most ppg in first 40 playoff games

Michael Jordan scored the most points per game in the playoffs in his first 40 games, with 35.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
most ppg by a player in first 40 playoff games
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.8
40
42.8
7.0
6.7
2.5
1.1
12.5
24.8
50.6
0.4
1.5
27.6
10.3
12.5
82.9
59.2
1.8
5.2
4.0
1,713
1,431
279
269
98
43
161
155
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.9
40
47.2
25.0
3.2
13.7
27.6
49.8
6.5
12.1
53.4
51.5
1,889
1,357
1,001
126
90
3Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
32.7
40
12.2
8.3
10.5
79.2
1,307
157
4Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
31.0
40
38.8
9.4
8.2
1.5
0.5
10.8
23.6
45.9
3.3
9.5
34.6
6.0
8.4
71.6
56.8
0.8
8.7
4.3
1,552
1,238
377
329
60
21
171
110
+78
5Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
30.3
40
45.5
4.4
5.5
2.1
0.3
10.9
27.8
39.2
1.9
5.9
32.1
6.7
8.8
75.6
47.9
1.1
3.4
3.0
1,818
1,213
177
218
84
10
119
98
+7
6Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
29.8
40
9.2
9.4
9.8
21.1
46.5
10.2
11.7
86.8
56.7
1,190
369
377
136
7George Gervin
G. Gervin
29.2
40
38.2
6.0
3.2
1.4
1.1
11.4
22.7
50.3
0.0
0.4
0.0
6.4
7.9
80.9
55.8
3.0
1,529
1,166
241
129
54
42
115
140
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.8
40
43.8
17.2
3.7
11.9
24.2
49.1
5.0
7.2
69.0
52.5
1,752
1,150
689
147
127
9Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
28.6
40
37.2
5.0
4.8
1.2
0.3
9.8
22.8
43.2
3.4
9.2
36.9
5.6
6.5
86.0
55.8
0.8
4.2
3.2
1,487
1,143
198
193
49
13
128
96
-43
10Devin Booker
D. Booker
28.2
40
39.9
5.3
5.0
1.0
0.4
10.2
21.0
48.3
2.4
6.2
38.2
5.6
6.2
89.5
59.5
0.9
4.5
3.4
1,596
1,129
212
199
40
16
136
125
+100
11Kevin Durant
K. Durant
28.1
40
41.5
7.9
3.3
1.1
1.2
9.1
19.7
46.0
2.1
6.0
34.7
7.8
9.2
85.3
59.0
0.9
7.0
2.8
1,662
1,122
314
130
43
48
112
107
+146
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
27.8
40
38.7
12.3
2.1
1.8
3.5
10.6
19.5
54.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.6
9.9
67.3
58.5
4.9
7.4
2.5
1,549
1,113
490
83
72
138
100
172
13George Mikan
G. Mikan
27.7
40
9.2
9.2
11.6
79.7
1,107
168
14Jerry West
J. West
27.5
40
10.2
7.2
9.4
76.5
1,099
118
15Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
27.4
40
39.5
6.7
5.6
1.4
0.9
9.6
20.4
47.1
3.2
8.3
38.7
5.0
6.3
79.3
59.2
1.1
5.7
2.7
1,580
1,095
269
222
57
36
106
99
+104
16LeBron James
L. James
27.3
40
44.6
8.3
7.3
1.5
0.7
9.3
21.1
44.1
1.3
4.4
29.1
7.4
10.0
74.1
53.5
1.4
6.9
4.0
1,785
1,092
332
290
61
28
158
101
+60
17Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
27.3
40
40.6
6.7
5.9
1.3
1.1
9.7
22.6
43.1
1.4
4.7
30.1
6.4
8.5
75.6
51.8
1.5
5.2
3.1
1,623
1,091
266
237
51
43
125
90
-165
18Anthony Davis
A. Davis
27.2
40
37.0
10.4
2.8
1.4
2.0
9.8
18.2
53.9
0.8
2.4
32.6
6.8
8.1
83.9
62.4
2.5
7.9
2.5
1,479
1,088
414
112
55
78
98
108
+184
19Rick Barry
R. Barry
27.2
40
6.1
4.3
10.4
25.0
41.5
6.4
7.5
85.9
48.0
1,086
245
170
130
20Karl Malone
K. Malone
27.1
40
42.2
11.5
2.0
1.5
0.9
10.0
21.3
47.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
7.1
9.6
74.4
53.2
3.1
8.5
3.0
1,686
1,085
461
80
60
34
120
159
21Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26.9
40
39.5
6.7
2.6
1.4
0.6
9.8
22.4
43.5
0.2
1.0
23.7
7.2
8.6
82.9
51.2
3.0
3.8
2.9
1,579
1,075
268
104
57
22
117
99
22Vince Carter
V. Carter
26.6
40
42.2
7.0
5.2
1.6
0.9
9.2
22.1
41.8
1.7
5.0
33.7
6.5
8.2
78.7
51.7
2.1
4.9
2.7
1,690
1,063
278
206
62
36
106
136
+7
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
26.1
40
38.6
11.2
3.6
0.8
1.8
9.9
17.2
57.6
0.0
0.0
6.3
11.9
52.7
58.2
4.4
6.8
3.4
1,544
1,043
447
145
32
71
134
150
+34
24Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
26.1
40
39.3
11.1
2.3
10.5
21.7
48.4
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.1
71.6
52.6
3.0
1,570
1,042
444
92
54
145
25Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
25.9
40
37.5
11.0
6.4
1.0
0.9
9.9
19.2
51.4
2.0
4.9
41.8
4.1
4.8
85.5
60.7
2.8
8.2
3.0
1,498
1,036
441
257
41
35
118
140
+47

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