most points by nba player before age 23 by a center

Shaquille O'Neal has scored the most career points by a center younger than 23, with 5,944 points.

	NAME	PTS	GP	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	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	5,944	219	38.2	27.1	12.8	2.2	0.8	3.0	10.7	18.4	58.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.6	10.0	56.5	59.5	4.3	8.5	3.1	8,371	2,801	491	183	653	677	790
2	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	5,616	261	34.8	21.5	11.7	2.3	0.7	1.5	8.3	15.4	54.0	1.1	2.8	39.1	3.8	4.5	84.1	61.8	3.1	8.6	2.3	9,080	3,055	613	191	387	608	825	+172
3	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	4,583	286	28.3	16.0	8.6	4.1	1.0	0.9	6.2	12.1	51.8	0.4	1.3	27.2	3.2	4.5	70.1	57.0	2.9	5.7	2.4	8,101	2,446	1,160	289	245	694	892	-133
4	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	4,077	238	34.2	17.1	7.6	1.6	0.6	1.7	6.6	13.2	50.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.9	4.9	80.1	55.9	2.8	4.8	2.2	8,128	1,814	388	142	405	512	728	-936
5	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	4,015	304	29.7	13.2	12.6	0.6	1.2	1.6	5.7	10.3	55.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	1.8	4.7	38.0	53.3	4.7	7.9	1.5	9,029	3,830	187	352	491	442	947	-212
6	Jalen Duren J. Duren	3,736	276	27.0	13.5	10.3	2.1	0.7	0.9	5.5	8.4	65.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	3.7	71.5	67.8	3.5	6.8	1.8	7,457	2,848	569	188	254	487	820	-73
7	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	3,583	220	29.8	16.3	9.8	2.3	1.3	0.9	6.2	13.8	44.8	0.0	0.2	16.7	3.9	5.4	71.0	50.2	3.2	6.6	3.0	6,549	2,148	505	286	198	663	858	-733
8	Dwight Howard D. Howard	3,567	184	37.3	19.4	13.4	1.6	0.9	2.3	6.8	11.4	59.8	0.0	0.0	16.7	5.8	9.8	58.6	61.7	3.6	9.8	3.5	6,856	2,458	297	161	414	636	579	+666
9	Eddy Curry E. Curry	3,543	300	23.1	11.8	4.9	0.6	0.3	0.9	4.6	8.7	52.8	0.0	0.0	100.0	2.6	3.9	66.8	56.7	1.7	3.3	1.9	6,928	1,480	170	84	269	578	893	-870
10	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	3,096	198	33.2	15.6	8.8	2.8	0.8	1.5	6.4	11.8	54.4	0.3	1.3	26.5	2.5	3.7	68.1	58.4	2.2	6.6	1.9	6,578	1,749	558	161	306	369	499	+466
11	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	3,064	227	30.8	13.5	8.9	2.4	1.2	0.6	5.4	10.5	51.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	4.0	68.7	55.0	3.2	5.7	2.1	6,991	2,015	538	281	146	476	566	-563
12	Enes Kanter Freedom E. Kanter Freedom	2,960	291	21.4	10.2	6.4	0.6	0.4	0.4	4.2	8.2	51.1	0.1	0.2	35.4	1.7	2.3	75.0	55.1	2.5	3.8	1.5	6,226	1,851	169	110	126	444	622	-535
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	2,881	204	26.3	14.1	8.9	4.2	1.0	0.7	5.5	10.3	53.0	0.7	2.0	34.3	2.5	3.0	82.8	60.7	2.6	6.3	2.0	5,369	1,818	849	199	144	415	560	+584
14	Myles Turner M. Turner	2,870	212	29.5	13.5	6.9	1.4	0.8	2.2	5.1	10.4	49.3	0.8	2.1	36.2	2.5	3.2	77.7	57.2	1.5	5.4	1.4	6,262	1,467	299	166	471	296	626	+370
15	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	2,862	278	23.6	10.3	6.7	1.1	0.3	1.5	4.1	7.2	56.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.0	69.2	60.1	2.1	4.6	1.4	6,563	1,859	303	81	406	384	753	+591
16	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	2,857	270	25.1	10.6	8.2	1.3	0.5	1.4	4.1	6.6	61.3	0.1	0.3	20.3	2.4	3.4	69.9	65.0	2.6	5.6	1.2	6,775	2,205	348	134	376	335	570	-335
17	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	2,855	284		10.1	6.5				4.2			0.0			1.6	2.4	65.3						1,838
18	Deandre Ayton D. Ayton	2,846	178	31.1	16.0	10.6	1.7	0.7	1.2	7.0	11.9	58.8	0.0	0.2	18.9	1.9	2.5	75.6	61.2	3.4	7.3	1.7	5,533	1,892	296	128	206	309	522	-11
19	Alvan Adams A. Adams	2,815	152	32.5	18.5	9.1	5.1			7.6	16.1	47.1				3.4	4.5	74.2	51.2				4,934	1,379	772				534
20	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	2,733	159	35.5	17.2	8.3	4.0	0.6	0.7	6.5	12.5	52.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	5.8	70.7	57.1	1.9	6.3	3.3	5,652	1,312	637	97	119	517	483
21	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	2,716	110	30.8	24.7	11.3	3.3	1.1	3.4	8.7	17.6	49.6	2.4	6.8	35.1	4.8	5.8	82.9	61.2	1.9	9.4	2.8	3,393	1,242	367	118	373	304	261	+784
22	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	2,651	123	35.8	21.6	11.7	1.6	1.3	2.9	8.5	16.2	52.7	0.0	0.0		4.5	7.1	63.8	55.9	5.3	6.5	2.7	4,403	1,445	191	166	361	337	509
23	Andris Biedrins A. Biedrins	2,650	313	24.2	8.5	8.2	1.0	0.7	1.2	3.7	6.1	60.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	2.1	53.6	60.4	2.8	5.3	1.1	7,567	2,561	312	221	388	350	1,057	+265
24	Spencer Hawes S. Hawes	2,517	301	22.6	8.4	5.6	1.6	0.4	1.0	3.6	7.8	46.6	0.3	0.9	30.4	0.8	1.3	63.9	49.9	1.6	4.0	1.5	6,813	1,680	472	119	287	444	778	-910
25	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,495	79		31.6					12.3						6.9	10.8	64.3											281

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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

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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
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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
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