which rookie has the most points per game in the playoffs at least 14 games

Jayson Tatum has averaged the most points per game by a rookie with 14+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with 18.5 per game in 2017-18.

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NAMEPPGGPSEASONTMMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
18.5
19
2017-18
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
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
18.3
16
1979-80
41.1
10.5
9.4
3.1
0.4
6.4
12.4
51.8
0.1
0.5
25.0
5.3
6.6
80.2
59.6
3.3
7.3
4.1
658
293
168
151
49
6
65
47
3Alvan Adams
A. Adams
17.9
19
1975-76
35.2
10.1
5.2
1.3
1.1
7.2
15.9
45.2
3.5
4.3
81.7
50.3
2.8
7.2
668
341
191
98
24
20
60
4Tyler Herro
T. Herro
16.0
21
2019-20
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
5Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
15.0
17
1974-75
29.6
7.0
1.6
1.5
0.8
6.5
14.6
44.6
1.9
2.8
70.2
47.3
1.8
5.2
503
255
119
28
26
14
53
6Dylan Harper
D. Harper
14.1
23
2025-26
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
7Andrew Toney
A. Toney
13.8
16
1980-81
22.3
2.3
3.4
0.7
0.4
4.8
11.3
42.8
0.1
0.6
11.1
4.1
5.1
81.5
51.2
0.6
1.7
3.4
356
221
37
54
11
7
54
50
8Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
13.7
22
1977-78
31.9
8.1
1.2
0.8
0.5
5.2
11.2
46.6
3.2
4.1
78.0
52.4
2.3
5.8
1.6
701
301
178
27
18
11
35
101
9Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
13.0
19
1975-76
29.6
3.3
4.2
0.9
0.3
5.1
10.8
46.8
2.9
3.5
83.3
52.8
1.1
2.3
563
247
63
79
18
6
77
10Dick Garrett
D. Garrett
12.8
18
1969-70
33.1
2.9
2.2
5.6
11.0
51.0
1.6
1.8
87.5
54.2
595
230
52
39
68
11Michael Porter Jr.
M. Porter Jr.
11.4
19
2019-20
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
12Matt Maloney
M. Maloney
11.2
16
1996-97
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
13Richard Dumas
R. Dumas
10.9
23
1992-93
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
14Johnny Davis
J. Davis
10.5
16
1976-77
27.3
2.1
3.3
1.8
0.2
4.1
8.3
48.9
2.4
3.3
71.7
53.7
0.6
1.4
436
168
33
52
28
3
32
15Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
9.4
24
2002-03
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
16Sam Cassell
S. Cassell
9.4
22
1993-94
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
17Tayshaun Prince
T. Prince
9.4
15
2002-03
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
18Bill Hewitt
B. Hewitt
9.3
15
1968-69
27.5
5.2
1.1
4.1
10.1
40.4
1.2
1.9
62.1
42.7
412
140
78
17
40
19Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
8.6
14
2011-12
27.1
5.9
0.6
1.2
0.4
3.2
6.4
50.0
1.3
2.9
45.0
0.9
1.1
81.3
62.3
1.3
4.6
0.9
379
121
83
8
17
6
13
23
+33
20Byron Scott
B. Scott
8.6
20
1983-84
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
21Kevin McHale
K. McHale
8.5
17
1980-81
17.4
3.5
0.8
0.2
1.5
3.6
6.6
54.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.1
63.9
56.3
1.7
1.8
0.9
296
145
59
14
4
25
15
51
22Antonio Davis
A. Davis
8.4
16
1993-94
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
23Daniel Gibson
D. Gibson
8.3
20
2006-07
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
24Rodney Stuckey
R. Stuckey
8.2
17
2007-08
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
25Courtney Lee
C. Lee
8.0
21
2008-09
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

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PPG

28.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

6.3

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APG

8.0

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ORTG

118.0

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DRTG

110.1

11th

NETRTG

7.9

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38.6

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TEAMWLPCTGB
1
4
1
.800
2
4
1
.800
3
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3
1
.750
0.5
4
3
1
.750
0.5
5
3
2
.600
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Wed
11/4
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7:30 PM
Fri
11/6
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7:00 PM
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NBA 2026-27 Standings

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1
.800
2
4
1
.800
3
3
1
.750
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4
3
1
.750
0.5
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.600
1.0
6
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.600
1.0
7
3
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.500
1.5
8
2
3
.400
2.0
9
2
3
.400
2.0
10
2
3
.400
2.0
11
1
3
.250
2.5
12
1
4
.200
3.0
13
1
4
.200
3.0
14
1
4
.200
3.0
15
0
4
.000
3.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
5
0
1.000
2
5
0
1.000
3
4
1
.800
1.0
4
4
1
.800
1.0
5
3
1
.750
1.5
6
3
2
.600
2.0
7
3
2
.600
2.0
8
3
2
.600
2.0
9
2
2
.500
2.5
10
2
3
.400
3.0
11
1
2
.333
3.0
12
1
3
.250
3.5
13
1
4
.200
4.0
14
1
4
.200
4.0
15
0
5
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10/20
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116-104
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10/21
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132-125
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10/21
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116-128

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10/30
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