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The Pacers' best centers

Rik Smits has the most points of the 54 centers who played with the Pacers, 12,871 in 867 games. Myles Turner is 2nd with 9,031.

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The Pacers' centers this season

  • Jay Huff8 games, 8.0 a game847 with the Pacers.64points
  • Ivica Zubac4 games, 7.0 a game86 with the Pacers.28points

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1977–79

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The Pacers' best centers
PlacePlayerpointsreboundsblocks
1Rik Smits1988 – 2000 · 867 games12,8715,2771,110
2Myles Turner2015 – 2025 · 642 games9,0314,3491,412
3Herb Williams1981 – 1989 · 577 games8,6374,4941,083†
4Dale Davis1991 – 2005 · 671 games6,2536,006904
5Roy Hibbert2008 – 2015 · 533 games5,9093,623990
6Steve Stipanovich1983 – 1988 · 403 games5,3233,131382
7James Edwards1977 – 1981 · 303 games4,8112,277338†
8Jeff Foster1999 – 2012 · 764 games3,7475,248308
9Lasalle Thompson1988 – 1997 · 417 games2,4082,250249
10Clemon Johnson1979 – 1983 · 294 games2,3551,759†328†
11Ian Mahinmi2012 – 2016 · 289 games1,5991,431259
12Brad Miller2001 – 2003 · 101 games1,37982355
13Dave Robisch1976 – 1978 · 103 games1,14772637†
14David Harrison2004 – 2008 · 189 games949549185
15Jay Huff2025 – 2027 · still playing847355160
+64 this season
16Goga Bitadze2019 – 2023 · 170 games821482149
17Al Jefferson2016 – 2018 · 102 games78742139
18Tom Owens1981-82 · 74 games78037227†
19Stuart Gray1984 – 1989 · 320 games779865106
20Len Elmore1976 – 1979 · 155 games724837126†
21Greg Dreiling1986 – 1993 · 322 games69265684
22Jordan Hill2015-16 · 73 games64545137
23Granville Waiters1983 – 1985 · 140 games476397128
24Rasho Nesterovic2008-09 · 70 games47324038
25Scot Pollard2003 – 2006 · 155 games46658770

points by decade

2020s

  1. Myles Turner2019 – 2025 · 362 games5,427
  2. › Jay Huff2025 – 2027 · 90 games847
  3. Goga Bitadze2019 – 2023 · 170 games821
  4. Micah Potter2025-26 · 47 games458
  5. Thomas Bryant2024-25 · 56 games388

2010s

  1. Roy Hibbert2009 – 2015 · 463 games5,415
  2. Myles Turner2015 – 2019 · 280 games3,604
  3. Ian Mahinmi2012 – 2016 · 289 games1,599
  4. Al Jefferson2016 – 2018 · 102 games787
  5. Jordan Hill2015-16 · 73 games645

2000s

  1. Jeff Foster1999 – 2009 · 681 games3,486
  2. Brad Miller2001 – 2003 · 101 games1,379
  3. Rik Smits1999-00 · 79 games1,018
  4. David Harrison2004 – 2008 · 189 games949
  5. Dale Davis1999 – 2005 · 99 games915

1990s

  1. Rik Smits1989 – 1999 · 706 games10,897
  2. Dale Davis1991 – 1999 · 572 games5,338
  3. Lasalle Thompson1989 – 1997 · 384 games1,995
  4. Greg Dreiling1989 – 1993 · 225 games487
  5. Erick Dampier1996-97 · 72 games370

1980s

  1. Herb Williams1981 – 1989 · 577 games8,637
  2. Steve Stipanovich1983 – 1988 · 403 games5,323
  3. James Edwards1979 – 1981 · 163 games2,553
  4. Clemon Johnson1979 – 1983 · 294 games2,355
  5. Rik Smits1988-89 · 82 games956

1977–79

  1. James Edwards1977 – 1979 · 140 games2,258
  2. Dave Robisch1976 – 1978 · 103 games1,147
  3. Len Elmore1976 – 1979 · 155 games724
  4. Rick Robey1978-79 · 43 games370

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Method

  • Every center who played with the Pacers, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A number with a † is short: some of his games with the Pacers don't have it recorded.
  • A decade counts his points with the Pacers in its seasons.