most ppg by a center before 1977

Before 1976-77, Bob McAdoo averaged the most points per game by a center, with 32.1 per game.

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NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
32.1
234
43.0
13.8
2.8
1.2
2.5
12.5
24.4
51.4
7.1
9.0
78.7
56.7
3.5
10.3
10,052
7,519
3,237
664
273
580
828
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30.1
1,045
45.8
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30.0
549
42.5
15.6
4.4
1.3
3.7
12.4
22.8
54.5
5.2
7.5
69.6
57.6
3.3
11.9
23,333
16,486
8,544
2,421
296
833
1,725
4Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
27.4
328
44.1
16.3
2.2
11.0
25.1
44.0
5.3
8.1
65.7
47.8
14,454
8,996
5,351
731
994
5George Mikan
G. Mikan
23.1
439
34.4
13.4
2.8
8.1
20.0
40.4
7.0
8.9
78.2
48.3
8,350
10,156
4,167
1,245
1,862
6Alex 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
7Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
22.1
464
35.9
12.4
3.4
1.2
2.3
9.0
18.1
49.7
4.2
5.4
77.3
54.1
3.2
9.2
16,656
10,275
5,736
1,564
264
505
1,560
8John Block
J. Block
20.2
52
34.7
11.0
1.4
7.0
16.6
42.3
6.1
7.6
80.2
50.5
1,805
1,048
571
71
189
9Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
20.1
1,043
37.3
13.7
2.4
0.7
0.6
7.6
14.7
51.6
4.9
7.8
63.2
55.4
3.4
6.2
38,940
20,941
14,241
2,544
52
48
3,536
10Neil 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
11Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
19.1
465
40.4
15.5
3.8
1.2
1.1
8.1
17.8
45.6
2.9
3.7
76.5
49.1
3.7
11.8
18,772
8,872
7,209
1,781
276
245
1,826
12Alvan Adams
A. Adams
19.0
80
33.2
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
1,519
727
450
121
116
274
13Willis Reed
W. Reed
18.5
415
35.7
12.8
2.0
0.6
1.1
7.5
15.8
47.7
3.5
4.6
75.6
52.1
2.5
4.9
14,833
7,692
5,322
810
12
21
1,452
14Ed 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
15Bob Rule
B. Rule
17.4
403
29.4
8.3
1.5
0.4
0.4
6.9
15.0
46.1
3.6
5.3
68.6
50.3
1.6
2.2
11,862
7,007
3,333
594
12
10
1,260
16Dolph 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
17Clyde Lovellette
C. Lovellette
17.0
704
27.1
9.5
1.6
6.8
15.3
44.3
3.4
4.5
75.7
49.1
19,075
11,947
6,663
1,097
2,289
18Ray Scott
R. Scott
16.3
72
34.0
10.6
2.2
6.4
15.9
40.0
3.6
5.1
69.9
44.9
2,446
1,172
760
160
215
19Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
16.3
839
39.2
15.9
2.9
0.5
2.1
6.2
14.7
42.3
3.9
5.7
67.2
47.3
2.8
7.2
32,918
13,636
13,300
2,406
109
472
2,312
20Zelmo Beaty
Z. Beaty
16.0
570
32.2
10.4
1.5
0.7
0.4
6.0
12.7
46.9
4.1
5.4
75.0
53.0
1.3
3.4
18,348
9,107
5,949
839
45
29
2,132
21Ed Sadowski
E. Sadowski
15.6
229
1.8
5.6
15.7
35.4
4.5
6.4
69.7
42.1
3,579
416
893
22Woody 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
23Jim Chones
J. Chones
15.2
154
33.6
9.2
1.9
0.6
1.4
6.6
14.1
46.4
2.1
3.1
66.9
49.1
2.3
6.9
5,168
2,342
1,416
295
91
213
488
24Bill Russell
B. Russell
15.1
963
42.3
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
25Elmore Smith
E. Smith
14.9
387
36.4
12.2
1.8
1.0
3.6
6.3
13.3
47.9
2.2
4.0
56.4
49.8
2.6
8.6
14,087
5,777
4,739
695
233
847
1,433

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