youngest player to average 29 ppg in a finals

Rick Barry is the youngest with 29.0+ points per game in an NBA Finals. He was 22 years old.

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youngest player to average 29 or higher ppg in a finals

	NAME	AGE	PPG	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	22	40.8	1966-67	NBA Finals	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	Kevin Durant K. Durant	23	30.6	2011-12	NBA Finals	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
3	Jerry West J. West	23	31.1	1961-62	NBA Finals	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
4	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	24	29.2	2023-24	NBA Finals	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
5	Kyrie Irving K. Irving	24	29.4	2016-17	NBA Finals	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
6	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	24	34.7	2005-06	NBA Finals	MIA	6	43.5	7.8	3.8	2.7	1.0	10.8	23.2	46.8	0.5	1.8	27.3	12.5	16.2	77.3	57.2	2.0	5.8	3.7	261	208	47	23	16	6	22	22	+22
7	Jerry West J. West	24	29.5	1962-63	NBA Finals	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
8	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	24	30.1	1956-57	NBA Finals	STL	7	44.7	18.3				9.9	25.4	38.8				10.4	13.9	75.3	47.8				313	211	128					23
9	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	25	35.6	2000-01	NBA Finals	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
10	Gus Williams G. Williams	25	29.0	1978-79	NBA Finals	SEA	5	36.6	3.6	3.6	1.0	0.6	11.4	22.8	50.0				6.2	9.8	63.3	53.5	2.0	1.6	3.0	183	145	18	18	5	3	15	8
11	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	25	29.3	1957-58	NBA Finals	STL	6	39.7	17.0				9.7	22.8	42.3				10.0	13.2	75.9	51.2				238	176	102					18
12	George Mikan G. Mikan	25	32.2	1949-50	NBA Finals	MIN	6						10.5						11.2	14.3	77.9						193						27
13	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	26	36.0	2024-25	NBA Finals	OKC	2	38.0	5.0	5.5	3.5	0.5	12.5	25.5	49.0	2.0	5.0	40.0	9.0	10.0	90.0	60.2	0.0	5.0	2.0	76	72	10	11	7	1	4	5	+8
14	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	26	35.2	2020-21	NBA Finals	MIL	6	39.8	13.2	5.0	1.2	1.8	12.7	20.5	61.8	0.5	2.5	20.0	9.3	14.2	65.9	65.8	4.0	9.2	2.3	239	211	79	30	7	11	14	18	+30
15	Julius Erving J. Erving	26	30.3	1976-77	NBA Finals	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
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	26	32.6	1973-74	NBA Finals	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
17	Jerry West J. West	26	33.8	1964-65	NBA Finals	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
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27	30.2	2022-23	NBA Finals	DEN	5	41.1	14.0	7.2	0.8	1.4	11.2	19.2	58.3	1.6	3.8	42.1	6.2	7.4	83.8	67.2	1.8	12.2	3.4	205	151	70	36	4	7	17	17	+39
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27	38.0	1999-00	NBA Finals	LAL	6	45.5	16.7	2.3	1.0	2.7	16.0	26.2	61.1	0.0	0.0		6.0	15.5	38.7	57.6	5.7	11.0	2.2	273	228	100	14	6	16	13	20	+8
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	27	31.2	1990-91	NBA Finals	CHI	5	44.0	6.6	11.4	2.8	1.4	12.6	22.6	55.8	0.4	0.8	50.0	5.6	6.6	84.8	61.2	1.6	5.0	3.6	220	156	33	57	14	7	18	18
21	Jerry West J. West	27	33.9	1965-66	NBA Finals	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
22	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27	29.2	1963-64	NBA Finals	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				12
23	Elgin Baylor E. Baylor	27	40.6	1961-62	NBA Finals	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
24	Kevin Durant K. Durant	28	35.2	2016-17	NBA Finals	GSW	5	39.7	8.2	5.4	1.0	1.6	12.0	21.6	55.6	3.6	7.6	47.4	7.6	8.2	92.7	69.8	1.4	6.8	2.2	199	176	41	27	5	8	11	13	+33
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28	33.0	2000-01	NBA Finals	LAL	5	45.0	15.8	4.8	0.4	3.4	12.6	22.0	57.3	0.0	0.0		7.8	15.2	51.3	57.5	6.2	9.6	4.0	225	165	79	24	2	17	20	20	+40