NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Playoffs in Their 2nd Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 2nd NBA season, ranked by playoff points per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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

Points Per Game in a Player's 2nd Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Michael Jordan (1986 Bulls)	43.7	131	3	6.3	5.7	2.3	1.3	0.3
2	Wilt Chamberlain (1961 Warriors)	37.0	111	3	23.0	2.0	-	-	-
3	Rick Barry (1967 Warriors)	34.7	521	15	7.5	3.9	-	-	-
4	Elgin Baylor (1960 Lakers)	33.4	301	9	14.1	3.4	-	-	-
5	George Gervin (1978 Spurs)	33.2	199	6	5.7	3.2	1.0	2.7	-
6	Alex Groza (1951 Olympians)	32.3	97	3	14.0	0.7	-	-	-
7	Bob McAdoo (1974 Braves)	31.7	190	6	13.7	1.5	1.0	2.2	-
8	Jerry West (1962 Lakers)	31.5	409	13	6.8	4.4	-	-	-
9	George Mikan (1950 Lakers)	31.3	376	12	-	3.0	-	-	-
10	Bob Cousy (1952 Celtics)	31.0	93	3	4.0	6.3	-	-	-
	Luka Doncic (2020 Mavericks)	31.0	186	6	9.8	8.7	1.2	0.5	2.7

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
12	Ja Morant (2021 Grizzlies)	30.2	151	5	4.8	8.2	0.4	0.0	2.0
13	Oscar Robertson (1962 Royals)	28.8	115	4	11.0	11.0	-	-	-
14	Billy Ray Bates (1981 Trail Blazers)	28.3	85	3	2.3	4.3	1.7	0.3	0.3
15	Earl Monroe (1969 Bullets)	28.3	113	4	5.3	4.0	-	-	-
16	Dave Bing (1968 Pistons)	28.2	169	6	4.0	4.8	-	-	-
17	Cliff Hagan (1958 Hawks)	27.7	305	11	10.5	3.4	-	-	-
18	Pete Maravich (1972 Hawks)	27.7	166	6	5.3	4.7	-	-	-
19	Dwyane Wade (2005 Heat)	27.4	384	14	5.7	6.6	1.6	1.1	0.1
20	Brian Winters (1976 Bucks)	27.3	82	3	2.3	5.0	1.7	0.7	-

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Lee Shaffer (1963 Nationals)	27.2	136	5	4.6	1.2	-	-	-
22	Paolo Banchero (2024 Magic)	27.0	189	7	8.6	4.0	1.1	0.6	2.3
23	Hakeem Olajuwon (1986 Rockets)	26.9	537	20	11.8	2.0	2.0	3.5	0.0
24	Derrick Rose (2010 Bulls)	26.8	134	5	3.4	7.2	0.8	0.0	0.4
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1971 Bucks)	26.6	372	14	17.0	2.5	-	-	-
26	Bernard King (1979 Nets)	26.0	52	2	5.5	3.5	2.0	0.0	-
27	David Robinson (1991 Spurs)	25.8	103	4	13.5	2.0	1.5	3.8	0.0
28	Paul Arizin (1952 Warriors)	25.7	77	3	12.7	2.7	-	-	-
29	David Thompson (1978 Nuggets)	25.2	328	13	4.1	4.0	0.7	1.6	-
30	Tim Hardaway (1991 Warriors)	25.2	227	9	3.7	11.2	3.1	0.8	1.9

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
31	Anthony Edwards (2022 Timberwolves)	25.2	151	6	4.2	3.0	1.2	1.2	3.8
32	Charles Barkley (1986 76ers)	25.0	300	12	15.8	5.6	2.3	1.3	0.1
	Mychal Thompson (1981 Trail Blazers)	25.0	75	3	7.7	1.3	1.0	3.0	0.0
34	Phil Smith (1976 Warriors)	24.0	312	13	4.7	4.6	1.6	0.5	-
35	Kevin Johnson (1989 Suns)	23.8	285	12	4.3	12.3	1.6	0.4	0.3
36	Hersey Hawkins (1990 76ers)	23.5	235	10	3.1	3.6	1.2	0.7	1.4
37	Jerry Lucas (1965 Royals)	23.3	93	4	21.0	2.3	-	-	-
38	Tim Duncan (1999 Spurs)	23.2	395	17	11.5	2.8	0.8	2.6	0.0
39	Damian Lillard (2014 Trail Blazers)	22.9	252	11	5.1	6.5	1.0	0.1	2.5
40	Latrell Sprewell (1994 Warriors)	22.7	68	3	3.0	7.0	0.7	1.0	2.7
	Kiki Vandeweghe (1982 Nuggets)	22.7	68	3	6.0	3.0	0.7	1.3	0.0

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
42	Andres Nocioni (2006 Bulls)	22.3	134	6	8.8	1.5	0.8	0.3	1.7
43	Derrick Coleman (1992 Nets)	22.3	89	4	11.3	5.3	1.8	1.0	0.3
44	Walter Davis (1979 Suns)	22.1	332	15	4.6	5.3	1.7	0.3	-
45	Ralph Beard (1951 Olympians)	22.0	66	3	4.0	4.3	-	-	-
	Walter Berry (1988 Spurs)	22.0	66	3	7.0	2.0	1.7	0.7	0.0
	Ed Macauley (1951 Celtics)	22.0	44	2	9.0	4.0	-	-	-
48	Larry Bird (1981 Celtics)	21.9	373	17	14.0	6.1	2.3	1.0	0.2
49	Julius Erving (1978 76ers)	21.8	218	10	9.7	4.0	1.5	1.8	-
50	Andrew Toney (1982 76ers)	21.8	457	21	2.4	4.9	0.9	0.1	0.2

* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.