highest usage rate by a player in a playoffs

Leon Wood has the highest usage percentage in a single NBA playoff run, at 123.7 percent in 1985-86.

NAMEUSG%SEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Leon Wood
L. Wood
123.7
1985-86
1
2.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
5.0
20.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
42.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
2Willy Hernangomez
W. Hernangomez
87.0
2021-22
1
2.0
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
-2
3Austin Croshere
A. Croshere
85.9
1998-99
1
1.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
53.2
1.0
0.0
0.0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
+4
4Jeff Lamp
J. Lamp
85.0
1982-83
1
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5James Johnson
J. Johnson
81.9
2023-24
1
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
56.8
0.0
0.0
1.0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
+1
6Marty Conlon
M. Conlon
79.1
1991-92
1
1.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
53.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
7Kevin Knox II
K. Knox II
76.3
2021-22
2
4.5
11.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
3.5
5.5
63.6
3.0
5.0
60.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
92.6
0.0
1.0
1.5
9
22
2
0
2
0
3
0
+6
8Kevin Brooks
K. Brooks
73.0
1993-94
2
2.5
2.5
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.5
28.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
1.0
50.0
31.7
0.5
0.5
0.0
5
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
9Loren Woods
L. Woods
68.4
2002-03
2
1.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.5
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.5
0.0
0.0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
+2
10Duane Cooper
D. Cooper
65.6
1992-93
2
2.0
0.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
4
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
11Greg Stiemsma
G. Stiemsma
63.4
2014-15
1
2.0
5.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
86.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
+5
12Jake Tsakalidis
J. Tsakalidis
63.2
2003-04
1
3.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
113.6
0.0
0.0
3.0
3
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
-3
13Chris Boucher
C. Boucher
61.6
2018-19
2
2.0
2.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
1.0
2.5
40.0
0.5
1.5
33.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
46.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
4
5
1
0
0
1
0
0
-5
14Derrick Rose
D. Rose
59.9
2022-23
1
3.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
-7
15Dalton Knecht
D. Knecht
58.9
2024-25
2
2.0
2.5
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.5
40.0
0.5
2.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
4
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
+1
16Aaron Brooks
A. Brooks
58.3
2017-18
2
1.5
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.5
66.7
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
51.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Anthony Roberson
A. Roberson
57.5
2008-09
1
4.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
3.0
4.0
75.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
4
8
1
0
2
0
1
0
+8
18Clint Richardson
C. Richardson
56.9
1979-80
3
1.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
1.0
33.3
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
0.0
0.0
0.3
3
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
19Mike Niles
M. Niles
55.8
1980-81
2
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
20Mike McGee
M. McGee
55.6
1981-82
4
2.5
3.0
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
3.3
46.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
46.2
0.8
0.0
0.3
10
12
3
0
0
0
1
1
21Michael Young
M. Young
55.5
1985-86
3
1.0
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.3
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
22Linton Townes
L. Townes
55.3
1984-85
2
3.0
4.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
6
8
3
0
0
0
0
1
23Malcolm Delaney
M. Delaney
54.2
2016-17
1
3.0
8.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
2.0
50.0
103.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
3
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Boban Marjanovic
B. Marjanovic
54.2
2021-22
3
2.0
1.3
1.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
1.3
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.7
100.0
41.0
0.0
1.0
0.7
6
4
3
0
1
0
2
0
-10
25Deonte Burton
D. Burton
53.9
2018-19
3
1.3
0.7
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
1.7
20.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
20.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
+1
StatMuse has season-level data for usage percentage going back to the 1978 playoffs.

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