nba highest ppg in a playoff run by center

Hakeem Olajuwon has scored the most points per game by a center in a single NBA playoff run, with 37.5 per game in 1987-88.

	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	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	37.5	1987-88	HOU	4	40.5	16.8	1.8	2.3	2.8	14.0	24.5	57.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	9.5	10.8	88.4	64.1	5.0	11.8	2.3	162	150	67	7	9	11	9	14
2	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	37.4	1974-75	BUF	7	46.7	13.4	1.4	0.9	2.7	14.9	30.9	48.1				7.7	10.4	74.0	52.8	3.6	9.9		327	262	94	10	6	19		29
3	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	37.0	1960-61	PHI	3	48.0	23.0	2.0			15.0	32.0	46.9				7.0	12.7	55.3	49.2				144	111	69	6				10
4	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
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	35.0	1961-62	PHI	12	48.0	26.6	3.1			13.5	28.9	46.7				8.0	12.6	63.6	50.8				576	420	319	37				27
6	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34.7	1963-64	SFW	12	46.5	25.2	3.3			14.6	26.8	54.3				5.5	11.6	47.5	54.3				558	416	302	39				27
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.6	1976-77	LAL	11	42.5	17.7	4.1	1.7	3.5	13.4	22.0	60.7				7.9	10.9	72.5	64.6	4.6	13.1		467	381	195	45	19	38		42
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	33.2	1959-60	PHI	9	46.1	25.8	2.1			13.9	28.0	49.6				5.4	12.2	44.5	49.8				415	299	232	19				17
9	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.0	2023-24	PHI	6	41.3	10.8	5.7	1.2	1.5	9.8	22.2	44.4	2.2	6.5	33.3	11.2	13.0	85.9	59.2	3.2	7.7	4.2	248	198	65	34	7	9	25	20	+46
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	33.0	1994-95	HOU	22	42.2	10.3	4.5	1.2	2.8	13.9	26.2	53.1	0.1	0.2	50.0	5.0	7.4	68.1	56.0	2.0	8.3	3.1	929	725	227	98	26	62	69	95
11	Alex Groza A. Groza	32.3	1950-51	IND	3		14.0	0.7			12.0	24.3	49.3				8.3	11.0	75.8	55.4					97	42	2				14
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	32.2	1973-74	MIL	16	47.4	15.8	4.9	1.3	2.4	14.0	25.1	55.7				4.2	5.7	73.6	58.3	4.2	11.6		758	515	253	78	20	39		41
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.9	1979-80	LAL	15	41.2	12.1	3.1	1.1	3.9	13.2	23.1	57.2	0.0	0.0		5.5	7.0	79.0	61.1	3.4	8.7	3.7	618	479	181	46	17	58	55	51
14	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	31.7	1973-74	BUF	6	45.2	13.7	1.5	1.0	2.2	12.7	26.5	47.8				6.3	7.8	80.9	52.9	2.3	11.3		271	190	82	9	6	13		25
15	George Mikan G. Mikan	31.3	1949-50	MIN	12			3.0			10.1	26.3	38.3				11.2	14.2	78.8	48.1					376		36				47
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	31.0	2021-22	DEN	5	34.2	13.2	5.8	1.6	1.0	12.2	21.2	57.5	1.0	3.6	27.8	5.6	6.6	84.8	64.3	3.4	9.8	4.8	171	155	66	29	8	5	24	20	-44
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	30.7	1999-00	LAL	23	43.5	15.4	3.1	0.6	2.4	12.4	22.0	56.6	0.0	0.0		5.9	12.9	45.6	55.6	5.2	10.3	2.4	1,000	707	355	71	13	55	56	67	+115
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	30.5	1997-98	LAL	13	38.5	10.2	2.9	0.5	2.6	12.2	19.8	61.2	0.0	0.0		6.2	12.2	50.3	60.4	3.7	6.5	3.3	501	396	132	38	7	34	43	41	+32
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	30.4	2000-01	LAL	16	42.3	15.4	3.2	0.4	2.4	11.9	21.5	55.5	0.0	0.0		6.6	12.5	52.5	56.4	5.7	9.8	3.6	676	487	247	51	7	38	57	55	+186
20	George Mikan G. Mikan	30.3	1948-49	MIN	10			2.1			10.3	22.7	45.4				9.7	12.1	80.2	54.1					303		21				44
21	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	30.0	2022-23	DEN	20	39.5	13.5	9.5	1.1	1.0	11.4	20.7	54.8	1.8	3.8	46.1	5.6	7.0	79.9	63.1	3.5	10.0	3.5	789	600	269	190	21	20	70	69	+169
22	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	30.0	2019-20	PHI	4	36.3	12.3	1.3	1.5	1.3	8.5	18.5	45.9	1.0	4.0	25.0	12.0	14.8	81.4	60.0	2.8	9.5	3.8	145	120	49	5	6	5	15	18	-53
23	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	29.9	2004-05	PHX	15	40.1	10.7	1.2	0.7	2.0	10.2	18.9	53.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	9.5	12.2	78.1	61.6	4.0	6.7	3.1	601	449	160	18	10	30	47	59	+21
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29.8	2020-21	DEN	10	34.5	11.6	5.0	0.6	0.9	11.6	22.8	50.9	2.0	5.3	37.7	4.6	5.5	83.6	59.1	3.7	7.9	2.4	345	298	116	50	6	9	24	23	-57
25	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	29.4	1989-90	NYK	10	39.5	10.5	3.1	1.3	2.0	11.4	21.9	52.1	0.1	0.2	50.0	6.5	7.9	82.3	57.9	2.1	8.4	2.7	395	294	105	31	13	20	27	41