highest ppg by a center in a season nba

Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points per game by a center in a season, with 50.4 per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a center in a season NBA
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50.4
1961-62
80
48.5
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
4,029
2,052
192
123
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.8
1962-63
80
47.6
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,806
3,586
1,946
275
136
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.4
1960-61
79
47.8
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
1959-60
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36.9
1963-64
80
46.1
22.3
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
3,689
2,948
1,787
403
182
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.8
1971-72
81
44.2
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34.7
1964-65
TOT
73
45.2
22.9
3.4
14.6
28.5
51.0
5.6
12.1
46.4
51.3
3,301
2,534
1,673
250
146
8Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
34.5
1974-75
82
43.2
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.5
1965-66
79
47.3
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
3,737
2,649
1,943
414
171
10Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
33.1
2022-23
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
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.7
1970-71
82
40.1
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
12Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
1961-62
79
42.3
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
13Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
31.1
1975-76
78
42.7
12.4
4.0
1.2
2.1
12.0
24.6
48.7
7.2
9.4
76.2
54.2
3.1
9.3
3,328
2,427
965
315
93
160
298
14Moses Malone
M. Malone
31.1
1981-82
81
42.0
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
30.6
2021-22
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
16Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
30.6
1973-74
74
43.0
15.1
2.3
1.2
3.3
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
11.3
3,185
2,261
1,117
170
88
246
252
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30.2
1972-73
76
42.8
16.1
5.0
12.9
23.3
55.4
4.3
6.1
71.3
58.0
3,254
2,292
1,224
379
208
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30.0
1974-75
65
42.3
14.0
4.1
1.0
3.3
12.5
24.4
51.3
5.0
6.6
76.3
55.0
3.0
11.0
2,747
1,949
912
264
65
212
205
19David Robinson
D. Robinson
29.8
1993-94
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
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.7
1999-00
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
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29.6
2024-25
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
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.3
1993-94
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
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.3
1994-95
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
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.8
1969-70
82
43.1
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28.7
2000-01
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

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RPG

5.7

Green

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APG

5.1

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115.6

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DRTG

113.6

10th

NETRTG

2.0

12th

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36.2

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
6
34
24
.586
10.5
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
Warriors Warriors
31
28
.525
14.0
9
29
31
.483
16.5
10
27
31
.466
17.5
Schedule
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2/28
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3/2
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10:00 PM
Thu
3/5
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7:30 PM
Sat
3/7
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8:30 PM
Mon
3/9
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9:00 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

31 - 28

133

Final

112

MEM Grizzlies

21 - 36

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
34
25
.576
10.5
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
31
29
.517
14.0
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
29
31
.483
16.0
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
42
.276
28.0
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
21
.638
7.5
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
34
24
.586
10.5
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
28
.525
14.0
9
29
31
.483
16.5
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
18
41
.305
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/26
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111-115
Mon
1/26
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87-103
Mon
1/26
@
95-104
Mon
1/26
@
122-139
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1/26
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109-107

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
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1:00 PM
Sat
2/28
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3:30 PM
Sat
2/28
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Sat
2/28
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8:30 PM
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2/28
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