Connie Simmons has the worst career true shooting percentage by a center, at 40.8 percent.

Interpreted as:

lowest career ts% with a minimum of 5200 points for a center

	NAME	TS%	PTS	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Connie Simmons C. Simmons	40.8	5,859	598	22.9	9.8	6.2	1.6			3.6	10.4	35.1				2.5	3.7	67.8				7,036	2,294	940				1,843
2	Walter Dukes W. Dukes	45.1	5,765	553	26.5	10.4	11.3	1.1			3.5	9.4	36.9				3.5	5.0	70.0				14,671	6,223	608				2,260
3	Arnie Risen A. Risen	45.6	7,633	637	28.3	12.0	9.7	1.7			4.1	10.8	38.1				3.8	5.4	69.9				12,690	5,011	1,058				2,449
4	Connie Dierking C. Dierking	45.8	7,094	706	21.9	10.0	6.7	1.5			4.1	9.7	41.7				1.9	2.8	69.7				15,474	4,757	1,053				2,075
5	Johnny Kerr J. Kerr	46.7	12,480	905	30.7	13.8	11.2	2.2			5.4	13.0	41.8				2.9	4.1	72.3				27,784	10,092	2,004				2,287
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	47.1	14,522	963	42.3	15.1	22.5	4.3			5.9	13.4	44.0				3.3	5.8	56.1				40,726	21,620	4,100				2,592
7	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	47.2	5,699	951	30.3	6.0	9.9	1.4	1.3	2.0	2.5	5.2	47.3	0.0	0.1	13.7	1.1	2.6	41.1	3.3	6.7	1.0	28,812	9,455	1,326	1,249	1,932	960	1,834	+1643
8	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	47.2	13,904	888	38.2	15.7	15.4	2.8	0.5	2.1	6.0	14.1	42.2				3.7	5.5	67.1	2.8	6.8		33,915	13,674	2,489	125	553		2,440
9	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	47.8	8,996	328	44.1	27.4	16.3	2.2			11.0	25.1	44.0				5.3	8.1	65.7				14,454	5,351	731				994
10	Bob Ferry B. Ferry	48.0	5,372	557	20.7	9.6	5.4	1.5			3.7	8.6	43.3				2.2	3.2	67.0				11,548	2,988	846				1,282
11	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	48.0	10,303	1,002	31.8	10.3	9.7	3.7	1.3	1.5	4.3	9.7	44.1	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.7	2.4	73.8	2.2	6.9	2.2	31,873	9,687	3,754	999	1,160	978	3,473
12	Otto Moore O. Moore	48.1	5,616	682	24.8	8.2	8.2	1.6	0.7	1.2	3.4	7.6	45.3				1.4	2.3	60.9	1.8	5.5		16,893	5,575	1,060	186	342		1,775
13	Ray Felix R. Felix	48.1	6,974	637	23.8	10.9	8.9	0.7			3.8	9.2	41.2				3.4	5.0	67.8				15,187	5,654	456				2,419
14	George Mikan G. Mikan	48.3	10,156	439	34.4	23.1	13.4	2.8			8.1	20.0	40.4				7.0	8.9	78.2				8,350	4,167	1,245				1,862
15	Wayne Embry W. Embry	48.4	10,380	831	26.2	12.5	9.1	1.4			4.8	10.9	44.0				2.9	4.5	64.0				21,763	7,544	1,194				2,838
16	Larry Foust L. Foust	48.5	11,198	817	29.2	13.7	9.8	1.7			4.7	11.5	40.5				4.4	5.9	74.1				21,890	8,041	1,368				2,909
17	Leroy Ellis L. Ellis	48.8	5,848	573	27.5	10.2	9.0	1.6	0.9	0.9	4.1	9.3	44.5				1.9	2.6	73.8	3.1	6.1		15,783	5,135	934	102	96		1,547
18	Darrall Imhoff D. Imhoff	49.0	5,759	801	22.3	7.2	7.6	1.8			2.9	6.3	45.8				1.4	2.4	59.4				17,874	6,099	1,405				2,445
19	Jim Chones J. Chones	49.0	5,729	400	33.3	14.3	9.5	1.8	0.6	1.1	6.1	13.3	46.1				2.0	2.9	70.4	2.6	6.9	2.3	13,302	3,790	711	222	450	371	1,259
20	Wayne Cooper W. Cooper	49.0	5,314	681	20.2	7.8	6.0	0.9	0.3	1.6	3.2	7.2	45.1	0.0	0.1	14.3	1.3	1.8	74.5	2.1	3.9	1.1	13,735	4,078	595	205	1,065	754	2,160
21	Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette	49.1	11,947	704	27.1	17.0	9.5	1.6			6.8	15.3	44.3				3.4	4.5	75.7				19,075	6,663	1,097				2,289
22	Lorenzen Wright L. Wright	49.1	6,191	778	23.8	8.0	6.4	0.8	0.6	0.7	3.3	7.2	45.9	0.0	0.0	6.9	1.4	2.1	64.5	2.2	4.2	1.1	18,535	4,943	622	471	572	877	2,276	-1365
23	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	49.6	13,516	766	38.6	17.6	13.6	3.8	1.1	0.9	7.5	16.3	46.0	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.4	78.3	3.0	9.8	2.2	29,565	10,444	2,910	599	488	543	2,920
24	Mark Eaton M. Eaton	49.6	5,216	875	28.8	6.0	7.9	1.0	0.4	3.5	2.4	5.2	45.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.9	64.9	2.1	5.8	1.5	25,169	6,939	840	368	3,064	1,293	2,955
25	Shawn Bradley S. Bradley	50.0	6,752	832	23.5	8.1	6.3	0.7	0.6	2.5	3.3	7.1	45.7	0.0	0.0	10.3	1.6	2.2	71.6	2.1	4.2	1.3	19,531	5,268	573	532	2,119	1,059	2,567	+781