Cynthia Cooper has averaged the most career points per game in the playoffs, with 23.3 per game.

Interpreted as:

most 40 ppg by a player playoff series average

	NAME	PPG	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	Cynthia Cooper C. Cooper	23.3	19	38.2	3.5	4.9	1.6	0.7	7.2	17.2	41.6	1.7	5.5	31.7	7.3	8.6	84.7	55.6	0.8	2.7	3.2	725	443	66	94	30	13	60	38	+157
2	Breanna Stewart B. Stewart	21.9	46	36.6	8.6	3.3	1.3	1.5	7.8	17.8	43.6	1.6	4.3	36.0	4.8	5.7	84.3	53.9	1.8	6.9	2.0	1,685	1,006	397	153	60	71	91	92	+149
3	Kelsey Mitchell K. Mitchell	21.6	10	33.8	1.8	3.2	0.8	0.2	7.5	17.6	42.6	2.6	6.8	38.2	4.0	4.7	85.1	54.9	0.7	1.1	2.7	338	216	18	32	8	2	27	22	-23
4	Angel McCoughtry A. McCoughtry	21.3	41	30.0	5.0	3.0	2.1	0.6	7.3	17.6	41.5	1.3	3.2	40.2	5.5	6.8	80.0	51.9	1.8	3.2	2.8	1,230	875	206	122	85	26	116	150	+9
5	A'ja Wilson A. Wilson	21.3	55	35.2	9.9	2.4	1.2	2.2	8.0	15.9	50.2	0.2	0.7	33.3	5.1	6.3	80.1	56.9	1.8	8.1	1.9	1,934	1,171	544	131	66	123	103	98	+220
6	Napheesa Collier N. Collier	21.2	26	36.8	8.3	2.8	1.5	1.7	8.3	15.9	52.1	1.2	3.0	39.7	3.5	4.3	80.5	59.6	2.1	6.2	2.5	957	552	215	74	39	43	65	79	-35
7	Diana Taurasi D. Taurasi	20.4	73	32.6	4.2	4.1	0.9	0.6	6.7	15.0	44.6	3.0	7.9	37.4	4.0	4.5	88.2	59.8	0.5	3.7	2.8	2,381	1,486	308	296	63	43	202	247	+200
8	Rhyne Howard R. Howard	19.4	7	35.6	4.1	2.7	2.0	1.0	7.3	17.7	41.1	2.9	8.4	33.9	2.0	3.1	63.6	50.9	0.6	3.6	1.9	249	136	29	19	14	7	13	14	-82
9	Maya Moore M. Moore	19.2	56	33.1	6.0	3.2	1.7	0.7	6.8	14.5	46.6	1.9	4.9	39.8	3.8	4.5	84.5	58.4	1.9	4.1	2.1	1,851	1,077	338	179	96	39	119	182	+360
10	Cappie Pondexter C. Pondexter	18.8	38	31.7	3.6	4.0	1.2	0.1	6.8	16.0	42.7	1.0	3.4	29.2	4.2	4.6	90.8	52.2	0.9	2.7	1.7	1,203	714	137	153	45	5	65	71	+49
11	Deanna Nolan D. Nolan	18.1	48	36.8	4.4	3.4	1.5	0.3	6.8	16.0	42.2	1.7	4.3	39.2	2.9	3.2	90.3	51.9	0.8	3.6	2.5	1,764	867	210	161	70	14	119	120	+87
12	Caitlin Clark C. Clark	18.0	2	38.0	5.0	8.5	2.0	1.0	7.0	20.0	35.0	2.5	12.5	20.0	1.5	2.0	75.0	43.1	0.5	4.5	2.5	76	36	10	17	4	2	5	6	-26
13	Elena Delle Donne E. Delle Donne	17.9	40	32.7	6.1	2.3	0.5	1.3	6.5	13.9	46.7	1.2	3.5	34.8	3.7	3.8	95.4	57.3	1.8	4.4	1.2	1,309	715	245	92	21	50	47	74	-84
14	Isabelle Fijalkowski I. Fijalkowski	17.7	3	35.3	9.0	1.3	0.7	0.7	5.7	13.3	42.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	6.3	7.3	86.4	53.3	2.0	7.0	1.7	106	53	27	4	2	2	5	13	-20
15	Sophia Young-Malcolm S. Young-Malcolm	17.5	26	34.1	6.5	1.8	1.4	0.4	6.6	13.5	48.6	0.0	0.1	33.3	4.3	5.9	73.4	54.3	2.3	4.2	1.9	886	456	169	47	37	10	49	62	-121
16	Lisa Leslie L. Leslie	17.5	52	35.5	9.1	2.3	1.3	2.5	6.6	13.8	48.2	0.3	0.8	39.0	3.9	5.5	71.1	54.0	2.4	6.6	2.9	1,845	908	471	117	65	132	151	202	+198
17	Liz Cambage L. Cambage	17.5	11	26.2	8.7	2.0	1.4	1.2	6.7	12.8	52.5	0.4	0.8	44.4	3.6	4.3	85.1	59.4	2.4	6.4	2.2	288	192	96	22	15	13	24	33	-17
18	Lauren Jackson L. Jackson	17.5	31	33.7	7.8	1.0	1.1	1.5	5.7	12.9	44.3	1.4	3.8	37.6	4.6	5.5	84.1	57.0	1.9	5.9	1.8	1,044	541	242	30	35	47	56	90	+43
19	Candace Parker C. Parker	17.4	66	33.3	9.2	3.8	1.6	1.8	6.4	13.4	48.1	1.0	3.2	30.4	3.5	4.6	77.7	56.6	1.9	7.3	2.5	2,197	1,149	610	251	108	117	164	164	+109
20	Kelsey Plum K. Plum	17.4	35	33.7	3.3	4.0	0.9	0.0	6.0	13.6	43.9	2.3	6.2	36.9	3.1	3.6	88.0	57.3	0.5	2.9	2.4	1,181	608	117	141	31	0	85	91	+220
21	Arike Ogunbowale A. Ogunbowale	17.1	7	32.9	3.7	4.0	1.3	0.0	6.6	16.7	39.3	2.6	7.0	36.7	1.4	2.3	62.5	48.4	1.1	2.6	1.1	230	120	26	28	9	0	8	21	-19
22	Kahleah Copper K. Copper	17.0	36	31.8	4.1	1.4	1.0	0.2	6.2	13.2	47.3	1.4	4.0	35.9	3.1	3.9	79.9	57.1	1.1	3.0	1.9	1,143	611	149	49	37	7	69	86	+44
23	Brittney Griner B. Griner	17.0	50	31.0	6.7	1.9	0.5	2.1	6.8	12.3	55.6	0.0	0.1	16.7	3.3	4.1	80.1	60.3	1.4	5.3	1.9	1,552	848	336	94	23	105	94	156	+155
24	Tamika Catchings T. Catchings	16.8	68	33.8	8.8	3.3	2.2	0.9	5.2	13.0	39.7	1.2	3.6	32.8	5.2	6.1	85.4	53.3	2.2	6.6	2.6	2,299	1,141	598	223	152	62	179	193	+86
25	Tina Charles T. Charles	16.2	23	33.3	9.0	2.3	0.5	1.1	6.8	15.6	43.7	0.3	1.0	31.8	2.2	3.3	66.2	47.3	2.7	6.3	1.7	767	372	207	53	11	25	38	57	-24