most points by center in first season nba

Wilt Chamberlain had the most points by a center in his first season, with 2,707 points in his rookie season in 1959-60.

NAMEPTSSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
2,707
1959-60
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
1,941
168
150
2Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
2,495
1961-62
79
42.3
31.6
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
1,500
210
281
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2,361
1969-70
82
43.1
28.8
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
1,190
337
283
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
2,327
1968-69
82
45.1
28.4
17.1
1.4
11.3
25.4
44.7
5.7
9.1
62.6
48.3
3,695
1,406
113
266
5Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
2,261
1973-74
74
43.0
30.6
15.1
2.3
1.2
3.3
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
11.3
3,185
1,117
170
88
246
252
6Anthony Davis
A. Davis
2,099
2016-17
75
36.1
28.0
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
884
157
94
167
181
168
+51
7Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
2,080
2004-05
80
36.1
26.0
8.9
1.6
1.0
1.6
9.3
16.7
55.9
0.0
0.2
18.8
7.3
9.9
73.3
61.7
2.7
6.2
2.4
2,889
713
131
77
130
189
278
+602
8David Robinson
D. Robinson
1,993
1989-90
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
983
164
138
319
257
259
9Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,893
1992-93
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
10Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
1,781
1979-80
82
38.4
21.7
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
54.7
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
3,150
726
165
48
101
222
279
11Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1,779
2001-02
76
38.0
23.4
9.9
2.4
1.1
1.0
7.9
16.6
47.7
1.8
4.6
39.7
5.8
6.8
85.3
59.9
1.6
8.4
1.9
2,891
755
186
83
77
145
222
+411
12Shawn Marion
S. Marion
1,769
2005-06
81
40.3
21.8
11.8
1.8
2.0
1.7
8.8
16.9
52.5
1.2
3.6
33.1
3.0
3.7
80.9
59.1
3.1
8.8
1.5
3,263
959
143
160
137
125
223
+412
13Dan Issel
D. Issel
1,765
1976-77
79
31.7
22.3
8.8
2.2
1.2
0.4
8.4
16.2
51.5
5.6
7.1
79.7
57.8
2.7
6.1
2,507
696
177
91
29
246
14Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
1,720
1983-84
82
32.8
21.0
11.1
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.7
16.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.3
66.1
55.1
3.6
7.6
3.6
2,693
913
163
70
197
294
339
15George Mikan
G. Mikan
1,698
1948-49
60
28.3
3.6
9.7
23.4
41.6
8.9
11.5
77.2
49.8
218
260
16Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1,692
1984-85
82
35.5
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
974
111
99
220
234
344
17Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
1,647
1993-94
82
34.8
20.1
6.7
1.9
1.4
1.4
7.8
17.1
45.7
0.2
0.6
24.5
4.3
5.6
76.5
51.3
2.0
4.7
2.1
2,853
550
159
118
111
169
263
18Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
1,639
1992-93
78
33.9
21.0
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
805
76
27
271
236
286
19Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1,599
2006-07
80
34.1
20.0
10.6
3.4
0.8
2.4
7.7
14.1
54.6
0.0
0.1
11.1
4.5
7.1
63.7
57.9
2.7
7.9
2.8
2,726
846
273
66
190
224
203
+748
20Willis Reed
W. Reed
1,560
1964-65
80
38.0
19.5
14.7
1.7
7.9
18.2
43.2
3.8
5.1
74.2
47.7
3,042
1,175
133
339
21Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
1,547
1980-81
82
35.6
18.9
9.3
1.4
0.6
1.5
7.5
15.3
49.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
71.6
53.4
3.3
5.9
3.0
2,919
759
117
50
121
243
313
22Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
1,527
1976-77
82
35.1
18.6
13.0
2.4
0.5
2.5
7.0
13.3
52.2
4.7
7.1
66.0
56.6
3.8
9.2
2,877
1,070
199
44
203
266
23Alvan Adams
A. Adams
1,519
1975-76
80
33.2
19.0
9.1
5.6
1.5
1.5
7.9
16.8
46.9
3.3
4.4
73.5
50.7
2.7
6.4
2,656
727
450
121
116
274
24Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
1,503
2015-16
82
32.0
18.3
10.5
2.0
0.7
1.7
7.6
14.1
54.2
0.4
1.1
34.1
2.7
3.4
81.1
59.0
2.8
7.7
2.2
2,627
858
161
58
138
183
245
-131
25Alex Groza
A. Groza
1,496
1949-50
64
23.4
2.5
8.1
17.0
47.8
7.1
9.7
72.9
54.8
162
221

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