who is the oldest nba player to average 17 points per game in a season

LeBron James is the oldest with 17.0+ points per game in a season. He was 41 years old in 2025-26.

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	NAME	Age	PPG	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	41	20.9	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	40	24.4	2024-25	LAL	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
3	LeBron James L. James	39	25.7	2023-24	LAL	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
4	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	39	20.0	2002-03	WAS	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
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	39	20.6	2002-03	UTA	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
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	39	17.5	1986-87	LAL	78	31.3	6.7	2.6	0.6	1.2	7.2	12.7	56.4	0.0	0.0	33.3	3.1	4.4	71.4	59.7	1.9	4.8	2.4	2,441	1,366	523	203	49	97	186	245
7	Stephen Curry S. Curry	38	23.7	2026-27	GSW	3	26.0	2.3	2.7	1.3	0.0	6.7	12.7	52.6	2.7	6.7	40.0	7.7	7.7	100.0	73.8	0.3	2.0	1.7	78	71	7	8	4	0	5	7	-19
8	Kevin Durant K. Durant	38	23.5	2026-27	HOU	4	35.3	6.5	3.3	0.5	1.5	7.3	13.5	53.7	2.0	4.3	47.1	7.0	8.0	87.5	69.0	0.3	6.3	3.3	141	94	26	13	2	6	13	11	+46
9	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	38	18.0	2026-27	LAC	3	23.3	5.3	1.0	0.3	1.7	6.7	10.3	64.5	2.0	3.7	54.5	2.7	3.3	80.0	76.3	1.3	4.0	1.3	70	54	16	3	1	5	4	7	+18
10	LeBron James L. James	38	28.9	2022-23	LAL	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
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	38	22.9	2001-02	WAS	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
12	Karl Malone K. Malone	38	22.4	2001-02	UTA	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
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	38	23.4	1985-86	LAL	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
14	Stephen Curry S. Curry	37	26.6	2025-26	GSW	43	30.9	3.6	4.7	1.1	0.4	8.7	18.6	46.8	4.4	11.3	39.3	4.7	5.1	92.3	63.7	0.4	3.2	2.8	1,329	1,142	154	203	49	17	121	75	+89
15	Kevin Durant K. Durant	37	26.0	2025-26	HOU	78	36.4	5.5	4.8	0.8	0.9	9.2	17.6	52.0	2.4	5.8	41.3	5.2	6.0	87.4	64.1	0.5	4.9	3.2	2,840	2,026	426	372	62	71	246	142	+340
16	LeBron James L. James	37	30.3	2021-22	LAL	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
17	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	37	17.6	2015-16	LAL	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
18	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	37	18.3	2015-16	DAL	75	31.5	6.5	1.8	0.7	0.7	6.6	14.8	44.8	1.7	4.6	36.8	3.3	3.7	89.3	55.5	0.7	5.8	1.1	2,364	1,372	489	132	52	52	84	161	+257
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	37	23.2	2000-01	UTA	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
20	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	37	18.2	1996-97	SAS	63	30.9	6.4	1.9	0.6	0.5	6.3	15.1	41.7	1.1	3.8	29.3	4.5	5.6	80.3	51.7	2.7	3.7	2.1	1,945	1,145	402	119	39	31	135	100	-402
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	37	22.0	1984-85	LAL	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
22	Paul George P. George	36	22.3	2026-27	BOS	4	31.3	6.0	3.5	2.3	0.0	7.8	16.5	47.0	3.5	8.0	43.8	3.3	3.8	86.7	61.3	0.8	5.3	2.8	125	89	24	14	9	0	11	16	+23
23	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	36	21.7	2026-27	POR	3	29.3	4.3	4.0	1.0	0.0	6.3	14.0	45.2	4.0	9.3	42.9	5.0	6.3	78.9	64.5	0.3	4.0	1.7	88	65	13	12	3	0	5	3	+41
24	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	36	20.0	2025-26	GSW	38	31.1	5.6	4.9	1.4	0.2	6.3	12.2	51.9	0.8	2.2	37.6	6.5	7.6	86.4	64.6	2.3	3.2	1.6	1,182	760	211	185	55	8	60	46	+185
25	DeMar DeRozan D. DeRozan	36	18.4	2025-26	SAC	77	31.2	2.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	6.5	13.1	49.7	0.6	1.9	32.0	4.9	5.6	86.8	59.4	0.5	2.5	1.2	2,406	1,419	226	316	80	23	96	149	-588

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3	Grizzlies	4	0	1.000
4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
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Wed 10/28	LAL	@	LAC	10:30 PM
Fri 10/30	LAL	@	GSW	10:00 PM
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Mon 11/2	MIA	@	LAL	10:00 PM
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8.7

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4.5

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126.7

121.1

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101.7

102.5

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Dončić

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4	Celtics	3	1	.750
5	Raptors	2	1	.667	0.5
6	Cavaliers	2	1	.667	0.5
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8	Wizards	2	2	.500	1.0
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4	Trail Blazers	3	0	1.000	0.5
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6	Timberwolves	3	1	.750	1.0
7	Spurs	2	2	.500	2.0
8	Mavericks	2	2	.500	2.0
9	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.5
10	Nuggets	1	2	.333	2.5
11	Suns	1	2	.333	2.5
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13	Jazz	1	3	.250	3.0
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Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
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Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
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LeBron James is the oldest with 17.0+ points per game in a season. He was 41 years old in 2025-26.

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