which nba center had the most points in a season at age 22

Walt Bellamy has the most points by a 22-year-old center in a season, with 2,495 points in his rookie season in 1961-62.

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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	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,495	22	1961-62	CHI	79	42.3	31.6	19.0	2.7			12.3	23.7	51.9				6.9	10.8	64.4	55.4				3,344	1,500	210				281
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,361	22	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8				5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2				3,534	1,190	337				283
3	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	2,315	22	1994-95	ORL	79	37.0	29.3	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	901	214	73	192	204	258
4	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2,261	22	1973-74	BUF	74	43.0	30.6	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	1,117	170	88	246		252
5	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	2,080	22	2004-05	PHX	80	36.1	26.0	8.9	1.6	1.0	1.6	9.3	16.7	55.9	0.0	0.2	18.8	7.3	9.9	73.3	61.7	2.7	6.2	2.4	2,889	713	131	77	130	189	278	+602
6	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	1,781	22	1979-80	NYK	82	38.4	21.7	8.9	2.0	0.6	1.2	8.1	14.8	54.7	0.0	0.0		5.5	6.9	79.7	60.8	2.4	6.5	2.7	3,150	726	165	48	101	222	279
7	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,743	22	2017-18	MIN	82	35.6	21.3	12.3	2.4	0.8	1.4	7.8	14.3	54.5	1.5	3.5	42.1	4.2	4.9	85.8	64.6	2.9	9.4	1.9	2,918	1,012	199	64	115	159	285	+371
8	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1,695	22	2007-08	ORL	82	37.7	20.7	14.2	1.3	0.9	2.1	7.1	11.9	59.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	10.9	59.0	61.9	3.4	10.8	3.2	3,088	1,161	110	74	176	263	274	+484
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1,692	22	1984-85	HOU	82	35.5	20.6	11.9	1.4	1.2	2.7	8.3	15.3	53.8	0.0	0.0		4.1	6.7	61.3	56.4	5.4	6.5	2.9	2,914	974	111	99	220	234	344
10	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	1,673	22	2010-11	NJN	82	35.2	20.4	6.0	1.6	0.6	1.5	7.9	16.0	49.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.7	6.0	78.7	54.9	2.4	3.5	2.1	2,889	488	129	47	120	176	240	-314
11	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	1,639	22	1992-93	CHA	78	33.9	21.0	10.3	1.0	0.3	3.5	7.3	14.3	51.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	8.1	78.1	58.6	3.4	6.9	3.0	2,644	805	76	27	271	236	286
12	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	1,600	22	2025-26	SAS	64	29.2	25.0	11.5	3.1	1.0	3.1	8.6	16.9	51.2	1.9	5.5	34.9	5.8	7.0	82.7	62.6	2.0	9.5	2.4	1,866	736	199	66	197	155	156	+682
13	Willis Reed W. Reed	1,560	22	1964-65	NYK	80	38.0	19.5	14.7	1.7			7.9	18.2	43.2				3.8	5.1	74.2	47.7				3,042	1,175	133				339
14	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	1,547	22	1980-81	GSW	82	35.6	18.9	9.3	1.4	0.6	1.5	7.5	15.3	49.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.4	71.6	53.4	3.3	5.9	3.0	2,919	759	117	50	121	243	313
15	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	1,480	22	1987-88	CLE	79	37.4	18.7	8.4	4.2	0.6	0.7	7.0	13.7	51.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.8	6.7	71.6	56.3	1.9	6.5	3.4	2,957	665	333	48	56	267	235
16	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	1,451	22	2024-25	HOU	76	31.5	19.1	10.3	4.9	1.1	0.8	7.5	15.0	49.6	0.3	1.2	23.3	3.9	5.6	69.2	54.5	3.4	6.9	2.6	2,395	786	372	84	61	194	209	+410
17	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1,385	22	2017-18	DEN	75	32.5	18.5	10.7	6.1	1.2	0.8	6.7	13.5	49.9	1.5	3.7	39.6	3.5	4.2	85.0	60.3	2.6	8.1	2.8	2,436	803	458	90	61	210	212	+367
18	Ed Macauley E. Macauley	1,384	22	1950-51	BOS	68		20.4	9.1	3.7			6.8	14.5	46.6				6.9	9.0	75.9	55.1					616	252				205
19	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1,373	22	1970-71	BOS	81	38.0	17.0	15.0	2.8			6.8	16.1	42.2				3.4	4.6	73.2	46.8				3,076	1,216	228				350
20	Jalen Duren J. Duren	1,365	22	2025-26	DET	70	28.2	19.5	10.5	2.0	0.8	0.8	7.5	11.5	65.0	0.0	0.0		4.6	6.1	74.7	68.8	3.8	6.7	1.9	1,976	737	138	57	59	130	195	+481
21	Elmore Smith E. Smith	1,352	22	1971-72	BUF	78	40.8	17.3	15.2	1.4			7.4	16.3	45.4				2.5	4.7	53.4	47.1				3,186	1,184	111				306
22	Andre Drummond A. Drummond	1,314	22	2015-16	DET	81	32.9	16.2	14.8	0.8	1.5	1.4	6.8	13.1	52.1	0.0	0.1	33.3	2.6	7.2	35.5	49.9	4.9	9.9	1.9	2,665	1,198	67	119	112	155	245	+126
23	Greg Monroe G. Monroe	1,298	22	2012-13	DET	81	33.2	16.0	9.6	3.5	1.3	0.7	6.3	13.1	48.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	4.8	68.9	52.7	2.9	6.7	2.9	2,687	777	281	105	55	234	190	-225
24	Alvan Adams A. Adams	1,296	22	1976-77	PHX	72	31.6	18.0	9.1	4.5	1.3	1.2	7.3	15.3	47.4				3.5	4.6	75.4	51.9	2.5	6.6		2,278	652	322	95	87		260
25	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	1,281	22	1970-71	DET	82	24.6	15.6	8.1	1.8			6.1	13.5	45.5				3.3	4.6	72.6	50.3				2,017	665	146				272

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