NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Points Per Game

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player PPG
1.Michael Jordan* 33.45
2.Luka Dončić 30.92
3.Allen Iverson* 29.73
4.Kevin Durant 29.32
5.Jerry West* 29.13
6.LeBron James 28.44
7.Donovan Mitchell 28.09
8.Devin Booker 27.98
9.Anthony Edwards 27.78
10.Nikola Jokić 27.66
11.Rick Barry* 27.33
12.Elgin Baylor* 27.04
13.Stephen Curry 26.98
14.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.65
15.George Gervin* 26.46
16.Trae Young 26.41
17.Anthony Davis 26.10
18.Damian Lillard 26.06
19.Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.90
20.Kobe Bryant* 25.64
21.Bob Pettit* 25.45
22.Dominique Wilkins* 25.41
23.Dirk Nowitzki* 25.26
24.Connie Hawkins* 25.00
25.Joel Embiid 24.90
26.Karl Malone* 24.67
27.Bernard King* 24.54
28.Alex English* 24.43
29.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.31
30.Shaquille O'Neal* 24.31
31.Julius Erving* 24.23
32.Paul Arizin* 24.20
33.Jamal Murray 24.17
34.David Thompson* 24.05
35.George Mikan* 24.00
36.Jayson Tatum 23.99
37.Jalen Brunson 23.90
38.Larry Bird* 23.76
39.Russell Westbrook 23.63
40.Carmelo Anthony 23.06
41.Charles Barkley* 23.03
42.Kyrie Irving 23.03
43.Bradley Beal 22.92
44.Bob Love 22.89
45.Elvin Hayes* 22.85
46.James Harden 22.67
47.Wilt Chamberlain* 22.54
48.Dwyane Wade* 22.34
49.Oscar Robertson* 22.21
50.Tracy McGrady* 22.18
51.Moses Malone* 22.13
52.Dan Issel* 22.06
53.John Havlicek* 21.95
54.Derrick Rose 21.94
55.John Wall 21.89
56.DeMar DeRozan 21.83
57.Isaiah Thomas 21.69
58.Marques Johnson 21.54
59.Jo Jo White* 21.50
60.Doug Collins* 21.47
61.Adrian Dantley* 21.34
62.Lou Hudson* 21.31
63.Jimmy Butler 21.29
64.Kawhi Leonard 21.28
65.Paul George 21.19
66.James Worthy* 21.13
67.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.75
68.Walt Frazier* 20.72
69.George McGinnis* 20.70
70.Reggie Miller* 20.64
71.Khris Middleton 20.62
72.Tim Duncan* 20.61
73.Clyde Drexler* 20.43
74.Hal Greer* 20.39
75.Anfernee Hardaway 20.38
76.Isiah Thomas* 20.37
77.Darel Carrier 20.36
78.George Yardley* 20.28
79.Ben Gordon 20.24
80.Patrick Ewing* 20.24
81.Bob Dandridge* 20.07
82.CJ McCollum 20.06
83.Chris Paul 20.01
84.Cliff Hagan* 19.88
85.Willie Wise 19.82
86.Yao Ming* 19.82
87.Tom Heinsohn* 19.79
88.Richard Hamilton 19.78
89.Latrell Sprewell 19.73
90.Billy Cunningham* 19.65
91.Kemba Walker 19.65
92.Spencer Haywood* 19.58
93.Billy Knight 19.55
94.Gus Williams 19.48
95.Magic Johnson* 19.48
96.Dolph Schayes* 19.45
97.Kevin Johnson 19.30
98.Allan Houston 19.27
99.Klay Thompson 19.19
100.Brad Daugherty 19.07
101.Jaylen Brown 19.07
102.George Carter 19.00
103.Joe Fulks* 18.97
104.Dave Cowens* 18.92
105.Larry Jones 18.91
106.Sam Jones* 18.89
107.Karl-Anthony Towns 18.84
108.Baron Davis 18.84
109.Kevin McHale* 18.83
