retired nba player highest ppg by a 37 year old since 1998

Since 1997-98, Michael Jordan has averaged the most points per game by an inactive or retired player 37 or older, with 21.2 per game.

	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	21.2	142	36.1	5.9	4.4	1.5	0.5	8.7	20.1	43.1	0.2	0.8	24.1	3.7	4.6	80.5	48.0	0.9	5.0	2.4	5,124	3,015	836	621	208	65	335	290	+22
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	20.7	284	36.1	8.3	4.4	1.5	0.6	7.4	15.6	47.2	0.0	0.2	31.1	5.9	7.6	78.1	54.7	1.5	6.8	2.9	10,244	5,887	2,350	1,244	431	172	820	765	+822
3	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	17.6	66	28.2	3.7	2.8	0.9	0.2	6.0	16.9	35.8	2.0	7.1	28.5	3.5	4.3	82.6	46.9	0.6	3.1	2.0	1,863	1,161	247	184	62	13	129	115	-571
4	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	16.1	39	27.0	4.4	4.4	1.0	0.5	6.4	14.4	44.1	1.1	3.4	32.6	2.3	3.1	73.6	51.0	1.1	3.3	2.5	1,051	628	171	172	38	20	96	65	-21
5	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	13.4	257	25.2	5.6	1.4	0.5	0.6	5.0	11.4	43.6	1.6	4.3	37.2	1.9	2.1	88.0	54.3	0.4	5.2	0.8	6,483	3,441	1,438	369	134	153	204	496	+121
6	Carmelo Anthony C. Anthony	13.3	69	26.0	4.2	1.0	0.7	0.8	4.6	10.5	44.1	2.2	5.8	37.5	1.9	2.3	83.0	57.9	0.9	3.3	0.9	1,793	919	288	68	47	52	59	166	-88
7	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	12.8	212	27.9	8.8	2.9	0.7	1.7	5.1	10.2	49.8	0.0	0.1	14.3	2.6	3.6	73.0	54.2	2.1	6.7	1.8	5,921	2,711	1,872	613	153	368	380	424	+1029
8	Reggie Miller R. Miller	12.3	216	30.0	2.4	2.6	0.8	0.1	4.0	9.0	43.8	1.6	4.4	36.1	2.8	3.1	91.0	59.2	0.3	2.1	1.0	6,476	2,656	516	565	177	20	211	294	+936
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	11.9	111	23.5	6.2	1.3	0.5	1.2	4.8	8.0	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	4.5	51.8	59.8	1.8	4.4	1.8	2,604	1,326	688	147	53	131	204	352	+268
10	John Stockton J. Stockton	11.9	352	29.4	2.8	8.2	1.7	0.2	4.3	8.5	50.0	0.5	1.2	38.0	2.9	3.5	83.4	59.2	0.6	2.1	2.3	10,335	4,188	968	2,901	603	81	815	834	+1669
11	Steve Nash S. Nash	11.8	156	31.2	2.9	9.2	0.6	0.1	4.4	9.0	49.0	0.9	2.4	39.9	2.0	2.2	90.6	59.0	0.5	2.4	3.1	4,874	1,847	448	1,431	91	17	480	179	+249
12	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	11.3	106	23.2	2.6	4.2	0.6	0.1	4.2	9.9	42.4	0.5	1.6	31.0	2.4	2.7	87.5	50.7	0.4	2.2	1.8	2,457	1,193	277	447	61	13	187	199	-17
13	Grant Hill G. Hill	10.7	239	27.8	4.2	2.2	0.7	0.4	4.1	8.7	46.9	0.4	1.1	37.6	2.2	2.7	80.3	54.3	0.8	3.4	1.4	6,654	2,560	1,003	526	176	107	332	476	+322
14	Ray Allen R. Allen	10.3	152	26.1	2.8	1.8	0.8	0.2	3.5	7.9	44.6	1.7	4.2	39.8	1.6	1.8	89.4	59.5	0.4	2.4	1.2	3,971	1,564	422	278	121	23	187	244	+338
15	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	10.1	206	24.5	7.0	0.9	0.5	1.1	3.9	8.7	44.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.3	3.2	70.8	49.8	1.6	5.5	1.7	5,043	2,079	1,452	185	111	220	358	554	-34
16	Chris Paul C. Paul	9.9	215	27.6	3.7	7.3	1.3	0.2	3.6	8.3	43.2	1.5	4.1	37.4	1.2	1.4	85.6	55.6	0.4	3.3	1.6	5,939	2,122	800	1,575	275	50	335	408	+114
17	Jamal Crawford J. Crawford	9.5	157	20.3	1.3	2.8	0.5	0.1	3.4	8.3	41.2	1.2	3.6	33.7	1.5	1.7	87.4	52.7	0.2	1.1	1.3	3,183	1,494	198	440	80	21	204	176	-514
18	Dale Ellis D. Ellis	9.5	169	22.1	2.1	0.8	0.6	0.0	3.5	7.4	46.9	1.5	3.5	43.7	1.0	1.3	76.9	59.4	0.5	1.6	0.8	3,735	1,607	355	141	98	8	139	250	+433
19	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	9.5	87	26.7	4.0	3.9	1.4	0.4	3.7	8.5	43.1	0.6	2.1	28.2	1.6	2.0	78.9	50.7	0.9	3.1	2.2	2,323	825	346	335	126	34	193	187	+107
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	9.3	146	23.9	6.5	1.2	1.1	1.5	3.9	8.2	48.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.4	59.8	50.4	1.8	4.7	1.5	3,488	1,360	942	171	156	212	215	337	+44
21	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	9.1	262	20.3	2.5	3.1	1.0	0.2	3.1	7.4	42.6	1.2	3.3	36.4	1.7	2.1	78.3	55.0	0.4	2.1	1.7	5,311	2,386	656	816	258	63	454	482	+971
22	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	9.0	90	19.6	5.2	1.1	0.8	0.2	3.8	8.4	45.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.4	1.9	72.8	48.5	1.9	3.2	1.2	1,767	807	465	97	70	22	109	288	-60
23	David Robinson D. Robinson	8.5	64	26.2	7.9	1.0	0.8	1.7	3.1	6.6	46.9	0.0	0.0		2.4	3.3	71.0	53.1	2.5	5.4	1.3	1,676	546	508	61	52	111	83	126	+340
24	Johnny Newman J. Newman	8.5	116	21.2	1.7	1.0	0.7	0.1	2.8	6.5	42.3	0.6	1.8	34.6	2.4	2.8	83.5	54.7	0.3	1.3	1.0	2,456	988	195	113	85	12	114	284	-349
25	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	8.3	107	20.3	7.1	2.7	0.3	0.9	3.1	6.7	45.6	0.5	1.2	36.8	1.7	2.3	74.7	53.8	1.4	5.7	1.2	2,172	893	756	290	29	94	124	150	+24

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
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4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
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7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
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12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
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Since 1997-98, Michael Jordan has averaged the most points per game by an inactive or retired player 37 or older, with 21.2 per game.

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