The Top
Centers in 1977-78
Ranked in terms of Wins Produced per 48
minutes (WP48)
Minimum 24 minutes played per game, 41
games played
|
Players |
Team |
Rank WP48 |
Rank NBA48 |
Games Played |
Minutes per game |
NBA48 |
Points Scored per game |
Wins Produced |
WP48 |
|
Bill Walton |
Portland |
1 |
2 |
58 |
33.3 |
41.4 |
18.9 |
18.1 |
0.451 |
|
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
LA Lakers |
2 |
1 |
62 |
36.5 |
45.2 |
25.8 |
20.6 |
0.438 |
|
Wes Unseld |
Washington |
3 |
18 |
80 |
33.1 |
28.0 |
7.6 |
16.8 |
0.305 |
|
Artis Gilmore |
Chicago |
4 |
4 |
82 |
37.4 |
36.2 |
22.9 |
18.1 |
0.284 |
|
Bob Lanier |
Detroit |
5 |
3 |
63 |
36.7 |
37.3 |
24.5 |
13.4 |
0.278 |
|
Moses Malone |
Houston |
6 |
10 |
59 |
35.7 |
32.5 |
19.4 |
11.8 |
0.269 |
|
Marvin Webster |
Seattle |
7 |
16 |
82 |
35.5 |
28.7 |
14.0 |
15.7 |
0.259 |
|
Rich Kelley |
New Orleans |
8 |
8 |
82 |
25.8 |
33.0 |
10.2 |
11.3 |
0.257 |
|
Dave Cowens |
Boston |
9 |
11 |
77 |
41.8 |
32.1 |
18.6 |
17.1 |
0.255 |
|
Swen Nater |
Buffalo |
10 |
14 |
78 |
35.6 |
30.4 |
15.5 |
13.4 |
0.231 |
NBA48 = NBA Efficiency per 48 minutes played