NBA Players with the Most Points Scored in Playoffs in Their 17th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 17th NBA season, ranked by playoff total points. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player had the most total points in the Playoffs in his 17th year?
Playing for the 2020 Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James recorded a total of 580 points in 21 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 17th season.
Total Points, 17th Season
580 pts
LeBron James
(2020 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Points in a Player's 17th Season - Full List
Playoffs
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2020 Lakers) ![]() |
580 | 27.6 | 21 | 226 | 184 | 26 | 18 | 44 |
| 2 | (2012 Celtics) |
384 | 19.2 | 20 | 206 | 30 | 23 | 29 | 1 |
| 3 | (2014 Spurs) ![]() |
374 | 16.3 | 23 | 211 | 45 | 7 | 29 | 0 |
| 4 | (1986 Lakers) |
362 | 25.9 | 14 | 83 | 49 | 15 | 24 | 0 |
| 5 | (2013 Heat) ![]() |
234 | 10.2 | 23 | 64 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 39 |
| 6 | (2022 Suns) |
228 | 17.5 | 13 | 54 | 108 | 19 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | (2023 Heat) |
212 | 9.2 | 23 | 81 | 101 | 24 | 14 | 33 |
| 8 | (2011 Mavericks) ![]() |
195 | 9.3 | 21 | 95 | 153 | 40 | 10 | 43 |
| 9 | (2024 Timberwolves) |
174 | 11.6 | 15 | 58 | 86 | 21 | 3 | 30 |
(2024 Celtics) ![]() |
174 | 9.2 | 19 | 133 | 40 | 15 | 16 | 35 | |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2004 Pacers) |
161 | 10.1 | 16 | 37 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | (2025 Nuggets) |
152 | 11.7 | 13 | 48 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | (2015 Wizards) |
146 | 14.6 | 10 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| 14 | (2015 Mavericks) |
106 | 21.2 | 5 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | (2013 Thunder) |
96 | 8.7 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| 16 | (2017 Clippers) |
88 | 12.6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | (2002 Jazz) |
80 | 20.0 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | (2020 Trail Blazers) |
76 | 15.2 | 5 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | (2015 Grizzlies) |
69 | 6.3 | 11 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | (1993 Celtics) |
68 | 17.0 | 4 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (2020 Bucks) |
62 | 6.2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 22 | (2021 76ers) |
56 | 4.7 | 12 | 75 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | (2001 Jazz) |
49 | 9.8 | 5 | 28 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | (2025 Clippers) |
39 | 5.6 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 13 |
| 25 | (2006 Nets) |
36 | 4.5 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 26 | (2016 Rockets) |
35 | 7.0 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 27 | (2018 Spurs) |
33 | 6.6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
(2002 Spurs) |
33 | 3.3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 29 | (2018 Spurs) |
30 | 6.0 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | (2019 Rockets) |
27 | 3.9 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (2002 Magic) |
26 | 6.5 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | (2025 Bucks) |
25 | 5.0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
(2013 Lakers) |
25 | 12.5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | (2008 Rockets) |
23 | 3.8 | 6 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 35 | (2021 Heat) |
19 | 4.8 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 36 | (2011 Heat) |
17 | 1.5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | (2021 Heat) |
15 | 3.8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 38 | (1998 Knicks) |
14 | 4.7 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | (2018 Rockets) |
12 | 1.5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | (2016 Spurs) |
9 | 1.8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (2025 Nuggets) |
6 | 0.9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | (2001 Pacers) |
5 | 1.7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | (2015 Bulls) |
4 | 1.3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
(1994 Magic) |
4 | 1.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
(2001 Hornets) |
4 | 0.5 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | (2025 Rockets) |
3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | (2013 Knicks) |
2 | 0.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(2004 Rockets) |
2 | 0.4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | (2007 Heat) |
0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(2024 Suns) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |