highest ppg by a center nba

Nikola Jokić has averaged the most points per game by a center this season, with 29.6 per game.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a center NBA this regular season
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29.6
2025-26
32
34.6
12.2
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.5
2.1
4.8
43.5
6.3
7.4
85.3
71.3
3.0
9.1
3.5
1,106
948
389
351
44
25
113
89
+304
2Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
22.7
2025-26
26
35.6
9.4
6.8
1.5
1.0
8.7
17.0
50.8
0.8
2.4
31.7
4.6
6.3
73.6
57.3
3.1
6.3
3.5
926
590
244
176
39
26
91
89
+165
3Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
22.0
2025-26
30
32.8
11.9
2.9
0.8
0.7
7.1
15.0
47.6
1.8
4.9
36.5
5.9
6.8
86.8
61.1
3.0
8.8
2.4
983
660
356
87
25
21
73
106
+205
4Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
18.5
2025-26
28
28.8
7.9
1.6
0.5
1.5
7.0
12.1
57.4
1.5
3.7
39.4
3.1
3.9
79.8
66.8
1.5
6.4
1.9
806
518
222
44
14
43
53
83
+279
5Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
18.4
2025-26
31
30.1
5.7
2.0
0.9
1.5
6.7
14.2
47.2
1.7
4.6
36.1
3.3
4.3
76.5
57.0
0.9
4.8
2.1
934
569
178
62
28
47
66
120
-80
6Jalen Duren
J. Duren
18.1
2025-26
30
28.7
10.8
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.0
11.0
63.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.7
72.4
67.2
4.2
6.6
2.3
862
543
325
53
28
28
69
97
+189
7Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
17.8
2025-26
25
31.0
9.5
2.5
1.0
0.8
6.4
13.8
46.7
1.4
4.3
31.8
3.5
4.6
75.9
56.1
1.6
7.9
1.9
774
444
238
62
25
21
47
44
+85
8Alex Sarr
A. Sarr
17.5
2025-26
22
28.4
8.0
3.0
0.8
2.2
7.2
14.3
50.5
1.1
3.2
34.3
2.0
3.0
65.2
56.0
2.5
5.6
1.7
624
385
177
65
18
49
38
43
-146
9Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
16.4
2025-26
34
31.7
7.8
3.3
1.0
1.0
6.1
12.5
48.8
1.9
5.3
35.8
2.3
2.9
78.6
59.4
1.8
6.0
1.9
1,078
557
266
111
33
34
63
118
-115
10Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
16.1
2025-26
31
30.0
8.9
3.3
0.8
0.5
6.6
13.4
49.3
1.8
4.8
37.8
1.1
1.4
79.1
57.5
2.1
6.8
1.5
929
498
277
102
24
14
48
65
-82
11Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
15.6
2025-26
28
32.0
11.1
2.5
0.4
1.0
6.8
11.1
60.9
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
71.3
62.9
3.4
7.7
2.0
896
437
312
70
12
27
55
70
-26
12Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
14.6
2025-26
27
29.4
8.6
0.9
0.8
1.0
6.9
9.7
70.6
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.5
61.0
70.5
2.7
5.9
1.8
795
395
231
23
22
26
49
72
-16
13Naz Reid
N. Reid
14.0
2025-26
34
26.6
6.3
2.4
0.9
0.8
5.2
11.7
44.8
2.4
6.6
36.3
1.2
1.5
80.0
56.9
1.1
5.2
1.5
906
477
213
80
32
28
51
88
+47
14Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
13.6
2025-26
30
30.3
7.8
4.3
0.8
1.3
5.4
9.2
58.5
0.0
0.4
9.1
2.9
4.2
68.3
61.9
2.7
5.1
1.5
910
409
234
129
24
40
46
68
-116
15Derik Queen
D. Queen
13.3
2025-26
34
25.8
7.0
4.0
1.0
0.8
5.0
10.1
49.9
0.2
1.0
21.2
3.0
3.9
77.9
56.3
1.6
5.4
2.4
878
451
239
137
34
28
80
108
-96
16Mark Williams
M. Williams
13.1
2025-26
27
24.0
8.2
1.1
1.3
0.9
5.1
7.7
66.5
0.0
0.0
100.0
2.8
3.6
77.6
70.4
3.2
5.0
1.0
647
355
222
30
34
24
27
64
+52
17Myles Turner
M. Turner
12.6
2025-26
33
28.9
5.4
1.6
0.7
1.5
4.1
9.7
42.1
2.2
5.9
37.2
2.2
3.0
75.5
57.3
1.1
4.3
1.0
953
417
179
54
24
50
32
86
-30
18Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
12.6
2025-26
33
24.8
10.6
0.5
1.0
1.3
4.9
8.8
56.4
1.3
2.8
47.3
1.5
1.8
81.4
66.2
3.4
7.2
1.0
820
417
349
17
32
42
34
56
-61
19Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
12.5
2025-26
32
30.3
7.5
2.0
0.7
0.7
4.4
8.3
52.8
1.3
3.2
39.6
2.4
3.1
78.0
64.3
2.7
4.8
1.3
971
400
239
64
23
23
43
121
+49
20Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
11.2
2025-26
24
26.9
10.4
3.0
1.1
0.8
4.8
7.5
64.4
0.0
0.2
0.0
1.5
2.4
64.9
65.6
3.4
7.0
2.1
645
269
249
71
27
18
50
69
+175
21Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
11.0
2025-26
34
31.7
11.0
1.9
0.6
1.6
4.5
6.4
71.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.9
51.1
68.3
3.9
7.1
1.3
1,077
375
373
63
20
56
45
97
+147
22Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
10.9
2025-26
29
26.6
10.6
1.8
0.6
1.4
4.2
7.9
53.9
0.9
2.6
32.9
1.6
2.4
65.7
61.2
4.5
6.1
0.9
772
317
307
51
16
42
26
75
+10
23Jock Landale
J. Landale
10.9
2025-26
31
22.2
5.8
1.6
0.5
0.5
4.2
8.2
51.4
1.1
2.8
39.5
1.3
2.0
65.1
59.6
2.6
3.2
1.1
687
337
181
50
16
16
33
79
-71
24Maxime Raynaud
M. Raynaud
10.6
2025-26
25
22.2
6.3
1.0
0.4
0.6
4.4
8.2
54.4
0.3
0.8
33.3
1.5
2.0
75.5
59.0
1.9
4.4
1.1
556
266
157
26
11
15
27
64
-147
25Isaiah Stewart
I. Stewart
10.1
2025-26
30
22.7
5.8
1.1
0.2
1.9
3.8
7.3
52.5
0.9
2.4
37.5
1.5
2.1
74.2
61.5
2.0
3.8
1.2
681
303
173
33
6
58
36
94
+53