110.Jimmy Jones 18.76
111.Jeff Malone 18.75
112.Pete Maravich* 18.73
 Amar'e Stoudemire 18.73
114.Roger Brown* 18.73
115.Ralph Sampson* 18.71
116.Paul Pierce* 18.71
117.Chris Webber* 18.69
118.Walter Davis* 18.59
119.Bob Lanier* 18.57
120.Freddie Lewis 18.56
121.Bill Sharman* 18.54
122.Calvin Murphy* 18.53
123.Bob Cousy* 18.51
124.Charlie Williams 18.50
125.Walt Bellamy* 18.48
126.Mike Mitchell 18.46
127.Calvin Natt 18.36
128.John Roche 18.33
129.Charlie Scott* 18.31
130.Bob McAdoo* 18.28
131.Jack Twyman* 18.26
132.Chet Walker* 18.25
133.Blake Griffin 18.21
134.Kevin Garnett* 18.19
135.Phil Chenier 18.13
136.Gail Goodrich* 18.12
137.Vince Carter* 18.10
138.Doug Moe 18.10
139.Warren Jabali 18.08
140.David Robinson* 18.06
141.Earl Monroe* 17.94
142.Zelmo Beaty* 17.93
143.Tony Parker* 17.90
144.Tyrese Maxey 17.80
145.Mack Calvin 17.78
146.Gene Shue 17.78
147.Norm Nixon 17.71
148.Artis Gilmore* 17.68
149.Cincy Powell 17.56
150.Scottie Pippen* 17.51
151.Reggie Lewis 17.48
152.Mel Daniels* 17.44
153.Andrew Toney 17.42
154.Willis Reed* 17.41
155.Mark Price 17.40
156.George Stone 17.40
157.Donnie Freeman 17.33
158.Pascal Siakam 17.31
159.Dennis Johnson* 17.31
160.Chauncey Billups* 17.30
161.Shawn Kemp 17.30
162.Steve Nash* 17.27
163.Antawn Jamison 17.20
164.Larry Kenon 17.18
165.Mark Aguirre 17.13
166.Carlos Boozer 17.11
167.Jason Richardson 17.11
168.Gilbert Arenas 17.10
169.Ralph Simpson 17.09
170.Xavier McDaniel 17.00
171.Don Ohl 16.91
172.Tim Hardaway* 16.84
173.Derrick Coleman 16.82
174.Jrue Holiday 16.58
175.Jim McMillian 16.58
176.Zach Randolph 16.50
177.Andrew Wiggins 16.48
178.Bam Adebayo 16.32
179.Tom Meschery 16.31
180.Bailey Howell* 16.29
181.Tobias Harris 16.28
182.Bill Russell* 16.20
183.John Williamson 16.18
184.Ron Boone 16.13
185.Lenny Wilkens* 16.11
186.Jamaal Wilkes* 16.11
187.Antoine Walker 16.09
188.Rolando Blackman 16.09
189.Ray Allen* 16.08
190.Kiki Vandeweghe 16.07
191.Glen Rice 16.07
192.Dave DeBusschere* 16.00
193.Sidney Moncrief* 15.99
194.Fred Carter 15.93
195.Luol Deng 15.90
196.Deandre Ayton 15.87
197.Archie Clark 15.85
198.Larry Nance 15.74
199.James Silas 15.71
200.Deron Williams 15.69
201.Bob Netolicky 15.66
202.Joe Dumars* 15.64
203.Kelly Tripucka 15.64
204.Otis Birdsong 15.60
205.Chris Bosh* 15.60
206.Richie Guerin* 15.57
207.Brian Winters 15.54
208.Pau Gasol* 15.43
209.Joe Caldwell 15.43
210.Tom Chambers 15.39
211.Dave Bing* 15.39
212.Robert Parish* 15.33
213.Steve Jones 15.32
214.Dwight Howard 15.27
215.Joe Johnson 15.23
216.Louie Dampier* 15.15
217.Terry Cummings 15.13
218.Mike Conley 15.11
219.Dick Barnett* 15.09
220.Glen Combs 15.08
221.Eric Gordon 15.08
222.Darrell Griffith 15.05
223.Jamal Mashburn 15.04
224.Jameer Nelson 15.02
225.Dan Roundfield 14.97
226.Jeff Hornacek 14.94
227.Ricky Pierce 14.92
228.Caris LeVert 14.88
