NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Points Per 36 Minutes

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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player PTS/36 MP
1.Michael Jordan* 28.84
2.Luka Dončić 28.34
3.Donovan Mitchell 27.27
4.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.86
5.Bernard King* 26.48
6.Jalen Brunson 26.13
7.Kevin Durant 26.00
8.Stephen Curry 25.86
9.Nikola Jokić 25.65
10.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25.65
11.Joel Embiid 25.45
12.Rick Barry* 25.44
13.Jerry West* 25.38
14.Trae Young 25.19
15.George Gervin* 25.07
16.Anthony Davis 24.96
17.Devin Booker 24.79
18.LeBron James 24.65
19.Alex English* 24.64
20.Anthony Edwards 24.42
21.Walter Davis* 23.90
22.Allen Iverson* 23.73
23.Elgin Baylor* 23.67
24.Dominique Wilkins* 23.59
25.Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.51
26.Isaiah Thomas 23.50
27.Kobe Bryant* 23.50
28.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.44
29.David Thompson* 23.42
30.Shaquille O'Neal* 23.34
31.Pete Maravich* 23.19
32.Tracy McGrady* 23.16
33.Tom Heinsohn* 22.99
34.Damian Lillard 22.96
35.Russell Westbrook 22.82
36.Bob McAdoo* 22.79
37.Bob Pettit* 22.75
38.Paul Arizin* 22.71
39.Fred Brown 22.68
40.Sam Jones* 22.50
41.Julius Erving* 22.43
42.Jayson Tatum 22.40
43.Dirk Nowitzki* 22.37
44.Dan Issel* 22.37
45.Adrian Dantley* 22.30
46.Carmelo Anthony* 22.28
47.World B. Free 22.21
48.Kyrie Irving 22.14
49.Cliff Hagan* 22.08
50.James Harden 21.99
51.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.93
52.Billy Cunningham* 21.83
53.Jamal Murray 21.76
54.Spencer Haywood* 21.75
55.Kawhi Leonard 21.72
56.Karl Malone* 21.68
57.Gus Williams 21.60
58.Mack Calvin 21.48
59.Jonathan Kuminga 21.32
60.Lou Hudson* 21.28
61.Mark Aguirre 21.26
62.Dwyane Wade* 21.25
63.Jalen Williams 21.12
64.Clyde Lovellette* 21.11
65.Andrew Toney 21.04
66.Charles Barkley* 21.03
67.Jaylen Brown 21.03
68.Derrick Rose 20.94
69.Alec Burks 20.92
70.DeMar DeRozan 20.90
71.Mike McGee 20.88
72.George McGinnis* 20.86
73.Dolph Schayes* 20.85
74.Kiki Vandeweghe 20.82
75.Montrezl Harrell 20.77
76.Bradley Beal 20.77
77.Connie Hawkins* 20.68
78.Reggie Lewis 20.68
79.Billy Knight 20.60
80.James Worthy* 20.54
81.Jordan Poole 20.51
82.Calvin Murphy* 20.49
83.Gilbert Arenas 20.47
84.CJ McCollum 20.42
85.Jack Twyman* 20.42
86.Boban Marjanović 20.38
87.Larry Bird* 20.37
88.John Wall 20.33
89.Doug Collins* 20.31
90.Terry Cummings 20.24
91.Bill Sharman* 20.23
92.Yao Ming* 20.22
93.Tyrese Maxey 20.18
94.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.16
95.Reggie Miller* 20.16
96.Rik Smits 20.14
97.Terry Teagle 20.14
98.Jimmy Butler 20.13
99.Karl-Anthony Towns 20.11
100.Blake Griffin 20.08
101.Kevin McHale* 20.04
102.Frank Ramsey* 20.00
103.Mike Mitchell 20.00
104.George Mikan* 19.99
105.Gail Goodrich* 19.91
