current centers with best defensive efficiency

Andre Drummond has the best career defensive rating by an active center, with a 101.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
current centers with best defensive efficiency with a minimum of 5000 minutes played
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
101.9
25,450
967
26.3
12.1
11.9
1.2
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.4
53.9
0.1
0.2
21.7
1.9
3.9
48.9
54.4
4.1
7.8
1.7
11,696
11,513
1,187
1,171
1,197
1,683
2,724
-903
2Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
103.1
27,810
905
30.7
12.5
11.7
1.4
0.7
2.0
4.7
7.1
65.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.9
63.3
67.2
3.4
8.3
1.6
11,287
10,572
1,251
634
1,842
1,444
2,408
+3694
3DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
103.3
28,066
1,123
25.0
8.5
9.7
0.9
0.5
1.4
3.5
5.1
67.3
0.0
0.0
15.4
1.6
3.3
47.5
64.4
2.9
6.8
1.3
9,536
10,861
1,056
575
1,577
1,451
2,700
+1023
4Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
104.2
5,761
293
19.7
7.1
6.9
1.3
0.7
1.6
3.2
4.4
72.0
0.0
0.1
33.3
0.8
1.1
66.1
72.7
2.5
4.4
0.9
2,088
2,018
385
207
475
253
519
+563
5Al Horford
A. Horford
105.5
34,860
1,116
31.2
12.8
7.8
3.1
0.8
1.2
5.3
10.3
51.1
0.9
2.3
37.9
1.4
1.8
76.4
57.5
1.9
5.9
1.4
14,279
8,706
3,475
844
1,290
1,531
2,325
+3434
6Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
106.1
15,609
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
7Isaiah Hartenstein
I. Hartenstein
106.7
8,513
426
20.0
7.1
6.7
2.2
0.8
0.9
3.0
5.0
59.6
0.1
0.3
23.9
1.1
1.6
67.5
62.3
2.3
4.4
1.2
3,016
2,866
923
320
387
494
1,080
+1586
8Steven Adams
S. Adams
106.9
20,466
796
25.7
8.7
8.0
1.5
0.8
0.9
3.6
6.2
58.4
0.0
0.0
5.9
1.5
2.8
53.4
58.8
3.7
4.4
1.4
6,930
6,391
1,193
668
723
1,118
1,863
+2610
9Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
107.0
9,294
397
23.4
7.5
8.0
0.7
0.9
1.7
3.2
4.6
70.2
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.1
50.8
68.1
3.7
4.2
0.7
2,976
3,164
264
362
690
275
1,060
-30
10Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
107.1
24,429
1,002
24.4
12.8
9.0
1.4
0.4
0.9
5.1
9.1
56.1
0.2
0.7
34.0
2.3
3.0
79.3
61.6
2.7
6.4
1.6
12,846
9,052
1,379
393
905
1,604
2,759
+508
11Bismack Biyombo
B. Biyombo
107.2
17,053
892
19.1
5.0
5.8
0.7
0.3
1.2
1.9
3.6
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.0
55.2
55.4
1.9
3.9
0.9
4,418
5,135
587
237
1,102
801
1,901
-2332
12Mo Bamba
M. Bamba
107.3
6,159
368
16.7
6.7
5.4
0.8
0.4
1.3
2.6
5.5
47.7
0.8
2.2
35.6
0.7
1.1
68.2
56.7
1.5
3.9
0.8
2,471
2,002
307
132
463
289
755
-923
13Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
107.7
15,429
631
24.5
11.8
8.9
2.6
0.9
1.1
4.6
9.2
50.2
0.2
0.8
29.4
2.3
3.5
66.1
54.8
2.5
6.4
2.2
7,438
5,644
1,664
588
669
1,362
1,990
+698
14Clint Capela
C. Capela
107.8
18,328
739
24.8
11.1
9.9
1.0
0.7
1.4
4.9
7.9
61.3
0.0
0.0
12.5
1.4
2.6
54.6
61.4
3.5
6.4
1.0
8,236
7,330
726
486
1,014
745
1,632
+1401
15Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
107.9
6,578
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
3,096
1,749
558
161
306
369
499
+466
16Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
108.0
32,320
1,036
31.2
17.1
10.3
2.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.6
49.7
1.0
2.7
35.0
1.6
2.0
77.3
55.0
2.5
7.9
1.7
17,684
10,707
3,025
860
885
1,754
2,484
-1510
17Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
108.0
17,576
576
30.5
16.0
9.0
3.4
1.1
0.8
6.0
11.7
51.6
0.4
1.2
31.7
3.5
4.6
75.4
58.1
2.2
6.8
2.0
9,194
5,183
1,930
618
472
1,169
1,345
+1056
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
108.1
25,904
810
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
18,009
8,977
6,080
1,041
589
2,420
2,169
+4626
19Goga Bitadze
G. Bitadze
108.4
5,577
383
14.6
5.5
4.3
1.2
0.5
1.0
2.2
3.9
56.1
0.2
0.7
22.9
1.0
1.4
67.1
60.7
1.7
2.6
0.7
2,107
1,639
454
174
396
272
723
+84
20Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
108.5
17,538
624
28.1
13.1
9.2
1.7
0.7
1.2
5.2
8.1
64.1
0.0
0.2
15.9
2.6
3.7
71.1
67.0
2.8
6.3
1.3
8,148
5,715
1,048
426
750
842
1,208
+985
21Mason Plumlee
M. Plumlee
108.7
17,231
798
21.6
7.8
6.7
2.5
0.7
0.8
3.1
5.1
59.9
0.0
0.1
4.2
1.7
2.8
58.9
61.3
2.0
4.6
1.4
6,232
5,308
1,991
540
639
1,104
2,095
-461
22Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
109.0
35,156
1,180
29.8
15.4
5.9
1.5
0.6
1.8
5.9
11.9
49.4
1.0
2.9
35.3
2.7
3.3
79.7
57.7
1.9
4.1
1.5
18,151
7,010
1,711
678
2,147
1,812
3,022
+1029
23Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.3
24,293
720
33.7
22.8
11.1
3.1
0.8
1.1
8.3
15.9
52.2
1.7
4.3
39.7
4.4
5.3
84.0
62.4
2.8
8.3
2.7
16,384
8,025
2,263
588
811
1,932
2,452
+1656
24Myles Turner
M. Turner
109.3
18,999
653
29.1
14.2
6.7
1.3
0.7
2.2
5.1
10.4
49.4
1.4
3.8
36.6
2.5
3.3
77.1
59.8
1.4
5.3
1.4
9,258
4,395
875
466
1,441
925
1,908
+533
25Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
109.8
14,878
632
23.5
10.5
8.3
1.4
0.4
1.0
4.3
7.1
61.4
0.0
0.0
8.3
1.8
2.5
72.5
64.2
2.7
5.6
1.3
6,630
5,251
899
236
615
791
1,487
+853
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60
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56
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