best active centers defensive rating

Centers had their lowest defensive rating in a season in 2014-15, with a 102.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
best active centers defensive rating in a regular season
POSITIONDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Center
102.3
2014-15
1,000
26.1
10.7
8.5
1.0
0.7
1.4
4.4
8.2
53.8
0.1
0.3
31.5
1.9
3.1
60.3
56.3
2.9
5.6
1.3
26,102
10,715
8,499
1,028
666
1,371
1,309
2,712
+854
2
Center
102.6
2013-14
662
23.3
8.7
7.8
0.7
0.6
1.2
3.6
6.2
57.6
0.0
0.0
22.2
1.6
2.7
57.9
59.0
2.6
5.1
1.2
15,414
5,765
5,131
484
409
783
819
1,686
+85
3
Center
102.9
2011-12
196
23.2
6.8
6.4
0.5
0.4
1.5
2.9
5.5
52.2
0.0
0.1
30.0
1.0
1.9
53.4
53.5
2.2
4.2
1.0
4,549
1,328
1,255
105
81
301
200
474
-251
4
Center
103.5
2015-16
1,496
25.6
11.1
7.9
1.4
0.7
1.2
4.4
8.5
52.3
0.2
0.6
33.9
2.1
3.4
61.5
55.9
2.5
5.4
1.4
38,313
16,628
11,813
2,097
999
1,739
2,118
3,818
+1188
5
Center
104.2
2012-13
509
28.5
11.5
8.2
1.2
0.6
1.5
4.9
9.0
54.3
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.8
2.9
61.1
56.2
2.7
5.5
1.5
14,489
5,874
4,191
591
324
739
752
1,252
-208
6
Center
105.3
2017-18
2,022
25.1
12.0
8.0
1.9
0.6
1.0
4.6
8.7
53.4
0.5
1.3
36.6
2.2
3.1
70.8
59.5
2.3
5.7
1.6
50,681
24,196
16,130
3,794
1,296
2,079
3,294
5,167
+2141
7
Center
105.9
2016-17
1,761
26.7
12.9
8.3
1.7
0.7
1.2
5.1
9.5
53.6
0.4
1.0
34.0
2.4
3.5
67.6
58.5
2.4
5.9
1.6
47,071
22,743
14,656
3,075
1,280
2,178
2,828
4,578
+84
8
Center
106.2
2007-08
81
31.4
10.1
9.7
1.5
0.7
0.9
4.1
8.2
49.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.6
73.1
53.9
3.1
6.6
1.7
2,540
821
785
124
60
76
137
267
-111
9
Center
106.3
2018-19
2,329
25.0
12.6
8.2
2.0
0.7
1.3
4.9
9.0
54.6
0.4
1.3
33.5
2.3
3.2
71.9
60.5
2.5
5.7
1.5
58,144
29,367
19,135
4,708
1,680
2,921
3,513
5,903
+1870
10
Center
107.0
2010-11
239
32.0
14.3
7.5
1.8
0.6
1.4
5.8
10.8
54.1
0.0
0.0
33.3
2.6
3.7
70.8
57.6
2.5
5.0
1.7
7,640
3,417
1,781
437
147
342
396
688
-373
11
Center
107.1
2008-09
283
26.7
10.5
8.0
1.2
0.5
1.3
4.1
8.0
51.4
0.0
0.1
9.1
2.2
3.1
72.4
55.9
2.5
5.5
1.4
7,562
2,968
2,260
344
143
355
409
748
-607
12
Center
107.2
2009-10
233
30.1
13.0
8.0
1.7
0.6
1.3
5.0
9.5
53.0
0.0
0.0
20.0
2.9
3.9
74.6
57.9
2.7
5.3
1.7
7,009
3,026
1,860
397
130
292
401
628
-387
13
Center
107.4
2019-20
2,355
23.1
10.8
7.4
1.8
0.6
1.1
4.2
7.8
54.4
0.5
1.4
33.0
1.9
2.7
70.0
60.3
2.2
5.2
1.3
54,325
25,519
17,480
4,145
1,460
2,600
3,149
5,841
+1009
14
Center
108.5
2021-22
3,020
22.9
11.1
7.3
1.8
0.6
1.0
4.3
7.8
55.4
0.5
1.4
33.6
2.0
2.8
71.5
61.6
2.2
5.1
1.4
69,272
33,381
22,066
5,550
1,930
3,046
4,167
7,134
+1872
15
Center
109.3
2020-21
2,334
24.1
11.6
7.6
1.9
0.7
1.1
4.5
8.2
55.0
0.5
1.5
34.9
2.0
2.8
71.8
61.2
2.2
5.4
1.4
56,278
26,967
17,788
4,494
1,543
2,506
3,284
5,516
-253
16
Center
111.6
2022-23
3,469
23.1
10.9
7.1
1.7
0.6
1.0
4.3
7.4
57.6
0.4
1.2
34.9
1.9
2.7
71.5
63.3
2.2
4.9
1.3
80,081
37,718
24,681
6,001
1,997
3,550
4,608
8,419
+1730
17
Center
111.6
2024-25
4,897
21.3
9.7
6.6
1.8
0.6
0.9
3.8
7.0
54.3
0.5
1.5
35.1
1.5
2.1
71.5
60.8
2.1
4.5
1.2
104,114
47,563
32,301
8,980
2,990
4,399
5,806
9,917
+868
18
Center
112.0
2023-24
3,486
23.2
11.0
7.1
2.1
0.6
1.0
4.3
7.7
56.1
0.5
1.3
35.6
1.9
2.5
73.1
62.1
2.2
5.0
1.3
80,934
38,245
24,794
7,168
2,160
3,380
4,620
7,926
+1790
19
Center
113.1
2025-26
2,789
20.9
9.6
6.2
1.7
0.6
0.9
3.7
6.9
53.7
0.6
1.7
35.1
1.6
2.3
72.5
61.1
2.0
4.2
1.2
58,301
26,799
17,351
4,766
1,691
2,490
3,294
6,008
+163
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Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/23
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8:00 PM
Sun
1/25
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7:00 PM
Tue
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8:00 PM
Thu
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Sun
2/1
@
9:30 PM
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
32
10
.762
2
27
16
.628
5.5
3
26
18
.591
7.0
4
27
19
.587
7.0
5
24
19
.558
8.5
6
25
20
.556
8.5
7
23
20
.535
9.5
8
23
22
.511
10.5
9
22
22
.500
11.0
10
21
25
.457
13.0
11
18
25
.419
14.5
12
17
28
.378
16.5
13
12
30
.286
20.0
14
10
33
.233
22.5
15
10
35
.222
23.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
37
8
.822
2
31
14
.689
6.0
3
30
15
.667
7.0
4
26
16
.619
9.5
5
27
17
.614
9.5
6
26
17
.605
10.0
7
27
18
.600
10.0
8
25
21
.543
12.5
9
23
22
.511
14.0
10
20
24
.455
16.5
11
18
24
.429
17.5
12
19
26
.422
18.0
13
15
30
.333
22.0
14
12
33
.267
25.0
15
10
36
.217
27.5

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112-103
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123-107
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127-114
Sat
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@
127-141
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@
104-129

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
1/23
@
7:00 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
1/23
@
7:30 PM
Fri
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8:00 PM