highest ppg by a rookie in the playoffs off the bench

Ben Gordon has averaged the most points per game by a rookie off the bench in a single NBA playoff run, with 17.4 per game in the 2005 Eastern Conference First Round.

NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
17.4
2004-05
CHI CHI
5
27.4
2.6
2.6
0.8
0.4
6.0
14.6
41.1
1.4
4.2
33.3
4.0
5.0
80.0
51.8
1.2
1.4
1.6
137
87
13
13
4
2
8
17
+13
2Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
17.0
1981-82
WAS WAS
7
33.9
9.4
0.7
5.4
11.3
48.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.1
8.0
76.8
57.4
237
119
66
5
24
3Tyler Herro
T. Herro
16.3
2019-20
MIA MIA
16
33.1
5.4
3.9
0.3
0.1
5.9
13.0
45.2
2.4
6.6
36.8
2.1
2.4
87.2
58.0
0.4
5.0
1.9
529
261
86
62
5
2
30
25
+12
4Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
15.1
1984-85
PHI PHI
11
30.6
11.0
1.9
1.6
1.0
5.8
10.7
54.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.5
5.2
66.7
58.0
3.9
7.1
2.8
337
166
121
21
18
11
31
41
5Todd Lichti
T. Lichti
14.7
1989-90
DEN DEN
3
23.3
6.0
3.0
0.3
0.0
5.0
9.7
51.7
0.0
0.3
0.0
4.7
6.3
73.7
58.9
1.7
4.3
2.7
70
44
18
9
1
0
8
6
6Dan Majerle
D. Majerle
14.3
1988-89
PHX PHX
12
29.3
4.8
1.2
1.1
0.3
5.3
12.0
43.8
0.7
2.3
28.6
3.2
4.0
79.2
52.1
1.8
2.9
1.3
352
172
57
14
13
4
15
28
7Facundo Campazzo
F. Campazzo
14.0
2020-21
DEN DEN
1
21.6
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
10.0
50.0
4.0
7.0
57.1
0.0
0.0
70.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
22
14
0
2
0
0
0
5
+1
8Rodions Kurucs
R. Kurucs
14.0
2018-19
BKN BKN
1
14.9
7.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
4.0
8.0
50.0
2.0
3.0
66.7
4.0
5.0
80.0
68.6
2.0
5.0
0.0
15
14
7
1
1
0
0
3
+11
9Roy Tarpley
R. Tarpley
13.7
1986-87
DAL DAL
3
25.7
8.3
0.3
0.0
2.0
6.0
9.7
62.1
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.3
71.4
63.9
3.0
5.3
1.3
77
41
25
1
0
6
4
13
10Blair Rasmussen
B. Rasmussen
13.7
1985-86
DEN DEN
6
19.3
6.3
0.7
0.3
1.3
5.0
10.3
48.4
0.0
0.0
3.7
4.7
78.6
55.2
3.0
3.3
0.7
116
82
38
4
2
8
4
17
11Chris Mills
C. Mills
13.0
1993-94
CLE CLE
2
32.0
6.5
2.5
1.0
0.0
4.5
10.5
42.9
0.5
0.5
100.0
3.5
4.5
77.8
52.1
3.5
3.0
0.5
64
26
13
5
2
0
1
5
12Eddie House
E. House
12.7
2000-01
MIA MIA
3
21.3
1.7
1.7
1.0
0.3
5.3
13.3
40.0
0.7
2.3
28.6
1.3
1.7
80.0
45.0
0.3
1.3
1.7
64
38
5
5
3
1
5
7
-19
13Chris Gatling
C. Gatling
12.5
1991-92
GSW GSW
4
20.3
6.3
0.0
0.5
2.5
4.5
7.3
62.1
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.5
63.6
64.6
2.3
4.0
0.3
81
50
25
0
2
10
1
14
14Spud Webb
S. Webb
12.2
1985-86
ATL ATL
9
20.3
3.4
7.2
0.4
0.1
4.7
9.0
51.9
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.9
3.7
78.8
57.6
0.7
2.8
1.1
183
110
31
65
4
1
10
13
15Dee Brown
D. Brown
12.2
1990-91
BOS BOS
11
25.8
4.1
3.7
1.0
0.5
4.8
9.8
49.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
2.5
3.1
82.4
54.5
0.8
3.3
2.0
284
134
45
41
11
6
22
32
16Michael Beasley
M. Beasley
12.1
2008-09
MIA MIA
7
25.5
7.3
1.0
0.3
1.0
4.9
12.6
38.6
0.6
1.9
30.8
1.9
2.4
76.5
44.5
1.4
5.9
1.6
178
85
51
7
2
7
11
14
-16
17Derrick McKey
D. McKey
12.0
1987-88
SEA SEA
5
21.8
4.0
1.6
0.6
1.0
4.8
7.6
63.2
0.4
1.2
33.3
2.0
3.4
58.8
66.0
1.4
2.6
1.0
109
60
20
8
3
5
5
12
18Myles Turner
M. Turner
11.7
2015-16
IND IND
3
24.4
5.0
0.3
0.0
3.3
5.3
8.7
61.5
0.0
0.7
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
