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NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Points Per Game

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NBA/ABA

Rank Player PPG
1. Michael Jordan* 33.45
2. Allen Iverson 29.73
3. LeBron James 29.35
4. Jerry West* 29.13
5. Tracy McGrady 28.53
6. Rick Barry* 27.33
7. Elgin Baylor* 27.04
8. George Gervin* 26.46
9. Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.90
10. Vince Carter 25.86
11. Dwyane Wade 25.74
12. Dirk Nowitzki 25.48
13. Bob Pettit* 25.45
14. Dominique Wilkins* 25.41
15. Shaquille O'Neal 25.23
16. Kobe Bryant 25.03
17. Karl Malone 24.67
18. Alex English* 24.43
19. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.31
20. Julius Erving* 24.23
21. Paul Arizin* 24.20
22. George Mikan* 24.00
23. Larry Bird* 23.76
24. Tim Duncan 23.27
25. Charles Barkley* 23.03
26. Bob Love 22.89
27. Elvin Hayes* 22.85
28. Wilt Chamberlain* 22.54
29. Paul Pierce 22.25
30. Oscar Robertson* 22.21
31. Moses Malone* 22.13
32. Dan Issel* 22.06
33. John Havlicek* 21.95
34. Kevin Garnett 21.63
35. Marques Johnson 21.54
36. Jo Jo White 21.50
37. Adrian Dantley* 21.34
38. Lou Hudson 21.31
39. James Worthy* 21.13
40. Walt Frazier* 20.72
41. George McGinnis 20.70
42. Reggie Miller 20.64
43. Richard Hamilton 20.56
44. Ray Allen 20.53
45. Clyde Drexler* 20.43
46. Hal Greer* 20.39
47. Anfernee Hardaway 20.38
48. Isiah Thomas* 20.37
49. Patrick Ewing* 20.24
50. Bob Dandridge 20.07
51. Cliff Hagan* 19.88
52. Willie Wise 19.82
53. Tom Heinsohn* 19.79
54. Latrell Sprewell 19.73
55. Billy Cunningham* 19.65
56. Magic Johnson* 19.48
57. Gus Williams 19.46
58. Dolph Schayes* 19.45
59. Kevin Johnson 19.30
60. Allan Houston 19.27
61. Dave Cowens* 18.92
62. Sam Jones* 18.89
63. Tony Parker 18.85
64. Kevin McHale* 18.83
65. Jimmy Jones 18.76
66. Roger Brown 18.73
67. Chris Webber 18.69
68. Walter Davis 18.59
69. Bob Lanier* 18.57
70. Freddie Lewis 18.56
71. Bill Sharman* 18.54
72. Bob Cousy* 18.51
73. Bob McAdoo* 18.28
74. Chet Walker 18.25
75. Phil Chenier 18.13
76. Gail Goodrich* 18.12
77. Pau Gasol 18.11
78. Doug Moe 18.10
79. David Robinson* 18.06
80. Earl Monroe* 17.94
81. Zelmo Beaty 17.93
82. Mack Calvin 17.78
83. Chauncey Billups 17.72
84. Norm Nixon 17.71
85. Artis Gilmore 17.68
86. Cincinnatus Powell 17.56
87. Scottie Pippen 17.51
88. Mel Daniels 17.44
89. Andrew Toney 17.42
90. Willis Reed* 17.41
91. Donnie Freeman 17.33
92. Dennis Johnson 17.31
93. Shawn Kemp 17.30
94. Steve Nash 17.28
95. Mark Aguirre 17.13
96. Shawn Marion 17.06
97. Jim McMillian 16.58
98. Mike Bibby 16.39
99. Bailey Howell* 16.29
100. Peja Stojakovic 16.22
101. Bill Russell* 16.20
102. Ron Boone 16.13
103. Lenny Wilkens* 16.11
104. Jamaal Wilkes 16.11
105. Antoine Walker 16.09
106. Rolando Blackman 16.09
107. Kiki Vandeweghe 16.07
108. Dave DeBusschere* 16.00
109. Sidney Moncrief 15.99
110. Manu Ginobili 15.98
111. Archie Clark 15.85
112. Larry Nance 15.74
113. Bob Netolicky 15.66
114. Joe Dumars* 15.64
115. Kenyon Martin 15.44
116. Tom Chambers 15.39
117. Robert Parish* 15.33
118. Jason Kidd 15.16
119. Louie Dampier 15.15
120. Richard Jefferson 15.14
121. Terry Cummings 15.13
122. Dick Barnett 15.09
123. Lamar Odom 14.99
124. Jeff Hornacek 14.94
125. Ricky Pierce 14.92
126. Steve Smith 14.87
127. Rik Smits 14.78
128. Terry Porter 14.74
129. Rasheed Wallace 14.62
130. Maurice Lucas 14.58
131. Rudy LaRusso 14.45
132. Fred Brown 14.42
133. Maurice Cheeks 14.36
134. Jack Sikma 14.34
135. John Starks 14.20
136. Hersey Hawkins 14.09
137. Gary Payton 13.99
138. Dale Ellis 13.85
139. Alvan Adams 13.79
140. Michael Finley 13.60
141. Alonzo Mourning 13.59
142. Frank Ramsey* 13.58
143. Nick Van Exel 13.58
144. Vern Mikkelsen* 13.42
145. Byron Scott 13.39
146. John Stockton* 13.38
147. Jermaine O'Neal 13.28
148. Sean Elliott 13.15
149. Eddie Johnson 13.12
150. Jeff Mullins 13.06
151. Robert Reid 12.97
152. Bill Bradley* 12.86
153. Eddie Jones 12.80
154. Darryl Dawkins 12.61
155. Detlef Schrempf 12.56
156. Tayshaun Prince 12.51
157. Paul Westphal 12.50
158. Jerome Kersey 12.36
159. Sam Cassell 12.18
160. Vlade Divac 12.13
161. Bill Keller 11.99
162. Bill Laimbeer 11.98
163. Vinnie Johnson 11.96
164. Bobby Jones 11.92
165. Dan Majerle 11.72
166. Billy Paultz 11.63
167. Derek Harper 11.28
168. Horace Grant 11.22
169. Buck Williams 11.21
170. Sam Perkins 11.14
171. Cedric Maxwell 10.94
172. Mychal Thompson 10.88
173. Charles Oakley 10.76
174. Toni Kukoc 10.75
175. Wes Unseld* 10.59
176. Don Nelson 10.51
177. Bill Bridges 10.49
178. Clifford Robinson 10.30
179. Bryon Russell 9.89
180. Danny Ainge 9.85
181. Michael Cooper 9.41
182. James Edwards 9.28
183. Mark Jackson 9.05
184. Ron Harper 9.04
185. Bill Cartwright 8.87
186. Tom Sanders 8.78
187. Derek Fisher 8.71
188. A.C. Green 8.59
189. Derrick McKey 8.28
190. Robert Horry 7.95
191. Paul Silas 6.90
192. Dennis Rodman 6.40

