first player to average 36 ppg in one playoffs

Elgin Baylor averaged 38.1 points per game in 1960-61.

Interpreted as:
first player to average 36 or higher ppg in one playoffs
NAME PPG SEASON TM GP MPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38.1
1960-61
LAL LAL
12
45.0
15.3
4.6
14.2
30.2
47.0
9.8
11.8
82.4
53.8
540
457
183
55
44
2 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.0
1960-61
PHI PHI
3
48.0
23.0
2.0
15.0
32.0
46.9
7.0
12.7
55.3
49.2
144
111
69
6
10
3 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
38.6
1961-62
LAL LAL
13
43.9
17.7
3.6
14.3
32.7
43.8
10.0
12.9
77.4
50.3
571
502
230
47
45
4 Jerry West
J. West
40.6
1964-65
LAL LAL
11
42.7
5.7
5.3
14.1
31.9
44.2
12.5
14.0
89.0
53.4
470
447
63
58
37
5 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
37.4
1974-75
BUF BUF
7
46.7
13.4
1.4
0.9
2.7
14.9
30.9
48.1
7.7
10.4
74.0
52.8
3.6
9.9
327
262
94
10
6
19
29
6 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
43.7
1985-86
CHI CHI
3
45.0
6.3
5.7
2.3
1.3
16.0
31.7
50.5
0.3
0.3
100.0
11.3
13.0
87.2
58.4
1.7
4.7
4.7
135
131
19
17
7
4
14
13
7 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36.3
1987-88
CHI CHI
10
42.7
7.1
4.7
2.4
1.1
13.8
26.0
53.1
0.1
0.3
33.3
8.6
9.9
86.9
59.8
2.3
4.8
3.9
427
363
71
47
24
11
39
38
8 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
37.5
1987-88
HOU HOU
4
40.5
16.8
1.8
2.3
2.8
14.0
24.5
57.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
9.5
10.8
88.4
64.1
5.0
11.8
2.3
162
150
67
7
9
11
9
14
9 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
36.7
1989-90
CHI CHI
16
42.1
7.2
6.8
2.8
0.9
13.7
26.6
51.4
1.0
3.1
32.0
8.3
9.9
83.6
59.2
1.5
5.7
3.5
674
587
115
109
45
14
56
54
10 Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
37.4
2016-17
OKC OKC
5
38.8
11.6
10.8
2.4
0.4
11.8
30.4
38.8
2.6
9.8
26.5
11.2
14.0
80.0
51.1
1.8
9.8
6.0
194
187
58
54
12
2
30
16
+15
11 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
36.3
2019-20
UTA UTA
7
37.7
5.0
4.9
1.0
0.3
11.9
22.4
52.9
4.7
9.1
51.6
7.9
8.3
94.8
69.6
0.9
4.1
4.1
264
254
35
34
7
2
29
11
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1
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68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
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50
32
.610
18.0
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32
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32
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
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1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
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61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0