Lakers Top 50 Players for Career Points Average in the NBA Playoffs
Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers players with the best average in career points in the NBA Playoffs.
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Career Average | In this page you can find the top 50 list with the best career point averages in the Lakers playoffs history. The list includes both the Minneapolis Lakers and the Los Angeles Lakers players. Jerry West leads all Lakers players with his amazing 29.1 career point per game average in playoffs. Kobe Bryant (4th), Pau Gasol (16th) and Ron Artest (43rd) are the 2011-12 Lakers present on this list. |
![]() Jerry West 29.1 points per game 1960-61 to 1973-74 |
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Notes:
- Stats updated on Feb 14, 2025.
- Total Rebounds were not recorded until 1950-51, steals, blocks, offensive and defensive rebounds until 1973-74, turnovers until 1977-78 and 3-pointers started in 1979-80.
Lakers Top 50 Players for Career Points Average in the NBA Playoffs
Player | Points | Playoffs | Games | |||||||
1. | Jerry West | 29.13 | 13 | 153 | ||||||
2. | Shaquille O'Neal | 27.73 | 8 | 122 | ||||||
3. | Elgin Baylor | 27.04 | 12 | 134 | ||||||
4. | LeBron James | 26.06 | 4 | 48 | ||||||
5. | Kobe Bryant | 25.64 | 15 | 220 | ||||||
6. | Anthony Davis | 24.87 | 4 | 47 | ||||||
7. | George Mikan | 24.00 | 7 | 70 | ||||||
8. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 22.61 | 13 | 180 | ||||||
9. | James Worthy | 21.13 | 9 | 143 | ||||||
10. | Magic Johnson | 19.48 | 13 | 190 | ||||||
11. | Elmore Smith | 19.20 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
12. | Jim McMillian | 18.36 | 3 | 44 | ||||||
13. | Gail Goodrich | 17.92 | 7 | 73 | ||||||
14. | Norm Nixon | 17.71 | 6 | 58 | ||||||
15. | Sam Perkins | 17.68 | 1 | 19 |
Player | Points | Playoffs | Games | |||||||
16. | Adrian Dantley | 17.45 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
17. | Archie Clark | 17.00 | 2 | 18 | ||||||
18. | Austin Reaves | 16.86 | 2 | 21 | ||||||
19. | Pau Gasol | 16.78 | 6 | 93 | ||||||
20. | Dick Barnett | 16.54 | 3 | 28 | ||||||
21. | Jamaal Wilkes | 16.48 | 7 | 73 | ||||||
22. | Cazzie Russell | 15.82 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
23. | Wilt Chamberlain | 15.81 | 5 | 80 | ||||||
24. | Cedric Ceballos | 15.57 | 2 | 14 | ||||||
25. | Clyde Lovellette | 15.39 | 4 | 28 | ||||||
26. | Byron Scott | 14.82 | 11 | 150 | ||||||
27. | Nick Van Exel | 14.67 | 4 | 36 | ||||||
28. | Glen Rice | 13.77 | 2 | 30 | ||||||
29. | Earl Tatum | 13.64 | 1 | 11 | ||||||
30. | Walter Dukes | 13.60 | 1 | 5 |
Player | Points | Playoffs | Games | |||||||
31. | Jim Pollard | 13.57 | 7 | 72 | ||||||
32. | Dick Garmaker | 13.52 | 3 | 21 | ||||||
D'Angelo Russell | 13.52 | 2 | 21 | |||||||
34. | Vern Mikkelsen | 13.42 | 9 | 85 | ||||||
35. | Rudy LaRusso | 13.40 | 7 | 77 | ||||||
36. | Bob McAdoo | 13.39 | 4 | 61 | ||||||
37. | Eddie Jones | 13.28 | 4 | 36 | ||||||
38. | Lamar Odom | 13.01 | 6 | 89 | ||||||
39. | Vlade Divac | 12.84 | 6 | 51 | ||||||
40. | Dick Garrett | 12.78 | 1 | 18 | ||||||
41. | Steve Nash | 12.50 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
42. | Larry Foust | 11.77 | 1 | 13 | ||||||
43. | Ron Boone | 11.75 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
44. | Karl Malone | 11.52 | 1 | 21 | ||||||
45. | Sedale Threatt | 11.50 | 4 | 14 |
Player | Points | Playoffs | Games | |||||||
46. | Happy Hairston | 11.33 | 5 | 51 | ||||||
47. | Frank Selvy | 11.20 | 5 | 50 | ||||||
48. | Rui Hachimura | 11.14 | 2 | 21 | ||||||
49. | Kwame Brown | 11.08 | 2 | 12 | ||||||
50. | Lucius Allen | 11.00 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
51. | Connie Hawkins | 10.80 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
52. | Ron Artest | 10.76 | 4 | 41 | ||||||
53. | Jerry Chambers | 10.33 | 1 | 3 |