40	12/23/2023	LAL	@	OKC	37	7	7	2	2	3	13	20	65.0	5	5	100.0	9	9	100.0	0	+10
Michael Jordan	38-343	41	1/26/2002	WAS	vs	PHX	40	4	7	2	0	2	17	30	56.7	0	0		7	9	77.8	2	+18
Michael Jordan	38-341	40	1/24/2002	WAS	vs	CLE	40	8	2	2	0	0	18	29	62.1	0	0		4	7	57.1	2	+9
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	38-334	43	3/16/1986	LAL	vs	HOU	40	7	3	2	1	4	16	24	66.7	0	0		11	16	68.8	4
Michael Jordan	38-317	45	12/31/2001	WAS	vs	NJN	39	10	7	3	0	3	16	32	50.0	1	3	33.3	12	13	92.3	2	+26
Michael Jordan	38-315	51	12/29/2001	WAS	vs	CHA	38	7	4	3	0	4	21	38	55.3	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	3	+24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	38-296	46	2/6/1986	LAL	@	HOU	37	11	4	0	0	6	21	30	70.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	3
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	38-292	40	2/2/1986	LAL	vs	NYK	40	3	4	1	6	1	15	22	68.2	0	0		10	10	100.0	3
Michael Jordan	38-272	44	11/16/2001	WAS	vs	UTA	41	7	3	1	0	0	17	33	51.5	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	0	-11
LeBron James	38-029	41	1/28/2023	LAL	@	BOS	44	9	8	0	0	2	15	30	50.0	6	12	50.0	5	6	83.3	2	+1
LeBron James	38-025	46	1/24/2023	LAL	vs	LAC	33	8	7	2	1	0	16	29	55.2	9	14	64.3	5	5	100.0	0	-14
LeBron James	38-017	48	1/16/2023	LAL	vs	HOU	36	8	9	0	0	0	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	11	12	91.7	1	+19
LeBron James	38-003	43	1/2/2023	LAL	@	CHA	40	11	6	1	0	3	16	26	61.5	0	5	0.0	11	15	73.3	1	+9
LeBron James	38	47	12/30/2022	LAL	@	ATL	40	10	9	0	1	5	18	27	66.7	4	6	66.7	7	9	77.8	0	+12
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	37-295	40	2/5/1985	LAL	@	HOU	41	8	3	1	0	2	16	29	55.2	0	0		8	9	88.9	1
Dirk Nowitzki	37-275	40	3/20/2016	DAL	vs	POR	39	8	4	2	0	2	16	26	61.5	3	5	60.0	5	5	100.0	5	+7
Kobe Bryant	37-234	60	4/13/2016	LAL	vs	UTA	42	4	4	1	1	2	22	50	44.0	6	21	28.6	10	12	83.3	1	+7
Karl Malone	37-149	41	12/20/2000	UTA	@	PHI	43	13	3	2	4	3	13	18	72.2	0	0		15	20	75.0	2	+1