highest per by a center in the 2000's by year

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal had the highest PER by a center in a season, with a 30.6 rating in 1999-00.

Interpreted as:
highest per with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a center in the 2000's by year
NAMEPERSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.6
1999-00
79
40.0
29.7
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
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
30.2
2000-01
74
39.5
28.7
12.7
3.7
0.6
2.8
11.0
19.2
57.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.7
13.1
51.3
57.4
3.9
8.8
2.9
2,924
2,125
940
277
47
204
218
256
+463
3Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.7
2001-02
67
36.1
27.2
10.7
3.0
0.6
2.0
10.6
18.3
57.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.9
10.7
55.5
59.0
3.5
7.2
2.6
2,422
1,822
715
200
41
137
171
199
+566
4Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29.5
2002-03
67
37.8
27.5
11.1
3.1
0.6
2.4
10.4
18.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
6.7
10.8
62.2
60.2
3.9
7.2
2.9
2,535
1,841
742
206
38
159
196
229
+363
5Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
27.6
2007-08
79
33.9
25.2
9.1
1.5
0.8
2.1
9.0
15.3
59.0
0.1
0.4
16.1
7.0
8.7
80.5
65.6
2.3
6.8
2.2
2,677
1,989
719
118
64
163
174
294
+421
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
27
2004-05
73
34.1
22.9
10.4
2.7
0.5
2.3
9.0
15.0
60.1
0.0
0.0
4.8
10.5
46.1
58.3
3.5
6.9
2.8
2,492
1,669
760
200
36
171
203
262
+470
7Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
26.6
2004-05
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
2,080
713
131
77
130
189
278
+602
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
26.1
2006-07
80
34.1
20.0
10.6
3.4
0.8
2.4
7.7
14.1
54.6
0.0
0.1
11.1
4.5
7.1
63.7
57.9
2.7
7.9
2.8
2,726
1,599
846
273
66
190
224
203
+748
9Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
25.8
1999-00
79
34.8
21.7
9.5
1.6
0.5
3.7
8.3
15.0
55.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
7.4
71.1
59.6
2.7
6.8
2.7
2,748
1,718
753
123
40
294
217
308
+270
10Dwight Howard
D. Howard
25.4
2008-09
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
1,624
1,093
112
77
231
240
270
+553
11David Robinson
D. Robinson
24.6
1999-00
80
32.0
17.8
9.6
1.8
1.2
2.3
6.6
12.9
51.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.4
72.6
56.8
2.4
7.2
2.1
2,557
1,427
770
142
97
183
164
247
+416
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
24.4
2003-04
67
36.8
21.5
11.5
2.9
0.5
2.5
8.3
14.1
58.4
0.0
0.0
4.9
10.1
49.0
57.8
3.7
7.8
2.9
2,464
1,439
769
196
34
166
195
225
+437
13Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.4
2008-09
75
33.7
19.3
10.7
3.5
0.5
1.7
7.4
14.8
50.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.4
69.2
54.9
2.7
8.0
2.2
2,524
1,450
800
264
38
126
165
173
+259
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
24.4
2007-08
78
34.0
19.3
11.3
2.8
0.7
1.9
7.5
15.1
49.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.3
5.9
73.0
54.6
3.0
8.3
2.3
2,651
1,508
881
218
56
152
178
185
+420
15Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
24.1
2006-07
59
36.2
20.8
9.8
3.4
0.5
2.1
7.8
14.5
53.8
0.1
0.2
27.3
5.1
6.8
74.8
59.3
2.5
7.3
2.7
2,133
1,226
581
201
29
126
162
137
-240
16Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
24.1
2001-02
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
1,779
755
186
83
77
145
222
+411
17Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
23.8
2007-08
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
1,496
583
171
63
67
153
157
+358
18David Robinson
D. Robinson
23.7
2000-01
80
29.6
14.4
8.6
1.5
1.0
2.5
5.0
10.3
48.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.9
74.7
55.9
2.6
6.0
1.5
2,371
1,151
691
116
80
197
122
212
+562
19Shawn Marion
S. Marion
23.6
2005-06
81
40.3
21.8
11.8
1.8
2.0
1.7
8.8
16.9
52.5
1.2
3.6
33.1
3.0
3.7
80.9
59.1
3.1
8.8
1.5
3,263
1,769
959
143
160
137
125
223
+412
20Yao Ming
Y. Ming
23.2
2004-05
80
30.6
18.3
8.4
0.8
0.4
2.0
6.7
12.2
55.2
0.0
0.0
4.9
6.2
78.3
61.4
2.6
5.8
2.5
2,447
1,465
669
61
34
160
196
298
+133
21Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
23.1
2006-07
82
32.8
20.4
9.6
1.0
1.0
1.3
7.4
12.9
57.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.6
7.1
78.1
63.7
2.7
6.9
2.8
2,689
1,671
786
84
78
110
232
295
+449
22Dwight Howard
D. Howard
22.9
2007-08
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
1,695
1,161
110
74
176
263
274
+484
23Al Jefferson
A. Jefferson
22.7
2007-08
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
1,726
911
117
74
119
167
222
-550
24Yao Ming
Y. Ming
22.7
2008-09
77
33.6
19.7
9.9
1.8
0.4
1.9
7.4
13.4
54.8
0.0
0.0
100.0
4.9
5.7
86.6
61.8
2.6
7.2
3.0
2,589
1,514
761
137
30
150
234
257
+453
25Yao Ming
Y. Ming
22.5
2007-08
55
37.2
22.0
10.8
2.3
0.5
2.0
7.9
15.5
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
7.4
85.0
58.7
3.1
7.7
3.3
2,044
1,209
594
129
25
111
183
171
+193
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