Lakers Top 50 Players for Single Playoffs Points Average in the NBA Playoffs

Minneapolis and Los Angeles Lakers players with the best average in single playoffs points in the NBA Playoffs.

Lakers Historical Records and Statistics:
Points in the NBA Playoffs

Single Playoff Average

In this page you can find the top 50 list with the best scoring performances in Lakers playoffs history. The list includes both the Minneapolis Lakers and the Los Angeles Lakers players.

Jerry West is at the top of the Lakers postseason history with his 40.6 points per game in 1965. Kobe Bryant appears 10 times in the top 50, West, Elgin Baylor, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal are other players with multiple appearances here.

Jerry West
Jerry West

40.6 points per game
in the 1965 Playoffs

Notes:
- Stats updated on Mar 28, 2024.
- 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 Single Playoffs Points Average

Player Points Playoffs Games FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA
1. Jerry West 40.64 1965 11 14.09 31.91 12.45 14.00
2. Elgin Baylor 38.62 1962 13 14.31 32.69 10.00 12.92
3. Elgin Baylor 38.08 1961 12 14.17 30.17 9.75 11.83
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.64 1977 11 13.36 22.00 7.91 10.91
5. Jerry West 34.21 1966 14 13.21 25.50 7.79 8.93
6. Elgin Baylor 33.44 1960 9 12.33 26.00 8.78 10.44
7. Kobe Bryant 32.80 2007 5 12.00 26.00 2.00 5.60 6.80 7.40
8. Elgin Baylor 32.62 1963 13 12.31 27.85 8.00 9.69
9. Kobe Bryant 32.08 2003 12 11.42 26.42 2.08 5.17 7.17 8.67
10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 31.93 1980 15 13.20 23.07 0.00 0.00 5.53 7.00
11. Jerry West 31.46 1962 13 11.08 23.85 9.31 11.54
12. George Mikan 31.33 1950 12 10.08 26.33 11.17 14.17
13. Jerry West 31.22 1970 18 10.89 23.22 9.44 11.78
14. Jerry West 31.20 1964 5 11.40 23.00 8.40 10.60
15. Jerry West 30.89 1969 18 10.89 23.50 9.11 11.33
16. Jerry West 30.80 1968 15 11.00 20.87 8.80 11.27
17. Shaquille O'Neal 30.74 2000 23 12.43 21.96 0.00 0.00 5.87 12.87
18. Shaquille O'Neal 30.46 1998 13 12.15 19.85 0.00 0.00 6.15 12.23
19. Shaquille O'Neal 30.44 2001 16 11.94 21.50 0.00 0.00 6.56 12.50
20. George Mikan 30.30 1949 10 10.30 22.70 9.70 12.10
21. Kobe Bryant 30.22 2009 23 10.52 23.04 1.61 4.61 7.57 8.57
22. Kobe Bryant 30.14 2008 21 10.57 22.05 1.52 5.05 7.48 9.24
23. Kobe Bryant 30.00 2012 12 11.00 25.08 1.42 5.00 6.58 7.92
24. Kobe Bryant 29.44 2001 16 10.50 22.38 0.69 2.13 7.75 9.44
25. Kobe Bryant 29.17 2010 23 10.17 22.22 2.13 5.70 6.70 7.96
Player Points Playoffs Games FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA
26. Elgin Baylor 28.53 1968 15 11.73 25.07 5.07 7.47
27. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.50 1979 8 11.00 19.00 6.50 7.75
28. Shaquille O'Neal 28.47 2002 19 10.68 20.21 0.00 0.00 7.11 10.95
29. Kobe Bryant 27.86 2006 7 10.29 20.71 2.00 5.00 5.29 6.86
30. Jerry West 27.85 1963 13 11.08 22.00 5.69 7.69
31. Anthony Davis 27.71 2020 21 9.76 17.10 1.10 2.86 7.10 8.52
32. LeBron James 27.62 2020 21 10.19 18.19 2.10 5.67 5.14 7.14
33. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.07 1983 15 10.87 19.13 0.00 0.07 5.33 7.07
34. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 27.00 1978 3 12.67 24.33 1.67 3.00
Shaquille O'Neal 27.00 2003 12 10.08 18.83 0.00 0.00 6.83 11.00
36. Shaquille O'Neal 26.89 1997 9 9.89 19.22 0.00 0.00 7.11 11.67
37. Elgin Baylor 26.79 1966 14 10.36 23.43 6.07 7.50
38. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26.67 1981 3 10.00 21.67 0.00 0.00 6.67 9.33
39. Kobe Bryant 26.63 2002 19 9.84 22.68 1.16 3.05 5.79 7.63
Shaquille O'Neal 26.63 1999 8 9.88 19.38 0.00 0.00 6.88 14.75
41. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25.86 1986 14 11.21 20.14 0.00 0.00 3.43 4.36
42. Archie Clark 25.67 1967 3 10.67 20.67 4.33 5.67
43. Elgin Baylor 25.46 1959 13 9.38 23.31 6.69 8.69
44. Gail Goodrich 25.42 1971 12 8.75 20.58 7.92 9.42
45. Magic Johnson 25.22 1990 9 8.44 17.22 0.56 2.78 7.78 8.78
46. James Worthy 24.80 1989 15 10.20 18.00 0.20 0.53 4.20 5.33
47. Kobe Bryant 24.50 2004 22 8.64 20.91 1.09 4.41 6.14 7.55
LeBron James 24.50 2023 16 9.19 18.44 1.75 6.63 4.38 5.75
49. James Worthy 24.22 1990 9 10.00 20.11 0.22 0.89 4.00 4.78
50. Elgin Baylor 24.20 1964 5 9.00 23.80 6.20 8.00
Clyde Lovellette 24.20 1957 5 10.20 23.60 3.80 5.20
52. George Mikan 24.00 1951 7 8.86 21.71 6.29 7.86
53. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23.90 1984 21 9.81 17.67 0.00 0.00 4.29 5.71