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NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Top 10 Playoff Leaders and Records for Points Per Game
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| Year | Lg | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NBA | K. Durant (30.82) | C. Anthony (28.83) | J. Harden (26.33) | L. James (24.60) | S. Curry (23.42) | C. Paul (22.83) | B. Lopez (22.29) | T. Parker (21.58) | T. Lawson (21.33) | D. Williams (20.57) |
| 2012 | NBA | L. James (30.30) | K. Bryant (30.00) | K. Durant (28.50) | C. Anthony (27.80) | D. Nowitzki (26.75) | R. Westbrook (23.05) | D. Wade (22.83) | T. Parker (20.14) | K. Garnett (19.20) | B. Griffin (19.09) |
| 2011 | NBA | K. Durant (28.65) | D. Nowitzki (27.71) | D. Rose (27.12) | D. Howard (27.00) | C. Anthony (26.00) | D. Wade (24.52) | R. Westbrook (23.82) | L. James (23.67) | K. Bryant (22.80) | Z. Randolph (22.23) |
| 2010 | NBA | D. Wade (33.20) | C. Anthony (30.67) | K. Bryant (29.17) | L. James (29.09) | D. Rose (26.80) | D. Nowitzki (26.67) | K. Durant (25.00) | D. Williams (24.30) | A. Stoudemire (22.19) | R. Westbrook (20.50) |
| 2009 | NBA | L. James (35.29) | K. Bryant (30.22) | D. Wade (29.14) | T. Parker (28.60) | C. Anthony (27.19) | D. Nowitzki (26.80) | B. Roy (26.67) | B. Gordon (24.29) | A. Iguodala (21.50) | A. Miller (21.17) |
| 2008 | NBA | K. Bryant (30.14) | L. James (28.15) | T. McGrady (27.00) | D. Nowitzki (26.80) | C. Paul (24.08) | C. Bosh (24.00) | A. Stoudemire (23.20) | T. Parker (22.41) | R. Hamilton (21.65) | D. Williams (21.58) |
| 2007 | NBA | K. Bryant (32.80) | A. Jamison (32.00) | C. Anthony (26.80) | A. Stoudemire (25.30) | T. McGrady (25.29) | B. Davis (25.27) | Y. Ming (25.14) | L. James (25.05) | C. Boozer (23.53) | A. Iverson (22.80) |
| 2006 | NBA | G. Arenas (34.00) | L. James (30.77) | V. Carter (29.64) | D. Wade (28.43) | K. Bryant (27.86) | M. Redd (27.20) | D. Nowitzki (26.96) | T. Duncan (25.85) | E. Brand (25.42) | B. Wells (23.17) |
| 2005 | NBA | A. Iverson (31.20) | T. McGrady (30.71) | A. Stoudemire (29.93) | D. Wade (27.43) | V. Carter (26.75) | R. Allen (26.45) | S. Nash (23.87) | D. Nowitzki (23.69) | G. Arenas (23.60) | T. Duncan (23.57) |
| 2004 | NBA | D. Nowitzki (26.60) | K. Bryant (24.50) | K. Garnett (24.33) | T. Duncan (22.10) | S. O'Neal (21.50) | R. Hamilton (21.48) | M. Bibby (20.00) | L. Sprewell (19.83) | R. Jefferson (19.82) | J. O'Neal (19.19) |
| 2003 | NBA | K. Bryant (32.08) | T. McGrady (31.71) | A. Iverson (31.67) | P. Pierce (27.10) | K. Garnett (27.00) S. O'Neal (27.00) |
D. Nowitzki (25.29) | T. Duncan (24.71) | C. Webber (23.71) | T. Hudson (23.50) | |
| 2002 | NBA | T. McGrady (30.75) | A. Iverson (30.00) | S. O'Neal (28.47) | D. Nowitzki (28.38) | T. Duncan (27.56) | K. Bryant (26.63) | M. Finley (24.62) P. Pierce (24.62) |
C. Webber (23.69) | R. Miller* (23.60) | |
| 2001 | NBA | T. McGrady (33.75) | A. Iverson (32.86) | R. Miller* (31.25) | S. O'Neal (30.44) | K. Bryant (29.44) | K. Malone* (27.60) | V. Carter (27.25) | R. Allen (25.11) | J. Mashburn (24.90) | T. Duncan (24.38) |
