NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Playoffs in Their 12th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 12th NBA season, ranked by playoff points per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most points in the Playoffs in his 12th year?

Playing for the 2025 Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo averaged 33.0 points in 5 games — the highest playoff scoring average by any NBA player in his 12th season.

Points Per Game, 12th Season

33.0 ppg
Giannis Antetokounmpo
(2025 Milwaukee Bucks)

Note: No game minimums were used for this list / = NBA champion in this season.

Points Per Game in a Player's 12th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Giannis Antetokounmpo (2025 Bucks)	33.0	165	5	15.4	6.6	1.0	1.0	0.2
2	Kevin Durant (2019 Warriors)	32.3	387	12	4.9	4.5	1.1	1.0	2.9
3	Damian Lillard (2024 Bucks)	31.3	125	4	3.3	5.0	1.0	0.0	5.0
4	Michael Jordan (1997 Bulls)	31.1	590	19	7.9	4.8	1.6	0.9	0.7
5	Kobe Bryant (2008 Lakers)	30.1	633	21	5.7	5.6	1.7	0.4	1.5
6	LeBron James (2015 Cavaliers)	30.1	601	20	11.3	8.5	1.7	1.1	1.3
7	Anthony Davis (2024 Lakers)	27.8	139	5	15.6	4.0	0.4	1.6	0.0
8	John Havlicek (1974 Celtics)	27.1	487	18	6.4	6.0	1.3	0.3	-
9	Jimmy Butler (2023 Heat)	26.9	592	22	6.5	5.9	1.8	0.6	1.3
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1981 Lakers)	26.7	80	3	16.7	4.0	1.0	2.7	0.0
	Dirk Nowitzki (2010 Mavericks)	26.7	160	6	8.2	3.0	0.8	0.7	0.7

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
12	Karl Malone (1997 Jazz)	26.0	519	20	11.4	2.9	1.4	0.8	0.1
13	Walter Davis (1989 Nuggets)	25.7	77	3	1.7	1.3	1.0	0.0	0.0
14	Charles Barkley (1996 Suns)	25.5	102	4	13.5	3.8	1.0	1.0	0.8
15	Chris Paul (2017 Clippers)	25.3	177	7	5.0	9.9	1.7	0.1	2.0
16	Khris Middleton (2024 Bucks)	24.7	148	6	9.2	4.7	0.5	0.2	1.8
17	Allen Iverson (2008 Nuggets)	24.5	98	4	3.0	4.5	1.0	0.3	0.8
18	Alex English (1988 Nuggets)	24.3	267	11	5.4	4.4	0.6	0.3	0.0
19	LaMarcus Aldridge (2018 Spurs)	23.6	118	5	9.2	2.4	0.6	0.4	0.6
20	Jerry West (1972 Lakers)	22.9	344	15	4.9	8.9	-	-	-

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Patrick Ewing (1997 Knicks)	22.6	203	9	10.6	1.9	0.3	2.4	0.0
22	Hakeem Olajuwon (1996 Rockets)	22.4	179	8	9.1	3.9	1.9	2.1	0.0
23	Gary Payton (2002 Supersonics)	22.2	111	5	8.6	5.8	0.6	0.4	0.8
24	Magic Johnson (1991 Lakers)	21.8	414	19	8.1	12.6	1.2	0.0	1.1
25	Shaquille O'Neal (2004 Lakers)	21.5	473	22	13.2	2.5	0.3	2.8	0.0
26	Chet Walker (1974 Bulls)	20.9	230	11	5.5	1.6	0.9	0.1	-
27	Chauncey Billups (2009 Nuggets)	20.6	330	16	3.8	6.8	1.3	0.3	2.8
	Dolph Schayes (1961 Nationals)	20.6	165	8	11.4	2.6	-	-	-
29	Tony Parker (2013 Spurs)	20.6	432	21	3.2	7.0	1.1	0.1	0.5
30	Clyde Drexler (1995 Rockets)	20.5	450	22	7.0	5.0	1.5	0.7	1.4

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Reggie Miller (1999 Pacers)	20.2	263	13	3.9	2.6	0.7	0.2	2.2
32	James Harden (2021 Nets)	20.2	182	9	6.3	8.6	1.7	0.7	2.7
33	Elvin Hayes (1980 Bullets)	20.0	40	2	11.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
34	Latrell Sprewell (2004 Timberwolves)	19.8	357	18	4.4	4.0	1.6	0.7	2.1
35	Tim Duncan (2009 Spurs)	19.8	99	5	8.0	3.2	0.6	1.2	0.0
36	Derrick Rose (2021 Knicks)	19.4	97	5	4.0	5.0	0.4	0.2	1.6
37	Adrian Dantley (1988 Pistons)	19.4	446	23	4.7	2.0	0.8	0.0	0.0
38	Goran Dragic (2020 Heat)	19.1	324	17	4.1	4.4	1.0	0.1	2.2
39	Chris Webber (2005 76ers)	19.0	95	5	5.8	2.8	1.2	0.2	1.0
40	Paul Pierce (2010 Celtics)	18.8	451	24	6.0	3.4	1.0	0.6	1.7

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Elgin Baylor (1970 Lakers)	18.7	336	18	9.6	4.6	-	-	-
42	Moses Malone (1988 Bullets)	18.6	93	5	11.2	1.4	0.6	0.8	0.0
43	Wilt Chamberlain (1971 Lakers)	18.3	220	12	20.2	4.4	-	-	-
44	Scottie Pippen (1999 Rockets)	18.3	73	4	11.8	5.5	1.8	0.8	1.5
45	J.J. Redick (2018 76ers)	18.2	182	10	1.5	2.6	0.8	0.1	2.6
46	Russell Westbrook (2020 Rockets)	17.9	143	8	7.0	4.6	1.5	0.3	1.0
47	Jason Terry (2011 Mavericks)	17.5	368	21	1.9	3.2	1.2	0.1	2.0
48	Kyle Lowry (2018 Raptors)	17.4	174	10	4.3	8.5	1.5	0.0	2.8
	Zach Randolph (2013 Grizzlies)	17.4	261	15	10.0	1.6	0.7	0.5	0.0
50	Jrue Holiday (2021 Bucks)	17.3	399	23	5.7	8.7	1.7	0.4	1.9

* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.