how many centers have won defensive player of the year

Centers won the Defensive Player of the Year award once in 1984-85.

Interpreted as:
How many centers have won defensive player of the year in a regular season?
POSITION DPOY SEASON GP MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1
Center
1
1984-85
3,904
22.6
9.5
6.1
1.3
0.5
1.1
3.7
7.2
51.0
0.0
0.0
11.5
2.1
2.9
73.9
55.9
1.9
4.2
1.6
88,295
37,170
23,918
5,021
2,004
4,377
6,206
10,783
2
Center
1
1988-89
4,434
20.5
8.2
5.4
1.0
0.5
1.0
3.2
6.5
49.2
0.0
0.1
28.7
1.8
2.5
71.6
54.1
1.7
3.7
1.4
90,842
36,454
23,939
4,277
2,269
4,424
6,083
11,355
3
Center
1
1991-92
4,617
21.2
8.2
5.6
1.1
0.5
1.1
3.2
6.6
49.0
0.0
0.1
25.9
1.7
2.4
70.0
53.4
1.8
3.8
1.2
97,747
37,871
25,806
4,930
2,476
5,183
5,691
11,437
4
Center
1
1992-93
4,495
20.7
8.4
5.6
1.1
0.5
1.1
3.3
6.6
49.6
0.0
0.1
25.1
1.8
2.6
69.1
54.0
1.8
3.8
1.3
93,030
37,593
25,360
4,922
2,385
4,731
5,894
11,369
5
Center
1
1993-94
4,750
21.4
9.0
5.6
1.2
0.6
1.0
3.5
7.1
49.9
0.0
0.1
28.4
1.9
2.8
68.1
54.2
1.8
3.8
1.4
101,665
42,649
26,459
5,652
2,798
4,972
6,546
12,105
6
Center
1
1994-95
4,493
22.1
8.7
5.7
1.0
0.5
1.1
3.4
6.8
50.3
0.1
0.2
32.4
1.8
2.6
68.8
54.8
1.9
3.9
1.4
99,099
39,108
25,735
4,403
2,297
4,862
6,133
12,308
7
Center
1
1996-97
4,718
21.1
7.7
5.4
0.9
0.5
1.0
3.0
6.2
49.1
0.0
0.1
31.8
1.6
2.4
67.1
53.3
1.8
3.6
1.3
99,351
36,258
25,504
4,220
2,345
4,778
6,042
12,110
+197
8
Center
1
1997-98
4,679
21.2
7.9
5.6
1.0
0.5
1.1
3.1
6.4
48.2
0.0
0.2
28.7
1.7
2.6
66.7
52.6
1.9
3.7
1.2
99,158
37,066
26,191
4,498
2,464
5,035
5,847
12,107
+235
9
Center
1
1998-99
2,965
21.0
7.5
5.6
0.9
0.5
1.0
2.9
6.1
47.5
0.0
0.1
21.7
1.7
2.6
64.5
51.7
1.9
3.7
1.2
62,369
22,257
16,593
2,587
1,577
2,938
3,524
7,700
-270
10
Center
1
1999-00
4,879
20.9
7.8
5.5
0.9
0.5
1.1
3.0
6.4
47.9
0.0
0.1
31.3
1.7
2.5
68.0
52.5
1.8
3.8
1.3
101,889
38,215
27,069
4,412
2,278
5,287
6,130
13,124
-606
11
Center
1
2000-01
4,778
21.1
7.2
5.7
0.8
0.5
1.1
2.8
6.0
47.0
0.0
0.1
23.7
1.6
2.4
66.8
51.4
1.9
3.8
1.2
100,617
34,409
27,296
3,947
2,399
5,264
5,635
12,238
-153
12
Center
1
2001-02
5,083
20.2
7.0
5.4
0.8
0.5
1.0
2.7
5.7
47.9
0.1
0.2
35.5
1.5
2.2
66.9
52.5
1.8
3.6
1.0
102,801
35,672
27,289
3,857
2,503
5,038
5,257
12,121
-612
13
Center
1
2002-03