229.Steve Smith 14.87
230.Jack Marin 14.84
231.Josh Howard 14.79
232.Rik Smits 14.78
233.Terry Porter 14.74
234.Lewis Lloyd 14.68
235.Jalen Rose 14.63
236.Brook Lopez 14.61
237.Danny Manning 14.60
238.Josh Smith 14.59
239.Bobby Wanzer* 14.58
240.Maurice Lucas 14.58
241.Jordan Poole 14.49
242.Rudy LaRusso 14.45
243.Fred Brown 14.42
244.Peja Stojaković 14.39
245.Maurice Cheeks* 14.36
246.Jamal Crawford 14.32
247.Jack Sikma* 14.32
248.Tyler Herro 14.28
249.Max Zaslofsky 14.27
250.Larry Brown* 14.26

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PPG
1.Michael Jordan* 33.45
2.Luka Dončić 30.92
3.Allen Iverson* 29.73
4.Kevin Durant 29.32
5.Jerry West* 29.13
6.LeBron James 28.44
7.Donovan Mitchell 28.09
8.Devin Booker 27.98
9.Anthony Edwards 27.78
10.Nikola Jokić 27.66
11.Elgin Baylor* 27.04
12.George Gervin* 26.98
13.Stephen Curry 26.98
14.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.65
15.Trae Young 26.41
16.Anthony Davis 26.10
17.Damian Lillard 26.06
18.Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.90
19.Kobe Bryant* 25.64
20.Bob Pettit* 25.45
21.Dominique Wilkins* 25.41
22.Dirk Nowitzki* 25.26
23.Joel Embiid 24.90
24.Rick Barry* 24.77
25.Karl Malone* 24.67
26.Bernard King* 24.54
27.Alex English* 24.43
28.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.31
29.Shaquille O'Neal* 24.31
30.Paul Arizin* 24.20
31.Jamal Murray 24.17
32.George Mikan* 24.00
33.Jayson Tatum 23.99
34.Jalen Brunson 23.90
35.Larry Bird* 23.76
36.Russell Westbrook 23.63
37.Carmelo Anthony 23.06
38.Charles Barkley* 23.03
39.Kyrie Irving 23.03
40.David Thompson* 22.93
41.Bradley Beal 22.92
42.Bob Love 22.89
43.Elvin Hayes* 22.85
44.James Harden 22.67
45.Wilt Chamberlain* 22.54
46.Dwyane Wade* 22.34
47.Oscar Robertson* 22.21
48.Tracy McGrady* 22.18
49.Moses Malone* 22.10
50.John Havlicek* 21.95
51.Derrick Rose 21.94
52.Julius Erving* 21.90
53.John Wall 21.89
54.DeMar DeRozan 21.83
55.Isaiah Thomas 21.69
56.Marques Johnson 21.54
57.Jo Jo White* 21.50
58.Doug Collins* 21.47
59.Adrian Dantley* 21.34
60.Lou Hudson* 21.31
61.Jimmy Butler 21.29
62.Kawhi Leonard 21.28
63.Paul George 21.19
64.James Worthy* 21.13
65.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.75
66.Walt Frazier* 20.72
67.Reggie Miller* 20.64
68.Khris Middleton 20.62
69.Tim Duncan* 20.61
70.Clyde Drexler* 20.43
71.Hal Greer* 20.39
72.Cliff Hagan* 20.38
73.Anfernee Hardaway 20.38
74.Isiah Thomas* 20.37
75.George Yardley* 20.28
76.Ben Gordon 20.24
77.Patrick Ewing* 20.24
78.Bob Dandridge* 20.07
79.CJ McCollum 20.06
80.Chris Paul 20.01
81.Yao Ming* 19.82
82.Tom Heinsohn* 19.79
83.Richard Hamilton 19.78
84.Latrell Sprewell 19.73
85.Kemba Walker 19.65
86.Gus Williams 19.48
87.Magic Johnson* 19.48
88.Dolph Schayes* 19.45
89.Dan Issel* 19.42
90.Billy Cunningham* 19.41
91.Kevin Johnson 19.30
92.Allan Houston 19.27
