highest ppg by a rookie in nba history playoffs past 30 years

Between October 30, 1996 and October 30, 2026, Donovan Mitchell has averaged the most points per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 24.4 per game in 2017-18.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Donovan 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
2Stephon 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
3Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
20.7
1997-98
SAS SAS
9
41.6
9.0
1.9
0.6
2.6
8.1
15.6
52.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.4
6.7
66.7
55.9
2.2
6.8
2.8
374
186
81
17
5
23
25
24
+16
4Derrick Rose
D. Rose
19.7
2008-09
CHI CHI
7
44.8
6.3
6.4
0.6
0.7
8.4
17.1
49.2
0.0
0.6
0.0
2.9
3.6
80.0
52.7
1.7
4.6
5.0
313
138
44
45
4
5
35
25
-31
5Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
18.7
2009-10
MIL MIL
7
35.6
3.0
3.6
1.1
0.6
7.0
17.1
40.8
1.7
5.9
29.3
3.0
3.7
80.8
49.8
0.7
2.3
1.1
249
131
21
25
8
4
8
19
-14
6Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
18.5
2017-18
BOS BOS
19
35.9
4.4
2.7
1.2
0.5
6.5
13.7
47.1
1.2
3.7
32.4
4.3
5.1
84.5
57.8
0.5
3.8
2.2
683
351
83
52
23
10
41
50
+51
7Nenad Krstic
N. Krstic
18.3
2004-05
NJN NJN
4
38.5
7.5
1.8
0.3
0.5
6.8
12.0
56.3
0.0
0.0
4.8
6.0
79.2
62.3
2.5
5.0
1.5
154
73
30
7
1
2
6
20
-36
8Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
18.0
2003-04
MIA MIA
13
39.2
4.0
5.6
1.3
0.3
6.6
14.5
45.5
0.2
0.6
37.5
4.5
5.8
78.7
52.7
1.2
2.8
4.2
510
234
52
73
17
4
54
45
+6
9Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
17.3
1997-98
CLE CLE
4
36.8
7.5
0.5
0.5
1.3
7.0
12.3
57.1
0.0
0.0
3.3
6.3
52.0
57.5
3.5
4.0
2.5
147
69
30
2
2
5
10
22
-22
10Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
16.3
2017-18
PHI PHI
10
36.9
9.4
7.7
1.7
0.8
6.1
12.5
48.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.1
5.8
70.7
54.1
1.6
7.8
4.4
369
163
94
77
17
8
44
34
-23
11Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
16.1
2012-13
GSW GSW
12
38.4
6.4
1.3
0.6
0.4
6.0
13.5
44.4
1.6
4.3
36.5
2.5
2.9
85.7
54.4
1.5
4.9
1.3
461
193
77
15
7
5
16
33
+18
12Tyler Herro
T. Herro
16.0
2019-20
MIA MIA
21
33.6
5.1
3.7
0.4
0.1
5.7
13.2
43.3
2.3
6.1
37.5
2.2
2.6
87.0
55.7
0.3
4.8
2.0
706
335
107
77
8
2
42
31
+1
13Marquis Daniels
M. Daniels
15.8
2003-04
DAL DAL
5
36.8
6.2
3.0
2.0
0.6
6.4
15.0
42.7
0.2
1.4
14.3
2.8
4.4
63.6
46.6
2.0
4.2
3.0
184
79
31
15
10
3
15
14
+11
14Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
15.6
2023-24
OKC OKC
10
34.5
7.2
2.1
0.7
2.5
5.9
11.9
49.6
1.3
5.0
26.0
2.5
3.3
75.8
58.4
1.4
5.8
1.9
345
156
72
21
7
25
19
26
+75
15Tony Parker
T. Parker
15.5
2001-02
SAS SAS
10
34.1
2.9
4.0
0.9
0.1
6.2
13.6
45.6
1.0
2.7
37.0
2.1
2.8
75.0
52.3
0.5
2.4
2.2
341
155
29
40
9
1
22
22
+53
16Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
15.0
2003-04
DEN DEN
4
35.8
8.3
2.8
1.3
0.0
5.3
16.0
32.8
0.5
2.8
18.2
4.0
5.0
80.0
41.2
1.8
6.5
4.3
143
60
33
11
5
0
17
11
-31
17Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
14.5
2004-05
CHI CHI
6
25.5
2.7
2.5
0.8
0.3
5.0
12.3
40.5
1.2
3.7
31.8
3.3
4.2
80.0
51.2
1.0
1.7
2.2
153
87
16
15
5
2
13
18
+2
18Collin Murray-Boyles
C. Murray-Boyles
14.4
2025-26
TOR TOR
7
27.3
6.4
2.4
1.3
1.1
6.0
9.1
65.6
0.0
0.4
0.0
2.4
3.1
77.3
68.5
3.0
3.4
1.9
191
101
45
17
9
8
13
16
-13
19Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
14.2
2002-03
PHX PHX
6
33.8
7.8
1.2
1.7
1.5
5.7
10.8
52.3
0.2
0.2
100.0
2.7
4.7
57.1
55.0
2.7
5.2
3.2
203
85
47
7
10
9
19
28
-9
20Dylan Harper
D. Harper
14.1
2025-26
SAS SAS
23
26.8
5.6
2.7
1.0
0.2
5.2
10.1
51.5
1.0
3.0
33.3
2.7
3.3
82.7
61.1
1.3
4.3
1.5
615
325
128
62
22
5
35
53
+141
21VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
14.0
2025-26
PHI PHI
11
37.0
6.1
3.4
1.0
0.4
5.5
13.2
41.4
1.9
6.5
29.2
1.2
1.6
72.2
50.4
2.1
4.0
1.6
407
154
67
37
11
4
18
29
-39
22Luis Scola
L. Scola
14.0
2007-08
HOU HOU
6
36.7
9.3
1.3
0.7
0.2
5.0
11.2
44.8
0.0
0.2
0.0
4.0
5.8
68.6
51.0
4.0
5.3
2.0
220
84
56
8
4
1
12
30
-28
23Drew Gooden
D. Gooden
14.0
2002-03
ORL ORL
7
33.4
12.7
0.6
0.4
0.9
5.1
12.9
40.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
3.7
5.1
72.2
46.3
4.0
8.7
1.7
234
98
89
4
3
6
12
23
-38
24Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
13.7
2018-19
LAC LAC
6
28.7
2.7
3.2
1.0
0.8
4.7
10.0
46.7
1.5
3.0
50.0
2.8
3.3
85.0
59.6
0.7
2.0
0.8
172
82
16
19
6
5
5
17
-53
25Wesley Matthews
W. Matthews
13.2
2009-10
UTA UTA
10
37.1
4.4
1.7
1.8
0.5
3.9
10.1
38.6
1.5
4.2
35.7
3.9
4.8
81.3
54.0
1.0
3.4
1.5
371
132
44
17
18
5
15
34
-7
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Team Leaders

