most ppg by center 1979-80 to 1988-89

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Moses Malone averaged the most points per game by a center, with 24.5 per game.

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NAMEPPGGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.5
778
37.3
13.2
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.4
17.2
49.1
0.0
0.1
5.7
7.7
9.9
77.5
57.0
5.4
7.8
3.4
29,039
19,082
10,269
1,191
730
1,107
2,659
1,898
2Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
23.0
386
36.2
12.1
2.0
1.9
3.1
9.0
17.4
51.8
0.0
0.0
5.3
5.0
7.4
67.2
55.7
4.5
7.6
3.0
13,990
8,883
4,677
780
748
1,201
1,175
1,562
3Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
21.1
212
34.0
8.8
2.0
1.3
3.0
8.3
15.5
53.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.4
6.0
73.3
58.2
2.7
6.1
3.4
7,213
4,466
1,867
415
275
629
725
834
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
20.6
787
32.6
7.6
2.8
0.7
2.0
8.5
14.9
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.6
4.9
74.3
60.6
2.0
5.6
2.6
25,675
16,246
5,980
2,220
584
1,594
2,037
2,258
5Dan Issel
D. Issel
20.5
476
29.9
7.2
2.2
0.9
0.6
7.5
14.9
50.2
0.0
0.2
25.3
5.5
6.8
80.5
57.2
2.1
5.2
1.8
14,242
9,768
3,443
1,068
446
280
851
1,264
6Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
19.7
541
35.2
8.2
1.9
1.1
1.7
7.9
16.4
48.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.9
5.2
74.3
52.9
2.6
5.6
3.0
19,017
10,681
4,448
1,043
589
893
1,646
1,807
7Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
18.1
199
34.4
10.7
3.0
0.7
0.8
6.5
11.3
57.2
0.0
0.1
16.7
5.1
7.0
72.9
62.7
3.3
7.4
3.9
6,848
3,595
2,122
602
143
161
768
745
8Robert Parish
R. Parish
17.9
786
32.9
10.4
1.8
0.8
1.7
7.3
13.4
54.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.4
72.3
58.3
3.3
7.2
2.4
25,841
14,043
8,195
1,419
660
1,346
1,924
2,424
9Cliff Robinson
C. Robinson
17.8
73
32.9
10.3
2.5
0.7
0.4
7.3
16.2
45.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
3.2
4.6
70.1
48.8
2.1
8.2
2.6
2,402
1,301
753
185
51
32
187
195
10Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
17.8
237
35.8
8.6
3.9
0.7
0.7
6.7
12.6
52.8
0.0
0.0
20.0
4.4
6.1
71.8
57.8
2.0
6.6
3.1
8,473
4,208
2,030
922
160
159
745
658
11Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
16.8
713
34.5
10.5
3.4
1.1
1.1
6.2
13.2
46.9
0.1
0.4
31.9
4.3
5.0
84.9
54.4
2.4
8.1
2.4
24,634
11,990
7,483
2,442
778
749
1,721
2,506
12Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
16.2
615
31.1
7.1
1.4
0.5
0.9
5.8
10.7
54.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
5.9
78.2
61.1
2.1
5.0
2.4
19,124
9,972
4,359
882
334
584
1,451
1,985
13Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
15.4
663
30.9
9.0
1.6
0.5
1.8
5.6
8.9
62.7
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.3
5.9
71.9
67.0
2.6
6.4
2.5
20,476
10,233
5,977
1,041
334
1,207
1,671
2,179
14Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
15.0
191
28.5
8.8
1.9
0.7
1.8
6.2
12.6
48.8
0.0
0.1
26.1
2.6
3.8
68.7
52.3
2.8
6.0
2.9
5,442
2,862
1,682
362
142
350
555
673
15Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
14.7
654
34.2
11.2
2.2
0.7
1.0
5.9
11.8
50.3
0.1
0.3
29.2
2.7
3.3
83.5
55.5
3.1
8.1
1.7
22,369
9,609
7,340
1,455
473
663
1,106
2,350
16Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
14.5
315
28.1
6.4
2.8
1.0
1.0
5.7
10.6
54.2
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.0
4.1
74.4
58.6
1.8
4.6
2.3
8,855
4,562
2,008
873
311
301
712
948
17Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
14.5
559
31.3
7.9
2.7
0.8
1.3
5.8
11.5
50.5
0.0
0.0
10.0
2.8
4.3
65.4
53.9
2.5
5.4
2.4
17,475
8,087
4,416
1,520
424
704
1,346
1,620
18Herb Williams
H. Williams
14.1
160
29.9
7.4
2.5
0.7
2.2
6.2
12.6
48.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
1.8
2.6
68.9
51.4
2.0
5.4
2.3
4,790
2,257
1,188
401
107
349
366
430
19James Edwards
J. Edwards
13.9
624
25.9
5.8
1.7
0.4
0.9
5.5
10.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.2
69.7
55.2
1.8
4.0
1.8
16,156
8,654
3,624
1,059
228
554
1,153
2,260
20Kevin Duckworth
K. Duckworth
13.6
222
25.9
6.5
0.7
0.5
0.5
5.1
10.5
48.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.5
75.3
54.3
2.5
4.0
2.0
5,760
3,015
1,434
155
108
102
455
772
21Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
13.5
482
26.2
6.2
1.4
0.5
1.4
5.3
9.1
58.0
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.9
4.2
69.5
61.6
1.7
4.5
2.7
12,629
6,495
2,967
677
265
697
1,301
2,052
22Steve Stipanovich
S. Stipanovich
13.2
403
31.2
7.8
2.3
1.0
0.9
5.0
10.3
48.4
0.0
0.1
17.9
3.2
4.0
79.6
54.7
1.9
5.9
1.9
12,591
5,323
3,131
938
415
380
777
1,435
23Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
13.1
296
30.7
8.1
1.8
0.8
2.8
5.0
10.0
49.6
0.0
0.1
6.7
3.1
4.2
73.1
54.8
1.9
6.2
2.7
9,074
3,865
2,412
543
231
839
789
961
24Steve Johnson
S. Johnson
12.7
353
22.9
5.8
1.4
0.5
0.9
4.9
8.9
55.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.5
62.1
58.5
2.1
3.7
2.5
8,100
4,484
2,043
489
162
310
899
1,424
25Mike Gminski
M. Gminski
12.7
679
26.7
7.3
1.4
0.6
1.2
4.7
10.1
47.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
3.8
84.8
54.0
2.4
4.9
1.7
18,144
8,616
4,934
933
399
790
1,141
1,251

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1
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2
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.800
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0.5
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.200
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4
.200
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.000
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WesternWLPCTGB
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5
0
1.000
2
5
0
1.000
3
4
1
.800
1.0
4
4
1
.800
1.0
5
3
1
.750
1.5
6
3
2
.600
2.0
7
3
2
.600
2.0
8
3
2
.600
2.0
9
2
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.500
2.5
10
2
3
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3.0
11
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1
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