best scoring average in a single season by a center in 2000s nba

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal averaged the most points per game by a center in a season, with 29.7 per game in 1999-00.

Interpreted as:

best scoring with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games average in a single season by a center in 2000s NBA

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.7	1999-00	LAL	79	40.0	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	3,163	2,344	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.7	2000-01	LAL	74	39.5	12.7	3.7	0.6	2.8	11.0	19.2	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	13.1	51.3	57.4	3.9	8.8	2.9	2,924	2,125	940	277	47	204	218	256	+463
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.5	2002-03	LAL	67	37.8	11.1	3.1	0.6	2.4	10.4	18.1	57.4	0.0	0.0		6.7	10.8	62.2	60.2	3.9	7.2	2.9	2,535	1,841	742	206	38	159	196	229	+363
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.2	2001-02	LAL	67	36.1	10.7	3.0	0.6	2.0	10.6	18.3	57.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9	10.7	55.5	59.0	3.5	7.2	2.6	2,422	1,822	715	200	41	137	171	199	+566
5	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	26.0	2004-05	PHX	80	36.1	8.9	1.6	1.0	1.6	9.3	16.7	55.9	0.0	0.2	18.8	7.3	9.9	73.3	61.7	2.7	6.2	2.4	2,889	2,080	713	131	77	130	189	278	+602
6	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	25.2	2007-08	PHX	79	33.9	9.1	1.5	0.8	2.1	9.0	15.3	59.0	0.1	0.4	16.1	7.0	8.7	80.5	65.6	2.3	6.8	2.2	2,677	1,989	719	118	64	163	174	294	+421
7	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	23.4	2001-02	DAL	76	38.0	9.9	2.4	1.1	1.0	7.9	16.6	47.7	1.8	4.6	39.7	5.8	6.8	85.3	59.9	1.6	8.4	1.9	2,891	1,779	755	186	83	77	145	222	+411
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	22.9	2004-05	MIA	73	34.1	10.4	2.7	0.5	2.3	9.0	15.0	60.1	0.0	0.0		4.8	10.5	46.1	58.3	3.5	6.9	2.8	2,492	1,669	760	200	36	171	203	262	+470
9	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	22.7	2008-09	TOR	77	38.0	10.0	2.5	0.9	1.0	8.0	16.4	48.7	0.2	0.6	24.5	6.5	8.0	81.7	56.9	2.8	7.2	2.3	2,928	1,746	771	191	67	77	174	189	-84
10	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	22.3	2007-08	TOR	67	36.2	8.7	2.6	0.9	1.0	7.6	15.3	49.4	0.1	0.4	40.0	7.0	8.3	84.4	58.8	2.6	6.1	2.3	2,425	1,496	583	171	63	67	153	157	+358
11	Shawn Marion S. Marion	21.8	2005-06	PHX	81	40.3	11.8	1.8	2.0	1.7	8.8	16.9	52.5	1.2	3.6	33.1	3.0	3.7	80.9	59.1	3.1	8.8	1.5	3,263	1,769	959	143	160	137	125	223	+412
12	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	21.8	2003-04	DAL	77	37.9	8.7	2.7	1.2	1.4	7.9	17.0	46.2	1.3	3.8	34.1	4.8	5.5	87.7	56.1	1.2	7.5	1.8	2,915	1,680	670	207	92	104	135	216	+406
13	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	21.7	1999-00	MIA	79	34.8	9.5	1.6	0.5	3.7	8.3	15.0	55.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.2	7.4	71.1	59.6	2.7	6.8	2.7	2,748	1,718	753	123	40	294	217	308	+270
14	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	21.5	2003-04	LAL	67	36.8	11.5	2.9	0.5	2.5	8.3	14.1	58.4	0.0	0.0		4.9	10.1	49.0	57.8	3.7	7.8	2.9	2,464	1,439	769	196	34	166	195	225	+437
15	Al Jefferson A. Jefferson	21.0	2007-08	MIN	82	35.6	11.1	1.4	0.9	1.5	8.8	17.6	50.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.5	4.8	72.1	53.5	3.8	7.4	2.0	2,919	1,726	911	117	74	119	167	222	-550
16	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	20.8	2006-07	MEM	59	36.2	9.8	3.4	0.5	2.1	7.8	14.5	53.8	0.1	0.2	27.3	5.1	6.8	74.8	59.3	2.5	7.3	2.7	2,133	1,226	581	201	29	126	162	137	-240
17	Dwight Howard D. Howard	20.7	2007-08	ORL	82	37.7	14.2	1.3	0.9	2.1	7.1	11.9	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	10.9	59.0	61.9	3.4	10.8	3.2	3,088	1,695	1,161	110	74	176	263	274	+484
18	Dwight Howard D. Howard	20.6	2008-09	ORL	79	35.7	13.8	1.4	1.0	2.9	7.1	12.4	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	10.7	59.4	60.0	4.3	9.6	3.0	2,821	1,624	1,093	112	77	231	240	270	+553
19	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	20.4	2006-07	PHX	82	32.8	9.6	1.0	1.0	1.3	7.4	12.9	57.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	7.1	78.1	63.7	2.7	6.9	2.8	2,689	1,671	786	84	78	110	232	295	+449
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	20.0	2005-06	MIA	59	30.6	9.2	1.9	0.4	1.8	8.1	13.6	60.0	0.0	0.0		3.7	8.0	46.9	58.6	2.9	6.3	2.8	1,806	1,181	541	113	23	104	168	230	+269
21	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	20.0	2006-07	SAS	80	34.1	10.6	3.4	0.8	2.4	7.7	14.1	54.6	0.0	0.1	11.1	4.5	7.1	63.7	57.9	2.7	7.9	2.8	2,726	1,599	846	273	66	190	224	203	+748
22	Yao Ming Y. Ming	19.7	2008-09	HOU	77	33.6	9.9	1.8	0.4	1.9	7.4	13.4	54.8	0.0	0.0	100.0	4.9	5.7	86.6	61.8	2.6	7.2	3.0	2,589	1,514	761	137	30	150	234	257	+453
23	Eddy Curry E. Curry	19.5	2006-07	NYK	81	35.2	7.0	0.8	0.4	0.5	7.2	12.5	57.6	0.0	0.0	100.0	5.0	8.1	61.5	60.3	2.4	4.6	3.6	2,849	1,576	571	68	34	40	295	265	-198
24	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	19.4	2006-07	IND	69	35.6	9.6	2.4	0.7	2.6	7.2	16.5	43.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.0	6.5	76.7	50.0	2.2	7.4	2.9	2,459	1,339	661	167	50	182	203	232	+10
25	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	19.3	2008-09	SAS	75	33.7	10.7	3.5	0.5	1.7	7.4	14.8	50.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.4	69.2	54.9	2.7	8.0	2.2	2,524	1,450	800	264	38	126	165	173	+259