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