best defensive rating centers below 2000 minutes2021

David Robinson had the best defensive rating by a center in 1999-00, with a 92.2 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers below 2000 minutes2021
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1David Robinson
D. Robinson
92.2
1999-00
80
32.0
17.8
9.6
1.8
1.2
2.3
6.6
12.9
51.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.4
72.6
56.8
2.4
7.2
2.1
2,557
1,427
770
142
97
183
164
247
+416
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
94.6
1999-00
79
40.0
29.7
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
3Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
95.9
1999-00
79
34.8
21.7
9.5
1.6
0.5
3.7
8.3
15.0
55.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.2
7.4
71.1
59.6
2.7
6.8
2.7
2,748
1,718
753
123
40
294
217
308
+270
4Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
97.0
1999-00
62
32.8
15.0
9.7
0.9
0.6
1.4
5.8
12.5
46.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.6
73.1
51.6
2.3
7.5
2.3
2,035
929
604
58
36
84
142
196
+145
5Vlade Divac
V. Divac
98.5
1999-00
82
29.0
12.3
8.0
3.0
1.3
1.3
4.7
9.3
50.3
0.1
0.3
26.9
2.8
4.1
69.1
55.2
2.1
5.9
2.3
2,374
1,005
656
244
103
103
190
251
+177
6Elden Campbell
E. Campbell
100.1
1999-00
78
32.5
12.7
7.6
1.7
0.7
1.9
4.7
10.6
44.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.2
4.6
69.0
50.0
2.2
5.4
1.6
2,538
987
590
129
56
150
127
269
+113
7Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
100.1
1999-00
82
30.4
17.8
8.8
1.7
1.2
1.2
5.9
14.1
41.7
0.0
0.1
33.3
6.0
7.7
77.6
50.8
2.8
6.0
3.5
2,492
1,463
725
138
100
96
291
371
-136
8Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
100.7
1999-00
82
36.4
11.5
14.1
1.3
0.3
3.3
3.9
7.0
56.2
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.1
70.8
62.1
3.7
10.4
2.1
2,984
942
1,157
105
27
269
174
248
-139
9Raef LaFrentz
R. LaFrentz
102.6
1999-00
81
30.1
12.4
7.9
1.2
0.5
2.2
4.8
10.9
44.6
0.7
2.3
32.8
2.0
2.9
68.6
51.2
2.1
5.8
1.2
2,435
1,006
641
97
42
180
96
292
-85
10Ervin Johnson
E. Johnson
102.7
1999-00
80
26.6
4.8
8.1
0.6
1.0
1.6
1.8
3.5
51.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.0
60.5
55.0
2.9
5.2
1.0
2,129
383
648
44
81
127
80
298
+72
11Antonio Davis
A. Davis
104.1
1999-00
79
31.4
11.5
8.8
1.3
0.5
1.3
4.0
9.0
44.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
4.7
76.5
52.0
3.0
5.8
1.5
2,479
910
696
105
38
100
121
267
+15
12Jamie Feick
J. Feick
104.3
1999-00
81
27.7
5.7
9.3
0.8
0.5
0.5
2.2
5.2
42.8
0.0
0.0
100.0
1.2
1.6
70.7
47.7
3.3
6.1
0.7
2,241
459
755
68
43
38
59
206
-49
13Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
104.5
1999-00
82
29.8
12.2
6.7
2.3
1.0
0.5
4.6
9.8
47.3
0.1
0.3
29.2
2.9
3.6
81.2
53.9
2.1
4.6
2.3
2,443
1,002
553
186
83
45
186
326
-12
14Vin Baker
V. Baker
106.1
1999-00
79
36.1
16.6
7.7
1.9
0.6
0.8
6.5
14.3
45.5
0.0
0.1
25.0
3.6
5.2
68.2
50.0
2.9
4.8
2.7
2,849
1,311
605
148
47
66
213
288
+65
15Michael Olowokandi
M. Olowokandi
108.0
1999-00
80
31.2
9.8
8.2
0.5
0.4
1.8
4.1
9.5
43.7
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.4
65.1
46.7
2.4
5.8
2.2
2,493
783
656
38
35
140
177
304
-711
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