most points averaged by a 3rd year center

Wilt Chamberlain averaged the most points per game by a center in his 3rd season, with 50.4 per game.

Interpreted as:

most points with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games averaged by a 3rd year center

	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	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	50.4	1961-62	PHI	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
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	34.8	1971-72	MIL	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
3	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	31.1	1975-76	BUF	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
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	1994-95	ORL	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
5	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	28.7	1970-71	SDR	82	44.3	16.6	2.3			11.6	27.0	42.8				5.5	8.2	67.2	46.8				3,633	2,350	1,362	186				225
6	George Mikan G. Mikan	28.4	1950-51	MIN	68		14.1	3.1			10.0	23.3	42.8				8.5	10.5	80.3	50.9					1,932	958	208				308
7	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.5	2018-19	PHI	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
8	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	27.0	1963-64	BAL	80	42.4	17.0	1.6			10.1	19.8	51.3				6.7	10.3	65.1	55.5				3,394	2,159	1,361	126				300
9	Moses Malone M. Malone	24.8	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	8.7	16.2	54.0				7.3	9.9	73.9	60.4	7.2	10.5	4.0	3,390	2,031	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
10	Bob Rule B. Rule	24.6	1969-70	SEA	80	37.0	10.3	1.8			9.9	21.3	46.3				4.8	6.8	71.4	50.6				2,959	1,965	825	144				278
11	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	24.4	1953-54	PHI	72	45.8	11.1	2.8			8.2	18.3	44.9				8.0	10.7	74.7	53.1				3,296	1,759	797	203				259
12	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	24.1	1982-83	GSW	79	37.8	8.7	2.1	1.4	2.0	9.9	19.4	51.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.3	5.9	71.9	54.9	2.8	5.9	3.6	2,988	1,907	688	169	108	155	285	260
13	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	23.8	1972-73	DET	81	38.9	14.9	3.2			10.0	20.4	49.0				3.8	4.9	77.3	52.7				3,150	1,927	1,205	260				278
14	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	23.7	1978-79	CHI	82	39.8	12.7	3.3	0.6	1.9	9.2	16.0	57.5				5.3	7.2	73.9	61.9	3.6	9.1	3.8	3,265	1,940	1,043	274	50	156	310	280
15	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	23.4	1986-87	HOU	75	36.8	11.4	2.9	1.9	3.4	9.0	17.8	50.8	0.0	0.1	20.0	5.3	7.6	70.2	55.4	4.2	7.2	3.0	2,760	1,755	858	220	140	254	228	294
16	David Robinson D. Robinson	23.2	1991-92	SAS	68	37.7	12.2	2.7	2.3	4.5	8.7	15.8	55.1	0.0	0.1	12.5	5.8	8.3	70.1	59.7	3.8	8.4	2.7	2,564	1,578	829	181	158	305	182	219
17	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	22.7	1988-89	NYK	80	36.2	9.3	2.4	1.5	3.5	9.1	16.0	56.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.5	6.1	74.6	60.7	2.7	6.6	3.3	2,896	1,815	740	188	117	281	266	311
18	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	22.7	2008-09	TOR	77	38.0	10.0	2.5	0.9	1.0	8.0	16.4	48.7	0.2	0.6	24.5	6.5	8.0	81.7	56.9	2.8	7.2	2.3	2,928	1,746	771	191	67	77	174	189	-84
19	Willis Reed W. Reed	21.7	1969-70	NYK	81	38.1	13.9	2.0			8.7	17.1	50.7				4.3	5.7	75.6	55.2				3,089	1,755	1,126	161				287
20	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	21.5	1955-56	MIN	71	35.5	14.0	2.3			8.4	19.3	43.4				4.8	6.6	72.1	48.4				2,518	1,526	992	164				245
21	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
22	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	21.3	2017-18	MIN	82	35.6	12.3	2.4	0.8	1.4	7.8	14.3	54.5	1.5	3.5	42.1	4.2	4.9	85.8	64.6	2.9	9.4	1.9	2,918	1,743	1,012	199	64	115	159	285	+371
23	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	21.1	2023-24	HOU	63	32.5	9.3	5.0	1.2	0.7	8.4	15.6	53.7	0.5	1.8	29.7	3.9	5.6	69.3	58.5	2.9	6.4	2.6	2,046	1,331	589	312	76	46	162	211	+49
24	Dwight Howard D. Howard	20.6	2008-09	ORL	79	35.7	13.8	1.4	1.0	2.9	7.1	12.4	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	10.7	59.4	60.0	4.3	9.6	3.0	2,821	1,624	1,093	112	77	231	240	270	+553
25	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	20.5	1972-73	BOS	82	41.8	16.2	4.1			9.0	20.0	45.2				2.5	3.2	77.9	48.1				3,425	1,684	1,329	333				311