current centers and power forwards with best defensive rating 2024

Rudy Gobert had the best defensive rating by an active center in 2023-24, with a 104.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
current centers and power forwards with best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games 2024
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
104.4
2023-24
MIN MIN
76
34.1
14.0
12.9
1.3
0.7
2.1
5.3
8.1
66.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.1
63.8
67.6
3.8
9.2
1.6
2,593
1,061
982
102
52
162
119
238
+411
2Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
107.0
2023-24
CHI CHI
79
17.1
8.4
9.0
0.5
0.9
0.6
3.4
6.1
55.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.8
59.2
57.6
3.4
5.6
1.0
1,351
663
708
37
73
48
81
140
+26
3Naz Reid
N. Reid
107.3
2023-24
MIN MIN
81
24.2
13.5
5.2
1.3
0.8
0.9
5.0
10.5
47.7
2.1
5.0
41.4
1.3
1.8
73.6
59.5
0.9
4.3
1.4
1,964
1,090
423
106
63
73
111
172
+248
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
108.0
2023-24
DEN DEN
79
34.6
26.4
12.4
9.0
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
58.3
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
3.0
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
238
195
+684
5Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
108.1
2023-24
NYK NYK
75
25.3
7.8
8.3
2.5
1.2
1.1
3.1
4.9
64.4
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.5
2.1
70.7
67.0
3.3
5.1
1.2
1,896
582
626
188
87
85
93
210
+406
6Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
108.2
2023-24
PHX PHX
76
27.3
10.9
11.0
4.0
1.1
1.1
4.2
8.3
51.0
0.3
1.2
24.4
2.2
3.4
64.0
55.9
2.9
8.1
2.3
2,078
829
837
301
81
80
175
254
+404
7Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
108.5
2023-24
MIA MIA
71
34.0
19.3
10.4
3.9
1.1
0.9
7.5
14.3
52.1
0.2
0.6
35.7
4.1
5.5
75.5
57.6
2.2
8.1
2.3
2,416
1,367
737
278
81
66
162
159
+50
8Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
108.5
2023-24
CLE CLE
50
30.6
15.7
9.4
3.2
0.9
1.4
6.4
11.0
58.0
0.4
1.2
37.3
2.5
3.4
71.9
62.6
2.2
7.1
1.8
1,532
785
468
160
45
72
90
134
+33
9Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
108.7
2023-24
MIN MIN
62
32.7
21.8
8.3
3.0
0.7
0.7
7.7
15.3
50.4
2.2
5.3
41.6
4.1
4.7
87.3
62.5
1.5
6.8
2.9
2,026
1,349
515
189
43
41
177
204
+321
10Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
108.7
2023-24
PHI PHI
39
33.6
34.7
11.0
5.6
1.2
1.7
11.5
21.8
52.9
1.4
3.6
38.8
10.2
11.6
88.3
64.4
2.4
8.6
3.8
1,309
1,353
430
219
46
66
150
112
+267
11Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
109.9
2023-24
NOP NOP
82
23.5
12.2
8.8
2.1
0.4
0.8
4.9
8.8
55.9
0.5
1.5
30.8
2.0
2.5
78.5
61.9
2.3
6.5
1.4
1,925
1,002
721
173
32
68
111
218
+158
12Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
110.3
2023-24
CLE CLE
77
31.7
16.5
10.5
2.7
0.7
1.1
6.7
10.6
63.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.0
4.1
74.2
66.4
3.2
7.4
1.6
2,442
1,271
811
210
53
81
121
147
+200
13Al Horford
A. Horford
110.7
2023-24
BOS BOS
65
26.8
8.6
6.4
2.6
0.6
1.0
3.3
6.4
51.1
1.7
4.0
41.9
0.4
0.5
86.7
65.0
1.3
5.1
0.7
1,740
562
413
168
38
62
48
93
+421
14Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
111.0
2023-24
BKN BKN
71
29.8
11.8
9.9
2.1
0.6
2.1
5.2
8.2
62.9
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.5
2.8
55.1
62.9
2.7
7.2
1.3
2,116
841
706
147
46
146
93
175
-278
15Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
111.0
2023-24
ORL ORL
55
25.6
11.0
6.9
1.7
0.6
0.5
4.1
7.7
52.5
1.2
3.1
37.4
1.7
2.4
69.4
62.3
2.0
4.9
1.2
1,406
603
381
95
35
28
68
121
+52
16Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.0
2023-24
HOU HOU
63
32.5
21.1
9.3
5.0
1.2
0.7
8.4
15.6
53.7
0.5
1.8
29.7
3.9
5.6
69.3
58.5
2.9
6.4
2.6
2,046
1,331
589
312
76
46
162
211
+49
17Moritz Wagner
M. Wagner
111.7
2023-24
ORL ORL
80
17.7
10.9
4.3
1.2
0.5
0.3
4.2
6.9
60.1
0.5
1.4
33.0
2.1
2.6
81.4
67.6
1.5
2.9
1.2
1,415
868
347
96
39
21
97
160
+93
18Dereck Lively II
D. Lively II
111.9
2023-24
DAL DAL
55
23.5
8.8
6.9
1.1
0.7
1.4
4.0
5.4
74.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.5
50.6
72.8
2.5
4.4
0.9
1,294
483
378
60
36
77
50
144
+144
19Drew Eubanks
D. Eubanks
112.4
2023-24
PHX PHX
75
15.6
5.1
4.3
0.8
0.4
0.8
2.0
3.4
60.1
0.0
0.0
100.0
1.0
1.2
77.4
64.5
1.4
2.9
0.8
1,169
379
322
63
28
61
61
115
-106
20Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
112.5
2023-24
SAC SAC
82
35.7
19.4
13.7
8.2
0.9
0.6
7.7
13.0
59.4
0.4
1.1
37.9
3.6
5.1
70.4
63.7
3.6
10.1
3.3
2,928
1,593
1,120
673
74
48
272
250
+69
21Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.7
2023-24
MEM MEM
66
32.2
22.5
5.5
2.3
1.2
1.6
7.8
17.6
44.4
1.8
5.5
32.0
5.1
6.3
80.8
55.2
1.3
4.2
2.4
2,124
1,486
365
154
80
106
160
235
-340
22Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
113.0
2023-24
LAC LAC
68
26.4
11.7
9.2
1.4
0.3
1.2
5.0
7.6
64.9
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.4
72.3
67.1
2.9
6.3
1.2
1,795
794
626
93
22
83
79
180
+184
23Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
114.0
2023-24
POR POR
55
32.4
16.7
11.1
1.6
1.0
0.8
7.8
13.6
57.0
0.0
0.2
10.0
1.2
1.4
82.3
58.7
3.2
7.9
1.8
1,784
920
609
90
56
42
99
109
-318
24Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
114.1
2023-24
MIL MIL
79
30.5
12.5
5.2
1.6
0.5
2.4
4.6
9.6
48.5
1.9
5.1
36.6
1.4
1.7
82.1
60.8
1.5
3.7
1.0
2,411
990
409
127
43
189
79
191
+278
25Daniel Theis
D. Theis
114.4
2023-24
TOT
60
16.9
6.3
4.1
1.0
0.4
0.9
2.6
4.9
53.2
0.4
1.2
36.6
0.6
0.8
76.0
59.7
1.4
2.7
0.7
1,015
376
244
61
21
51
42
127
+62
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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117.6

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112.9

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12
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Sat
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5:00 PM
Sun
11/30
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@
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7:00 PM
Tue
12/2
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@
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8:00 PM
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12/4
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12/6
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105

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113

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WesternWLPCTGB
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Thunder Thunder
18
1
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Lakers Lakers
13
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3
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13
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
12
7
.632
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6
Hawks Hawks
11
8
.579
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
10/30
ATL ATL
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IND IND
128-108
Thu
10/30
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@
PHI PHI
109-108
Thu
10/30
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
112-101
Thu
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NYK NYK
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CHI CHI
125-135
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10/30
LAL LAL
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MEM MEM
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
11/28
ORL ORL
@
DET DET
7:30 PM
Fri
11/28
CHI CHI
@
CHA CHA
7:30 PM
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11/28
WAS WAS
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IND IND
7:30 PM
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CLE CLE
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ATL ATL
7:30 PM
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MIL MIL
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NYK NYK
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