which nba center had the most points in a season at age 23

Bob McAdoo has scored the most points by a 23-year-old center in a season, with 2,831 points in 1974-75.

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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	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	2,831	23	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	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	1,155	179	92	174		278
2	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	2,707	23	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	1,941	168				150
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	2,596	23	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	1,311	272				264
4	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	2,327	23	1968-69	SDR	82	45.1	28.4	17.1	1.4			11.3	25.4	44.7				5.7	9.1	62.6	48.3				3,695	1,406	113				266
5	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	2,233	23	1962-63	CHI	80	41.3	27.9	16.4	2.9			10.5	19.9	52.7				6.9	10.3	67.4	57.1				3,306	1,309	233				283
6	Anthony Davis A. Davis	2,099	23	2016-17	NOP	75	36.1	28.0	11.8	2.1	1.3	2.2	10.3	20.3	50.5	0.5	1.8	29.9	6.9	8.6	80.2	58.0	2.3	9.5	2.4	2,708	884	157	94	167	181	168	+51
7	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	2,056	23	1971-72	DET	80	38.7	25.7	14.2	3.1			10.4	21.1	49.3				4.9	6.3	76.8	53.8				3,092	1,132	248				297
8	Moses Malone M. Malone	2,031	23	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	24.8	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	8.7	16.2	54.0				7.3	9.9	73.9	60.4	7.2	10.5	4.0	3,390	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
9	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	1,880	23	2018-19	MIN	77	33.1	24.4	12.4	3.4	0.9	1.6	8.8	17.1	51.8	1.8	4.6	40.0	4.9	5.8	83.6	62.2	3.4	9.0	3.1	2,545	954	259	67	125	240	292	+58
10	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	1,779	23	2001-02	DAL	76	38.0	23.4	9.9	2.4	1.1	1.0	7.9	16.6	47.7	1.8	4.6	39.7	5.8	6.8	85.3	59.9	1.6	8.4	1.9	2,891	755	186	83	77	145	222	+411
11	Al Jefferson A. Jefferson	1,726	23	2007-08	MIN	82	35.6	21.0	11.1	1.4	0.9	1.5	8.8	17.6	50.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.5	4.8	72.1	53.5	3.8	7.4	2.0	2,919	911	117	74	119	167	222	-550
12	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	1,720	23	1983-84	HOU	82	32.8	21.0	11.1	2.0	0.9	2.4	8.7	16.7	52.3	0.0	0.0	25.0	3.5	5.3	66.1	55.1	3.6	7.6	3.6	2,693	913	163	70	197	294	339
13	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	1,646	23	1980-81	NYK	82	35.7	20.1	7.5	1.4	0.6	1.0	7.5	13.6	55.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	6.3	78.8	61.1	2.0	5.5	2.4	2,925	613	111	48	83	200	259
14	Dwight Howard D. Howard	1,624	23	2008-09	ORL	79	35.7	20.6	13.8	1.4	1.0	2.9	7.1	12.4	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	10.7	59.4	60.0	4.3	9.6	3.0	2,821	1,093	112	77	231	240	270	+553
15	DeMarcus Cousins D. Cousins	1,614	23	2013-14	SAC	71	32.4	22.7	11.7	2.9	1.5	1.3	8.3	16.8	49.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.1	8.4	72.6	55.5	3.1	8.6	3.5	2,298	831	207	109	91	251	270	-20
16	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	1,604	23	2018-19	DEN	80	31.3	20.1	10.8	7.3	1.4	0.7	7.7	15.1	51.1	1.0	3.4	30.7	3.6	4.4	82.1	58.9	2.9	8.0	3.1	2,504	865	580	108	55	248	228	+315
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	1,597	23	1985-86	HOU	68	36.3	23.5	11.5	2.0	2.0	3.4	9.2	17.5	52.6	0.0	0.0		5.1	7.9	64.5	56.0	4.9	6.6	2.9	2,467	781	137	134	231	195	271
18	Neil Johnston N. Johnston	1,564	23	1952-53	PHI	70	45.2	22.3	13.9	2.8			7.2	15.9	45.2				7.9	11.3	70.0	53.4				3,166	976	197				248
19	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	1,496	23	2007-08	TOR	67	36.2	22.3	8.7	2.6	0.9	1.0	7.6	15.3	49.4	0.1	0.4	40.0	7.0	8.3	84.4	58.8	2.6	6.1	2.3	2,425	583	171	63	67	153	157	+358
20	Alex Groza A. Groza	1,496	23	1949-50	IND	64		23.4		2.5			8.1	17.0	47.8				7.1	9.7	72.9	54.8						162				221
21	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1,489	23	1971-72	BOS	79	40.3	18.8	15.2	3.1			8.3	17.2	48.4				2.2	3.1	72.0	50.9				3,186	1,203	245				314
22	Bob Rule B. Rule	1,484	23	1967-68	SEA	82	29.6	18.1	9.5	1.2			6.9	14.2	48.9				4.2	6.5	65.8	53.2				2,424	776	99				316
23	Brad Daugherty B. Daugherty	1,475	23	1988-89	CLE	78	36.2	18.9	9.2	3.7	0.8	0.5	7.0	13.0	53.8	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.9	6.7	73.7	59.4	2.1	7.1	2.9	2,821	718	285	63	40	230	175
24	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	1,466	23	2025-26	HOU	72	33.3	20.4	8.9	6.2	1.2	1.1	8.1	15.6	51.9	0.6	1.8	30.5	3.6	5.2	69.1	56.9	3.0	5.9	3.2	2,398	640	445	85	77	227	238	+205
25	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	1,445	23	2017-18	PHI	63	30.4	22.9	11.0	3.2	0.6	1.8	8.1	16.8	48.3	1.0	3.4	30.8	5.7	7.4	76.9	57.3	2.3	8.7	3.7	1,914	690	199	40	111	234	209	+483

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