highest career ppg average by a center per decade

Wilt Chamberlain has averaged the most points per game by a center when his PER has been above 0 in a decade, with 34.4 per game in the 1960s.

	NAME	PPG	PER	DECADE	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	34.4	28.2	1960s	787	46.6	24.3	4.5			13.9	26.3	53.0				6.6	12.8	51.4	53.9				36,713	27,098	19,112	3,548				1,483
2	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	29.8	23.6	1970s	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
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	29.3	29.5	2020s	332	32.4	10.5	3.9	1.0	1.4	9.5	18.8	50.9	1.2	3.5	35.1	8.9	10.6	84.6	62.5	2.2	8.3	3.3	10,755	9,711	3,476	1,309	319	475	1,079	919	+1724
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	28.6	26.9	1970s	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
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.4	18.9	1960s	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
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.1	27.4	1990s	455	37.3	12.2	2.5	0.8	2.6	10.9	18.8	57.8	0.0	0.0	6.3	5.4	10.1	53.6	58.4	4.0	8.2	2.9	16,985	12,343	5,537	1,131	364	1,197	1,331	1,581	+1142
7	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27.1	19	1970s	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
8	Anthony Davis A. Davis	27.1	28.6	2010s	131	34.8	11.9	2.9	1.4	2.3	9.9	19.5	50.9	0.7	2.1	31.5	6.6	8.2	79.9	58.7	2.6	9.2	2.2	4,558	3,551	1,556	375	182	302	293	300	+184
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	25.9	30.9	2020s	502	34.2	12.0	9.0	1.4	0.7	9.9	17.1	57.6	1.3	3.6	36.9	4.8	5.9	82.3	65.7	2.7	9.3	3.4	17,193	13,003	6,031	4,494	703	368	1,687	1,307	+3554
10	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	24.7	27.3	2020s	110	30.8	11.3	3.3	1.1	3.4	8.7	17.6	49.6	2.4	6.8	35.1	4.8	5.8	82.9	61.2	1.9	9.4	2.8	3,393	2,716	1,242	368	118	373	304	261	+784
11	Moses Malone M. Malone	24.5	23.3	1980s	778	37.3	13.2	1.5	0.9	1.4	8.4	17.2	49.1	0.0	0.1	5.7	7.7	9.9	77.5	57.0	5.4	7.8	3.4	29,039	19,082	10,269	1,191	730	1,107	2,659	1,898
12	David Robinson D. Robinson	24.4	27.7	1990s	685	37.0	11.5	3.0	1.6	3.4	8.6	16.5	52.3	0.0	0.1	25.8	7.1	9.7	74.0	58.9	3.4	8.1	2.8	25,364	16,715	7,881	2,028	1,073	2,323	1,944	2,057	+708
13	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	24.3	24.5	2010s	158	30.7	11.4	3.2	0.7	2.0	8.2	17.0	48.1	1.1	3.6	31.5	6.8	8.6	78.8	58.4	2.3	9.1	3.7	4,854	3,833	1,804	499	113	309	577	532	+921
14	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	24.1	22.4	1990s	702	37.2	11.0	2.2	0.9	2.7	9.4	18.7	50.3	0.0	0.1	19.2	5.3	7.0	74.8	55.3	2.4	8.6	3.2	26,132	16,914	7,733	1,511	661	1,898	2,225	2,398	+446
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.9	24.5	1990s	689	38.1	11.6	3.0	1.8	3.5	9.6	18.7	51.3	0.0	0.1	24.0	4.7	6.3	74.7	55.7	2.9	8.7	3.3	26,260	16,484	8,000	2,079	1,229	2,381	2,240	2,445	+513
16	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	23.6	25.7	2000s	244	34.0	9.2	1.4	0.9	1.7	8.5	14.9	57.2	0.0	0.2	15.7	6.6	8.5	77.1	63.4	2.6	6.6	2.4	8,305	5,766	2,234	335	220	406	596	871	+1468
17	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	23.3	21.5	1960s	648	39.4	15.0	2.4			8.8	17.0	51.8				5.7	8.7	65.4	55.9				25,561	15,086	9,716	1,541				2,272
18	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	23.2	22.5	2020s	397	33.2	10.6	3.6	0.9	0.8	8.1	16.0	51.0	2.1	5.3	40.0	4.8	5.7	84.2	62.7	2.5	8.0	2.9	13,173	9,197	4,194	1,424	343	330	1,138	1,389	+1386
19	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23.1	26.5	2000s	662	34.7	10.6	2.7	0.5	2.2	9.1	15.5	58.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	9.5	52.2	58.7	3.4	7.2	2.7	22,941	15,276	7,029	1,789	344	1,431	1,818	2,276	+3459
20	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.0	23.5	1980s	386	36.2	12.1	2.0	1.9	3.1	9.0	17.4	51.8	0.0	0.0	5.3	5.0	7.4	67.2	55.7	4.5	7.6	3.0	13,990	8,883	4,677	780	748	1,201	1,175	1,562
21	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	22.8	23	1970s	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
22	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	22.6	23.3	2000s	153	37.9	9.3	2.6	1.1	1.2	7.9	16.8	46.9	1.6	4.2	37.2	5.3	6.1	86.4	58.0	1.4	7.9	1.8	5,806	3,459	1,425	393	175	181	280	438	+817
23	George Mikan G. Mikan	22.3	27.1	1950s	379	34.4	13.4	2.7			7.8	19.5	40.1				6.7	8.5	78.4	48.0				8,350	8,458	4,167	1,027				1,602
24	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	22.3	25	2010s	323	34.4	11.9	2.6	0.8	1.5	8.5	15.8	53.7	1.2	3.1	39.2	4.0	4.8	83.6	61.9	3.2	8.7	2.5	11,120	7,187	3,831	839	245	481	794	1,063	+270
25	Shawn Marion S. Marion	21.8	23.6	2000s	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

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