highest finals ppg for 23 year old in nba history

Rick Barry has averaged the most career points per game by a 23-year-old player in the NBA Finals, with 40.8 per game.

	NAME	PPG	Age	SERIES	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	Rick Barry R. Barry	40.8	22	NBA Finals	6	43.3	8.8	3.3			15.7	39.2	40.0				9.5	12.0	79.2	45.9				260	245	53	20				25
2	Jerry West J. West	31.1	23	NBA Finals	7	45.0	5.0	2.7			10.4	22.9	45.6				10.3	12.1	84.7	55.2				315	218	35	19				25
3	Kevin Durant K. Durant	30.6	23	NBA Finals	5	42.6	6.0	2.2	1.4	1.0	11.4	20.8	54.8	2.6	6.6	39.4	5.2	6.2	83.9	65.0	1.2	4.8	3.8	213	153	30	11	7	5	19	20	-20
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.0	22	NBA Finals	4	45.0	12.5	6.3	0.3	2.5	11.0	18.5	59.5	0.0	0.0		6.0	10.5	57.1	60.6	2.8	9.8	5.3	180	112	50	25	1	10	21	18
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	27.4	22	NBA Finals	5	45.8	14.0	2.4	1.0	2.2	10.2	19.0	53.7	0.0	0.4	0.0	7.0	8.8	79.5	59.9	2.8	11.2	3.4	229	137	70	12	5	11	17	12	+24
6	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	27.0	23	NBA Finals	5	42.3	6.4	6.6	1.0	0.4	10.4	24.0	43.3	0.6	4.4	13.6	5.6	6.8	82.4	50.0	0.8	5.6	2.2	211	135	32	33	5	2	11	12	-17
7	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	26.8	23	NBA Finals	4	43.8	5.8	5.3	1.5	0.8	9.0	17.5	51.4	1.5	2.8	54.5	7.3	9.0	80.6	62.3	0.8	5.0	3.8	175	107	23	21	6	3	15	11	+34
8	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	25.5	23	NBA Finals	4	43.0	4.8	8.0	1.0	0.8	8.8	17.5	50.0	2.8	6.0	45.8	5.3	5.8	91.3	63.7	1.5	3.3	3.8	172	102	19	32	4	3	15	15
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	24.7	23	NBA Finals	6	40.2	11.8	1.8	2.3	3.2	9.3	19.5	47.9	0.0	0.0		6.0	9.0	66.7	52.6	4.5	7.3	2.7	241	148	71	11	14	19	16	26
10	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	23.0	22	NBA Finals	1	43.6	7.0	6.0	4.0	2.0	10.0	22.0	45.5	2.0	8.0	25.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	51.2	2.0	5.0	1.0	44	23	7	6	4	2	1	5	+5
11	James Worthy J. Worthy	22.1	22	NBA Finals	7	39.1	4.4	2.3	1.4	0.3	9.6	15.0	63.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.0	4.6	65.6	65.1	2.0	2.4	2.3	274	155	31	16	10	2	16	25
12	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	20.3	23	NBA Finals	4	39.3	9.8	3.3			8.8	16.8	52.2				2.8	4.0	68.8	54.7				157	81	39	13				13
13	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	20.2	23	NBA Finals	6	33.8	6.0	2.2	1.2	2.3	8.7	16.3	53.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	2.8	4.3	65.4	55.3	2.0	4.0	3.2	203	121	36	13	7	14	19	29
14	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	19.7	23	NBA Finals	6	25.3	5.7	3.0			8.0	17.8	44.9				3.7	6.8	53.7	47.2				152	118	34	18				27
15	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	19.0	23	NBA Finals	4	44.8	7.8	12.5	1.8	0.8	6.3	15.5	40.3	0.0	0.8	0.0	6.5	7.0	92.9	51.1	3.3	4.5	6.0	179	76	31	50	7	3	24	16
16	Vlade Divac V. Divac	18.2	22	NBA Finals	5	41.6	8.8	2.0	1.8	2.4	7.8	13.8	56.5	0.0	0.4	0.0	2.6	2.6	100.0	60.9	3.4	5.4	3.0	208	91	44	10	9	12	15	18
17	Bob Gross B. Gross	17.3	23	NBA Finals	6	27.7	5.7	3.5	1.8	0.3	7.7	11.5	66.7				2.0	2.3	85.7	69.2	3.3	2.3		166	104	34	21	11	2		26
18	Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	16.6	23	NBA Finals	7	36.6	5.0	2.9	0.4	2.4	5.6	14.4	38.6				5.4	7.1	76.0	47.2	2.7	2.3	2.9	256	116	35	20	3	17	20	19
19	Lionel Hollins L. Hollins	16.0	23	NBA Finals	6	34.7	2.5	3.8	1.5	0.3	6.3	16.3	38.8				3.3	5.2	64.5	43.0	1.0	1.5		208	96	15	23	9	2		22
20	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	16.0	23	NBA Finals	6	30.3	10.7				4.3	15.0	28.9				7.3	9.0	81.5	42.2				182	96	64					33
21	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	15.8	23	NBA Finals	5	44.0	14.8	2.0	1.2	3.2	7.0	13.6	51.5				1.8	2.8	64.3	53.3	2.4	12.4	2.4	220	79	74	10	6	16	12	20
22	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	15.7	22	NBA Finals	3						6.0						3.7	5.7	64.7						47						11
23	Dwight Howard D. Howard	15.4	23	NBA Finals	5	42.6	15.2	2.2	1.6	4.0	4.2	8.6	48.8	0.0	0.0		7.0	11.6	60.3	56.2	3.6	11.6	4.0	213	77	76	11	8	20	20	20	-38
24	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	15.3	22	NBA Finals	4	33.7	6.3	2.5	0.3	0.8	5.8	10.8	53.5	0.0	0.0		3.8	6.0	62.5	56.9	1.5	4.8	2.0	135	61	25	10	1	3	8	11	-28
25	Connie Simmons C. Simmons	15.2	22	NBA Finals	6			1.3			5.2	15.2	34.1				4.8	6.3	76.3	42.2					91		8				23

