highest career playoff ppg before turning 28 with minimum 40 games played

Michael Jordan has the most career points per game by a player younger than 28 when playing 40+ games in the playoffs, with 35.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest career playoff ppg by a player before turning 28 years old with minimum 40 games played
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.8
53
42.5
6.9
6.7
2.5
1.0
12.7
25.2
50.5
0.6
1.9
30.4
9.8
11.8
83.3
59.0
1.7
5.2
3.8
2,253
1,896
368
355
135
53
200
196
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
33.9
47
12.5
8.8
11.0
79.9
1,591
179
3Jerry West
J. West
31.3
68
11.5
8.2
10.1
81.4
2,128
208
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
30.9
55
39.2
9.2
7.8
1.6
0.5
10.8
23.3
46.1
3.3
9.5
34.7
6.0
8.2
73.7
57.3
0.7
8.5
4.2
2,155
1,697
504
427
89
26
232
150
+73
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
30.6
57
45.3
4.3
5.8
2.2
0.2
10.8
27.4
39.6
1.8
5.5
32.6
7.1
9.4
75.8
48.6
1.0
3.4
3.1
2,584
1,743
247
328
126
11
178
131
-24
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29.7
57
44.8
16.8
4.0
1.4
2.4
12.5
24.5
51.0
4.7
6.7
69.6
54.0
2,556
1,692
956
227
22
39
173
7Kevin Durant
K. Durant
28.8
91
41.9
8.0
3.7
1.1
1.2
9.6
21.2
45.5
2.0
6.1
32.9
7.5
8.8
84.8
57.5
0.9
7.1
3.4
3,815
2,620
730
340
99
106
307
224
+247
8LeBron James
L. James
28.5
115
43.4
8.7
6.7
1.7
0.9
9.7
20.7
46.9
1.4
4.4
31.2
7.7
10.3
74.5
56.4
1.6
7.1
3.6
4,994
3,275
998
772
195
109
412
273
+482
9Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
28.1
54
37.6
5.0
5.0
1.3
0.3
9.8
22.4
43.9
3.2
8.8
35.8
5.3
6.2
84.8
55.9
0.7
4.3
3.2
2,032
1,517
272
268
69
18
173
138
-54
10Devin Booker
D. Booker
28.0
47
40.0
5.1
5.3
1.0
0.4
9.9
20.3
48.6
2.3
6.0
38.9
5.9
6.6
89.9
60.3
0.8
4.3
3.3
1,879
1,315
238
247
49
18
156
156
+7
11George Mikan
G. Mikan
27.7
43
9.3
9.1
11.5
79.7
1,189
182
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26.8
47
38.9
12.3
2.1
1.9
3.6
10.3
19.2
53.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.1
9.1
67.4
57.8
4.7
7.6
2.6
1,827
1,260
579
98
89
170
120
203
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
26.8
76
36.3
12.0
5.2
1.0
1.4
10.1
19.1
52.7
0.8
3.0
26.4
5.9
9.4
62.6
57.7
2.3
9.7
3.2
2,762
2,035
912
397
79
103
246
250
+294
14Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.7
66
38.4
11.1
3.3
0.7
2.1
10.2
18.0
57.0
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.1
51.6
57.3
4.4
6.7
3.2
2,532
1,762
730
217
48
138
210
244
+66
15Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
26.4
48
36.8
11.5
6.4
1.0
0.9
10.1
19.5
51.9
1.9
4.7
39.6
4.3
5.1
84.1
60.7
3.0
8.5
3.0
1,767
1,269
551
306
50
42
146
165
-31
16Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
26.2
61
36.8
4.8
6.2
1.4
1.0
8.9
19.1
46.7
1.5
4.3
34.0
7.0
8.0
86.9
58.0
0.7
4.1
2.4
2,245
1,600
292
381
83
58
148
164
+184
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
25.9
40
40.5
4.4
7.3
1.8
0.2
8.8
19.8
44.7
4.1
9.9
41.0
4.2
4.9
86.2
59.1
0.7
3.7
3.7
1,619
1,036
176
290
71
6
148
100
+217
18Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
25.9
52
38.1
6.5
4.9
1.2
0.8
9.1
19.7
46.1
2.9
7.8
36.8
4.8
6.1
79.4
57.8
0.9
5.5
2.7
1,983
1,346
336
257
62
44
139
133
-8
19Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25.7
61
40.8
5.3
5.9
1.7
1.0
8.9
18.9
47.4
0.6
1.8
32.7
7.3
9.1
80.1
56.3
1.3
4.0
4.2
2,487
1,570
321
360
101
59
254
192
+203
20Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
25.6
75
42.4
11.0
2.5
1.3
1.0
8.3
18.6
44.9
1.3
3.3
38.8
7.7
8.7
87.9
57.2
1.7
9.3
2.2
3,177
1,923
825
184
98
76
163
233
+48
21Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.0
52
8.5
8.1
10.6
75.9
1,300
157
22Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
24.9
54
38.8
7.4
3.0
1.3
0.4
8.6
20.4
41.9
1.0
3.2
32.7
6.8
8.3
81.5
51.8
2.5
4.9
3.0
2,097
1,347
400
164
70
20
161
203
-122
23Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
24.5
82
37.7
6.2
7.6
1.9
0.3
8.5
20.4
41.7
1.2
4.1
29.8
6.3
7.4
84.6
51.8
1.9
4.3
3.7
3,095
2,012
511
626
158
23
306
228
+299
24Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
24.3
121
39.1
8.2
4.9
1.2
0.9
8.1
18.5
43.9
2.4
6.9
34.8
5.6
6.7
84.1
56.6
1.0
7.2
2.9
4,725
2,936
989
592
143
106
352
318
+489
25Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.2
45
43.6
15.5
1.4
1.8
9.1
18.7
48.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.0
8.3
72.3
54.2
1,962
1,089
697
61
81
127

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10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
32
50
.390
28.0
12
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10/21
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7:30 PM
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@
8:00 PM
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10/24
@
8:00 PM
Mon
10/26
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7:30 PM
Wed
10/28
@
8:00 PM
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
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46
36
.561
14.0
7
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45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
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122-113
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@
110-114

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