highest ppg in 5th year playoffs

Jerry West had the most points per game by a player in his 5th playoff, with 40.6 per game.

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highest ppg by a player in 5th year playoffs
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jerry West
J. West
40.6
1964-65
11
42.7
5.7
5.3
14.1
31.9
44.2
12.5
14.0
89.0
53.4
470
447
63
58
37
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34.8
1988-89
17
42.2
7.0
7.6
2.5
0.8
11.7
22.9
51.0
0.6
2.1
28.6
10.8
13.5
79.9
60.2
1.5
5.5
4.0
718
591
119
130
42
13
68
65
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
32.6
1962-63
13
43.2
13.6
4.5
12.3
27.8
44.2
8.0
9.7
82.5
50.8
562
424
177
58
48
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32.2
1973-74
16
47.4
15.8
4.9
1.3
2.4
14.0
25.1
55.7
4.2
5.7
73.6
58.3
4.2
11.6
758
515
253
78
20
39
41
5Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
31.8
1965-66
5
44.8
7.6
7.8
9.8
24.0
40.8
12.2
13.6
89.7
53.0
224
159
38
39
20
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
31.7
2002-03
12
46.4
4.3
7.4
2.4
0.1
11.4
27.4
41.6
1.6
4.6
34.5
7.3
9.8
73.7
49.9
0.9
3.4
3.9
557
380
52
89
29
1
47
25
+4
7Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
31.2
1987-88
12
39.4
6.4
2.8
1.3
0.5
11.4
25.0
45.7
0.3
1.5
22.2
8.0
10.4
76.8
52.7
3.1
3.3
2.5
473
374
77
34
16
6
30
24
8Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
30.7
2004-05
7
43.0
7.4
6.7
1.6
1.4
11.1
24.4
45.6
2.4
6.6
37.0
6.0
7.3
82.4
55.6
1.7
5.7
3.7
301
215
52
47
11
10
26
20
-21
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.5
1997-98
13
38.5
10.2
2.9
0.5
2.6
12.2
19.8
61.2
0.0
0.0
6.2
12.2
50.3
60.4
3.7
6.5
3.3
501
396
132
38
7
34
43
41
+32
10Alex English
A. English
30.2
1984-85
14
38.3
6.6
4.5
1.2
0.4
11.6
21.7
53.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.9
7.8
89.0
60.1
2.6
4.0
2.1
536
423
92
63
17
5
30
40
11Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
30.2
2024-25
5
41.6
7.0
5.8
1.0
0.6
9.4
20.8
45.2
3.2
9.2
34.8
8.2
9.2
89.1
60.8
0.4
6.6
4.0
208
151
35
29
5
3
20
16
-24
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
30.0
2022-23
20
39.5
13.5
9.5
1.1
1.0
11.4
20.7
54.8
1.8
3.8
46.1
5.6
7.0
79.9
63.1
3.5
10.0
3.5
789
600
269
190
21
20
70
69
+169
13Bradley Beal
B. Beal
30.0
2020-21
5
39.0
6.2
4.2
0.8
0.6
11.2
24.6
45.5
1.4
6.4
21.9
6.2
7.2
86.1
54.0
1.2
5.0
4.0
195
150
31
21
4
3
20
6
-61
14Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29.6
2013-14
19
42.9
8.9
3.9
1.0
1.3
10.2
22.2
46.0
2.3
6.6
34.4
6.9
8.6
81.0
57.0
1.3
7.6
3.8
815
563
170
75
19
25
72
41
+12
15Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
29.4
2024-25
18
37.8
3.4
7.0
0.4
0.3
10.1
21.8
46.1
2.7
7.4
35.8
6.7
7.8
85.1
58.2
0.7
2.8
3.1
680
530
62
126
8
5
55
59
+2
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
29.4
2000-01
16
43.4
7.3
6.1
1.6
0.8
10.5
22.4
46.9
0.7
2.1
32.4
7.8
9.4
82.1
55.5
1.8
5.4
3.2
694
471
116
97
25
12
51
53
+213
17Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29.3
1964-65
11
48.7
27.2
4.4
11.2
21.1
53.0
6.9
12.4
55.9
55.2
536
322
299
48
29
18Billy Cunningham
B. Cunningham
29.2
1969-70
5
41.0
10.4
4.0
12.2
24.6
49.6
4.8
7.2
66.7
52.6
205
146
52
20
19
19Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
29.1
2008-09
7
40.7
5.0
5.3
0.9
1.6
9.7
22.1
43.9
2.6
7.1
36.0
7.1
8.3
86.2
56.5
0.6
4.4
3.6
285
204
35
37
6
11
25
20
+19
20LeBron James
L. James
29.1
2009-10
11
41.8
9.3
7.6
1.7
1.8
9.6
19.2
50.2
1.8
4.5
40.0
8.0
10.9
73.3
60.7
1.4
7.9
3.8
460
320
102
84
19
20
42
23
+44
21Rick Barry
R. Barry
28.4
1976-77
10
41.5
5.9
4.7
1.7
0.7
12.2
26.2
46.6
4.0
4.4
90.9
50.5
2.5
3.4
415
284
59
47
17
7
32
22Stephen Curry
S. Curry
28.1
2016-17
17
35.4
6.2
6.7
2.0
0.2
8.9
18.4
48.4
4.2
10.1
41.9
6.1
6.7
90.4
65.9
1.3
4.9
3.4
601
477
106
114
34
4
58
37
+245
23Reggie Lewis
R. Lewis
28.0
1991-92
10
40.8
4.3
3.9
2.4
0.8
11.5
21.8
52.8
0.2
0.6
33.3
4.8
6.3
76.2
57.0
1.1
3.2
1.6
408
280
43
39
24
8
16
38
24Kiki VanDeWeghe
K. VanDeWeghe
28.0
1985-86
4
37.3
1.3
2.0
0.5
0.5
10.0
17.3
58.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
8.0
8.0
100.0
67.4
0.5
0.8
2.3
149
112
5
8
2
2
9
12
25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
27.6
2025-26
15
36.3
2.9
7.9
1.3
0.9
8.8
19.0
46.3
1.2
3.9
30.5
8.8
9.9
89.2
59.1
0.4
2.5
3.1
544
414
44
119
19
13
46
34
+39

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51
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20
62
.244
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19
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.232
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17
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.207
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WesternWLPCTGB
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64
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.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
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.756
2.0
3
54
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.659
10.0
4
53
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.646
11.0
5
52
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.634
12.0
6
49
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.598
15.0
7
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45
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.549
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.512
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11
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22
60
.268
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