most ppg by rookie playoffs nba history since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has the most points per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 29.3 per game in 1984-85.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29.3	1984-85	CHI	4	42.8	5.8	8.5	2.8	1.0	8.5	19.5	43.6	0.3	2.0	12.5	12.0	14.5	82.8	56.5	1.8	4.0	3.8	171	117	23	34	11	4	15	15
2	Chuck Person C. Person	27.0	1986-87	IND	4	39.8	8.3	5.0	1.3	0.5	9.5	18.5	51.4	0.5	2.0	25.0	7.5	9.8	76.9	59.2	1.5	6.8	3.8	159	108	33	20	5	2	15	14
3	Billy Ray Bates B. Ray Bates	25.0	1979-80	POR	3	34.7	3.3	4.0	1.7	0.3	10.3	19.7	52.5	0.7	2.3	28.6	3.7	4.7	78.6	57.6	0.7	2.7	5.0	104	75	10	12	5	1	15	13
4	Donovan Mitchell D. Mitchell	24.4	2017-18	UTA	11	37.4	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	268	65	46	16	4	32	35	-25
5	David Robinson D. Robinson	24.3	1989-90	SAS	10	37.5	12.0	2.3	1.1	4.0	8.9	16.7	53.3	0.0	0.0		6.5	9.6	67.7	58.1	3.6	8.4	2.4	375	243	120	23	11	40	24	35
6	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	23.8	1992-93	CHA	9	40.8	9.9	1.4	0.7	3.4	7.9	16.4	48.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	8.0	10.3	77.4	56.6	3.1	6.8	4.1	367	214	89	13	6	31	37	37
7	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	23.6	1995-96	POR	5	35.4	10.2	1.8	0.8	0.6	7.0	16.2	43.2	1.0	1.8	55.6	8.6	12.0	71.7	54.9	2.4	7.8	2.0	177	118	51	9	4	3	10	17
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	21.8	1985-86	UTA	4	36.0	7.5	1.0	2.0	0.0	9.5	18.0	52.8	0.0	0.0		2.8	6.5	42.3	52.1	1.5	6.0	1.5	144	87	30	4	8	0	6	18
9	Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	21.3	1996-97	MIN	3	39.0	4.0	7.7	0.7	0.0	8.7	21.7	40.0	2.0	6.7	30.0	2.0	3.3	60.0	46.1	0.7	3.3	3.0	117	64	12	23	2	0	9	9	-41
10	Larry Bird L. Bird	21.3	1979-80	BOS	9	41.3	11.2	4.7	1.6	0.9	9.2	19.7	46.9	0.4	1.7	26.7	2.4	2.8	88.0	51.1	2.4	8.8	3.7	372	192	101	42	14	8	33	30
11	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	21.2	1984-85	HOU	5	37.4	13.0	1.4	1.4	2.6	8.4	17.6	47.7	0.0	0.0		4.4	9.2	47.8	49.0	6.6	6.4	2.2	187	106	65	7	7	13	11	22
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	20.7	1997-98	SAS	9	41.6	9.0	1.9	0.6	2.6	8.1	15.6	52.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.4	6.7	66.7	55.9	2.2	6.8	2.8	374	186	81	17	5	23	25	24	+16
13	Mitch Richmond M. Richmond	20.1	1988-89	GSW	8	39.3	7.3	4.4	1.8	0.1	7.8	16.9	45.9	0.4	2.0	18.8	4.3	4.8	89.5	53.1	1.3	6.0	3.0	314	161	58	35	14	1	24	25
14	Albert King A. King	20.0	1981-82	NJN	2	29.0	4.0	3.0	2.5	0.5	9.0	16.5	54.5	0.0	0.0		2.0	2.5	80.0	56.8	1.5	2.5	2.5	58	40	8	6	5	1	5	8
15	Derrick Rose D. Rose	19.7	2008-09	CHI	7	44.7	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	138	44	45	4	5	35	25	-31
16	Billy Owens B. Owens	19.3	1991-92	GSW	4	39.3	8.3	3.3	2.0	0.5	7.5	14.3	52.6	0.0	0.0		4.3	6.8	63.0	55.9	3.3	5.0	1.5	157	77	33	13	8	2	6	14
17	Sam Perkins S. Perkins	18.8	1984-85	DAL	4	42.3	12.8	2.8	0.5	0.3	6.0	12.3	49.0	0.3	1.0	25.0	6.5	8.5	76.5	58.6	4.0	8.8	0.8	169	75	51	11	2	1	3	13
18	Brandon Jennings B. Jennings	18.7	2009-10	MIL	7	35.6	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	131	21	25	8	4	8	19	-14
19	Anfernee Hardaway A. Hardaway	18.7	1993-94	ORL	3	44.3	6.7	7.0	1.7	2.0	7.3	16.7	44.0	1.7	3.7	45.5	2.3	3.3	70.0	51.5	2.7	4.0	6.7	133	56	20	21	5	6	20	10
20	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	18.5	2017-18	BOS	19	35.9	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	351	83	52	23	10	41	50	+51
21	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	18.3	1979-80	LAL	16	41.1	10.5	9.4	3.1	0.4	6.4	12.4	51.8	0.1	0.5	25.0	5.3	6.6	80.2	59.6	3.3	7.3	4.1	658	293	168	151	49	6	65	47
22	Nenad Krstic N. Krstic	18.3	2004-05	NJN	4	38.5	7.5	1.8	0.3	0.5	6.8	12.0	56.3	0.0	0.0		4.8	6.0	79.2	62.3	2.5	5.0	1.5	154	73	30	7	1	2	6	20	-36
23	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	18.0	2003-04	MIA	13	39.2	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	234	52	73	17	4	54	45	+6
24	Buck Williams B. Williams	17.5	1981-82	NJN	2	39.5	10.5	1.5	0.5	1.0	7.0	13.0	53.8	0.0	0.0		3.5	7.5	46.7	53.7	5.5	5.0	2.0	79	35	21	3	1	2	4	7
25	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	17.3	1997-98	CLE	4	36.8	7.5	0.5	0.5	1.3	7.0	12.3	57.1	0.0	0.0		3.3	6.3	52.0	57.5	3.5	4.0	2.5	147	69	30	2	2	5	10	22	-22

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DRTG

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9	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0

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Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM
Sun 11/8	PHI	@	CHI	3:30 PM

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Final

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Bulls

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34.3

Dončić

33.0

Booker

RPG Leaders

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12.3

Gobert

12.0

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APG Leaders

11.0

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Johnson

9.7

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SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

George

3.3

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BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

3.0

Kessler

3.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.0

Dončić

5.0

Robinson

5.0

George

TS% Leaders

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Carter

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Sabonis

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125.9

122.7

122.0

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DRtg Rankings

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98.8

101.4

102.5

105.6

NetRtg Rankings

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12.8

12.7

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Young

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DraftKings Points Leaders

188

Maxey

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Young

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Dončić

USG% Leaders

42.4

Dončić

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MPG Leaders

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1	Pistons	3	0	1.000
2	76ers	3	1	.750	0.5
3	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
4	Raptors	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Pacers	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
8	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Magic	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
13	Knicks	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0
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1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	3	0	1.000
3	Thunder	3	0	1.000
4	Grizzlies	3	0	1.000
5	Timberwolves	3	0	1.000
6	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
10	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Clippers	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Jazz	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
14	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Kings	0	3	.000	3.0