106.Eddie Johnson 19.89
107.Tim Duncan* 19.87
108.George Yardley* 19.84
109.John Drew 19.84
110.Marques Johnson 19.82
111.John Havlicek* 19.82
112.Calvin Natt 19.77
113.Khris Middleton 19.77
114.Moses Malone* 19.76
115.Marreese Speights 19.73
116.Chris Paul 19.72
117.Paul Westphal* 19.65
118.Blair Rasmussen 19.65
119.Larry Jones 19.63
120.Ricky Pierce 19.61
121.Cazzie Russell 19.59
122.Ralph Sampson* 19.58
123.Willie Wise 19.57
124.Charlie Williams 19.55
125.Tom Chambers 19.55
126.Goran Dragić 19.54
127.Earl Monroe* 19.50
128.Darel Carrier 19.48
129.Patrick Ewing* 19.45
130.Warren Jabali 19.38
131.Kemba Walker 19.37
132.Pascal Siakam 19.36
133.Darrell Griffith 19.32
134.Paul George 19.32
135.Bird Averitt 19.31
136.Don Ohl 19.31
137.Julius Randle 19.31
138.Isiah Thomas* 19.31
139.Ralph Simpson 19.30
140.Ben Gordon 19.26
141.De'Aaron Fox 19.18
142.John Roche 19.18
143.Johnny Neumann 19.17
144.Clyde Drexler* 19.14
145.George Stone 19.10
146.Cincy Powell 19.10
147.Jeff Malone 19.02
148.Donnie Freeman 19.02
149.Elvin Hayes* 18.99
150.Danny Manning 18.98
151.Bob Lanier* 18.97
152.David Robinson* 18.94
153.Dillon Brooks 18.94
154.Vince Carter* 18.91
155.Tyrese Haliburton 18.89
156.Ray Scott 18.89
157.Flynn Robinson 18.86
158.Kevin Johnson 18.80
159.Bob Love 18.79
160.Tony Parker* 18.77
161.Kelly Tripucka 18.77
162.Phil Chenier 18.76
163.John Williamson 18.74
164.Klay Thompson 18.72
165.Oscar Robertson* 18.72
166.Chet Walker* 18.70
167.Tony Campbell 18.70
168.Rolando Blackman 18.70
169.Vinnie Johnson 18.69
170.Shawn Kemp 18.66
171.Jimmy Jones 18.65
172.Les Hunter 18.62
173.Jordan Clarkson 18.61
174.Chris Webber* 18.56
175.Hal Greer* 18.54
176.Bailey Howell* 18.53
177.Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.52
178.Willis Reed* 18.51
179.Gene Moore 18.48
180.Greg Monroe 18.47
181.Willie Naulls 18.41
182.Roger Brown* 18.40
183.Paul Pierce* 18.38
184.Dale Ellis 18.37
185.Richard Hamilton 18.37
186.Jamal Crawford 18.35
187.George Carter 18.34
188.Clem Haskins 18.34
189.Baron Davis 18.32
190.Dick Barnett* 18.28
191.Doug Moe 18.25
192.Bob Dandridge* 18.24
193.Desmond Bane 18.22
194.Howard Porter 18.19
195.Jonathon Simmons 18.19
196.Jay Vincent 18.17
197.Nate Robinson 18.13
198.Darryl Dawkins 18.11
199.Manu Ginóbili* 18.10
200.Richard Dumas 18.07
201.Jo Jo White* 18.06
202.Larry Spriggs 18.06
203.Jason Richardson 18.06
204.Otis Birdsong 18.03
205.Jim Paxson 18.02
206.Xavier McDaniel 18.01
207.Dana Barros 18.00
 T.J. McConnell 18.00
209.Eddie Johnson 17.98
210.Jonas Valančiūnas 17.97
211.Obi Toppin 17.95
212.Ron Boone 17.94
213.George Trapp 17.93
214.Glen Combs 17.92
215.Alonzo Mourning* 17.90
216.Larry Kenon 17.83
217.Maurice McHartley 17.82
218.Dave Bing* 17.81
219.Johnny Newman 17.81
220.Anfernee Hardaway 17.78
221.Glenn Robinson 17.77
222.Antawn Jamison 17.73
223.Kevin Garnett* 17.72
224.Don Nelson* 17.69
225.Mike Evans 17.68
226.Magic Johnson* 17.68
227.Rudy Tomjanovich* 17.67
228.Charlie Scott* 17.65
229.Lou Williams 17.63
230.Chet Holmgren 17.61
231.Brad Daugherty 17.59
232.Danilo Gallinari 17.58
233.Dražen Petrović* 17.56
234.Walt Frazier* 17.55
235.Mel Daniels* 17.54
236.Artis Gilmore* 17.53
237.Freddie Lewis 17.51
238.Richie Guerin* 17.50
239.Rick Mount 17.50
240.Phil Smith 17.49
241.Gene Shue 17.49
242.Dwight Howard* 17.42
243.Fred Hetzel 17.42
244.Mark Price 17.41
245.Dave Robisch 17.41
246.Steve Nash* 17.39
247.Kevin Grevey 17.39
248.Bob Cousy* 17.39
249.Carlos Boozer 17.38
250.John Battle 17.37

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player PTS/36 MP
1.Michael Jordan* 28.84
2.Luka Dončić 28.34
3.Donovan Mitchell 27.27
4.Giannis Antetokounmpo 26.86
5.Bernard King* 26.48
6.Jalen Brunson 26.13
7.George Gervin* 26.03
8.Kevin Durant 26.00
9.Stephen Curry 25.86
10.Nikola Jokić 25.65
11.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25.65
12.Joel Embiid 25.45
13.Jerry West* 25.38
14.Trae Young 25.19
15.Anthony Davis 24.96
16.Devin Booker 24.79
17.LeBron James 24.65
18.Alex English* 24.64
19.Anthony Edwards 24.42
20.Rick Barry* 24.23
21.Walter Davis* 23.90
22.Allen Iverson* 23.73
23.Elgin Baylor* 23.67
24.Dominique Wilkins* 23.59
25.Hakeem Olajuwon* 23.51
26.Isaiah Thomas 23.50
27.Kobe Bryant* 23.50
28.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 23.44
29.Shaquille O'Neal* 23.34
30.Pete Maravich* 23.19
31.Dan Issel* 23.17
32.Tracy McGrady* 23.16
33.Tom Heinsohn* 22.99
34.Damian Lillard 22.96
35.David Thompson* 22.95
36.Russell Westbrook 22.82
37.Bob McAdoo* 22.79
38.Bob Pettit* 22.75
39.Paul Arizin* 22.71
40.Fred Brown 22.68
41.Sam Jones* 22.50
42.Jayson Tatum 22.40
43.Billy Cunningham* 22.39
44.Dirk Nowitzki* 22.37
45.Adrian Dantley* 22.30
46.Carmelo Anthony* 22.28
47.Cliff Hagan* 22.27
48.World B. Free 22.21
49.Kyrie Irving 22.14
50.James Harden 21.99
51.Amar'e Stoudemire 21.93
52.Jamal Murray 21.76
53.Kawhi Leonard 21.72
54.Karl Malone* 21.68
55.Gus Williams 21.60
56.Jonathan Kuminga 21.32
57.Lou Hudson* 21.28
58.Mark Aguirre 21.26
59.Dwyane Wade* 21.25
60.Jalen Williams 21.12
61.Clyde Lovellette* 21.11
62.Andrew Toney 21.04
63.Charles Barkley* 21.03
64.Jaylen Brown 21.03
65.Julius Erving* 21.02
66.Derrick Rose 20.94
67.Alec Burks 20.92
68.DeMar DeRozan 20.90
69.Mike McGee 20.88
70.Dolph Schayes* 20.85
71.Kiki Vandeweghe 20.82
72.Montrezl Harrell 20.77
73.Bradley Beal 20.77
74.Reggie Lewis 20.68
75.James Worthy* 20.54
76.Jordan Poole 20.51
77.Calvin Murphy* 20.49
78.Gilbert Arenas 20.47
79.CJ McCollum 20.42
80.Jack Twyman* 20.42
81.Boban Marjanović 20.38
82.Larry Bird* 20.37
83.John Wall 20.33
84.Doug Collins* 20.31
85.Terry Cummings 20.24
86.Bill Sharman* 20.23
87.Yao Ming* 20.22
88.Tyrese Maxey 20.18
89.LaMarcus Aldridge 20.16
90.Reggie Miller* 20.16
