best defensive rating centers 2022

Rudy Gobert had the best defensive rating by a center in 2021-22, with a 103.2 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 2022
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
103.2
2021-22
66
32.1
15.6
14.7
1.1
0.7
2.1
5.5
7.7
71.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.6
6.7
69.0
73.2
3.7
11.0
1.8
2,120
1,027
968
72
45
137
119
176
+417
2Al Horford
A. Horford
104.3
2021-22
69
29.1
10.2
7.7
3.4
0.7
1.3
3.9
8.2
46.7
1.3
3.8
33.6
1.2
1.4
84.2
57.4
1.6
6.1
0.9
2,005
701
530
232
49
92
65
130
+386
3Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
105.3
2021-22
68
33.8
30.6
11.7
4.2
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
9.6
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
2,296
2,079
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
105.3
2021-22
74
33.4
27.1
13.8
7.9
1.5
0.9
10.3
17.7
58.3
1.3
3.9
33.7
5.1
6.3
81.0
66.1
2.8
11.0
3.8
2,475
2,004
1,019
584
109
63
281
191
+442
5Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
105.8
2021-22
78
27.3
16.3
5.8
1.1
0.9
2.3
5.5
13.3
41.5
1.6
5.1
31.9
3.6
4.4
82.3
53.5
1.5
4.3
1.7
2,126
1,272
454
86
73
177
130
272
+361
6Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
107.3
2021-22
69
33.8
15.0
8.3
2.5
0.8
1.7
6.1
12.0
50.8
0.3
1.3
25.0
2.4
3.7
66.3
54.9
2.1
6.2
1.9
2,331
1,034
570
174
56
115
133
147
+94
7Clint Capela
C. Capela
109.3
2021-22
74
27.6
11.1
11.9
1.2
0.7
1.3
5.0
8.2
61.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.3
47.3
60.4
3.8
8.1
0.6
2,041
820
877
92
55
93
44
166
+125
8Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
109.6
2021-22
73
33.1
17.6
11.0
3.2
1.0
1.0
7.5
15.8
47.3
1.4
4.5
31.4
1.3
1.7
76.0
53.3
1.9
9.1
1.9
2,417
1,288
804
236
70
71
136
181
-52
9Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.8
2021-22
74
33.4
24.6
9.8
3.6
1.0
1.1
8.7
16.4
52.9
2.0
4.9
41.0
5.2
6.3
82.2
64.0
2.6
7.2
3.1
2,475
1,818
727
269
72
83
226
267
+274
10Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
110.5
2021-22
74
30.3
17.8
11.4
2.6
0.6
0.8
6.9
12.7
54.4
0.8
2.1
36.1
3.2
3.9
82.0
61.7
3.1
8.3
2.4
2,240
1,314
843
190
41
60
179
247
+67
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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.404
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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
34
11
.756
2
29
18
.617
6.0
3
29
18
.617
6.0
4
29
20
.592
7.0
5
29
20
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6
25
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9.5
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8
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24
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.490
12.0
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23
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.489
12.0
11
20
28
.417
15.5
12
18
27
.400
16.0
13
12
33
.267
22.0
14
12
36
.250
23.5
15
11
34
.244
23.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
38
10
.792
2
32
15
.681
5.5
3
31
16
.660
6.5
4
28
17
.622
8.5
5
28
18
.609
9.0
6
29
19
.604
9.0
7
28
19
.596
9.5
8
27
22
.551
11.5
9
23
25
.479
15.0
10
22
24
.478
15.0
11
19
28
.404
18.5
12
18
27
.400
18.5
13
15
33
.313
23.0
14
12
36
.250
26.0
15
12
37
.245
26.5

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Thu
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@
131-94
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@
121-128

Schedule

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7:00 PM
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