NBA Players with the Most Points Scored in Playoffs in Their 4th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 4th 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 4th year?
Playing for the 2020 Denver Nuggets, Jamal Murray recorded a total of 504 points in 19 games — the highest playoff total ever by an NBA player in his 4th season.
Total Points, 4th Season
504 pts
Jamal Murray
(2020 Denver Nuggets)
Note:
= NBA champion in this season.
Total Points in a Player's 4th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (2020 Nuggets) |
504 | 26.5 | 19 | 92 | 126 | 18 | 6 | 62 |
| 2 | (1962 Lakers) |
502 | 38.6 | 13 | 230 | 47 | - | - | - |
| 3 | (2007 Cavaliers) |
501 | 25.1 | 20 | 161 | 159 | 34 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | (2011 Thunder) |
487 | 28.6 | 17 | 139 | 48 | 16 | 19 | 37 |
| 5 | (2022 Mavericks) |
475 | 31.7 | 15 | 147 | 96 | 27 | 9 | 51 |
| 6 | (2000 Lakers) ![]() |
465 | 21.1 | 22 | 98 | 97 | 32 | 32 | 22 |
| 7 | (2012 Thunder) |
461 | 23.1 | 20 | 109 | 117 | 31 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | (1979 Supersonics) ![]() |
454 | 26.7 | 17 | 70 | 63 | 34 | 11 | - |
| 9 | (2024 Timberwolves) |
441 | 27.6 | 16 | 112 | 104 | 24 | 9 | 46 |
| 10 | (1980 76ers) |
440 | 24.4 | 18 | 136 | 79 | 36 | 37 | 2 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2014 Pacers) |
429 | 22.6 | 19 | 145 | 73 | 41 | 7 | 52 |
| 12 | (1977 76ers) |
425 | 22.4 | 19 | 79 | 74 | 28 | 3 | - |
| 13 | (1975 Bullets) |
412 | 24.2 | 17 | 76 | 54 | 22 | 11 | - |
| 14 | (1966 Celtics) ![]() |
401 | 23.6 | 17 | 154 | 70 | - | - | - |
(1976 Suns) |
401 | 21.1 | 19 | 47 | 96 | 34 | 9 | - | |
| 16 | (1971 Bullets) |
397 | 22.1 | 18 | 64 | 74 | - | - | - |
| 17 | (2005 Spurs) ![]() |
396 | 17.2 | 23 | 66 | 100 | 17 | 2 | 9 |
| 18 | (2002 Celtics) |
394 | 24.6 | 16 | 137 | 66 | 27 | 20 | 30 |
| 19 | (2015 Warriors) ![]() |
391 | 18.6 | 21 | 81 | 54 | 16 | 19 | 57 |
| 20 | (2022 Mavericks) |
388 | 21.6 | 18 | 83 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (2003 Pistons) |
383 | 22.5 | 17 | 66 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 9 |
| 22 | (2010 Celtics) |
379 | 15.8 | 24 | 134 | 223 | 46 | 3 | 9 |
| 23 | (2020 Celtics) |
370 | 21.8 | 17 | 127 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 43 |
| 24 | (1974 Celtics) ![]() |
369 | 20.5 | 18 | 240 | 66 | 21 | 17 | - |
| 25 | (1991 Bulls) ![]() |
368 | 21.6 | 17 | 151 | 99 | 42 | 19 | 4 |
| 26 | (1988 Bulls) |
363 | 36.3 | 10 | 71 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 27 | (2016 Warriors) |
355 | 15.4 | 23 | 228 | 138 | 37 | 41 | 38 |
| 28 | (1987 Supersonics) |
353 | 25.2 | 14 | 90 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 13 |
| 29 | (2019 Nuggets) |
352 | 25.1 | 14 | 182 | 118 | 16 | 13 | 22 |
| 30 | (1984 Celtics) ![]() |
340 | 14.8 | 23 | 143 | 27 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (1960 Hawks) |
339 | 24.2 | 14 | 138 | 54 | - | - | - |
(1981 Rockets) |
339 | 16.1 | 21 | 142 | 98 | 50 | 24 | 0 | |
| 33 | (2002 Kings) |
324 | 20.3 | 16 | 60 | 80 | 23 | 3 | 25 |
| 34 | (2021 Jazz) |
323 | 32.3 | 10 | 42 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 50 |
| 35 | (1973 Celtics) |
319 | 24.5 | 13 | 54 | 83 | - | - | - |
| 36 | (2001 Spurs) |
317 | 24.4 | 13 | 188 | 49 | 14 | 35 | 1 |
| 37 | (1993 Supersonics) |
313 | 16.5 | 19 | 190 | 49 | 29 | 40 | 0 |
| 38 | (1996 Magic) |
310 | 25.8 | 12 | 120 | 55 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| 39 | (1952 Lakers) ![]() |
307 | 23.6 | 13 | 207 | 36 | - | - | - |
| 40 | (2014 Clippers) |
306 | 23.5 | 13 | 96 | 50 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Total | Per Game | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (1986 Bucks) |
303 | 21.6 | 14 | 138 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 0 |
| 42 | (1982 76ers) |
301 | 14.3 | 21 | 62 | 172 | 48 | 6 | 1 |
| 43 | (1989 Pistons) ![]() |
300 | 17.6 | 17 | 44 | 96 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | (1990 Suns) |
298 | 18.6 | 16 | 62 | 73 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| 45 | (2006 Pistons) |
296 | 16.4 | 18 | 102 | 54 | 12 | 15 | 21 |
| 46 | (1964 Royals) |
293 | 29.3 | 10 | 89 | 84 | - | - | - |
| 47 | (2016 Trail Blazers) |
291 | 26.5 | 11 | 47 | 69 | 14 | 3 | 42 |
(2023 Heat) |
291 | 12.7 | 23 | 125 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 44 | |
| 49 | (1956 Warriors) ![]() |
289 | 28.9 | 10 | 84 | 29 | - | - | - |
| 50 | (1960 Celtics) ![]() |
284 | 21.8 | 13 | 126 | 27 | - | - | - |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.