best scorers among 1970s nba centers

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Bob McAdoo scored the most points per game by a center, with 29.8 per game.

Interpreted as:
best with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games scorers among 1970s NBA centers
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
29.8
385
41.6
13.4
3.0
1.2
2.1
11.6
22.6
51.5
6.5
8.5
76.7
56.5
3.3
10.2
4.4
16,032
11,477
5,173
1,167
455
805
346
1,387
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.6
773
41.1
14.8
4.5
1.3
3.5
11.8
21.5
55.1
5.0
7.1
70.6
58.3
3.1
11.0
3.5
31,771
22,141
11,460
3,440
576
1,595
490
2,399
3Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27.1
246
43.7
16.0
2.5
11.0
25.0
43.8
5.2
7.8
67.0
47.7
10,759
6,669
3,945
618
728
4Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
22.8
644
36.1
11.9
3.3
1.2
2.0
9.3
18.3
50.6
4.3
5.6
77.5
55.1
3.2
8.5
3.4
23,248
14,686
7,690
2,134
466
799
400
2,100
5Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
21.7
246
37.4
12.9
3.0
0.6
2.2
8.2
14.9
55.4
5.3
7.5
70.1
59.8
3.8
9.2
4.1
9,209
5,346
3,184
736
136
540
676
807
6Dan Issel
D. Issel
20.2
242
33.5
9.4
3.0
1.0
0.5
7.6
14.9
51.4
4.9
6.3
78.0
57.3
2.9
6.4
2.6
8,100
4,891
2,264
736
252
116
430
758
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
19.1
223
35.9
15.3
1.2
0.9
1.7
6.8
13.3
51.2
5.5
7.6
72.1
57.4
6.3
9.0
3.9
8,003
4,258
3,402
267
194
376
546
677
8Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
18.6
660
40.0
14.6
4.0
1.2
1.0
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.8
3.6
78.2
49.7
3.3
10.8
2.7
26,392
12,252
9,636
2,622
500
412
391
2,567
9Alvan Adams
A. Adams
17.6
299
30.8
8.9
4.5
1.4
1.1
7.2
14.8
48.8
3.2
4.3
75.4
53.0
2.6
6.3
3.5
9,212
5,266
2,649
1,357
412
329
513
1,022
10Willis Reed
W. Reed
17.4
253
34.3
11.7
1.9
0.6
1.1
7.1
14.8
48.0
3.2
4.2
76.4
52.3
2.5
4.9
8,683
4,399
2,956
487
12
21
799
11Bill Walton
B. Walton
17.1
209
33.7
13.5
4.4
1.0
2.6
7.0
13.8
51.0
3.0
4.5
67.4
54.2
2.6
10.9
3.6
7,033
3,578
2,822
923
204
533
206
578
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
16.7
258
43.2
18.7
4.2
6.7
10.9
61.3
3.4
7.0
48.9
60.1
11,146
4,321
4,812
1,095
592
13James Edwards
J. Edwards
15.9
165
30.0
7.9
1.1
0.7
1.1
6.2
13.1
47.7
3.5
5.2
66.1
51.8
2.3
5.6
2.0
4,951
2,628
1,308
177
113
187
331
685
14Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
15.6
82
36.1
12.4
3.2
1.0
0.8
5.8
12.6
46.0
4.0
4.9
81.4
52.9
2.8
9.5
3.1
2,958
1,281
1,013
261
82
67
253
295
15Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
14.8
395
33.9
11.5
2.5
0.7
0.6
5.6
11.0
51.2
3.6
6.1
58.2
54.1
3.4
6.2
13,379
5,855
4,525
1,003
52
48
1,264
16Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
14.3
241
30.3
8.2
2.5
0.5
2.0
6.0
11.8
50.7
2.4
3.4
71.0
54.0
2.2
6.0
2.0
7,295
3,458
1,987
614
132
492
324
688
17Jim Chones
J. Chones
14.3
400
33.3
9.5
1.8
0.6
1.1
6.1
13.3
46.1
2.0
2.9
70.4
49.0
2.6
6.9
2.3
13,302
5,729
3,790
711
222
450
371
1,259
18Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
13.9
551
35.7
12.8
2.9
0.5
2.1
5.3
12.3
42.8
3.3
4.8
70.1
48.1
2.8
6.8
19,660
7,659
7,062
1,587
125
553
1,494
19Elmore Smith
E. Smith
13.4
562
31.8
10.6
1.4
0.8
2.9
5.6
11.7
48.2
2.1
3.7
57.9
50.3
2.3
7.1
1.7
17,879
7,541
5,962
808
325
1,183
183
1,941
20Swen Nater
S. Nater
13.1
229
29.4
11.3
2.0
0.6
0.6
5.4
10.2
52.9
2.2
2.9
77.0
56.7
3.3
8.0
2.5
6,744
2,994
2,595
464
132
127
395
732
21Robert Parish
R. Parish
12.9
235
24.5
9.1
1.2
1.0
1.8
5.4
11.0
49.0
2.1
3.0
67.3
52.0
2.9
6.2
2.7
5,764
3,026
2,139
284
234
434
434
818
22Mitch Kupchak
M. Kupchak
12.9
149
22.0
6.4
0.9
0.3
0.5
4.9
9.2
53.8
3.0
4.3
69.4
58.2
2.3
4.1
2.7
3,272
1,918
954
133
50
76
184
400
23Neal Walk
N. Walk
12.6
568
24.4
7.7
2.1
0.6
0.4
5.2
11.2
45.9
2.3
3.0
75.8
50.1
1.8
4.8
13,832
7,157
4,392
1,214
140
105
1,788
24Bob Kauffman
B. Kauffman
12.4
151
23.7
6.7
2.9
0.3
0.1
4.8
10.4
46.4
2.8
3.8
73.5
51.5
0.9
1.6
3,575
1,876
1,019
435
19
4
366
25Connie Dierking
C. Dierking
12.2
130
24.5
6.6
1.8
5.0
12.0
41.3
2.2
3.0
73.7
45.5
3,185
1,583
858
229
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59
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38.5
15
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WesternWLPCTGB
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.792
2
Spurs Spurs - x
59
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.756
2.5
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50
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.649
11.0
4
50
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.641
11.5
5
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.623
13.0
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15.0
7
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19.0
8
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21.5
9
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22.0
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25.0
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