highest playoff usage rate age 30 or younger min 20 gp

LeBron James is the oldest with a usage percentage of 30.0 or above and 20+ games played in a single NBA playoff run. He was 35 years old in 2019-20.

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highest playoff usage rate in a season age by a player 30 or higher or younger min 20 gp
NAMEAgeUSG%GPSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
35
30.3
21
2019-20
36.3
27.6
10.8
8.8
1.2
0.9
10.2
18.2
56.0
2.1
5.7
37.0
5.1
7.1
72.0
64.7
1.3
9.4
4.0
762
580
226
184
26
18
84
40
+165
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
36.5
21
1997-98
41.5
32.4
5.1
3.5
1.5
0.6
11.6
25.0
46.2
0.6
2.0
30.2
8.6
10.6
81.2
54.5
1.6
3.5
2.1
872
680
107
74
32
12
45
47
+158
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
34
34.0
20
1997-98
39.8
26.3
10.9
3.4
1.1
1.0
9.9
21.0
47.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.5
8.3
78.8
53.4
2.4
8.5
3.0
795
526
217
68
22
20
60
69
+48
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
33
31.7
22
2021-22
34.7
27.4
5.2
5.9
1.3
0.4
9.2
20.0
45.9
4.1
10.4
39.7
4.9
5.9
82.9
60.6
0.5
4.7
2.6
764
602
115
129
29
8
57
59
+121
5LeBron James
L. James
33
34.9
22
2017-18
41.9
34.0
9.1
9.0
1.4
1.0
12.5
23.2
53.9
1.8
5.2
34.2
7.2
9.7
74.6
61.9
1.4
7.7
4.3
922
748
200
198
30
23
94
52
-22
6Karl Malone
K. Malone
33
33.4
20
1996-97
40.8
26.0
11.4
2.9
1.4
0.8
9.4
21.5
43.5
0.1
0.1
50.0
7.2
10.0
72.0
50.1
3.0
8.4
2.7
816
519
228
57
27
15
54
59
+102
7Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
32
31.9
21
2010-11
39.3
27.7
8.1
2.5
0.6
0.6
9.1
18.9
48.5
1.1
2.4
46.0
8.3
8.9
94.1
60.9
0.6
7.6
3.1
826
582
171
53
12
13
65
46
+172
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
32
35.9
22
1994-95
42.2
33.0
10.3
4.5
1.2
2.8
13.9
26.2
53.1
0.1
0.2
50.0
5.0
7.4
68.1
56.0
2.0
8.3
3.1
929
725
227
98
26
62
69
95
9LeBron James
L. James
31
30.7
21
2015-16
39.1
26.3
9.5
7.6
2.3
1.3
10.4
19.9
52.5
1.5
4.5
34.0
3.9
5.9
66.1
58.5
2.0
7.5
3.6
822
552
200
160
49
27
75
54
+209
10Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
33.2
23
2009-10
40.1
29.2
6.0
5.5
1.3
0.7
10.2
22.2
45.8
2.1
5.7
37.4
6.7
8.0
84.2
56.7
1.1
4.9
3.4
923
671
138
126
31
16
79
75
+96
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
31
31.4
23
1993-94
43.0
28.9
11.0
4.3
1.7
4.0
11.6
22.3
51.9
0.1
0.2
50.0
5.6
7.0
79.5
56.8
2.4
8.7
3.6
989
664
254
98
40
92
83
82
12LeBron James
L. James
30
37.6
20
2014-15
42.2
30.1
11.3
8.5
1.7
1.1
11.4
27.2
41.7
1.3
5.5
22.7
6.1
8.4
73.1
48.7
1.9
9.5
4.1
844
601
226
169
33
21
82
58
+79
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
30
32.9
23
2008-09
40.9
30.2
5.3
5.5
1.7
0.9
10.5
23.0
45.7
1.6
4.6
34.9
7.6
8.6
88.3
56.4
0.8
4.5
2.6
940
695
123
126
38
21
59
59
+181
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29
30.5
21
2017-18
38.4
29.0
7.8
4.7
0.7
1.2
10.1
20.7
48.7
2.2
6.6
34.1
6.5
7.2
90.1
60.6
0.6
7.1
2.4
807
608
163
99
15
25
50
43
+207
15LeBron James
L. James
29
31.4
20
2013-14
38.2
27.4
7.1
4.8
1.8
0.6
9.6
17.0
56.5
1.8
4.3
40.7
6.5
8.0
80.6
66.8
0.7
6.4
3.1
763
548
141
95
36
11
61
46
+60
16Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
29
30.3
21
2010-11
39.4
24.5
7.1
4.4
1.6
1.3
8.6
17.8
48.5
0.7
2.5
26.9
6.6
8.5
77.7
57.0
2.0
5.1
3.0
828
515
150
92
34
28
64
53
+46
17Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
29
33.0
21
2007-08
41.1
30.1
5.7
5.6
1.7
0.4
10.6
22.0
47.9
1.5
5.0
30.2
7.5
9.2
80.9
57.7
0.9
4.8
3.3
863
633
119
117
35
8
70
59
+64
18Marreese Speights
M. Speights
28
33.1
24
2015-16
8.4
5.6
2.0
0.5
0.1
0.3
1.9
4.9
39.0
0.8
1.8
41.9
1.0
1.3
77.4
50.9
0.6
1.3
0.8
201
134
47
11
3
8
20
43
+6
19Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
28
31.0
23
2004-05
37.8
23.6
12.4
2.7
0.3
2.3
8.6
18.5
46.4
0.0
0.2
20.0
6.4
8.9
71.7
52.6
3.8
8.7
2.7
869
542
286
63
8
52
62
66
+73
20Latrell Sprewell
L. Sprewell
28
30.4
20
1998-99
37.2
20.4
4.8
2.2
1.0
0.3
7.3
17.3
41.9
0.2
1.3
16.0
5.7
6.7
85.0
50.3
1.2
3.6
2.9
743
407
96
43
19
6
58
40
+24
21Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28
37.1
22
1991-92
41.8
34.5
6.2
5.8
2.0
0.7
13.2
26.4
49.9
0.8
2.0
38.6
7.4
8.6
85.7
57.1
1.7
4.5
3.7
920
759
137
127
44
16
81
62
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
27
31.0
20
2022-23
39.5
30.0
13.5
9.5
1.1
1.0
11.4
20.7
54.8
1.8
3.8
46.1
5.6
7.0
79.9
63.1
3.5
10.0
3.5
789
600
269
190
21
20
70
69
+169
23Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
27
31.9
24
2018-19
39.1
30.5
9.1
3.9
1.7
0.7
10.1
20.7
49.0
2.3
6.0
37.9
8.0
9.0
88.4
61.9
2.3
6.8
3.1
939
732
218
94
40
17
74
56
+156
24LeBron James
L. James
27
33.3
23
2011-12
42.7
30.3
9.7
5.6
1.9
0.7
10.9
21.8
50.0
1.0
3.7
25.9
7.5
10.2
73.9
57.6
2.3
7.4
3.5
983
697
224
129
43
16
81
47
+199
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27
31.1
23
1999-00
43.5
30.7
15.4
3.1
0.6
2.4
12.4
22.0
56.6
0.0
0.0
5.9
12.9
45.6
55.6
5.2
10.3
2.4
1,000
707
355
71
13
55
56
67
+115
StatMuse has season-level data for usage percentage going back to the 1978 playoffs.

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1
64
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62
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2.0
3
54
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.659
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53
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.646
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.634
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45
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