NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Playoffs in Their 15th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 15th 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 15th year?

Playing for the 2018 Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James averaged 34.0 points in 22 games — the highest playoff scoring average by any NBA player in his 15th season.

Points Per Game, 15th Season

34.0 ppg
LeBron James
(2018 Cleveland Cavaliers)

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

Points Per Game in a Player's 15th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	LeBron James (2018 Cavaliers)	34.0	748	22	9.1	9.0	1.4	1.0	1.8
2	Kevin Durant (2023 Suns)	29.0	319	11	8.7	5.5	0.8	1.4	1.5
3	Karl Malone (2000 Jazz)	27.2	272	10	8.9	3.1	0.7	0.7	0.2
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1984 Lakers)	23.9	502	21	8.2	3.8	1.1	2.1	0.0
5	Reggie Miller (2002 Pacers)	23.6	118	5	3.2	2.8	1.6	0.2	2.6
	Russell Westbrook (2023 Clippers)	23.6	118	5	7.6	7.4	1.2	1.4	2.0
7	Charles Barkley (1999 Rockets)	23.5	94	4	13.8	3.8	1.5	0.5	0.5
8	Kobe Bryant (2011 Lakers)	22.8	228	10	3.4	3.3	1.6	0.3	1.2
9	Chris Paul (2020 Thunder)	21.3	149	7	7.4	5.3	1.6	0.4	2.3
10	James Harden (2024 Clippers)	21.2	127	6	4.5	8.0	1.0	1.0	3.0

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Paul Pierce (2013 Celtics)	19.2	115	6	5.7	5.3	0.8	0.5	1.8
12	Brook Lopez (2023 Bucks)	19.0	95	5	6.4	1.2	1.4	1.8	1.4
13	Ray Allen (2011 Celtics)	18.9	170	9	3.8	2.4	1.2	0.1	3.6
14	Shaquille O'Neal (2007 Heat)	18.8	75	4	8.5	1.3	0.3	1.5	0.0
15	John Havlicek (1977 Celtics)	18.3	165	9	5.4	6.9	0.9	0.4	-
16	Tim Duncan (2012 Spurs)	17.4	243	14	9.4	2.8	0.7	2.1	0.0
17	Dwyane Wade (2018 Heat)	16.6	83	5	4.2	3.6	1.4	0.2	0.0
18	Scottie Pippen (2002 Trail Blazers)	16.3	49	3	9.3	5.7	1.3	0.7	2.0
19	Robert Parish (1991 Celtics)	15.8	158	10	9.2	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.0
20	Clyde Drexler (1998 Rockets)	15.0	75	5	5.4	4.6	1.6	0.6	1.0
	Kevin Garnett (2010 Celtics)	15.0	345	23	7.4	2.5	1.1	0.9	0.0

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
22	Patrick Ewing (2000 Knicks)	14.6	204	14	9.5	0.4	1.1	1.4	0.0
23	Hakeem Olajuwon (1999 Rockets)	13.3	53	4	7.3	0.5	1.3	0.8	0.0
24	Jrue Holiday (2024 Celtics)	13.2	250	19	6.1	4.4	1.1	0.6	1.8
25	Zach Randolph (2016 Grizzlies)	13.0	52	4	8.8	1.8	0.3	0.0	0.0
	Kevin Willis (2000 Raptors)	13.0	39	3	8.7	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0
27	Lou Williams (2020 Clippers)	12.8	166	13	3.2	4.2	0.8	0.2	0.9
28	Jamal Crawford (2015 Clippers)	12.7	178	14	2.1	1.9	0.9	0.2	1.3
29	Joe Johnson (2016 Heat)	12.1	170	14	4.7	2.5	0.6	0.2	0.9
30	Al Horford (2022 Celtics)	12.0	277	23	9.3	3.3	0.8	1.3	2.0

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Carmelo Anthony (2018 Thunder)	11.8	71	6	5.7	0.3	1.7	0.7	1.0
32	Jason Kidd (2009 Mavericks)	11.4	114	10	5.8	5.9	2.2	0.3	2.1
33	John Stockton (1999 Jazz)	11.1	122	11	3.3	8.4	1.6	0.1	0.4
34	Tony Parker (2016 Spurs)	10.4	104	10	2.2	5.3	0.6	0.2	0.4
35	Gary Payton (2005 Celtics)	10.3	72	7	4.1	4.6	0.9	0.1	0.1
36	Eric Gordon (2023 Clippers)	10.2	51	5	1.4	2.6	0.6	0.4	2.0
37	Nene (2017 Rockets)	10.0	90	9	4.7	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.0
	Charles Oakley (2000 Raptors)	10.0	30	3	7.7	3.7	2.0	0.3	0.7
39	Andre Iguodala (2019 Warriors)	9.8	206	21	4.3	4.0	1.1	1.1	1.3
40	Grant Hill (2010 Suns)	9.6	154	16	5.8	2.3	0.8	0.6	0.2

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Mike Conley (2022 Jazz)	9.2	55	6	3.2	4.8	0.8	0.3	0.8
42	Terry Cummings (1997 Supersonics)	8.8	106	12	6.0	1.2	0.9	0.5	0.0
43	Shawn Marion (2014 Mavericks)	8.4	59	7	5.3	1.9	0.9	0.1	0.6
44	Eddie Johnson (1997 Rockets)	8.3	133	16	2.3	0.6	0.3	0.0	0.9
45	Kyle Korver (2018 Cavaliers)	8.3	182	22	2.4	0.9	0.4	0.4	2.0
46	Derek Fisher (2011 Lakers)	8.2	82	10	2.7	3.6	1.4	0.2	0.7
47	Ricky Pierce (1997 Hornets)	7.7	23	3	2.7	1.3	0.7	0.0	0.3
48	Jerry Stackhouse (2010 Bucks)	7.3	51	7	1.7	1.1	0.7	0.1	0.7
49	Antawn Jamison (2013 Lakers)	7.3	29	4	1.8	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.3
50	Kevin Love (2023 Heat)	6.9	137	20	5.6	1.2	0.5	0.4	1.7