The Best Centers of All‑Time

Player	Pos	Status	Legends Score	Avg/Year
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C		171	8.55
Tim Duncan	F-C		139	7.32
Shaquille O'Neal	C		124	6.53
Hakeem Olajuwon	C		100	5.56
Wilt Chamberlain	C		94	6.71
Bill Russell	C		90	6.92
Moses Malone	C-F		90	4.29
Kevin Garnett	F-C		85	4.05
David Robinson	C		84	6
Dirk Nowitzki	F-C		79	3.76
Nikola Jokić	C-F	Active	75	8.33
Dwight Howard	C	Eligible 2025	58	3.41
Willis Reed	C-F		56	5.6
Joel Embiid	C	Active	49	6.13
Bob Pettit	F-C		48	4.36
Elvin Hayes	F-C		46	2.88
Billy Cunningham	F-C		42	3.82
Anthony Davis	F-C	Active	40	3.33
Mel Daniels	C		40	4
Dave Cowens	C-F		38	2.92
Bob McAdoo	C-F		36	2.57
Dikembe Mutombo	C		35	1.94
Spencer Haywood	F-C		35	2.5
Alonzo Mourning	C-F		35	2.19
Bill Walton	C-F		34	2.62
Patrick Ewing	C-F		34	2
George McGinnis	F-C		33	3
Ben Wallace	F-C		33	2.06
Artis Gilmore	C		32	1.88
Connie Hawkins	F-C		32	3.56
Rudy Gobert	C	Active	29	2.64
Wes Unseld	C-F		27	2.08
Amar'e Stoudemire	F-C	Eligible 2020	23	1.77
Blake Griffin	F-C	Eligible 2026	22	1.83
Zelmo Beaty	C		22	1.69
Jerry Lucas	F-C		20	1.82
Chris Webber	F-C		20	1.33
Dan Issel	C-F		19	1.27
Dolph Schayes	F-C		19	1.27
Yao Ming	C		17	1.89
LaMarcus Aldridge	F-C	Eligible 2025	16	1.07
Jermaine O'Neal	C-F	Eligible 2018	16	0.94
Shawn Kemp	F-C	Eligible 2009	15	1.15
Marc Gasol	C	Eligible 2025	15	1.25
Gus Johnson	F-C		14	1.4
Pau Gasol	C-F		14	0.78
Mark Eaton	C	Eligible 1999	14	1.4
Nate Thurmond	C-F		14	1
Chris Bosh	F-C		14	1.08
Robert Parish	C		13	0.62
Bob Lanier	C		13	0.93
Maurice Lucas	F-C	Eligible 1994	13	1
Kevin McHale	F-C		12	0.92
Kevin Love	F-C	Active	11	0.69
Joakim Noah	C	Eligible 2024	11	0.92
DeMarcus Cousins	C-F	Eligible 2025	10	0.91
Tom Chambers	F-C	Eligible 2004	10	0.63
DeAndre Jordan	C	Active	10	0.63
Billy Paultz	C-F	Eligible 1991	9	0.64
Bob Netolicky	F-C	Eligible 1982	9	1.13
Vin Baker	F-C	Eligible 2012	8	0.67
Larry Foust	C-F	Eligible 1968	8	0.73
Marvin Barnes	F-C	Eligible 1986	7	1.4
Marcus Camby	C-F	Eligible 2018	7	0.44
Harry Gallatin	F-C		7	0.7
Julius Randle	F-C	Active	7	0.7
Karl-Anthony Towns	C-F	Active	7	0.78
Truck Robinson	F-C	Eligible 1991	7	0.7
Tyson Chandler	C	Eligible 2024	7	0.39
Jack Sikma	C-F		7	0.5
Ralph Sampson	C-F		7	0.78
Ed Macauley	C-F		7	0.7
Pascal Siakam	F-C	Active	7	0.88
Buck Williams	F-C	Eligible 2004	6	0.38
Vern Mikkelsen	F-C		6	0.6
Brad Daugherty	C	Eligible 2000	6	0.86
Dan Roundfield	F-C	Eligible 1993	6	0.55
Tom Heinsohn	F-C		6	0.67
Al Horford	C-F	Active	6	0.35
Neil Johnston	C		6	0.75
Domantas Sabonis	C-F	Active	5	0.63
Wayne Embry	C-F	Eligible 1975	5	0.5
Elton Brand	F-C	Eligible 2020	5	0.31
Rudy LaRusso	F-C	Eligible 1975	5	0.56

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