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NBA ComparatorThe best Cleveland Cavaliers centers since 1970-71

Zydrunas Ilgauskas leads with 10,616 points in 771 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers; Brad Daugherty had 10,389.

Every center with 82 or more regular-season games for the Cleveland Cavaliers since 1970-71, ranked by points. The lines are each player's total game by game, the top 8 of each drawn.

points · by game

rebounds · by game

blocks · by game

35 centers with 82+ gamespoints

#	player	seasons	games	points	rebounds	blocks
1	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	1997-98 – 2009-10	771	10,616	5,904	1,269
2	Brad Daugherty	1986-87 – 1993-94	548	10,389	5,227	397
3	John Hotrod Williams	1986-87 – 1994-95	660	8,482	4,662	1,199
4	Tristan Thompson	2011-12 – 2024-25	708	6,069	5,701	472
5	Jarrett Allen	2020-21 – 2025-26	390	5,779	3,859	431
6	Jim Chones	1974-75 – 1978-79	400	5,731	3,784^*	418^*
7	Evan Mobley	2021-22 – 2025-26	334	5,592	2,994	532
8	Anderson Varejao	2004-05 – 2020-21	596	4,498	4,454	399
9	Roy Hinson	1983-84 – 1985-86	238	3,244	1,734	430
10	Walt Wesley	1970-71 – 1972-73	176	2,511	1,434^*	—
11	Mel Turpin	1984-85 – 1986-87	223	2,325	1,198	233
12	JJ Hickson	2008-09 – 2010-11	223	2,039	1,260	123
13	Mark West	1984-85 – 1996-97	334	1,726	1,378	325
14	Rick Roberson	1971-72 – 1972-73	125	1,604	1,494	—
15	Elmore Smith	1976-77 – 1978-79	149	1,566	1,015^*	260^*
16	Chris Mihm	2000-01 – 2003-04	207	1,475	1,043	202
17	James Edwards	1981-82 – 1982-83	92	1,472	666^*	—
18	Steve Patterson	1971-72 – 1975-76	297	1,388	1,315^*	—
19	Dave Robisch	1979-80 – 1980-81	93	1,358	743	60
20	John Lambert	1975-76 – 1980-81	341	1,335	1,225^*	150^*
21	Vitaly Potapenko	1996-97 – 1998-99	177	1,178	624	78
22	Bill Laimbeer	1980-81 – 1981-82	131	1,125	951^*	—
23	Tyler Zeller	2012-13 – 2013-14	147	1,009	720	108
24	Timofey Mozgov	2014-15 – 2015-16	122	961	656	113
25	Michael Cage	1994-95 – 1995-96	164	897	1,293	146
26	Andrew DeClercq	1998-99 – 1999-00	115	840	631	86
27	Ante Zizic	2017-18 – 2019-20	113	674	446	40
28	Luke Rackley	1970-71 – 1971-72	83	582	414^*	—
29	Nate Thurmond	1975-76 – 1976-77	114	566	718	152^*
30	Chris Dudley	1987-88 – 1989-90	153	539	504	83
31	Ryan Hollins	2010-11 – 2011-12	94	462	242	54
32	Luke Witte	1973-74 – 1975-76	118	372	336^*	—
33	Paul Mokeski	1981-82 – 1989-90	89	370	320^*	—
34	DeSagana Diop	2001-02 – 2004-05	193	310	501	169
35	Tree Rollins	1988-89 – 1989-90	108	261	292	91

* The box score lacks the stat in some of his games here; the total is the games that have it. — The box score lacks the stat in more than a tenth of his games here. The box score has blocks in nearly every game from 1983-84; the Method has the rest. A position is the NBA roster's, else ESPN's, one for the whole career.

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