highest single season ppg by a center since 1975

Since 1974-75, Bob McAdoo has put up the most points per game by a center in a season, with 34.5 per game in 1974-75.

Interpreted as:
highest single season ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a center since 1975
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob 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
2Joel 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
3Bob 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
4Moses 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
5Joel 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
6Kareem 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
7David 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
8Shaquille 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
9Nikola 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
10Shaquille 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
11Shaquille 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
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28.8
2025-26
43
34.2
12.5
10.4
1.4
0.7
10.1
17.5
57.7
2.0
4.8
41.3
6.6
8.0
83.0
68.6
3.1
9.4
3.7
1,472
1,238
538
448
60
32
158
117
+385
13Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28.7
2000-01
74
39.5
12.7
3.7
0.6
2.8
11.0
19.2
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.7
13.1
51.3
57.4
3.9
8.8
2.9
2,924
2,125
940
277
47
204
218
256
+463
14Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
28.6
1989-90
82
38.6
10.9
2.2
1.0
4.0
11.2
20.4
55.1
0.0
0.0
25.0
6.1
7.9
77.5
59.9
2.9
8.0
3.4
3,165
2,347
893
182
78
327
278
325
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28.5
2020-21
51
31.1
10.6
2.8
1.0
1.4
9.0
17.6
51.3
1.1
3.0
37.7
9.2
10.7
85.9
63.6
2.2
8.4
3.1
1,585
1,451
539
145
50
69
159
123
+405
16Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
28.3
1997-98
60
36.3
11.4
2.4
0.7
2.4
11.2
19.1
58.4
0.0
0.0
6.0
11.4
52.7
58.7
3.5
7.9
2.9
2,175
1,699
681
142
39
144
175
193
+649
17Anthony Davis
A. Davis
28.0
2016-17
75
36.1
11.8
2.1
1.3
2.2
10.3
20.3
50.5
0.5
1.8
29.9
6.9
8.6
80.2
58.0
2.3
9.5
2.4
2,708
2,099
884
157
94
167
181
168
+51
18Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
27.8
1994-95
72
39.6
10.8
3.5
1.8
3.4
11.1
21.5
51.7
0.0
0.2
18.8
5.6
7.5
75.6
56.3
2.4
8.4
3.3
2,853
2,005
775
255
133
242
237
250
19Moses Malone
M. Malone
27.8
1980-81
80
40.6
14.8
1.8
1.0
1.9
10.1
19.3
52.2
0.0
0.0
33.3
7.6
10.1
75.7
58.5
5.9
8.8
3.9
3,245
2,222
1,180
141
83
150
308
223
20Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27.7
1975-76
82
41.2
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
21David Robinson
D. Robinson
27.6
1994-95
81
38.0
10.8
2.9
1.7
3.2
9.7
18.4
53.0
0.1
0.2
30.0
8.1
10.5
77.4
60.2
2.9
7.9
2.9
3,074
2,238
877
236
134
262
233
230
22Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
27.5
2018-19
64
33.7
13.6
3.7
0.7
1.9
9.1
18.7
48.4
1.2
4.1
30.0
8.2
10.1
80.4
59.3
2.5
11.1
3.5
2,154
1,761
871
234
46
122
226
211
+371
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27.5
2002-03
67
37.8
11.1
3.1
0.6
2.4
10.4
18.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
6.7
10.8
62.2
60.2
3.9
7.2
2.9
2,535
1,841
742
206
38
159
196
229
+363
24Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
27.3
1993-94
80
41.0
11.9
3.6
1.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
52.8
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
289
25Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27.2
2001-02
67
36.1
10.7
3.0
0.6
2.0
10.6
18.3
57.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.9
10.7
55.5
59.0
3.5
7.2
2.6
2,422
1,822
715
200
41
137
171
199
+566

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
29
31
.483
16.0
10
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27
31
.466
17.0
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
37
.362
23.0
Schedule
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3/1
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9:00 PM
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3/2
@
10:00 PM
Wed
3/4
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10:30 PM
Fri
3/6
@
9:30 PM
Sat
3/7
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Timberwolves

37 - 23

94

Final

88

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27 - 31

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NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
43
14
.754
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
25
.576
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.0
7
31
27
.534
12.5
8
31
29
.517
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.0
10
29
31
.483
15.5
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
36
.400
20.5
13
16
42
.276
27.5
14
15
43
.259
28.5
15
15
45
.250
29.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
43
16
.729
1.5
3
37
21
.638
7.0
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
37
23
.617
8.0
6
34
24
.586
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.0
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
29
31
.483
16.0
10
27
31
.466
17.0
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
37
.362
23.0
13
18
41
.305
26.5
14
18
42
.300
27.0
15
14
47
.230
31.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
1/25
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116-132
Sun
1/25
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94-102
Sun
1/25
@
129-118
Sun
1/25
@
99-108
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1/25
@
83-108

Schedule

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Fri
2/27
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