highest points per game by decade 1950s center

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Alex Groza put up the most points per game by a center in a decade, with 22.5 per game in the 1950s.

	NAME	PPG	DECADE	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Alex Groza A. Groza	22.5	1950s	130		10.7	2.4	7.8	16.4	47.4	6.9	9.1	75.6	55.0		2,925	709	318	458
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	22.3	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
3	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	19.4	1950s	516	35.5	11.3	2.5	6.4	14.4	44.4	6.6	8.6	76.8	53.4	18,298	10,023	5,856	1,269	1,681
4	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	17.8	1950s	423	30.3	10.9	1.6	7.1	16.3	43.6	3.6	4.9	72.8	48.2	12,814	7,527	4,612	679	1,420
5	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	17.5	1950s	641	35.7	7.5	3.2	5.8	13.4	43.6	5.9	7.7	76.1	52.2	18,071	11,234	4,325	2,079	1,667
6	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	17.1	1950s	72	36.9	12.1	3.0	5.1	13.5	38.0	6.8	8.2	82.7	49.8	2,655	1,228	870	214	232
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	16.1	1950s	187	39.1	22.0	2.7	6.4	14.3	44.4	3.4	6.3	54.1	47.2	7,314	3,016	4,119	512	485
8	Woody Sauldsberry W. Sauldsberry	15.4	1950s	72	38.1	11.5	1.0	7.0	19.2	36.3	1.5	2.4	62.5	38.1	2,743	1,112	826	71	276
9	Larry Foust L. Foust	14.9	1950s	620	31.8	10.8	1.8	5.0	12.5	40.2	4.9	6.6	73.2	48.3	17,565	9,216	6,703	1,117	2,297
10	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	14.4	1950s	142	38.1	7.9	2.5	5.4	14.8	36.3	3.6	5.0	73.2	42.4	2,626	2,039	596	353	439
11	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	13.8	1950s	360	30.2	10.7	1.3	5.3	12.9	41.4	3.2	4.6	69.8	46.5	10,889	4,985	3,859	484	903
12	Ray Felix R. Felix	13.2	1950s	432	26.2	10.0	0.8	4.4	10.6	41.7	4.3	6.4	67.8	49.1	11,317	5,687	4,302	333	1,674
13	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	12.6	1950s	69			2.0	4.3	13.4	32.4	4.0	5.4	73.5	40.1		872		136	244
14	Bob Brown B. Brown	11.7	1950s	62			1.6	4.5	12.3	36.1	2.8	4.1	68.3	41.4		724		101	269
15	Arnie Risen A. Risen	11.5	1950s	577	28.3	9.7	1.7	3.9	10.5	37.5	3.7	5.2	70.5	45.2	12,690	6,638	5,011	958	2,233
16	Wayne Embry W. Embry	11.4	1950s	66	24.1	9.0	1.5	4.1	10.6	38.7	3.1	4.8	65.6	44.6	1,590	750	597	96	232
17	Vern Gardner V. Gardner	11.2	1950s	90	18.8	4.1	1.7	4.3	12.3	34.7	2.7	3.5	75.9	40.5	507	1,012	112	156	296
18	Dick Ricketts D. Ricketts	11.2	1950s	72	29.4	6.1	1.8	4.2	12.1	34.4	2.9	4.1	69.4	40.2	2,114	804	437	127	307
19	Bob Kinney B. Kinney	11.1	1950s	60			1.7	3.9	10.4	37.5	3.4	5.3	62.8	43.8		667		100	251
20	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	11.0	1950s	264	35.2	9.2	1.7	3.8	10.9	34.9	3.4	4.9	68.7	42.0	7,285	2,910	1,912	448	901
21	Phil Jordon P. Jordon	11.0	1950s	139	21.9	6.7	0.9	4.4	10.7	41.1	2.2	2.9	74.3	45.8	3,047	1,523	929	122	316
22	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	10.6	1950s	275	27.9	11.5	0.8	3.5	9.8	36.1	3.5	5.2	67.8	43.9	7,678	2,921	3,149	209	1,127
23	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	10.6	1950s	412	32.8	8.9	2.8	4.0	11.2	35.7	2.6	4.1	62.6	40.6	11,397	4,358	3,680	1,140	1,449
24	Don Otten D. Otten	10.5	1950s	219	24.7	6.0	1.4	3.0	8.4	35.7	4.4	5.8	76.1	47.5	2,173	2,294	928	297	787
25	Eddie Miller E. Miller	10.5	1950s	70	28.8	9.6	1.6	3.9	11.2	35.0	2.7	4.1	65.2	40.4	2,018	733	669	115	250