most playoff points through 2016

Before 2016-17, Michael Jordan posted the most points in the playoffs, with 5,987 points.

Interpreted as:
most playoff points by a player through 2016
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
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5,762
237
37.3
24.3
10.5
3.2
1.0
2.4
9.9
18.7
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.0
74.0
57.1
2.6
6.5
2.6
8,851
2,481
767
189
476
447
797
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
5,640
220
39.3
25.6
5.1
4.7
1.4
0.7
9.2
20.5
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.0
7.4
81.6
54.1
1.0
4.0
2.9
8,641
1,119
1,040
310
144
647
660
+555
4LeBron James
L. James
5,572
199
42.1
28.0
8.8
6.8
1.8
0.9
9.9
20.7
47.8
1.4
4.5
32.1
6.8
9.1
74.6
56.7
1.6
7.2
3.5
8,383
1,758
1,348
354
186
700
474
+962
5Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
5,250
216
37.5
24.3
11.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
9.4
16.8
56.3
0.0
0.0
5.4
10.7
50.4
56.5
4.0
7.6
3.0
8,098
2,508
582
117
459
649
769
+638
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
5,172
251
37.3
20.6
11.4
3.0
0.7
2.3
7.9
15.7
50.1
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.8
7.0
68.9
54.8
3.1
8.3
2.5
9,370
2,859
764
168
568
633
701
+1090
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
4,761
193
41.0
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
8.9
73.6
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.8
7,907
2,062
610
258
135
550
662
+123
8Jerry West
J. West
4,457
153
41.3
29.1
5.6
6.3
0.0
0.0
10.6
22.6
46.9
7.9
9.8
80.5
54.1
0.0
2.0
6,321
855
970
0
0
451
9Larry 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
10Tony Parker
T. Parker
3,885
213
35.1
18.2
3.0
5.2
0.9
0.1
7.3
15.8
46.0
0.5
1.7
29.9
3.2
4.4
72.7
51.4
0.5
2.5
2.7
7,480
642
1,112
192
19
578
417
+580
11Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3,781
166
38.4
22.8
5.3
5.0
1.6
1.0
8.4
17.5
47.7
0.6
1.7
34.2
5.5
7.1
77.6
55.2
1.4
3.9
3.4
6,380
877
828
261
166
562
448
+447
12John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3,776
172
39.9
22.0
6.9
4.8
1.1
0.3
8.4
19.4
43.6
5.1
6.1
83.6
49.8
1.5
3.8
6,860
1,186
825
60
16
527
13Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,755
145
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
3.3
10.4
19.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.1
7.1
71.9
56.9
3.2
7.9
2.9
5,749
1,621
458
245
472
424
562
-29
14Magic 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
15Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
3,663
145
40.7
25.3
10.0
2.5
1.0
0.9
8.4
18.2
46.2
1.0
2.8
36.5
7.4
8.3
89.2
57.7
1.5
8.5
2.3
5,895
1,446
360
149
129
328
407
+48
16Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
3,642
208
39.0
17.5
7.6
5.0
1.9
0.9
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.7
5.1
72.4
52.4
2.2
5.4
2.9
8,105
1,583
1,048
395
185
602
686
+232
17Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
3,623
134
41.1
27.0
12.9
4.0
10.4
23.6
43.9
6.3
8.2
77.1
49.7
5,510
1,724
541
435
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
3,607
160
47.2
22.5
24.5
4.2
8.9
17.1
52.2
4.7
10.2
46.5
52.4
7,559
3,913
673
412
19Kevin 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
20Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
3,159
163
37.6
19.4
6.0
3.5
1.2
0.6
6.2
14.7
42.3
1.7
4.7
35.5
5.3
6.3
83.0
55.4
0.8
5.2
2.9
6,128
971
572
202
105
472
536
+148
21Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
3,116
180
38.9
17.3
4.3
5.6
1.4
0.6
6.5
14.8
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.6
4.2
5.2
80.2
50.7
1.5
2.9
2.7
6,994
781
1,006
247
113
480
575
22Julius Erving
J. Erving
3,088
141
37.5
21.9
7.0
4.2
1.7
1.7
8.4
17.3
48.6
0.1
0.3
19.4
5.0
6.4
77.9
54.4
2.6
4.5
3.2
5,288
994
594
235
239
396
403
23James 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
24Reggie Miller
R. Miller
2,972
144
36.9
20.6
2.9
2.5
1.0
0.2
6.5
14.5
44.9
2.2
5.7
39.0
5.3
6.0
89.3
60.1
0.5
2.4
1.8
5,308
416
357
146
34
257
275
+170
25Clyde 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

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