best defensive rating of the 2020s

Between the 2019-20 and 2028-29 seasons, Marc Gasol had the best defensive rating, with a 103.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player of the 2020s
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
103.8
96
22.4
6.2
5.1
2.7
0.6
1.0
2.2
4.9
43.8
1.1
2.8
39.6
0.8
1.0
72.7
57.4
0.7
4.4
1.2
2,154
593
490
256
60
96
112
239
+356
2Dwight Howard
D. Howard
104.3
198
17.5
6.9
7.3
0.7
0.5
0.9
2.6
4.0
64.3
0.1
0.2
40.0
1.7
2.9
57.4
65.3
2.4
4.9
1.2
3,472
1,371
1,443
141
95
177
243
537
-32
3Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
104.7
181
30.4
23.4
11.0
3.5
1.1
3.5
8.4
17.3
48.4
2.2
6.3
34.2
4.5
5.6
81.7
59.4
2.1
9.0
3.1
5,499
4,238
1,997
642
206
627
564
414
+642
4Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
105.5
425
20.6
9.5
9.6
1.3
1.0
0.8
3.9
7.3
53.2
0.1
0.4
24.7
1.6
2.8
57.9
55.5
3.2
6.4
1.7
8,740
4,035
4,089
561
445
352
714
1,018
-536
5Kyle Korver
K. Korver
105.7
58
16.6
6.7
2.1
1.2
0.4
0.2
2.2
5.1
43.0
1.7
4.1
41.8
0.6
0.7
85.4
62.0
0.3
1.8
0.8
960
386
122
68
26
12
48
78
+126
6Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
105.8
499
32.4
13.6
12.6
1.4
0.7
1.9
5.2
7.6
67.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
5.1
63.5
68.8
3.6
9.0
1.6
16,149
6,763
6,297
706
358
947
803
1,383
+2402
7Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
105.9
183
28.9
16.5
8.3
2.1
0.7
2.1
6.0
11.3
53.4
1.4
3.9
36.9
3.0
3.8
78.5
63.4
1.7
6.6
1.6
5,287
3,017
1,520
378
119
392
294
427
+1394
8Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
106.4
168
22.1
11.1
9.6
0.7
0.3
2.1
4.6
7.5
61.9
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.8
2.9
63.7
63.5
2.9
6.7
1.3
3,716
1,867
1,614
124
57
345
213
448
+239
9Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
106.7
398
20.8
7.4
7.1
2.3
0.8
0.9
3.1
5.2
59.8
0.1
0.3
23.4
1.2
1.7
67.3
62.5
2.5
4.6
1.2
8,292
2,963
2,819
908
313
375
481
1,024
+1547
10Anthony Davis
A. Davis
107.0
341
34.1
24.4
10.9
3.2
1.2
2.1
9.1
17.3
52.9
0.6
2.1
27.9
5.5
7.0
79.0
59.9
2.8
8.2
2.2
11,633
8,326
3,731
1,083
416
727
745
776
+595
11Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
107.2
331
24.0
7.5
8.3
0.7
0.9
1.6
3.3
4.6
70.4
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.1
49.0
67.9
3.9
4.3
0.7
7,934
2,491
2,741
227
310
529
240
843
+173
12Derrick Favors
D. Favors
107.5
158
18.6
6.5
6.7
0.9
0.5
0.8
2.9
4.8
59.9
0.0
0.2
12.0
0.7
1.1
65.3
61.4
2.3
4.4
0.6
2,933
1,034
1,061
150
79
126
100
312
+9
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
107.5
430
32.7
29.7
11.7
6.0
1.0
1.1
11.0
18.9
57.8
0.8
2.7
29.1
7.0
10.7
65.9
62.9
2.2
9.5
3.4
14,052
12,786
5,038
2,563
436
462
1,473
1,223
+2598
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
107.8
332
32.4
29.3
10.5
3.9
1.0
1.4
9.5
18.8
50.9
1.2
3.5
35.1
8.9
10.6
84.6
62.5
2.2
8.3
3.3
10,755
9,711
3,476
1,309
319
475
1,079
919
+1724
15Danny Green
D. Green
108.2
212
24.2
7.7
3.1
1.3
1.2
0.6
2.7
6.6
41.0
2.0
5.0
38.8
0.4
0.5
73.8
56.8
0.7
2.4
0.9
5,130
1,628
658
280
244
128
185
383
+630
16Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
108.3
223
29.0
10.8
6.7
6.7
1.4
0.6
4.4
7.9
56.3
0.0
0.1
26.3
1.9
3.1
60.3
58.2
1.5
5.2
2.7
6,478
2,405
1,484
1,483
316
124
599
639
+337
17Matisse Thybulle
M. Thybulle
108.5
377
20.6
5.0
2.0
1.1
1.6
0.8
1.9
4.2
43.8
0.9
2.6
34.9
0.4
0.5
68.3
55.5
0.6
1.5
0.6
7,749
1,872
769
415
602
295
227
689
+61
18Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
108.6
411
22.4
6.9
3.0
2.8
1.4
0.5
2.4
5.6
43.8
1.1
3.0
36.2
1.0
1.3
76.1
56.4
0.6
2.4
1.1
9,214
2,842
1,224
1,136
582
211
450
822
+1383
19Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
108.7
141
22.2
10.3
8.3
0.8
0.7
1.1
4.3
7.9
54.0
0.9
2.4
36.9
0.8
1.2
71.8
61.0
2.4
5.9
0.8
3,126
1,446
1,167
116
98
155
119
230
-27
20Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
108.7
489
33.6
18.8
9.8
4.1
1.2
0.9
7.1
13.7
51.9
0.5
1.4
32.1
4.1
5.3
76.4
58.4
2.3
7.5
2.4
16,437
9,185
4,778
1,991
590
432
1,151
1,149
+1093
21Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
108.9
472
29.7
14.2
9.9
1.9
0.8
1.1
5.7
8.7
65.3
0.0
0.1
13.6
2.8
4.0
70.7
67.9
3.0
6.8
1.4
14,001
6,688
4,655
889
355
542
657
877
+1249
22Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
108.9
334
32.4
16.7
9.0
3.0
0.8
1.6
6.7
12.3
54.7
0.6
2.1
30.9
2.7
4.0
67.4
59.8
2.3
6.7
1.9
10,819
5,592
2,994
1,018
270
532
636
799
+1236
23Steven Adams
S. Adams
108.9
329
24.1
7.4
9.0
2.2
0.8
0.8
3.0
5.3
57.5
0.0
0.0
10.0
1.3
2.5
50.4
57.5
3.9
5.0
1.4
7,939
2,423
2,945
724
250
259
455
601
+1126
24Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
108.9
502
34.2
25.9
12.0
9.0
1.4
0.7
9.9
17.1
57.6
1.3
3.6
36.9
4.8
5.9
82.3
65.7
2.7
9.3
3.4
17,193
13,003
6,031
4,494
703
368
1,687
1,307
+3554
25Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
108.9
442
35.8
26.6
8.1
4.6
1.1
0.6
9.1
20.0
45.7
3.1
8.5
36.4
5.2
6.2
83.9
58.5
0.9
7.2
2.7
15,809
11,777
3,574
2,032
495
272
1,192
920
+3059
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56
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.683
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53
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20
62
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63
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65
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1
64
18
.780
2
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62
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.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
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26
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