most points by a rookie in finals

Tom Heinsohn has the most points by a rookie in an NBA Finals, with 168 points.

NAMEPTSSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
168
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
36.3
24.0
12.6
9.6
23.7
40.4
4.9
6.9
70.8
44.9
254
88
28
2Alvan Adams
A. Adams
138
1975-76
NBA Finals
6
38.7
23.0
10.2
4.7
1.3
0.8
9.8
20.2
48.8
3.3
4.2
80.0
52.3
2.8
7.3
232
61
28
8
5
22
3Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
131
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
26.2
8.8
8.6
11.6
74.1
15
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
129
1979-80
NBA Finals
6
42.7
21.5
11.2
8.7
2.7
0.3
7.8
13.7
57.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
6.7
87.5
64.8
2.8
8.3
5.0
256
67
52
16
2
30
17
5Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
113
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
31.4
16.1
11.6
5.4
12.7
42.7
5.3
7.4
71.2
50.5
220
81
33
6Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
104
1949-50
NBA Finals
6
17.3
5.0
7.3
10.0
73.3
24
7Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
96
1977-78
NBA Finals
7
32.4
13.7
8.0
1.0
0.6
0.7
5.1
12.9
40.0
3.4
4.3
80.0
46.5
2.6
5.4
1.6
227
56
7
4
5
11
35
8Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
95
1992-93
NBA Finals
6
26.7
15.8
4.3
1.0
1.3
1.0
7.3
12.8
57.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.5
77.8
58.7
2.5
1.8
1.0
160
26
6
8
6
6
15
9Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
95
1965-66
NBA Finals
7
34.3
13.6
5.0
4.1
4.9
10.6
45.9
3.9
5.6
69.2
52.1
240
35
29
26
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
93
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
41.6
13.3
22.9
5.1
14.4
35.6
3.0
6.1
48.8
38.8
291
160
30
11Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
91
1969-70
NBA Finals
7
36.7
13.0
3.0
2.1
5.3
11.1
47.4
2.4
2.6
94.4
53.0
257
21
15
24
12Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
91
1958-59
NBA Finals
4
42.3
22.8
11.8
8.5
25.5
33.3
5.8
8.8
65.7
38.8
169
47
18
13Tyler Herro
T. Herro
88
2019-20
NBA Finals
6
34.6
14.7
4.2
3.0
0.5
0.0
5.3
14.5
36.8
1.8
5.0
36.7
2.2
2.7
81.3
46.8
0.2
4.0
2.3
208
25
18
3
0
14
7
-46
14Johnny Kerr
J. Kerr
86
1954-55
NBA Finals
7
12.3
4.9
2.6
4.6
56.3
20
15Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
85
1975-76
NBA Finals
6
30.5
14.2
4.3
3.3
1.8
0.2
5.2
12.0
43.1
3.8
4.3
88.5
50.9
1.2
3.2
183
26
20
11
1
19
16Jack Nichols
J. Nichols
85
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
14.2
5.8
2.5
4.0
62.5
22
17Paul Hoffman
P. Hoffman
83
1947-48
NBA Finals
6
13.8
0.7
4.7
15.8
29.5
4.5
6.8
65.9
36.7
4
24
18Johnny Macknowski
J. Macknowski
82
1949-50
NBA Finals
6
13.7
4.5
4.7
6.2
75.7
13
19Herm Schaefer
H. Schaefer
77
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
12.8
5.0
2.8
3.5
81.0
11
20Jim Pollard
J. Pollard
76
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
12.7
3.8
5.0
6.8
73.2
25
21Vern Mikkelsen
V. Mikkelsen
75
1949-50
NBA Finals
6
12.5
4.3
3.8
6.0
63.9
32
22Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
73
1953-54
NBA Finals
7
10.4
4.3
10.3
41.7
1.9
3.7
50.0
43.7
15
23Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
72
1946-47
NBA Finals
5
14.4
4.4
5.6
10.4
53.8
14
24Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
70
1993-94
NBA Finals
7
22.6
10.0
3.1
2.9
1.3
0.3
2.7
6.4
42.2
1.0
2.3
43.8
3.6
3.9
92.6
61.5
0.9
2.3
2.6
158
22
20
9
2
18
22
25Tom Gola
T. Gola
69
1955-56
NBA Finals
5
13.8
10.0
6.0
5.0
13.0
38.5
3.8
5.0
76.0
45.4
50
30
22

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54
20
.730
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Celtics Celtics
49
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.671
4.5
3
48
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.649
6.0
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46
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Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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20
.730
2
49
24
.671
4.5
3
48
26
.649
6.0
4
46
28
.622
8.0
5
41
32
.562
12.5
6
42
33
.560
12.5
7
41
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.554
13.0
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39
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.534
14.5
9
39
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15.0
10
39
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15.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
44
.397
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
45
.392
25.0
13
17
56
.233
36.5
14
Nets Nets - e
17
57
.230
37.0
15
16
58
.216
38.0
WesternWLPCTGB
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58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
56
18
.757
2.0
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
29
.608
13.0
6
44
29
.603
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.5
8
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
49
.338
33.0
12
25
50
.333
33.5
13
24
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.324
34.0
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Jazz Jazz - e
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.284
37.0
15
Kings Kings - e
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56
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Schedule

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