NBA Players with the Highest Scoring Averages in Playoffs in Their 8th Season

Explore the NBA players who delivered the best stats ever in a 8th 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 8th year?

Playing for the 1977 Los Angeles Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar averaged 34.6 points in 11 games — the highest playoff scoring average by any NBA player in his 8th season.

Points Per Game, 8th Season

34.6 ppg
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(1977 Los Angeles Lakers)

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

Points Per Game in a Player's 8th Season - Top 50

Playoffs

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1977 Lakers)	34.6	381	11	17.7	4.1	1.7	3.5	-
2	Michael Jordan (1992 Bulls)	34.5	759	22	6.2	5.8	2.0	0.7	0.8
3	Devin Booker (2023 Suns)	33.7	371	11	4.8	7.2	1.7	0.8	2.8
4	Joel Embiid (2024 76ers)	33.0	198	6	10.8	5.7	1.2	1.5	2.2
5	Adrian Dantley (1984 Jazz)	32.2	354	11	7.5	4.2	0.9	0.1	0.0
6	Jerry West (1968 Lakers)	30.8	462	15	5.4	5.5	-	-	-
7	Shaquille O'Neal (2000 Lakers)	30.7	707	23	15.4	3.1	0.6	2.4	0.0
8	Tracy McGrady (2005 Rockets)	30.7	215	7	7.4	6.7	1.6	1.4	2.4
9	Kawhi Leonard (2019 Raptors)	30.5	732	24	9.1	3.9	1.7	0.7	2.3
10	Giannis Antetokounmpo (2021 Bucks)	30.2	634	21	12.8	5.1	1.0	1.2	0.6

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
11	Nikola Jokic (2023 Nuggets)	30.0	600	20	13.5	9.5	1.1	1.0	1.8
12	Vince Carter (2006 Nets)	29.6	326	11	7.0	5.3	1.8	0.5	1.3
13	Donovan Mitchell (2025 Cavaliers)	29.6	266	9	4.7	3.9	1.9	0.3	3.1
14	Alex English (1984 Nuggets)	29.0	145	5	8.0	5.6	0.6	0.4	0.0
15	Tony Parker (2009 Spurs)	28.6	143	5	4.2	6.8	1.2	0.2	0.6
16	Sam Jones (1965 Celtics)	28.6	343	12	4.6	2.5	-	-	-
17	James Harden (2017 Rockets)	28.5	313	11	5.5	8.5	1.9	0.5	2.9
18	Jayson Tatum (2025 Celtics)	28.1	225	8	11.5	5.4	2.1	0.8	3.6
19	Stephen Curry (2017 Warriors)	28.1	477	17	6.2	6.7	2.0	0.2	4.2
20	Anthony Davis (2020 Lakers)	27.7	582	21	9.7	3.5	1.2	1.4	1.1

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
21	Glen Rice (1997 Hornets)	27.7	83	3	3.7	3.7	1.3	0.3	2.0
22	Dan Issel (1984 Nuggets)	27.4	137	5	8.0	1.6	1.2	1.2	0.2
23	Larry Bird (1987 Celtics)	27.0	622	23	10.0	7.2	1.2	0.8	0.6
24	Kevin Garnett (2003 Timberwolves)	27.0	162	6	15.7	5.2	1.7	1.7	0.5
25	Dirk Nowitzki (2006 Mavericks)	27.0	620	23	11.7	2.9	1.1	0.6	1.0
26	Elgin Baylor (1966 Lakers)	26.8	375	14	14.1	3.7	-	-	-
27	Paul Arizin (1960 Warriors)	26.3	237	9	9.6	3.7	-	-	-
28	LaMarcus Aldridge (2014 Trail Blazers)	26.2	288	11	10.6	1.5	0.6	1.6	0.2
29	Carmelo Anthony (2011 Knicks)	26.0	104	4	10.3	4.8	1.3	0.8	2.3
	Tom Chambers (1989 Suns)	26.0	312	12	10.9	3.8	1.1	1.3	0.8
	Tim Hardaway (1998 Heat)	26.0	130	5	3.4	6.6	1.2	0.0	3.4
	John Wall (2018 Wizards)	26.0	156	6	5.7	11.5	2.3	1.3	0.7
	Russell Westbrook (2016 Thunder)	26.0	468	18	6.9	11.0	2.6	0.1	1.9

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
34	Reggie Miller (1995 Pacers)	25.5	434	17	3.6	2.1	0.9	0.2	3.2
35	Patrick Ewing (1993 Knicks)	25.5	382	15	10.9	2.4	1.1	2.1	0.1
36	Kevin McHale (1988 Celtics)	25.4	432	17	8.0	2.4	0.4	1.8	0.1
37	Baron Davis (2007 Warriors)	25.3	278	11	4.5	6.5	2.9	0.6	2.3
38	Terry Cummings (1990 Spurs)	24.9	249	10	9.4	2.2	0.7	0.4	0.1
	Jamal Mashburn (2001 Hornets)	24.9	249	10	6.2	5.7	1.2	0.3	0.7
40	Kevin Johnson (1995 Suns)	24.8	248	10	4.1	9.3	0.9	0.4	0.5

		Points			Other stats
Rk	Player (Team)	Per Game	Total	Gms	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	3pm
41	Paul George (2018 Thunder)	24.7	148	6	6.0	2.7	1.3	0.7	3.2
42	Dwyane Wade (2011 Heat)	24.5	515	21	7.1	4.4	1.6	1.3	0.7
43	Kobe Bryant (2004 Lakers)	24.5	539	22	4.7	5.5	1.9	0.3	1.1
44	Damian Lillard (2020 Trail Blazers)	24.3	97	4	3.5	4.3	0.5	0.3	3.3
45	James Worthy (1990 Lakers)	24.2	218	9	5.6	3.0	1.6	0.3	0.2
46	Karl Malone (1993 Jazz)	24.0	120	5	10.4	2.0	1.2	0.4	0.2
	Gary Payton (1998 Supersonics)	24.0	240	10	3.4	7.0	1.8	0.1	1.9
48	Jaylen Brown (2024 Celtics)	23.9	454	19	5.9	3.3	1.2	0.6	1.9
49	Dick Barnett (1968 Knicks)	23.8	143	6	4.5	3.5	-	-	-
50	Walt Frazier (1975 Knicks)	23.7	71	3	6.7	7.0	3.7	0.0	-
	LeBron James (2011 Heat)	23.7	497	21	8.4	5.9	1.7	1.2	1.4

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