best defensive rating by a center from 1992-93 to 1998-99

Between the 1992-93 and 1998-99 seasons, Patrick Ewing had the best defensive rating by a center, with a 95.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a center from 1992-93 to 1998-99
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 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
95.3
457
36.6
22.9
11.0
2.0
0.9
2.3
8.8
18.1
48.8
0.0
0.2
20.5
5.1
6.9
74.5
54.0
2.3
8.7
3.2
16,713
10,443
5,014
929
415
1,068
1,447
1,509
+446
2 Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
96.6
265
27.1
14.2
8.5
2.3
0.9
1.2
5.1
10.1
50.7
0.5
1.4
33.3
3.4
4.4
77.8
58.7
1.9
6.6
2.2
7,179
3,759
2,257
613
226
305
580
828
+809
3 David Robinson
D. Robinson
96.6
453
36.9
24.4
11.1
3.3
1.4
3.0
8.5
16.6
51.3
0.1
0.2
28.8
7.3
9.8
74.3
58.2
3.2
7.9
2.7
16,703
11,043
5,006
1,475
650
1,379
1,235
1,315
+708
4 Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
97.1
87
29.3
14.0
8.8
0.9
0.6
1.6
5.6
10.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.9
3.8
74.7
56.3
3.4
5.4
1.8
2,550
1,215
767
75
56
142
155
312
+199
5 Robert Traylor
R. Traylor
97.9
49
16.0
5.3
3.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
2.2
4.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.6
53.8
54.8
1.6
2.1
0.9
786
259
182
38
44
44
42
140
+68
6 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
98.1
481
38.3
24.5
10.9
3.2
1.7
3.1
9.8
19.0
51.7
0.0
0.2
25.8
4.9
6.5
74.9
56.2
2.6
8.3
3.2
18,438
11,792
5,236
1,557
807
1,480
1,563
1,647
+513
7 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
98.9
532
36.5
12.4
12.1
1.4
0.5
3.7
4.4
8.3
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.3
66.6
58.1
3.6
8.4
2.3
19,414
6,585
6,412
744
279
1,964
1,212
1,736
+1078
8 Greg Ostertag
G. Ostertag
99.1
245
20.8
5.5
6.0
0.3
0.3
2.0
2.1
4.2
49.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.1
61.0
52.8
1.9
4.0
0.9
5,107
1,337
1,462
80
69
478
218
630
+1042
9 Tony Battie
T. Battie
99.1
50
22.4
6.7
6.0
1.1
0.6
1.4
2.9
5.7
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.8
1.2
67.2
54.1
1.9
4.1
0.9
1,121
335
300
53
29
71
45
159
+7
10 Michael Doleac
M. Doleac
99.6
49
15.9
6.2
3.0
0.4
0.4
0.3
2.6
5.4
46.8
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.6
67.5
50.3
1.3
1.7
0.5
780
304
148
20
19
17
26
117
+128
11 Chris Dudley
C. Dudley
100.2
417
21.7
4.1
7.4
0.4
0.4
1.2
1.6
3.9
41.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.7
48.3
43.4
2.8
4.5
0.9
9,036
1,699
3,082
161
170
517
364
1,252
+114
12 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
100.2
455
35.8
21.0
10.2
1.5
0.7
3.0
7.3
14.0
52.1
0.0
0.2
26.3
6.3
8.8
71.2
58.5
3.1
7.1
3.3
16,286
9,541
4,624
662
303
1,372
1,482
1,654
+1234
13 Ervin Johnson
E. Johnson
100.5
403
21.3
5.6
6.8
0.5
0.6
1.6
2.2
4.4
50.7
0.0
0.0
16.7
1.1
1.8
62.1
53.7
2.2
4.7
1.1
8,593
2,249
2,758
220
240
660
458
1,213
-447
14 Joe Smith
J. Smith
100.9
43
33.0
13.7
8.2
1.6
0.7
1.5
5.2
12.1
42.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
4.4
75.5
48.6
3.6
4.7
1.5
1,418
588
354
68
32
66
66
147
+26
15 Isaac Austin
I. Austin
101.5
269
22.0
9.4
5.3
1.4
0.6
0.6
3.7
8.0
46.3
0.0
0.1
10.0
2.0
3.0
66.5
50.5
1.8
3.5
1.9
5,913
2,525
1,420
388
166
158
521
689
