top center defensive rating of all-time with at least 500 games

Dave Cowens had the best defensive rating by a center when playing 500+ games, with a 95.5 rating.

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 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
2 David Robinson
D. Robinson
95.6
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
3 Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
95.6
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
47.2
3.3
6.7
1.0
28,812
5,699
9,455
1,326
1,249
1,932
960
1,834
+1643
4 Clifford Ray
C. Ray
96.4
629
25.5
7.3
8.4
1.9
0.8
1.0
3.0
5.5
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.5
58.1
55.3
2.6
5.8
1.7
16,059
4,618
5,287
1,203
501
638
532
2,090
5 Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
96.4
591
34.6
8.7
11.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
8.4
1.9
20,468
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
6 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
7 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
8 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
97.7
726
30.5
16.3
9.7
2.9
0.7
1.9
6.4
12.7
50.7
0.0
0.1
12.7
3.4
4.8
71.3
55.0
2.4
7.4
2.0
22,128
11,807
7,071
2,133
496
1,370
1,453
1,471
+4069
9 Marcus Camby
M. Camby
97.7
790
29.6
9.6
10.0
1.9
1.0
2.4
3.9
8.3
47.0
0.0
0.1
20.3
1.8
2.6
68.5
50.9
2.6
7.4
1.4
23,423
7,612
7,923
1,528
775
1,881
1,098
2,195
+280
10 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
97.9
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
11 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
12 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
13 Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
98.5
1,120
34.3
20.9
9.9
1.9
0.9
2.5
8.2
16.2
50.4
0.0
0.1
16.1
4.6
6.1
74.1
55.3
2.3
7.6
3.0
38,388
23,459
11,052
2,111
1,047
2,747
3,308
3,786
+412
14 Scot Pollard
S. Pollard
98.6
506
16.5
4.4
4.6
0.4
0.6
0.7
1.7
3.4
49.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
70.9
54.1
1.8
2.9
0.6
8,372
2,222
2,351
220
299
352
304
1,178
+933
15 Rich Kelley
R. Kelley
98.7
656
22.2
8.0
7.4
2.6
0.9
1.0
2.8
5.7
49.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.1
78.9
57.1
2.4
4.9
2.4
14,543
5,270
4,831
1,679
588
648
1,208
2,094
16 Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
99.1
1,196
30.8
9.8
10.3
1.0
0.4
2.8
3.5
6.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.1
68.4
57.3
3.2
7.1
1.8
36,791
11,729
12,359
1,240
494
3,289
2,173
3,383
+1607
17 Dwight Howard
D. Howard
99.3
1,078
31.3
16.0
11.9
1.4
0.9
1.8
5.8
9.7
59.6
0.0
0.1
22.2
4.4
7.8
56.0
60.7
3.3
8.5
2.7
33,744
17,212
12,782
1,476
939
1,977
2,920
3,403
+3033
18 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
19 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
99.4
801
31.6
17.5
8.7
1.2
0.5
2.8
6.3
11.8
52.9
0.0
0.1
24.7
5.0
7.1
69.5
58.4
2.7
6.0
2.7
25,273
14,029
6,939
928
406
2,282
2,152
2,728
+1695
20 Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
99.9
686
26.9
6.9
8.3
1.4
0.5
1.7
2.7
5.8
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.1
74.0
52.0
2.2
6.1
1.9
18,448
4,760
5,688
967
338
1,149
1,138
2,402
21 Alvan Adams
A. Adams
100.1
988
27.5
14.1
7.0
4.1
1.3
0.8
5.8
11.6
49.8
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.5
3.2
78.8
54.1
2.0
5.0
2.6
27,203
13,910
6,937
4,012
1,289
808
2,194
3,214
22 Greg Ostertag
G. Ostertag
100.1
756
19.5
4.6
5.5
0.6
0.3
1.7
1.8
3.6
48.6
0.0
0.0
10.0
1.1
1.9
56.9
51.6
2.0
3.5
0.9
14,753
3,512
4,145
443
189
1,293
684
1,873
+1544
23 Marvin Webster
M. Webster
100.2
579
22.4
7.1
7.0
1.2
0.4
1.4
2.7
5.6
48.9
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.7
2.8
61.7
52.7
2.5
4.5
1.7
12,966
4,137
4,044
722
219
828
835
1,445
24 Joakim Noah
J. Noah
100.2
672
27.7
8.8
9.0
2.8
0.8
1.3
3.3
6.8
49.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.9
70.0
54.0
3.2
5.8
1.7
18,646
5,881
6,058
1,907
534
874
1,133
1,874
+589
25 Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
100.3
726
23.7
12.0
6.1
1.3
0.5
1.4
4.8
8.4
57.2
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.4
3.6
68.5
60.5
1.5
4.6
2.6
17,235
8,733
4,432
917
345
1,023
1,621
2,784
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.6

2nd

DRTG

111.1

5th

NETRTG

9.4

3rd

3P%

36.8

10th

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
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Fri
10/24
BOS BOS
@
NYK NYK
7:30 PM
Sun
10/26
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
3:30 PM
Mon
10/27
BOS BOS
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

4 - 2

119

Final

81

BOS Celtics

2 - 4

Fri 16 May 2025

NBA 2024-25 Leaders

NBA 2024-25 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2024-25

NBA 2024-25 Betting

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