| 2000 | NBA | S. O'Neal (30.74) | K. Malone* (27.20) | A. Iverson (26.20) | G. Payton* (25.80) | C. Webber (24.40) | R. Miller* (23.95) | R. Allen (22.00) | A. Mourning (21.60) | K. Bryant (21.14) | J. Rose (20.83) |
| 1999 | NBA | A. Iverson (28.50) | S. O'Neal (26.62) | T. Duncan (23.24) | K. Malone* (21.82) | A. Mourning (21.60) | L. Sprewell (20.35) | R. Miller* (20.23) | K. Bryant (19.75) | A. Houston (18.50) | G. Rice (18.29) |
| 1998 | NBA | M. Jordan* (32.38) | S. O'Neal (30.46) | K. Malone* (26.30) | T. Hardaway (26.00) S. Kemp (26.00) |
G. Payton* (24.00) | G. Rice (22.78) | A. Houston (21.10) | T. Duncan (20.67) | H. Olajuwon* (20.40) | |
| 1997 | NBA | M. Jordan* (31.05) | A. Hardaway (31.00) | S. O'Neal (26.89) | K. Malone* (25.95) | R. Chapman (24.20) | G. Payton* (23.75) | G. Hill (23.60) | H. Olajuwon* (23.12) | P. Ewing* (22.56) | S. Kemp (21.58) |
| 1996 | NBA | M. Jordan* (30.67) | K. Malone* (26.50) | S. O'Neal (25.83) | C. Barkley* (25.50) | D. Robinson* (23.60) A. Sabonis* (23.60) |
A. Hardaway (23.33) | H. Olajuwon* (22.38) | S. Smith (21.70) | P. Ewing* (21.50) | |
| 1995 | NBA | H. Olajuwon* (32.95) | M. Jordan* (31.50) | K. Malone* (30.20) | C. Barkley* (25.70) | S. O'Neal (25.67) | R. Miller* (25.53) | D. Robinson* (25.33) | K. Johnson (24.80) | C. Drexler* (20.45) | R. Smits (20.06) |
| 1994 | NBA | H. Olajuwon* (28.87) | C. Barkley* (27.60) | K. Malone* (27.12) | K. Johnson (26.60) | R. Miller* (23.19) | S. Pippen* (22.80) | P. Ewing* (21.88) | D. Manning (20.00) | H. Grant (16.20) | R. Smits (16.00) |
| 1993 | NBA | M. Jordan* (35.05) | R. Miller* (31.50) | D. Coleman (26.80) | C. Barkley* (26.58) | H. Olajuwon* (25.67) | P. Ewing* (25.47) | K. Malone* (24.00) | A. Mourning (23.78) | D. Robinson* (23.10) | S. Pippen* (20.05) |
| 1992 | NBA | M. Jordan* (34.50) | K. Malone* (29.06) | R. Lewis (28.00) | C. Drexler* (26.33) | K. Johnson (23.62) | P. Ewing* (22.67) | D. Manning (22.60) | B. Daugherty (21.53) | T. Porter (21.43) | J. Malone (20.69) |
| 1991 | NBA | M. Jordan* (31.12) | K. Malone* (29.67) | C. Person (26.00) | D. Robinson* (25.75) | T. Hardaway (25.22) | C. Barkley* (24.88) | E. Johnson (24.00) | C. Mullin* (23.75) | R. Lewis (22.36) | M. Richmond (22.33) |
| 1990 | NBA | M. Jordan* (36.69) | P. Ewing* (29.40) | M. Johnson* (25.22) | K. Malone* (25.20) | T. Cummings (24.90) | C. Barkley* (24.70) | L. Bird* (24.40) | D. Robinson* (24.30) | J. Worthy* (24.22) | H. Hawkins (23.50) |
| 1989 | NBA | M. Jordan* (34.76) | C. Mullin* (29.38) | D. Wilkins* (27.20) | T. Chambers (26.00) | H. Olajuwon* (25.25) | J. Worthy* (24.80) | K. Johnson (23.75) | D. Ellis (22.88) | R. Pierce (22.33) | M. Malone* (21.00) |
| 1988 | NBA | H. Olajuwon* (37.50) | M. Jordan* (36.30) | D. Wilkins* (31.17) | K. Malone* (29.73) | T. Chambers (25.80) T. Cummings (25.80) |
J. Malone (25.60) | K. McHale* (25.41) | L. Bird* (24.53) | A. English* (24.27) | |
| 1987 | NBA | M. Jordan* (35.67) | H. Olajuwon* (29.20) | L. Bird* (27.04) | C. Person (27.00) | D. Wilkins* (26.78) | D. Ellis (25.21) | C. Barkley* (24.60) | I. Thomas* (24.07) | J. Worthy* (23.61) | T. Chambers (23.00) |
