NBA Players with the Most Points Scored in Playoffs in Their 18th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 18th 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 18th year?
Playing for the 1987 Los Angeles Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recorded a total of 345 points in 18 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 18th season.
Total Points, 18th Season
345 pts
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(1987 Los Angeles Lakers)
Note: 
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Points in a Player's 18th Season - Full List
Playoffs
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1987 Lakers) |
345 | 19.2 | 18 | 123 | 36 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| 2 | (2005 Pacers) |
193 | 14.8 | 13 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | (2014 Heat) |
185 | 9.3 | 20 | 67 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 4 | (2021 Lakers) |
140 | 23.3 | 6 | 43 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | (2010 Cavaliers) |
127 | 11.5 | 11 | 61 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| 6 | (2015 Spurs) |
125 | 17.9 | 7 | 78 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | (2016 Mavericks) |
102 | 20.4 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | (2003 Jazz) |
98 | 19.6 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | (2025 Timberwolves) |
90 | 6.0 | 15 | 44 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 10 | (2025 Celtics) |
88 | 8.0 | 11 | 66 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2023 Suns) |
87 | 12.4 | 7 | 35 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | (2013 Celtics) |
76 | 12.7 | 6 | 82 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | (2021 Trail Blazers) |
74 | 12.3 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 14 | (2014 Thunder) |
73 | 3.8 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 | (2018 Timberwolves) |
59 | 11.8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | (2002 Jazz) |
50 | 12.5 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | (2012 Mavericks) |
46 | 11.5 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
(2003 Spurs) |
46 | 2.6 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | (2016 Grizzlies) |
45 | 11.3 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 20 | (2024 76ers) |
42 | 7.0 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
(2014 Warriors) |
42 | 6.0 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 22 | (2002 Raptors) |
28 | 5.6 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | (2017 Bucks) |
15 | 2.5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | (2022 Warriors) |
11 | 1.6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | (2012 Heat) |
7 | 0.8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(1995 Magic) |
7 | 0.5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 27 | (2016 Clippers) |
6 | 1.2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | (1999 76ers) |
5 | 1.0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
(2013 Nets) |
5 | 1.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | (2013 Clippers) |
4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (2007 Nets) |
3 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | (2016 Thunder) |
2 | 0.4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
(1999 Knicks) |
2 | 0.3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | (1995 Trail Blazers) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(2009 Rockets) |
0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
(1999 Magic) |
0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |