Bob McAdoo averaged the most points per game by a center in 1977-78, with 26.5 per game.

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best ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games centers 1978

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	26.5	1977-78	NYK	79	40.3	12.8	3.8	1.3	1.6	10.3	19.8	52.0	5.9	8.2	72.7	56.7	3.0	9.8	4.4	3,182	2,097	1,010	298	105	126	346	297
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	25.8	1977-78	LAL	62	36.5	12.9	4.3	1.7	3.0	10.7	19.4	55.0	4.4	5.6	78.3	58.9	3.0	9.9	3.4	2,265	1,600	801	269	103	185	208	182
3	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	24.5	1977-78	DET	63	36.7	11.3	3.4	1.3	1.5	9.9	18.4	53.7	4.7	6.1	77.2	58.0	3.1	8.2	3.6	2,311	1,542	715	216	82	93	225	185
4	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	22.9	1977-78	CHI	82	37.4	13.1	3.2	0.5	2.2	8.6	15.4	55.9	5.7	8.2	70.4	60.4	3.9	9.2	4.5	3,067	1,879	1,071	263	42	181	366	261
5	Dan Issel D. Issel	21.3	1977-78	DEN	82	34.8	10.1	3.7	1.2	0.5	8.0	15.7	51.2	5.2	6.7	78.2	57.1	3.1	7.0	3.2	2,851	1,746	830	304	100	41	259	279
6	Moses Malone M. Malone	19.4	1977-78	HOU	59	35.7	15.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	7.0	14.0	49.9	5.4	7.5	71.8	55.9	6.4	8.6	3.7	2,107	1,144	886	31	48	76	220	179
7	Bill Walton B. Walton	18.9	1977-78	POR	58	33.3	13.2	5.0	1.0	2.5	7.9	15.2	52.2	3.1	4.2	72.0	55.4	2.0	11.2	3.6	1,929	1,097	766	291	60	146	206	145
8	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	18.6	1977-78	BOS	77	41.8	14.0	4.6	1.3	0.9	7.8	15.8	49.0	3.1	3.7	84.2	53.3	3.2	10.8	2.8	3,215	1,435	1,078	351	102	67	217	297
9	Mitch Kupchak M. Kupchak	15.9	1977-78	WAS	67	26.3	6.9	1.1	0.4	0.6	5.9	11.5	51.2	4.2	6.0	69.7	56.4	2.4	4.4	2.7	1,759	1,066	460	71	28	42	184	196
10	Billy Paultz B. Paultz	15.8	1977-78	SAS	80	31.0	8.4	2.7	0.5	2.4	6.5	12.2	52.9	2.9	3.8	75.2	56.8	2.2	6.3	2.1	2,479	1,266	675	213	42	194	167	222
11	Swen Nater S. Nater	15.5	1977-78	BUF	78	35.6	13.2	2.8	0.5	0.6	6.4	12.7	50.4	2.7	3.5	76.5	54.3	3.6	9.6	2.9	2,778	1,210	1,029	216	40	47	225	274
12	Alvan Adams A. Adams	15.5	1977-78	PHX	70	27.3	8.1	3.2	1.2	0.9	6.2	12.8	48.5	3.1	4.2	73.0	52.8	2.3	5.8	3.3	1,914	1,082	565	225	86	63	234	242
13	James Edwards J. Edwards	15.2	1977-78	TOT	83	29.0	7.4	1.0	0.6	0.9	6.0	13.2	45.3	3.3	5.1	64.6	49.4	2.4	5.0	2.0	2,405	1,262	615	85	53	78	169	322
14	Jim Chones J. Chones	15.0	1977-78	CLE	82	35.4	10.3	1.6	0.6	0.7	6.4	13.6	47.2	2.2	3.0	72.0	50.3	2.7	7.6	2.2	2,906	1,230	844	131	52	58	184	235
15	Marvin Webster M. Webster	14.0	1977-78	SEA	82	35.5	12.6	2.5	0.6	2.0	5.2	10.4	50.2	3.5	5.6	62.9	54.3	4.4	8.2	3.1	2,910	1,144	1,035	203	48	162	257	262
16	Steve Hawes S. Hawes	12.7	1977-78	ATL	75	31.0	9.2	2.5	1.0	0.8	5.2	11.4	45.3	2.3	2.9	81.8	50.0	2.4	6.8	2.0	2,325	949	690	190	78	57	148	230
17	Robert Parish R. Parish	12.5	1977-78	GSW	82	24.0	8.3	1.2	1.0	1.5	5.2	11.1	47.2	2.0	3.2	62.5	49.9	2.6	5.7	2.5	1,969	1,025	680	95	79	123	201	291
18	Elmore Smith E. Smith	12.5	1977-78	CLE	81	24.6	8.4	0.7	0.6	2.2	5.0	10.0	49.7	2.5	3.8	66.3	53.4	2.2	6.2	1.7	1,996	1,009	678	57	50	176	141	241
19	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	11.7	1977-78	PHI	70	24.6	7.9	1.2	0.5	1.8	4.7	8.2	57.5	2.2	3.1	70.9	60.8	1.7	6.3	1.8	1,722	820	555	85	34	125	123	268
20	Leon Douglas L. Douglas	10.9	1977-78	DET	79	25.2	7.4	1.4	0.7	0.6	4.1	8.4	48.1	2.8	4.4	64.1	52.7	2.3	5.1	2.5	1,993	863	582	112	57	48	197	295
21	Kevin Kunnert K. Kunnert	10.4	1977-78	HOU	80	26.9	8.7	1.2	0.6	1.1	4.6	10.5	43.7	1.2	1.7	68.9	46.0	3.3	5.4	1.8	2,152	829	693	97	44	90	141	315
22	Rich Kelley R. Kelley	10.2	1977-78	NOJ	82	25.8	9.3	2.8	1.1	1.6	3.7	7.3	50.5	2.7	3.5	77.9	57.1	3.0	6.2	2.7	2,119	833	759	233	89	129	225	293
23	Tom Owens T. Owens	10.1	1977-78	POR	82	20.9	6.6	2.0	0.4	0.5	3.8	7.8	49.0	2.5	3.4	74.1	54.6	2.4	4.2	1.9	1,714	832	541	160	33	37	152	263
24	Clifford Ray C. Ray	8.8	1977-78	GSW	79	28.7	9.6	1.9	0.9	1.1	3.4	6.0	57.1	1.9	3.1	60.9	59.4	3.0	6.6	1.9	2,268	692	758	147	74	90	150	291
25	George Johnson G. Johnson	8.7	1977-78	NJN	81	29.8	9.6	1.4	1.0	3.4	3.5	8.9	39.5	1.6	2.3	71.9	43.8	3.0	6.6	2.7	2,411	703	779	111	78	274	221	339

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1	Pistons	60	22	.732
2	Celtics	56	26	.683	4.0
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7.9

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1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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