91.Rik Smits 20.14
92.Terry Teagle 20.14
93.Jimmy Butler 20.13
94.Karl-Anthony Towns 20.11
95.Blake Griffin 20.08
96.Kevin McHale* 20.04
97.Frank Ramsey* 20.00
98.Mike Mitchell 20.00
99.George Mikan* 19.99
100.Gail Goodrich* 19.91
101.Eddie Johnson 19.89
102.Tim Duncan* 19.87
103.George Yardley* 19.84
104.John Drew 19.84
105.Marques Johnson 19.82
106.John Havlicek* 19.82
107.Calvin Natt 19.77
108.Khris Middleton 19.77
109.Marreese Speights 19.73
110.Chris Paul 19.72
111.Moses Malone* 19.70
112.Paul Westphal* 19.65
113.Blair Rasmussen 19.65
114.Ricky Pierce 19.61
115.Cazzie Russell 19.59
116.Ralph Sampson* 19.58
117.Tom Chambers 19.55
118.Goran Dragić 19.54
119.Earl Monroe* 19.50
120.Patrick Ewing* 19.45
121.Kemba Walker 19.37
122.Pascal Siakam 19.36
123.Darrell Griffith 19.32
124.Paul George 19.32
125.Don Ohl 19.31
126.Julius Randle 19.31
127.Isiah Thomas* 19.31
128.Ben Gordon 19.26
129.James Silas 19.18
130.De'Aaron Fox 19.18
131.Clyde Drexler* 19.14
132.Jeff Malone 19.02
133.Elvin Hayes* 18.99
134.Danny Manning 18.98
135.Bob Lanier* 18.97
136.David Robinson* 18.94
137.Dillon Brooks 18.94
138.Vince Carter* 18.91
139.Tyrese Haliburton 18.89
140.Flynn Robinson 18.86
141.Kevin Johnson 18.80
142.Bob Love 18.79
143.Tony Parker* 18.77
144.Kelly Tripucka 18.77
145.Phil Chenier 18.76
146.Klay Thompson 18.72
147.Oscar Robertson* 18.72
148.Chet Walker* 18.70
149.Tony Campbell 18.70
150.Rolando Blackman 18.70
151.Vinnie Johnson 18.69
152.Shawn Kemp 18.66
153.Jordan Clarkson 18.61
154.Chris Webber* 18.56
155.Hal Greer* 18.54
156.Bailey Howell* 18.53
157.Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.52
158.Willis Reed* 18.51
159.Greg Monroe 18.47
160.Willie Naulls 18.41
161.Paul Pierce* 18.38
162.Dale Ellis 18.37
163.Richard Hamilton 18.37
164.Jamal Crawford 18.35
165.Clem Haskins 18.34
166.Baron Davis 18.32
167.Dick Barnett* 18.28
168.Bob Dandridge* 18.24
169.Desmond Bane 18.22
170.Howard Porter 18.19
171.Jonathon Simmons 18.19
172.Jay Vincent 18.17
173.Nate Robinson 18.13
174.Darryl Dawkins 18.11
175.Manu Ginóbili* 18.10
176.Richard Dumas 18.07
177.Jo Jo White* 18.06
178.Larry Spriggs 18.06
179.Jason Richardson 18.06
180.Otis Birdsong 18.03
181.Jim Paxson 18.02
182.Xavier McDaniel 18.01
183.Dana Barros 18.00
 T.J. McConnell 18.00
185.Eddie Johnson 17.98
186.Jonas Valančiūnas 17.97
187.Obi Toppin 17.95
188.George Trapp 17.93
189.Alonzo Mourning* 17.90
190.Spencer Haywood* 17.84
191.Dave Bing* 17.81
192.Johnny Newman 17.81
193.Anfernee Hardaway 17.78
194.Glenn Robinson 17.77
195.Antawn Jamison 17.73
196.Kevin Garnett* 17.72
197.Don Nelson* 17.69
198.Mike Evans 17.68
199.Magic Johnson* 17.68
200.Rudy Tomjanovich* 17.67
201.Lou Williams 17.63
202.Chet Holmgren 17.61
203.Brad Daugherty 17.59
204.Danilo Gallinari 17.58
205.Dražen Petrović* 17.56
206.Walt Frazier* 17.55
207.Richie Guerin* 17.50
