NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Playoffs in Their 13th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 13th NBA season, ranked by playoff points per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player averaged the most points in the Playoffs in his 13th year?
Playing for the 2021 Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant averaged 34.3 points in 12 games — the highest playoff scoring average by any NBA player in his 13th season.
Points Per Game, 13th Season
34.3 ppg
Kevin Durant
(2021 Brooklyn Nets)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list / 
= NBA champion in this season.
Points Per Game in a Player's 13th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2021 Nets) |
34.3 | 411 | 12 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| 2 | (1998 Bulls) |
32.4 | 680 | 21 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| 3 | (2009 Lakers) |
30.2 | 695 | 23 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 4 | (2011 Mavericks) |
27.7 | 582 | 21 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| 5 | (2022 Warriors) |
27.4 | 602 | 22 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| 6 | (1998 Jazz) |
26.3 | 526 | 20 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 7 | (2016 Cavaliers) |
26.3 | 552 | 21 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 8 | (1989 Nuggets) |
26.0 | 78 | 3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | (2025 Clippers) |
25.0 | 175 | 7 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| 10 | (2000 Pacers) |
24.0 | 527 | 22 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (1973 Lakers) |
23.6 | 401 | 17 | 4.5 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 12 | (1997 Rockets) |
23.1 | 370 | 16 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 13 | (2024 Mavericks) |
22.1 | 487 | 22 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| 14 | (2016 Heat) |
21.4 | 300 | 14 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 15 | (2014 Nets) |
21.2 | 254 | 12 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
(1973 Bucks) |
21.2 | 127 | 6 | 4.7 | 7.5 | - | - | - | |
| 17 | (2018 Rockets) |
21.1 | 317 | 15 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| 18 | (1975 Celtics) |
21.1 | 232 | 11 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | - |
| 19 | (1989 Hawks) |
21.0 | 105 | 5 | 12.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 20 | (2022 Bulls) |
20.8 | 104 | 5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (2011 Celtics) |
20.8 | 187 | 9 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| 22 | (2008 Celtics) |
20.4 | 530 | 26 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| 23 | (1982 Lakers) |
20.4 | 285 | 14 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| 24 | (2010 Nuggets) |
20.3 | 122 | 6 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 25 | (2019 Spurs) |
20.0 | 140 | 7 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| 26 | (2020 Jazz) |
19.8 | 99 | 5 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| 27 | (2005 Heat) |
19.4 | 252 | 13 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| 28 | (2022 Bucks) |
19.1 | 229 | 12 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 29 | (2010 Spurs) |
19.0 | 190 | 10 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
(1993 Celtics) |
19.0 | 76 | 4 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | |
(2021 Wizards) |
19.0 | 95 | 5 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
(1995 Celtics) |
19.0 | 76 | 4 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 33 | (2022 76ers) |
18.6 | 223 | 12 | 5.7 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 34 | (2003 Bucks) |
18.5 | 111 | 6 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 35 | (2009 Celtics) |
18.3 | 256 | 14 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| 36 | (2014 Grizzlies) |
18.2 | 109 | 6 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 37 | (2006 Clippers) |
18.0 | 216 | 12 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| 38 | (1997 Rockets) |
17.9 | 286 | 16 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 39 | (1971 76ers) |
17.9 | 125 | 7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
| 40 | (1975 Bulls) |
17.5 | 228 | 13 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | - |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (2014 Spurs) |
17.4 | 400 | 23 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 42 | (1996 Rockets) |
16.6 | 133 | 8 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| 43 | (1970 Hawks) |
16.5 | 33 | 2 | 4.0 | 2.0 | - | - | - |
| 44 | (1998 Supersonics) |
16.1 | 161 | 10 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
(1997 Jazz) |
16.1 | 322 | 20 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| 46 | (2021 Heat) |
16.0 | 64 | 4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 47 | (1998 Timberwolves) |
15.8 | 79 | 5 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 48 | (1989 Celtics) |
15.7 | 47 | 3 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 49 | (1975 Celtics) |
15.4 | 169 | 11 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | - |
| 50 | (1996 Lakers) |
15.3 | 61 | 4 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.