centers with 27 or higher ppg in single season before 23 years old since 1969

Elvin Hayes put up 28.4 points per game in his rookie season in 1968-69.

	NAME	PPG	Age	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	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.4	23	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	2,327	1,406	113				266
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	27.3	33	1969-70	LAL	12	42.1	18.4	4.1			10.8	18.9	56.8				5.8	13.1	44.6	55.4				505	328	221	49				31
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27.5	24	1969-70	SDR	82	44.7	16.9	2.0			11.1	24.6	45.2				5.2	7.6	68.8	49.2				3,665	2,256	1,386	162				270
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	31.7	23	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	2,596	1,311	272				264
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.7	25	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	16.6	2.3			11.6	27.0	42.8				5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8				3,633	2,350	1,362	186				225
6	Bob Rule B. Rule	29.8	26	1970-71	SEA	4	35.5	11.5	1.8			11.8	24.5	48.0				6.3	7.5	83.3	53.5				142	119	46	7				14
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.8	24	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	30.2	25	1972-73	MIL	76	42.8	16.1	5.0			12.9	23.3	55.4				4.3	6.1	71.3	58.0				3,254	2,292	1,224	379				208
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	27.0	26	1973-74	MIL	81	43.8	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	11.7	21.7	53.9				3.6	5.2	70.2	56.4	3.5	11.0		3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112	283		238
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	30.0	27	1974-75	MIL	65	42.3	14.0	4.1	1.0	3.3	12.5	24.4	51.3				5.0	6.6	76.3	55.0	3.0	11.0		2,747	1,949	912	264	65	212		205
11	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	34.5	23	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	27.7	28	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3	13.5		3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
13	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	31.1	24	1975-76	BUF	78	42.7	12.4	4.0	1.2	2.1	12.0	24.6	48.7				7.2	9.4	76.2	54.2	3.1	9.3		3,328	2,427	965	315	93	160		298
14	Moses Malone M. Malone	27.8	25	1980-81	HOU	80	40.6	14.8	1.8	1.0	1.9	10.1	19.3	52.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	7.6	10.1	75.7	58.5	5.9	8.8	3.9	3,245	2,222	1,180	141	83	150	308	223
15	Moses Malone M. Malone	31.1	26	1981-82	HOU	81	42.0	14.7	1.8	0.9	1.5	11.7	22.5	51.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.2	76.2	57.6	6.9	7.8	3.6	3,398	2,520	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
16	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	28.6	27	1989-90	NYK	82	38.6	10.9	2.2	1.0	4.0	11.2	20.4	55.1	0.0	0.0	25.0	6.1	7.9	77.5	59.9	2.9	8.0	3.4	3,165	2,347	893	182	78	327	278	325
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.3	31	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
18	David Robinson D. Robinson	29.8	28	1993-94	SAS	80	40.5	10.7	4.8	1.7	3.3	10.5	20.7	50.7	0.1	0.4	34.5	8.7	11.6	74.9	57.7	3.0	7.7	3.2	3,241	2,383	855	381	139	265	253	228
19	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.8	32	1994-95	HOU	72	39.6	10.8	3.5	1.8	3.4	11.1	21.5	51.7	0.0	0.2	18.8	5.6	7.5	75.6	56.3	2.4	8.4	3.3	2,853	2,005	775	255	133	242	237	250
20	David Robinson D. Robinson	27.6	29	1994-95	SAS	81	38.0	10.8	2.9	1.7	3.2	9.7	18.4	53.0	0.1	0.2	30.0	8.1	10.5	77.4	60.2	2.9	7.9	2.9	3,074	2,238	877	236	134	262	233	230
21	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.3	25	1997-98	LAL	60	36.3	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	11.2	19.1	58.4	0.0	0.0		6.0	11.4	52.7	58.7	3.5	7.9	2.9	2,175	1,699	681	142	39	144	175	193	+649
22	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.7	27	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
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.7	28	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
24	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.2	29	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
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.5	30	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