NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Playoffs in Their 6th Season
Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 6th NBA season, ranked by playoff points per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.
Which NBA player averaged the most points in the Playoffs in his 6th year?
Playing for the 1990 Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan averaged 36.7 points in 16 games — the highest playoff scoring average by any NBA player in his 6th season.
Points Per Game, 6th Season
36.7 ppg
Michael Jordan
(1990 Chicago Bulls)
Note: No game minimums were used for this list / 
= NBA champion in this season.
Points Per Game in a Player's 6th Season - Top 50
Playoffs
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 1 | (1990 Bulls) |
36.7 | 587 | 16 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| 2 | (2009 Cavaliers) |
35.3 | 494 | 14 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 3 | (1966 Lakers) |
34.2 | 479 | 14 | 6.3 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
| 4 | (2024 Knicks) |
32.4 | 421 | 13 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 5 | (1966 Royals) |
31.8 | 159 | 5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 6 | (2003 Magic) |
31.7 | 222 | 7 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 7 | (1993 Pacers) |
31.5 | 126 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| 8 | (1988 Hawks) |
31.2 | 374 | 12 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| 9 | (2013 Thunder) |
30.8 | 339 | 11 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| 10 | (1998 Lakers) |
30.5 | 396 | 13 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 11 | (2024 Thunder) |
30.2 | 302 | 10 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 12 | (2018 Pelicans) |
30.1 | 271 | 9 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 13 | (2002 76ers) |
30.0 | 150 | 5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| 14 | (2021 Nuggets) |
29.8 | 298 | 10 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
| 15 | (1991 Jazz) |
29.7 | 267 | 9 | 13.3 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 16 | (1982 Spurs) |
29.4 | 265 | 9 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 17 | (1965 76ers) |
29.3 | 322 | 11 | 27.2 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
| 18 | (2009 Heat) |
29.1 | 204 | 7 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| 19 | (2024 Mavericks) |
28.9 | 635 | 22 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| 20 | (2015 Warriors) |
28.3 | 594 | 21 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 21 | (1986 Trail Blazers) |
28.0 | 112 | 4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 22 | (1989 Trail Blazers) |
27.7 | 83 | 3 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
(2017 Spurs) |
27.7 | 332 | 12 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 | |
| 24 | (2023 Kings) |
27.4 | 192 | 7 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| 25 | (2021 Suns) |
27.3 | 601 | 22 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 26 | (2016 Pacers) |
27.3 | 191 | 7 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| 27 | (2006 Bucks) |
27.2 | 136 | 5 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| 28 | (2009 Nuggets) |
27.2 | 435 | 16 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 29 | (2015 Rockets) |
27.2 | 462 | 17 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 30 | (2023 Celtics) |
27.2 | 543 | 20 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 31 | (2022 Pelicans) |
27.0 | 162 | 6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 32 | (2014 Thunder) |
26.7 | 507 | 19 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 33 | (1972 Bullets) |
26.7 | 160 | 6 | 4.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
(1966 Bullets) |
26.7 | 80 | 3 | 4.7 | 2.7 | - | - | - | |
| 35 | (2002 Lakers) |
26.6 | 506 | 19 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| 36 | (2004 Mavericks) |
26.6 | 133 | 5 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| 37 | (1956 Celtics) |
26.3 | 79 | 3 | 8.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 38 | (1982 Supersonics) |
26.3 | 210 | 8 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 39 | (1976 Pistons) |
26.1 | 235 | 9 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | - |
| 40 | (2023 Nuggets) |
26.1 | 522 | 20 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Points | Other stats | ||||||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | 3pm |
| 41 | (1960 Hawks) |
26.1 | 365 | 14 | 15.8 | 3.7 | - | - | - |
| 42 | (1985 Celtics) |
26.0 | 520 | 20 | 9.1 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
(1983 Suns) |
26.0 | 78 | 3 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | |
(1978 Suns) |
26.0 | 52 | 2 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | - | |
| 45 | (1968 Celtics) |
25.9 | 493 | 19 | 8.6 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 46 | (2017 Cavaliers) |
25.9 | 466 | 18 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| 47 | (1971 76ers) |
25.9 | 181 | 7 | 15.4 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
(1974 Bullets) |
25.9 | 181 | 7 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | - | |
| 49 | (1988 Bucks) |
25.8 | 129 | 5 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 50 | (2019 Bucks) |
25.5 | 383 | 15 | 12.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
* The NBA began recording rebounds in 1951, steals and blocks in 1974, and added the 3-point line in 1980.