Theo Ratliff

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Theo Ratliff : biography

April 17, 1973 –

Theophilus Curtis Ratliff (born April 17, 1973), better known as Theo Ratliff, is an American former professional basketball player who last played with the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers. Primarily a center, he was an excellent shot-blocker who has led the league three times in blocks per game. As of 2011, he is ranked 18th all-time in career blocks, and 13th all-time in career blocks per game.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 75 || 2 || 17.4 || .557 || .000 || .708 || 4.0 || .2 || .2 || 1.5 || 4.5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 76 || 38 || 17.0 || .531 || .000 || .698 || 3.4 || .2 || .4 || 1.5 || 5.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 24 || 12 || 24.4 || .514 || .000 || .683 || 5.0 || .6 || .5 || 2.3 || 6.5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 58 || 55 || 32.1 || .512 || .000 || .706 || 7.3 || .7 || .7 || 3.5 || 11.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 50 || 50 || 32.5 || .470 || .000 || .725 || 8.1 || .6 || .9 || 3.0 || 11.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 57 || 56 || 31.5 || .503 || .000 || .771 || 7.6 || .6 || .6 || 3.0 || 11.9 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 50 || 50 || 36.0 || .499 || .000 || .760 || 8.3 || 1.2 || .6 || 3.7 || 12.4 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Atlanta | 3 || 2 || 27.3 || .500 || .000 || .545 || 5.3 || .3 || .3 || 2.7 || 8.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Atlanta | 81 || 81 || 31.1 || .464 || .000 || .720 || 7.5 || .9 || .7 || 3.2 || 8.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Atlanta | 53 || 52 || 31.1 || .458 || .000 || .653 || 7.2 || 1.0 || .6 || 3.1 || 8.3 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Portland | 32 || 31 || 31.8 || .540 || .000 || .629 || 7.3 || .6 || .8 || 4.4 || 7.3 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Portland | 63 || 45 || 27.5 || .447 || .000 || .692 || 5.3 || .5 || .4 || 2.5 || 4.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Portland | 55 || 19 || 23.7 || .571 || .000 || .651 || 5.1 || .5 || .3 || 1.6 || 4.9 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Boston | 2 || 2 || 22.0 || .333 || .000 || .750 || 3.5 || .0 || .5 || 1.5 || 2.5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Minnesota | 10 || 6 || 21.4 || .511 || .000 || .680 || 3.9 || .7 || .3 || 1.9 || 6.3 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 16 || 3 || 13.9 || .450 || .000 || .667 || 3.1 || .4 || .2 || 1.1 || 3.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Philadelphia | 46 || 0 || 12.6 || .531 || .000 || .600 || 2.8 || .2 || .4 || 1.0 || 1.9 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | San Antonio | 21 || 3 || 8.7 || .444 || .000 || .500 || 1.9 || .4 || .1 || .9 || 1.6 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Charlotte | 28 || 26 || 22.3 || .466 || .000 || .783 || 4.2 || .6 || .3 || 1.5 || 5.1 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 10 || 0 || 7.0 || .167 || .000 || .000 || 1.3 || .3 || .2 || .5 || .2 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 810 || 533 || 25.5 || .496 || .000 || .710 || 5.7 || .6 || .5 || 2.4 || 7.2

Playoffs

|- | align="left" | 1996 | align="left" | Detroit | 1 || 0 || 4.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | align="left" | 1997 | align="left" | Detroit | 3 || 0 || 6.0 || .750 || .000 || .500 || 1.3 || .3 || .3 || 1.3 || 2.7 |- | align="left" | 1999 | align="left" | Philadelphia | 7 || 7 || 29.1 || .465 || .000 || .579 || 7.3 || .9 || .7 || 2.6 || 7.3 |- | align="left" | 2000 | align="left" | Philadelphia | 10 || 10 || 37.4 || .475 || .000 || .723 || 7.9 || .9 || 1.0 || 3.0 || 13.0 |- | align="left" | 2008 | align="left" | Detroit | 12 || 0 || 10.9 || .500 || .000 || .500 || 2.3 || .1 || .1 || .9 || 1.3 |- | align="left" | 2009 | align="left" | Philadelphia | 6 || 0 || 15.7 || .818 || .000 || .500 || 3.8 || .0 || .2 || .7 || 3.3 |- | align="left" | 2010 | align="left" | Charlotte | 4 || 4 || 11.8 || .375 || .000 || .500 || .8 || .3 || .5 || .0 || 1.8 |- | align="left" | 2011 | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 1 || 0 || 1.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 44 || 21 || 19.8 || .497 || .000 || .643 || 4.3 || .4 || .4 || 1.5 || 5.3