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

29.6

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

RPG

12.2

Jokić

Nikola Jokić

APG

11.0

Jokić

Nikola Jokić
Team Rankings

ORTG

125.4

1st

DRTG

118.2

22nd

NETRTG

7.2

3rd

3P%

40.6

1st

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
28
5
.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
Nuggets Nuggets
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
11
.645
7.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/31
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/2
@
7:30 PM
Sun
1/4
@
3:30 PM
Mon
1/5
@
8:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Nuggets

22 - 10

123

Final

147

MIA Heat

18 - 15

Mon 29 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
25
8
.758
2
23
9
.719
1.5
3
20
12
.625
4.5
4
20
14
.588
5.5
5
17
14
.548
7.0
6
18
15
.545
7.0
7
18
15
.545
7.0
8
18
16
.529
7.5
9
15
17
.469
9.5
10
16
19
.457
10.0
11
14
19
.424
11.0
12
11
22
.333
14.0
13
10
20
.333
13.5
14
7
24
.226
17.0
15
6
27
.182
19.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
28
5
.848
2
23
9
.719
4.5
3
22
10
.688
5.5
4
20
10
.667
6.5
5
20
11
.645
7.0
6
21
13
.618
7.5
7
19
13
.594
8.5
8
18
16
.529
10.5
9
15
18
.455
13.0
10
14
19
.424
14.0
11
12
20
.375
15.5
12
12
22
.353
16.5
13
11
21
.344
16.5
14
8
25
.242
20.0
15
8
26
.235
20.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/28
@
114-110
Sat
11/29
@
129-101
Sat
11/29
@
117-115
Sat
11/29
@
94-116
Sat
11/29
@
142-134

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/31
@
7:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
7:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
7:30 PM
Wed
12/31
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
8:00 PM