best center defensive rating in 2021

Rudy Gobert had the best defensive rating by a center in 2020-21, with a 100.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
best center defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games in 2021
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
100.5
2020-21
71
30.8
14.3
13.5
1.3
0.6
2.7
5.5
8.2
67.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
5.3
62.3
68.3
3.4
10.1
1.7
2,187
1,015
960
89
40
190
118
163
+728
2Clint Capela
C. Capela
106.1
2020-21
63
30.1
15.2
14.3
0.8
0.7
2.0
6.6
11.0
59.4
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.6
57.3
60.1
4.7
9.6
1.2
1,898
956
903
49
44
129
73
145
+251
3Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
108.7
2020-21
69
30.6
14.4
10.5
1.4
0.6
1.2
6.2
10.0
62.6
0.1
0.3
20.0
1.9
2.5
76.9
65.3
3.3
7.2
1.5
2,114
997
727
99
41
81
103
196
+274
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
109.3
2020-21
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
3.1
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
5Jakob Poeltl
J. Poeltl
109.6
2020-21
69
26.7
8.6
7.9
1.9
0.7
1.8
3.8
6.2
61.6
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.8
50.8
61.2
3.2
4.8
1.2
1,845
593
547
134
47
123
83
172
+109
6Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
109.8
2020-21
62
36.0
20.3
12.0
6.7
1.2
0.5
7.8
14.6
53.5
0.8
2.6
32.1
3.9
5.3
73.2
60.1
2.4
9.5
3.4
2,231
1,260
742
415
75
33
213
203
-91
7Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
110.1
2020-21
TOT
70
33.5
23.4
11.7
3.8
0.9
0.7
9.5
19.9
47.7
2.5
6.3
40.0
1.9
2.2
84.0
56.0
2.1
9.6
1.8
2,348
1,639
817
269
65
48
126
137
-341
8Kelly Olynyk
K. Olynyk
110.2
2020-21
TOT
70
28.5
13.5
7.0
2.9
1.1
0.6
4.8
10.0
48.4
1.8
5.3
34.2
2.1
2.5
82.9
61.0
1.2
5.7
1.8
1,997
945
489
203
79
42
126
207
-100
9Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
111.4
2020-21
70
27.2
12.3
5.0
0.7
0.6
1.5
4.6
9.1
50.3
1.4
4.0
33.8
1.7
2.0
84.5
61.1
1.5
3.5
0.9
1,902
859
347
50
40
103
64
149
+312
10Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
111.6
2020-21
TOT
63
29.6
12.8
10.0
1.7
0.5
1.4
4.7
7.7
61.8
0.1
0.3
31.6
3.2
4.6
70.3
66.1
3.1
6.9
1.6
1,863
806
631
106
32
90
100
96
-203
11Enes Kanter Freedom
E. Kanter Freedom
112.8
2020-21
72
24.4
11.2
11.0
1.2
0.5
0.7
4.7
7.8
60.4
0.0
0.1
25.0
1.8
2.3
77.4
63.6
3.9
7.1
1.1
1,757
806
795
84
33
48
78
168
+155
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62
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50
27
.649
11.5
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50
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.641
12.0
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48
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13.5
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46
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16.0
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.551
19.0
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22.0
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22.5
10
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25.5
11
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