highest ppg in a season by a center in history

Wilt Chamberlain has 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 in a season by a center in history
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
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29.6
2025-26
26
35.1
12.3
10.9
1.4
0.8
10.7
17.5
61.2
2.1
5.0
42.6
6.1
7.2
84.0
71.6
2.9
9.4
3.5
912
769
320
284
37
20
91
74
+270
23Shaquille 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
24Shaquille 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
25Kareem 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

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5.4

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112.6

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1.1

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36.5

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TEAMWLPCTGB
7
15
12
.556
9.5
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
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13
15
.464
12.0
10
11
16
.407
13.5
11
11
17
.393
14.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
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8:30 PM
Mon
12/22
@
10:00 PM
Thu
12/25
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5:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
3:30 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
GSW Warriors

13 - 15

98

Final

99

PHX Suns

15 - 12

Thu 18 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
21
6
.778
2
19
8
.704
2.0
3
17
11
.607
4.5
4
16
11
.593
5.0
5
15
11
.577
5.5
6
15
12
.556
6.0
7
15
13
.536
6.5
8
15
14
.517
7.0
9
15
14
.517
7.0
10
12
15
.444
9.0
11
11
17
.393
10.5
12
9
18
.333
12.0
13
7
19
.269
13.5
14
6
21
.222
15.0
15
4
21
.160
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
20
6
.769
4.0
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
7
.731
5.0
5
16
8
.667
7.0
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
12
.556
9.5
8
13
14
.481
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
11
16
.407
13.5
11
11
17
.393
14.0
12
10
16
.385
14.0
13
6
21
.222
18.5
14
6
21
.222
18.5
15
6
22
.214
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/17
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113-121
Mon
11/17
@
113-99
Mon
11/17
@
120-112
Mon
11/17
@
101-111
Mon
11/17
@
126-140

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/20
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5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
7:00 PM
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12/20
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