highest usage season from a player over 34 years old

Jennifer Gillom has the highest usage percentage by a player older than 34 in a season, at 35.7 percent in 2002.

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NAMEUSG%AgeSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jennifer Gillom
J. Gillom
35.7
37
2002
31
28.2
15.3
3.7
1.2
0.9
0.7
5.4
12.9
41.5
1.2
3.0
38.7
3.4
4.2
80.2
51.7
1.2
2.6
2.0
874
473
116
37
29
21
61
90
-134
2Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
35.3
35
1999
31
35.5
22.1
2.8
5.2
1.4
0.4
6.8
14.8
46.3
1.9
5.6
33.5
6.6
7.4
89.1
61.4
0.5
2.3
3.4
1,101
686
87
162
43
11
104
61
+316
3Jennifer Gillom
J. Gillom
32.8
36
2001
32
26.8
12.3
4.0
1.1
1.0
0.6
4.7
11.1
42.3
0.8
2.2
34.3
2.2
3.0
74.0
49.7
1.1
2.8
2.2
859
395
127
35
31
19
71
91
-13
4Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
32.6
36
2009
23
27.7
15.4
6.6
2.1
0.7
1.4
6.3
12.1
51.8
0.0
0.3
16.7
2.8
3.9
72.2
55.7
2.4
4.1
2.6
638
354
151
49
16
33
59
75
+37
5Jennifer Gillom
J. Gillom
31.4
35
2000
30
27.5
12.3
3.9
1.5
0.7
1.0
4.6
10.5
43.6
0.6
2.2
25.4
2.6
3.5
74.5
51.3
1.0
2.8
2.0
824
370
116
45
21
29
59
91
+72
6Lisa Leslie
L. Leslie
31.1
35
2008
33
32.1
15.1
8.9
2.4
1.5
2.9
5.7
12.3
46.3
0.1
0.5
23.5
3.5
5.4
66.1
51.4
2.5
6.3
3.6
1,059
497
293
80
49
97
119
117
+71
7Cynthia Cooper
C. Cooper
31.0
36
2000
31
35.0
17.7
2.7
5.0
1.3
0.2
5.8
12.6
45.9
1.4
3.9
35.5
4.7
5.4
87.5
59.0
0.5
2.2
3.2
1,086
550
85
156
39
6
99
61
+364
8Adrienne Goodson
A. Goodson
30.4
35
2002
32
34.4
15.7
5.7
2.1
1.4
0.2
5.9
13.1
45.1
0.3
0.9
28.6
3.7
4.9
74.5
51.5
2.8
2.8
3.2
1,100
503
181
67
45
6
102
92
+96
9Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
29.3
37
2013
34
28.7
14.1
5.8
1.1
0.5
0.6
4.5
11.1
41.0
1.8
4.8
37.0
3.3
3.7
87.4
55.5
1.2
4.6
1.5
976
479
198
39
18
22
50
79
+9
10Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
28.8
40
2023
26
27.3
16.0
3.6
4.6
0.5
0.5
4.9
12.2
40.3
2.5
7.2
34.2
3.7
4.3
84.8
56.5
0.1
3.5
3.0
709
415
93
120
13
12
78
67
-66
11Adrienne Goodson
A. Goodson
28.8
36
2003
33
29.4
11.2
5.6
2.2
0.7
0.2
4.3
10.8
39.5
0.2
1.1
22.2
2.5
3.1
79.4
46.2
2.2
3.4
2.6
970
371
185
71
24
6
85
96
-45
12DeLisha Milton-Jones
D. Milton-Jones
28.7
36
2011
34
26.2
11.7
4.6
2.0
0.9
0.4
4.5
9.8
46.2
0.7
2.1
35.2
1.9
2.3
83.1
54.1
1.6
3.0
2.4
891
397
158
67
32
12
83
99
-42
13Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
28.7
36
2012
29
19.0
8.9
3.4
0.5
0.5
0.8
3.1
7.1
44.2
1.4
3.3
42.7
1.2
1.4
83.3
57.5
0.8
2.6
1.3
551
258
100
14
14
22
37
66
-41
14Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
28.4
35
2018
33
30.0
20.7
3.5
5.3
0.9
0.2
6.1
13.7
44.6
3.2
8.4
38.3
5.2
5.6
92.5
63.8
0.1
3.4
2.6
989
682
115
176
30
8
85
100
+197
15DeLisha Milton-Jones
D. Milton-Jones
28.4
35
2010
34
32.2
15.4
4.7
2.5
1.1
0.6
5.7
12.1
47.0
0.8
2.4
31.7
3.2
3.7
86.6
55.9
1.0
3.7
2.8
1,096
522
161
86
37
22
96
107
-58
16Yolanda Griffith
Y. Griffith
28.1
35
2006
34
25.1
12.0
6.4
1.6
1.3
0.5
3.9
8.6
45.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.4
75.1
54.4
2.6
3.9
1.9
852
407
219
56
44
16
66
74
+77
17Tina Charles
T. Charles
28.0
36
2025
43
28.4
16.3
5.8
1.7
0.8
0.4
6.0
13.8
43.8
0.3
1.1
26.1
3.9
4.6
85.7
51.5
1.4
4.3
1.9
1,222
700
248
74
33
19
82
89
-406
18Teresa Edwards
T. Edwards
27.7
39
2004
34
20.6
5.7
2.6
2.3
1.4
0.2
2.2
5.9
37.0
0.7
2.5
29.4
0.6
0.9
70.0
45.5
0.9
1.8
2.7
699
194
90
79
47
8
93
37
-46
19Andrea Stinson
A. Stinson
27.6
35
2003
34
29.4
11.1
4.1
2.9
1.4
0.1
4.3
9.4
45.8
0.7
2.2
30.7
1.8
2.3
75.9
53.0
0.8
3.3
2.2
1,001
377
140
97
48
5
75
70
-17
20Tina Thompson
T. Thompson
27.3
35
2011
34
25.0
9.9
4.6
1.1
1.1
0.7
3.5
9.1
38.6
1.3
3.7
33.9
1.6
1.9
83.3
49.7
1.5
3.1
2.0
851
338
156
38
39
23
68
74
-94
21Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
27.2
38
2021
16
28.4
15.2
4.4
4.9
0.2
0.6
4.4
12.0
36.5
2.6
7.6
33.9
3.9
4.5
86.1
54.3
0.2
4.3
2.9
455
243
71
79
3
9
47
38
+64
22Diana Taurasi
D. Taurasi
27.0
37
2020
19
28.1
18.7
4.2
4.5
1.0
0.4
5.1
12.4
40.9
3.2
8.8
36.5
5.4
5.9
91.2
62.5
0.1
4.1
2.3
533
356
79
86
19
8
44
52
+14
23Teja Oblak
T. Oblak
26.6
35
2026
29
13.4
5.6
1.6
3.2
0.7
0.0
2.2
5.2
41.7
0.8
2.1
36.7
0.4
0.6
72.2
50.7
0.5
1.1
2.5
388
161
46
92
19
1
72
44
-66
24Elena Tornikidou
E. Tornikidou
26.5
35
2001
32
24.4
9.6
2.4
1.8
0.6
0.4
3.5
7.8
44.6
0.7
1.5
44.9
2.0
2.2
88.7
54.8
0.9
1.5
1.8
780
307
77
56
19
14
59
59
-126
25Lynette Woodard
L. Woodard
26.4
37
1997
28
25.5
7.8
4.1
2.4
1.6
0.4
3.1
7.8
40.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
1.5
2.3
67.2
44.3
1.3
2.8
2.5
713
217
115
67
45
10
69
44
+55
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