top nba defense ratings for centers 2000s

Between the 1999-00 and 2008-09 seasons, David Robinson had the best defensive rating by a center, with a 93.3 rating.

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top NBA defense ratings with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games for centers 2000s
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1David Robinson
D. Robinson
93.3
302
29.5
13.5
8.7
1.4
1.0
2.1
4.9
9.8
49.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.3
71.9
55.9
2.5
6.2
1.6
8,907
4,075
2,616
413
315
631
473
778
+1746
2Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
93.6
619
35.6
7.4
12.1
1.7
1.5
2.5
3.0
6.5
46.5
0.0
0.1
11.6
1.4
3.2
42.3
46.8
3.8
8.2
1.2
22,067
4,559
7,473
1,068
943
1,570
736
1,308
+1824
3Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
96.5
205
20.5
9.1
5.8
1.7
0.7
0.9
3.5
7.2
48.9
0.1
0.2
27.5
2.0
2.5
80.5
54.9
1.2
4.6
1.3
4,196
1,870
1,179
351
144
189
257
462
+750
4Marcus Camby
M. Camby
96.7
585
31.4
10.4
10.8
2.0
1.0
2.7
4.2
8.8
47.5
0.0
0.1
20.3
2.0
2.8
69.8
51.5
2.7
8.1
1.4
18,384
6,071
6,313
1,189
612
1,560
830
1,687
+267
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
97.0
233
33.9
19.6
10.8
3.2
0.7
2.0
7.6
14.7
51.6
0.0
0.1
6.7
4.4
6.5
68.3
55.8
2.8
8.1
2.4
7,901
4,557
2,527
755
160
468
567
561
+1427
6Dwight Howard
D. Howard
97.5
243
36.8
19.6
13.4
1.6
0.9
2.3
6.9
11.6
59.1
0.0
0.0
12.5
5.9
9.9
59.0
61.3
3.7
9.7
3.4
8,932
4,762
3,262
380
221
563
820
789
+1131
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
97.9
163
24.4
9.7
6.6
1.2
1.1
1.5
4.1
8.6
47.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.4
60.7
50.0
1.8
4.8
1.5
3,972
1,579
1,071
199
185
248
252
376
+51
8Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
98.0
346
26.0
13.0
6.7
0.8
0.3
2.6
4.9
9.0
54.3
0.0
0.0
11.1
3.2
4.9
65.6
58.3
2.1
4.6
1.9
8,987
4,488
2,315
266
103
910
670
1,074
+461
9Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
98.1
593
24.7
6.7
8.6
0.6
0.3
1.9
2.3
4.6
50.6
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
72.7
57.2
2.6
5.9
1.2
14,661
3,967
5,077
340
172
1,115
709
1,374
+529
10Elden Campbell
E. Campbell
98.6
239
19.6
7.6
4.5
1.0
0.5
1.0
2.8
6.5
42.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.8
71.8
48.8
1.2
3.3
1.1
4,689
1,811
1,073
244
118
246
269
592
+212
11Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
98.8
436
18.5
5.5
4.9
0.5
0.6
1.8
2.1
4.4
49.0
0.0
0.0
14.3
1.2
1.6
79.4
54.6
1.5
3.4
0.7
8,048
2,414
2,144
207
258
789
304
1,169
+1023
12Yao Ming
Y. Ming
99.0
481
32.7
19.1
9.3
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.5
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.2
83.2
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,727
9,196
4,467
765
189
912
1,304
1,583
+1518
13Eddie Griffin
E. Griffin
99.1
70
19.4
4.6
5.6
0.6
0.2
2.1
1.9
5.3
35.1
0.2
1.2
19.5
0.6
1.1
59.5
39.7
1.5
4.0
0.6
1,359
320
389
40
13
148
43
125
-155
14Vlade Divac
V. Divac
99.4
419
28.7
10.7
7.3
3.6
1.0
1.1
4.1
8.6
47.9
0.1
0.2
24.2
2.5
3.7
67.1
52.7
2.1
5.2
2.1
12,045
4,496
3,069
1,497
413
473
879
1,208
+1721
15Keon Clark
K. Clark
99.6
242
24.0
8.9
6.4
1.0
0.6
1.6
3.7
7.2
50.9
0.0
0.1
5.9
1.5
2.2
67.4
53.9
2.0
4.5
1.5
5,815
2,145
1,559
239
141
386
359
716
+66
16Shawn Marion
S. Marion
99.7
81
40.3
21.8
11.8
1.8
2.0
1.7
8.8
16.9
52.5
1.2
3.6
33.1
3.0
3.7
80.9
59.1
3.1
8.8
1.5
3,263
1,769
959
143
160
137
125
223
+412
17Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
99.7
206
24.5
10.1
7.0
0.9
0.5
1.1
3.9
8.7
44.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.2
70.8
49.8
1.6
5.5
1.7
5,043
2,079
1,452
185
111
220
358
554
-34
18Robert Traylor
R. Traylor
100.1
284
15.3
5.1
4.1
0.8
0.7
0.7
2.1
4.4
47.2
0.0
0.1
16.7
0.9
1.6
57.1
49.7
1.7
2.4
1.0
4,332
1,441
1,156
217
187
200
286
733
-106
19Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
100.4
218
31.6
12.4
7.1
1.6
1.0
1.5
4.7
11.2
42.5
1.5
4.3
35.4
1.4
1.8
77.6
51.8
1.1
6.0
1.1
6,888
2,700
1,544
355
228
333
239
635
+758
20Greg Ostertag
G. Ostertag
100.6
511
18.9
4.3
5.3
0.7
0.2
1.6
1.6
3.4
48.2
0.0
0.0
16.7
1.0
1.8
54.6
50.9
2.0
3.3
0.9
9,646
2,175
2,683
363
120
815
466
1,243
+502
21Anderson Varejao
A. Varejao
100.6
177
22.7
6.1
6.7
0.8
0.8
0.5
2.3
4.8
48.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.6
2.6
58.6
51.6
2.3
4.4
0.9
4,012
1,087
1,179
147
144
97
153
521
+406
22Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
100.8
161
25.6
12.4
7.3
1.2
1.0
0.8
4.3
10.3
41.7
0.0
0.0
28.6
3.8
4.9
77.0
49.7
2.3
5.0
2.4
4,125
2,000
1,176
193
166
129
393
610
-232
23Brian Grant
B. Grant
100.8
330
27.6
9.3
7.3
1.0
0.6
0.5
3.8
7.8
48.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.3
78.0
53.1
2.3
5.0
1.3
9,099
3,084
2,393
315
202
179
431
1,067
-286
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
100.9
662
34.7
23.1
10.6
2.7
0.5
2.2
9.1
15.5
58.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
9.5
52.2
58.7
3.4
7.2
2.7
22,941
15,276
7,029
1,789
344
1,431
1,818
2,276
+3459
25Kendrick Perkins
K. Perkins
101.0
364
21.0
5.6
5.7
1.0
0.3
1.4
2.3
4.1
55.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.8
61.4
57.4
1.8
3.8
1.5
7,656
2,039
2,059
367
106
504
558
1,012
+682
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