highest ppg by a center at age 22 all-time

Walt Bellamy has put up the most career points per game by a 22-year-old center, with 31.6 per game.

NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
79
12.3
6.9
10.8
64.3
2,495
281
2Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
30.6
74
12.2
6.2
7.8
79.3
2,261
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.8
82
37.6
11.9
2.4
0.8
2.5
11.7
20.0
58.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
11.1
56.9
59.9
4.2
7.6
2.5
3,087
2,444
972
200
68
201
205
270
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
29.6
15
17.6
11.7
6.3
9.3
67.6
444
264
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.8
82
14.5
11.4
5.9
9.1
65.3
2,361
1,190
279
6Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
26.1
74
36.3
8.9
1.7
1.0
1.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.2
18.8
7.2
9.9
72.6
61.7
2.7
6.2
2.4
2,686
1,931
658
126
71
119
176
260
+537
7Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
25.3
43
28.9
11.4
3.0
1.1
3.2
8.7
17.2
50.6
2.1
6.2
34.3
5.8
7.1
82.0
62.4
2.0
9.4
2.0
1,241
1,089
490
128
49
136
87
95
+508
8Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
22.0
82
36.6
11.8
1.6
1.5
3.2
8.6
16.6
52.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
7.2
66.2
55.8
5.2
6.5
2.6
2,998
1,807
966
135
120
260
211
334
9Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
21.7
82
8.8
8.1
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
1,781
724
10Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
21.2
84
35.6
12.4
2.6
0.8
1.5
7.6
14.3
53.4
1.6
3.7
43.3
4.3
5.0
86.6
64.2
3.0
9.5
2.2
2,988
1,777
1,044
217
69
123
188
293
+350
11Ed Macauley
E. Macauley
20.4
68
6.8
6.9
8.9
76.9
1,384
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
20.2
31
25.4
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
13.8
46.6
1.2
3.2
36.7
6.2
7.9
78.3
58.4
2.0
5.9
3.8
786
627
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
13Dwight Howard
D. Howard
20.1
81
37.4
14.0
1.3
0.9
2.4
6.9
11.6
58.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.4
11.1
57.8
60.9
3.7
10.3
3.0
3,027
1,630
1,134
109
74
197
242
262
+403
14Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
19.5
81
35.3
6.0
1.7
0.6
1.5
7.4
15.4
47.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
6.0
79.3
54.0
2.3
3.7
2.3
2,857
1,580
486
134
47
123
183
239
-298
15Willis Reed
W. Reed
19.5
80
7.9
3.8
5.1
74.2
1,560
16Jalen Duren
J. Duren
19.3
58
28.1
10.2
2.0
0.8
0.8
7.5
11.6
64.5
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.0
73.7
68.1
3.6
6.6
1.8
1,629
1,121
590
117
45
46
102
155
+387
17Moses Malone
M. Malone
19.1
70
35.9
15.2
0.6
6.7
13.6
49.0
5.8
7.9
73.1
55.9
2,512
1,339
1,061
42
216
18Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
19.1
76
31.5
10.3
4.9
1.1
0.8
7.5
15.0
49.6
0.3
1.2
23.3
3.9
5.6
69.2
54.5
3.4
6.9
2.6
2,395
1,451
786
372
84
61
194
209
+410
19Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
18.9
82
35.6
9.3
1.4
1.5
7.5
15.3
49.1
0.0
3.8
5.4
71.6
53.4
2,919
1,547
759
117
121
312
20Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
18.8
39
31.0
9.9
1.1
0.3
4.1
6.6
13.2
49.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.6
7.4
76.4
57.1
3.5
6.4
3.4
1,209
734
386
41
11
159
132
146
21Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
18.7
79
37.4
8.4
4.2
0.6
0.7
7.0
13.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8
6.7
71.6
56.3
1.9
6.5
3.4
2,957
1,480
665
333
48
56
269
235
22Al Jefferson
A. Jefferson
18.7
76
36.1
11.8
1.5
0.9
1.5
7.7
15.3
50.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.7
69.0
53.7
3.8
8.1
2.1
2,747
1,419
899
112
72
115
157
226
-339
23Alvan Adams
A. Adams
18.0
72
31.6
9.1
4.5
7.3
15.3
47.4
3.5
4.7
75.0
51.8
2,278
1,296
652
322
260
24Elmore Smith
E. Smith
17.3
78
7.4
2.5
4.7
53.4
1,352
25Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
17.2
75
30.9
10.9
6.0
1.1
0.7
6.5
12.7
51.3
1.1
3.1
33.9
3.1
3.7
84.8
60.2
2.6
8.3
2.8
2,318
1,288
819
447
82
54
208
202
+321

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