highest points per game in a season by a center since 1990

Since 1989-90, Joel Embiid has put up the most points per game by a center in a season, with 33.1 per game in 2022-23.

Interpreted as:

highest points per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games in a season by a center since 1990

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	2022-23	PHI	66	34.6	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	30.6	2021-22	PHI	68	33.8	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
3	David Robinson D. Robinson	29.8	1993-94	SAS	80	40.5	10.7	4.8	1.7	3.3	10.5	20.7	50.7	0.1	0.4	34.5	8.7	11.6	74.9	57.7	3.0	7.7	3.2	3,241	2,383	855	381	139	265	253	228
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.7	1999-00	LAL	79	40.0	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	3,163	2,344	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29.6	2024-25	DEN	70	36.7	12.7	10.2	1.8	0.6	11.2	19.5	57.6	2.0	4.7	41.7	5.2	6.4	80.0	66.3	2.9	9.9	3.3	2,571	2,071	892	716	127	45	230	160	+594
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	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	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	1994-95	ORL	79	37.0	11.4	2.7	0.9	2.4	11.8	20.2	58.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.8	10.8	53.3	58.8	4.2	7.3	2.6	2,923	2,315	901	214	73	192	204	258
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.7	2000-01	LAL	74	39.5	12.7	3.7	0.6	2.8	11.0	19.2	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	13.1	51.3	57.4	3.9	8.8	2.9	2,924	2,125	940	277	47	204	218	256	+463
9	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	28.6	1989-90	NYK	82	38.6	10.9	2.2	1.0	4.0	11.2	20.4	55.1	0.0	0.0	25.0	6.1	7.9	77.5	59.9	2.9	8.0	3.4	3,165	2,347	893	182	78	327	278	325
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28.5	2020-21	PHI	51	31.1	10.6	2.8	1.0	1.4	9.0	17.6	51.3	1.1	3.0	37.7	9.2	10.7	85.9	63.6	2.2	8.4	3.1	1,585	1,451	539	145	50	69	159	123	+405
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.3	1997-98	LAL	60	36.3	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	11.2	19.1	58.4	0.0	0.0		6.0	11.4	52.7	58.7	3.5	7.9	2.9	2,175	1,699	681	142	39	144	175	193	+649
12	Anthony Davis A. Davis	28.0	2016-17	NOP	75	36.1	11.8	2.1	1.3	2.2	10.3	20.3	50.5	0.5	1.8	29.9	6.9	8.6	80.2	58.0	2.3	9.5	2.4	2,708	2,099	884	157	94	167	181	168	+51
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.8	1994-95	HOU	72	39.6	10.8	3.5	1.8	3.4	11.1	21.5	51.7	0.0	0.2	18.8	5.6	7.5	75.6	56.3	2.4	8.4	3.3	2,853	2,005	775	255	133	242	237	250
14	David Robinson D. Robinson	27.6	1994-95	SAS	81	38.0	10.8	2.9	1.7	3.2	9.7	18.4	53.0	0.1	0.2	30.0	8.1	10.5	77.4	60.2	2.9	7.9	2.9	3,074	2,238	877	236	134	262	233	230
15	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.5	2018-19	PHI	64	33.7	13.6	3.7	0.7	1.9	9.1	18.7	48.4	1.2	4.1	30.0	8.2	10.1	80.4	59.3	2.5	11.1	3.5	2,154	1,761	871	234	46	122	226	211	+371
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.5	2002-03	LAL	67	37.8	11.1	3.1	0.6	2.4	10.4	18.1	57.4	0.0	0.0		6.7	10.8	62.2	60.2	3.9	7.2	2.9	2,535	1,841	742	206	38	159	196	229	+363
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.3	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
18	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.2	2001-02	LAL	67	36.1	10.7	3.0	0.6	2.0	10.6	18.3	57.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9	10.7	55.5	59.0	3.5	7.2	2.6	2,422	1,822	715	200	41	137	171	199	+566
19	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.1	2021-22	DEN	74	33.4	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	10.3	17.7	58.3	1.3	3.9	33.7	5.1	6.3	81.0	66.1	2.8	11.0	3.8	2,475	2,004	1,019	584	109	63	281	191	+442
20	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	27.0	2016-17	TOT	72	34.2	11.0	4.6	1.4	1.3	9.0	19.9	45.2	1.8	5.0	36.1	7.2	9.3	77.2	56.2	2.1	8.9	3.7	2,465	1,942	794	332	100	93	269	278	-25
21	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	26.9	2015-16	SAC	65	34.6	11.5	3.3	1.6	1.4	9.2	20.5	45.1	1.1	3.2	33.3	7.3	10.2	71.8	53.8	2.4	9.1	3.8	2,246	1,748	747	214	101	92	249	236	+42
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26.9	1995-96	HOU	72	38.8	10.9	3.6	1.6	2.9	10.7	20.8	51.4	0.0	0.2	21.4	5.5	7.6	72.4	55.8	2.4	8.4	3.4	2,797	1,936	784	257	113	207	247	242
23	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	26.6	1990-91	NYK	81	38.3	11.2	3.0	1.0	3.2	10.4	20.3	51.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.7	7.7	74.5	56.1	2.4	8.8	3.6	3,104	2,154	905	244	80	258	291	287
24	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26.4	2023-24	DEN	79	34.6	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	10.4	17.9	58.3	1.1	2.9	35.9	4.5	5.5	81.7	65.0	2.8	9.5	3.0	2,737	2,085	976	708	108	68	238	195	+684
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26.4	2020-21	DEN	72	34.5	10.8	8.3	1.3	0.7	10.2	18.0	56.6	1.3	3.3	38.8	4.8	5.5	86.8	64.7	2.8	8.0	3.1	2,487	1,898	780	599	95	48	222	192	+384