Lakers Historical Records and Statistics:
Points in the NBA Playoffs |
| Career Total |
In this page you can find the top 50 list with the best career total points in Lakers playoff history. The list includes both the Minneapolis Lakers and the Los Angeles Lakers players.
Jerry West leads all the playoff scorers with 4,457 points, the 5th highest total in NBA history.
In 2009 Kobe Bryant became 2nd in Lakers history surpassing legendary players Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson and in 2010 he will need only 76 points to be Lakers all-time playoff leader.
Other players from the the 2008-09 roster are Derek Fisher (11th.) Lamar Odom, Pau Gasol and Luke Walton. |

Jerry West
4,457 points
1960-61 to 1973-74 |
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Note: includes 2009 NBA playoffs.
Lakers Top 50 Players for Total Career Points in the NBA Playoffs |
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Name |
Points |
Playoffs |
Games |
FG |
FGA |
TP |
TPA |
FT |
FTA |
| 1 |
Jerry West |
4,457 |
13 |
153 |
1,622 |
3,460 |
|
|
1,213 |
1,506 |
| 2 |
Kobe Bryant |
4,381 |
12 |
175 |
1,565 |
3,501 |
214 |
650 |
1,037 |
1,278 |
| 3 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
4,070 |
13 |
180 |
1,643 |
3,024 |
0 |
4 |
784 |
1,037 |
| 4 |
Magic Johnson |
3,701 |
13 |
190 |
1,291 |
2,552 |
51 |
212 |
1,068 |
1,274 |
| 5 |
Elgin Baylor |
3,623 |
12 |
134 |
1,388 |
3,151 |
|
|
847 |
1,101 |
| 6 |
Shaquille O'Neal |
3,383 |
8 |
122 |
1,309 |
2,352 |
0 |
0 |
765 |
1,472 |
| 7 |
James Worthy |
3,022 |
9 |
143 |
1,267 |
2,329 |
14 |
67 |
474 |
652 |
| 8 |
Byron Scott |
2,223 |
11 |
150 |
864 |
1,747 |
116 |
286 |
379 |
463 |
| 9 |
George Mikan |
1,680 |
7 |
70 |
563 |
1,394 |
|
|
554 |
705 |
| 10 |
Michael Cooper |
1,581 |
11 |
168 |
582 |
1,244 |
124 |
316 |
293 |
355 |
| 11 |
Derek Fisher |
1,381 |
10 |
160 |
471 |
1,108 |
185 |
451 |
254 |
328 |
| 12 |
Gail Goodrich |
1,308 |
7 |
73 |
486 |
1,109 |
|
|
336 |
412 |
| 13 |
Wilt Chamberlain |
1,265 |
5 |
80 |
483 |
909 |
|
|
299 |
667 |
| 14 |
Jamaal Wilkes |
1,203 |
7 |
73 |
522 |
1,086 |
0 |
6 |
159 |
224 |
| 15 |
Vern Mikkelsen |
1,141 |
9 |
85 |
396 |
999 |
|
|
349 |
446 |
| 16 |
A.C. Green |
1,040 |
9 |
126 |
372 |
777 |
4 |
16 |
292 |
398 |
| 17 |
Rudy LaRusso |
1,032 |
7 |
77 |
361 |
880 |
|
|
310 |
412 |
| 18 |
Norm Nixon |
1,027 |
6 |
58 |
440 |
921 |
5 |
15 |
142 |
186 |
| 19 |
Jim Pollard |
977 |
7 |
72 |
349 |
1,029 |
|
|
279 |
372 |
| 20 |
Bob McAdoo |
817 |
4 |
61 |
340 |
671 |
2 |
8 |
135 |
189 |
| 21 |
Lamar Odom |
815 |
4 |
56 |
305 |
608 |
30 |
87 |
175 |
276 |
| 22 |
Jim McMillian |
808 |
3 |
44 |
335 |
741 |
|
|
138 |
179 |
| 23 |
Pau Gasol |
774 |
2 |
44 |
301 |
542 |
0 |
0 |
172 |
244 |
| 24 |
Robert Horry |
724 |
7 |
100 |
250 |
596 |
83 |
263 |
141 |
199 |
| 25 |
Rick Fox |
683 |
7 |
99 |
249 |
553 |
82 |
230 |
103 |
130 |
| 26 |
Vlade Divac |
655 |
6 |
51 |
253 |
490 |
9 |
33 |
140 |
192 |
| 27 |
Kurt Rambis |
648 |
7 |
119 |
258 |
436 |
0 |
0 |
132 |
187 |
| 28 |
Mychal Thompson |
623 |
5 |
74 |
248 |
507 |
0 |
0 |
127 |
198 |
| 29 |
Slater Martin |
620 |
7 |
67 |
200 |
557 |
|
|
220 |
301 |
| 30 |
Mel Counts |
596 |
6 |
71 |
237 |
545 |
|
|
122 |
160 |
| 31 |
Happy Hairston |
578 |
5 |
51 |
220 |
485 |
|
|
138 |
179 |
| 32 |
Keith Erickson |
568 |
4 |
60 |
247 |
541 |
|
|
74 |
104 |
| 33 |
Frank Selvy |
560 |
5 |
50 |
209 |
524 |
|
|
142 |
181 |
| 34 |
Elden Campbell |
546 |
7 |
59 |
212 |
459 |
1 |
2 |
121 |
189 |
| 35 |
Nick Van Exel |
528 |
4 |
36 |
178 |
486 |
60 |
196 |
112 |
146 |
| 36 |
Tom Hawkins |
479 |
6 |
65 |
194 |
432 |
|
|
91 |
155 |
| 37 |
Eddie Jones |
478 |
4 |
36 |
159 |
349 |
51 |
118 |
109 |
140 |
| 38 |
Dick Barnett |
463 |
3 |
28 |
164 |
353 |
|
|
135 |
168 |
| 39 |
Leroy Ellis |
442 |
5 |
56 |
167 |
404 |
|
|
108 |
156 |
| 40 |
Mike McGee |
441 |
5 |
50 |
184 |
341 |
16 |
40 |
57 |
89 |
| 41 |
Clyde Lovellette |
431 |
4 |
28 |
168 |
375 |
|
|
95 |
156 |
| 42 |
Glen Rice |
413 |
2 |
30 |
138 |
329 |
38 |
95 |
99 |
118 |
| 43 |
Devean George |
377 |
6 |
75 |
142 |
347 |
52 |
157 |
41 |
62 |
| 44 |
Luke Walton |
358 |
5 |
71 |
138 |
320 |
30 |
78 |
52 |
73 |
| 45 |
Sam Perkins |
336 |
1 |
19 |
121 |
221 |
11 |
30 |
83 |
109 |
| 46 |
Slick Leonard |
334 |
4 |
34 |
130 |
364 |
|
|
74 |
98 |
| 47 |
Jim Krebs |
329 |
6 |
62 |
127 |
351 |
|
|
75 |
96 |
| 48 |
Johnny Egan |
307 |
2 |
34 |
117 |
260 |
|
|
73 |
91 |
| 49 |
Archie Clark |
306 |
2 |
18 |
120 |
268 |
|
|
66 |
86 |
| 50 |
Pep Saul |
294 |
3 |
38 |
105 |
246 |
|
|
84 |
115 |
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