most ppg in an nba rookie post season since 1970

Since 1969-70, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has put up the most points per game by a rookie in a single NBA playoff run, with 35.2 per game in 1969-70.

	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	35.2	1969-70	MIL	10	43.5	16.8	4.1			13.9	24.5	56.7				7.4	10.1	73.3	60.8				435	352	168	41				25
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	Walter Davis W. Davis	25.0	1977-78	PHX	2	33.0	8.5	4.0	1.5	0.0	9.5	20.0	47.5				6.0	8.0	75.0	53.1	2.0	6.5	3.0	66	50	17	8	3	0	6	8
6	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
7	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
8	Marques Johnson M. Johnson	24.0	1977-78	MIL	9	35.7	12.4	3.4	1.1	1.9	9.3	17.0	54.9				5.3	7.1	75.0	59.6	3.9	8.6	1.6	321	216	112	31	10	17	14	25
9	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
10	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
11	Pete Maravich P. Maravich	22.0	1970-71	ATL	5	39.8	5.2	4.8			9.2	24.4	37.7				3.6	5.2	69.2	41.2				199	110	26	24				14
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	Tom Burleson T. Burleson	20.7	1974-75	SEA	9	40.4	10.7	1.4	0.8	2.0	8.7	16.9	51.3				3.3	4.4	75.0	54.8	3.3	7.3		364	186	96	13	7	18		29
18	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
19	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
20	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
21	Mychal Thompson M. Thompson	19.7	1978-79	POR	3	40.3	10.3	2.0	0.7	1.7	9.0	18.0	50.0				1.7	3.3	50.0	50.5	3.0	7.3	1.7	121	59	31	6	2	5	5	11
22	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
23	Maurice Cheeks M. Cheeks	18.8	1978-79	PHI	9	36.7	3.9	7.0	4.1	0.4	7.3	13.4	54.5				4.1	6.2	66.1	58.0	1.4	2.4	3.2	330	169	35	63	37	4	29	29
24	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
25	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

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