highest career usage rate playoff nba history

Willy Hernangomez has the highest career usage percentage in the playoffs, at 87.0 percent.

Interpreted as:
highest career usage rate by a player playoff NBA history
NAMEUSG%GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Willy Hernangomez
W. Hernangomez
87.0
1
2.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
-2
2Kevin Brooks
K. Brooks
73.0
2
2.5
2.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.5
28.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
31.7
0.5
0.5
0.0
5
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
3Duane Cooper
D. Cooper
65.6
2
2.0
0.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
4
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
4Dalton Knecht
D. Knecht
58.9
2
2.0
2.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.5
40.0
0.5
2.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
4
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
+1
5Anthony Roberson
A. Roberson
57.5
1
4.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
4
8
1
0
2
0
1
0
+8
6Mike Niles
M. Niles
55.8
2
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7Michael Young
M. Young
55.5
3
1.0
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.3
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
8Malcolm Delaney
M. Delaney
54.2
1
3.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
103.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
3
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Derrick Brown
D. Brown
49.9
2
0.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
10Stephen Graham
S. Graham
49.9
2
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
5
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
-1
11Donnie Boyce
D. Boyce
48.8
1
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12Jordan McRae
J. McRae
46.6
2
2.0
4.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.5
0.5
100.0
0.0
0.0
112.5
0.0
1.0
0.0
4
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
+11
13Gerald Brown
G. Brown
46.5
1
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14Ty-Shon Alexander
T. Alexander
46.0
1
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
15Vassilis Spanoulis
V. Spanoulis
45.8
1
3.0
4.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
69.4
0.0
1.0
0.0
3
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
+10
16Harry Giles III
H. Giles III
45.5
1
4.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
1.0
3.0
4
0
3
0
0
0
3
0
+2
17Tremont Waters
T. Waters
44.1
4
2.0
1.0
0.3
0.8
0.3
0.0
0.3
1.3
20.0
0.0
0.8
0.0
0.5
0.8
66.7
31.6
0.0
0.3
0.5
8
4
1
3
1
0
2
0
-1
18Sundiata Gaines
S. Gaines
43.9
5
1.4
2.2
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.2
83.3
0.2
0.2
100.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
79.9
0.2
0.2
0.0
7
11
2
0
0
0
0
1
+7
19Leon Wood
L. Wood
43.9
10
2.1
2.2
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.5
40.0
0.2
0.3
66.7
0.8
1.0
80.0
56.7
0.0
0.1
0.3
21
22
1
3
0
0
3
0
20Corey Crowder
C. Crowder
43.8
4
3.0
2.5
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
1.3
2.3
55.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
53.0
0.3
0.3
0.5
12
10
2
1
1
0
2
1
21Steve Hayes
S. Hayes
43.8
1
1.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
22Mike Brittain
M. Brittain
43.8
1
2.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
23John Holland
J. Holland
43.4
1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
24John Stroeder
J. Stroeder
42.6
1
1.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
150.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Priest Lauderdale
P. Lauderdale
42.3
3
2.3
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
1.0
7
0
2
0
0
0
3
1
-10
StatMuse has season-level data for usage percentage going back to the 1978 playoffs.

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31
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2
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16
.619
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9
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.476
11.5
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
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.610
9.5
7
26
17
.605
9.5
8
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.568
11.0
9
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14.0
10
19
23
.452
16.0
11
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.439
16.5
12
18
26
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.326
21.5
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.279
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