what is the average defensive rating for a center

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a defensive rating of 99.4 in his career.

NAME DRTG 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
99.4
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
0.9
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
7.6
2.7
43,787
28,316
12,369
4,302
1,160
3,189
2,527
3,667
2 Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Z. Abdul-Aziz
96.2
209
21.5
8.3
7.8
1.4
0.6
1.0
3.1
7.1
44.2
2.0
2.6
77.7
50.3
2.4
5.4
0.7
4,485
1,726
1,627
283
131
205
11
434
3 Dennis Awtrey
D. Awtrey
100.5
523
19.9
4.6
4.2
2.1
0.4
0.3
1.8
3.9
45.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.5
66.8
49.8
1.3
2.9
1.1
10,386
2,389
2,217
1,103
186
182
245
1,116
4 Walt Bellamy
W. Bellamy
98.7
78
31.5
13.0
9.6
2.4
0.7
0.6
5.0
10.3
48.7
3.0
4.9
61.0
52.3
3.4
6.2
2,454
1,017
745
189
52
48
234
5 Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
94.3
304
16.8
4.9
5.8
2.9
0.4
0.5
2.0
4.1
49.2
0.9
1.3
67.9
52.8
1.8
4.0
1.2
5,119
1,501
1,756
882
110
138
26
689
6 Bob Christian
B. Christian
100.6
81
15.4
4.8
4.2
1.2
0.2
0.4
1.7
3.6
48.6
1.3
1.9
70.2
54.5
1.0
3.1
1,244
386
339
98
19
32
191
7 Mel Counts
M. Counts
95.2
150
14.9
5.0
4.6
1.8
0.6
0.5
2.1
5.0
41.8
0.8
1.1
75.4
45.7
1.2
3.3
2,239
756
687
274
85
74
355
8 Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
95.5
524
37.9
17.1
12.8
4.0
1.1
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
9.8
2.2
19,878
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
9 Dick Cunningham
D. Cunningham
87.9
10
5.3
0.6
1.8
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.6
50.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
33.0
0.1
1.7
53
6
18
1
2
2
6
10 Jim Davis
J. Davis
94.1
157
12.9
4.1
3.7
1.1
0.6
0.4
1.5
3.5
43.3
1.1
1.6
68.4
49.2
1.3
2.4
2,025
645
578
176
89
66
287
11 Steve Downing
S. Downing
94.0
27
5.4
2.4
1.5
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.8
2.4
31.8
0.8
1.5
55.0
38.3
0.5
1.0
146
64
41
11
5
0
33
12 Leroy Ellis
L. Ellis
96.8
110
30.2
8.5
9.2
1.9
0.9
0.9
3.5
7.8
45.3
1.5
2.0
73.2
49.2
3.1
6.1
3,320
938
1,012
210
102
96
286
13 Hank Finkel
H. Finkel
95.9
122
7.7
2.3
2.0
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.9
2.1
43.2
0.4
0.7
59.3
46.3
0.6
1.4
945
275
247
59
10
10
134
14 Jim Fox
J. Fox
97.8
294
20.5
7.8
6.0
1.5
0.5
0.3
2.9
6.2
47.6
1.9
2.4
81.4
54.1
1.9
4.1
6,028
2,296
1,769
455
151
79
702
15 John Gianelli
J. Gianelli
100.7
489
26.9
8.2
6.2
1.7
0.5
1.0
3.5
7.5
47.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.7
70.2
50.1
2.0
4.2
1.5
13,134
4,029
3,038
807
225
476
275
1,198
16 George Johnson
G. Johnson
98.6
26
9.2
2.1
2.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.9
2.0
45.1
0.3
0.7
47.1
46.2
0.8
1.6
238
54
61
9
8
8
46
17 George Johnson
G. Johnson
96.8
848
20.9
5.0
6.8
1.1
0.5
2.5
2.1
4.6
45.2
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.9
1.3
69.8
48.9
2.3
4.5
1.6
17,753
4,280
5,749
921
456
2,082
872
2,667
18 Dwight Jones
D. Jones
99.4
296
22.0
8.4
6.8
1.3
0.6
0.7
3.4
7.4
45.3
1.7
2.3
73.5
50.0
2.2
4.5
1.3
6,511
2,493
2,003
378
166
202
102
841
19 Kevin Kunnert
K. Kunnert
100.7
555
21.8
8.3
7.3
1.4
0.5
1.1
3.6
7.7
47.6
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.5
68.2
49.9
2.5
4.8
1.5
12,104
4,602
4,031
784
252
616
391
1,927
20 Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
96.5
761
30.8
9.5
9.0
4.3
1.3
1.5
3.8
8.7
44.3
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.8
2.4
75.0
48.7
2.2
6.9
2.2
23,463
7,206
6,873
3,275
999
1,160
978
2,636
21 Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
98.5
716
33.3
19.5
9.4
3.3
1.1
1.5
7.8
14.9
52.8
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.8
5.0
77.0
57.2
2.6
6.8
2.6
23,844
13,984
6,696
2,353
777
1,100
1,112
2,201
22 Manny Leaks
M. Leaks
94.5
53
15.9
4.1
4.6
0.5
0.2
0.7
1.5
4.4
34.1
1.1
1.6
69.9
40.2
1.8
2.8
845
216
244
25
10
39
95
23 Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
94.4
73
22.3
6.2
5.1
3.2
0.4
0.3
2.7
5.8
46.2
0.9
1.3
69.8
49.2
0.8
4.3
1,627
455
374
230
28
24
134
24 LaRue Martin
L. Martin
97.6
194
14.4
5.6
4.6
0.8
0.2
0.5
2.3
5.4
42.2
1.0
1.5
69.5
46.1
1.4
3.2
2,799
1,090
900
161
46
98
455
25 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
98.3
609
33.7
23.3
10.1
2.3
0.9
1.6
9.1
17.9
51.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.0
6.5
76.6
56.0
2.5
7.6
2.3
20,507
14,178
6,163
1,379
577
984
687
2,001
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