highest career playoff ppg in games started since 1980 and have played at least 20 games

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has averaged the most points per game in the playoffs when playing 20+ games and that he has started, with 33.4 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest career playoff ppg in games started by a player since 1980 and have played at least 20 games
NAMEPPGGSGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33.4
179
179
41.8
6.4
5.7
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
5,987
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
30.9
55
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
3Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
29.7
71
71
45.1
3.8
6.0
2.1
0.2
10.6
26.5
40.1
1.7
5.3
32.7
6.7
8.8
76.4
48.9
0.8
3.0
3.1
3,203
2,111
273
425
147
14
221
157
-138
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29.3
170
170
40.5
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.8
47.7
2.2
6.1
35.6
7.4
8.5
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.2
6,892
4,985
1,327
709
172
204
550
427
+643
5Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
28.5
38
38
42.2
6.9
6.2
1.3
1.1
10.2
23.7
43.0
1.5
4.9
30.1
6.7
8.8
75.6
51.7
1.5
5.4
3.2
1,603
1,084
261
236
51
42
122
88
-159
6LeBron James
L. James
28.4
292
292
41.3
9.0
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.2
20.5
49.6
1.6
4.9
33.3
6.4
8.6
74.1
58.4
1.5
7.5
3.6
12,062
8,289
2,628
2,095
493
284
1,047
663
+1270
7Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
28.3
63
63
36.8
5.0
4.8
1.4
0.3
9.8
22.3
44.0
3.2
8.9
35.5
5.6
6.7
82.5
56.1
0.8
4.2
3.0
2,320
1,783
314
303
86
21
190
156
-9
8Devin Booker
D. Booker
28.0
47
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
9Bernard King
B. King
27.6
23
23
36.3
4.8
2.5
0.9
0.3
10.8
18.9
57.0
0.0
0.2
25.0
6.0
7.6
78.3
61.9
1.7
3.0
2.4
835
634
110
57
20
6
55
83
10Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
27.4
94
94
38.3
12.3
7.6
1.2
0.9
10.4
19.8
52.5
1.8
4.5
38.8
4.9
5.9
82.6
61.2
3.0
9.3
3.3
3,601
2,580
1,159
712
116
82
311
314
+138
11Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
27.4
60
60
37.8
4.0
5.9
0.8
0.2
9.8
21.2
46.0
2.1
6.2
33.8
5.8
7.0
82.8
56.4
0.7
3.3
2.2
2,270
1,645
242
351
48
9
132
149
+61
12Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
27.4
200
200
41.4
5.4
5.1
1.5
0.7
9.8
21.8
44.9
1.4
4.2
33.5
6.3
7.7
81.9
54.2
1.1
4.3
3.1
8,288
5,470
1,087
1,013
304
134
622
609
+594
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
27.0
84
84
36.2
12.2
5.3
1.0
1.3
10.1
19.1
53.2
0.7
2.8
25.9
6.0
9.6
62.5
58.0
2.4
9.7
3.4
3,041
2,270
1,022
446
85
110
283
271
+243
14Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
26.9
42
42
39.5
6.6
5.5
1.4
0.9
9.4
20.1
46.8
3.1
8.2
37.7
5.0
6.3
78.8
58.7
1.0
5.6
2.7
1,659
1,130
279
230
57
37
114
104
+72
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
26.6
149
149
37.6
5.4
6.2
1.5
0.3
8.9
19.7
45.2
4.2
10.6
39.7
4.6
5.2
89.3
60.6
0.7
4.6
3.3
5,596
3,969
800
921
222
48
497
376
+876
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
26.6
140
140
40.5
11.4
3.3
1.7
3.3
10.7
20.2
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.3
7.3
71.9
56.9
3.3
8.1
3.0
5,663
3,727
1,602
456
238
468
418
553
-22
17Trae Young
T. Young
26.4
27
27
37.8
3.4
9.0
1.2
0.1
8.6
21.4
40.2
2.6
8.7
29.7
6.6
7.8
85.2
53.3
0.6
2.8
4.4
1,020
713
92
243
33
4
119
59
-102
18George Gervin
G. Gervin
26.1
25
25
39.7
6.3
3.7
1.0
0.4
10.1
20.6
49.1
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.9
7.0
84.5
55.2
3.9
993
653
158
92
25
11
97
94
19Alex English
A. English
26.1
59
59
37.6
5.6
4.7
0.7
0.4
10.5
21.2
49.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.1
5.8
87.0
54.9
2.5
3.0
2.2
2,219
1,540
329
280
41
25
130
168
20Anthony Davis
A. Davis
26.1
60
60
37.6
11.8
2.8
1.3
2.2
9.6
17.7
54.2
0.6
1.9
31.3
6.4
7.6
84.0
62.2
2.5
9.3
2.3
2,258
1,566
705
170
76
129
140
172
+202
21Ja Morant
J. Morant
26.0
22
22
36.8
6.2
8.1
1.4
0.3
9.2
20.7
44.5
2.0
5.8
34.4
5.6
7.5
75.0
54.2
1.3
4.9
3.3
809
573
136
179
31
7
72
46
-46
22Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25.8
55
55
39.4
6.8
2.6
1.3
0.6
9.3
21.8
42.9
0.5
1.7
28.1
6.7
8.1
82.4
51.0
2.9
3.9
2.8
2,169
1,421
375
143
73
35
153
123
23Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
25.8
46
46
37.0
5.4
5.7
1.4
1.0
8.9
19.1
46.8
1.5
4.4
35.0
6.4
7.4
85.9
57.7
0.8
4.6
2.2
1,701
1,186
248
262
64
45
102
130
+145
24James Harden
J. Harden
25.4
130
130
38.3
5.7
7.6
1.7
0.6
7.7
18.3
42.2
2.9
8.5
33.8
7.1
8.1
87.4
58.1
0.8
4.9
4.0
4,979
3,302
740
985
224
82
517
383
+32
25Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
25.3
145
145
40.6
10.0
2.5
1.0
0.9
8.4
18.2
46.2
1.0
2.8
36.5
7.4
8.3
89.2
57.7
1.5
8.5
2.3
5,893
3,663
1,446
360
149
129
328
407
+48
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