the oldest nba player to average 20 ppg in a season

LeBron James is the oldest with 20.0+ points per game in a season. He is 41 years old this season.

Interpreted as:
the oldest NBA player to average 20 or higher ppg in a season
NAMEAgePPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
41
21.2
2025-26
17
33.4
5.2
6.7
0.9
0.6
7.9
15.4
51.1
1.5
5.0
30.6
3.9
5.7
69.1
59.2
0.6
4.6
2.6
567
361
89
114
16
10
44
26
-38
2LeBron James
L. James
40
24.4
2024-25
70
34.9
7.8
8.2
1.0
0.6
9.3
18.1
51.3
2.1
5.7
37.6
3.7
4.7
78.2
60.4
1.0
6.8
3.7
2,444
1,710
546
575
70
39
260
99
-54
3LeBron James
L. James
39
25.7
2023-24
71
35.3
7.3
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.6
17.9
54.0
2.1
5.1
41.0
4.3
5.7
75.0
63.0
0.9
6.4
3.5
2,504
1,822
518
589
89
38
245
78
+220
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
39
20.0
2002-03
82
37.0
6.1
3.8
1.5
0.5
8.3
18.6
44.5
0.2
0.7
29.1
3.2
4.0
82.1
49.1
0.9
5.2
2.1
3,031
1,640
497
311
123
39
173
171
+6
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
39
20.6
2002-03
81
36.2
7.8
4.7
1.7
0.4
7.3
15.9
46.2
0.0
0.2
21.4
5.9
7.7
76.3
53.4
1.4
6.4
2.6
2,936
1,667
628
379
136
31
210
204
+172
6LeBron 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
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38
22.9
2001-02
60
34.9
5.7
5.2
1.4
0.4
9.2
22.1
41.6
0.2
0.9
18.9
4.4
5.6
79.0
46.8
0.8
4.8
2.7
2,093
1,375
339
310
85
26
162
119
+16
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
38
22.4
2001-02
80
38.0
8.6
4.3
1.9
0.7
7.9
17.5
45.4
0.1
0.3
36.0
6.4
8.0
79.7
53.2
1.8
6.8
3.3
3,040
1,788
686
341
152
59
263
229
+50
9Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
38
23.4
1985-86
79
33.3
6.1
3.5
0.8
1.6
9.6
16.9
56.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.6
76.5
60.3
1.7
4.4
2.6
2,629
1,846
478
280
67
130
203
248
10Stephen Curry
S. Curry
37
28.8
2025-26
26
32.1
3.9
4.3
1.2
0.5
9.3
19.8
46.7
4.8
12.1
39.8
5.4
5.8
92.8
64.2
0.5
3.4
3.1
834
748
101
112
31
12
80
54
+42
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
37
25.7
2025-26
30
36.0
5.0
4.6
0.7
1.0
9.0
17.2
52.3
2.1
5.0
42.3
5.6
6.3
89.4
64.4
0.3
4.7
3.2
1,081
771
149
138
22
30
95
67
+251
12LeBron 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
13Karl Malone
K. Malone
37
23.2
2000-01
81
35.7
8.3
4.5
1.1
0.8
8.3
16.6
49.8
0.0
0.1
40.0
6.6
8.3
79.3
57.2
1.4
6.9
3.0
2,895
1,878
669
361
93
62
244
216
+381
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
37
22.0
1984-85
79
33.3
7.9
3.2
0.8
2.1
9.2
15.3
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.0
73.2
62.8
2.1
5.8
2.5
2,630
1,735
622
249
63
162
197
238
15James Harden
J. Harden
36
25.7
2025-26
32
35.4
4.8
8.0
1.2
0.3
7.4
17.1
43.3
3.3
9.2
35.8
7.6
8.6
88.7
61.6
0.5
4.3
3.6
1,132
822
154
256
39
10
114
64
+4
16Stephen Curry
S. Curry
36
24.5
2024-25
70
32.2
4.4
6.0
1.1
0.4
8.1
18.0
44.8
4.4
11.2
39.7
4.0
4.3
93.3
61.8
0.6
3.9
2.9
2,252
1,718
310
421
80
30
200
95
+299
17Kevin 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
18LeBron James
L. James
36
25.0
2020-21
45
33.4
7.7
7.8
1.1
0.6
9.4
18.3
51.3
2.3
6.3
36.5
4.0
5.7
69.8
60.2
0.6
7.0
3.7
1,504
1,126
346
350
48
25
168
70
+287
19Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
36
22.3
2014-15
35
34.5
5.7
5.6
1.3
0.2
7.6
20.4
37.3
1.5
5.3
29.3
5.6
6.9
81.3
47.7
0.7
4.9
3.7
1,207
782
199
197
47
7
128
65
-295
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
36
25.5
1999-00
82
35.9
9.5
3.7
1.0
0.9
9.2
18.0
50.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
7.2
9.0
79.7
58.2
2.1
7.4
2.8
2,947
2,095
779
304
79
71
231
229
+481
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
36
21.5
1983-84
80
32.8
7.3
2.6
0.7
1.8
9.0
15.5
57.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.9
72.3
60.8
2.1
5.2
2.8
2,622
1,717
587
211
55
143
221
211
22DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
35
22.2
2024-25
77
35.9
3.9
4.4
0.8
0.4
8.1
17.0
47.7
1.1
3.3
32.8
4.9
5.7
85.7
56.9
0.6
3.2
1.4
2,768
1,710
298
342
62
32
105
150
+110
23James Harden
J. Harden
35
22.8
2024-25
79
35.3
5.8
8.7
1.5
0.7
6.7
16.4
41.0
3.0
8.5
35.2
6.4
7.3
87.4
58.2
0.7
5.1
4.3
2,789
1,802
456
687
118
55
341
162
+344
24Stephen 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
25Kevin 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

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PPG

33.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.4

Ayton

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APG

8.7

Dončić

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Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

7th

DRTG

118.3

24th

NETRTG

0.0

16th

3P%

34.3

26th

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Last Game
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114

Final

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