93.Klay Thompson 19.19
94.Brad Daugherty 19.07
95.Jaylen Brown 19.07
96.Joe Fulks* 18.97
97.Dave Cowens* 18.92
98.Sam Jones* 18.89
99.Karl-Anthony Towns 18.84
100.Baron Davis 18.84
101.Kevin McHale* 18.83
102.Jeff Malone 18.75
103.Pete Maravich* 18.73
 Amar'e Stoudemire 18.73
105.Ralph Sampson* 18.71
106.Paul Pierce* 18.71
107.Chris Webber* 18.69
108.Walter Davis* 18.59
109.Bob Lanier* 18.57
110.Bill Sharman* 18.54
111.Calvin Murphy* 18.53
112.Bob Cousy* 18.51
113.Walt Bellamy* 18.48
114.Mike Mitchell 18.46
115.Calvin Natt 18.36
116.Bob McAdoo* 18.28
117.Jack Twyman* 18.26
118.Chet Walker* 18.25
119.Blake Griffin 18.21
120.Kevin Garnett* 18.19
121.Phil Chenier 18.13
122.Gail Goodrich* 18.12
123.Vince Carter* 18.10
124.David Robinson* 18.06
125.Earl Monroe* 17.94
126.Tony Parker* 17.90
127.Tyrese Maxey 17.80
128.Gene Shue 17.78
129.Norm Nixon 17.71
130.Scottie Pippen* 17.51
131.Reggie Lewis 17.48
132.Andrew Toney 17.42
133.Willis Reed* 17.41
134.Mark Price 17.40
135.Pascal Siakam 17.31
136.Dennis Johnson* 17.31
137.Chauncey Billups* 17.30
138.Shawn Kemp 17.30
139.Steve Nash* 17.27
140.Antawn Jamison 17.20
141.Mark Aguirre 17.13
142.Carlos Boozer 17.11
143.Jason Richardson 17.11
144.Gilbert Arenas 17.10
145.Zelmo Beaty* 17.00
 Xavier McDaniel 17.00
147.Don Ohl 16.91
148.Tim Hardaway* 16.84
149.Derrick Coleman 16.82
150.Jrue Holiday 16.58
151.Jim McMillian 16.58
152.Zach Randolph 16.50
153.Andrew Wiggins 16.48
154.Bam Adebayo 16.32
155.Tom Meschery 16.31
156.Bailey Howell* 16.29
157.Tobias Harris 16.28
158.Bill Russell* 16.20
159.Larry Kenon 16.16
160.Lenny Wilkens* 16.11
161.Jamaal Wilkes* 16.11
162.Antoine Walker 16.09
163.Rolando Blackman 16.09
164.Ray Allen* 16.08
165.Kiki Vandeweghe 16.07
166.Glen Rice 16.07
167.Dave DeBusschere* 16.00
168.Sidney Moncrief* 15.99
169.Fred Carter 15.93
170.Joe Caldwell 15.91
171.Luol Deng 15.90
172.Deandre Ayton 15.87
173.Archie Clark 15.85
174.Larry Nance 15.74
175.Deron Williams 15.69
176.Joe Dumars* 15.64
177.Kelly Tripucka 15.64
178.Otis Birdsong 15.60
179.Chris Bosh* 15.60
180.Richie Guerin* 15.57
181.Brian Winters 15.54
182.Pau Gasol* 15.43
183.Tom Chambers 15.39
184.Dave Bing* 15.39
185.Robert Parish* 15.33
186.Dwight Howard 15.27
187.Charlie Scott* 15.24
188.Joe Johnson 15.23
189.Dan Roundfield 15.18
190.Terry Cummings 15.13
191.Mike Conley 15.11
192.Dick Barnett* 15.09
193.Eric Gordon 15.08
194.Darrell Griffith 15.05
195.Jamal Mashburn 15.04
196.Jameer Nelson 15.02
197.Jeff Hornacek 14.94
198.Ricky Pierce 14.92
199.Caris LeVert 14.88
200.Steve Smith 14.87
201.Jack Marin 14.84
202.Josh Howard 14.79
203.Rik Smits 14.78
204.Terry Porter 14.74
205.James Silas 14.70
206.Lewis Lloyd 14.68
207.Jalen Rose 14.63
208.Brook Lopez 14.61
209.Danny Manning 14.60
210.Josh Smith 14.59
211.Bobby Wanzer* 14.58
