what is the most points per game by a center in the 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Amar'e Stoudemire scored the most points per game by a center, with 23.6 per game.

Interpreted as:
What is the most points per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a center in the 2000s?
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
23.6
244
34.0
9.2
1.4
0.9
1.7
8.5
14.9
57.2
0.0
0.2
15.7
6.6
8.5
77.1
63.4
2.6
6.6
2.4
8,305
5,766
2,234
335
220
406
596
871
+1468
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
23.1
662
34.7
10.6
2.7
0.5
2.2
9.1
15.5
58.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
9.5
52.2
58.7
3.4
7.2
2.7
22,941
15,276
7,029
1,789
344
1,431
1,818
2,276
+3459
3Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
22.6
153
37.9
9.3
2.6
1.1
1.2
7.9
16.8
46.9
1.6
4.2
37.2
5.3
6.1
86.4
58.0
1.4
7.9
1.8
5,806
3,459
1,425
393
175
181
280
438
+817
4Shawn Marion
S. Marion
21.8
81
40.3
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
1,769
959
143
160
137
125
223
+412
5Al Jefferson
A. Jefferson
19.8
201
35.2
11.0
1.4
0.8
1.5
8.3
16.4
50.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.7
71.3
53.7
3.6
7.5
2.0
7,074
3,989
2,215
284
161
308
395
595
-822
6Dwight Howard
D. Howard
19.6
243
36.8
13.4
1.6
0.9
2.3
6.9
11.6
59.1
0.0
0.0
12.5
5.9
9.9
59.0
61.3
3.7
9.7
3.4
8,932
4,762
3,262
380
221
563
820
789
+1131
7Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
19.6
233
33.9
10.8
3.2
0.7
2.0
7.6
14.7
51.6
0.0
0.1
6.7
4.4
6.5
68.3
55.8
2.8
8.1
2.4
7,901
4,557
2,527
755
160
468
567
561
+1427
8Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
19.4
206
36.3
9.3
3.4
0.5
1.5
7.4
13.6
54.7
0.0
0.1
27.6
4.5
5.8
77.8
60.2
2.7
6.5
2.2
7,483
4,000
1,914
696
111
305
443
448
+549
9Yao Ming
Y. Ming
19.1
481
32.7
9.3
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.5
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.2
83.2
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,727
9,196
4,467
765
189
912
1,304
1,583
+1518
10Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
18.7
219
35.9
8.7
2.0
0.9
1.1
6.6
13.7
48.3
0.1
0.4
30.7
5.4
6.7
80.5
56.3
2.6
6.1
2.0
7,863
4,103
1,911
440
189
250
434
561
+110
11Zach Randolph
Z. Randolph
17.6
69
32.5
10.3
2.0
0.9
0.2
7.0
15.3
45.9
0.3
1.2
27.5
3.2
4.2
77.2
51.3
2.7
7.6
2.7
2,244
1,217
710
140
59
16
186
194
-270
12David Lee
D. Lee
16.0
81
34.9
11.7
2.1
1.0
0.3
6.4
11.7
54.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.1
75.5
59.0
3.2
8.6
1.9
2,824
1,293
951
174
80
22
150
260
-197
13Mehmet Okur
M. Okur
15.5
306
31.9
7.5
1.9
0.6
0.6
5.4
11.6
46.5
1.1
2.9
39.1
3.5
4.4
80.9
57.2
2.0
5.5
1.6
9,767
4,731
2,308
587
177
188
502
939
+338
14Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
14.4
620
28.9
7.7
1.3
0.5
1.7
5.4
11.5
47.1
0.0
0.1
26.4
3.5
4.5
78.6
53.3
3.1
4.6
2.0
17,931
8,927
4,792
806
328
1,077
1,239
2,096
+467
15Emeka Okafor
E. Okafor
13.8
231
33.5
10.6
0.9
0.7
1.9
5.6
10.3
54.3
0.0
0.0
2.6
4.5
58.5
56.2
3.4
7.2
1.8
7,738
3,181
2,460
203
167
446
419
698
-344
16David Robinson
D. Robinson
13.5
302
29.5
8.7
1.4
1.0
2.1
4.9
9.8
49.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.3
71.9
55.9
2.5
6.2
1.6
8,907
4,075
2,616
413
315
631
473
778
+1746
17Eddy Curry
E. Curry
13.4
504
25.7
5.3
0.6
0.3
0.8
5.1
9.3
54.6
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.3
5.1
64.3
58.2
1.9
3.5
2.3
12,939
6,755
2,696
286
155
381
1,148
1,525
-1816
18Andrew Bogut
A. Bogut
13.1
180
33.9
9.5
2.6
0.8
1.2
5.5
10.3
53.7
0.0
0.1
8.3
2.0
3.4
58.1
55.3
2.9
6.6
2.3
6,102
2,350
1,716
469
136
207
408
600
-395
19Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
13.0
82
30.5
8.1
1.0
0.5
1.8
5.5
10.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.6
79.3
56.8
2.7
5.4
1.8
2,501
1,068
665
86
44
151
147
257
-104
20Charlie Villanueva
C. Villanueva
13.0
81
29.1
6.4
1.1
0.7
0.8
5.4
11.6
46.3
0.9
2.6
32.7
1.4
2.0
70.6
52.1
2.2
4.2
1.2
2,361
1,053
521
88
60
63
99
247
-37
21Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
13.0
346
26.0
6.7
0.8
0.3
2.6
4.9
9.0
54.3
0.0
0.0
11.1
3.2
4.9
65.6
58.3
2.1
4.6
1.9
8,987
4,488
2,315
266
103
910
670
1,074
+461
22Rik Smits
R. Smits
12.9
79
23.4
5.1
1.1
0.3
1.3
5.5
11.3
48.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
73.9
51.8
1.2
3.9
1.4
1,852
1,018
401
85
20
100
108
249
+12
23Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
12.5
330
27.9
7.3
1.5
0.5
2.1
4.8
10.6
45.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.8
4.0
70.5
50.4
2.1
5.1
2.0
9,192
4,129
2,400
498
159
688
661
979
-110
24Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
12.4
161
25.6
7.3
1.2
1.0
0.8
4.3
10.3
41.7
0.0
0.0
28.6
3.8
4.9
77.0
49.7
2.3
5.0
2.4
4,125
2,000
1,176
193
166
129
393
610
-232
25Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
12.4
218
31.6
7.1
1.6
1.0
1.5
4.7
11.2
42.5
1.5
4.3
35.4
1.4
1.8
77.6
51.8
1.1
6.0
1.1
6,888
2,700
1,544
355
228
333
239
635
+758

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