nba rookie playoff stats most points per game with at least 15 games since 1984

Since 1983-84, Jayson Tatum has the most points per game by a rookie with 15+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with 18.5 per game in 2017-18.

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	NAME	PPG	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Jayson Tatum J. Tatum	18.5	19	2017-18	BOS	35.9	4.4	2.7	1.2	0.5	6.5	13.7	47.1	1.2	3.7	32.4	4.3	5.1	84.5	57.8	0.5	3.8	2.2	683	351	83	52	23	10	41	50	+51
2	Tyler Herro T. Herro	16.0	21	2019-20	MIA	33.6	5.1	3.7	0.4	0.1	5.7	13.2	43.3	2.3	6.1	37.5	2.2	2.6	87.0	55.7	0.3	4.8	2.0	706	335	107	77	8	2	42	31	+1
3	Dylan Harper D. Harper	14.1	23	2025-26	SAS	26.7	5.6	2.7	1.0	0.2	5.2	10.1	51.5	1.0	3.0	33.3	2.7	3.3	82.7	61.1	1.3	4.3	1.5	615	325	128	62	22	5	35	53	+141
4	Michael Porter Jr. M. Porter Jr.	11.4	19	2019-20	DEN	23.7	6.7	0.8	0.7	0.3	4.1	8.6	47.6	1.8	4.7	38.2	1.4	1.8	74.3	60.2	1.1	5.6	1.3	451	216	127	16	13	6	25	43	+54
5	Matt Maloney M. Maloney	11.2	16	1996-97	HOU	32.9	1.2	3.1	0.6	0.2	3.8	9.6	39.9	2.7	6.8	39.8	0.9	1.3	66.7	55.2	0.1	1.1	2.4	526	179	19	50	10	3	38	31	+27
6	Richard Dumas R. Dumas	10.9	23	1992-93	PHX	21.7	2.8	1.0	0.9	0.6	4.7	8.9	52.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.6	2.1	75.5	55.6	1.6	1.3	1.2	499	251	65	24	21	13	27	52
7	Manu Ginobili M. Ginobili	9.4	24	2002-03	SAS	27.5	3.8	2.9	1.7	0.4	3.0	7.7	38.6	1.2	3.0	38.4	2.3	3.1	75.7	52.2	1.2	2.6	1.5	660	226	92	70	41	9	36	62	+191
8	Sam Cassell S. Cassell	9.4	22	1993-94	HOU	21.7	2.7	4.2	1.0	0.2	2.9	7.3	39.4	0.8	2.0	37.8	2.9	3.4	86.5	53.7	0.9	1.8	2.1	478	207	59	93	21	5	47	62
9	Tayshaun Prince T. Prince	9.4	15	2002-03	DET	25.5	3.8	1.5	0.5	0.9	3.3	7.7	42.6	0.9	3.2	29.2	1.9	2.5	76.3	53.5	0.7	3.1	1.1	382	141	57	23	8	13	16	20	+47
10	Byron Scott B. Scott	8.6	20	1983-84	LAL	20.2	1.9	1.7	0.9	0.1	3.7	8.1	46.0	0.1	0.5	20.0	1.1	1.8	60.0	48.5	0.6	1.3	1.3	404	171	37	34	18	2	26	39
11	Antonio Davis A. Davis	8.4	16	1993-94	IND	25.1	6.6	0.4	0.7	1.1	3.0	5.6	53.9	0.1	0.1	100.0	2.3	4.1	56.1	56.8	2.3	4.3	1.4	401	134	106	7	11	18	22	47
12	Daniel Gibson D. Gibson	8.3	20	2006-07	CLE	20.1	1.6	1.1	0.6	0.2	2.5	5.8	43.1	1.4	3.3	40.9	1.9	2.2	88.4	61.1	0.5	1.2	0.5	402	165	32	21	12	4	9	34	+70
13	Rodney Stuckey R. Stuckey	8.2	17	2007-08	DET	22.4	1.9	3.4	1.1	0.1	2.5	6.8	37.1	0.1	0.4	28.6	3.0	3.4	87.9	49.1	0.6	1.2	1.4	380	139	32	58	18	2	23	35	+7
14	Courtney Lee C. Lee	8.0	21	2008-09	ORL	26.2	1.9	1.3	0.9	0.1	3.2	7.3	43.5	0.6	2.1	27.3	1.1	1.2	88.5	51.1	0.3	1.6	1.0	550	169	39	27	19	3	20	42	+24
15	Dereck Lively II D. Lively II	7.9	21	2023-24	DAL	22.0	7.4	1.3	0.4	1.0	3.0	4.5	67.4	0.0	0.0	100.0	1.7	2.9	59.0	67.7	2.7	4.7	1.0	462	165	156	27	9	20	21	48	+98
16	Oliver Miller O. Miller	7.2	24	1992-93	PHX	21.4	5.2	2.1	0.9	2.5	3.0	5.0	58.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	2.3	56.4	59.6	1.4	3.8	1.8	513	173	124	51	21	59	42	76
17	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	7.0	20	2001-02	NJN	22.1	4.6	1.3	0.6	0.5	2.7	5.7	46.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.7	3.0	55.0	49.5	0.8	3.8	1.3	441	139	92	25	11	9	26	40	+8
18	Stacey King S. King	6.9	16	1989-90	CHI	17.6	3.2	0.6	0.4	0.5	2.3	5.7	40.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.3	2.9	76.6	49.2	1.1	2.1	1.1	281	110	51	9	6	8	17	32
19	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	6.5	15	1986-87	DET	16.3	4.7	0.2	0.4	1.1	2.7	4.9	54.1	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.1	56.3	55.6	2.1	2.6	1.1	245	98	71	3	6	17	17	48
20	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	6.5	21	1989-90	POR	18.6	4.1	1.1	0.9	1.1	2.6	7.2	35.8	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.4	2.5	55.8	39.4	1.5	2.6	1.2	391	137	87	23	19	24	25	71
21	John Salley J. Salley	6.2	15	1986-87	DET	20.7	4.8	0.7	0.2	1.1	2.2	4.4	50.0	0.0	0.0		1.8	2.8	64.3	55.0	2.0	2.8	0.9	311	93	72	11	3	17	14	60
22	Kendrick Nunn K. Nunn	6.1	15	2019-20	MIA	15.9	2.1	1.3	0.2	0.2	2.4	6.1	39.1	0.8	2.9	27.9	0.5	0.5	100.0	48.2	0.2	1.9	0.8	239	92	32	20	3	3	12	21	-1
23	Drazen Petrovic D. Petrovic	6.1	20	1989-90	POR	12.7	1.6	1.0	0.3	0.0	2.4	5.5	44.0	0.3	0.8	31.3	1.1	1.8	58.3	48.9	0.5	1.1	1.0	253	122	32	20	6	0	20	37
24	Paul Millsap P. Millsap	5.9	17	2006-07	UTA	15.5	4.4	0.5	0.6	0.5	2.5	4.7	52.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.9	1.4	66.7	55.2	2.2	2.2	0.8	263	100	75	8	11	9	13	39	+14
25	Mehmet Okur M. Okur	5.5	17	2002-03	DET	19.0	4.1	0.8	0.7	0.7	2.1	4.7	43.8	0.4	0.8	53.8	1.0	1.9	53.1	50.0	1.4	2.7	0.8	323	94	70	13	12	12	14	39	-10

