most ppg in a finals by a rookie in last 70 years

Between July 22, 1956 and July 22, 2026, Tom Heinsohn has averaged the most points per game by a rookie in an NBA Finals, with 24.0 per game.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	SERIES	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	Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn	24.0	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	36.3	12.6				9.6	23.7	40.4				4.9	6.9	70.8	44.9				254	168	88					28
2	Alvan Adams A. Adams	23.0	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	38.7	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	138	61	28	8	5		22
3	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	22.8	1958-59	NBA Finals	MIN	4	42.3	11.8				8.5	25.5	33.3				5.8	8.8	65.7	38.8				169	91	47					18
4	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	21.5	1979-80	NBA Finals	LAL	6	42.7	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	129	67	52	16	2	30	17
5	Dylan Harper D. Harper	18.0	2025-26	NBA Finals	SAS	5	31.0	6.4	3.0	0.4	0.2	7.0	14.2	49.3	1.4	5.0	28.0	2.6	3.4	76.5	57.3	0.8	5.6	1.2	155	90	32	15	2	1	6	14	-1
6	Cliff Hagan C. Hagan	16.1	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	7	31.4	11.6				5.4	12.7	42.7				5.3	7.4	71.2	50.5				220	113	81					33
7	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	15.8	1992-93	NBA Finals	PHX	6	26.7	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	95	26	6	8	6	6	15
8	Tyler Herro T. Herro	14.7	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	6	34.6	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	88	25	18	3	0	14	7	-46
9	Ricky Sobers R. Sobers	14.2	1975-76	NBA Finals	PHX	6	30.5	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	85	26	20	11	1		19
10	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	13.7	1977-78	NBA Finals	SEA	7	32.4	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	96	56	7	4	5	11	35
11	Gail Goodrich G. Goodrich	13.6	1965-66	NBA Finals	LAL	7	34.3	5.0	4.1			4.9	10.6	45.9				3.9	5.6	69.2	52.1				240	95	35	29				26
12	Bill Russell B. Russell	13.3	1956-57	NBA Finals	BOS	7	41.6	22.9				5.1	14.4	35.6				3.0	6.1	48.8	38.8				291	93	160					30
13	Dick Garrett D. Garrett	13.0	1969-70	NBA Finals	LAL	7	36.7	3.0	2.1			5.3	11.1	47.4				2.4	2.6	94.4	53.0				257	91	21	15				24
14	Lenny Wilkens L. Wilkens	12.4	1960-61	NBA Finals	STL	5	33.6	6.0	2.0			4.6	13.2	34.8				3.2	4.0	80.0	41.4				168	62	30	10				23
15	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	11.5	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	26.8	9.8	1.0	1.8	0.8	4.5	14.0	32.1				2.5	3.0	83.3	37.5	3.3	6.5		107	46	39	4	7	3		9
16	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	11.2	1963-64	NBA Finals	SFW	5	40.0	13.0	1.2			3.0	9.2	32.6				5.2	6.6	78.8	46.3				200	56	65	6				15
17	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	10.8	2006-07	NBA Finals	CLE	4	34.8	1.8	2.5	1.5	0.0	4.5	10.3	43.9	1.5	4.8	31.6	0.3	0.3	100.0	51.9	0.3	1.5	0.0	139	43	7	10	6	0	0	8	-6
18	Phil Smith P. Smith	10.8	1974-75	NBA Finals	GSW	4	24.0	3.0	2.5	0.8	1.3	4.0	9.8	41.0				2.8	4.5	61.1	45.8	1.3	1.8		96	43	12	10	3	5		13
19	Johnny Davis J. Davis	10.7	1976-77	NBA Finals	POR	6	32.7	3.3	5.0	1.8	0.0	4.0	9.3	42.9				2.7	3.3	80.0	49.4	1.2	2.2		196	64	20	30	11	0		18
20	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	10.5	2019-20	NBA Finals	MIA	6	22.6	3.5	1.8	0.0	0.2	4.0	8.5	47.1	1.5	3.8	39.1	1.0	1.0	100.0	58.7	0.5	3.0	1.3	135	63	21	11	0	1	8	10	-12
21	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	10.0	1993-94	NBA Finals	HOU	7	22.6	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	70	22	20	9	2	18	22
22	Tom Sanders T. Sanders	9.6	1960-61	NBA Finals	BOS	5	23.8	9.0	1.2			4.2	8.2	51.2				1.2	2.6	46.2	51.4				119	48	45	6				21
23	Mahdi Abdul-Rahman M. Abdul-Rahman	8.8	1964-65	NBA Finals	LAL	5	20.0	3.0	5.2			3.0	9.2	32.6				2.8	3.6	77.8	40.8				100	44	15	26				15
24	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	8.7	2002-03	NBA Finals	SAS	6	28.7	4.5	2.0	2.2	0.5	2.7	7.7	34.8	0.5	2.3	21.4	2.8	3.5	81.0	47.1	1.5	3.0	1.7	172	52	27	12	13	3	10	18	+52
25	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	8.5	1962-63	NBA Finals	BOS	4	18.5	4.0	1.8			3.3	9.8	33.3				2.0	2.8	72.7	38.8				74	34	16	7				5

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