highest per by a center in 2009

Dwight Howard had the best PER by a center in 2008-09, with a 25.4 rating.

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NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dwight Howard
D. Howard
25.4
2008-09
79
35.7
20.6
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
2Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.4
2008-09
75
33.7
19.3
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
3Yao Ming
Y. Ming
22.7
2008-09
77
33.6
19.7
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
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
22.3
2008-09
75
30.0
17.8
8.4
1.7
0.7
1.4
6.8
11.2
60.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.9
59.5
62.3
2.5
5.9
2.2
2,252
1,333
633
126
49
108
168
253
+140
5Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
22.2
2008-09
81
37.0
18.9
9.6
3.5
0.6
1.0
7.3
12.9
56.7
0.0
0.0
50.0
4.2
5.4
78.1
61.7
3.2
6.4
1.9
2,999
1,528
780
284
52
81
157
172
+571
6Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
22.1
2008-09
77
38.0
22.7
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
7David Lee
D. Lee
19
2008-09
81
34.9
16.0
11.7
2.1
1.0
0.3
6.4
11.7
54.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.1
75.5
59.0
3.2
8.6
1.9
2,824
1,293
951
174
80
22
150
260
-197
8Nene
Nene
18.8
2008-09
77
32.6
14.6
7.8
1.4
1.2
1.3
5.6
9.2
60.4
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.5
4.8
72.3
64.5
2.4
5.4
1.9
2,510
1,123
598
108
95
101
147
278
+298
9Kevin Love
K. Love
18.3
2008-09
81
25.3
11.1
9.1
1.0
0.4
0.6
3.9
8.5
45.9
0.0
0.2
10.5
3.3
4.1
78.9
53.8
3.4
5.7
1.5
2,048
899
734
84
35
50
118
205
-270
10Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
18
2008-09
82
32.8
13.2
10.1
0.6
0.6
1.7
5.3
9.4
56.1
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.5
59.3
58.1
3.4
6.7
1.8
2,691
1,085
827
53
48
136
144
247
+21
11Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
17.9
2008-09
82
30.5
13.0
8.1
1.0
0.5
1.8
5.5
10.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.6
79.3
56.8
2.7
5.4
1.8
2,501
1,068
665
86
44
151
147
257
-104
12Mehmet Okur
M. Okur
17.5
2008-09
72
33.5
17.0
7.7
1.7
0.8
0.7
6.0
12.3
48.5
1.3
2.8
44.6
3.8
4.6
81.7
59.2
1.7
6.0
1.8
2,409
1,225
557
120
54
53
132
219
+162
13Al Horford
A. Horford
17
2008-09
67
33.5
11.5
9.3
2.4
0.8
1.4
4.7
8.9
52.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
72.7
56.5
2.2
7.1
1.5
2,242
773
624
163
53
95
103
190
+12
14Brad Miller
B. Miller
16.7
2008-09
TOT
70
30.0
11.9
7.8
3.3
0.7
0.5
4.2
8.8
47.6
0.3
0.8
41.1
3.2
3.9
82.4
56.6
2.1
5.6
1.9
2,100
831
545
234
52
36
130
223
-125
15Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
16.7
2008-09
82
30.7
11.9
7.4
1.7
0.8
1.1
4.3
8.1
53.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.6
73.3
59.0
2.5
4.9
2.0
2,521
975
605
143
63
90
164
265
-337
16Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
15.4
2008-09
TOT
68
29.8
13.3
6.4
1.8
0.4
2.0
5.4
11.3
47.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.3
78.8
52.2
1.9
4.5
2.1
2,027
905
433
122
29
136
144
211
-118
17Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
14.9
2008-09
66
32.2
12.0
7.4
1.4
0.9
1.3
4.6
10.9
41.9
1.7
4.8
35.4
1.2
1.5
77.2
52.0
0.8
6.6
0.9
2,123
795
490
91
62
86
59
197
+86
18Kendrick Perkins
K. Perkins
13.2
2008-09
76
29.6
8.5
8.1
1.3
0.3
2.0
3.6
6.3
57.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.1
60.0
59.1
2.7
5.5
2.2
2,253
648
619
96
22
150
165
253
+341
19Samuel Dalembert
S. Dalembert
13.2
2008-09
82
24.8
6.4
8.5
0.2
0.4
1.8
2.6
5.3
49.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.5
73.4
53.5
2.6
5.9
1.4
2,036
523
701
18
33
146
117
248
+52
20Spencer Hawes
S. Hawes
13
2008-09
77
29.3
11.4
7.1
1.9
0.6
1.2
4.8
10.4
46.6
0.5
1.5
34.8
1.2
1.8
66.2
50.9
1.9
5.2
2.1
2,259
876
549
149
44
93
160
249
-533
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