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The 76ers' best centers

Joel Embiid has the most points of the 103 centers who played with the 76ers, 13,681 in 497 games. He is still playing. Johnny Kerr is 2nd with 11,702.

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The 76ers' centers this season

  • Joel Embiid7 games, 19.6 a game13,681 with the 76ers, the most in 76ers history.137points

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1970s · 1960s · 1950s

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The 76ers' best centers
PlacePlayerpointsreboundsblocks
1Joel Embiid2016 – 2027 · still playing13,6815,350789
+137 this season
2Johnny Kerr1954 – 1965 · 834 games11,7026,840†—
3Wilt Chamberlain1964 – 1968 · 277 games7,6516,632—
4Moses Malone1982 – 1994 · 357 games7,5114,276478
5Darryl Dawkins1975 – 1982 · 448 games5,0093,007488†
6Samuel Dalembert2001 – 2010 · 582 games4,7104,8441,131
7Mike Gminski1987 – 1991 · 240 games3,5852,151327
8Caldwell Jones1976 – 1982 · 484 games3,4944,438†693†
9Red Rocha1951 – 1956 · 279 games3,157859†—
10Theo Ratliff1997 – 2009 · 261 games2,5981,809757
11Spencer Hawes2010 – 2014 · 253 games2,5321,777299
12Bob Hopkins1956 – 1960 · 273 games2,241858†—
13Connie Dierking1958 – 1971 · 302 games1,8751,188†—
14Darrall Imhoff1968 – 1970 · 161 games1,8271,537—
15Nerlens Noel2014 – 2017 · 171 games1,7481,297268
16Jahlil Okafor2015 – 2018 · 105 games1,528622112
17Matt Geiger1998 – 2002 · 154 games1,51989472
18Roy Hinson1986 – 1988 · 105 games1,394657228
T19Sharone Wright1994 – 1996 · 125 games1,387771143
T19Shawn Bradley1993 – 1996 · 143 games1,3871,071459
21Noble Jorgensen1950 – 1953 · 177 games1,34616†—
22Clemon Johnson1982 – 1986 · 246 games1,2321,076†200†
23Dikembe Mutombo2000 – 2002 · 106 games1,2241,185256
24Tim McCormick1986 – 1988 · 104 games1,21275572
25Scott Williams1994 – 1999 · 212 games1,1301,141110

points by decade

2020s

  1. › Joel Embiid2019 – 2027 · 339 games9,848
  2. Andre Drummond2021 – 2026 · 152 games994
  3. Al Horford2019-20 · 67 games798
  4. Dwight Howard2020-21 · 69 games482
  5. Mo Bamba2023-24 · 57 games253

2010s

  1. Joel Embiid2016 – 2019 · 158 games3,833
  2. Spencer Hawes2010 – 2014 · 253 games2,532
  3. Nerlens Noel2014 – 2017 · 171 games1,748
  4. Jahlil Okafor2015 – 2018 · 105 games1,528
  5. Henry Sims2013 – 2015 · 99 games892

2000s

  1. Samuel Dalembert2001 – 2009 · 500 games4,043
  2. Theo Ratliff1999 – 2009 · 153 games1,386
  3. Dikembe Mutombo2000 – 2002 · 106 games1,224
  4. Steven Hunter2005 – 2007 · 139 games871
  5. Matt Geiger1999 – 2002 · 104 games845

1990s

  1. Shawn Bradley1993 – 1996 · 143 games1,387
  2. Sharone Wright1994 – 1996 · 125 games1,387
  3. Mike Gminski1989 – 1991 · 111 games1,384
  4. Theo Ratliff1997 – 1999 · 108 games1,212
  5. Scott Williams1994 – 1999 · 212 games1,130

1980s

  1. Moses Malone1982 – 1986 · 302 games7,217
  2. Darryl Dawkins1979 – 1982 · 204 games2,771
  3. Mike Gminski1987 – 1989 · 129 games2,201
  4. Caldwell Jones1979 – 1982 · 242 games1,813
  5. Roy Hinson1986 – 1988 · 105 games1,394

1970s

  1. Darryl Dawkins1975 – 1979 · 244 games2,238
  2. Caldwell Jones1976 – 1979 · 242 games1,681
  3. Darrall Imhoff1969-70 · 79 games1,075
  4. Bob Rule1971 – 1973 · 63 games1,035
  5. Emanuel Leaks1972-73 · 82 games898

1960s

  1. Wilt Chamberlain1964 – 1968 · 277 games7,651
  2. Johnny Kerr1959 – 1965 · 474 games6,716
  3. Connie Dierking1959 – 1965 · 185 games1,277
  4. Harvey Halbrook1960 – 1962 · 143 games786
  5. Darrall Imhoff1968-69 · 82 games752

1950s

  1. Johnny Kerr1954 – 1959 · 360 games4,986
  2. Red Rocha1951 – 1956 · 279 games3,157
  3. Bob Hopkins1956 – 1959 · 198 games1,591
  4. Noble Jorgensen1950 – 1953 · 177 games1,346
  5. Ed Peterson1949 – 1951 · 80 games527

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Method

  • Every center who played with the 76ers, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A number with a † is short: some of his games with the 76ers don't have it recorded.
  • A decade counts his points with the 76ers in its seasons.