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PPG

30.6

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RPG

7.2

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APG

7.6

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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.9

2nd

DRTG

111.7

11th

NETRTG

9.2

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40.3

1st

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	GSW	@	HOU	9:30 PM
Fri 11/13	GSW	@	SAS	9:30 PM
Mon 11/16	GSW	@	NOP	8:00 PM
Wed 11/18	GSW	@	DAL	9:30 PM
Thu 11/19	GSW	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Last Game

Pelicans

4 - 7

Final

138

Warriors

8 - 3

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NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

39.3

Dončić

30.6

Curry

30.1

Wembanyama

RPG Leaders

13.8

Towns

13.3

Sabonis

12.6

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

9.1

Jokić

8.7

Young

8.6

Wagner

SPG Leaders

3.0

Daniels

2.3

Dunn

2.3

Adebayo

BPG Leaders

4.4

Wembanyama

2.4

Turner

2.3

Kessler

3PM Leaders

5.5

Dončić

4.7

Curry

4.2

Robinson

TS% Leaders

73.4

Gafford

72.2

Curry

70.5

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.4

120.9

120.4

119.4

119.2

119.1

DRtg Rankings

105.5

106.1

107.4

107.5

108.2

NetRtg Rankings

12.2

11.8

11.0

9.4

9.2

8.7

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1-10

1-8

2-8

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FanDuel Points Leaders

694.7

Wembanyama

639.1

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

675.3

Wembanyama

673.5

Dončić

610.3

Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

39.9

Dončić

36.6

Wembanyama

36.4

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MPG Leaders

37.4

Acuff

36.9

Murray

36.6

Wagner

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

2.12

Wembanyama

1.76

Dončić

1.62

Antetokounmpo

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

2.06

Wembanyama

1.86

Dončić

1.70

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NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-1

9-3

8-3

7-3

Worst Record ATS

2-9

3-8

3-7

4-8

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	9	2	.818
2	76ers	9	3	.750	0.5
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	1.5
4	Knicks	6	4	.600	2.5
5	Hawks	7	5	.583	2.5
6	Raptors	5	5	.500	3.5
7	Cavaliers	5	6	.455	4.0
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.0
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.0
10	Wizards	4	7	.364	5.0
11	Magic	3	7	.300	5.5
12	Pacers	3	8	.273	6.0
13	Nets	2	8	.200	6.5
14	Bulls	1	8	.111	7.0
15	Bucks	1	10	.091	8.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers	10	2	.833
2	Spurs	9	2	.818	0.5
3	Thunder	8	2	.800	1.0
4	Warriors	8	3	.727	1.5
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	1.5
6	Rockets	8	3	.727	1.5
7	Grizzlies	7	3	.700	2.0
8	Trail Blazers	6	3	.667	2.5
9	Mavericks	7	4	.636	2.5
10	Nuggets	5	4	.556	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.0
12	Pelicans	4	7	.364	5.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.0
14	Kings	1	10	.091	8.5
15	Jazz	1	10	.091	8.5

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/11	CLE	@	NYK	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	BOS	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	WAS	@	IND	7:00 PM
Wed 11/11	DEN	@	MEM	8:00 PM
Wed 11/11	LAL	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Rick Barry has averaged the most career points per game by a 23-year-old player in the NBA Finals, with 40.8 per game.

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694.7

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36.9

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