NBA

Rank Player PPG
1. Michael Jordan* 33.45
2. Allen Iverson 29.73
3. LeBron James 29.35
4. Jerry West* 29.13
5. Tracy McGrady 28.53
6. Elgin Baylor* 27.04
7. George Gervin* 26.98
8. Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.90
9. Vince Carter 25.86
10. Dwyane Wade 25.74
11. Dirk Nowitzki 25.48
12. Bob Pettit* 25.45
13. Dominique Wilkins* 25.41
14. Shaquille O'Neal 25.23
15. Kobe Bryant 25.03
16. Rick Barry* 24.77
17. Karl Malone 24.67
18. Alex English* 24.43
19. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.31
20. Paul Arizin* 24.20
21. George Mikan* 24.00
22. Larry Bird* 23.76
23. Tim Duncan 23.27
24. Charles Barkley* 23.03
25. Bob Love 22.89
26. Elvin Hayes* 22.85
27. Wilt Chamberlain* 22.54
28. Paul Pierce 22.25
29. Oscar Robertson* 22.21
30. Moses Malone* 22.10
31. John Havlicek* 21.95
32. Julius Erving* 21.90
33. Kevin Garnett 21.63
34. Marques Johnson 21.54
35. Jo Jo White 21.50
36. Adrian Dantley* 21.34
37. Lou Hudson 21.31
38. James Worthy* 21.13
39. Walt Frazier* 20.72
40. Reggie Miller 20.64
41. Richard Hamilton 20.56
42. Ray Allen 20.53
43. Clyde Drexler* 20.43
44. Hal Greer* 20.39
45. Cliff Hagan* 20.38
46. Anfernee Hardaway 20.38
47. Isiah Thomas* 20.37
48. Patrick Ewing* 20.24
49. Bob Dandridge 20.07
50. Tom Heinsohn* 19.79
51. Latrell Sprewell 19.73
52. Magic Johnson* 19.48
53. Gus Williams 19.46
54. Dolph Schayes* 19.45
55. Dan Issel* 19.42
56. Kevin Johnson 19.30
57. Allan Houston 19.27
58. Dave Cowens* 18.92
59. Sam Jones* 18.89
60. Tony Parker 18.85
61. Kevin McHale* 18.83
62. Chris Webber 18.69
63. Walter Davis 18.59
64. Bob Lanier* 18.57
65. Bill Sharman* 18.54
66. Bob Cousy* 18.51
67. Bob McAdoo* 18.28
68. Chet Walker 18.25
69. Phil Chenier 18.13
70. Gail Goodrich* 18.12
71. Pau Gasol 18.11
72. David Robinson* 18.06
73. Earl Monroe* 17.94
74. Chauncey Billups 17.72
75. Norm Nixon 17.71
76. Scottie Pippen 17.51
77. Andrew Toney 17.42
78. Willis Reed* 17.41
79. Dennis Johnson 17.31
80. Shawn Kemp 17.30
81. Steve Nash 17.28
82. Mark Aguirre 17.13
83. Shawn Marion 17.06
84. Zelmo Beaty 17.00
85. Jim McMillian 16.58
86. Mike Bibby 16.39
87. Bailey Howell* 16.29
88. Peja Stojakovic 16.22
89. Bill Russell* 16.20
90. Lenny Wilkens* 16.11
91. Jamaal Wilkes 16.11
92. Antoine Walker 16.09
93. Rolando Blackman 16.09
94. Kiki Vandeweghe 16.07
95. Dave DeBusschere* 16.00
