which rookie has the most points per game in an nba playoff season

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has 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 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 Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.2
1959-60
PHI 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
3 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.3
1984-85
CHI 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
4 Chuck Person
C. Person
27.0
1986-87
IND 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
5 Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
25.8
1968-69
SDR SDR
6
46.3
13.8
0.8
10.0
19.0
52.6
5.8
8.8
66.0
56.4
278
155
83
5
21
6 Archie Clark
A. Clark
25.7
1966-67
LAL LAL
3
41.7
4.3
5.0
10.7
20.7
51.6
4.3
5.7
76.5
55.4
125
77
13
15
11
7 Elgin Baylor
E. Baylor
25.5
1958-59
MIN MIN
13
42.8
12.0
3.3
9.4
23.3
40.3
6.7
8.7
77.0
46.9
556
331
156
43
52
8 Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
25.0
1979-80
POR 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
9 Walter Davis
W. Davis
25.0
1977-78
PHX 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
10 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
24.4
2017-18
UTA 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
11 David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.3
1989-90
SAS 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
12 Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
24.0
1977-78
MIL 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
13 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
23.8
1992-93
CHA 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
14 Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
23.7
1946-47
CLE CLE
3
1.7
7.3
18.7
39.3
9.0
11.3
79.4
50.0
71
5
10
15 Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
23.6
1995-96
POR 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
16 Jerry West
J. West
22.9
1960-61
LAL LAL
12
38.4
8.7
5.3
8.3
16.8
49.0
6.4
8.8
72.6
55.3
461
275
104
63
39
17 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
22.9
1956-57
BOS BOS
10
37.0
11.7
2.0
9.0
23.1
39.0
4.9
6.9
71.0
43.8
370
229
117
20
40
18 Alex Groza
A. Groza
22.8
1949-50
IND
6
2.0
7.3
12.3
59.5
8.2
9.8
83.1
68.5
137
12
21
19 Lou Hudson
L. Hudson
22.6
1966-67
STL STL
9
35.2
5.3
1.7
8.6
19.9
43.0
5.4
7.6
72.1
48.6
317
203
48
15
35
20 Joe Fulks
J. Fulks
22.2
1946-47
PHI PHI
10
0.3
7.4
25.7
28.8
7.4
9.4
78.7
37.2
222
3
32
21 Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
22.0
1970-71
ATL 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
22 Karl Malone
K. Malone
21.8
1985-86
UTA 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
23 Slick Leonard
S. Leonard
21.4
1956-57
MIN MIN
5
40.8
6.0
7.6
8.4
20.0
42.0
4.6
5.2
88.5
48.0
204
107
30
38
15
24 Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
21.3
1996-97
MIN 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
25 Larry Bird
L. Bird
21.3
1979-80
BOS 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

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