most points per game by a center in the 1950s

Between the 1949-50 and 1958-59 seasons, Alex Groza had the most points per game by a center, with 22.5 per game.

Interpreted as:

most points per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a center in the 1950s

	NAME	PPG	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	Alex Groza A. Groza	22.5	130		10.7	2.4	7.8	16.4	47.4	6.9	9.1	75.6	55.0		2,925	709	318	458
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	22.3	379	34.4	13.4	2.7	7.8	19.5	40.1	6.7	8.5	78.4	48.0	8,350	8,458	4,167	1,027	1,602
3	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	19.4	516	35.5	11.3	2.5	6.4	14.4	44.4	6.6	8.6	76.8	53.4	18,298	10,023	5,856	1,269	1,681
4	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	17.8	423	30.3	10.9	1.6	7.1	16.3	43.6	3.6	4.9	72.8	48.2	12,814	7,527	4,612	679	1,420
5	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	17.5	641	35.7	7.5	3.2	5.8	13.4	43.6	5.9	7.7	76.1	52.2	18,071	11,234	4,325	2,079	1,667
6	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	17.1	72	36.9	12.1	3.0	5.1	13.5	38.0	6.8	8.2	82.7	49.8	2,655	1,228	870	214	232
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	16.1	187	39.1	22.0	2.7	6.4	14.3	44.4	3.4	6.3	54.1	47.2	7,314	3,016	4,119	512	485
8	Woody Sauldsberry W. Sauldsberry	15.4	72	38.1	11.5	1.0	7.0	19.2	36.3	1.5	2.4	62.5	38.1	2,743	1,112	826	71	276
9	Larry Foust L. Foust	14.9	620	31.8	10.8	1.8	5.0	12.5	40.2	4.9	6.6	73.2	48.3	17,565	9,216	6,703	1,117	2,297
10	Jack Nichols J. Nichols	14.4	142	38.1	7.9	2.5	5.4	14.8	36.3	3.6	5.0	73.2	42.4	2,626	2,039	596	353	439
11	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	13.8	360	30.2	10.7	1.3	5.3	12.9	41.4	3.2	4.6	69.8	46.5	10,889	4,985	3,859	484	903
12	Ray Felix R. Felix	13.2	432	26.2	10.0	0.8	4.4	10.6	41.7	4.3	6.4	67.8	49.1	11,317	5,687	4,302	333	1,674
13	Ed Sadowski E. Sadowski	12.6	69			2.0	4.3	13.4	32.4	4.0	5.4	73.5	40.1		872		136	244
14	Bob Brown B. Brown	11.7	62			1.6	4.5	12.3	36.1	2.8	4.1	68.3	41.4		724		101	269
15	Arnie Risen A. Risen	11.5	577	28.3	9.7	1.7	3.9	10.5	37.5	3.7	5.2	70.5	45.2	12,690	6,638	5,011	958	2,233
16	Wayne Embry W. Embry	11.4	66	24.1	9.0	1.5	4.1	10.6	38.7	3.1	4.8	65.6	44.6	1,590	750	597	96	232
17	Vern Gardner V. Gardner	11.2	90	18.8	4.1	1.7	4.3	12.3	34.7	2.7	3.5	75.9	40.5	507	1,012	112	156	296
18	Dick Ricketts D. Ricketts	11.2	72	29.4	6.1	1.8	4.2	12.1	34.4	2.9	4.1	69.4	40.2	2,114	804	437	127	307
19	Bob Kinney B. Kinney	11.1	60			1.7	3.9	10.4	37.5	3.4	5.3	62.8	43.8		667		100	251
20	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	11.0	264	35.2	9.2	1.7	3.8	10.9	34.9	3.4	4.9	68.7	42.0	7,285	2,910	1,912	448	901
21	Phil Jordon P. Jordon	11.0	139	21.9	6.7	0.9	4.4	10.7	41.1	2.2	2.9	74.3	45.8	3,047	1,523	929	122	316
22	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	10.6	275	27.9	11.5	0.8	3.5	9.8	36.1	3.5	5.2	67.8	43.9	7,678	2,921	3,149	209	1,127
23	Nathaniel Clifton N. Clifton	10.6	412	32.8	8.9	2.8	4.0	11.2	35.7	2.6	4.1	62.6	40.6	11,397	4,358	3,680	1,140	1,449
24	Don Otten D. Otten	10.5	219	24.7	6.0	1.4	3.0	8.4	35.7	4.4	5.8	76.1	47.5	2,173	2,294	928	297	787
25	Eddie Miller E. Miller	10.5	70	28.8	9.6	1.6	3.9	11.2	35.0	2.7	4.1	65.2	40.4	2,018	733	669	115	250

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