highest average offensive rebounds in a season nba by a center

Moses Malone has grabbed the most offensive rebounds per game by a center in a season with 7.2 per game in 1978-79.

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Assumption:All-time
Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG
Data note: Offensive Rebounds Per Game: player season data complete from 1973-74

	NAME	OREB	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Moses Malone M. Malone	7.2	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	24.8	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	8.7	16.2	54.0				7.3	9.9	73.9	60.4	10.5	4.0	3,390	2,031	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
2	Moses Malone M. Malone	7.0	1979-80	HOU	82	38.3	25.8	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	7.5	3.7	3,140	2,119	1,190	147	80	107	300	210
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	6.9	1981-82	HOU	81	42.0	31.1	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	7.8	3.6	3,398	2,520	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
4	Jayson Williams J. Williams	6.8	1997-98	NJN	65	36.0	12.9	13.6	1.0	0.7	0.8	4.9	9.9	49.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.0	4.5	66.6	54.1	6.8	1.5	2,343	837	883	67	45	49	95	236	+152
5	Chet Holmgren C. Holmgren	6.5	2026-27	OKC	2	29.0	13.0	12.0	2.0	0.5	4.0	4.0	8.5	47.1	0.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	5.0	100.0	60.7	5.5	2.0	58	26	24	4	1	8	4	4	+11
6	Moses Malone M. Malone	6.4	1977-78	HOU	59	35.7	19.4	15.0	0.5	0.8	1.3	7.0	14.0	49.9				5.4	7.5	71.8	55.9	8.6	3.7	2,107	1,144	886	31	48	76	220	179
7	Moses Malone M. Malone	5.9	1980-81	HOU	80	40.6	27.8	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	8.8	3.9	3,245	2,222	1,180	141	83	150	308	223
8	Moses Malone M. Malone	5.7	1982-83	PHI	78	37.5	24.5	15.3	1.3	1.1	2.0	8.4	16.7	50.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	10.1	76.1	57.8	9.6	3.4	2,922	1,908	1,194	101	89	157	264	206
9	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	5.4	2013-14	DET	81	32.3	13.5	13.2	0.4	1.2	1.6	5.9	9.5	62.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.0	41.8	59.9	7.8	1.4	2,619	1,095	1,071	35	101	131	110	273	-233
10	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	5.4	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344
11	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	5.4	2018-19	DET	79	33.5	17.3	15.6	1.4	1.7	1.7	7.1	13.3	53.3	0.1	0.5	13.2	3.1	5.2	59.0	55.5	10.2	2.2	2,647	1,370	1,232	112	136	138	175	272	+176
12	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	5.3	2014-15	DET	82	30.5	13.8	13.5	0.7	0.9	1.9	6.0	11.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.5	38.9	50.4	8.1	1.5	2,502	1,130	1,104	55	73	153	120	285	-54
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	5.3	1976-77	TOT	82	30.6	13.2	13.1	1.1	0.8	2.2	4.7	9.9	48.0				3.7	5.4	69.3	54.0	7.7		2,506	1,083	1,072	89	67	181		275
14	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	5.1	2017-18	DET	78	33.7	15.0	16.0	3.0	1.5	1.6	6.0	11.3	52.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.1	5.1	60.5	55.5	10.9	2.6	2,625	1,171	1,247	237	114	127	200	250	-57
15	Steven Adams S. Adams	5.1	2017-18	OKC	76	32.7	13.9	9.0	1.2	1.2	1.0	5.9	9.4	62.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.8	55.9	63.0	4.0	1.7	2,487	1,056	685	88	92	78	128	215	+318
16	Moses Malone M. Malone	5.0	1983-84	PHI	71	36.8	22.7	13.4	1.4	1.0	1.5	7.5	15.5	48.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.7	10.2	75.0	56.6	8.4	3.5	2,613	1,609	950	96	71	110	250	188
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	4.9	1985-86	HOU	68	36.3	23.5	11.5	2.0	2.0	3.4	9.2	17.5	52.6	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.9	64.5	56.0	6.6	2.9	2,467	1,597	781	137	134	231	195	271
18	Steven Adams S. Adams	4.9	2018-19	OKC	80	33.4	13.9	9.5	1.6	1.5	1.0	6.0	10.1	59.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	3.7	50.0	59.1	4.6	1.7	2,669	1,108	760	124	117	76	135	204	+391
19	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	4.9	2015-16	DET	81	32.9	16.2	14.8	0.8	1.5	1.4	6.8	13.1	52.1	0.0	0.1	33.3	2.6	7.2	35.5	49.9	9.9	1.9	2,665	1,314	1,198	67	119	112	155	245	+126
20	Moses Malone M. Malone	4.9	1984-85	PHI	79	37.4	24.6	13.1	1.6	0.8	1.6	7.6	16.3	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.3	11.4	81.5	57.7	8.2	3.6	2,957	1,941	1,031	130	67	123	286	216
21	DeAndre Jordan D. Jordan	4.8	2014-15	LAC	82	34.4	11.5	15.0	0.7	1.0	2.2	4.6	6.5	71.0	0.0	0.0	25.0	2.3	5.7	39.7	63.8	10.1	1.3	2,820	946	1,226	61	81	183	109	245	+621
22	Moses Malone M. Malone	4.8	1988-89	ATL	81	35.5	20.2	11.8	1.4	1.0	1.2	6.6	13.5	49.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.9	8.8	78.9	58.1	7.0	3.0	2,878	1,637	956	112	79	100	245	154
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	4.7	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	29.3	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	8.5	2.7	3,224	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
24	Clint Capela C. Capela	4.7	2020-21	ATL	63	30.1	15.2	14.3	0.8	0.7	2.0	6.6	11.0	59.4	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.6	57.3	60.1	9.6	1.2	1,898	956	903	49	44	129	73	145	+251
25	Moses Malone M. Malone	4.7	1987-88	WAS	79	34.1	20.3	11.2	1.4	0.7	0.9	6.7	13.8	48.7	0.0	0.1	28.6	6.9	8.7	78.8	57.7	6.5	3.2	2,692	1,607	884	112	59	72	249	160

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Moses Malone has grabbed the most offensive rebounds per game by a center in a season with 7.2 per game in 1978-79.

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