best ppg centers 1980

Moses Malone scored the most points per game by a center in 1979-80, with 25.8 per game.

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NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Moses Malone
M. Malone
25.8
1979-80
82
38.3
14.5
1.8
1.0
1.3
9.5
18.9
50.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.9
9.5
71.9
56.0
7.0
7.5
3.7
3,140
2,119
1,190
147
80
107
300
210
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.8
1979-80
82
38.3
10.8
4.5
1.0
3.4
10.2
16.9
60.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.8
76.5
63.9
2.3
8.5
3.6
3,143
2,034
886
371
81
280
297
216
3Dan Issel
D. Issel
23.8
1979-80
82
35.8
8.8
2.4
1.1
0.7
8.7
17.3
50.5
0.0
0.1
33.3
6.3
8.1
77.5
57.1
2.9
5.9
2.0
2,938
1,951
719
198
88
54
163
190
4Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
21.7
1979-80
82
38.4
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
54.7
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
3,150
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
279
5Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
19.2
1979-80
TOT
63
33.8
8.8
2.9
1.2
1.4
7.4
13.8
53.7
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.4
5.6
78.2
59.2
2.4
6.3
2.6
2,131
1,210
552
184
74
89
162
200
6Robert Parish
R. Parish
17.0
1979-80
72
29.4
10.9
1.7
0.8
1.6
7.1
14.0
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.9
71.5
54.1
3.4
7.4
3.1
2,119
1,223
783
122
58
115
225
248
7Tom Owens
T. Owens
16.4
1979-80
76
30.8
7.5
2.6
0.6
0.7
6.8
13.3
51.4
0.0
0.0
50.0
2.8
3.7
75.3
55.2
2.5
5.1
2.3
2,337
1,250
573
194
45
53
174
270
8James Edwards
J. Edwards
15.7
1979-80
82
28.2
7.0
1.5
0.7
1.3
6.4
12.6
51.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.1
68.1
54.5
2.2
4.9
1.6
2,314
1,287
578
127
55
104
131
324
9Dave Robisch
D. Robisch
15.3
1979-80
82
32.6
8.0
2.3
0.6
0.6
6.0
11.5
52.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.0
84.2
57.8
2.7
5.3
1.7
2,670
1,255
658
192
53
53
138
211
10Alvan Adams
A. Adams
14.9
1979-80
75
28.9
8.1
4.3
1.4
0.7
6.2
11.7
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.1
79.7
57.1
2.1
6.0
2.9
2,168
1,118
609
322
108
55
218
237
11Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
14.7
1979-80
80
31.8
8.7
1.9
0.6
1.8
6.2
11.8
52.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.4
3.6
65.3
54.8
2.5
6.2
2.9
2,541
1,178
693
149
49
142
230
328
12Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
14.3
1979-80
82
34.1
11.1
3.4
0.8
0.9
5.7
12.1
47.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
3.6
80.5
52.6
2.4
8.7
2.5
2,793
1,175
908
279
68
77
202
232
13Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
14.2
1979-80
66
32.7
8.1
3.1
1.0
0.9
6.4
14.1
45.3
0.0
0.2
8.3
1.4
1.8
77.9
47.7
1.9
6.2
1.6
2,159
940
534
206
69
61
108
216
14Swen Nater
S. Nater
13.4
1979-80
81
35.3
15.0
2.9
0.6
0.5
5.5
9.9
55.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.4
71.8
58.9
4.3
10.7
3.2
2,860
1,082
1,216
233
45
37
257
259
15Rick Robey
R. Robey
11.5
1979-80
82
23.4
6.5
1.1
0.6
0.2
4.6
8.9
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.3
68.4
55.7
2.5
3.9
1.8
1,918
942
530
92
53
15
151
244
16Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
9.7
1979-80
82
36.3
13.3
4.5
0.8
0.7
4.0
7.8
51.3
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.7
2.5
66.5
54.5
4.1
9.3
1.9
2,973
794
1,094
366
65
61
153
249
17Kent Benson
K. Benson
9.6
1979-80
TOT
73
25.9
6.2
2.4
1.0
1.3
4.1
8.5
48.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.4
1.9
70.2
51.3
1.7
4.5
2.2
1,891
698
453
178
73
92
157
246
18Steve Hawes
S. Hawes
9.3
1979-80
82
22.6
6.0
1.8
0.9
0.4
3.7
7.4
50.2
0.0
0.1
37.5
1.8
2.2
82.4
55.5
1.8
4.2
1.5
1,853
761
496
144
74
29
121
205
19Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
9.2
1979-80
81
29.8
8.0
5.7
1.4
1.3
3.7
8.4
44.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.3
74.1
49.0
2.1
5.8
2.6
2,412
743
645
460
111
109
211
307
20Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
9.1
1979-80
TOT
84
26.1
7.0
2.2
0.8
1.0
3.9
8.0
48.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.2
59.9
50.7
2.2
4.8
1.4
2,193
763
586
188
69
84
115
213
21Ben Poquette
B. Poquette
8.9
1979-80
82
28.6
6.8
1.6
0.5
2.0
3.6
6.9
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.0
83.2
57.2
1.5
5.3
1.3
2,349
731
560
131
45
162
103
283
22Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
8.9
1979-80
82
25.9
9.4
0.9
0.7
3.0
3.5
6.3
55.8
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.7
71.4
59.8
3.5
6.0
1.2
2,123
731
774
76
54
244
99
322
23Rich Kelley
R. Kelley
8.8
1979-80
TOT
80
23.0
6.4
2.2
1.0
1.2
2.9
6.1
47.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
3.9
78.7
56.6
2.5
3.9
2.5
1,839
702
515
178
78
96
198
273
24Leon Douglas
L. Douglas
8.1
1979-80
70
25.5
7.2
1.7
0.4
0.9
3.2
6.5
48.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.6
67.6
52.9
2.4
4.7
1.8
1,782
567
501
121
30
62
127
249
25Mark Landsberger
M. Landsberger
8.0
1979-80
TOT
77
19.6
8.0
0.6
0.4
0.3
3.2
6.3
51.6
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.9
52.3
52.9
2.9
5.0
1.3
1,510
614
613
46
33
22
100
140

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