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Team Leaders

PPG

27.6

Tatum

RPG

6.4

Tatum

APG

7.8

Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.9

4th

DRTG

109.9

8th

NETRTG

9.1

5th

3P%

37.4

6th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	BOS	@	ORL	3:30 PM
Mon 11/2	BOS	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Wed 11/4	MIL	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 11/6	BOS	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Sun 11/8	BOS	@	MIL	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

1 - 5

111

Final

125

Celtics

4 - 1

Fri 30 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.2

Dončić

29.2

Curry

28.2

Maxey

RPG Leaders

16.2

Sabonis

13.5

Towns

12.3

Antetokounmpo

APG Leaders

10.2

Young

9.2

Jokić

8.5

Johnson

SPG Leaders

3.2

Williamson

3.0

Daniels

3.0

Gillespie

BPG Leaders

3.8

Wembanyama

2.8

Kessler

2.6

Turner

3PM Leaders

5.4

Dončić

4.6

Murray

4.4

Curry

TS% Leaders

84.1

Camara

77.0

Banchero

75.8

Carter

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

121.8

119.7

118.9

118.6

117.7

DRtg Rankings

103.3

103.6

103.8

104.9

106.2

106.6

NetRtg Rankings

14.4

12.0

11.1

10.5

9.1

8.7

Tank Leaderboard

0-5

1-5

1-4

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

317.3

Antetokounmpo

284.4

Wembanyama

282.8

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

334.5

Antetokounmpo

302.5

Dončić

280.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

39.7

Dončić

34.4

Miller

33.4

Barnes

MPG Leaders

38.2

Murray

37.5

Maxey

37.2

Jokić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Wembanyama

1.68

Antetokounmpo

1.62

Flagg

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.77

Antetokounmpo

1.71

Wembanyama

1.69

Dončić

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-0

5-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-4

1-5

1-4

2-4

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	5	1	.833
2	76ers	5	1	.833
3	Celtics	4	1	.800	0.5
4	Raptors	3	2	.600	1.5
5	Cavaliers	3	2	.600	1.5
6	Hawks	3	3	.500	2.0
7	Hornets	3	3	.500	2.0
8	Wizards	3	3	.500	2.0
9	Magic	2	3	.400	2.5
10	Heat	2	4	.333	3.0
11	Pacers	2	4	.333	3.0
12	Knicks	2	4	.333	3.0
13	Bucks	1	4	.200	3.5
14	Bulls	1	5	.167	4.0
15	Nets	0	5	.000	4.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Grizzlies	5	0	1.000
2	Rockets	5	1	.833	0.5
3	Thunder	4	1	.800	1.0
4	Trail Blazers	3	1	.750	1.5
5	Lakers	4	2	.667	1.5
6	Mavericks	4	2	.667	1.5
7	Timberwolves	4	2	.667	1.5
8	Spurs	3	2	.600	2.0
9	Nuggets	3	2	.600	2.0
10	Warriors	3	3	.500	2.5
11	Suns	1	3	.250	3.5
12	Jazz	1	4	.200	4.0
13	Pelicans	1	4	.200	4.0
14	Clippers	1	4	.200	4.0
15	Kings	0	5	.000	5.0

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/31	POR	@	UTA	3:00 PM
Sat 10/31	PHI	@	CHA	6:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ATL	@	NOP	7:00 PM
Sat 10/31	CLE	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SAC	@	MEM	8:00 PM

Since 1983-84, Jayson Tatum has the most points per game by a rookie with 15+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with 18.5 per game in 2017-18.

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27.6

6.4

7.8

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

36.2

29.2

28.2

16.2

13.5

12.3

10.2

9.2

8.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.8

2.8

2.6

5.4

4.6

4.4

84.1

77.0

75.8

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

317.3

284.4

282.8

334.5

302.5

280.5

39.7

34.4

33.4

38.2

37.5

37.2

1.77

1.68

1.62

1.77

1.71

1.69

NBA 2026-27 Betting

NBA 2026-27 Standings

NBA 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule