oldest players to score 30 points in a game before 1990

Before 1989-90, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the oldest in a game with 30+ points. He was 39 years and 317 days old against the Warriors on February 27, 1987.

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oldest players to score 30 or more points in a regular-season game before 1990

	NAME	AGE	PTS	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39-317	30	2/27/1987	LAL	vs	GSW	35	8	2	0	0	14	16	87.5	0	0		2	4	50.0	84.5	3	5	3	2
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-337	34	3/19/1986	LAL	@	LAC	37	5	8	2	3	16	22	72.7	0	0		2	2	100.0	74.3	1	4	1	4
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-334	43	3/16/1986	LAL	vs	HOU	40	7	3	2	1	16	24	66.7	0	0		11	16	68.8	69.3	3	4	4	4
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-321	34	3/3/1986	LAL	vs	GSW	31	8	1	1	2	13	21	61.9	0	0		8	10	80.0	66.9	0	8	2	4
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-296	46	2/6/1986	LAL	@	HOU	37	11	4	0	0	21	30	70.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	72.4	2	9	6	3
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-292	40	2/2/1986	LAL	vs	NYK	40	3	4	1	6	15	22	68.2	0	0		10	10	100.0	75.8	1	2	1	3
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-287	32	1/28/1986	LAL	vs	MIL	37	2	4	3	2	13	17	76.5	0	0		6	7	85.7	79.7	0	2	4	4
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-278	38	1/19/1986	LAL	@	DET	39	5	3	0	1	17	26	65.4	0	0		4	5	80.0	67.4	1	4	2	1
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-269	31	1/10/1986	LAL	vs	IND	33	8	2	1	3	12	21	57.1	0	1	0.0	7	8	87.5	63.2	3	5	3	1
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-246	31	12/18/1985	LAL	@	MIL	37	7	2	1	2	12	24	50.0	0	0		7	9	77.8	55.4	3	4	5	2
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-234	35	12/6/1985	LAL	vs	HOU	39	7	2	0	1	17	26	65.4	0	0		1	3	33.3	64.1	4	3	4	3
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-227	31	11/29/1985	LAL	vs	SEA	36	6	3	0	0	12	19	63.2	0	0		7	10	70.0	66.2	2	4	6	2
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-219	32	11/21/1985	LAL	@	DEN	36	10	4	0	1	15	26	57.7	0	0		2	3	66.7	58.6	2	8	3	0
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38-200	31	11/2/1985	LAL	@	GSW	33	7	3	1	0	14	19	73.7	0	0		3	4	75.0	74.7	2	5	3	5
15	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	37-343	32	3/17/1978	BOS	vs	PHX	41	5	4	2	1	15	25	60.0				2	2	100.0	61.8	0	5	2	4
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-342	30	3/24/1985	LAL	vs	DET	33	5	5	0	2	15	19	78.9	0	0		0	2	0.0	75.5	1	4	1	3
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-340	30	3/22/1985	LAL	@	HOU	36	8	6	0	2	13	17	76.5	0	0		4	4	100.0	80.0	2	6	5	2
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-314	39	2/24/1985	LAL	@	NYK	35	10	3	1	1	16	22	72.7	0	0		7	10	70.0	73.9	4	6	2	5
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-295	40	2/5/1985	LAL	@	HOU	41	8	3	1	0	16	29	55.2	0	0		8	9	88.9	60.7	2	6	2	1
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-289	34	1/30/1985	LAL	vs	HOU	39	9	4	3	2	14	20	70.0	0	0		6	6	100.0	75.1	2	7	2	4
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-275	33	1/16/1985	LAL	@	BOS	41	7	4	0	0	12	19	63.2	0	0		9	11	81.8	69.2	2	5	3	3
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-270	30	1/11/1985	LAL	@	DAL	33	11	4	1	0	13	17	76.5	0	0		4	5	80.0	78.1	2	9	3	4
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-267	35	1/8/1985	LAL	vs	DEN	37	12	6	0	6	15	22	68.2	0	0		5	7	71.4	69.8	6	6	2	3
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-256	33	12/28/1984	LAL	@	DEN	32	7	4	1	2	15	22	68.2	0	0		3	3	100.0	70.8	3	4	3	4
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37-247	32	12/19/1984	LAL	@	HOU	38	7	5	2	1	14	22	63.6	0	0		4	5	80.0	66.1	3	4	2	4