which nba player had the most career ppg before turning 50

Michael Jordan has scored the most career points per game by a player younger than 50, with 30.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
Which NBA player had the most career ppg before turning 50 years old?
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.1
1,072
38.3
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,515
892
2,924
2,783
+1438
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30.1
1,045
22.9
12.1
5.8
11.4
51.1
31,422
23,922
3Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.0
492
35.0
8.6
8.3
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.8
3.1
8.9
34.9
6.4
8.5
75.4
59.0
0.9
7.6
4.0
17,203
14,257
4,210
4,060
617
222
1,956
1,130
+1265
4Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.6
483
31.8
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.8
8.3
10.0
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,381
13,348
5,219
1,779
431
772
1,639
1,436
+2618
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
27.3
846
10.3
6.8
8.7
78.1
23,136
6Kevin Durant
K. Durant
27.2
1,174
36.7
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.1
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.7
6.3
3.2
43,106
31,897
8,103
5,134
1,216
1,320
3,715
2,241
+4973
7Jerry West
J. West
27.0
932
9.7
7.7
9.4
81.4
25,196
8LeBron James
L. James
26.9
1,598
37.7
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
60,241
42,975
11,940
11,838
2,384
1,171
5,582
2,830
+7366
9Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
26.7
914
41.1
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,583
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
10Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
26.4
792
9.3
7.8
10.2
76.2
20,880
11George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.2
791
33.6
4.6
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.2
19.9
51.1
0.1
0.5
29.8
5.7
6.8
84.4
57.2
26,556
20,708
3,606
2,211
937
660
2,332
12Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
25.7
1,040
0.1
9.1
7.4
8.8
83.8
26,714
4
13Trae Young
T. Young
25.2
493
34.3
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.4
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.9
0.6
2.8
4.2
16,901
12,413
1,702
4,837
515
75
2,077
861
-158
14Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.2
511
33.1
4.8
5.2
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.7
1.4
3.8
35.9
6.3
7.2
86.5
61.4
0.7
4.0
2.3
16,922
12,852
2,429
2,676
730
408
1,175
1,145
+1823
15Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
25.1
900
36.2
4.3
6.7
1.0
0.3
8.1
18.4
43.9
3.1
8.4
37.1
5.8
6.5
89.9
59.0
0.6
3.7
2.8
32,610
22,598
3,845
6,069
874
267
2,541
1,708
+2415
16Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
25.1
591
33.8
4.3
4.8
1.4
0.3
8.9
19.6
45.3
3.1
8.3
36.7
4.3
5.1
84.2
57.4
0.8
3.5
2.7
19,983
14,815
2,556
2,837
819
188
1,608
1,425
+2931
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.0
1,476
37.2
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,854
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,087
1,145
4,524
4,577
+3010
18Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
25.0
1,346
36.1
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,638
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
19Stephen Curry
S. Curry
24.8
1,065
34.0
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.3
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,197
26,447
4,957
6,729
1,597
281
3,298
2,384
+6239
20Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
24.8
1,074
35.5
6.7
2.5
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
38,113
26,666
7,169
2,675
2,061
-392
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
1,560
11.2
10.2
0.0
0.0
5.9
4.3
6.0
72.1
38,387
17,442
22Devin Booker
D. Booker
24.5
717
34.3
4.0
5.3
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.3
2.1
5.9
35.1
5.3
6.1
87.2
58.0
0.6
3.4
3.0
24,615
17,540
2,890
3,792
616
202
2,179
2,090
+180
23Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
24.5
427
34.9
5.3
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.6
19.0
45.2
3.0
8.0
36.9
4.3
5.4
80.2
57.2
0.7
4.6
2.9
14,895
10,445
2,257
1,771
566
271
1,223
854
+924
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.3
897
38.4
10.0
6.3
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
4.4
5.0
88.5
56.4
34,439
21,791
8,974
5,695
2,279
25Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
24.3
955
8.6
0.0
7.2
8.7
81.8
23,177

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White

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RPG

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APG

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DRTG

118.1

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TEAMWLPCTGB
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26
30
.464
16.0
11
23
30
.434
17.5
12
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.429
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13
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2/22
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2/24
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Thu
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Last Game
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110

Final

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CHI Bulls

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
41
13
.759
2
36
19
.655
5.5
3
35
21
.625
7.0
4
35
21
.625
7.0
5
33
23
.589
9.0
6
30
25
.545
11.5
7
29
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.537
12.0
8
29
27
.518
13.0
9
27
30
.474
15.5
10
26
30
.464
16.0
11
23
30
.434
17.5
12
24
32
.429
18.0
13
15
39
.278
26.0
14
15
39
.278
26.0
15
15
41
.268
27.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
39
16
.709
2.5
3
34
20
.630
7.0
4
35
21
.625
7.0
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
24
.571
10.0
8
29
27
.518
13.0
9
27
28
.491
14.5
10
27
29
.482
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
45
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117-110
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1/17
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93-110
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1/18
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