most ppg by a center 1997-98 to 2003-04

Between the 1997-98 and 2003-04 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal put up the most points per game by a center, with 27.1 per game.

Interpreted as:
Most ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a center 1997-98 to 2003-04
NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27.1
463
37.6
11.8
3.1
0.6
2.4
10.6
18.4
57.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.9
11.0
53.8
58.4
3.8
8.0
2.8
17,388
12,559
5,450
1,434
271
1,131
1,300
1,512
+3409
2Dirk 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
3Chris Webber
C. Webber
21.9
71
39.6
9.5
3.8
1.6
1.7
9.1
18.9
48.2
0.9
2.9
31.7
2.8
4.7
58.9
52.3
2.5
7.0
2.6
2,809
1,555
674
273
111
124
185
269
+45
4Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
18.4
283
33.3
9.1
1.3
0.5
2.9
6.8
12.8
53.3
0.0
0.0
10.0
4.7
7.0
67.5
57.8
2.8
6.3
2.7
9,416
5,208
2,578
356
147
827
755
991
+1095
5Yao Ming
Y. Ming
15.5
164
30.9
8.6
1.6
0.3
1.8
5.7
11.2
51.1
0.0
0.0
25.0
4.0
5.0
81.0
57.9
2.4
6.2
2.3
5,074
2,535
1,410
259
53
303
377
503
+351
6David Robinson
D. Robinson
15.2
424
30.5
9.2
1.7
1.1
2.2
5.4
10.7
50.2
0.0
0.0
12.5
4.4
6.2
71.5
56.5
2.7
6.5
1.8
12,918
6,424
3,883
715
448
942
783
1,125
+2433
7Rik Smits
R. Smits
14.7
201
25.9
5.9
1.2
0.4
1.2
6.2
12.7
49.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
2.9
77.5
52.6
1.5
4.4
1.6
5,208
2,962
1,181
238
78
240
317
651
+639
8Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
14.4
335
28.3
7.5
1.2
0.5
1.8
5.4
11.4
47.1
0.0
0.1
13.0
3.6
4.8
75.6
53.2
3.0
4.5
2.0
9,466
4,813
2,525
399
183
616
682
1,128
-451
9Kurt Thomas
K. Thomas
14.0
163
32.8
8.5
1.5
0.9
1.1
5.9
12.1
48.8
0.0
0.1
33.3
2.2
2.8
78.8
52.6
2.3
6.2
1.8
5,348
2,277
1,384
249
152
176
291
685
-321
10Bison Dele
B. Dele
14.0
127
29.9
7.6
1.3
0.8
0.7
5.9
11.6
50.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.2
3.1
70.1
53.9
2.5
5.1
2.3
3,796
1,774
967
165
105
95
292
433
+131
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
12.7
260
28.4
7.7
1.7
1.4
1.8
5.2
10.6
48.8
0.0
0.1
19.0
2.3
3.4
67.7
52.3
2.0
5.8
2.0
7,389
3,296
2,009
430
351
467
517
688
+182
12Shawn 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
13Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
12.1
270
26.6
7.8
0.9
0.6
1.4
4.6
10.2
45.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.0
71.0
50.5
1.7
6.1
2.0
7,191
3,276
2,094
256
157
378
534
733
+97
14Vin Baker
V. Baker
12.1
131
28.9
6.1
1.4
0.5
0.7
4.7
10.2
45.9
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.7
4.0
68.0
50.5
2.4
3.7
2.1
3,791
1,581
803
177
69
96
274
434
-16
15Raef LaFrentz
R. LaFrentz
11.9
335
28.9
6.9
1.1
0.6
2.1
4.7
10.1
46.8
0.8
2.3
36.3
1.7
2.4
69.7
53.7
2.1
4.8
1.1
9,673
4,002
2,327
379
186
720
353
1,212
+13
16Brian Grant
B. Grant
11.5
240
32.1
8.7
1.1
0.7
0.6
4.7
9.6
48.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
2.8
78.6
53.2
2.6
6.0
1.6
7,715
2,760
2,079
274
174
153
381
847
-127
17Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
11.5
75
33.5
7.4
1.0
0.8
1.4
4.4
9.5
45.9
0.1
0.2
35.7
2.7
3.8
70.1
51.3
2.5
4.9
1.4
2,510
861
557
78
59
106
107
215
-164
18Jayson Williams
J. Williams
11.4
95
35.4
13.1
1.1
0.7
1.1
4.4
9.1
48.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.6
4.0
64.3
52.4
6.2
6.9
1.5
3,363
1,079
1,243
100
69
109
141
362
+39
19Vlade Divac
V. Divac
11.3
518
29.9
7.8
3.6
1.0
1.2
4.3
9.0
48.0
0.1
0.3
24.3
2.6
3.8
67.7
52.9
2.3
5.5
2.1
15,481
5,843
4,056
1,865
536
617
1,110
1,528
+1981
20Joe Smith
J. Smith
11.3
121
28.0
6.9
1.3
0.6
1.2
4.2
9.5
44.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.8
3.7
75.6
50.8
2.8
4.1
1.5
3,393
1,362
838
156
77
151
185
449
+138
21Bryant Reeves
B. Reeves
11.2
243
28.1
6.4
1.5
0.5
0.7
4.5
9.5
47.7
0.0
0.1
7.7
2.1
3.0
69.0
51.5
2.1
4.4
1.7
6,834
2,711
1,565
354
128
180
412
869
-917
22Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
11.1
328
24.0
7.0
2.1
0.7
1.0
4.1
8.5
48.9
0.1
0.5
26.8
2.7
3.3
79.7
55.8
1.4
5.6
1.6
7,878
3,643
2,301
688
243
332
532
876
+1198
23Antonio Davis
A. Davis
11.1
421
31.2
8.3
1.4
0.4
1.2
3.9
8.9
43.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.5
74.3
50.9
2.7
5.6
1.5
13,134
4,673
3,495
573
187
492
641
1,223
+27
24Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
10.8
160
25.7
5.7
1.9
1.0
0.6
4.1
8.5
48.5
0.1
0.2
29.7
2.5
3.1
82.1
55.1
1.8
3.9
2.0
4,106
1,730
918
310
154
91
323
568
-79
25Eddy Curry
E. Curry
10.6
226
21.6
4.8
0.6
0.3
0.9
4.2
7.9
52.6
0.0
0.0
100.0
2.3
3.5
65.1
56.1
1.6
3.1
1.7
4,875
2,402
1,076
130
58
198
383
657
-727

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60
22
.732
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26
.683
4.0
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53
29
.646
7.0
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52
30
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32
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
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Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
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26
56
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38.0
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25
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