5,393
20.5
6.8
5.2
0.9
0.5
1.0
2.7
5.6
47.3
0.0
0.1
30.1
1.5
2.2
68.6
51.9
1.8
3.4
1.1
110,321
36,803
28,071
4,739
2,744
5,313
6,021
13,396
-915
14
Center
1
2004-05
5,499
19.6
6.8
5.0
0.7
0.4
0.9
2.6
5.4
49.3
0.0
0.1
32.2
1.5
2.2
67.5
53.9
1.7
3.2
1.1
107,825
37,548
27,278
4,099
2,366
4,826
5,787
13,913
-167
15
Center
1
2005-06
5,289
20.3
6.7
5.2
0.7
0.4
0.9
2.6
5.3
49.9
0.1
0.2
32.2
1.3
2.0
65.3
54.1
1.7
3.4
1.1
107,528
35,221
27,251
3,836
2,317
4,777
5,689
13,703
-296
16
Center
1
2006-07
4,985
22.0
8.2
5.9
1.0
0.5
1.0
3.2
6.2
51.2
0.1
0.2
33.0
1.8
2.6
66.3
55.5
1.9
4.0
1.3
109,637
40,856
29,174
4,843
2,447
5,028
6,702
13,049
+192
17
Center
1
2008-09
5,235
21.7
8.4
5.9
1.0
0.5
1.0
3.3
6.3
51.6
0.1
0.2
34.1
1.7
2.5
69.4
56.1
1.9
4.0
1.2
113,802
43,721
30,808
5,410
2,490
5,183
6,242
13,093
-826
18
Center
1
2009-10
4,822
21.8
8.5
5.9
1.1
0.5
1.0
3.4
6.5
51.6
0.1
0.3
33.0
1.7
2.4
69.0
56.0
1.8
4.0
1.2
105,116
40,901
28,230
5,288
2,247
4,635
5,894
11,917
-258
19
Center
1
2010-11
5,266
21.0
7.9
5.6
1.0
0.5
0.9
3.1
6.2
50.8
0.0
0.1
30.1
1.6
2.4
67.4
54.7
1.8
3.8
1.2
110,505
41,683
29,268
5,392
2,595
4,945
6,167
12,710
-282
20
Center
1
2011-12
3,866
20.6
7.5
5.7
0.9
0.5
1.0
3.0
6.0
50.1
0.0
0.1
26.0
1.4
2.2
66.5
53.8
1.8
3.9
1.2
79,664
28,859
22,121
3,573
2,096
3,790
4,457
8,346
-481
21
Center
1
2012-13
5,351
21.2
8.1
5.9
1.0
0.5
1.0
3.3
6.5
51.0
0.0
0.1
24.4
1.5
2.2
67.7
54.5
1.9
3.9
1.2
113,395
43,423
31,343
5,556
2,833
5,348
6,360
11,960
+231
22
Center
1
2013-14
5,474
20.6
8.1
6.0
1.1
0.5
0.9
3.2
6.3
51.2
0.1
0.2
30.9
1.5
2.2
67.9
55.2
1.9
4.1
1.2
112,800
44,086
32,617
5,750
2,800
4,887
6,516
12,544
-934
23
Center
1
2017-18
5,176
20.5
9.1
6.2
1.5
0.5
0.8
3.6
6.7
53.0
0.3
0.9
35.7
1.6
2.3
70.4
58.6
1.8
4.5
1.3
105,976
46,999
32,221
7,663
2,795
4,280
6,508
11,174
+37
24
Center
1
2018-19
4,631
21.5
10.4
6.9
1.7
0.6
1.0
4.1
7.5
54.2
0.3
1.0
33.2
1.9
2.6
71.2
59.7
2.1
4.8
1.3
99,636
48,001
31,949
7,736
2,817
4,653
5,854
10,830
+821
25
Center
1
2020-21
3,556
21.9
10.1
6.8
1.6
0.6
1.0
3.9
7.3
54.4
0.5
1.4
34.2
1.7
2.4
71.4
60.6
2.1
4.8
1.2
77,844
35,751
24,216
5,768
2,082
3,457
4,415
7,846
-830

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Rockets Rockets
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