nba defensive efficiency rankings by position

Centers have the best defensive rating this season, with a 112.9 rating.

Interpreted as:

NBA defensive efficiency rankings by position this regular season

	POSITION	DRTG	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Center	112.9	2025-26	3,361	20.9	9.7	6.3	1.7	0.6	0.9	3.7	6.9	53.7	0.6	1.7	35.1	1.6	2.3	72.3	61.1	2.0	4.2	1.2	70,381	32,481	21,046	5,768	2,076	2,948	3,959	7,196	+314
2	Power Forward	115.3	2025-26	3,044	22.0	10.2	4.4	1.9	0.7	0.5	3.7	7.8	47.5	1.1	3.1	35.7	1.6	2.2	75.3	58.1	1.1	3.3	1.2	66,856	30,996	13,385	5,790	2,119	1,543	3,592	5,603	+50
3	Small Forward	116.2	2025-26	3,286	23.8	11.9	4.1	2.2	0.8	0.4	4.3	9.2	46.5	1.4	3.9	35.7	2.0	2.4	79.9	57.8	1.0	3.1	1.3	78,083	39,169	13,398	7,384	2,742	1,265	4,217	6,094	-956
4	Point Guard	116.7	2025-26	2,977	23.8	12.4	3.1	4.3	1.0	0.3	4.4	9.8	44.6	1.6	4.4	36.0	2.0	2.5	82.0	56.7	0.6	2.5	1.7	70,768	36,821	9,210	12,757	2,873	785	5,109	5,417	+363
5	Shooting Guard	116.8	2025-26	4,734	21.4	9.7	2.8	2.3	0.8	0.3	3.4	7.7	44.4	1.4	3.8	36.3	1.4	1.8	81.6	57.0	0.7	2.2	1.1	101,237	45,923	13,457	10,910	3,681	1,240	5,385	7,908	+229

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.8

Dončić

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.6

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.4

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.7

Jokić

9.6

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Wallace

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.0

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.7

Mitchell

3.7

Porter

TS% Leaders

70.3

Jokić

69.8

Williams

68.0

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.2

120.6

119.7

119.3

118.1

118.0

DRtg Rankings

107.4

109.3

111.7

112.5

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

11.8

7.8

7.0

5.9

5.5

5.3

Tank Leaderboard

12-43

14-40

14-38

15-40

15-37

17-37

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,546.9

Maxey

2,493.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,456.8

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,603.3

Johnson

2,573.5

Maxey

2,530.8

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.7

Dončić

36.8

Brown

33.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

38.7

Maxey

37.2

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.42

Leonard

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.70

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.49

Johnson

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

35-19

32-22

30-22-1

31-23

31-24

30-24

Worst Record ATS

21-34

21-31

22-32

22-30

22-29

24-31

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	39	13	.750
2	Celtics	34	19	.642	5.5
3	Knicks	34	20	.630	6.0
4	Cavaliers	33	21	.611	7.0
5	Raptors	32	22	.593	8.0
6	76ers	30	23	.566	9.5
7	Magic	28	24	.538	11.0
8	Heat	28	27	.509	12.5
9	Hawks	26	29	.473	14.5
10	Hornets	25	29	.463	15.0
11	Bulls	24	30	.444	16.0
12	Bucks	21	30	.412	17.5
13	Nets	15	37	.288	24.0
14	Wizards	14	38	.269	25.0
15	Pacers	14	40	.259	26.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	41	13	.759
2	Spurs	37	16	.698	3.5
3	Rockets	33	19	.635	7.0
4	Nuggets	34	20	.630	7.0
5	Lakers	32	21	.604	8.5
6	Timberwolves	33	22	.600	8.5
7	Suns	32	22	.593	9.0
8	Warriors	29	25	.537	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	26	28	.481	15.0
10	Clippers	25	28	.472	15.5
11	Grizzlies	20	32	.385	20.0
12	Mavericks	19	34	.358	21.5
13	Jazz	17	37	.315	24.0
14	Pelicans	15	40	.273	26.5
15	Kings	12	43	.218	29.5