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NBA ComparatorThe best Portland Trail Blazers centers since 1970-71

Mychal Thompson leads with 9,014 points in 542 games for the Portland Trail Blazers; Kevin Duckworth had 7,188.

Every center with 82 or more regular-season games for the Portland Trail Blazers 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

31 centers with 82+ gamespoints

#	player	seasons	games	points	rebounds	blocks
1	Mychal Thompson	1978-79 – 1985-86	542	9,014	4,807	757
2	Kevin Duckworth	1986-87 – 1992-93	527	7,188	3,327	243
3	Arvydas Sabonis	1995-96 – 2002-03	470	5,629	3,436	494
4	Jusuf Nurkić	2016-17 – 2022-23	324	4,662	3,167	385
5	Tom Owens	1977-78 – 1980-81	319	4,437	2,310	195
6	Bill Walton	1974-75 – 1977-78	209	3,578	2,822	529
7	Steve Johnson	1986-87 – 1988-89	194	2,713	1,166	155
8	Dale Davis	2000-01 – 2003-04	313	2,232	2,256	291
9	Wayne Cooper	1982-83 – 1991-92	342	2,093	1,715	425
10	Joel Przybilla	2004-05 – 2011-12	422	1,968	3,010	623
11	Dale Schlueter	1970-71 – 1977-78	171	1,629	1,510	—
12	Deandre Ayton	2023-24 – 2024-25	95	1,496	1,015	81
13	Robin Lopez	2013-14 – 2014-15	141	1,474	1,094	223
14	Sam Bowie	1984-85 – 1988-89	139	1,457	1,122	341
15	Larue Martin	1972-73 – 1975-76	272	1,430	1,258^*	—
16	Donovan Clingan	2024-25 – 2025-26	144	1,370	1,419	240
17	JJ Hickson	2011-12 – 2012-13	99	1,305	986	69
18	Caldwell Jones	1985-86 – 1988-89	309	1,231	1,518	318
19	Chris Dudley	1993-94 – 2002-03	295	1,230	2,183	339
20	Enes Freedom	2018-19 – 2020-21	95	1,107	993	57
21	Duop Reath	2023-24 – 2025-26	146	905	380	60
22	Audie Norris	1982-83 – 1984-85	187	819	576	69
23	Theo Ratliff	2003-04 – 2005-06	150	808	843	387
24	Greg Oden	2008-09 – 2009-10	82	773	602	117
25	Chris Kaman	2014-15 – 2015-16	90	682	508	55
26	Mike Harper	1980-81 – 1981-82	123	613	432	105
27	Marcus Camby	2009-10 – 2011-12	122	591	1,215	195
28	Robert Williams III	2023-24 – 2025-26	85	554	571	127
29	Joel Freeland	2012-13 – 2014-15	151	477	518	56
30	Kelvin Cato	1997-98 – 1998-99	117	433	402	150
31	Kevin Kunnert	1979-80 – 1981-82	94	419	465	57

* 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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