what was the highest ppg season in the nba for a center

Wilt Chamberlain has scored the most points per game by a center in a season, with 50.4 per game in 1961-62.

Interpreted as:
What was the highest ppg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games season in the NBA for a center?
NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
50.4
1961-62
PHI PHI
80
48.5
25.7
2.4
20.0
39.5
50.6
10.4
17.0
61.3
53.6
3,882
4,029
2,052
192
123
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.8
1962-63
SFW SFW
80
47.6
24.3
3.4
18.3
34.6
52.8
8.3
13.9
59.3
55.0
3,806
3,586
1,946
275
136
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.4
1960-61
PHI PHI
79
47.8
27.2
1.9
15.8
31.1
50.9
6.7
13.3
50.4
51.9
3,773
3,033
2,149
148
130
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
1959-60
PHI PHI
72
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
36.9
1963-64
SFW SFW
80
46.1
22.3
5.0
15.1
28.7
52.4
6.8
12.7
53.1
53.7
3,689
2,948
1,787
403
182
6Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.8
1971-72
MIL MIL
81
44.2
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
34.7
1964-65
TOT
73
45.2
22.9
3.4
14.6
28.5
51.0
5.6
12.1
46.4
51.3
3,301
2,534
1,673
250
146
8Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
34.5
1974-75
BUF BUF
82
43.2
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.5
1965-66
PHI PHI
79
47.3
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
3,737
2,649
1,943
414
171
10Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
33.1
2022-23
PHI PHI
66
34.6
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
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.7
1970-71
MIL MIL
82
40.1
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
12Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
31.6
1961-62
CHI CHI
79
42.3
19.0
2.7
12.3
23.7
51.9
6.9
10.8
64.4
55.4
3,344
2,495
1,500
210
281
13Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
31.1
1975-76
BUF BUF
78
42.7
12.4
4.0
1.2
2.1
12.0
24.6
48.7
7.2
9.4
76.2
54.2
3.1
9.3
3,328
2,427
965
315
93
160
298
14Moses Malone
M. Malone
31.1
1981-82
HOU HOU
81
42.0
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
15Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
30.6
2021-22
PHI PHI
68
33.8
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
16Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
30.6
1973-74
BUF BUF
74
43.0
15.1
2.3
1.2
3.3
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
11.3
3,185
2,261
1,117
170
88
246
252
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30.2
1972-73
MIL MIL
76
42.8
16.1
5.0
12.9
23.3
55.4
4.3
6.1
71.3
58.0
3,254
2,292
1,224
379
208
18Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
30.0
1974-75
MIL MIL
65
42.3
14.0
4.1
1.0
3.3
12.5
24.4
51.3
5.0
6.6
76.3
55.0
3.0
11.0
2,747
1,949
912
264
65
212
205
19David Robinson
D. Robinson
29.8
1993-94
SAS SAS
80
40.5
10.7
4.8
1.7
3.3
10.5
20.7
50.7
0.1
0.4
34.5
8.7
11.6
74.9
57.7
3.0
7.7
3.2
3,241
2,383
855
381
139
265
253
228
20Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.7
1999-00
LAL LAL
79
40.0
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29.6
2024-25
DEN DEN
70
36.7
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
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.3
1993-94
ORL ORL
81
39.8
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
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.3
1994-95
ORL ORL
79
37.0
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
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29.2
2025-26
DEN DEN
23
34.9
12.3
11.0
1.3
0.8
10.5
17.1
61.2
2.1
5.0
41.4
6.1
7.2
85.5
71.9
3.0
9.3
3.5
803
671
282
253
31
18
80
64
+223
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
28.8
1969-70
MIL MIL
82
43.1
14.5
4.1
11.4
22.1
51.8
5.9
9.1
65.3
55.2
3,534
2,361
1,190
337
283

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Sun
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GSW GSW
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POR POR
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GSW GSW
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PHX PHX
9:00 PM
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12/20
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GSW GSW
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12/22
ORL ORL
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Last Game
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Thunder Thunder
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Rockets Rockets
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13
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SAC SAC
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