NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Playoffs in Their 7th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 7th NBA season, ranked by playoff points per game. See how the all-time greats compare in this top-50 historical list.

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Which NBA player averaged the most points in the Playoffs in his 7th year?

Playing for the 1984 New York Knicks, Bernard King averaged 34.8 points in 12 games — the highest playoff scoring average by any NBA player in his 7th season.

Points Per Game, 7th Season

34.8 ppg
Bernard King
(1984 New York Knicks)

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

Points Per Game in a Player's 7th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Bernard King (1984 Knicks)	34.8	417	12	6.2	3.0	1.2	0.5	0.0
2	Dwyane Wade (2010 Heat)	33.2	166	5	5.6	6.8	1.6	1.6	3.0
3	Gus Williams (1983 Supersonics)	32.5	65	2	3.5	4.0	2.5	0.0	0.0
4	Kobe Bryant (2003 Lakers)	32.1	385	12	5.1	5.2	1.2	0.1	2.1
5	Allen Iverson (2003 76ers)	31.7	380	12	4.3	7.4	2.4	0.1	1.6
6	Michael Jordan (1991 Bulls)	31.1	529	17	6.4	8.4	2.4	1.4	0.6
7	Nikola Jokic (2022 Nuggets)	31.0	155	5	13.2	5.8	1.6	1.0	1.0
8	Carmelo Anthony (2010 Nuggets)	30.7	184	6	8.5	3.3	2.0	0.5	1.0
9	Luka Doncic (2025 Lakers)	30.2	151	5	7.0	5.8	1.0	0.6	3.2
10	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2025 Thunder)	29.9	688	23	5.3	6.5	1.7	0.9	1.4

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Lou Hudson (1973 Hawks)	29.7	178	6	7.8	2.8	-	-	-
12	Kevin Durant (2014 Thunder)	29.6	563	19	8.9	3.9	1.0	1.3	2.3
13	Donovan Mitchell (2024 Cavaliers)	29.6	296	10	5.4	4.7	1.3	0.3	2.9
14	Jalen Brunson (2025 Knicks)	29.4	530	18	3.4	7.0	0.4	0.3	2.7
15	LeBron James (2010 Cavaliers)	29.1	320	11	9.3	7.6	1.7	1.8	1.8
16	Karl Malone (1992 Jazz)	29.1	465	16	11.3	2.6	1.4	1.2	0.0
17	Bob Pettit (1961 Hawks)	28.6	343	12	17.6	3.2	-	-	-
18	Rick Barry (1977 Warriors)	28.4	284	10	5.9	4.7	1.7	0.7	-
19	Fred Carter (1976 76ers)	28.0	84	3	3.3	5.0	1.3	0.3	-
	Wilt Chamberlain (1966 76ers)	28.0	140	5	30.2	3.0	-	-	-
	Paul George (2017 Pacers)	28.0	112	4	8.8	7.3	1.8	0.5	4.5
	Bob Lanier (1977 Pistons)	28.0	84	3	16.7	2.0	1.0	2.3	-

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
23	Dominique Wilkins (1989 Hawks)	27.2	136	5	5.4	3.4	0.8	1.6	1.0
24	John Wall (2017 Wizards)	27.2	353	13	3.7	10.3	1.7	1.2	1.6
25	Dwight Howard (2011 Magic)	27.0	162	6	15.5	0.5	0.7	1.8	0.0
26	Damian Lillard (2019 Trail Blazers)	26.9	430	16	4.8	6.6	1.7	0.3	3.7
27	Vince Carter (2005 Nets)	26.8	107	4	8.5	5.8	2.3	0.0	1.5
28	Giannis Antetokounmpo (2020 Bucks)	26.7	240	9	13.8	5.7	0.7	0.9	1.4
29	Shaquille O'Neal (1999 Lakers)	26.6	213	8	11.6	2.3	0.9	2.9	0.0
30	James Harden (2016 Rockets)	26.6	133	5	5.2	7.6	2.4	0.2	2.6
	Kevin Johnson (1994 Suns)	26.6	266	10	3.5	9.6	1.0	0.1	0.3

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
32	Moses Malone (1983 76ers)	26.0	338	13	15.8	1.5	1.5	1.9	0.0
33	Larry Bird (1986 Celtics)	25.9	466	18	9.3	8.2	2.1	0.6	1.3
34	Alex English (1983 Nuggets)	25.9	181	7	6.3	6.0	0.6	1.0	0.0
35	Tom Chambers (1988 Supersonics)	25.8	129	5	6.2	2.2	0.6	0.2	0.0
36	Elvin Hayes (1975 Bullets)	25.5	434	17	10.9	2.2	1.5	2.3	-
37	John Havlicek (1969 Celtics)	25.4	458	18	9.9	5.6	-	-	-
38	Elton Brand (2006 Clippers)	25.4	305	12	10.3	4.0	0.9	2.6	0.0
39	Rasheed Wallace (2002 Trail Blazers)	25.3	76	3	12.3	1.7	0.7	0.7	2.3
40	George Gervin (1983 Spurs)	25.2	277	11	6.7	3.4	1.1	0.4	0.0

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Stephen Curry (2016 Warriors)	25.1	452	18	5.5	5.2	1.4	0.3	4.4
42	Jayson Tatum (2024 Celtics)	25.0	475	19	9.7	6.3	1.1	0.7	2.1
43	Walter Davis (1984 Suns)	24.9	423	17	2.7	6.4	1.7	0.2	0.2
44	Charles Barkley (1991 76ers)	24.9	199	8	10.5	6.0	1.9	0.4	0.3
45	James Worthy (1989 Lakers)	24.8	372	15	6.7	2.8	1.2	1.1	0.2
46	Oscar Robertson (1967 Royals)	24.8	99	4	4.0	11.3	-	-	-
	Steve Smith (1998 Hawks)	24.8	99	4	2.8	2.3	0.5	0.8	2.5
	Kiki Vandeweghe (1987 Trail Blazers)	24.8	99	4	3.3	2.8	0.3	0.3	0.3
49	Tom Heinsohn (1963 Celtics)	24.7	321	13	8.9	1.2	-	-	-
50	Hal Greer (1965 76ers)	24.6	271	11	7.4	5.0	-	-	-

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