highest playoff ppg from 1996-97 to 2011-12

Between the 1996-97 and 2011-12 seasons, Michael Jordan averaged the most points per game in the playoffs, with 31.8 per game.

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highest playoff ppg by a player from 1996-97 to 2011-12
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.8
40
41.9
6.4
4.1
1.6
0.7
11.8
25.6
45.9
0.7
2.8
23.6
7.6
9.3
81.9
53.5
1.9
4.6
2.4
1,676
1,270
257
165
62
29
94
93
+294
2Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
29.7
71
45.1
3.8
6.0
2.1
0.2
10.6
26.5
40.1
1.7
5.3
32.7
6.7
8.8
76.4
48.9
0.8
3.0
3.1
3,203
2,111
273
425
147
14
221
157
-138
3LeBron James
L. James
28.5
115
43.4
8.7
6.7
1.7
0.9
9.7
20.7
46.9
1.4
4.4
31.2
7.7
10.3
74.5
56.4
1.6
7.1
3.6
4,994
3,275
998
772
195
109
412
273
+482
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
28.1
43
41.6
7.7
3.2
1.1
1.2
9.2
19.8
46.5
2.0
5.9
34.6
7.6
8.9
85.4
59.2
0.9
6.8
3.0
1,790
1,207
333
136
48
51
127
120
+120
5Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
25.9
128
41.3
10.3
2.6
1.1
0.9
8.5
18.4
46.3
1.1
2.9
38.0
7.9
8.8
89.3
58.4
1.6
8.7
2.3
5,281
3,321
1,314
329
139
118
296
362
+134
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
25.6
220
39.3
5.1
4.7
1.4
0.7
9.2
20.5
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.0
7.4
81.6
54.1
1.0
4.0
2.9
8,641
5,640
1,119
1,040
310
144
647
660
+555
7Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
25.2
110
40.3
5.6
5.3
1.7
1.1
9.0
18.7
47.8
0.7
2.1
32.2
6.6
8.5
77.8
56.1
1.4
4.2
3.7
4,432
2,776
619
586
182
125
412
326
+396
8Tracy McGrady
T. McGrady
25.2
44
38.5
6.3
5.5
1.2
1.0
9.0
21.0
42.9
1.3
4.3
29.5
5.9
7.8
75.7
51.5
1.4
4.9
3.0
1,693
1,109
278
242
51
44
132
92
-176
9Derrick Rose
D. Rose
25.1
29
41.8
4.8
7.3
1.1
0.6
9.4
22.2
42.5
1.0
4.0
25.6
5.2
6.3
82.5
50.3
1.3
3.4
3.9
1,211
729
139
213
31
17
112
67
+2
10Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
24.9
54
38.9
7.4
3.0
1.3
0.4
8.6
20.4
41.9
1.0
3.2
32.7
6.8
8.3
81.5
51.8
2.5
4.9
3.0
2,098
1,347
400
164
70
20
161
203
-122
11Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
24.1
180
37.3
11.7
2.5
0.5
2.2
9.4
16.8
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.3
10.6
50.3
56.1
3.9
7.7
2.9
6,708
4,339
2,098
450
88
395
522
632
+638
12Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
23.0
43
37.6
5.5
6.1
1.5
0.3
8.3
19.6
42.2
0.9
2.9
29.6
5.6
6.8
83.2
51.0
1.6
3.9
3.2
1,617
989
236
261
65
15
137
118
+109
13Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
23.0
60
36.8
8.9
1.0
1.0
1.6
8.2
15.9
51.6
0.1
0.3
20.0
6.5
8.8
74.5
58.2
3.1
5.8
2.7
2,208
1,377
536
61
57
98
163
225
+35
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22.3
190
39.0
12.1
3.4
0.7
2.5
8.4
16.8
50.1
0.0
0.2
16.1
5.4
8.0
67.9
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.9
7,415
4,233
2,308
642
132
482
548
552
+756
15Vince Carter
V. Carter
22.3
60
39.4
6.2
4.2
1.3
0.7
7.7
18.8
41.1
1.4
4.4
31.2
5.4
6.9
78.7
50.9
1.7
4.5
2.4
2,361
1,336
370
253
80
42
142
204
+74
16Karl Malone
K. Malone
22.0
96
39.6
9.9
3.5
1.2
0.6
8.2
18.2
44.9
0.0
0.1
30.8
5.6
7.5
75.0
51.2
2.3
7.6
2.9
3,799
2,115
951
335
111
61
278
300
+123
17Deron Williams
D. Williams
21.1
44
40.4
3.7
9.6
1.2
0.3
7.0
15.3
45.8
1.7
4.3
40.2
5.4
6.8
79.6
57.9
0.8
2.9
3.5
1,779
930
162
422
52
14
156
138
-56
18Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
21.0
130
39.6
6.4
3.9
1.3
0.7
6.7
15.8
42.2
1.6
4.7
34.4
6.1
7.3
83.2
55.2
0.9
5.5
3.1
5,153
2,728
835
506
175
91
408
432
+190
19Chris Paul
C. Paul
20.5
34
40.0
5.2
10.1
2.3
0.1
7.4
15.7
47.3
0.9
2.8
33.7
4.7
5.8
81.6
56.2
0.9
4.4
3.3
1,360
698
177
343
77
3
111
92
-126
20Ben Gordon
B. Gordon
20.2
29
37.8
3.2
3.2
0.8
0.1
6.4
15.9
40.3
2.2
5.7
38.4
5.2
6.2
84.0
54.3
0.8
2.4
2.5
1,097
587
94
92
23
4
72
86
+44
21Richard Hamilton
R. Hamilton
20.2
126
39.5
4.0
3.7
1.0
0.2
7.4
16.8
44.0
0.5
1.6
33.7
4.8
5.6
86.1
52.3
1.2
2.7
2.7
4,971
2,545
503
462
121
22
343
396
+418
22Dwight Howard
D. Howard
19.9
57
39.4
14.4
1.4
0.8
2.8
6.9
11.5
60.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.1
10.4
58.8
61.9
4.2
10.1
3.5
2,246
1,133
818
81
45
158
200
237
+89
23Anfernee Hardaway
A. Hardaway
19.9
28
42.3
5.3
5.0
1.9
0.8
6.8
15.9
42.4
1.3
3.6
35.6
5.1
6.8
74.3
52.4
1.5
3.8
2.5
1,185
556
148
139
54
23
69
90
-109
24Yao Ming
Y. Ming
19.8
28
35.3
9.3
1.0
0.3
1.5
7.0
13.4
51.9
0.0
0.0
5.9
7.1
83.3
59.9
2.7
6.6
2.9
988
555
261
29
9
42
82
105
-75
25LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
19.8
18
40.2
7.0
1.6
1.0
1.7
8.0
17.3
46.2
0.1
0.3
33.3
3.7
4.9
75.0
50.8
1.9
5.1
1.7
724
356
126
29
18
31
30
51
-108

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.524
17.0
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32
50
.390
28.0
12
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51
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20
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
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46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
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32
50
.390
28.0
12
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31
51
.378
29.0
13
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
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22
60
.268
42.0
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22
60
.268
42.0