-6
16 Jim McIlvaine
J. McIlvaine
101.7
317
14.8
2.8
3.1
0.2
0.3
1.8
1.1
2.4
45.6
0.0
0.0
10.0
0.6
1.1
55.3
48.4
1.2
1.9
0.6
4,686
887
978
65
103
559
184
812
+400
17 Michael Stewart
M. Stewart
101.8
123
17.5
3.5
5.2
0.5
0.3
1.8
1.4
3.1
47.1
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.4
49.1
48.5
2.0
3.2
0.8
2,155
436
635
66
33
223
97
327
-176
18 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
101.8
455
37.3
27.1
12.2
2.5
0.8
2.6
10.9
18.8
57.8
0.0
0.0
6.3
5.4
10.1
53.6
58.4
4.0
8.2
2.9
16,985
12,343
5,537
1,131
364
1,197
1,331
1,581
+1142
19 Vitaly Potapenko
V. Potapenko
101.9
210
19.3
7.3
4.1
0.8
0.4
0.5
3.0
6.3
47.2
0.0
0.0
25.0
1.4
2.0
67.2
50.8
1.6
2.5
1.6
4,044
1,534
862
172
88
98
341
583
-29
20 Theo Ratliff
T. Ratliff
102.0
233
21.6
6.8
4.7
0.4
0.4
2.1
2.6
5.0
52.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.2
70.2
57.1
1.9
2.8
1.0
5,044
1,589
1,100
83
95
485
228
617
+112
21 Will Perdue
W. Perdue
102.0
454
18.1
5.6
6.0
0.8
0.3
0.8
2.3
4.2
54.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.7
57.2
56.2
2.2
3.8
1.1
8,237
2,541
2,731
344
147
351
508
987
-6
22 Chris Webber
C. Webber
102.2
147
35.7
19.6
9.3
3.7
1.4
2.0
8.3
16.2
51.3
0.4
1.5
29.7
2.6
4.7
56.0
53.9
3.3
6.0
2.7
5,247
2,888
1,368
545
204
288
391
516
+45
23 Kevin Willis
K. Willis
102.3
42
29.0
12.0
8.3
1.6
0.7
0.7
4.5
10.6
41.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
3.7
83.9
48.9
2.6
5.7
2.0
1,216
504
350
67
28
28
86
134
-75
24 Travis Knight
T. Knight
102.3
182
17.5
5.4
4.5
1.0
0.6
0.9
2.2
4.6
47.4
0.1
0.3
26.8
0.9
1.3
71.1
51.8
1.7
2.8
0.9
3,184
980
812
174
106
167
171
531
+3
25 Luc Longley
L. Longley
102.4
404
23.0
8.2
5.3
1.7
0.5
1.1
3.4
7.3
46.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.9
76.2
50.5
1.7
3.6
1.7
9,297
3,308
2,148
699
218
434
701
1,301
+597
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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ORTG

118.5

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DRTG

114.3

14th

NETRTG

4.2

8th

3P%

36.9

8th

2024-25 Conference Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Fri
10/24
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Sun
10/26
NYK NYK
@
MIA MIA
6:00 PM
Tue
10/28
NYK NYK
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Fri
10/31
NYK NYK
@
CHI CHI
8:00 PM
Last Game
IND Pacers

4 - 2

125

Final

108

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2 - 4

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NBA 2024-25 Leaders

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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
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

NBA 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
3/30
UTA UTA
@
CHA CHA
106-110
Sun
3/30
BOS BOS
@
MEM MEM
117-103
Sun
3/30
CHI CHI
@
OKC OKC
117-145
Sun
3/30
BKN BKN
@
DAL DAL
113-109
Sun
3/30
HOU HOU
@
LAL LAL
98-104

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/21
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
7:30 PM
Tue
10/21
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Wed
10/22
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
7:00 PM
Wed
10/22
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM