highest points per minute by a center in nba

Joel Embiid has the most career points per minute played by a center, with 0.87.

Interpreted as:
highest points per minute with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a center in NBA
NAMEPTS/MINMINPTSGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
0.87
15,609
13,544
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
0.7
25,904
18,009
810
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
8,977
6,080
1,041
589
2,420
2,169
+4626
3Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
0.69
20,507
14,178
609
33.7
23.3
10.1
2.3
0.9
1.6
9.1
17.9
51.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.0
6.5
76.6
56.0
2.5
7.6
2.3
6,163
1,379
577
984
687
2,001
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
0.68
41,918
28,596
1,207
34.7
23.7
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
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
5Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
0.67
24,293
16,384
720
33.7
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
84.0
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
8,025
2,263
588
811
1,932
2,452
+1656
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
0.67
57,446
38,387
1,560
36.8
24.6
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
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
0.66
47,859
31,419
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
23,924
4,643
2,075
8DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
0.66
19,508
12,802
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
3.3
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-553
9Dan Issel
D. Issel
0.66
22,342
14,659
718
31.1
20.4
7.9
2.5
1.0
0.6
7.6
14.9
50.6
0.0
0.2
25.3
5.3
6.6
79.7
57.2
2.3
5.6
2.0
5,707
1,804
698
396
1,281
2,022
10Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
0.65
14,085
9,222
468
30.1
19.7
7.6
1.3
0.7
1.4
7.3
13.2
55.4
0.0
0.2
24.3
5.1
6.6
77.4
61.4
2.3
5.3
2.2
3,557
611
342
655
1,034
1,485
+1412
11Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
0.63
19,075
11,947
704
27.1
17.0
9.5
1.6
6.8
15.3
44.3
3.4
4.5
75.7
49.1
6,663
1,097
2,289
12Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
0.62
14,454
8,996
328
44.1
27.4
16.3
2.2
11.0
25.1
44.0
5.3
8.1
65.7
47.8
5,351
731
994
13Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
0.61
38,388
23,459
1,120
34.3
20.9
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
11,052
2,111
1,047
2,747
3,308
3,786
+412
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
0.61
44,222
26,946
1,238
35.7
21.8
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
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
0.61
45,071
27,409
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
16David Robinson
D. Robinson
0.61
34,271
20,790
987
34.7
21.1
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
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
17Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
0.6
32,103
19,248
959
33.5
20.1
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
9,698
3,007
777
1,100
1,112
3,048
18Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
0.6
10,165
6,080
476
21.4
12.8
5.3
1.4
0.5
0.8
5.1
8.3
61.8
0.0
0.2
11.0
2.5
3.7
66.7
64.2
1.9
3.4
1.1
2,523
658
258
393
533
1,010
+613
19Bob Rule
B. Rule
0.59
11,862
7,007
403
29.4
17.4
8.3
1.5
0.4
0.4
6.9
15.0
46.1
3.6
5.3
68.6
50.3
1.6
2.2
3,333
594
12
10
1,260
20Yao Ming
Y. Ming
0.58
15,818
9,247
486
32.5
19.0
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
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
21Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
0.58
10,499
6,049
358
29.3
16.9
8.6
4.5
1.0
0.9
6.6
12.8
51.8
0.4
1.4
28.1
3.3
4.7
69.9
57.0
2.9
5.7
2.6
3,086
1,605
374
322
921
1,130
+72
22Rik Smits
R. Smits
0.56
23,100
12,871
867
26.6
14.8
6.1
1.4
0.4
1.3
6.1
12.1
50.7
0.0
0.0
11.5
2.6
3.4
77.3
54.8
1.8
4.3
1.8
5,277
1,215
372
1,111
1,579
3,011
+737
23Al Jefferson
A. Jefferson
0.56
21,723
12,103
709
30.6
17.1
9.0
1.6
0.7
1.3
7.4
14.8
49.8
0.0
0.1
14.5
2.3
3.2
72.3
52.7
2.3
6.7
1.3
6,376
1,156
513
894
947
1,781
-1136
24Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
0.56
25,273
14,029
801
31.6
17.5
8.7
1.2
0.5
2.8
6.3
11.8
52.9
0.0
0.1
24.7
5.0
7.1
69.5
58.4
2.7
6.0
2.7
6,939
928
406
2,282
2,152
2,728
+1695
25Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
0.55
20,834
11,479
628
33.2
18.3
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
4,915
1,151
637
1,016
1,800
2,017
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28.3

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8.4

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APG

6.6

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115.4

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DRTG

115.5

16th

NETRTG

-0.2

18th

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34.9

23rd

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
5
Raptors Raptors
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
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114

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33.5

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31.1

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28.8

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RPG Leaders

12.9

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11.9

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11.6

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10.7

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9.9

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2.0

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2.0

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1.9

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1.9

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3.4

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68.8

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Nuggets

122.6

Celtics

120.8

Knicks

119.8

Spurs

119.6

Hornets

119.4

Cavaliers

119.2
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107.7

Pistons

109.7

Spurs

111.3

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112.7

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113.0

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113.2
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11.1

Spurs

8.3

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8.2

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8.1

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22-60

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4,298.5

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Nikola Jokić

3,909.3

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Luka Dončić

3,685.5

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38.0

Dončić

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36.1

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33.4

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MPG Leaders

38.0

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37.4

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1.61

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1.90

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1.71

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1.52

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Spurs

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Suns

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Knicks

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Rockets

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EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons - z
60
22
.732
2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
26
.683
4.0
3
Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
.646
7.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
.634
8.0
5
Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
Hornets Hornets
44
38
.537
16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
Pacers Pacers - e
19
63
.232
41.0
15
Wizards Wizards - e
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
11.0
5
Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
.634
12.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves - x
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers - x
42
40
.512
22.0
9
Clippers Clippers
42
40
.512
22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0