Michael Jordan has scored the most points per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a single NBA playoff run, with 36.3 per game in 1987-88.
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highest ppg by a dpoy in a season by a player in playoffs| NAME | PPG | DPOY | 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 | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Jordan | 36.3 | 1 | 1987-88 | 10 | 42.7 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 13.8 | 26.0 | 53.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 86.9 | 59.8 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 427 | 363 | 71 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 39 | 38 | ||
| 2 |  | H. Olajuwon | 28.9 | 1 | 1993-94 | 23 | 43.0 | 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 | ||
| 3 |  | D. Howard | 27.0 | 1 | 2010-11 | 6 | 43.0 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 63.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 14.7 | 68.2 | 67.7 | 4.5 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 258 | 162 | 93 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 25 | +15 | |
| 4 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 26.7 | 1 | 2019-20 | 9 | 30.8 | 13.8 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 10.0 | 17.9 | 55.9 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 32.5 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 58.0 | 61.0 | 3.0 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 277 | 240 | 124 | 51 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 31 | +27 | |
| 5 | | H. Olajuwon | 25.7 | 1 | 1992-93 | 12 | 43.2 | 14.0 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 19.8 | 51.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 82.7 | 56.8 | 4.3 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 518 | 308 | 168 | 57 | 21 | 59 | 45 | 37 | ||
| 6 |  | K. Leonard | 22.5 | 1 | 2015-16 | 10 | 33.9 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 16.6 | 50.0 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 43.6 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 82.4 | 59.7 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 339 | 225 | 63 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 21 | +66 | |
| 7 |  | A. Mourning | 21.6 | 1 | 1999-00 | 10 | 37.6 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 15.7 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 9.6 | 66.7 | 54.2 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 376 | 216 | 100 | 14 | 2 | 33 | 24 | 40 | +11 | |
| 8 | | A. Mourning | 21.6 | 1 | 1998-99 | 5 | 38.8 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 14.6 | 52.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 65.3 | 57.1 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 194 | 108 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 19 | -18 | ||
| 9 |  | G. Payton | 20.7 | 1 | 1995-96 | 21 | 43.4 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 15.9 | 48.5 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 41.0 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 63.3 | 56.8 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 911 | 434 | 108 | 143 | 37 | 7 | 62 | 69 | ||
| 10 |  | K. Garnett | 20.4 | 1 | 2007-08 | 26 | 38.0 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 16.8 | 49.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 25.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 81.0 | 54.2 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 987 | 530 | 274 | 87 | 35 | 29 | 55 | 74 | +186 | |
| 11 | | D. Howard | 20.3 | 1 | 2008-09 | 23 | 39.3 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 60.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 63.6 | 63.4 | 4.3 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 903 | 467 | 353 | 43 | 20 | 60 | 67 | 102 | +1 | |
| 12 | | K. Leonard | 20.3 | 1 | 2014-15 | 7 | 35.7 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 15.6 | 47.7 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 42.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 77.1 | 57.1 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 250 | 142 | 52 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -35 | |
| 13 |  | S. Moncrief | 19.1 | 1 | 1983-84 | 16 | 38.6 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 51.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 25.0 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 79.1 | 61.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 618 | 305 | 111 | 68 | 28 | 9 | 61 | 54 | ||
| 14 | | S. Moncrief | 18.9 | 1 | 1982-83 | 9 | 41.9 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 15.8 | 43.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 75.4 | 50.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 377 | 170 | 60 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 27 | 25 | ||
| 15 |  | M. Sandiford-Artest | 18.4 | 1 | 2003-04 | 15 | 38.9 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 17.3 | 37.8 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 28.8 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 71.8 | 46.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 584 | 276 | 98 | 48 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 45 | +55 | |
| 16 | | D. Howard | 18.1 | 1 | 2009-10 | 14 | 35.5 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 6.1 | 10.0 | 61.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 51.9 | 60.6 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 497 | 254 | 155 | 19 | 11 | 49 | 51 | 59 | +82 | ||
| 17 |  | J. Jackson Jr. | 18.0 | 1 | 2022-23 | 6 | 36.7 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 13.8 | 42.2 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 28.0 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 86.1 | 54.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 220 | 108 | 47 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | -37 | |
| 18 |  | M. Gasol | 17.2 | 1 | 2012-13 | 15 | 40.6 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 13.7 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 80.0 | 52.7 | 1.7 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 609 | 258 | 127 | 48 | 13 | 33 | 18 | 53 | +54 | ||
| 19 |  | E. Mobley | 17.1 | 1 | 2024-25 | 8 | 32.1 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 58.6 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 45.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 84.0 | 69.9 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 257 | 137 | 65 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | +11 | |
| 20 |  | M. Smart | 15.4 | 1 | 2021-22 | 21 | 36.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 13.3 | 40.5 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 35.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 80.6 | 52.9 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 760 | 324 | 95 | 123 | 26 | 5 | 52 | 71 | +32 | |
| 21 |  | D. Mutombo | 15.4 | 1 | 1996-97 | 10 | 41.5 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 62.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 71.9 | 67.4 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 415 | 154 | 123 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 30 | -4 | ||
| 22 |  | R. Gobert | 14.7 | 1 | 2020-21 | 11 | 34.2 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 74.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 63.6 | 73.6 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 376 | 162 | 135 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 46 | +33 | |
| 23 |  | D. Mutombo | 13.9 | 1 | 2000-01 | 23 | 42.7 | 13.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 9.0 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 77.7 | 58.4 | 4.9 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 981 | 319 | 316 | 17 | 15 | 72 | 36 | 56 | +20 | |
| 24 | | R. Gobert | 13.2 | 1 | 2017-18 | 11 | 34.8 | 10.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 65.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 60.3 | 66.2 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 383 | 145 | 118 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 34 | -28 | ||
| 25 |  | D. Green | 13.1 | 1 | 2016-17 | 17 | 34.9 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 9.5 | 44.7 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 41.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 68.7 | 58.3 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 2.1 | 593 | 222 | 155 | 110 | 31 | 28 | 36 | 60 | +227 | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
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| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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