best defensive rating by center 1970s minimum 7000 minutes

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Bill Walton had the lowest defensive rating by a center when playing 7,000+ minutes, with a 91.0 rating.

NAME DRTG MIN GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Bill Walton
B. Walton
91.0
7,033
209
33.7
17.1
13.5
4.4
1.0
2.6
7.0
13.8
51.0
3.0
4.5
67.4
54.2
2.6
10.9
3.6
3,578
2,822
923
204
533
206
578
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
92.4
18,112
452
40.1
26.7
14.1
4.6
1.3
3.5
11.1
20.3
54.6
4.6
6.3
72.7
58.0
3.1
11.0
3.5
12,070
6,389
2,082
576
1,595
490
1,409
3 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
93.0
7,609
269
28.3
7.6
9.6
2.5
0.5
2.1
3.0
7.3
40.8
1.7
2.8
61.2
44.9
2.8
6.8
2,053
2,571
670
125
553
738
4 Elmore Smith
E. Smith
93.8
11,864
408
29.1
11.8
9.4
1.2
0.8
2.9
4.9
9.9
49.0
2.0
3.4
59.5
51.4
2.3
7.1
1.7
4,801
3,832
505
325
1,183
183
1,340
5 George Johnson
G. Johnson
94.3
10,596
467
22.7
6.1
8.0
1.1
0.6
2.4
2.5
5.7
44.5
1.1
1.5
68.9
48.1
2.7
5.3
2.5
2,856
3,729
525
301
1,138
399
1,557
6 Clifford Ray
C. Ray
94.6
13,538
482
28.1
8.2
9.6
2.0
0.9
1.2
3.3
6.1
53.8
1.6
2.8
58.8
56.0
3.0
6.5
1.9
3,971
4,604
968
426
593
303
1,630
7 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
94.7
16,705
418
40.0
18.4
14.1
4.3
1.2
1.0
7.7
16.7
46.5
2.9
3.7
80.4
50.5
3.3
10.8
2.7
7,706
5,888
1,816
500
412
391
1,592
8 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
94.7
15,463
446
34.7
8.6
11.9
4.2
1.1
0.6
3.6
6.9
52.2
1.4
2.3
61.5
54.4
3.5
8.4
2.1
3,840
5,292
1,864
511
270
329
1,195
9 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
95.0
16,921
482
35.1
11.4
11.0
4.6
1.5
1.8
4.6
10.3
44.4
2.2
2.9
74.8
48.9
2.6
8.4
2.7
5,482
5,306
2,221
742
868
431
1,679
10 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
95.9
9,212
299
30.8
17.6
8.9
4.5
1.4
1.1
7.2
14.8
48.8
3.2
4.3
75.4
53.0
2.6
6.3
3.5
5,266
2,649
1,357
412
329
513
1,022
11 Rich Kelley
R. Kelley
96.1
7,675
313
24.5
10.0
9.3
2.8
1.0
1.3
3.6
7.1
49.7
2.9
3.7
79.5
57.2
3.1
6.2
3.2
3,137
2,900
881
312
418
513
1,055
12 Tom Burleson
T. Burleson
96.2
8,790
378
23.3
10.6
7.0
1.5
0.8
1.5
3.9
8.8
44.9
2.7
3.6
73.7
50.9
2.3
4.7
1.4
3,993
2,628
569
296
559
187
1,195
13 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
96.2
16,032
385
41.6
29.8
13.4
3.0
1.2
2.1
11.6
22.6
51.5
6.5
8.5
76.7
56.5
3.3
10.2
4.4
11,477
5,173
1,167
455
805
346
1,387
14 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
96.3
14,989
401
37.4
23.5
11.7
3.7
1.2
2.0
9.5
18.2
52.1
4.5
5.7
78.4
56.6
3.2
8.5
3.4
9,422
4,688
1,480
466
799
400
1,253
15 Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
98.3
9,209
246
37.4
21.7
12.9
3.0
0.6
2.2
8.2
14.9
55.4
5.3
7.5
70.1
59.8
3.8
9.2
4.1
5,346
3,184
736
136
540
676
807
16 Jim Chones
J. Chones
98.7
13,302
400
33.3
14.3
9.5
1.8
0.6
1.1
6.1
13.3
46.1
2.0
2.9
70.4
49.0
2.6
6.9
2.3
5,729
3,790
711
222
450
371
1,259
17 Dennis Awtrey
D. Awtrey
99.6
9,098
440
20.7
5.0
4.5
2.3
0.4
0.4
2.0
4.3
45.5
1.1
1.6
67.1
49.8
1.4
3.1
1.2
2,186
1,980
1,001
161
157
179
937
18 Dan Issel
D. Issel
99.9
8,100
242
33.5
20.2
9.4
3.0
1.0
0.5
7.6
14.9
51.4
4.9
6.3
78.0
57.3
2.9
6.4
2.6
4,891
2,264
736
252
116
430
758
19 Kevin Kunnert
K. Kunnert
100.4
10,723
461
23.3
9.1
7.7
1.5
0.5
1.2
4.0
8.4
47.8
1.0
1.5
68.3
50.0
2.7
5.0
1.8
4,183
3,566
670
225
556
282
1,674
20 John Gianelli
J. Gianelli
100.5
12,849
472
27.2
8.4
6.3
1.7
0.5
1.0
3.6
7.6
47.3
1.2
1.8
70.5
50.4
2.0
4.3
1.5
3,974
2,976
790
219
469
253
1,172
21 Billy Paultz
B. Paultz
100.5
7,295
241
30.3
14.3
8.2
2.5
0.5
2.0
6.0
11.8
50.7
2.4
3.4
71.0
54.0
2.2
6.0
2.0
3,458
1,987
614
132
492
324
688
22 Joe Meriweather
J. Meriweather
100.9
7,080
285
24.8
9.6
6.6
1.1
0.5
1.5
3.8
7.7
49.6
1.9
2.9
67.4
53.4
2.3
4.3
1.7
2,735
1,893
301
135
414
224
1,014
23 Moses Malone
M. Malone
101.4
8,003
223
35.9
19.1
15.3
1.2
0.9
1.7
6.8
13.3
51.2
5.5
7.6
72.1
57.4
6.3
9.0
3.9
4,258
3,402
267
194
376
546
677
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ORTG

111.7

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DRTG

114.7

16th

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-3.0

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TEAM W L PCT GB
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Mavericks Mavericks
39
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.476
29.0
11
Suns Suns
36
46
.439
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Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
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46
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Spurs Spurs
34
48
.415
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Pelicans Pelicans
21
61
.256
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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
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Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
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Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
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Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
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Pacers Pacers
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48
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
GSW GSW
@
SAS SAS
148-106
Sat
3/29
ATL ATL
@
MIL MIL
145-124
Sat
3/29
CHA CHA
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NOP NOP
94-98
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
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PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
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PHX PHX
148-109

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
5/31
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:00 PM
Mon
6/2
IND IND
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NYK NYK
8:00 PM