highest career ppg by center first pick with more than 400 games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put up the most points per game by a #1 overall pick center when playing >400 games, with 24.6 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.6
1,560
36.8
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.7
1,207
34.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
3Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.8
714
33.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.1
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
83.9
62.3
2.8
8.3
2.7
24,103
16,268
7,954
2,232
583
809
1,915
2,438
+1654
4Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
21.8
1,238
35.7
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
5David Robinson
D. Robinson
21.1
987
34.7
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
6Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
20.9
1,120
34.3
9.9
1.9
0.9
2.5
8.2
16.2
50.4
0.0
0.1
16.1
4.6
6.1
74.1
55.3
2.3
7.6
3.0
38,388
23,459
11,052
2,111
1,047
2,747
3,308
3,786
+412
7Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
20.1
1,043
37.3
13.7
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
20,941
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
8Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
20.1
959
33.5
10.1
3.1
1.1
1.5
8.1
15.7
51.4
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.9
5.1
76.7
55.9
2.6
6.8
2.6
32,103
19,248
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048
9Yao Ming
Y. Ming
19.0
486
32.5
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,818
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
10Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
19.0
548
36.5
9.5
3.7
0.8
0.7
7.0
13.1
53.2
0.0
0.0
14.3
5.0
6.7
74.7
59.0
2.2
7.3
2.8
20,029
10,389
5,227
2,028
422
397
1,511
1,466
11Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
18.3
628
33.2
7.8
1.8
1.0
1.6
7.4
15.4
47.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.8
74.5
52.3
2.5
5.3
2.9
20,834
11,479
4,915
1,151
637
1,016
1,800
2,017
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
16.3
726
30.5
9.7
2.9
0.7
1.9
6.4
12.7
50.7
0.0
0.1
12.7
3.4
4.8
71.3
55.0
2.4
7.4
2.0
22,128
11,807
7,071
2,133
496
1,370
1,453
1,471
+4069
13Dwight Howard
D. Howard
16.0
1,078
31.3
11.9
1.4
0.9
1.8
5.8
9.7
59.6
0.0
0.1
22.2
4.4
7.8
56.0
60.7
3.3
8.5
2.7
33,744
17,212
12,782
1,476
939
1,977
2,920
3,403
+3033
14Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
15.9
462
30.4
10.2
1.5
0.7
1.0
7.1
11.8
59.8
0.1
0.3
23.0
1.7
2.3
74.0
61.9
3.0
7.2
1.7
14,031
7,332
4,698
703
330
439
768
1,198
-183
15Bill Walton
B. Walton
13.3
468
28.3
10.5
3.4
0.8
2.2
5.5
10.5
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.6
66.0
55.1
2.4
8.2
2.7
13,250
6,215
4,923
1,590
380
1,034
865
1,298
16Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
13.0
701
29.2
7.3
2.3
0.7
1.1
5.2
10.3
50.5
0.0
0.0
8.3
2.5
3.8
66.0
53.9
2.3
5.0
2.1
20,435
9,081
5,121
1,584
480
800
1,472
1,939
17Pervis Ellison
P. Ellison
10.1
435
25.3
7.0
1.5
0.6
1.6
4.1
8.0
51.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
1.9
2.7
69.2
54.6
2.4
4.6
1.8
11,021
4,379
3,035
656
268
712
763
1,382
-101
18Kent Benson
K. Benson
9.7
505
23.8
5.8
1.9
0.9
0.9
4.0
8.3
48.9
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.6
2.2
74.8
52.7
1.8
4.0
1.8
12,042
4,912
2,941
944
462
465
897
1,448
19Andrew Bogut
A. Bogut
9.7
624
28.1
8.9
2.2
0.6
1.6
4.3
8.0
53.5
0.0
0.0
13.6
1.1
2.1
54.7
54.4
2.5
6.4
1.7
17,514
6,040
5,539
1,354
393
1,023
1,079
1,927
+1090
20Michael Olowokandi
M. Olowokandi
8.3
500
26.3
6.8
0.7
0.5
1.4
3.6
8.2
43.5
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.9
59.7
45.7
1.9
4.9
1.8
13,129
4,135
3,414
327
226
697
898
1,518
-1463
21Chuck Share
C. Share
8.3
596
21.9
8.4
1.4
2.6
6.6
40.0
3.0
4.4
69.3
48.8
13,023
4,928
4,986
809
2,106
22Kwame Brown
K. Brown
6.2
434
21.7
5.5
0.8
0.5
0.7
2.4
4.7
50.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.7
52.7
52.7
1.8
3.7
1.2
9,425
2,680
2,379
360
217
283
521
1,024
-453

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.7

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.3

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.2

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

8th

DRTG

116.6

20th

NETRTG

1.7

12th

3P%

35.8

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
55
18
.753
2.5
3
Lakers Lakers
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
3/30
@
10:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
10:30 PM
Thu
4/2
@
9:30 PM
Sun
4/5
@
7:30 PM
Tue
4/7
@
10:30 PM
Last Game
BKN Nets

17 - 57

99

Final

116

LAL Lakers

48 - 26

Fri 27 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
53
20
.726
2
49
24
.671
4.0
3
48
26
.649
5.5
4
46
28
.622
7.5
5
41
32
.562
12.0
6
41
33
.554
12.5
7
40
33
.548
13.0
8
39
34
.534
14.0
9
39
34
.534
14.0
10
39
35
.527
14.5
11
29
43
.403
23.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
44
.397
24.0
13
17
56
.233
36.0
14
Nets Nets - e
17
57
.230
36.5
15
16
58
.216
37.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
58
16
.784
2
Spurs Spurs - x
55
18
.753
2.5
3
48
26
.649
10.0
4
47
28
.627
11.5
5
45
28
.616
12.5
6
44
29
.603
13.5
7
40
33
.548
17.5
8
38
36
.514
20.0
9
37
38
.493
21.5
10
36
38
.486
22.0
11
25
50
.333
33.5
12
24
49
.329
33.5
13
24
50
.324
34.0
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
53
.284
37.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
55
.257
39.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
2/28
@
117-137
Sat
2/28
@
104-128
Sun
3/1
@
123-118
Sun
3/1
@
108-81
Sun
3/1
@
128-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
3/28
@
3:00 PM
Sat
3/28
@
5:30 PM
Sat
3/28
@
6:00 PM
Sat
3/28
@
7:30 PM
Sat
3/28
@
8:00 PM