NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Playoffs in Their 17th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 17th 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 17th year?

Playing for the 2020 Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James averaged 27.6 points in 21 games — the highest playoff scoring average by any NBA player in his 17th season.

Points Per Game, 17th Season

27.6 ppg
LeBron James
(2020 Los Angeles Lakers)

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

Points Per Game in a Player's 17th Season - Full List

Playoffs

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	LeBron James (2020 Lakers)	27.6	580	21	10.8	8.8	1.2	0.9	2.1
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1986 Lakers)	25.9	362	14	5.9	3.5	1.1	1.7	0.0
3	Dirk Nowitzki (2015 Mavericks)	21.2	106	5	10.4	2.4	0.4	0.4	0.8
4	Karl Malone (2002 Jazz)	20.0	80	4	7.5	4.5	1.3	0.8	0.0
5	Kevin Garnett (2012 Celtics)	19.2	384	20	10.3	1.5	1.2	1.5	0.1
6	Chris Paul (2022 Suns)	17.5	228	13	4.2	8.3	1.5	0.2	1.5
7	Robert Parish (1993 Celtics)	17.0	68	4	9.5	1.3	0.3	1.5	0.0
8	Tim Duncan (2014 Spurs)	16.3	374	23	9.2	2.0	0.3	1.3	0.0
9	Carmelo Anthony (2020 Trail Blazers)	15.2	76	5	5.0	2.0	1.0	0.4	1.6
10	Paul Pierce (2015 Wizards)	14.6	146	10	4.2	0.9	0.6	0.7	3.3

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Jamal Crawford (2017 Clippers)	12.6	88	7	1.3	1.9	0.6	0.1	0.9
12	Steve Nash (2013 Lakers)	12.5	25	2	2.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
13	Russell Westbrook (2025 Nuggets)	11.7	152	13	3.7	2.6	0.9	0.1	1.5
14	Mike Conley (2024 Timberwolves)	11.6	174	15	3.9	5.7	1.4	0.2	2.0
15	Ray Allen (2013 Heat)	10.2	234	23	2.8	1.3	0.5	0.1	1.7
16	Reggie Miller (2004 Pacers)	10.1	161	16	2.3	2.8	1.1	0.2	1.5
17	John Stockton (2001 Jazz)	9.8	49	5	5.6	11.4	2.0	0.6	0.0
18	Jason Kidd (2011 Mavericks)	9.3	195	21	4.5	7.3	1.9	0.5	2.0
19	Kyle Lowry (2023 Heat)	9.2	212	23	3.5	4.4	1.0	0.6	1.4
20	Al Horford (2024 Celtics)	9.2	174	19	7.0	2.1	0.8	0.8	1.8

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Derek Fisher (2013 Thunder)	8.7	96	11	1.5	0.7	0.6	0.1	2.2
22	Jason Terry (2016 Rockets)	7.0	35	5	2.2	1.2	0.4	0.2	1.2
23	Tony Parker (2018 Spurs)	6.6	33	5	0.8	1.2	0.4	0.0	0.0
24	Patrick Ewing (2002 Magic)	6.5	26	4	5.5	1.0	0.3	1.0	0.0
25	Vince Carter (2015 Grizzlies)	6.3	69	11	4.3	1.0	0.6	0.2	0.6
26	Kyle Korver (2020 Bucks)	6.2	62	10	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.1	1.5
27	Pau Gasol (2018 Spurs)	6.0	30	5	4.8	2.8	0.0	0.2	0.2
28	Nicolas Batum (2025 Clippers)	5.6	39	7	3.9	2.0	0.9	1.7	1.9
29	Brook Lopez (2025 Bucks)	5.0	25	5	1.6	0.8	0.2	1.0	0.8
30	Trevor Ariza (2021 Heat)	4.8	19	4	5.8	0.5	0.8	0.3	1.3

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Dwight Howard (2021 76ers)	4.7	56	12	6.3	0.7	0.2	0.5	0.0
	Buck Williams (1998 Knicks)	4.7	14	3	5.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0
33	Clifford Robinson (2006 Nets)	4.5	36	8	3.3	0.6	1.1	0.4	0.8
34	Nene (2019 Rockets)	3.9	27	7	2.0	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.0
35	Dikembe Mutombo (2008 Rockets)	3.8	23	6	6.5	0.3	0.2	1.8	0.0
36	Andre Iguodala (2021 Heat)	3.8	15	4	3.0	1.3	1.0	0.5	0.8
37	Terry Porter (2002 Spurs)	3.3	33	10	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.5
38	Andre Miller (2016 Spurs)	1.8	9	5	1.0	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.2
39	Sam Perkins (2001 Pacers)	1.7	5	3	1.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
40	Juwan Howard (2011 Heat)	1.5	17	11	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Joe Johnson (2018 Rockets)	1.5	12	8	1.3	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.0
42	Nazr Mohammed (2015 Bulls)	1.3	4	3	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0
	Tree Rollins (1994 Magic)	1.3	4	3	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0
44	Jeff Green (2025 Rockets)	1.0	3	3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
45	DeAndre Jordan (2025 Nuggets)	0.9	6	7	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.0
46	Marcus Camby (2013 Knicks)	0.7	2	3	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
47	Otis Thorpe (2001 Hornets)	0.5	4	8	2.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
48	Mark Jackson (2004 Rockets)	0.4	2	5	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.0	0.0
49	Gary Payton (2007 Heat)	0.0	0	2	2.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Thaddeus Young (2024 Suns)	0.0	0	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0