96. Sidney Moncrief 15.99
97. Manu Ginobili 15.98
98. Archie Clark 15.85
99. Larry Nance 15.74
100. Joe Dumars* 15.64
101. Kenyon Martin 15.44
102. Tom Chambers 15.39
103. Robert Parish* 15.33
104. Jason Kidd 15.16
105. Richard Jefferson 15.14
106. Terry Cummings 15.13
107. Dick Barnett 15.09
108. Lamar Odom 14.99
109. Jeff Hornacek 14.94
110. Ricky Pierce 14.92
111. Steve Smith 14.87
112. Rik Smits 14.78
113. Terry Porter 14.74
114. Rasheed Wallace 14.62
115. Rudy LaRusso 14.45
116. Fred Brown 14.42
117. Maurice Cheeks 14.36
118. Jack Sikma 14.34
119. John Starks 14.20
120. Maurice Lucas 14.13
121. Hersey Hawkins 14.09
122. Gary Payton 13.99
123. Dale Ellis 13.85
124. Alvan Adams 13.79
125. Michael Finley 13.60
126. Alonzo Mourning 13.59
127. Frank Ramsey* 13.58
128. Nick Van Exel 13.58
129. Vern Mikkelsen* 13.42
130. Byron Scott 13.39
131. John Stockton* 13.38
132. Jermaine O'Neal 13.28
133. Sean Elliott 13.15
134. Eddie Johnson 13.12
135. Jeff Mullins 13.06
136. Robert Reid 12.97
137. Bill Bradley* 12.86
138. Eddie Jones 12.80
139. Darryl Dawkins 12.61
140. Detlef Schrempf 12.56
141. Tayshaun Prince 12.51
142. Paul Westphal 12.50
143. Jerome Kersey 12.36
144. Sam Cassell 12.18
145. Vlade Divac 12.13
146. Bill Laimbeer 11.98
147. Vinnie Johnson 11.96
148. Dan Majerle 11.72
149. Bobby Jones 11.62
150. Derek Harper 11.28
151. Horace Grant 11.22
152. Buck Williams 11.21
153. Sam Perkins 11.14
154. Cedric Maxwell 10.94
155. Mychal Thompson 10.88
156. Charles Oakley 10.76
157. Toni Kukoc 10.75
158. Wes Unseld* 10.59
159. Don Nelson 10.51
160. Bill Bridges 10.49
161. Clifford Robinson 10.30
162. Bryon Russell 9.89
163. Danny Ainge 9.85
164. Michael Cooper 9.41
165. James Edwards 9.28
166. Mark Jackson 9.05
167. Ron Harper 9.04
168. Bill Cartwright 8.87
169. Tom Sanders 8.78
170. Derek Fisher 8.71
171. A.C. Green 8.59
172. Derrick McKey 8.28
173. Robert Horry 7.95
174. Paul Silas 6.90
175. Dennis Rodman 6.40

ABA

Rank Player PPG
1. Rick Barry* 33.45
2. Julius Erving* 31.08
3. Dan Issel* 23.81
4. George McGinnis 23.69
5. Artis Gilmore 22.00
6. Jimmy Jones 21.69
7. Mack Calvin 21.23
8. Willie Wise 20.91
9. Freddie Lewis 19.01
10. Roger Brown 18.73
11. Doug Moe 18.10
12. Cincinnatus Powell 17.56
13. Mel Daniels 17.44
14. Donnie Freeman 17.33
15. Louie Dampier 16.85
16. Ron Boone 16.59
17. Bob Netolicky 15.66
18. Bill Keller 11.99