who was the oldest nba player in 1979

Gail Goodrich, Paul Silas and Dick Snyder were tied for the oldest in 1978-79. They were 35 years old.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
35
1978-79
74
28.8
12.7
2.5
4.8
1.2
0.2
5.2
11.5
44.9
2.4
2.8
85.3
49.9
0.9
1.6
2.5
2,130
938
183
357
90
13
185
177
2Paul Silas
P. Silas
35
1978-79
82
23.9
5.6
7.0
1.4
0.4
0.2
2.1
4.9
42.3
1.4
2.4
59.8
46.8
3.2
3.9
1.2
1,957
456
575
115
31
19
98
177
3Dick Snyder
D. Snyder
35
1978-79
56
9.6
3.7
0.9
1.1
0.3
0.1
1.4
3.3
43.3
0.8
0.9
84.3
48.9
0.3
0.6
0.6
536
205
48
63
14
6
36
52
4Rick Barry
R. Barry
34
1978-79
80
32.1
13.5
3.5
6.3
1.2
0.5
5.8
12.5
46.1
2.0
2.1
94.7
50.4
0.5
3.0
2.5
2,566
1,082
277
502
95
38
198
195
5Louie Dampier
L. Dampier
34
1978-79
70
10.9
3.9
0.9
1.8
0.5
0.1
1.8
3.6
49.0
0.4
0.6
74.4
51.3
0.2
0.7
0.6
760
275
63
124
35
8
39
42
6Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
34
1978-79
78
21.6
9.8
1.8
1.8
0.7
0.2
4.2
8.2
51.7
1.4
1.6
88.7
55.6
0.8
1.0
1.3
1,686
768
140
141
58
17
99
133
7Earl Monroe
E. Monroe
34
1978-79
64
21.8
12.3
1.2
3.0
0.8
0.1
5.1
10.9
47.1
2.0
2.4
83.8
51.3
0.4
0.8
1.5
1,393
787
74
189
48
6
98
123
8Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
33
1978-79
12
23.3
10.8
1.7
2.7
1.1
0.2
4.5
10.2
44.3
1.8
2.3
77.8
48.2
0.6
1.1
1.8
279
129
20
32
13
2
22
22
9Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
33
1978-79
82
37.9
21.8
12.1
1.7
0.9
2.3
8.8
18.0
48.7
4.3
6.5
65.4
52.3
3.8
8.3
2.9
3,105
1,789
994
143
75
190
235
308
10Phil Jackson
P. Jackson
33
1978-79
59
18.1
6.3
3.0
1.4
0.8
0.4
2.4
5.1
47.5
1.5
1.8
81.9
53.6
1.0
2.0
1.3
1,070
374
178
85
45
22
78
168
11Ron Boone
R. Boone
32
1978-79
82
19.3
7.4
1.8
1.9
0.8
0.1
3.2
6.9
45.5
1.1
1.3
86.5
49.5
0.6
1.1
1.8
1,583
608
145
154
66
11
147
171
12Don Chaney
D. Chaney
32
1978-79
65
16.5
5.9
2.2
1.2
1.1
0.2
2.7
6.4
42.0
0.6
0.6
85.7
44.4
1.0
1.2
1.0
1,074
384
141
75
72
11
65
167
13Ted McClain
T. McClain
32
1978-79
36
12.9
4.6
1.9
1.7
0.5
0.0
1.7
3.7
47.0
1.2
1.3
91.3
54.5
0.7
1.2
1.5
465
166
69
60
19
0
54
51
14Bingo Smith
B. Smith
32
1978-79
72
22.9
11.2
2.9
1.7
0.6
0.1
5.0
10.9
46.0
1.2
1.5
78.3
48.5
1.1
1.8
1.0
1,650
805
206
121
43
7
75
188
15Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
32
1978-79
77
31.2
10.9
10.8
4.1
0.9
0.5
4.5
7.8
57.7
2.0
3.1
64.3
59.9
3.6
7.2
2.0
2,406
843
830
315
71
37
156
204
16Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
32
1978-79
TOT
76
30.8
12.5
2.6
4.6
1.1
0.1
5.3
12.0
44.4
1.8
2.1
88.0
48.3
0.6
2.1
2.8
2,338
947
200
347
80
7
212
173
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31
1978-79
80
39.5
23.8
12.8
5.4
1.0
4.0
9.7
16.8
57.7
4.4
5.9
73.6
61.2
2.6
10.2
3.5
3,157
1,903
1,025
431
76
316
282
230
18Lucius Allen
L. Allen
31
1978-79
31
13.3
5.1
1.5
1.4
0.7
0.2
2.2
5.6
39.7
0.6
1.1
57.6
41.6
0.5
1.0
1.0
413
157
46
44
21
6
30
52
19Butch Beard
B. Beard
31
1978-79
7
12.1
3.1
1.4
2.7
1.0
0.0
1.6
3.7
42.3
0.0
0.0
42.3
0.1
1.3
1.4
85
22
10
19
7
0
10
13
20Bob Dandridge
B. Dandridge
31
1978-79
78
33.7
20.4
5.7
4.7
0.9
0.7
8.1
16.2
49.9
4.2
5.1
82.5
55.3
1.4
4.3
2.8
2,629
1,589
447
365
71
57
222
259
21John Johnson
J. Johnson
31
1978-79
82
29.1
11.0
5.0
4.4
0.7
0.3
4.3
10.0
43.4
2.3
3.0
76.0
48.4
1.5
3.5
3.1
2,386
902
412
358
59
25
254
245
22Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
31
1978-79
49
37.2
22.6
2.5
5.0
1.2
0.4
8.9
21.1
42.1
4.8
5.7
84.1
47.8
0.7
1.8
4.1
1,824
1,105
121
243
60
18
200
104
23Steve Mix
S. Mix
31
1978-79
74
17.1
9.3
4.0
1.6
0.8
0.2
3.6
6.7
53.8
2.2
2.7
80.1
59.4
1.5
2.5
1.4
1,269
691
293
121
57
16
100
112
24Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
31
1978-79
38
14.6
2.8
1.1
4.2
1.1
0.1
0.8
2.0
39.0
1.2
1.4
90.4
53.6
0.2
0.8
1.3
555
107
40
158
43
3
49
108
25Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
30
1978-79
69
24.1
11.0
1.5
4.7
0.8
0.1
3.8
8.3
45.2
3.5
4.4
78.8
53.7
0.4
1.1
2.9
1,662
760
103
324
55
6
197
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