NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Playoff Leaders and Records for Points Per 36 Minutes

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Year Lg Player PTS/36 MP Tm
2025 NBA Kawhi Leonard 24.62 LAC
2024 NBA Jalen Brunson 29.26 NYK
2023 NBA Devin Booker 29.10 PHO
2022 NBA Nikola Jokić 32.63 DEN
2021 NBA Donovan Mitchell 33.61 UTA
2020 NBA Donovan Mitchell 34.64 UTA
2019 NBA Kevin Durant 31.52 GSW
2018 NBA LeBron James 29.21 CLE
2017 NBA Russell Westbrook 34.70 OKC
2016 NBA Stephen Curry 26.50 GSW
2015 NBA Anthony Davis 26.37 NOP
2014 NBA LeBron James 25.86 MIA
2013 NBA Carmelo Anthony 25.90 NYK
2012 NBA Kobe Bryant* 27.23 LAL
2011 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 25.37 DAL
2010 NBA Dwyane Wade* 28.46 MIA
2009 NBA LeBron James 30.66 CLE
2008 NBA Kobe Bryant* 26.41 LAL
2007 NBA Kobe Bryant* 27.46 LAL
2006 NBA Michael Redd 26.46 MIL
2005 NBA Amar'e Stoudemire 26.90 PHO
2004 NBA Dirk Nowitzki* 22.58 DAL
2003 NBA Kobe Bryant* 26.10 LAL
2002 NBA Allen Iverson* 25.84 PHI
2001 NBA Tracy McGrady* 27.30 ORL
2000 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 25.45 LAL
1999 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 24.34 LAL
1998 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 28.46 LAL
1997 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 26.72 LAL
1996 NBA Michael Jordan* 27.11 CHI
1995 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 28.09 HOU
1994 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 24.17 HOU
1993 NBA Michael Jordan* 30.62 CHI
1992 NBA Michael Jordan* 29.70 CHI
1991 NBA Michael Jordan* 27.64 CHI
1990 NBA Michael Jordan* 31.35 CHI
1989 NBA Michael Jordan* 29.63 CHI
1988 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 33.33 HOU
1987 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 27.02 HOU
1986 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 26.65 LAL
1985 NBA Alex English* 28.41 DEN
1984 NBA Dan Issel* 32.24 DEN
1983 NBA Bernard King* 27.59 NYK
1982 NBA Walter Davis* 26.43 PHO
1981 NBA George Gervin* 24.96 SAS
1980 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 27.90 LAL
1979 NBA George Gervin* 28.07 SAS
1978 NBA George Gervin* 31.56 SAS
1977 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 29.37 LAL
1976 NBA Fred Brown 26.08 SEA
  ABA Julius Erving* 29.47 NYA
1975 NBA Bob McAdoo* 28.84 BUF
  ABA George McGinnis* 28.61 INA
1974 NBA Bob McAdoo* 25.24 BUF
  ABA Bo Lamar 24.65 SDA
1973 NBA Lou Hudson* 25.13 ATL
  ABA Julius Erving* 24.33 VIR
1972 NBA Pete Maravich* 27.29 ATL
  ABA Rick Barry* 26.63 NYA
1971 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.21 MIL
  ABA Dan Issel* 28.69 KEN
1970 NBA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 29.13 MIL
  ABA Rick Barry* 33.50 WSA
1969 NBA Jerry West* 26.44 LAL
  ABA Jimmy Jones 26.86 NOB
1968 NBA Jerry West* 26.74 LAL
  ABA Connie Hawkins* 24.49 PTP
1967 NBA Rick Barry* 30.55 SFW
1966 NBA Jerry West* 27.86 LAL
1965 NBA Jerry West* 34.24 LAL
1964 NBA Jerry West* 27.26 LAL
1963 NBA Cliff Hagan* 28.66 STL
1962 NBA Elgin Baylor* 31.65 LAL
1961 NBA Elgin Baylor* 30.47 LAL
1960 NBA Elgin Baylor* 26.56 MNL
1959 NBA Frank Ramsey* 30.30 BOS
1958 NBA Cliff Hagan* 26.27 STL
1957 NBA Bob Pettit* 24.95 STL
1956 NBA Paul Arizin* 25.44 PHW
1955 NBA Clyde Lovellette* 21.38 MNL
1954 NBA George Mikan* 21.40 MNL
1953 NBA Bob Cousy* 20.40 BOS
1952 NBA Dolph Schayes* 20.61 SYR