208.Phil Smith 17.49
209.Larry Kenon 17.49
210.Gene Shue 17.49
211.Joe Caldwell 17.45
212.Dwight Howard* 17.42
213.Fred Hetzel 17.42
214.Mark Price 17.41
215.Steve Nash* 17.39
216.Kevin Grevey 17.39
217.Bob Cousy* 17.39
218.Carlos Boozer 17.38
219.John Battle 17.37
220.Tom Meschery 17.33
221.Lewis Lloyd 17.32
222.Allan Houston 17.31
223.Jeff Mullins 17.31
224.Latrell Sprewell 17.28
225.Jim Barnett 17.27
226.Jamaal Wilkes* 17.25
227.Junior Bridgeman 17.22
228.George McGinnis* 17.22
229.Ray Williams 17.21
230.Aaron Brooks 17.21
231.Maurice Lucas 17.20
232.Chris Mullin* 17.19
233.Wilt Chamberlain* 17.18
234.Victor Oladipo 17.15
235.Tyler Herro 17.15
236.DeJuan Blair 17.13
237.Cedric Ceballos 17.12
238.Chauncey Billups* 17.09
239.Spencer Dinwiddie 17.09
240.Austin Reaves 17.08
241.Caris LeVert 17.05
242.Kevin Love 17.04
243.Tim Thomas 17.03
244.Wali Jones 17.03
245.Mike Bratz 17.03
246.Orlando Woolridge 17.03
247.Bonzi Wells 16.99
248.Bam Adebayo 16.98
249.Andrew Wiggins 16.98
250.Zach Randolph 16.97

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player PTS/36 MP
1.Rick Barry* 27.90
2.Julius Erving* 26.02
3.George Gervin* 22.95
4.George McGinnis* 22.27
5.Dan Issel* 21.96
6.Mack Calvin 21.85
7.Ralph Simpson 20.00
8.Willie Wise 19.75
9.Charlie Williams 19.55
10.Larry Jones 19.53
11.Darel Carrier 19.48
12.Jimmy Jones 19.43
13.Warren Jabali 19.38
14.Bird Averitt 19.31
15.John Roche 19.18
16.George Stone 19.10
17.Cincy Powell 19.10
18.Donnie Freeman 19.02
19.Les Hunter 18.62
20.Artis Gilmore* 18.54
21.Gene Moore 18.48
22.Roger Brown* 18.40
23.Dave Robisch 18.38
24.George Carter 18.34
25.Doug Moe 18.25
26.Ron Boone 18.21
27.Larry Kenon 18.19
28.Glen Combs 17.92
29.John Williamson 17.86
30.Zelmo Beaty* 17.84
31.Maurice McHartley 17.82
32.Mel Daniels* 17.54
33.Rick Mount 17.50
34.Freddie Lewis 17.48
35.Bob Netolicky 17.25
36.Byron Beck 17.17
37.George Irvine 16.78
38.Steve Jones 16.68
39.Bill Keller 16.38
40.Tom Owens 16.20
41.Jim Eakins 15.96
42.John Beasley 15.82
43.Billy Paultz 15.76
44.Merv Jackson 15.76
45.Johnny Baum 15.72
46.Art Becker 15.44
47.Wendell Ladner 15.29
48.Jackie Moreland 15.07
49.Louie Dampier* 15.03
50.Red Robbins 14.98
51.Mike Pratt 14.98
52.Bob Warren 14.90
53.Bill Melchionni 14.88
54.Andy Anderson 14.70
55.Bobby Jones* 14.54
56.Larry Brown* 14.11
57.Rich Jones 14.04
58.Chuck Williams 14.01
59.Goose Ligon 13.94
60.Walt Simon 13.92
61.Jeff Congdon 13.52
62.Brian Taylor 13.52
63.Sam Smith 13.35
64.Wil Jones 12.42
65.Willie Sojourner 12.36
66.Ron Thomas 12.34
67.Kevin Joyce 12.21
68.Gene Littles 11.93
69.Darnell Hillman 11.70
70.Ollie Taylor 11.66
71.Claude Terry 11.35
72.Lonnie Wright 11.26
73.Ted McClain 11.19
74.Ira Harge 10.79
75.Mike Gale 10.79
76.Trooper Washington 10.45
77.Jimmy O'Brien 9.56
78.Fatty Taylor 8.92
79.Gerald Govan 8.49
80.Tom Thacker 8.28
81.Don Buse 7.60