most points per game in a season by an nba center with under 40 minutes per game

Joel Embiid has put up the most points per game by a center with fewer than 40.0 minutes per game in a season, with 34.7 per game in 2023-24.

	NAME	PPG	MPG	SEASON	TM	GP	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	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34.7	33.6	2023-24	PHI	39	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.5	21.8	52.9	1.4	3.6	38.8	10.2	11.6	88.3	64.4	2.4	8.6	3.8	1,309	1,353	430	219	46	66	150	112	+267
2	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.1	34.6	2022-23	PHI	66	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	2,183	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	30.6	33.8	2021-22	PHI	68	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	2,079	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
4	Bob Rule B. Rule	29.8	35.5	1970-71	SEA	4	11.5	1.8			11.8	24.5	48.0				6.3	7.5	83.3	53.5				142	119	46	7				14
5	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29.6	36.7	2024-25	DEN	70	12.7	10.2	1.8	0.6	11.2	19.5	57.6	2.0	4.7	41.7	5.2	6.4	80.0	66.3	2.9	9.9	3.3	2,571	2,071	892	716	127	45	230	160	+594
6	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	39.8	1993-94	ORL	81	13.2	2.4	0.9	2.9	11.8	19.6	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.8	10.5	55.4	60.5	4.7	8.5	2.7	3,224	2,377	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
7	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.3	37.0	1994-95	ORL	79	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
8	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.7	39.5	2000-01	LAL	74	12.7	3.7	0.6	2.8	11.0	19.2	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	13.1	51.3	57.4	3.9	8.8	2.9	2,924	2,125	940	277	47	204	218	256	+463
9	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	28.6	38.6	1989-90	NYK	82	10.9	2.2	1.0	4.0	11.2	20.4	55.1	0.0	0.0	25.0	6.1	7.9	77.5	59.9	2.9	8.0	3.4	3,165	2,347	893	182	78	327	278	325
10	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	28.5	31.1	2020-21	PHI	51	10.6	2.8	1.0	1.4	9.0	17.6	51.3	1.1	3.0	37.7	9.2	10.7	85.9	63.6	2.2	8.4	3.1	1,585	1,451	539	145	50	69	159	123	+405
11	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	28.3	36.3	1997-98	LAL	60	11.4	2.4	0.7	2.4	11.2	19.1	58.4	0.0	0.0		6.0	11.4	52.7	58.7	3.5	7.9	2.9	2,175	1,699	681	142	39	144	175	193	+649
12	Anthony Davis A. Davis	28.0	36.1	2016-17	NOP	75	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	2,099	884	157	94	167	181	168	+51
13	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.8	39.6	1994-95	HOU	72	10.8	3.5	1.8	3.4	11.1	21.5	51.7	0.0	0.2	18.8	5.6	7.5	75.6	56.3	2.4	8.4	3.3	2,853	2,005	775	255	133	242	237	250
14	David Robinson D. Robinson	27.6	38.0	1994-95	SAS	81	10.8	2.9	1.7	3.2	9.7	18.4	53.0	0.1	0.2	30.0	8.1	10.5	77.4	60.2	2.9	7.9	2.9	3,074	2,238	877	236	134	262	233	230
15	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	27.5	33.7	2018-19	PHI	64	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
16	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.5	37.8	2002-03	LAL	67	11.1	3.1	0.6	2.4	10.4	18.1	57.4	0.0	0.0		6.7	10.8	62.2	60.2	3.9	7.2	2.9	2,535	1,841	742	206	38	159	196	229	+363
17	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	27.2	36.1	2001-02	LAL	67	10.7	3.0	0.6	2.0	10.6	18.3	57.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.9	10.7	55.5	59.0	3.5	7.2	2.6	2,422	1,822	715	200	41	137	171	199	+566
18	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.1	33.4	2021-22	DEN	74	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	10.3	17.7	58.3	1.3	3.9	33.7	5.1	6.3	81.0	66.1	2.8	11.0	3.8	2,475	2,004	1,019	584	109	63	281	191	+442
19	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	27.0	34.2	2016-17	TOT	72	11.0	4.6	1.4	1.3	9.0	19.9	45.2	1.8	5.0	36.1	7.2	9.3	77.2	56.2	2.1	8.9	3.7	2,465	1,942	794	332	100	93	269	278	-25
20	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	26.9	34.6	2015-16	SAC	65	11.5	3.3	1.6	1.4	9.2	20.5	45.1	1.1	3.2	33.3	7.3	10.2	71.8	53.8	2.4	9.1	3.8	2,246	1,748	747	214	101	92	249	236	+42
21	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	26.9	38.8	1995-96	HOU	72	10.9	3.6	1.6	2.9	10.7	20.8	51.4	0.0	0.2	21.4	5.5	7.6	72.4	55.8	2.4	8.4	3.4	2,797	1,936	784	257	113	207	247	242
22	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	26.6	38.3	1990-91	NYK	81	11.2	3.0	1.0	3.2	10.4	20.3	51.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.7	7.7	74.5	56.1	2.4	8.8	3.6	3,104	2,154	905	244	80	258	291	287
23	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	26.6	36.0	1995-96	ORL	54	11.0	2.9	0.6	2.1	11.0	19.1	57.3	0.0	0.0	50.0	4.6	9.5	48.7	57.0	3.4	7.7	2.9	1,946	1,434	596	155	34	115	155	193
24	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	26.5	33.9	2019-20	MIN	35	10.8	4.4	0.9	1.2	9.0	17.8	50.8	3.3	7.9	41.2	5.1	6.5	79.6	64.2	2.7	8.1	3.1	1,187	926	378	153	33	42	110	117	-15
25	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26.4	34.6	2023-24	DEN	79	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	10.4	17.9	58.3	1.1	2.9	35.9	4.5	5.5	81.7	65.0	2.8	9.5	3.0	2,737	2,085	976	708	108	68	238	195	+684