most finals points in a double double by a western division rookie

Elgin Baylor has posted the most points by a Western Division rookie in a double-double in an NBA Finals game, with 34 points versus the Celtics on April 4, 1959.

NAMEPTSDD2DATESEASONSERIESTMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
34
1
4/4/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
@
47
11
4
14
33
42.4
6
13
46.2
43.9
5
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
30
1
4/9/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
vs
45
14
12
29
41.4
6
8
75.0
46.1
4
3Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
24
1
4/13/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
@
40
16
0
7
15
46.7
10
14
71.4
56.7
6
4Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
17
1
4/9/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
@
36
12
4
13
30.8
9
11
81.8
47.6
5
5Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
16
1
4/11/1957
1956-57
NBA Finals
vs
31
20
4
7
14
50.0
2
3
66.7
52.2
5
6Mahdi Abdul-Rahman
M. Abdul-Rahman
15
1
4/25/1965
1964-65
NBA Finals
@
36
6
10
4
15
26.7
7
9
77.8
39.6
3
7Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
14
1
4/22/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
vs
45
11
3
5
9
55.6
4
5
80.0
62.5
4
8Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
14
1
4/7/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
vs
42
10
6
23
26.1
2
3
66.7
28.8
4
9Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
14
1
4/10/1954
1953-54
NBA Finals
@
19
13
0
6
15
40.0
2
5
40.0
40.7
3
10Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
13
1
4/20/1966
1965-66
NBA Finals
vs
33
10
5
3
8
37.5
7
9
77.8
54.3
3
11Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
13
1
4/24/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
vs
44
15
2
2
9
22.2
9
11
81.8
47.0
4
12Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
13
1
4/18/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
@
39
16
0
4
9
44.4
5
7
71.4
53.8
2
13Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
13
1
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
@
35
12
2
17
11.8
9
11
81.8
29.8
5
14Steve Hamilton
S. Hamilton
12
1
4/5/1959
1958-59
NBA Finals
@
19
13
6
14
42.9
0
0
42.9
3
15Clyde Lee
C. Lee
11
1
4/20/1967
1966-67
NBA Finals
vs
30
18
3
5
14
35.7
1
4
25.0
34.9
1
16Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
11
1
4/26/1964
1963-64
NBA Finals
@
43
14
0
3
11
27.3
5
6
83.3
40.3
2
17Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
11
1
4/3/1954
1953-54
NBA Finals
vs
25
10
1
4
12
33.3
3
4
75.0
40.0
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for double-doubles going back to the 1960 Finals.

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