212.George McGinnis* 14.56
213.Jordan Poole 14.49
214.Rudy LaRusso 14.45
215.Fred Brown 14.42
216.Peja Stojaković 14.39
217.Maurice Cheeks* 14.36
218.Jamal Crawford 14.32
219.Jack Sikma* 14.32
220.Tyler Herro 14.28
221.Max Zaslofsky 14.27
222.Mookie Blaylock 14.24
223.John Starks 14.20
224.Larry Johnson 14.20
225.Goran Dragić 14.19
226.Tiny Archibald* 14.19
227.D'Angelo Russell 14.16
228.Maurice Lucas 14.13
229.Victor Oladipo 14.12
230.Jason Terry 14.11
231.Hersey Hawkins 14.09
232.World B. Free 14.03
233.Carl Braun* 14.03
234.Manu Ginóbili* 14.01
235.Gary Payton* 13.99
236.John Drew 13.97
237.Clyde Lovellette* 13.96
238.Norm Van Lier 13.95
239.Shawn Marion 13.94
240.Stephen Jackson 13.93
241.Bogdan Bogdanović 13.93
242.Ben Simmons 13.91
243.Metta World Peace 13.88
244.Michael Porter Jr. 13.87
245.Dale Ellis 13.85
246.Chris Mullin* 13.83
247.Glenn Robinson 13.82
248.Rudy Tomjanovich* 13.81
249.Alvan Adams 13.79
250.Myles Turner 13.79

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player PPG
1.Rick Barry* 33.45
2.Julius Erving* 31.08
3.George Gervin* 25.24
4.Dan Issel* 23.81
5.George McGinnis* 23.69
6.Artis Gilmore* 22.00
7.Ralph Simpson 21.95
8.Jimmy Jones 21.69
9.Larry Jones 21.50
10.Mack Calvin 21.23
11.Willie Wise 20.91
12.Darel Carrier 20.36
13.Zelmo Beaty* 19.06
14.Freddie Lewis 19.01
15.George Carter 19.00
16.Roger Brown* 18.73
17.Charlie Williams 18.50
18.Larry Kenon 18.38
19.John Roche 18.33
20.Doug Moe 18.10
21.Warren Jabali 18.08
22.Cincy Powell 17.56
23.Mel Daniels* 17.44
24.George Stone 17.40
25.Donnie Freeman 17.33
26.Billy Paultz 16.98
27.Louie Dampier* 16.85
28.Ron Boone 16.59
29.Dave Robisch 16.57
30.Bob Netolicky 15.66
31.John Williamson 15.45
32.Steve Jones 15.32
33.Glen Combs 15.08
34.Larry Brown* 14.26
35.Maurice McHartley 13.84
36.Byron Beck 13.77
37.Brian Taylor 13.54
38.Bobby Jones* 13.35
39.Merv Jackson 13.24
40.Bird Averitt 13.00
41.Les Hunter 12.98
42.Red Robbins 12.91
43.Goose Ligon 12.78
44.Jackie Moreland 12.39
45.Tom Owens 12.07
46.Bill Keller 11.99
47.Chuck Williams 11.92
48.Rich Jones 11.77
49.Bill Melchionni 11.71
50.Jim Eakins 11.21
51.Rick Mount 11.20
52.Wil Jones 11.14
53.Bob Warren 11.06
54.John Beasley 10.98
55.Ollie Taylor 10.39
56.Sam Smith 10.38
57.Gene Moore 10.19
58.Walt Simon 9.41
59.Trooper Washington 8.86
60.Jeff Congdon 8.77
61.Lonnie Wright 8.58
62.Mike Gale 8.26
63.Mike Pratt 8.12
64.Ira Harge 8.08
65.Andy Anderson 8.04
66.Ted McClain 8.03
67.Johnny Baum 7.94
68.Darnell Hillman 7.93
69.George Irvine 7.86
70.Kevin Joyce 7.76
71.Wendell Ladner 7.62
72.Art Becker 7.12
73.Gerald Govan 6.89
74.Fatty Taylor 6.25
75.Gene Littles 5.82
76.Jimmy O'Brien 5.40
77.Don Buse 5.20
78.Ron Thomas 4.56
79.Tom Thacker 4.43
80.Claude Terry 3.71
81.Willie Sojourner 3.19

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