lowest defensive rating nba centers

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with a 104.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA centers this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.4
2025-26
OKC OKC
33
29.0
18.2
8.3
1.6
0.6
1.8
6.9
12.0
57.5
1.4
3.7
37.7
3.1
3.9
77.7
66.5
1.7
6.6
1.8
956
601
274
53
19
59
61
93
+319
2Kel'el Ware
K. Ware
106.7
2025-26
MIA MIA
37
25.1
12.3
10.6
0.6
0.9
1.3
4.8
8.8
54.8
1.2
2.9
43.0
1.4
1.8
81.5
64.3
3.5
7.2
1.0
930
455
393
21
34
47
38
65
-70
3Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.7
2025-26
MIN MIN
39
31.8
11.2
11.3
1.8
0.6
1.7
4.6
6.4
72.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.6
53.5
70.1
3.9
7.4
1.4
1,239
438
440
70
24
65
54
110
+203
4Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.1
2025-26
HOU HOU
28
34.3
21.8
9.0
6.5
1.5
1.0
8.3
16.3
51.2
0.7
2.3
31.7
4.4
6.0
73.4
57.6
2.9
6.0
3.3
961
610
251
182
41
27
92
93
+195
5Naz Reid
N. Reid
111.5
2025-26
MIN MIN
39
26.4
14.4
6.2
2.4
0.9
0.9
5.4
11.5
46.7
2.4
6.3
38.1
1.3
1.6
80.3
59.0
1.2
5.0
1.6
1,028
563
241
94
34
35
61
96
+73
6Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.6
2025-26
MEM MEM
36
30.4
18.6
5.6
1.9
0.9
1.4
7.0
14.4
48.4
1.7
4.6
36.7
3.0
4.0
75.0
57.6
0.9
4.7
2.2
1,095
671
202
69
33
52
78
138
-103
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
113.0
2025-26
DEN DEN
32
34.6
29.6
12.2
11.0
1.4
0.8
10.6
17.5
60.5
2.1
4.8
43.5
6.3
7.4
85.3
71.3
3.0
9.1
3.5
1,106
948
389
351
44
25
113
89
+304
8Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
113.5
2025-26
ATL ATL
38
31.8
16.2
7.8
3.3
1.1
1.0
6.1
12.6
48.5
1.9
5.2
36.4
2.1
2.7
76.9
58.8
1.8
6.0
1.8
1,209
616
295
125
43
38
70
130
-92
9Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
113.6
2025-26
NYK NYK
35
32.5
21.3
11.5
3.0
0.8
0.6
6.8
14.5
46.6
1.7
4.8
34.9
6.0
6.9
86.8
60.4
2.9
8.5
2.6
1,136
744
401
106
29
22
91
122
+169
10Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
114.1
2025-26
ORL ORL
38
30.3
12.4
7.7
2.1
0.7
0.7
4.4
8.6
51.2
1.2
3.3
35.2
2.5
3.3
75.8
62.0
2.4
5.3
1.3
1,151
472
293
79
26
27
50
142
+45
11Myles Turner
M. Turner
115.0
2025-26
MIL MIL
38
28.6
12.3
5.3
1.6
0.7
1.6
4.0
9.5
41.7
2.2
5.8
38.0
2.1
2.8
75.7
57.1
1.2
4.2
1.0
1,086
467
203
61
26
60
39
101
+10
12Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
115.3
2025-26
LAL LAL
32
29.3
13.9
8.3
0.9
0.8
1.0
6.5
9.5
68.2
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.5
59.2
68.1
2.5
5.8
1.7
938
445
267
28
25
32
54
80
-20
13Derik Queen
D. Queen
115.7
2025-26
NOP NOP
39
26.1
12.9
7.5
4.3
1.1
1.0
5.0
10.1
49.6
0.2
1.0
17.9
2.7
3.5
77.4
55.5
1.7
5.8
2.5
1,018
503
291
167
41
38
97
119
-129
14Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
116.0
2025-26
BKN BKN
33
29.9
13.3
7.7
4.1
0.8
1.3
5.3
9.0
58.4
0.1
0.4
16.7
2.7
4.1
66.7
61.6
2.8
4.9
1.5
988
440
254
135
25
42
50
74
-158
15Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
117.0
2025-26
CHI CHI
36
30.6
16.5
9.3
3.6
0.7
0.4
6.8
13.5
50.1
1.9
4.8
39.2
1.1
1.4
78.4
58.4
2.2
7.1
1.5
1,100
595
333
131
25
16
54
71
-108
16Ivica Zubac
I. Zubac
117.1
2025-26
LAC LAC
32
31.4
14.9
10.8
2.5
0.4
1.0
6.4
10.6
60.3
0.0
0.0
2.1
2.9
73.9
62.8
3.5
7.3
1.9
1,006
478
347
80
13
31
62
81
-45
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25
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.641
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23
13
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