highest ppg average in the playoffs by a rookie

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

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35.2	1969-70	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
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33.2	1959-60	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
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29.3	1984-85	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
4	Chuck Person C. Person	27.0	1986-87	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
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	25.8	1968-69	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
6	Archie Clark A. Clark	25.7	1966-67	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
7	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	25.5	1958-59	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
8	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	25.0	1979-80	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
9	Walter Davis W. Davis	25.0	1977-78	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
10	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	24.4	2017-18	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
11	David Robinson D. Robinson	24.3	1989-90	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
12	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	24.0	1977-78	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
13	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	23.8	1992-93	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
14	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	23.7	1946-47	CLE	3			1.7			7.3	18.7	39.3				9.0	11.3	79.4	50.0					71		5				10
15	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	23.6	1995-96	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
16	Jerry West J. West	22.9	1960-61	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
17	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	22.9	1956-57	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
18	Alex 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
19	Lou Hudson L. Hudson	22.6	1966-67	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
20	Joe Fulks J. Fulks	22.2	1946-47	PHI	10			0.3			7.4	25.7	28.8				7.4	9.4	78.7	37.2					222		3				32
21	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	22.0	1970-71	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
22	Karl Malone K. Malone	21.8	1985-86	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
23	Slick Leonard S. Leonard	21.4	1956-57	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
24	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	21.3	1996-97	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
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	21.3	1979-80	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