highest point per game by a rookie in a postseason

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has averaged the most points per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 35.2 per game in 1969-70.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
35.2
1969-70
MIL MIL
10
43.5
16.8
4.1
13.9
24.5
56.7
7.4
10.1
73.3
60.8
435
352
168
41
25
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.2
1959-60
PHI PHI
9
46.1
25.8
2.1
13.9
28.0
49.6
5.4
12.2
44.5
49.8
415
299
232
19
17
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.3
1984-85
CHI CHI
4
42.8
5.8
8.5
2.8
1.0
8.5
19.5
43.6
0.3
2.0
12.5
12.0
14.5
82.8
56.5
1.8
4.0
3.8
171
117
23
34
11
4
15
15
4Chuck Person
C. Person
27.0
1986-87
IND IND
4
39.8
8.3
5.0
1.3
0.5
9.5
18.5
51.4
0.5
2.0
25.0
7.5
9.8
76.9
59.2
1.5
6.8
3.8
159
108
33
20
5
2
15
14
5Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
25.8
1968-69
SDR SDR
6
46.3
13.8
0.8
10.0
19.0
52.6
5.8
8.8
66.0
56.4
278
155
83
5
21
6Archie Clark
A. Clark
25.7
1966-67
LAL LAL
3
41.7
4.3
5.0
10.7
20.7
51.6
4.3
5.7
76.5
55.4
125
77
13
15
11
7Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
25.5
1958-59
MIN MIN
13
42.8
12.0
3.3
9.4
23.3
40.3
6.7
8.7
77.0
46.9
556
331
156
43
52
8Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
25.0
1979-80
POR POR
3
34.7
3.3
4.0
1.7
0.3
10.3
19.7
52.5
0.7
2.3
28.6
3.7
4.7
78.6
57.6
0.7
2.7
5.0
104
75
10
12
5
1
15
13
9Walter Davis
W. Davis
25.0
1977-78
PHX PHX
2
33.0
8.5
4.0
1.5
0.0
9.5
20.0
47.5
6.0
8.0
75.0
53.1
2.0
6.5
3.0
66
50
17
8
3
0
6
8
10Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
24.4
2017-18
UTA UTA
11
37.4
5.9
4.2
1.5
0.4
9.3
22.1
42.0
2.3
7.3
31.3
3.5
3.9
90.7
51.2
0.8
5.1
2.9
411
268
65
46
16
4
32
35
-25
11David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.3
1989-90
SAS SAS
10
37.5
12.0
2.3
1.1
4.0
8.9
16.7
53.3
0.0
0.0
6.5
9.6
67.7
58.1
3.6
8.4
2.4
375
243
120
23
11
40
24
35
12Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
24.0
1977-78
MIL MIL
9
35.7
12.4
3.4
1.1
1.9
9.3
17.0
54.9
5.3
7.1
75.0
59.6
3.9
8.6
1.6
321
216
112
31
10
17
14
25
13Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
23.8
1992-93
CHA CHA
9
40.8
9.9
1.4
0.7
3.4
7.9
16.4
48.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
8.0
10.3
77.4
56.6
3.1
6.8
4.1
367
214
89
13
6
31
37
37
14Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
23.7
1946-47
CLE CLE
3
1.7
7.3
18.7
39.3
9.0
11.3
79.4
50.0
71
5
10
15Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
23.6
1995-96
POR POR
5
35.4
10.2
1.8
0.8
0.6
7.0
16.2
43.2
1.0
1.8
55.6
8.6
12.0
71.7
54.9
2.4
7.8
2.0
177
118
51
9
4
3
10
17
16Jerry West
J. West
22.9
1960-61
LAL LAL
12
38.4
8.7
5.3
8.3
16.8
49.0
6.4
8.8
72.6
55.3
461
275
104
63
39
17Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
22.9
1956-57
BOS BOS
10
37.0
11.7
2.0
9.0
23.1
39.0
4.9
6.9
71.0
43.8
370
229
117
20
40
18Alex Groza
A. Groza
22.8
1949-50
IND
6
2.0
7.3
12.3
59.5
8.2
9.8
83.1
68.5
137
12
21
19Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
22.6
1966-67
STL STL
9
35.2
5.3
1.7
8.6
19.9
43.0
5.4
7.6
72.1
48.6
317
203
48
15
35
20Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
22.2
1946-47
PHI PHI
10
0.3
7.4
25.7
28.8
7.4
9.4
78.7
37.2
222
3
32
21Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
22.0
1970-71
ATL ATL
5
39.8
5.2
4.8
9.2
24.4
37.7
3.6
5.2
69.2
41.2
199
110
26
24
14
22Karl Malone
K. Malone
21.8
1985-86
UTA UTA
4
36.0
7.5
1.0
2.0
0.0
9.5
18.0
52.8
0.0
0.0
2.8
6.5
42.3
52.1
1.5
6.0
1.5
144
87
30
4
8
0
6
18
23Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
21.4
1956-57
MIN MIN
5
40.8
6.0
7.6
8.4
20.0
42.0
4.6
5.2
88.5
48.0
204
107
30
38
15
24Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
21.3
1996-97
MIN MIN
3
39.0
4.0
7.7
0.7
0.0
8.7
21.7
40.0
2.0
6.7
30.0
2.0
3.3
60.0
46.1
0.7
3.3
3.0
117
64
12
23
2
0
9
9
-41
25Larry Bird
L. Bird
21.3
1979-80
BOS BOS
9
41.3
11.2
4.7
1.6
0.9
9.2
19.7
46.9
0.4
1.7
26.7
2.4
2.8
88.0
51.1
2.4
8.8
3.7
372
192
101
42
14
8
33
30

More Bucks Stats

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.3

16th

DRTG

117.4

20th

NETRTG

-2.2

19th

3P%

41.0

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
Heat Heat
14
11
.560
5.5
9
Hawks Hawks
14
11
.560
5.5
10
Bucks Bucks
11
15
.423
9.0
11
Bulls Bulls
9
14
.391
9.5
12
Hornets Hornets
7
17
.292
12.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
MIL MIL
@
BKN BKN
6:00 PM
Thu
12/18
TOR TOR
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sun
12/21
MIL MIL
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
MIL MIL
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Last Game
BOS Celtics

15 - 10

101

Final

116

MIL Bucks

11 - 15

Thu 11 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
24
1
.960
2
Nuggets Nuggets
18
6
.750
5.5
3
Rockets Rockets
16
6
.727
6.5
4
Lakers Lakers
17
7
.708
6.5
5
Spurs Spurs
17
7
.708
6.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
15
9
.625
8.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
19
5
.792
2
Knicks Knicks
17
7
.708
2.0
3
Celtics Celtics
15
10
.600
4.5
4
Magic Magic
15
10
.600
4.5
5
Raptors Raptors
15
11
.577
5.0
6
76ers 76ers
13
10
.565
5.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
MEM MEM
@
BOS BOS
95-131
Tue
11/11
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
130-116
Tue
11/11
POR POR
@
NOP NOP
125-117
Tue
11/11
WAS WAS
@
HOU HOU
112-135
Tue
11/11
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
125-120

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/12
UTA UTA
@
MEM MEM
8:00 PM
Fri
12/12
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Fri
12/12
MIN MIN
@
GSW GSW
10:00 PM
Sat
12/13
NYK NYK
@
ORL ORL
5:30 PM
Sat
12/13
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
9:00 PM