most games started in a season by a center 1979-80 to 1984-85

Between the 1979-80 and 1984-85 seasons, 10 players were tied for the most starts by a center in a season, with 82 starts. The first three are Mark Eaton and Hakeem Olajuwon in 1984-85 and Bill Laimbeer in 1984-85, in 1983-84 and in 1982-83.

	NAME	GS	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	82	1984-85	UTA	82	34.3	9.7	11.3	1.5	0.4	5.6	3.7	8.2	44.9	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.3	71.2	50.2	2.5	8.8	2.5	2,813	794	927	124	36	456	206	312
2	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	82	1984-85	DET	82	35.3	17.5	12.4	1.9	0.8	0.9	7.3	14.4	50.6	0.0	0.2	22.2	3.0	3.7	79.7	54.8	3.6	8.8	1.6	2,892	1,438	1,013	154	69	71	129	308
3	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	82	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	1,692	974	111	99	220	234	344
4	Dave Corzine D. Corzine	82	1983-84	CHI	82	32.6	12.2	7.0	2.5	0.7	1.5	4.7	10.0	46.7	0.0	0.1	33.3	2.8	3.4	84.0	53.1	2.1	5.0	2.1	2,674	1,004	575	202	58	120	175	227
5	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	82	1983-84	DET	82	34.9	17.3	12.2	1.8	0.6	1.0	6.7	12.7	53.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.9	4.5	86.6	59.0	4.0	8.2	1.8	2,864	1,422	1,003	149	49	84	151	273
6	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	82	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	1,720	913	163	70	197	294	339
7	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	82	1983-84	SEA	82	36.5	19.1	11.1	4.0	1.2	1.1	7.0	14.1	49.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	5.9	85.6	57.2	2.7	8.4	2.9	2,993	1,563	911	327	95	92	236	301
8	Bill Cartwright B. Cartwright	82	1982-83	NYK	82	30.1	15.7	7.2	1.7	0.5	1.5	5.5	9.8	56.6	0.0	0.0		4.6	6.2	74.4	62.7	2.3	4.9	2.5	2,468	1,290	590	136	41	127	204	315
9	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	82	1982-83	SAS	82	34.1	18.0	12.0	1.5	0.5	2.3	6.8	10.8	62.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.5	6.0	74.0	66.8	3.6	8.4	3.1	2,797	1,479	984	126	40	192	254	273
10	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	82	1982-83	HOU	82	29.8	9.5	8.1	1.7	0.6	1.6	3.7	8.3	45.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.5	78.6	50.5	2.7	5.4	2.1	2,440	776	668	138	46	131	171	278
11	Bill Laimbeer B. Laimbeer	82	1982-83	DET	82	35.0	13.6	12.1	3.2	0.6	1.4	5.3	10.7	49.7	0.0	0.2	15.4	3.0	3.8	79.0	55.2	3.4	8.7	2.1	2,871	1,119	993	263	51	118	176	320
12	Rick Mahorn R. Mahorn	82	1982-83	WAS	82	36.9	11.0	9.5	1.4	1.0	1.8	4.6	9.4	49.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	3.1	57.5	51.0	2.1	7.4	2.1	3,023	898	779	115	86	148	170	335
13	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	82	1981-82	CHI	82	34.1	18.5	10.2	1.7	0.6	2.7	6.7	10.2	65.2	0.0	0.0	100.0	5.2	6.7	76.8	70.2	2.7	7.5	2.8	2,796	1,517	835	136	49	220	227	287
14	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	82	1981-82	SEA	82	37.2	19.6	12.7	3.4	1.2	1.3	7.1	14.8	47.9	0.0	0.2	15.4	5.5	6.4	85.5	55.9	2.7	9.9	2.6	3,049	1,611	1,038	277	102	107	213	268
15	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	81	1984-85	SAS	81	34.0	19.1	10.4	1.6	0.5	2.1	6.6	10.5	62.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	8.0	74.9	68.0	2.9	7.6	3.0	2,756	1,548	846	131	40	173	241	306
16	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	81	1982-83	NJN	81	25.8	12.0	5.2	1.4	0.8	1.9	5.0	8.3	59.9	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.2	64.6	61.9	1.6	3.6	3.5	2,093	968	420	114	67	152	281	379
17	Dan Issel D. Issel	81	1981-82	DEN	81	30.5	22.9	7.5	2.2	0.8	0.7	8.0	15.3	52.7	0.0	0.1	66.7	6.7	8.1	83.4	60.8	2.1	5.4	2.1	2,472	1,852	608	179	67	55	169	245
18	Moses Malone M. Malone	81	1981-82	HOU	81	42.0	31.1	14.7	1.8	0.9	1.5	11.7	22.5	51.9	0.0	0.1	0.0	7.8	10.2	76.2	57.6	6.9	7.8	3.6	3,398	2,520	1,188	142	76	125	294	208
19	Alton Lister A. Lister	80	1984-85	MIL	81	25.8	9.9	8.0	1.6	0.6	2.1	4.0	7.4	53.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	3.2	58.8	55.9	2.7	5.3	2.3	2,091	798	647	127	49	167	183	287
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	80	1983-84	LAL	80	32.8	21.5	7.3	2.6	0.7	1.8	9.0	15.5	57.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	4.9	72.3	60.8	2.1	5.2	2.8	2,622	1,717	587	211	55	143	221	211
21	Joe Barry Carroll J. Barry Carroll	80	1983-84	GSW	80	37.0	20.5	8.0	2.5	1.3	1.8	8.3	17.4	47.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.9	5.4	72.3	51.9	2.9	5.0	3.4	2,962	1,639	636	198	103	142	268	244
22	Pat Cummings P. Cummings	80	1983-84	DAL	80	31.2	13.1	8.2	2.0	0.8	0.3	5.7	11.4	49.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.4	74.2	52.3	1.9	6.3	1.8	2,492	1,045	658	158	64	23	146	282
23	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	80	1983-84	NJN	81	29.8	16.8	6.7	1.5	0.7	1.7	6.3	10.6	59.3	0.0	0.1	40.0	4.2	5.7	73.5	64.1	2.0	4.7	2.9	2,417	1,357	541	123	60	136	231	386
24	Dan Issel D. Issel	80	1982-83	DEN	80	30.4	21.6	7.5	2.8	1.0	0.5	8.3	16.2	51.0	0.1	0.2	21.1	5.0	6.0	83.5	57.3	1.9	5.6	2.2	2,431	1,726	596	223	83	43	174	227
25	Tree Rollins T. Rollins	80	1982-83	ATL	80	30.9	7.8	9.3	0.9	0.6	4.3	3.3	6.4	51.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.7	72.6	54.3	2.6	6.7	1.2	2,472	620	743	75	49	343	95	294