Kobe Bryant has posted the most points by a player 36 or older in a game, with 60 points against the Jazz on April 13, 2016.

most pts in a game by a player, min age 36

Interpreted as:

most pts in a regular-season game by a player, min age 36

NAME	PTS	AGE	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF	+/-
Kobe Bryant	60	37-234	4/13/2016	LAL	vs	UTA	42	4	4	1	1	2	22	50	44.0	6	21	28.6	10	12	83.3	1	+7
LeBron James	56	37-065	3/5/2022	LAL	vs	GSW	39	10	3	0	1	4	19	31	61.3	6	11	54.5	12	13	92.3	0	+13
Jamal Crawford	51	39-020	4/9/2019	PHX	@	DAL	38	5	5	1	1	4	18	30	60.0	7	13	53.8	8	9	88.9	4	-5
Michael Jordan	51	38-315	12/29/2001	WAS	vs	CHA	38	7	4	3	0	4	21	38	55.3	0	2	0.0	9	10	90.0	3	+24
LeBron James	50	37-071	3/11/2022	LAL	vs	WAS	36	7	6	0	1	3	18	25	72.0	6	9	66.7	8	8	100.0	3	+22
LeBron James	48	38-017	1/16/2023	LAL	vs	HOU	36	8	9	0	0	0	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	11	12	91.7	1	+19
LeBron James	47	38	12/30/2022	LAL	@	ATL	40	10	9	0	1	5	18	27	66.7	4	6	66.7	7	9	77.8	0	+12
LeBron James	46	38-025	1/24/2023	LAL	vs	LAC	33	8	7	2	1	0	16	29	55.2	9	14	64.3	5	5	100.0	0	-14
LeBron James	46	36-026	1/25/2021	LAL	@	CLE	38	8	6	2	2	3	19	26	73.1	7	11	63.6	1	2	50.0	1	+11
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	46	38-296	2/6/1986	LAL	@	HOU	37	11	4	0	0	6	21	30	70.0	0	0		4	4	100.0	3
Shaquille O'Neal	45	36-358	2/27/2009	PHX	vs	TOR	35	11	2	3	1	3	20	25	80.0	0	0		5	8	62.5	4	+17
Michael Jordan	45	39-349	2/1/2003	WAS	vs	NOH	44	3	6	1	1	2	18	33	54.5	0	0		9	10	90.0	5	+14
Michael Jordan	45	38-317	12/31/2001	WAS	vs	NJN	39	10	7	3	0	3	16	32	50.0	1	3	33.3	12	13	92.3	2	+26
Kobe Bryant	44	36-085	11/16/2014	LAL	vs	GSW	31	5	3	0	0	2	15	34	44.1	3	12	25.0	11	16	68.8	3	-34
Michael Jordan	44	38-272	11/16/2001	WAS	vs	UTA	41	7	3	1	0	0	17	33	51.5	1	2	50.0	9	11	81.8	0	-11
LeBron James	43	38-003	1/2/2023	LAL	@	CHA	40	11	6	1	0	3	16	26	61.5	0	5	0.0	11	15	73.3	1	+9
LeBron James	43	37-001	12/31/2021	LAL	vs	POR	29	14	4	2	2	0	16	26	61.5	5	10	50.0	6	9	66.7	1	+18
Michael Jordan	43	40-004	2/21/2003	WAS	vs	NJN	43	10	3	4	1	1	18	30	60.0	0	0		7	8	87.5	2	+9
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	43	38-334	3/16/1986	LAL	vs	HOU	40	7	3	2	1	4	16	24	66.7	0	0		11	16	68.8	4
LeBron James	41	38-029	1/28/2023	LAL	@	BOS	44	9	8	0	0	2	15	30	50.0	6	12	50.0	5	6	83.3	2	+1
Michael Jordan	41	39-321	1/4/2003	WAS	vs	IND	53	12	4	3	0	2	14	26	53.8	3	4	75.0	10	12	83.3	2	+15
Michael Jordan	41	38-343	1/26/2002	WAS	vs	PHX	40	4	7	2	0	2	17	30	56.7	0	0		7	9	77.8	2	+18
Karl Malone	41	37-149	12/20/2000	UTA	@	PHI	43	13	3	2	4	3	13	18	72.2	0	0		15	20	75.0	2	+1
Walter Davis	41	36-061	11/9/1990	DEN	vs	SEA	33	8	2	1	0	1	18	32	56.3	2	2	100.0	3	4	75.0	4
LeBron James	40	39-092	3/31/2024	LAL	@	BKN	37	7	5	0	0	4	13	17	76.5	9	10	90.0	5	6	83.3	0	+22