In the narrow perspective of Ringz Culture, winning the championship is the only thing that matters in the NBA. Taking that rationale to the extreme, one could argue that any statistical production that doesn’t result in a title is meaningless, and only performances during championship years are significant.
If that is the case, who would be the top scorer in championship seasons? The answer is clear: Michael Jordan would be at the No. 1 spot in this made-up ranking with 18,580 points, well ahead of Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James, or anyone else typically mentioned in GOAT debates.
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Regular season points: 14,804
Regular season averages: 30.5 ppg on 50.0 percent shooting
Playoff points: 3,776
Playoff averages: 32.6 ppg on 47.8 percent shooting
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season points: 13,557
Regular season averages: 18.2 ppg on 45.7 percent shooting
Playoff points: 2,638
Playoff averages: 19.3 ppg on 44.6 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 12,305
Regular season averages: 15.1 ppg on 43.9 percent shooting
Playoff points: 2,442
Playoff averages: 16.6 ppg on 43.7 percent shooting
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season points: 11,920
Regular season averages: 19.2 ppg on 42.4 percent shooting
Playoff points: 2,546
Playoff averages: 21.2 ppg on 43.3 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 10,714
Regular season averages: 22.5 ppg on 57.9 percent shooting
Playoff points: 2,235
Playoff averages: 21.5 ppg on 52.8 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 10,964
Regular season averages: 18.7 ppg on 40.8 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,866
Playoff averages: 20.1 ppg on 40.7 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 9,613
Regular season averages: 26.1 ppg on 46.5 percent shooting
Playoff points: 2,808
Playoff averages: 27.3 ppg on 45.2 percent shooting
Regular season points: 8,684
Regular season averages: 19.4 ppg on 48.3 percent shooting
Playoff points: 2,200
Playoff averages: 19.0 ppg on 44.4 percent shooting
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
Regular season points: 7,337
Regular season averages: 26.1 ppg on 52.8 percent shooting
Playoff points: 2,425
Playoff averages: 27.6 ppg on 51.7 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 7,472
Regular season averages: 26.8 ppg on 57.9 percent shooting
Playoff points: 2,159
Playoff averages: 26.7 ppg on 56.3 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 7,028
Regular season averages: 20.0 ppg on 51.0 percent shooting
Playoff points: 2,348
Playoff averages: 21.9 ppg on 50.7 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 7,557
Regular season averages: 19.7 ppg on 52.8 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,738
Playoff averages: 19.1 ppg on 52.2 percent shooting
John Hefti-Imagn Images
Regular season points: 6,875
Regular season averages: 25.1 ppg on 47.0 percent shooting
Playoff points: 2,056
Playoff averages: 27.4 ppg on 46.2 percent shooting
Gazette-USA TODAY NETWORK
Regular season points: 7,627
Regular season averages: 17.7 ppg on 38.3 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,189
Playoff averages: 16.7 ppg on 33.3 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 6,592
Regular season averages: 10.6 ppg on 43.1 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,041
Playoff averages: 9.9 ppg on 44.8 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 6,526
Regular season averages: 13.3 ppg on 39.7 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,054
Playoff averages: 13.2 ppg on 41.8 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 5,764
Regular season averages: 23.7 ppg on 48.9 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,471
Playoff averages: 25.4 ppg on 50.6 percent shooting
Regular season points: 5,523
Regular season averages: 21.2 ppg on 46.7 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,477
Playoff averages: 18.2 ppg on 43.7 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 5,163
Regular season averages: 16.8 ppg on 49.1 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,563
Playoff averages: 17.4 ppg on 45.6 percent shooting
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season points: 4,585
Regular season averages: 23.8 ppg on 50.4 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,528
Playoff averages: 22.5 ppg on 47.4 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 5,225
Regular season averages: 19.3 ppg on 42.5 percent shooting
Playoff points: 819
Playoff averages: 18.6 ppg on 42.8 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 4,482
Regular season averages: 18.9 ppg on 54.7 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,339
Playoff averages: 22.0 ppg on 57.2 percent shooting
Regular season points: 4,889
Regular season averages: 17.0 ppg on 50.3 percent shooting
Playoff points: 859