61.1
2.7
2.3
1.7
73
35
15
1
0
10
5
12
+5
19Marcus Smart
M. Smart
11.0
2014-15
BOS BOS
1
21.0
6.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
4.0
8.0
50.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
3.0
5.0
60.0
53.9
3.0
3.0
1.0
21
11
6
1
0
1
1
4
-9
20Patrick Beverley
P. Beverley
11.0
2012-13
HOU HOU
1
27.7
4.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
4.0
10.0
40.0
2.0
5.0
40.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
52.7
1.0
3.0
1.0
28
11
4
4
2
0
1
4
-18
21Rodney Buford
R. Buford
11.0
1999-00
MIA MIA
1
16.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
8.0
50.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
61.9
0.0
1.0
0.0
16
11
1
1
0
0
0
3
+8
22Derek Anderson
D. Anderson
10.8
1997-98
CLE CLE
4
25.8
2.3
2.8
1.3
0.3
2.5
5.5
45.5
0.0
0.0
5.8
6.5
88.5
64.3
0.0
2.3
3.0
103
43
9
11
5
1
12
10
-19
23Tayshaun Prince
T. Prince
10.6
2002-03
DET DET
12
26.5
4.1
1.8
0.7
1.0
3.7
8.5
43.1
1.2
3.8
30.4
2.1
2.7
78.1
54.7
0.9
3.2
1.3
318
127
49
21
8
12
15
15
+45
24Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
10.5
2019-20
DEN DEN
16
23.2
6.8
0.9
0.8
0.3
3.8
8.0
46.9
1.5
4.4
33.8
1.5
2.0
75.0
59.1
1.2
5.6
1.4
372
168
108
15
13
4
22
36
+77
25Larry Hughes
L. Hughes
10.5
1998-99
PHI PHI
6
24.3
5.5
1.8
1.5
1.5
4.0
9.7
41.4
0.0
0.8
0.0
2.5
3.0
83.3
47.8
2.3
3.2
1.8
146
63
33
11
9
9
11
17
+23
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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
4
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
0
1.000
3
Bucks Bucks
4
1
.800
0.5
4
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
1.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.5
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Fri
10/31
NYK NYK
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Tue
11/4
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Sat
11/8
CHI CHI
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Last Game
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CHI Bulls

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WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
6
0
1.000
2
Spurs Spurs
5
0
1.000
0.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
3
1
.750
2.0
4
Warriors Warriors
4
2
.667
2.0
5
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
3
2
.600
2.5
6
Lakers Lakers
3
2
.600
2.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
4
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
4
0
1.000
3
Bucks Bucks
4
1
.800
0.5
4
Heat Heat
3
2
.600
1.5
5
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
2
.600
1.5
6
Pistons Pistons
3
2
.600
1.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
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ORL ORL
121-125

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/31
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Fri
10/31
BOS BOS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Fri
10/31
TOR TOR
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CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Fri
10/31
NYK NYK
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CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Fri
10/31
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MEM MEM
9:30 PM