starting center best defensive rating 2024/25

Sylvia Fowles has the lowest career defensive rating by a center, with an 89.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
starting center best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played 2024/25
NAMEDRTGMIN2024/25GPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Sylvia Fowles
S. Fowles
89.7
6,552
80.96
222
29.5
15.7
9.8
1.4
1.3
1.6
6.3
10.4
61.1
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.2
73.7
64.5
2.8
7.0
2.2
3,488
2,174
320
281
345
493
598
+852
2Jonquel Jones
J. Jones
92.7
7,848
80.96
306
25.6
13.4
8.4
2.0
0.8
1.3
4.9
9.5
51.4
1.2
3.0
38.3
2.5
3.1
79.2
61.6
2.4
6.0
2.0
4,086
2,570
599
246
404
606
860
+1974
3A'ja Wilson
A. Wilson
93.1
8,330
80.96
267
31.2
21.4
9.3
2.3
1.3
2.0
7.8
15.7
49.8
0.3
0.9
36.5
5.5
6.6
82.1
57.5
2.0
7.4
1.7
5,719
2,494
613
335
533
441
521
+1634
4Liz Cambage
L. Cambage
94.7
2,931
80.96
114
25.7
16.9
8.2
2.0
0.6
1.6
6.4
11.8
54.2
0.2
0.7
29.9
3.9
5.2
74.5
59.8
1.8
6.4
2.3
1,928
936
226
72
187
262
330
+296
5Kiah Stokes
K. Stokes
95.2
6,129
80.96
321
19.1
3.3
5.4
0.7
0.5
1.0
1.3
2.7
48.5
0.1
0.6
21.1
0.5
0.7
67.5
53.7
1.3
4.1
0.7
1,057
1,742
222
164
316
235
605
+102
6Amanda Zahui B.
A. Zahui B.
97.0
3,331
80.96
231
14.4
5.6
3.5
0.7
0.5
0.7
2.1
5.0
41.7
0.6
1.9
30.0
0.8
1.1
74.3
50.6
0.8
2.7
1.2
1,285
819
153
104
171
271
530
-485
7Carolyn Swords
C. Swords
97.7
2,366
80.96
175
13.5
3.8
3.6
0.6
0.3
0.4
1.6
3.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.7
0.9
78.1
56.3
1.2
2.4
0.9
665
626
105
47
71
150
326
+32
8Brittney Griner
B. Griner
98.2
8,622
80.96
293
29.4
17.3
7.1
1.9
0.4
2.2
6.8
12.2
55.7
0.1
0.2
33.3
3.6
4.5
80.2
60.9
1.6
5.5
2.1
5,082
2,083
549
131
649
620
776
+441
9Mercedes Russell
M. Russell
98.9
3,552
80.96
209
17.0
4.6
3.8
0.9
0.6
0.3
1.9
3.7
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.1
65.3
54.7
1.1
2.7
0.9
966
786
192
118
69
187
324
+50
10Courtney Paris
C. Paris
99.8
2,490
80.96
152
16.4
4.3
5.6
0.9
0.3
0.6
2.0
3.8
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.8
49.6
52.5
1.8
3.7
0.7
660
847
130
49
93
103
343
-104
11Tina Charles
T. Charles
100.0
9,588
80.96
309
31.0
18.0
8.2
2.4
0.8
0.7
7.1
16.0
44.4
0.6
2.0
32.0
3.1
3.9
80.3
50.7
2.0
6.2
2.2
5,563
2,532
746
245
206
678
698
-583
12Kia Vaughn
K. Vaughn
100.9
3,357
80.96
190
17.7
5.2
3.9
0.9
0.4
0.3
2.3
4.8
48.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.9
64.8
50.5
1.2
2.7
1.1
993
732
177
85
64
213
328
-171
13Olivia Nelson-Ododa
O. Nelson-Ododa
101.0
2,258
80.96
143
15.8
5.1
3.6
0.5
0.5
0.8
1.9
3.6
52.8
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.2
1.8
69.7
57.5
1.2
2.3
0.9
726
510
76
70
121
129
316
-308
14Stefanie Dolson
S. Dolson
101.9
7,666
80.96
342
22.4
8.5
4.4
1.9
0.4
0.8
3.3
6.7
49.6
0.8
1.9
40.4
1.1
1.3
85.6
58.8
1.0
3.4
1.5
2,924
1,502
641
142
267
517
988
+34
15Teaira McCowan
T. McCowan
102.6
4,668
80.96
207
22.6
10.7
8.1
1.0
0.5
1.1
4.1
7.5
55.3
0.0
0.1
15.4
2.4
3.6
66.4
58.9
3.0
5.0
1.6
2,215
1,670
197
111
220
334
618
-134
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating and minutes played going back to the 1997 season.

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34
10
.773
Aces Aces
30
14
.682
4.0
Mercury Mercury
27
17
.614
7.0
Storm Storm
23
21
.523
11.0
Valkyries Valkyries
23
21
.523
11.0
Sparks Sparks
21
23
.477
13.0
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10
34
.227
24.0
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30
14
.682
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27
17
.614
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24
20
.545
6.0
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16
28
.364
14.0
Sun Sun
11
33
.250
19.0
Sky Sky
10
34
.227
20.0