most points by a rookie in a playoff since 2000 nba

Since 1999-00, Jayson Tatum has posted the most points by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 351 points in 2017-18.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
351
2017-18
19
35.9
18.5
4.4
2.7
1.2
0.5
6.5
13.7
47.1
1.2
3.7
32.4
4.3
5.1
84.5
57.8
0.5
3.8
2.2
683
83
52
23
10
41
50
+51
2Tyler Herro
T. Herro
335
2019-20
21
33.6
16.0
5.1
3.7
0.4
0.1
5.7
13.2
43.3
2.3
6.1
37.5
2.2
2.6
87.0
55.7
0.3
4.8
2.0
706
107
77
8
2
42
31
+1
3Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
268
2017-18
11
37.4
24.4
5.9
4.2
1.5
0.4
9.3
22.1
42.0
2.3
7.3
31.3
3.5
3.9
90.7
51.2
0.8
5.1
2.9
411
65
46
16
4
32
35
-25
4Dylan Harper
D. Harper
266
2025-26
20
26.0
13.3
5.5
2.6
1.1
0.2
4.9
9.2
52.7
0.9
2.6
33.3
2.8
3.3
84.6
62.6
1.3
4.2
1.6
520
110
51
22
4
32
44
+149
5Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
234
2003-04
13
39.2
18.0
4.0
5.6
1.3
0.3
6.6
14.5
45.5
0.2
0.6
37.5
4.5
5.8
78.7
52.7
1.2
2.8
4.2
510
52
73
17
4
54
45
+6
6Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
226
2002-03
24
27.5
9.4
3.8
2.9
1.7
0.4
3.0
7.7
38.6
1.2
3.0
38.4
2.3
3.1
75.7
52.2
1.2
2.6
1.5
660
92
70
41
9
36
62
+191
7Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
216
2019-20
19
23.7
11.4
6.7
0.8
0.7
0.3
4.1
8.6
47.6
1.8
4.7
38.2
1.4
1.8
74.3
60.2
1.1
5.6
1.3
451
127
16
13
6
25
43
+54
8Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
193
2012-13
12
38.4
16.1
6.4
1.3
0.6
0.4
6.0
13.5
44.4
1.6
4.3
36.5
2.5
2.9
85.7
54.4
1.5
4.9
1.3
461
77
15
7
5
16
33
+18
9Courtney Lee
C. Lee
169
2008-09
21
26.2
8.0
1.9
1.3
0.9
0.1
3.2
7.3
43.5
0.6
2.1
27.3
1.1
1.2
88.5
51.1
0.3
1.6
1.0
550
39
27
19
3
20
42
+24
10Dereck Lively II
D. Lively II
165
2023-24
21
22.0
7.9
7.4
1.3
0.4
1.0
3.0
4.5
67.4
0.0
0.0
100.0
1.7
2.9
59.0
67.7
2.7
4.7
1.0
462
156
27
9
20
21
48
+98
11Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
165
2006-07
20
20.1
8.3
1.6
1.1
0.6
0.2
2.5
5.8
43.1
1.4
3.3
40.9
1.9
2.2
88.4
61.1
0.5
1.2
0.5
402
32
21
12
4
9
34
+70
12Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
163
2017-18
10
36.9
16.3
9.4
7.7
1.7
0.8
6.1
12.5
48.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.1
5.8
70.7
54.1
1.6
7.8
4.4
369
94
77
17
8
44
34
-23
13Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
156
2023-24
10
34.5
15.6
7.2
2.1
0.7
2.5
5.9
11.9
49.6
1.3
5.0
26.0
2.5
3.3
75.8
58.4
1.4
5.8
1.9
345
72
21
7
25
19
26
+75
14Tony Parker
T. Parker
155
2001-02
10
34.1
15.5
2.9
4.0
0.9
0.1
6.2
13.6
45.6
1.0
2.7
37.0
2.1
2.8
75.0
52.3
0.5
2.4
2.2
341
29
40
9
1
22
22
+53
15VJ Edgecombe
VJ Edgecombe
154
2025-26
11
37.0
14.0
6.1
3.4
1.0
0.4
5.5
13.2
41.4
1.9
6.5
29.2
1.2
1.6
72.2
50.4
2.1
4.0
1.6
407
67
37
11
4
18
29
-39
16Tayshaun Prince
T. Prince
141
2002-03
15
25.5
9.4
3.8
1.5
0.5
0.9
3.3
7.7
42.6
0.9
3.2
29.2
1.9
2.5
76.3
53.5
0.7
3.1
1.1
382
57
23
8
13
16
20
+47
17Rodney Stuckey
R. Stuckey
139
2007-08
17
22.4
8.2
1.9
3.4
1.1
0.1
2.5
6.8
37.1
0.1
0.4
28.6
3.0
3.4
87.9
49.1
0.6
1.2
1.4
380
32
58
18
2
23
35
+7
18Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
139
2001-02
20
22.1
7.0
4.6
1.3
0.6
0.5
2.7
5.7
46.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.7
3.0
55.0
49.5
0.8
3.8
1.3
441
92
25
11
9
26
40
+8
19Derrick Rose
D. Rose
138
2008-09
7
44.7
19.7
6.3
6.4
0.6
0.7
8.4
17.1
49.2
0.0
0.6
0.0
2.9
3.6
80.0
52.7
1.7
4.6
5.0
313
44
45
4
5
35
25
-31
20Wesley Matthews
W. Matthews
132
2009-10
10
37.1
13.2
4.4
1.7
1.8
0.5
3.9
10.1
38.6
1.5
4.2
35.7
3.9
4.8
81.3
54.0
1.0
3.4
1.5
371
44
17
18
5
15
34
-7
21Brandon Jennings
B. Jennings
131
2009-10
7
35.6
18.7
3.0
3.6
1.1
0.6
7.0
17.1
40.8
1.7
5.9
29.3
3.0
3.7
80.8
49.8
0.7
2.3
1.1
249
21
25
8
4
8
19
-14
22Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
121
2011-12
14
27.1
8.6
5.9
0.6
1.2
0.4
3.2
6.4
50.0
1.3
2.9
45.0
0.9
1.1
81.3
62.3
1.3
4.6
0.9
379
83
8
17
6
13
23
+33
23Collin Murray-Boyles
C. Murray-Boyles
101
2025-26
7
27.3
14.4
6.4
2.4
1.3
1.1
6.0
9.1
65.6
0.0
0.4
0.0
2.4
3.1
77.3
68.5
3.0
3.4
1.9
191
45
17
9
8
13
16
-13
24Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
100
2006-07
17
15.5
5.9
4.4
0.5
0.6
0.5
2.5
4.7
52.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.9
1.4
66.7
55.2
2.2
2.2
0.8
263
75
8
11
9
13
39
+14
25Drew Gooden
D. Gooden
98
2002-03
7
33.4
14.0
12.7
0.6
0.4
0.9
5.1
12.9
40.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
3.7
5.1
72.2
46.3
4.0
8.7
1.7
234
89
4
3
6
12
23
-38

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60
22
.732
2
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26
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53
29
.646
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52
30
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
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6
Hawks Hawks - x
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32
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Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
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56
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38.0
13
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