highest ppg season by a central division player since 1980

Since 1979-80, Michael Jordan has put up the most points per game by a Central Division player in a season, with 37.1 per game in 1986-87.

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Assumption:57.4+ GP/82TG

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	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	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	37.1	1986-87	CHI	82	40.0	5.2	4.6	2.9	1.5	13.4	27.8	48.2	0.1	0.8	18.2	10.2	11.9	85.7	56.2	2.0	3.2	3.3	3,281	3,041	430	377	236	125	272	237
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	35.0	1987-88	CHI	82	40.4	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	131	252	270
3	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	1989-90	CHI	82	39.0	6.9	6.3	2.8	0.7	12.6	24.0	52.6	1.1	3.0	37.6	7.2	8.5	84.8	60.6	1.7	5.1	3.0	3,197	2,753	565	519	227	54	247	241
4	George Gervin G. Gervin	33.1	1979-80	SAS	78	37.6	5.2	2.6	1.4	1.0	13.1	24.9	52.8	0.4	1.3	31.4	6.5	7.6	85.2	58.7	2.0	3.2	3.3	2,934	2,585	403	202	110	79	254	208
5	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.6	1992-93	CHI	78	39.3	6.7	5.5	2.8	0.8	12.7	25.7	49.5	1.0	2.9	35.2	6.1	7.3	83.7	56.4	1.7	5.0	2.7	3,067	2,541	522	428	221	61	207	188
6	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	32.5	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	11.9	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	2,633	652	650	234	65	290	247
7	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	31.5	1990-91	CHI	82	37.0	6.0	5.5	2.7	1.0	12.1	22.4	53.9	0.4	1.1	31.2	7.0	8.2	85.1	60.5	1.4	4.6	2.5	3,034	2,580	492	453	223	83	202	229
8	LeBron James L. James	31.4	2005-06	CLE	79	42.5	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
9	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	31.1	2022-23	MIL	63	32.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	1,959	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
10	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	30.7	1987-88	ATL	78	37.8	6.4	2.9	1.3	0.6	11.7	25.1	46.4	0.5	1.7	29.5	6.9	8.4	82.6	53.4	2.7	3.7	2.8	2,948	2,397	502	224	103	47	218	162
11	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.4	2023-24	MIL	73	35.2	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	11.5	18.8	61.1	0.5	1.7	27.4	7.0	10.7	65.7	64.9	2.7	8.8	3.4	2,567	2,222	841	476	87	79	250	210	+339
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.4	2024-25	MIL	67	34.2	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	11.8	19.7	60.1	0.2	0.9	22.2	6.5	10.6	61.7	62.5	2.2	9.7	3.1	2,289	2,036	798	433	58	78	206	155	+334
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30.4	1995-96	CHI	82	37.7	6.6	4.3	2.2	0.5	11.2	22.6	49.5	1.4	3.2	42.7	6.7	8.0	83.4	58.2	1.8	4.8	2.4	3,090	2,491	543	352	180	42	197	195
14	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	30.3	1985-86	ATL	78	39.1	7.9	2.6	1.8	0.6	11.4	24.3	46.8	0.2	0.9	18.6	7.4	9.0	81.8	53.6	3.3	4.6	3.2	3,049	2,366	618	206	138	49	251	170
15	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	30.1	1991-92	CHI	80	38.8	6.4	6.1	2.3	0.9	11.8	22.7	51.9	0.3	1.3	27.0	6.1	7.4	83.2	57.9	1.1	5.3	2.5	3,102	2,404	511	489	182	75	200	201
16	LeBron James L. James	30.0	2007-08	CLE	75	40.4	7.9	7.2	1.8	1.1	10.6	21.9	48.4	1.5	4.8	31.5	7.3	10.3	71.2	56.8	1.8	6.1	3.4	3,027	2,250	592	539	138	81	255	165	+139
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29.9	2021-22	MIL	67	32.9	11.6	5.8	1.1	1.4	10.3	18.6	55.3	1.1	3.6	29.3	8.3	11.4	72.2	63.3	2.0	9.6	3.3	2,204	2,002	778	388	72	91	219	212	+397
18	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	29.9	1992-93	ATL	71	37.3	6.8	3.2	1.0	0.4	10.4	22.3	46.8	1.7	4.5	38.0	7.3	8.8	82.8	57.0	2.6	4.2	2.6	2,647	2,121	482	227	70	27	184	116
19	Jerry Stackhouse J. Stackhouse	29.8	2000-01	DET	80	40.2	3.9	5.1	1.2	0.7	9.7	24.1	40.2	2.1	5.9	35.1	8.3	10.1	82.2	52.1	1.2	2.7	4.1	3,215	2,380	315	410	97	54	326	160	-59
20	LeBron James L. James	29.7	2009-10	CLE	76	39.0	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	10.1	20.1	50.3	1.7	5.1	33.3	7.8	10.2	76.7	60.4	0.9	6.4	3.4	2,966	2,258	554	651	125	77	261	119	+648
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	29.6	1996-97	CHI	82	37.9	5.9	4.3	1.7	0.5	11.2	23.1	48.6	1.4	3.6	37.4	5.9	7.0	83.3	56.7	1.4	4.5	2.0	3,106	2,431	482	352	140	44	166	156	+818
22	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29.5	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	10.9	19.7	55.3	1.4	4.7	30.4	6.3	10.0	63.3	61.3	2.2	11.4	3.7	1,917	1,857	856	354	61	66	230	195	+682
23	Dominique Wilkins D. Wilkins	29.0	1986-87	ATL	79	37.6	6.3	3.3	1.5	0.6	10.5	22.6	46.3	0.4	1.3	29.2	7.7	9.4	81.8	54.3	2.7	3.6	2.7	2,969	2,294	494	261	117	51	215	149
24	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28.7	1997-98	CHI	82	38.8	5.8	3.5	1.7	0.5	10.7	23.1	46.5	0.4	1.5	23.8	6.9	8.8	78.4	53.3	1.6	4.2	2.3	3,181	2,357	475	283	141	45	185	151	+598
25	LeBron James L. James	28.4	2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	9.7	19.9	48.9	1.6	4.7	34.4	7.3	9.4	78.0	59.1	1.3	6.3	3.0	3,054	2,304	613	587	137	93	241	139	+870

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7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
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Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
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24.5

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Wembanyama

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2	Hawks	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
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7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
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2	Thunder	2	0	1.000
3	Rockets	2	0	1.000
4	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000
5	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000
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8	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.0
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10	Mavericks	1	2	.333	1.5
11	Nuggets	0	1	.000	1.5
12	Suns	0	1	.000	1.5
13	Pelicans	0	2	.000	2.0
14	Warriors	0	2	.000	2.0
15	Kings	0	2	.000	2.0