| 1986 | NBA | M. Jordan* (43.67) | D. Wilkins* (28.56) | K. Vandeweghe (28.00) | A. English* (27.30) | H. Olajuwon* (26.85) | I. Thomas* (26.50) | L. Bird* (25.89) | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (25.86) | C. Barkley* (25.00) | K. McHale* (24.89) |
| 1985 | NBA | R. Blackman (32.75) | A. English* (30.21) | M. Jordan* (29.25) | M. Aguirre (29.00) | T. Cummings (27.50) | W. Free (26.25) | L. Bird* (26.00) | A. Dantley* (25.30) | I. Thomas* (24.33) | S. Moncrief (23.00) |
| 1984 | NBA | B. King* (34.75) | A. Dantley* (32.18) | A. English* (29.00) | L. Bird* (27.48) | D. Issel* (27.40) K. Tripucka (27.40) |
K. Vandeweghe (25.40) | W. Davis (24.88) | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (23.90) | R. Blackman (23.90) | |
| 1983 | NBA | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (27.07) | K. Vandeweghe (26.75) | M. Malone* (26.00) | A. English* (25.86) | G. Gervin* (25.18) | B. King* (23.50) | J. Paxson (23.29) | J. Moore (22.45) | M. Johnson (22.00) | M. Mitchell (20.91) |
| 1982 | NBA | G. Gervin* (29.44) | G. Williams (26.25) | M. Mitchell (24.78) | D. Johnson* (22.29) | J. Erving* (21.95) | A. Toney (21.76) | R. Parish* (21.25) | J. Sikma (20.50) | N. Nixon (20.43) | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (20.36) |
| 1981 | NBA | G. Gervin* (27.14) | M. Malone* (26.76) | M. Johnson (24.71) | J. Erving* (22.94) | L. Bird* (21.94) | R. King (21.27) | S. Wedman (20.47) | R. Theus (19.83) | M. Olberding (19.71) | D. Johnson* (19.57) |
| 1980 | NBA | G. Gervin* (33.33) | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (31.93) | M. Malone* (25.86) | J. Erving* (24.44) | G. Williams (23.67) | L. Bird* (21.33) | P. Westphal (20.88) | W. Davis (20.75) | J. Wilkes* (20.25) | M. Johnson (19.86) |
| 1979 | NBA | G. Gervin* (28.57) | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (28.50) | G. Williams (26.71) | J. Erving* (25.44) | B. Dandridge (23.11) | E. Hayes* (22.47) | P. Westphal (22.40) | W. Davis (22.13) | L. Kenon (21.07) | O. Birdsong (21.00) |
| 1978 | NBA | G. Gervin* (33.17) | D. Thompson* (25.23) | M. Johnson (24.00) | B. McAdoo* (23.83) | J. Erving* (21.80) | E. Hayes* (21.76) | B. Dandridge (21.16) | B. Winters (20.44) | D. Collins (20.40) | D. Issel* (20.15) |
| 1977 | NBA | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (34.64) | R. Barry* (28.40) | J. Erving* (27.26) | P. Chenier (25.00) | D. Thompson* (24.67) | J. White (23.33) | D. Collins (22.37) | D. Issel* (22.00) | M. Lucas (21.21) | E. Hayes* (21.00) |
| 1976 | NBA | F. Brown (28.50) | B. McAdoo* (28.00) | B. Lanier* (26.11) | R. Barry* (24.00) P. Smith (24.00) |
J. White (22.67) | R. Smith (22.56) | P. Westphal (21.11) | D. Cowens* (21.00) | T. Burleson (20.83) | |
| 1975 | NBA | B. McAdoo* (37.43) | R. Barry* (28.18) | B. Love (25.85) | E. Hayes* (25.53) | C. Murphy* (24.38) | P. Chenier (24.24) | R. Tomjanovich (23.00) | J. Havlicek* (21.09) | T. Burleson (20.67) | J. White (20.64) |
| 1974 | NBA | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (32.19) | B. McAdoo* (31.67) | J. Havlicek* (27.06) | B. Lanier* (26.29) | E. Hayes* (25.86) | B. Love (23.00) | W. Frazier* (22.50) | P. Chenier (22.43) | C. Walker* (20.91) | D. Cowens* (20.50) |
