most ppg in a finals before 1980

Before 1979-80, Rick Barry averaged the most points per game in an NBA Finals, with 40.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most ppg by a player in a finals before 1980
NAMEPPGSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rick Barry
R. Barry
40.8
1966-67
NBA Finals
6
43.3
8.8
3.3
15.7
39.2
40.0
9.5
12.0
79.2
45.9
260
245
53
20
25
2Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
40.6
1961-62
NBA Finals
7
45.9
17.9
3.7
14.4
33.6
43.0
11.7
14.1
82.8
51.0
321
284
125
26
22
3Jerry West
J. West
37.9
1968-69
NBA Finals
7
43.9
4.7
7.4
13.7
28.0
49.0
10.4
12.4
83.9
56.6
307
265
33
52
20
4Jerry West
J. West
33.9
1965-66
NBA Finals
7
45.3
6.4
5.1
12.6
24.4
51.5
8.7
10.0
87.1
58.7
317
237
45
36
20
5Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
33.8
1962-63
NBA Finals
6
45.7
15.0
4.3
12.7
27.2
46.6
8.5
10.2
83.6
53.5
274
203
90
26
21
6Jerry West
J. West
33.8
1964-65
NBA Finals
5
42.0
5.6
3.4
11.8
27.8
42.4
10.2
11.8
86.4
51.2
210
169
28
17
13
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32.6
1973-74
NBA Finals
7
49.3
12.1
5.4
0.6
2.1
13.9
26.4
52.4
4.9
7.0
69.4
55.2
3.1
9.0
345
228
85
38
4
15
19
8George Mikan
G. Mikan
32.2
1949-50
NBA Finals
6
10.5
11.2
14.3
77.9
193
27
9Jerry West
J. West
31.3
1967-68
NBA Finals
6
42.3
5.8
5.7
11.3
23.3
48.6
8.7
10.7
81.3
55.9
254
188
35
34
23
10Jerry West
J. West
31.3
1969-70
NBA Finals
7
47.9
3.4
7.7
10.3
22.9
45.0
10.7
12.9
83.3
54.9
335
219
24
54
21
11Jerry West
J. West
31.1
1961-62
NBA Finals
7
45.0
5.0
2.7
10.4
22.9
45.6
10.3
12.1
84.7
55.2
315
218
35
19
25
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
30.3
1976-77
NBA Finals
6
41.3
6.8
5.0
2.7
1.2
11.7
21.5
54.3
7.0
8.2
85.7
60.4
1.7
5.2
248
182
41
30
16
7
17
13Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
30.1
1956-57
NBA Finals
7
44.7
18.3
9.9
25.4
38.8
10.4
13.9
75.3
47.8
313
211
128
23
14Rick Barry
R. Barry
29.5
1974-75
NBA Finals
4
43.0
4.0
5.0
3.5
0.8
11.0
24.8
44.4
7.5
8.0
93.8
52.2
1.0
3.0
172
118
16
20
14
3
12
15Jerry West
J. West
29.5
1962-63
NBA Finals
6
44.0
6.8
4.5
12.7
25.8
49.0
4.2
5.5
75.8
52.2
264
177
41
27
11
16Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
29.4
1960-61
NBA Finals
5
41.4
11.8
4.4
11.0
21.6
50.9
7.4
8.2
90.2
58.3
207
147
59
22
18
17Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
29.3
1957-58
NBA Finals
6
39.7
17.0
9.7
22.8
42.3
10.0
13.2
75.9
51.2
238
176
102
18
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29.2
1963-64
NBA Finals
5
46.0
27.6
2.4
12.4
24.0
51.7
4.4
10.6
41.5
50.9
230
146
138
12
12
19Gus Williams
G. Williams
29.0
1978-79
NBA Finals
5
36.6
3.6
3.6
1.0
0.6
11.4
22.8
50.0
6.2
9.8
63.3
53.5
2.0
1.6
3.0
183
145
18
18
5
3
15
8
20Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
28.4
1960-61
NBA Finals
5
41.6
16.4
3.0
9.4
23.8
39.5
9.6
12.0
80.0
48.8
208
142
82
15
18
21John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
28.3
1968-69
NBA Finals
7
48.0
11.0
4.4
10.6
23.1
45.7
7.1
8.4
84.7
52.7
336
198
77
31
25
22Sam Jones
S. Jones
27.8
1964-65
NBA Finals
5
39.8
4.8
2.6
11.0
23.4
47.0
5.8
6.6
87.9
52.8
199
139
24
13
14
23Paul Arizin
P. Arizin
27.6
1955-56
NBA Finals
5
8.0
2.8
11.0
25.8
42.6
5.6
6.4
87.5
48.2
138
40
14
16
24George Mikan
G. Mikan
27.5
1948-49
NBA Finals
6
9.0
9.5
11.5
82.6
165
28
25John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
27.3
1967-68
NBA Finals
6
48.5
8.7
6.7
9.8
23.3
42.1
7.7
8.7
88.5
50.3
291
164
52
40
25

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