PPG

24.4

George

Keyonte George

RPG

8.0

Bailey

Ace Bailey

APG

6.8

George

Keyonte George
Team Rankings

ORTG

110.8

17th

DRTG

118.4

25th

NETRTG

-7.7

24th

3P%

33.9

17th

2026-27 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
Suns Suns
1
2
.333
3.0
12
Clippers Clippers
1
3
.250
3.5
13
Jazz Jazz
1
4
.200
4.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
1
4
.200
4.0
15
Kings Kings
0
5
.000
5.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/31
POR POR
@
UTA UTA
3:00 PM
Mon
11/2
UTA UTA
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Wed
11/4
UTA UTA
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Fri
11/6
UTA UTA
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Sun
11/8
UTA UTA
@
MIN MIN
7:00 PM
Last Game
SAS Spurs

3 - 2

117

Final

111

UTA Jazz

1 - 4

Wed 28 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.0

Dončić

Luka Dončić

33.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

28.8

Curry

Stephen Curry
RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

13.8

Towns

Karl-Anthony Towns

12.2

Gobert

Rudy Gobert
APG Leaders

10.4

Young

Trae Young

9.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

Zion Williamson

3.0

Daniels

Dyson Daniels

2.8

Flagg

Cooper Flagg
BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.6

Turner

Myles Turner

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler
3PM Leaders

5.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić

4.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

4.0

Murray

Jamal Murray
TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

Toumani Camara

78.8

Carter

Wendell Carter Jr.

77.0

Banchero

Paolo Banchero

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings
Rockets

123.4

Lakers

123.3

Trail Blazers

121.9

Grizzlies

118.6

Celtics

118.0

Warriors

117.6
DRtg Rankings
Raptors

98.2

Timberwolves

103.4

76ers

103.5

Thunder

106.2

Pistons

106.3

Grizzlies

106.6
NetRtg Rankings
Raptors

14.4

Rockets

14.2

Timberwolves

12.1

Grizzlies

12.0

Lakers

9.6

Trail Blazers

8.7
Tank Leaderboard
Nets

0-4

Kings

0-5

Heat

1-4

Pelicans

1-4

Jazz

1-4

Bucks

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

284.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

270.7

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

247.7

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings Points Leaders

280.5

Johnson

Jalen Johnson

275.3

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

259.5

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
USG% Leaders

40.2

Dončić

Luka Dončić

37.9

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

35.5

Miller

Brandon Miller
MPG Leaders

38.5

Murray

Jamal Murray

37.6

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.3

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.65

Flagg

Cooper Flagg

1.58

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo
DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.71

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.70

Dončić

Luka Dončić

1.65

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Grizzlies

5-0

Rockets

5-0

Timberwolves

4-1

Pistons

4-1

Raptors

3-1

Clippers

3-1
Worst Record ATS
Suns

0-3

Heat

1-4

Jazz

1-4

Cavaliers

1-4

Kings

1-4

Knicks

1-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
4
1
.800
2
76ers 76ers
4
1
.800
3
Celtics Celtics
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Raptors Raptors
3
1
.750
0.5
5
Hornets Hornets
3
2
.600
1.0
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.0
7
Hawks Hawks
3
3
.500
1.5
8
Knicks Knicks
2
3
.400
2.0
9
Wizards Wizards
2
3
.400
2.0
10
Pacers Pacers
2
3
.400
2.0
11
Magic Magic
1
3
.250
2.5
12
Bulls Bulls
1
4
.200
3.0
13
Bucks Bucks
1
4
.200
3.0
14
Heat Heat
1
4
.200
3.0
15
Nets Nets
0
4
.000
3.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Rockets Rockets
5
0
1.000
2
Grizzlies Grizzlies
5
0
1.000
3
Thunder Thunder
4
1
.800
1.0
4
Lakers Lakers
4
1
.800
1.0
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
1
.750
1.5
6
Spurs Spurs
3
2
.600
2.0
7
Mavericks Mavericks
3
2
.600
2.0
8
Timberwolves Timberwolves
3
2
.600
2.0
9
Nuggets Nuggets
2
2
.500
2.5
10
Warriors Warriors
2
3
.400
3.0
11
Suns Suns
1
2
.333
3.0
12
Clippers Clippers
1
3
.250
3.5
13
Jazz Jazz
1
4
.200
4.0
14
Pelicans Pelicans
1
4
.200
4.0
15
Kings Kings
0
5
.000
5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/30
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
CHI CHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
ORL ORL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Fri
10/30
LAC LAC
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM