most playoff points from 1979-80 to 1999-00

Between the 1979-80 and 1999-00 seasons, Michael Jordan posted the most points in the playoffs, with 5,987 points.

Interpreted as:
most playoff points by a player from 1979-80 to 1999-00
NAMEPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5,987
179
41.8
33.4
6.4
5.7
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
1,152
1,022
376
158
546
541
+294
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
4,203
158
41.5
26.6
11.2
3.1
1.4
0.8
9.7
20.7
46.8
0.0
0.2
15.6
7.2
9.7
73.9
53.2
2.8
8.4
2.9
6,556
1,769
483
216
124
453
558
+163
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
3,897
164
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
8.1
3.1
6,886
1,683
1,062
296
145
506
466
4Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,727
140
40.5
26.6
11.4
3.3
1.7
3.3
10.7
20.2
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.3
7.3
71.9
56.9
3.3
8.1
3.0
5,663
1,602
456
238
468
418
553
-22
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3,701
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
7,538
1,465
2,346
358
64
696
524
6Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
3,529
198
39.5
17.8
7.7
5.1
1.9
0.9
6.5
14.7
44.4
0.9
3.1
30.2
3.8
5.3
72.2
52.3
2.3
5.4
2.9
7,814
1,527
1,011
383
181
573
650
+319
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3,380
158
33.7
21.4
7.5
2.8
0.9
2.2
8.7
16.2
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.4
75.7
57.7
2.2
5.3
2.6
5,327
1,188
446
140
354
404
543
8Kevin McHale
K. McHale
3,182
169
33.8
18.8
7.4
1.6
0.4
1.7
7.1
12.7
56.1
0.0
0.1
38.1
4.5
5.8
78.8
61.8
2.7
4.7
1.9
5,716
1,253
274
65
281
326
571
9James Worthy
J. Worthy
3,022
143
37.0
21.1
5.2
3.2
1.2
0.7
8.9
16.3
54.4
0.1
0.5
20.9
3.3
4.6
72.7
57.8
1.8
3.4
2.1
5,297
747
463
177
96
298
352
10Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
2,963
145
38.4
20.4
6.9
6.1
1.9
0.7
7.4
16.6
44.7
1.0
3.4
28.8
4.6
5.9
78.7
53.2
2.5
4.4
2.7
5,572
1,002
891
278
108
397
486
+52
11Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
2,833
123
39.4
23.0
12.9
3.9
1.6
0.9
8.2
16.0
51.3
0.5
2.0
25.5
6.1
8.5
71.7
58.4
4.1
8.7
2.9
4,849
1,582
482
193
108
353
408
+1
12Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
2,787
135
38.1
20.6
10.5
2.0
0.9
2.2
8.1
17.2
47.1
0.1
0.2
36.4
4.3
6.0
72.1
51.9
2.5
8.0
2.5
5,140
1,413
271
121
299
343
510
+35
13Robert Parish
R. Parish
2,699
174
34.1
15.5
9.6
1.3
0.8
1.7
6.2
12.2
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.3
72.4
54.9
3.0
6.5
2.1
5,938
1,662
223
138
298
365
575
-3
14Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
2,469
89
39.7
27.7
12.2
3.2
0.7
2.2
10.8
19.0
56.9
0.0
0.0
6.1
12.3
50.0
56.8
4.6
7.6
3.0
3,532
1,085
288
61
193
266
311
+181
15Byron Scott
B. Scott
2,451
183
29.3
13.4
2.9
2.1
1.2
0.2
5.1
10.6
48.2
0.7
1.9
39.5
2.5
3.0
81.9
56.3
0.7
2.2
1.5
5,365
536
390
226
30
266
445
+69
16Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
2,406
141
38.9
17.1
4.1
6.1
1.4
0.5
6.5
14.6
44.1
0.2
0.8
23.6
4.0
4.8
83.0
50.9
1.2
2.9
2.6
5,486
576
865
196
64
373
449
17Reggie Miller
R. Miller
2,320
100
38.7
23.2
2.9
2.5
1.1
0.3
7.4
16.1
45.6
2.4
6.0
40.6
6.1
6.8
88.6
60.6
0.6
2.3
1.8
3,872
289
254
106
26
176
202
+175
18John Stockton
J. Stockton
2,281
168
35.3
13.6
3.3
10.2
1.8
0.3
4.8
10.1
47.4
0.6
1.9
33.5
3.4
4.2
80.6
56.9
0.9
2.4
2.9
5,922
548
1,716
309
45
488
491
+129
19Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2,261
111
38.0
20.4
4.7
8.9
2.1
0.3
7.4
16.8
44.1
0.7
2.1
34.6
4.8
6.2
76.9
52.0
1.2
3.5
3.3
4,216
524
987
234
38
369
363
20Julius Erving
J. Erving
2,123
103
36.9
20.6
6.8
4.0
1.6
1.8
7.8
16.5
47.4
0.1
0.3
19.4
4.9
6.3
77.4
53.5
2.4
4.4
3.1
3,800
705
416
161
181
323
306
21Jeff Hornacek
J. Hornacek
2,092
140
34.0
14.9
3.8
3.8
1.2
0.2
5.3
11.3
47.0
0.9
2.0
43.3
3.5
3.9
88.6
57.5
1.0
2.8
1.7
4,766
527
525
170
25
231
384
+133
22Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
2,026
105
36.9
19.3
3.3
8.9
1.3
0.3
6.7
14.3
46.9
0.2
0.9
24.4
5.7
6.8
83.3
55.7
0.7
2.7
3.4
3,879
349
935
132
30
354
233
-96
23Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
1,902
193
26.1
9.9
2.3
3.4
0.9
0.1
3.7
8.1
45.6
0.9
2.2
39.7
1.5
1.8
82.9
55.0
0.6
1.7
1.3
5,038
443
656
172
19
257
533
24Sam Perkins
S. Perkins
1,856
164
29.1
11.3
5.7
1.5
0.7
0.8
4.0
9.0
44.5
0.9
2.5
36.4
2.4
3.1
78.5
54.8
1.5
4.1
1.3
4,766
932
246
118
126
207
438
+29
25David Robinson
D. Robinson
1,807
83
38.5
21.8
11.7
2.8
1.4
3.0
7.5
15.8
47.4
0.0
0.1
11.1
6.8
9.5
71.7
54.6
3.3
8.4
2.7
3,192
973
232
113
247
226
304
+259

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54
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.659
10.0
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53
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22.0
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