what is the highest ppg scored by a player in the finals to not win finals mvp

Rick Barry has scored the most points per game with exactly 0 Finals MVP awards in an NBA Finals, with 40.8 per game.

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What is the highest ppg scored by a player in the finals to not win finals mvp in a season?
NAME PPG FMVP 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 Rick Barry
R. Barry
40.8
0
1966-67
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
6
43.3
8.8
3.3
15.7
39.2
40.0
9.5
12.0
79.2
45.9
260
245
53
20
25
2 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
40.6
0
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
45.9
17.9
3.7
14.4
33.6
43.0
11.7
14.1
82.8
51.0
321
284
125
26
22
3 LeBron James
L. James
35.8
0
2014-15
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
6
45.7
13.3
8.8
1.3
0.5
13.0
32.7
39.8
2.2
7.0
31.0
7.7
11.2
68.7
47.7
1.8
11.5
3.5
274
215
80
53
8
3
21
19
-25
4 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
35.6
0
2000-01
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
5
47.4
5.6
3.8
1.8
0.2
13.2
32.4
40.7
2.2
7.8
28.2
7.0
9.6
72.9
48.6
1.0
4.6
2.4
237
178
28
19
9
1
12
12
-25
5 LeBron James
L. James
34.0
0
2017-18
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
4
44.7
8.5
10.0
1.3
1.0
12.3
23.3
52.7
1.5
4.5
33.3
8.0
9.5
84.2
62.0
2.3
6.3
5.0
179
136
34
40
5
4
20
11
-60
6 Jerry West
J. West
33.9
0
1965-66
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
45.3
6.4
5.1
12.6
24.4
51.5
8.7
10.0
87.1
58.7
317
237
45
36
20
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
33.8
0
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
45.7
15.0
4.3
12.7
27.2
46.6
8.5
10.2
83.6
53.5
274
203
90
26
21
8 Jerry West
J. West
33.8
0
1964-65
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
42.0
5.6
3.4
11.8
27.8
42.4
10.2
11.8
86.4
51.2
210
169
28
17
13
9 LeBron James
L. James
33.6
0
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
5
42.4
12.0
10.0
1.4
1.0
13.2
23.4
56.4
2.4
6.2
38.7
4.8
7.4
64.9
63.0
1.8
10.2
4.2
212
168
60
50
7
5
21
13
-7
10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
33.4
0
1979-80
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
40.6
13.6
3.2
0.6
4.6
14.6
26.6
54.9
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.2
80.8
57.8
3.2
10.4
4.2
203
167
68
16
3
23
21
20
11 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32.6
0
1973-74
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
7
49.3
12.1
5.4
0.6
2.1
13.9
26.4
52.4
4.9
7.0
69.4
55.2
3.1
9.0
345
228
85
38
4
15
19
12 George Mikan
G. Mikan
32.2
0
1949-50
NBA Finals
MIN MIN
6
10.5
11.2
14.3
77.9
193
27
13 Jerry West
J. West
31.3
0
1967-68
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
42.3
5.8
5.7
11.3
23.3
48.6
8.7
10.7
81.3
55.9
254
188
35
34
23
14 Jerry West
J. West
31.3
0
1969-70
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
47.9
3.4
7.7
10.3
22.9
45.0
10.7
12.9
83.3
54.9
335
219
24
54
21
15 Jerry West
J. West
31.1
0
1961-62
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
45.0
5.0
2.7
10.4
22.9
45.6
10.3
12.1
84.7
55.2
315
218
35
19
25
16 Kevin Durant
K. Durant
30.6
0
2011-12
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
5
42.6
6.0
2.2
1.4
1.0
11.4
20.8
54.8
2.6
6.6
39.4
5.2
6.2
83.9
65.0
1.2
4.8
3.8
213
153
30
11
7
5
19
20
-20
17 Stephen Curry
S. Curry
30.5
0
2018-19
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
6
41.7
5.2
6.0
1.5
0.2
8.8
21.3
41.4
3.8
11.2
34.3
9.0
9.5
94.7
59.8
1.0
4.2
2.8
250
183
31
36
9
1
17
15
-19
18 Julius Erving
J. Erving
30.3
0
1976-77
NBA Finals
PHI PHI
6
41.3
6.8
5.0
2.7
1.2
11.7
21.5
54.3
7.0
8.2
85.7
60.4
1.7
5.2
248
182
41
30
16
7
17
19 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
30.1
0
1956-57
NBA Finals
STL STL
7
44.7
18.3
9.9
25.4
38.8
10.4
13.9
75.3
47.8
313
211
128
23
20 Jerry West
J. West
29.5
0
1962-63
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
44.0
6.8
4.5
12.7
25.8
49.0
4.2
5.5
75.8
52.2
264
177
41
27
11
21 Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
29.4
0
2016-17
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
5
40.3
4.0
4.4
1.0
0.2
11.6
24.6
47.2
2.6
6.2
41.9
3.6
4.0
90.0
55.8
1.6
2.4
3.2
202
147
20
22
5
1
16
16
-32
22 Cliff Hagan
C. Hagan
29.4
0
1960-61
NBA Finals
STL STL
5
41.4
11.8
4.4
11.0
21.6
50.9
7.4
8.2
90.2
58.3
207
147
59
22
18
23 Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
29.3
0
1957-58
NBA Finals
STL STL
6
39.7
17.0
9.7
22.8
42.3
10.0
13.2
75.9
51.2
238
176
102
18
24 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
29.2
0
2023-24
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
5
38.8
8.8
5.6
2.6
0.0
11.8
25.0
47.2
2.2
9.0
24.4
3.4
5.8
58.6
53.0
0.0
8.8
4.6
194
146
44
28
13
0
23
14
+7
25 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29.2
0
1963-64
NBA Finals
SFW SFW
5
46.0
27.6
2.4
12.4
24.0
51.7
4.4
10.6
41.5
50.9
230
146
138
12
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TEAM W L PCT GB
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
7
Warriors Warriors
48
34
.585
20.0
8
Grizzlies Grizzlies
48
34
.585
20.0
9
Kings Kings
40
42
.488
28.0
Last Game

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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
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Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
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Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
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Pacers Pacers
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.610
14.0
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Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
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Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
3/27
UTA UTA
@
DEN DEN
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Fri
3/28
SAC SAC
@
ORL ORL
91-121
Fri
3/28
BKN BKN
@
WAS WAS
115-112
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
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PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
5/18
DEN DEN
@
OKC OKC
3:30 PM
Wed
5/21
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sun
5/25
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Tue
5/27
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM