best defensive rating over last 5 seasons centers

Since 2021-22, Hassan Whiteside had the lowest defensive rating by a center, with a 103.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games over last 5 seasons centers
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
103.5
65
17.9
8.2
7.6
0.4
0.3
1.6
3.3
5.1
65.2
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.6
62.3
66.2
2.6
5.0
0.8
1,162
534
494
26
22
103
53
179
+230
2Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
103.8
101
28.5
16.4
8.6
1.8
0.7
2.0
6.0
11.1
53.7
1.3
3.6
36.8
3.2
4.1
78.0
63.7
1.8
6.9
1.6
2,874
1,660
872
178
66
202
163
230
+972
3Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
104.0
110
30.8
24.7
11.3
3.3
1.1
3.4
8.7
17.6
49.6
2.4
6.8
35.1
4.8
5.8
82.9
61.2
1.9
9.4
2.8
3,393
2,716
1,242
368
118
373
304
261
+784
4Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
106.6
329
22.7
8.0
7.7
2.5
0.9
1.0
3.3
5.6
60.1
0.1
0.3
24.0
1.2
1.8
67.5
62.7
2.7
5.1
1.3
7,467
2,620
2,548
835
285
324
421
879
+1508
5Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
106.7
322
17.5
7.3
8.3
1.0
0.8
0.7
3.0
5.5
54.4
0.1
0.4
29.4
1.2
2.1
57.4
56.8
2.9
5.4
1.2
5,619
2,338
2,674
315
273
210
387
668
-240
6Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
107.2
360
32.3
13.1
12.3
1.4
0.7
1.7
5.0
7.4
67.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.8
63.9
68.7
3.7
8.6
1.5
11,629
4,722
4,421
516
267
622
555
1,005
+1381
7Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
107.6
239
23.7
6.9
8.6
0.7
0.9
1.5
3.0
4.2
70.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.1
46.6
67.0
4.2
4.4
0.7
5,670
1,645
2,061
174
223
365
177
563
+297
8Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
107.9
198
33.2
15.6
8.8
2.8
0.8
1.5
6.4
11.8
54.4
0.3
1.3
26.5
2.5
3.7
68.1
58.4
2.2
6.6
1.9
6,578
3,096
1,749
558
161
306
369
499
+466
9Kel'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
10Steven Adams
S. Adams
108.8
208
22.4
6.3
8.9
2.2
0.7
0.7
2.5
4.6
55.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.4
48.8
55.4
4.2
4.7
1.4
4,655
1,301
1,848
467
145
154
283
366
+962
11Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
108.9
339
30.3
15.1
9.9
2.0
0.8
1.1
6.1
9.3
65.9
0.0
0.1
7.3
2.8
3.9
72.3
68.4
3.0
6.9
1.4
10,286
5,107
3,353
673
283
360
480
619
+1407
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
109.0
357
34.7
27.0
12.7
9.5
1.5
0.8
10.3
17.5
58.7
1.4
3.6
37.6
5.1
6.3
81.6
66.7
2.8
9.9
3.5
12,371
9,649
4,540
3,383
523
276
1,239
893
+2915
13Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
109.3
353
33.6
19.4
9.8
3.6
1.2
0.8
7.3
14.5
50.5
0.6
1.9
32.6
4.1
5.3
77.2
57.5
2.3
7.5
2.2
11,878
6,842
3,470
1,277
433
273
778
822
+825
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
109.4
230
33.3
30.8
10.2
4.4
1.0
1.5
10.1
19.7
51.4
1.3
3.6
35.0
9.3
11.0
84.9
62.9
2.0
8.2
3.3
7,664
7,088
2,344
1,012
224
341
761
622
+1156
15Al Horford
A. Horford
109.7
302
27.5
9.2
6.4
2.8
0.6
1.0
3.4
7.5
46.2
1.8
4.5
38.8
0.6
0.7
84.3
59.5
1.3
5.1
0.8
8,293
2,789
1,921
833
183
317
238
476
+1504
16Naz Reid
N. Reid
109.7
383
22.6
12.3
5.3
1.6
0.7
0.9
4.6
9.7
47.9
1.7
4.4
37.5
1.3
1.8
73.9
58.6
1.1
4.1
1.4
8,637
4,692
2,014
605
279
347
519
904
+540
17Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
109.8
144
23.7
9.5
9.9
1.7
0.5
1.7
3.7
7.1
52.7
0.7
2.0
33.2
1.4
2.1
65.1
59.4
3.9
5.9
1.2
3,418
1,370
1,419
239
78
240
167
371
+12
18Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
110.0
312
33.0
22.5
10.5
3.4
0.9
0.7
8.0
15.5
51.4
1.9
4.8
40.0
4.7
5.5
84.5
62.8
2.5
8.0
2.8
10,297
7,032
3,287
1,046
271
231
868
1,086
+1390
19Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
110.1
329
29.5
19.8
5.9
1.6
1.1
2.0
7.0
15.1
46.4
1.7
5.1
34.4
4.1
5.1
80.0
57.2
1.4
4.5
2.0
9,698
6,503
1,934
542
363
654
657
1,170
+655
20Aleksej Pokusevski
A. Pokusevski
110.6
61
20.2
7.6
5.2
2.1
0.6
0.6
3.0
7.5
40.8
0.9
3.2
28.9
0.6
0.8
70.0
48.5
1.2
4.0
1.5
1,233
464
318
131
39
38
94
88
-44
21Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
110.7
348
28.4
12.7
10.2
1.8
0.5
1.1
5.3
8.5
62.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.9
70.2
65.0
3.2
7.0
1.5
9,885
4,414
3,545
609
160
388
523
882
+489
22Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
111.3
381
22.4
12.7
8.7
2.0
0.4
0.7
5.1
9.2
55.3
0.4
1.2
32.9
2.2
2.7
81.7
61.5
2.4
6.3
1.7
8,528
4,841
3,324
745
144
263
642
1,024
-133
23Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
111.5
320
28.1
12.3
8.1
2.1
0.7
0.6
4.6
8.9
51.1
1.0
3.1
32.5
2.2
3.0
73.6
60.2
2.1
6.0
1.5
8,993
3,942
2,595
686
213
194
468
915
-46
24Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
111.5
292
29.8
15.7
9.8
1.4
0.7
0.8
7.1
11.7
60.5
0.1
0.3
24.7
1.6
2.1
73.0
62.5
2.8
7.0
1.6
8,696
4,593
2,850
412
205
244
462
686
-151
25Clint Capela
C. Capela
111.7
342
22.7
9.4
9.3
1.0
0.6
1.2
4.1
6.9
59.3
0.0
0.0
16.7
1.1
2.0
56.7
59.9
3.5
5.8
0.8
7,756
3,205
3,184
353
213
394
260
649
+161
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Pelicans Pelicans
26
56
.317
38.0
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Grizzlies Grizzlies
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60
22
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2
Celtics Celtics - x
56
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Knicks Knicks - x
53
29
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Cavaliers Cavaliers - x
52
30
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8.0
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Raptors Raptors - x
46
36
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Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
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14.0
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76ers 76ers - x
45
37
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15.0
8
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45
37
.549
15.0
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Hornets Hornets
44
38
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16.0
10
Heat Heat
43
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11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
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28.0
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31
51
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29.0
13
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19
63
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41.0
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17
65
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Thunder Thunder - z
64
18
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2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
Nuggets Nuggets - x
54
28
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10.0
4
Lakers Lakers - x
53
29
.646
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Rockets Rockets - x
52
30
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6
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49
33
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45
37
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42
40
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22.0
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40
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22.0
10
Warriors Warriors
37
45
.451
27.0
11
Pelicans Pelicans - e
26
56
.317
38.0
12
Mavericks Mavericks - e
26
56
.317
38.0
13
Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
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Sun
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POR POR
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BOS BOS
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CHA CHA
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SAC SAC
@
BKN BKN
99-116
Sun
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TOR TOR
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3/29
HOU HOU
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
5/25
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Tue
5/26
SAS SAS
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/27
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/28
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Fri
5/29
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM