highest scoring seasons by center from central division since 1980 per game

Since 1979-80, Moses Malone has scored the most points per game by a Central Division center in a season, with 25.8 per game in 1979-80.

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	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	Moses Malone M. Malone	25.8	1979-80	HOU	82	38.3	14.5	1.8	1.0	1.3	9.5	18.9	50.2	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.9	9.5	71.9	56.0	7.0	7.5	3.7	3,140	2,119	1,190	147	80	107	300	210
2	Jalen Duren J. Duren	22.0	2026-27	DET	1	28.0	9.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	8.0	13.0	61.5	0.0	0.0		6.0	7.0	85.7	68.4	3.0	6.0	1.0	28	22	9	1	1	1	1	2	-1
3	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	21.6	1990-91	CLE	76	38.8	10.9	3.3	1.0	0.6	8.0	15.2	52.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	7.6	75.1	58.3	2.3	8.6	2.8	2,946	1,645	830	253	74	46	211	191
4	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	21.5	1991-92	CLE	73	36.2	10.4	3.6	0.9	1.1	7.9	13.8	57.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.7	7.3	77.7	62.9	2.6	7.8	2.5	2,643	1,566	760	262	65	78	185	190
5	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	21.5	1993-94	CHA	60	33.6	10.2	1.4	0.5	3.1	7.1	14.1	50.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.2	9.5	76.2	58.8	3.0	7.2	3.3	2,018	1,287	610	86	27	188	199	207
6	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	21.3	1994-95	CHA	77	38.2	9.9	1.4	0.6	2.9	7.4	14.3	51.9	0.1	0.4	32.4	6.4	8.4	76.1	59.3	2.6	7.3	3.1	2,941	1,643	761	111	49	225	241	275
7	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	21.0	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	10.3	1.0	0.3	3.5	7.3	14.3	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	8.1	78.1	58.6	3.4	6.9	3.0	2,644	1,639	805	76	27	271	236	286
8	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	20.3	2020-21	IND	62	36.0	12.0	6.7	1.2	0.5	7.8	14.6	53.5	0.8	2.6	32.1	3.9	5.3	73.2	60.1	2.4	9.5	3.4	2,231	1,260	742	415	75	33	213	203	-91
9	Moses Malone M. Malone	20.2	1988-89	ATL	81	35.5	11.8	1.4	1.0	1.2	6.6	13.5	49.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.9	8.8	78.9	58.1	4.8	7.0	3.0	2,878	1,637	956	112	79	100	245	154
10	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	20.2	1992-93	CLE	71	37.9	10.2	4.4	0.7	0.8	7.3	12.8	57.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	5.5	6.9	79.5	63.5	2.3	7.9	2.1	2,691	1,432	726	312	53	56	150	174
11	Jalen Duren J. Duren	19.5	2025-26	DET	70	28.2	10.5	2.0	0.8	0.8	7.5	11.5	65.0	0.0	0.0		4.6	6.1	74.7	68.8	3.8	6.7	1.9	1,976	1,365	737	138	57	59	130	195	+481
12	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	19.4	2006-07	IND	69	35.6	9.6	2.4	0.7	2.6	7.2	16.5	43.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.0	6.5	76.7	50.0	2.2	7.4	2.9	2,459	1,339	661	167	50	182	203	232	+10
13	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	18.9	1988-89	CLE	78	36.2	9.2	3.7	0.8	0.5	7.0	13.0	53.8	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.9	6.7	73.7	59.4	2.1	7.1	2.9	2,821	1,475	718	285	63	40	230	175
14	Moses Malone M. Malone	18.9	1989-90	ATL	81	33.8	10.0	1.6	0.6	1.0	6.4	13.3	48.0	0.0	0.1	11.1	6.1	7.8	78.1	56.4	4.5	5.5	2.9	2,735	1,528	812	130	47	84	232	158
15	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	18.7	1987-88	CLE	79	37.4	8.4	4.2	0.6	0.7	7.0	13.7	51.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	6.7	71.6	56.3	1.9	6.5	3.4	2,957	1,480	665	333	48	56	267	235
16	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	18.5	2014-15	CHI	78	34.4	11.8	2.7	0.3	1.9	7.3	14.8	49.4	0.2	0.3	46.2	3.8	4.7	80.3	55.0	2.8	9.0	2.0	2,681	1,446	919	210	25	147	158	147	+187
17	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	18.5	1981-82	CHI	82	34.1	10.2	1.7	0.6	2.7	6.7	10.2	65.2	0.0	0.0	100.0	5.2	6.7	76.8	70.2	2.7	7.5	2.8	2,796	1,517	835	136	49	220	227	287
18	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	18.5	2024-25	CHI	73	31.2	10.1	3.5	0.8	0.7	7.5	14.2	53.0	1.8	4.4	40.2	1.6	2.0	80.5	61.1	2.4	7.6	1.6	2,278	1,349	735	256	61	52	119	163	-98
19	Rik Smits R. Smits	18.5	1995-96	IND	63	30.2	6.9	1.7	0.3	0.7	7.4	14.2	52.1	0.0	0.1	20.0	3.7	4.7	78.8	56.9	1.9	5.0	2.5	1,901	1,164	433	110	21	45	160	226
20	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	18.0	2023-24	CHI	76	34.3	10.5	3.3	0.7	0.8	7.7	15.9	48.4	1.2	4.1	29.4	1.4	1.7	82.2	54.0	2.8	7.8	1.6	2,610	1,370	801	254	50	60	120	190	-180
21	Myles Turner M. Turner	18.0	2022-23	IND	62	29.4	7.5	1.4	0.6	2.3	6.5	11.8	54.8	1.5	4.0	37.3	3.5	4.5	78.3	65.1	1.4	6.1	1.7	1,825	1,113	466	89	36	140	103	215	-47
22	Rik Smits R. Smits	17.9	1994-95	IND	78	30.5	7.7	1.4	0.5	1.0	7.2	13.6	52.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.8	75.3	57.1	2.5	5.2	2.4	2,381	1,400	601	111	40	79	189	278
23	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	17.9	1980-81	CHI	82	34.5	10.1	2.1	0.6	2.4	6.7	10.0	67.0	0.0	0.0		4.6	6.5	70.5	69.9	2.7	7.4	2.9	2,832	1,469	828	172	47	198	236	295
24	Shawn Kemp S. Kemp	17.8	1999-00	CLE	82	30.4	8.8	1.7	1.2	1.2	5.9	14.1	41.7	0.0	0.1	33.3	6.0	7.7	77.6	50.8	2.8	6.0	3.5	2,492	1,463	725	138	100	96	291	371	-136
25	Cliff Robinson C. Robinson	17.8	1983-84	CLE	73	32.9	10.3	2.5	0.7	0.4	7.3	16.2	45.0	0.0	0.0	50.0	3.2	4.6	70.1	48.8	2.1	8.2	2.6	2,402	1,301	753	185	51	32	187	195

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2	76ers	1	0	1.000
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