| 1973 | NBA | L. Hudson (29.67) | P. Maravich* (26.17) | E. Hayes* (25.80) | J. White (24.54) | J. Havlicek* (23.75) | B. Love (23.71) | J. West* (23.59) | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (22.83) | W. Frazier* (21.94) | D. Cowens* (21.92) |
| 1972 | NBA | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (28.73) | P. Maravich* (27.67) | J. Havlicek* (27.36) | A. Clark (26.67) | N. Thurmond* (25.40) | L. Hudson (25.00) | W. Frazier* (24.25) | G. Goodrich* (23.80) | J. White (23.45) | J. West* (22.93) |
| 1971 | NBA | B. Love (26.71) | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (26.57) | B. Cunningham* (25.86) | G. Goodrich* (25.42) | L. Hudson (25.40) | A. Clark (23.57) | W. Frazier* (22.58) | E. Monroe* (22.06) | P. Maravich* (22.00) | W. Bellamy* (20.80) |
| 1970 | NBA | K. Abdul-Jabbar* (35.20) | J. West* (31.22) | B. Cunningham* (29.20) | E. Monroe* (28.00) | C. Hawkins* (25.43) | J. Caldwell (25.00) | W. Reed* (23.67) | W. Chamberlain* (22.11) | L. Hudson (21.89) | M. Abdul-Rahman (21.43) |
| 1969 | NBA | J. West* (30.89) | E. Monroe* (28.25) | E. Hayes* (25.83) | W. Reed* (25.70) | J. Havlicek* (25.44) | B. Cunningham* (24.40) | Z. Beaty (22.45) | L. Hudson (22.00) | W. Frazier* (21.20) | D. Kojis (20.17) |
| 1968 | NBA | J. West* (30.80) | E. Baylor* (28.53) | D. Bing* (28.17) | J. Havlicek* (25.95) | H. Greer* (25.77) | J. Mullins (25.10) | D. Barnett (23.83) | W. Chamberlain* (23.69) | L. Hudson (21.67) C. Russell (21.67) |
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| 1967 | NBA | R. Barry* (34.73) | H. Greer* (27.73) | W. Reed* (27.50) | J. Havlicek* (27.44) | S. Jones* (26.67) | L. Hudson (22.56) | W. Chamberlain* (21.73) C. Walker* (21.73) |
L. Wilkens* (21.44) | J. Mullins (17.67) | |
| 1966 | NBA | J. West* (34.21) | O. Robertson* (31.80) | W. Chamberlain* (28.00) | E. Baylor* (26.79) | S. Jones* (24.82) | J. Havlicek* (23.59) | J. Lucas* (21.40) | R. Guerin* (20.60) | B. Bridges (20.30) | B. Russell* (19.06) |
| 1965 | NBA | J. West* (40.64) | W. Chamberlain* (29.27) | S. Jones* (28.58) | O. Robertson* (28.00) | D. Ohl (26.10) | H. Greer* (24.64) | W. Bellamy* (20.90) | B. Howell* (20.78) | C. Walker* (20.27) | J. Havlicek* (18.50) |
| 1964 | NBA | W. Chamberlain* (34.67) | J. West* (31.20) | O. Robertson* (29.30) | E. Baylor* (24.20) | S. Jones* (23.20) | H. Greer* (21.40) | B. Pettit* (21.00) | J. Twyman* (20.50) | R. Guerin* (18.08) | T. Heinsohn* (17.40) |
| 1963 | NBA | E. Baylor* (32.62) | B. Pettit* (31.82) | O. Robertson* (31.75) | J. West* (27.85) | L. Shaffer (27.20) | T. Heinsohn* (24.69) | S. Jones* (23.77) | H. Greer* (23.40) | J. Twyman* (20.75) | B. Russell* (20.31) |
| 1962 | NBA | E. Baylor* (38.62) | W. Chamberlain* (35.00) | J. West* (31.46) | O. Robertson* (28.75) | P. Arizin* (23.17) | B. Russell* (22.43) | T. Heinsohn* (20.71) | S. Jones* (20.57) | D. Ohl (20.50) | T. Meschery (20.08) |
| 1961 | NBA | E. Baylor* (38.08) | W. Chamberlain* (37.00) | B. Pettit* (28.58) | J. West* (22.92) | C. Hagan* (22.00) | D. Schayes* (20.62) | B. Ferry (20.20) | T. Heinsohn* (19.70) | B. Russell* (19.10) | F. Ramsey* (17.10) |