Playoff averages: 18.3 ppg on 47.4 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 4,189
Regular season averages: 27.6 ppg on 52.2 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,389
Playoff averages: 30.9 ppg on 52.6 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 4,446
Regular season averages: 18.2 ppg on 51.8 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,057
Playoff averages: 17.3 ppg on 50.2 percent shooting
Regular season points: 4,538
Regular season averages: 15.9 ppg on 54.4 percent shooting
Playoff points: 869
Playoff averages: 14.5 ppg on 47.7 percent shooting
Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season points: 3,789
Regular season averages: 13.2 ppg on 46.3 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,368
Playoff averages: 15.2 ppg on 43.9 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 4,528
Regular season averages: 7.6 ppg on 38.6 percent shooting
Playoff points: 609
Playoff averages: 6.3 ppg on 37.3 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 3,953
Regular season averages: 10.0 ppg on 48.0 percent shooting
Playoff points: 972
Playoff averages: 10.8 ppg on 49.4 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 3,567
Regular season averages: 6.8 ppg on 42.3 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,293
Playoff averages: 9.0 ppg on 43.0 percent shooting
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season points: 3,777
Regular season averages: 16.3 ppg on 55.7 percent shooting
Playoff points: 933
Playoff averages: 16.1 ppg on 54.4 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 3,722
Regular season averages: 9.7 ppg on 47.1 percent shooting
Playoff points: 896
Playoff averages: 9.8 ppg on 48.4 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 3,823
Regular season averages: 12.2 ppg on 52.8 percent shooting
Playoff points: 774
Playoff averages: 10.5 ppg on 52.8 percent shooting
Regular season points: 3,347
Regular season averages: 25.7 ppg on 52.5 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,036
Playoff averages: 28.8 ppg on 51.4 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 3,406
Regular season averages: 10.8 ppg on 40.2 percent shooting
Playoff points: 747
Playoff averages: 10.7 ppg on 40.4 percent shooting
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season points: 3,257
Regular season averages: 21.0 ppg on 50.3 percent shooting
Playoff points: 677
Playoff averages: 18.8 ppg on 49.7 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 2,935
Regular season averages: 8.8 ppg on 39.6 percent shooting
Playoff points: 920
Playoff averages: 9.1 ppg on 42.2 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 3,158
Regular season averages: 19.7 ppg on 48.4 percent shooting
Playoff points: 614
Playoff averages: 16.6 ppg on 50.1 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 3,040
Regular season averages: 18.5 ppg on 44.9 percent shooting
Playoff points: 706
Playoff averages: 19.6 ppg on 43.6 percent shooting
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season points: 2,997
Regular season averages: 19.0 ppg on 45.2 percent shooting
Playoff points: 747
Playoff averages: 20.8 ppg on 44.6 percent shooting
John Hefti-Imagn Images
Regular season points: 2,816
Regular season averages: 10.4 ppg on 44.8 percent shooting
Playoff points: 912
Playoff averages: 11.3 ppg on 44.0 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 3,169
Regular season averages: 19.4 ppg on 66.9 percent shooting
Playoff points: 546
Playoff averages: 18.2 ppg on 57.3 percent shooting
Focus on Sport/Getty Images
Regular season points: 2,950
Regular season averages: 18.3 ppg on 45.0 percent shooting
Playoff points: 718
Playoff averages: 19.4 ppg on 43.9 percent shooting
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Regular season points: 2,718
Regular season averages: 18.6 ppg on 55.3 percent shooting
Playoff points: 870
Playoff averages: 18.9 ppg on 55.8 percent shooting
Regular season points: 2,440
Regular season averages: 19.4 ppg on 50.6 percent shooting
Playoff points: 1,060
Playoff averages: 22.6 ppg on 49.7 percent shooting
Regular season points: 2,886
Regular season averages: 17.6 ppg on 50.4 percent shooting
Playoff points: 556
Playoff averages: 18.5 ppg on 47.8 percent shooting
Jonathan Daniel /Allsport
Regular season points: 2,803
Regular season averages: 13.2 ppg on 47.2 percent shooting
Playoff points: 587
Playoff averages: 10.7 ppg on 42.5 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 2,521
Regular season averages: 17.5 ppg on 49.2 percent shooting
Playoff points: 664
Playoff averages: 17.9 ppg on 45.6 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 2,515
Regular season averages: 16.8 ppg on 49.6 percent shooting
Playoff points: 638
Playoff averages: 18.2 ppg on 46.9 percent shooting
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Regular season points: 2,491
Regular season averages: 6.9 ppg on 52.3 percent shooting
Playoff points: 540
Playoff averages: 5.7 ppg on 46.3 percent shooting
