highest ppg by a center in the playoffs before 2000

Before 1999-00, Shaquille O'Neal scored the most points per game by a center in the playoffs, with 26.7 per game.

	NAME	PPG	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26.7	66	38.4	11.1	3.3	0.7	2.1	10.2	18.0	57.0	0.0	0.0		6.2	12.1	51.6	57.3	4.4	6.7	3.2	2,532	1,762	730	217	48	138	210	244	+66
2	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26.6	140	40.5	11.4	3.3	1.7	3.3	10.7	20.2	52.8	0.0	0.1	22.2	5.3	7.3	71.9	56.9	3.3	8.1	3.0	5,663	3,727	1,602	456	238	468	418	553	-22
3	Alex Groza A. Groza	26.0	9		14.0	1.6			8.9	16.3	54.4				8.2	10.2	80.4	62.4					234	42	14				35
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	25.8	6	46.3	13.8	0.8			10.0	19.0	52.6				5.8	8.8	66.0	56.4				278	155	83	5				21
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24.3	237	37.3	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	9.9	18.7	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.0	74.0	57.1	2.6	6.5	2.6	8,851	5,762	2,481	767	189	476	447	797
6	George Mikan G. Mikan	24.0	70	36.6	13.9	2.2			8.0	19.9	40.4				7.9	10.1	78.6	49.3				1,500	1,680	665	155				305
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	22.5	160	47.2	24.5	4.2			8.9	17.1	52.2				4.7	10.2	46.5	52.4				7,559	3,607	3,913	673				412
8	Moses Malone M. Malone	22.1	94	40.4	13.8	1.4	0.9	1.6	8.0	16.7	47.9	0.0	0.1	14.3	6.1	8.0	76.2	54.7	5.4	8.4	2.6	3,796	2,077	1,295	136	84	151	215	244
9	David Robinson D. Robinson	21.7	79	38.4	11.6	2.8	1.3	3.0	7.5	15.5	48.1	0.0	0.1	12.5	6.8	9.5	71.5	55.1	3.3	8.3	2.8	3,037	1,713	918	222	106	235	218	289	+246
10	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	21.3	121	38.7	10.6	2.2	0.9	2.3	8.5	17.8	47.5	0.1	0.2	36.4	4.3	6.0	72.4	52.1	2.5	8.1	2.6	4,679	2,583	1,280	265	105	279	316	462	+30
11	Tom Burleson T. Burleson	20.7	15	38.1	10.2	1.5	0.9	1.7	8.2	15.1	54.2				4.3	5.7	75.6	58.7	3.0	7.2		572	311	153	23	13	26		54
12	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	20.1	42	38.0	9.7	1.3	0.8	2.8	6.8	14.0	48.7	0.2	0.4	38.9	6.3	9.5	66.8	55.4	2.5	7.2	3.7	1,595	844	408	55	33	117	157	177	+36
13	Dan Issel D. Issel	19.4	53	30.2	7.4	2.7	0.8	0.5	7.6	15.3	49.6	0.1	0.1	50.0	4.2	5.1	82.9	55.4	2.1	5.3	2.0	1,599	1,029	393	145	42	24	93	157
14	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	19.1	41	39.0	10.2	3.3	0.7	1.0	6.7	12.9	51.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	7.5	75.6	58.8	2.2	8.0	2.4	1,600	782	419	137	27	40	98	113
15	Jeff Ruland J. Ruland	19.0	15	39.1	10.1	3.8	0.9	0.7	6.9	13.1	52.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	5.3	6.9	76.7	58.8	3.8	6.3	4.3	586	285	151	57	14	11	65	54
16	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	19.0	8			1.8			5.9	17.4	33.8				7.3	10.6	68.2	43.1					152		14				33
17	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	18.9	89	42.3	14.4	3.7	1.2	0.9	8.2	18.3	45.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.4	3.3	74.4	48.0	3.7	10.4	0.9	3,768	1,684	1,285	333	78	56	8	398
18	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	18.7	89	29.7	7.8	1.4	0.8	1.6	7.6	15.6	48.9	0.0	0.1	25.0	3.4	4.8	71.8	52.8	1.9	5.9	2.1	2,641	1,664	697	125	68	146	143	305
19	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	18.6	67	35.2	9.6	3.5	0.9	1.5	7.6	14.3	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	4.4	76.8	57.3	2.7	7.0	2.3	2,361	1,244	645	235	62	99	105	233
20	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	18.5	46	42.2	14.8	3.0			7.0	14.9	47.1				4.4	6.9	64.2	51.5				1,939	850	680	136				160
21	Jake Pelkington J. Pelkington	17.7	3			1.0			4.3	11.0	39.4				9.0	11.7	77.1	54.8					53		3				13
22	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	17.3	4	36.8	7.5	0.5	0.5	1.3	7.0	12.3	57.1	0.0	0.0		3.3	6.3	52.0	57.5	3.5	4.0	2.5	147	69	30	2	2	5	10	22	-22
23	Zelmo Beaty Z. Beaty	17.0	63	37.2	11.0	1.6			6.3	13.6	46.6				4.3	5.9	73.8	52.5				2,345	1,071	696	98				267
24	Eddie Miller E. Miller	16.5	2	46.5	18.0	2.5			6.5	17.0	38.2				3.5	8.0	43.8	40.2				93	33	36	5				9
25	Willis Reed W. Reed	16.5	68	33.6	10.1	1.9	0.2	0.0	7.0	15.1	46.2				2.5	3.4	74.8	49.7	0.4	1.6		2,283	1,120	684	131	2	0		232

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6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

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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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9.9

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8.3

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2.0

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0

Before 1999-00, Shaquille O'Neal scored the most points per game by a center in the playoffs, with 26.7 per game.

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