highest ppg season by a central division player between 1981 - 2000

Between the 1980-81 and 1999-00 seasons, Michael Jordan put up the most points per game by a Central Division player in a season, with 37.1 per game in 1986-87.

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NAMEPPGSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.1
1986-87
82
40.0
5.2
4.6
2.9
1.5
13.4
27.8
48.2
0.1
0.8
18.2
10.2
11.9
85.7
56.2
2.0
3.2
3.3
3,281
3,041
430
377
236
125
272
237
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.0
1987-88
82
40.4
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3.1
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33.6
1989-90
82
39.0
6.9
6.3
2.8
0.7
12.6
24.0
52.6
1.1
3.0
37.6
7.2
8.5
84.8
60.6
1.7
5.1
3.0
3,197
2,753
565
519
227
54
247
241
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32.6
1992-93
78
39.3
6.7
5.5
2.8
0.8
12.7
25.7
49.5
1.0
2.9
35.2
6.1
7.3
83.7
56.4
1.7
5.0
2.7
3,067
2,541
522
428
221
61
207
188
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32.5
1988-89
81
40.2
8.0
8.0
2.9
0.8
11.9
22.2
53.8
0.3
1.2
27.6
8.3
9.8
85.0
61.4
1.8
6.2
3.6
3,255
2,633
652
650
234
65
290
247
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.5
1990-91
82
37.0
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
7Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
30.7
1987-88
78
37.8
6.4
2.9
1.3
0.6
11.7
25.1
46.4
0.5
1.7
29.5
6.9
8.4
82.6
53.4
2.7
3.7
2.8
2,948
2,397
502
224
103
47
218
162
8Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.4
1995-96
82
37.7
6.6
4.3
2.2
0.5
11.2
22.6
49.5
1.4
3.2
42.7
6.7
8.0
83.4
58.2
1.8
4.8
2.4
3,090
2,491
543
352
180
42
197
195
9Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
30.3
1985-86
78
39.1
7.9
2.6
1.8
0.6
11.4
24.3
46.8
0.2
0.9
18.6
7.4
9.0
81.8
53.6
3.3
4.6
3.2
3,049
2,366
618
206
138
49
251
170
10Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
30.1
1991-92
80
38.8
6.4
6.1
2.3
0.9
11.8
22.7
51.9
0.3
1.3
27.0
6.1
7.4
83.2
57.9
1.1
5.3
2.5
3,102
2,404
511
489
182
75
200
201
11Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
29.9
1992-93
71
37.3
6.8
3.2
1.0
0.4
10.4
22.3
46.8
1.7
4.5
38.0
7.3
8.8
82.8
57.0
2.6
4.2
2.6
2,647
2,121
482
227
70
27
184
116
12Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29.6
1996-97
82
37.9
5.9
4.3
1.7
0.5
11.2
23.1
48.6
1.4
3.6
37.4
5.9
7.0
83.3
56.7
1.4
4.5
2.0
3,106
2,431
482
352
140
44
166
156
+818
13Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
29.0
1986-87
79
37.6
6.3
3.3
1.5
0.6
10.5
22.6
46.3
0.4
1.3
29.2
7.7
9.4
81.8
54.3
2.7
3.6
2.7
2,969
2,294
494
261
117
51
215
149
14Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.7
1997-98
82
38.8
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
28.2
1984-85
82
38.3
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
16Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
27.4
1984-85
81
37.3
6.9
2.5
1.7
0.7
10.5
23.3
45.1
0.3
1.0
30.9
6.0
7.4
80.6
51.4
2.8
4.1
2.8
3,023
2,217
557
200
135
54
225
170
17Glen Rice
G. Rice
26.8
1996-97
79
42.6
4.0
2.0
0.9
0.3
9.1
19.2
47.7
2.6
5.6
47.0
5.9
6.8
86.7
60.5
0.8
3.2
2.2
3,362
2,115
318
160
72
26
177
190
+176
18Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26.7
1989-90
80
36.1
6.5
2.5
1.6
0.6
10.1
20.9
48.4
0.7
2.3
32.2
5.7
7.1
80.7
55.6
2.7
3.8
2.2
2,888
2,138
521
200
126
47
174
141
19Kelly Tripucka
K. Tripucka
26.5
1982-83
58
38.8
4.6
4.1
1.2
0.3
9.7
19.9
48.9
0.2
0.6
37.8
6.8
8.0
84.5
56.5
2.2
2.4
3.2
2,252
1,536
264
237
67
20
187
157
20Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
26.2
1988-89
80
37.5
6.9
2.6
1.5
0.7
10.2
22.0
46.4
0.4
1.3
27.6
5.5
6.6
84.4
52.8
3.2
3.7
2.3
2,997
2,099
553
211
117
52
181
138
21Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
25.9
1990-91
81
38.0
9.0
3.3
1.5
0.8
9.5
20.2
47.0
1.0
3.1
34.1
5.9
7.1
82.9
55.5
3.2
5.8
2.5
3,078
2,101
732
265
123
65
201
156
22Grant Hill
G. Hill
25.8
1999-00
74
37.5
6.6
5.2
1.4
0.6
9.4
19.2
48.9
0.5
1.3
34.7
6.5
8.2
79.5
56.5
1.3
5.3
3.2
2,776
1,906
490
385
103
43
240
190
+239
23Vince Carter
V. Carter
25.7
1999-00
82
38.1
5.8
3.9
1.3
1.1
9.6
20.7
46.5
1.2
2.9
40.3
5.3
6.7
79.1
54.3
1.8
4.0
2.2
3,126
2,107
476
322
110
92
178
263
+181
24Reggie Miller
R. Miller
24.6
1989-90
82
38.9
3.6
3.8
1.3
0.2
8.1
15.7
51.4
1.8
4.4
41.4
6.6
7.6
86.8
64.5
1.2
2.4
2.7
3,192
2,016
295
311
110
18
222
175
25Mike Mitchell
M. Mitchell
24.5
1980-81
82
39.0
6.1
1.7
0.8
0.6
10.4
21.8
47.6
0.0
0.1
44.4
3.7
4.7
78.4
51.3
2.6
3.5
2.1
3,194
2,012
502
139
63
52
175
199

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1.000
2
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1.000
3
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1.000
4
3
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1.000
0.5
5
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1.000
1.0
6
3
1
.750
1.0
7
2
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2.0
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2.5
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2.5
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