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.
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| 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 40.6 points per game in the 1965 Playoffs |
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Notes:
- Stats updated on Dec 06, 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 |
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| 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 | 27.80 | 2024 | 5 | 11.80 | 18.60 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.20 |
| LeBron James | 27.80 | 2024 | 5 | 11.20 | 19.80 | 2.00 | 5.20 | 3.40 | 4.60 | |
| 33. | Anthony Davis | 27.71 | 2020 | 21 | 9.76 | 17.10 | 1.10 | 2.86 | 7.10 | 8.52 |
| 34. | LeBron James | 27.62 | 2020 | 21 | 10.19 | 18.19 | 2.10 | 5.67 | 5.14 | 7.14 |
| 35. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 27.07 | 1983 | 15 | 10.87 | 19.13 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 5.33 | 7.07 |
| 36. | 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 | |
| 38. | Shaquille O'Neal | 26.89 | 1997 | 9 | 9.89 | 19.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.11 | 11.67 |
| 39. | Elgin Baylor | 26.79 | 1966 | 14 | 10.36 | 23.43 | 6.07 | 7.50 | ||
| 40. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 26.67 | 1981 | 3 | 10.00 | 21.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.67 | 9.33 |
| 41. | 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 | |
| 43. | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 25.86 | 1986 | 14 | 11.21 | 20.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.43 | 4.36 |
| 44. | Archie Clark | 25.67 | 1967 | 3 | 10.67 | 20.67 | 4.33 | 5.67 | ||
| 45. | Elgin Baylor | 25.46 | 1959 | 13 | 9.38 | 23.31 | 6.69 | 8.69 | ||
| 46. | Gail Goodrich | 25.42 | 1971 | 12 | 8.75 | 20.58 | 7.92 | 9.42 | ||
| 47. | Magic Johnson | 25.22 | 1990 | 9 | 8.44 | 17.22 | 0.56 | 2.78 | 7.78 | 8.78 |
| 48. | James Worthy | 24.80 | 1989 | 15 | 10.20 | 18.00 | 0.20 | 0.53 | 4.20 | 5.33 |
| 49. | 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 | |
| 51. | James Worthy | 24.22 | 1990 | 9 | 10.00 | 20.11 | 0.22 | 0.89 | 4.00 | 4.78 |
| 52. | 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 | |||