which nba center had the most points in a season at age 21

Shaquille O'Neal has posted the most points by a 21-year-old center in a season, with 2,377 points in 1993-94.

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	NAME	PTS	Age	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,377	21	1993-94	ORL	81	39.8	29.3	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	1,072	195	76	231	222	281
2	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	2,061	21	2016-17	MIN	82	37.0	25.1	12.3	2.7	0.7	1.3	9.8	18.0	54.2	1.2	3.4	36.7	4.3	5.2	83.2	61.8	3.6	8.7	2.6	3,030	1,007	220	56	103	212	241	-28
3	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	1,542	21	2009-10	NJN	82	36.9	18.8	8.6	2.3	0.7	1.7	6.9	13.8	49.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.1	6.2	81.7	57.0	3.3	5.4	2.5	3,027	709	187	55	139	204	251	-595
4	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1,519	21	1975-76	PHX	80	33.2	19.0	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	727	450	121	116		274
5	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1,443	21	2006-07	ORL	82	36.9	17.6	12.3	1.9	0.9	1.9	6.4	10.6	60.3	0.0	0.0	50.0	4.8	8.1	58.6	61.9	3.5	8.8	3.9	3,023	1,008	158	70	156	317	245	+94
6	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	1,331	21	2023-24	HOU	63	32.5	21.1	9.3	5.0	1.2	0.7	8.4	15.6	53.7	0.5	1.8	29.7	3.9	5.6	69.3	58.5	2.9	6.4	2.6	2,046	589	312	76	46	162	211	+49
7	Evan Mobley E. Mobley	1,277	21	2022-23	CLE	79	34.4	16.2	9.0	2.8	0.8	1.5	6.6	12.0	55.4	0.3	1.3	21.6	2.6	3.8	67.4	59.1	2.4	6.6	1.8	2,715	711	224	60	119	146	218	+339
8	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	1,253	21	1986-87	CLE	80	33.7	15.7	8.1	3.8	0.6	0.8	6.1	11.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		3.5	5.0	69.6	57.9	1.9	6.2	3.1	2,695	647	304	49	63	248	248
9	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1,221	21	2016-17	DEN	73	27.9	16.7	9.8	4.9	0.8	0.8	6.8	11.7	57.8	0.6	1.9	32.4	2.6	3.1	82.5	64.0	2.9	6.9	2.3	2,038	718	359	61	55	171	214	+298
10	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	1,160	21	2011-12	SAC	64	30.5	18.1	11.0	1.6	1.5	1.2	7.0	15.6	44.8	0.0	0.2	14.3	4.1	5.8	70.2	49.9	4.1	6.8	2.7	1,950	703	102	93	75	170	257	-174
11	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	1,130	21	2014-15	DET	82	30.5	13.8	13.5	0.7	0.9	1.9	6.0	11.7	51.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.5	38.9	50.4	5.3	8.1	1.5	2,502	1,104	55	73	153	120	285	-54
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1,116	21	2024-25	SAS	46	33.2	24.3	11.0	3.7	1.1	3.8	8.9	18.6	47.6	3.1	8.8	35.2	3.4	4.1	83.6	59.4	1.8	9.2	3.2	1,527	506	168	52	176	149	105	+102
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	1,083	21	1976-77	TOT	82	30.6	13.2	13.1	1.1	0.8	2.2	4.7	9.9	48.0				3.7	5.4	69.3	54.0	5.3	7.7		2,506	1,072	89	67	181		275
14	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	1,081	21	1949-50	STL	67		16.1		3.0			5.2	13.2	39.8				5.7	7.9	71.8	48.5						200				221
15	Eddy Curry E. Curry	1,070	21	2003-04	CHI	73	29.5	14.7	6.2	0.9	0.3	1.1	5.7	11.5	49.6	0.0	0.0	100.0	3.2	4.8	67.1	53.8	2.0	4.2	2.4	2,154	451	68	24	83	177	258	-297
16	Charlie Villanueva C. Villanueva	1,053	21	2005-06	TOR	81	29.1	13.0	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	521	88	60	63	99	247	-37
17	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	1,015	21	2011-12	DET	66	31.5	15.4	9.7	2.3	1.3	0.7	6.2	11.8	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.1	73.9	56.3	3.6	6.0	2.4	2,082	637	152	83	46	161	180	-202
18	Enes Kanter Freedom E. Kanter Freedom	987	21	2013-14	UTA	80	26.7	12.3	7.5	0.9	0.4	0.5	5.2	10.7	49.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.6	73.0	52.3	2.8	4.7	1.8	2,138	598	75	28	42	144	230	-483
19	Jared Sullinger J. Sullinger	982	21	2013-14	BOS	74	27.6	13.3	8.1	1.6	0.5	0.7	5.2	12.1	42.7	0.8	2.8	26.9	2.1	2.7	77.8	49.7	3.3	4.9	1.6	2,041	601	118	35	49	119	251	-12
20	Derik Queen D. Queen	948	21	2025-26	NOP	81	25.0	11.7	7.1	3.7	1.0	0.9	4.4	9.2	47.3	0.3	1.1	26.1	2.7	3.4	79.5	54.6	1.7	5.4	2.3	2,023	572	298	84	74	190	215	-304
21	Donovan Clingan D. Clingan	934	21	2025-26	POR	77	27.2	12.1	11.6	2.1	0.6	1.7	4.6	8.9	52.0	1.1	3.2	34.1	1.8	2.6	68.0	60.4	4.5	7.1	1.2	2,094	892	162	44	130	95	182	+14
22	Jalen Duren J. Duren	918	21	2024-25	DET	78	26.1	11.8	10.3	2.7	0.7	1.1	4.8	7.0	69.2	0.0	0.0		2.1	3.1	66.9	70.3	3.6	6.8	1.7	2,034	807	209	54	89	136	251	+36
23	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	916	21	2013-14	TOR	81	28.2	11.3	8.8	0.7	0.3	0.9	4.4	8.3	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.2	76.2	57.9	2.8	6.0	1.7	2,282	714	57	24	71	136	249	+102
24	Zaza Pachulia Z. Pachulia	911	21	2005-06	ATL	78	31.4	11.7	7.9	1.7	1.1	0.5	3.9	8.7	45.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.2	73.5	53.0	3.4	4.5	2.3	2,452	613	129	89	39	180	286	-229
25	J.R. Reid	908	21	1989-90	CHA	82	33.6	11.1	8.4	1.2	1.1	0.7	4.4	9.9	44.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.3	3.5	66.4	48.2	2.4	6.0	2.1	2,757	691	101	92	54	172	292

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