most 40 point games since 1980 by a center

Since 1979-80, Joel Embiid and Shaquille O'Neal are tied for the most games by a center with 40+ points, with 49 games.

Interpreted as:

most 40 or more point regular-season games since 1980 by a center

	NAME	GP	PTS	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	49	2,174	36.2	44.4	13.3	4.4	1.2	2.0	15.0	24.8	60.2	1.5	3.9	38.6	13.0	15.0	86.5	70.6	2.9	10.4	3.3	1,775	652	217	61	99	162	158	+549
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	49	2,102	40.6	42.9	13.6	2.5	0.8	2.2	16.9	25.6	66.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	15.2	60.1	66.5	5.1	8.5	2.7	1,991	668	122	41	108	132	145	+319
3	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	35	1,550	38.7	44.3	12.2	8.1	1.7	1.1	16.4	26.9	61.2	2.6	5.9	44.2	8.8	10.5	83.7	70.3	3.5	8.7	3.1	1,356	426	285	58	37	107	99	+334
4	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	32	1,371	43.3	42.8	13.1	3.4	1.9	3.3	16.4	27.2	60.2	0.1	0.3	25.0	10.0	12.5	80.5	65.5	3.6	9.5	3.7	1,385	420	110	61	107	119	111	+18
5	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	29	1,241	40.4	42.8	12.9	2.2	1.1	3.4	17.1	26.0	65.8	0.0	0.1	33.3	8.5	10.4	81.5	69.9	3.8	9.1	3.4	1,171	373	65	31	98	98	109
6	Moses Malone M. Malone	25	1,106	42.7	44.2	16.7	1.5		1.8	16.0	26.7	60.0	0.0			12.2	14.9	82.3	66.6				1,068	417	37		44		69
7	David Robinson D. Robinson	22	980	42.8	44.5	12.4	3.5	1.9	4.4	16.0	25.6	62.5	0.1	0.5	27.3	12.4	15.3	81.3	68.9	3.5	8.8	3.5	942	272	78	42	97	77	67
8	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	19	848	37.5	44.6	13.3	3.5	1.2	0.5	16.1	26.5	60.7	4.0	7.1	56.3	8.4	10.4	81.2	71.8	3.5	9.7	3.5	713	252	67	22	9	67	68	+121
9	Anthony Davis A. Davis	15	653	39.4	43.5	13.8	3.2	1.9	1.9	16.1	28.3	56.7	1.3	3.2	39.6	10.1	11.9	85.4	64.9	3.7	10.1	1.3	591	207	48	28	28	20	41	+124
10	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	14	594	39.4	42.4	10.6	2.7	1.0	1.5	15.3	23.7	64.5	0.1	0.4	20.0	11.8	14.1	83.3	70.9	4.4	6.2	2.4	551	148	38	14	21	34	56	+109
11	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	13	574	39.5	44.2	15.8	4.0	1.5	1.5	14.8	26.3	56.4	2.5	5.5	45.1	12.0	15.0	80.0	67.1	3.9	11.8	4.5	514	205	52	20	20	58	57	+89
12	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	9	371	41.2	41.2	10.2	3.0	1.4	0.3	13.3	22.7	58.8	0.3	0.7	50.0	14.2	16.2	87.7	69.2	3.7	6.6	2.1	371	92	27	13	3	19	20	+52
13	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	8	336	31.4	42.0	13.0	3.3	1.1	2.9	15.3	24.6	61.9	4.1	9.3	44.6	7.4	8.9	83.1	73.6	1.8	11.3	2.3	251	104	26	9	23	18	12	+131
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	8	334	42.9	41.8	11.1	3.8		3.0	16.6	27.0	61.6	0.0	0.0		8.5	10.8	79.1	65.8				343	89	30		24		24
15	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	5	207	38.3	41.4	6.2	2.4	2.4	2.2	14.2	25.8	55.0	3.8	7.6	50.0	9.2	10.4	88.5	68.1	1.6	4.6	2.6	192	31	12	12	11	13	16	-23
16	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	5	209	36.0	41.8	13.2	3.6	1.4	0.2	17.2	25.8	66.7	4.6	8.4	54.8	2.8	3.4	82.4	76.6	2.2	11.0	1.4	180	66	18	7	1	7	12	+51
17	Dwight Howard D. Howard	4	170	43.7	42.5	18.0	1.3	2.8	4.8	14.5	21.0	69.0	0.0	0.0		13.5	21.3	63.5	70.0	6.5	11.5	4.0	175	72	5	11	19	16	10	+41
18	Al Jefferson A. Jefferson	4	160	39.6	40.0	15.0	3.5	1.0	0.8	17.0	26.3	64.8	0.0	0.0		6.0	7.5	80.0	67.7	4.5	10.5	3.0	158	60	14	4	3	12	9	+20
19	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	4	178	38.5	44.5	13.0	1.0	0.8	4.5	15.8	22.8	69.2	0.0	0.0		13.0	17.8	73.2	72.8	5.0	8.0	3.5	154	52	4	3	18	14	15	+6
20	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	4	181	46.3	45.3	16.3	2.3	2.3	2.5	17.0	30.5	55.7	0.0	0.0		11.3	15.5	72.6	60.6	6.3	10.0	3.5	185	65	9	9	10	14	13
21	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	3	123	43.7	41.0	7.7	2.0	2.3	1.0	14.3	22.7	63.2	5.7	10.0	56.7	6.7	8.7	76.9	77.4	0.3	7.3	2.3	131	23	6	7	3	7	6	+18
22	Rik Smits R. Smits	3	124	36.3	41.3	10.0	1.7	2.0	1.3	18.0	27.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		5.3	6.7	80.0	69.0	2.7	7.3	3.0	109	30	5	6	4	9	4	+13
23	Myles Turner M. Turner	2	80	40.3	40.0	10.0	1.0	0.5	2.0	14.0	18.5	75.7	6.5	9.5	68.4	5.5	7.5	73.3	91.7	4.0	6.0	3.0	81	20	2	1	4	6	8	+12
24	LaMarcus Aldridge L. Aldridge	2	104	43.0	52.0	11.0	5.0	0.0	2.5	20.0	32.0	62.5	0.5	0.5	100.0	11.5	12.0	95.8	69.7	3.5	7.5	4.0	86	22	10	0	5	8	7	+30
25	Pau Gasol P. Gasol	2	89	41.7	44.5	14.5	3.0	1.0	0.5	17.0	27.5	61.8	0.0	0.0		10.5	12.5	84.0	67.4	6.0	8.5	3.0	83	29	6	2	1	6	5	+7

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RPG

7.3

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5.9

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115.5

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34.9

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Raptors	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0

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28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

26.9

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.7

Tatum

10.6

Towns

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

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1.8

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1.8

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3.6

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3.5

Brooks

3.3

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

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121.8

119.3

115.1

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

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106.5

107.4

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Williams

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0