what is the highest ppg average for a season over age 40

LeBron James has put up the most points per game by a player older than 40 in a season, with 20.9 per game in 2025-26.

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	NAME	PPG	Age	SEASON	TM	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	LeBron James L. James	20.9	41	2025-26	LAL	60	33.2	6.1	7.2	1.2	0.6	7.9	15.3	51.5	1.3	4.1	31.7	3.9	5.3	73.7	59.4	0.7	5.4	3.0	1,989	1,256	364	432	72	35	179	81	+119
2	LeBron James L. James	15.6	42	2026-27	PHI	9	32.9	7.1	6.7	1.4	0.8	5.9	13.3	44.2	0.9	3.6	25.0	2.9	4.2	68.4	51.2	0.4	6.7	2.9	296	140	64	60	13	7	26	18	+18
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	10.1	41	1988-89	LAL	74	22.9	4.5	1.0	0.5	1.1	4.2	8.9	47.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	2.2	73.9	51.1	1.4	3.1	1.3	1,695	748	334	74	38	85	95	196
4	Vince Carter V. Carter	7.4	42	2018-19	ATL	76	17.5	2.6	1.1	0.6	0.4	2.6	6.2	41.9	1.6	4.2	38.9	0.6	0.9	71.2	56.5	0.4	2.1	0.6	1,330	562	194	87	44	27	48	141	-179
5	Vince Carter V. Carter	5.4	41	2017-18	SAC	58	17.7	2.6	1.2	0.7	0.4	2.0	4.9	40.3	1.0	2.8	34.5	0.5	0.6	75.7	52.3	0.3	2.2	0.6	1,026	313	148	69	42	26	36	96	-65
6	Vince Carter V. Carter	5.0	43	2019-20	ATL	60	14.6	2.1	0.8	0.4	0.4	1.8	5.1	35.2	1.0	3.4	30.2	0.4	0.5	79.3	47.0	0.3	1.8	0.6	875	298	124	48	23	25	33	90	-127
7	Robert Parish R. Parish	4.8	41	1994-95	CHA	81	16.7	4.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	2.0	4.6	42.7	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.2	70.3	46.7	1.1	3.2	0.8	1,352	389	350	44	27	36	66	132
8	Robert Parish R. Parish	3.9	42	1995-96	CHA	74	14.7	4.1	0.4	0.3	0.7	1.6	3.3	49.8	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.0	70.4	53.3	1.2	2.9	0.7	1,086	290	303	29	21	54	50	80

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Team Leaders

PPG

40.1

Dončić

RPG

10.9

Kessler

APG

7.7

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.5

1st

DRTG

115.0

18th

NETRTG

7.5

7th

3P%

38.0

4th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAL	@	PHX	4:00 PM
Tue 11/17	CHA	@	LAL	11:00 PM
Wed 11/18	UTA	@	LAL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Lakers

9 - 2

121

Final

116

Pistons

6 - 3

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

40.1

Dončić

31.3

Curry

29.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

14.6

Sabonis

13.6

Towns

12.8

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.9

Young

8.8

Wagner

SPG Leaders

2.9

Daniels

2.6

Dunn

2.4

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

2.5

Turner

2.5

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.8

Dončić

4.8

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

78.5

Stewart

73.1

Gafford

73.0

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.5

119.6

119.4

118.5

118.0

DRtg Rankings

105.5

105.9

106.1

107.8

108.1

108.4

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

11.0

10.3

9.3

8.1

7.9

Tank Leaderboard

1-9

1-8

2-8

2-7

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

614

Wembanyama

567.5

Dončić

535.1

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

602.5

Dončić

599

Wembanyama

559

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

40.5

Dončić

36.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

36.1

Wembanyama

MPG Leaders

37.1

Acuff

36.6

Murray

36.5

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.03

Wembanyama

1.75

Dončić

1.63

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.98

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

1-9

2-8

2-6

3-7

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	9	2	.818
2	Celtics	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Pistons	6	3	.667	2.0
4	Hawks	7	4	.636	2.0
5	Knicks	5	4	.556	3.0
6	Raptors	5	4	.556	3.0
7	Cavaliers	5	5	.500	3.5
8	Heat	4	6	.400	4.5
9	Wizards	4	6	.400	4.5
10	Hornets	3	7	.300	5.5
11	Pacers	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Magic	2	7	.222	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	9	.100	7.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	9	2	.818
2	Thunder	8	2	.800	0.5
3	Spurs	8	2	.800	0.5
4	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.0
5	Warriors	7	3	.700	1.5
6	Rockets	7	3	.700	1.5
7	Grizzlies	6	3	.667	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.0
9	Nuggets	5	3	.625	2.5
10	Mavericks	6	4	.600	2.5
11	Pelicans	4	6	.400	4.5
12	Suns	3	5	.375	4.5
13	Clippers	2	7	.222	6.0
14	Kings	1	9	.100	7.5
15	Jazz	1	9	.100	7.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/9	WAS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	CLE	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	LAL	@	ATL	7:00 PM
Mon 11/9	MEM	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Mon 11/9	IND	@	DAL	8:00 PM

LeBron James has put up the most points per game by a player older than 40 in a season, with 20.9 per game in 2025-26.

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

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13.6

12.8

9.1

8.9

8.8

2.9

2.6

2.4

4.0

2.5

2.5

5.8

4.8

4.2

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NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

614

567.5

535.1

602.5

599

559

40.5

36.4

36.1

37.1

36.6

36.5

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