| 1960 | NBA | E. Baylor* (33.44) | W. Chamberlain* (33.22) | P. Arizin* (26.33) | B. Pettit* (26.07) | C. Hagan* (24.21) | T. Heinsohn* (21.85) | B. Russell* (18.54) | C. Lovellette* (17.57) | B. Sharman* (16.85) | F. Ramsey* (16.69) |
| 1959 | NBA | C. Hagan* (28.50) | D. Schayes* (28.22) | B. Pettit* (27.83) | E. Baylor* (25.46) | G. Yardley* (25.11) | F. Ramsey* (23.18) | B. Sharman* (20.09) | T. Heinsohn* (19.91) | B. Cousy* (19.45) | L. Costello (17.67) |
| 1958 | NBA | C. Hagan* (27.73) | B. Pettit* (24.18) | P. Arizin* (23.50) | G. Yardley* (23.43) | B. Sharman* (21.09) | G. Shue (18.57) | F. Ramsey* (18.36) | B. Cousy* (18.00) | T. Heinsohn* (17.45) | W. Dukes (15.86) |
| 1957 | NBA | B. Pettit* (29.80) | C. Lovellette* (24.20) | T. Heinsohn* (22.90) | S. Leonard (21.40) D. Schayes* (21.40) |
B. Sharman* (21.10) | B. Cousy* (20.20) | C. Hagan* (17.00) | S. Martin* (16.60) | E. Macauley* (14.20) | |
| 1956 | NBA | P. Arizin* (28.90) | G. Yardley* (23.00) | D. Schayes* (22.12) | N. Johnston* (20.30) | B. Pettit* (19.12) | L. Foust (16.80) | A. Ferrari (14.75) | G. King (14.50) | J. Coleman (13.75) | J. George (13.60) |
| 1955 | NBA | B. Cousy* (21.71) | B. Sharman* (20.71) | D. Schayes* (19.00) | E. Macauley* (18.14) | C. Lovellette* (16.71) | G. Yardley* (15.82) | L. Foust (15.64) | M. Hutchins (14.36) | R. Kerr (13.82) | P. Seymour (12.45) |
| 1954 | NBA | B. Cousy* (21.00) | G. Mikan* (19.38) | B. Sharman* (18.83) | J. Nichols (16.67) | D. Schayes* (16.00) | P. Seymour (14.92) | J. Pollard* (12.31) | W. Osterkorn (10.77) | C. Lovellette* (10.46) | V. Mikkelsen* (10.23) |
| 1953 | NBA | B. Cousy* (25.50) | G. Mikan* (19.83) | L. Foust (19.12) | E. Macauley* (16.83) | J. Pollard* (14.33) | C. Braun (13.45) | F. Scolari (13.38) | C. Simmons (13.18) | E. Vandeweghe (13.09) | N. Clifton (12.00) V. Mikkelsen* (12.00) |
| 1952 | NBA | G. Mikan* (23.62) | D. Schayes* (20.29) | B. Davies* (19.83) | B. Wanzer* (18.83) | R. Rocha (17.00) | M. Zaslofsky (16.21) | J. Pollard* (16.09) | C. Simmons (15.86) | V. Mikkelsen* (13.31) | P. Saul (11.31) |
| 1951 | NBA | G. Mikan* (24.00) | D. Schayes* (20.43) | A. Risen* (19.50) | M. Zaslofsky (17.86) | B. Davies* (15.86) | V. Mikkelsen* (15.57) | V. Boryla (15.50) | B. Wanzer* (12.50) | H. Gallatin* (11.79) | A. Johnson (11.21) |
| 1950 | NBA | G. Mikan* (31.33) | A. Groza (22.83) | D. Schayes* (17.09) | G. Ratkovicz (13.09) | V. Mikkelsen* (13.00) | J. Pollard* (12.00) | J. Macknowski (10.64) | |||
| 1949 | BAA | G. Mikan* (30.30) | C. Braun (19.33) | J. Nichols (14.36) | J. Pollard* (13.00) | B. McKinney (12.80) | H. Schaefer (12.40) | K. Hermsen (12.27) | S. Hertzberg (10.73) | ||
| 1948 | BAA | J. Fulks* (21.69) | C. Simmons (17.09) | P. Hoffman (11.73) | C. Halbert (11.46) | K. Hermsen (11.00) | G. Senesky (9.92) | C. Reiser (9.36) | H. Dallmar (8.15) | ||
| 1947 | BAA | J. Fulks* (22.20) | C. Halbert (14.09) | M. Zaslofsky (13.55) | D. Carlson (12.27) | A. Musi (11.70) | G. Senesky (10.90) | T. Jaros (9.27) |
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