nba defensive rating leaders centers this 2024

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

Interpreted as:
NBA defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders centers this 2024
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
104.4
2023-24
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
2Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
108.0
2023-24
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
3Jusuf Nurkić
J. Nurkić
108.2
2023-24
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
4Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
108.5
2023-24
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
5Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
108.7
2023-24
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
6Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
110.3
2023-24
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
7Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
111.0
2023-24
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
8Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
111.0
2023-24
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
9Domantas Sabonis
D. Sabonis
112.5
2023-24
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
10Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
112.7
2023-24
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
11Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
114.1
2023-24
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
12Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
114.9
2023-24
76
34.3
18.0
10.5
3.3
0.7
0.8
7.7
15.9
48.4
1.2
4.1
29.4
1.4
1.7
82.2
54.0
2.8
7.8
1.6
2,610
1,370
801
254
50
60
120
190
-180
13Myles Turner
M. Turner
115.2
2023-24
77
27.0
17.1
6.9
1.3
0.5
1.9
6.2
11.8
52.4
1.5
4.2
35.8
3.2
4.1
77.3
62.6
1.5
5.5
1.4
2,076
1,313
533
100
39
144
109
232
+220
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.753
2.5
3
47
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.644
10.5
4
47
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.627
11.5
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45
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.616
12.5
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44
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