nba player defensive rating leaders in 2022

Rudy Gobert had the best defensive rating in 2021-22, with a 103.2 rating.

Interpreted as:
NBA player defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leaders in 2022
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
103.2
2021-22
UTA UTA
66
32.1
15.6
14.7
1.1
0.7
2.1
5.5
7.7
71.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.6
6.7
69.0
73.2
3.7
11.0
1.8
2,120
1,027
968
72
45
137
119
176
+417
2Al Horford
A. Horford
104.3
2021-22
BOS BOS
69
29.1
10.2
7.7
3.4
0.7
1.3
3.9
8.2
46.7
1.3
3.8
33.6
1.2
1.4
84.2
57.4
1.6
6.1
0.9
2,005
701
530
232
49
92
65
130
+386
3Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
105.3
2021-22
PHI PHI
68
33.8
30.6
11.7
4.2
1.1
1.5
9.8
19.6
49.9
1.4
3.7
37.1
9.6
11.8
81.4
61.6
2.1
9.6
3.1
2,296
2,079
796
284
77
99
214
181
+367
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
105.3
2021-22
DEN DEN
74
33.4
27.1
13.8
7.9
1.5
0.9
10.3
17.7
58.3
1.3
3.9
33.7
5.1
6.3
81.0
66.1
2.8
11.0
3.8
2,475
2,004
1,019
584
109
63
281
191
+442
5Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
105.8
2021-22
MEM MEM
78
27.3
16.3
5.8
1.1
0.9
2.3
5.5
13.3
41.5
1.6
5.1
31.9
3.6
4.4
82.3
53.5
1.5
4.3
1.7
2,126
1,272
454
86
73
177
130
272
+361
6Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
106.3
2021-22
BOS BOS
76
35.9
26.9
8.0
4.4
1.0
0.6
9.3
20.6
45.3
3.0
8.6
35.3
5.3
6.2
85.3
57.8
1.1
6.9
2.9
2,731
2,046
609
334
75
49
217
174
+667
7Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
106.3
2021-22
MIL MIL
67
32.9
29.9
11.6
5.8
1.1
1.4
10.3
18.6
55.3
1.1
3.6
29.3
8.3
11.4
72.2
63.3
2.0
9.6
3.3
2,204
2,002
778
388
72
91
219
212
+397
8Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
106.5
2021-22
DAL DAL
65
35.4
28.4
9.1
8.7
1.2
0.6
9.9
21.6
45.7
3.1
8.8
35.3
5.6
7.5
74.4
57.1
0.9
8.3
4.5
2,301
1,847
593
568
75
36
292
145
+146
9Chris Paul
C. Paul
106.5
2021-22
PHX PHX
65
32.9
14.7
4.4
10.8
1.9
0.3
5.6
11.3
49.3
1.0
3.1
31.7
2.6
3.1
83.7
58.1
0.3
4.0
2.4
2,139
958
283
702
121
20
153
134
+460
10Marcus Smart
M. Smart
107.1
2021-22
BOS BOS
71
32.3
12.1
3.8
5.9
1.7
0.3
4.2
10.1
41.8
1.7
5.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
79.3
54.0
0.6
3.2
2.2
2,296
861
270
417
119
18
159
160
+443
11Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
107.3
2021-22
CLE CLE
69
33.8
15.0
8.3
2.5
0.8
1.7
6.1
12.0
50.8
0.3
1.3
25.0
2.4
3.7
66.3
54.9
2.1
6.2
1.9
2,331
1,034
570
174
56
115
133
147
+94
12Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
107.5
2021-22
BOS BOS
66
33.6
23.6
6.1
3.5
1.1
0.3
8.7
18.4
47.3
2.5
7.0
35.8
3.7
4.8
75.8
57.4
0.8
5.3
2.7
2,220
1,559
404
231
70
18
178
163
+453
13Stephen Curry
S. Curry
107.6
2021-22
GSW GSW
64
34.5
25.5
5.2
6.3
1.3
0.4
8.4
19.1
43.7
4.5
11.7
38.0
4.3
4.7
92.3
60.1
0.5
4.7
3.2
2,211
1,630
335
404
85
23
206
130
+507
14Andrew Wiggins
A. Wiggins
108.4
2021-22
GSW GSW
73
31.9
17.2
4.5
2.2
1.0
0.7
6.5
14.0
46.6
2.2
5.5
39.3
2.0
3.2
63.4
56.0
1.2
3.3
1.5
2,329
1,256
325
161
76
51
111
158
+265
15Dejounte Murray
D. Murray
108.5
2021-22
SAS SAS
68
34.8
21.1
8.3
9.2
2.0
0.3
8.4
18.3
46.2
1.4
4.3
32.7
2.9
3.6
79.4
53.3
1.2
7.1
2.6
2,366
1,438
563
627
138
23
180
138
+49
16Devin Booker
D. Booker
108.8
2021-22
PHX PHX
68
34.5
26.8
5.0
4.8
1.1
0.4
9.7
20.9
46.6
2.7
7.0
38.3
4.6
5.3
86.8
57.6
0.7
4.4
2.4
2,344
1,822
342
329
77
26
162
180
+469
17Clint Capela
C. Capela
109.3
2021-22
ATL ATL
74
27.6
11.1
11.9
1.2
0.7
1.3
5.0
8.2
61.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.3
47.3
60.4
3.8
8.1
0.6
2,041
820
877
92
55
93
44
166
+125
18Julius Randle
J. Randle
109.4
2021-22
NYK NYK
72
35.3
20.1
9.9
5.1
0.7
0.5
7.1
17.3
41.1
1.7
5.4
30.8
4.2
5.6
75.6
50.9
1.7
8.2
3.4
2,544
1,447
716
370
53
39
245
205
-164
19Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
109.6
2021-22
PHX PHX
82
34.8
14.2
4.2
2.3
1.2
0.4
5.6
10.5
53.4
1.4
3.8
36.9
1.6
1.9
83.4
62.7
0.9
3.3
0.8
2,854
1,162
347
185
96
36
68
150
+576
20Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
109.6
2021-22
CHI CHI
73
33.1
17.6
11.0
3.2
1.0
1.0
7.5
15.8
47.3
1.4
4.5
31.4
1.3
1.7
76.0
53.3
1.9
9.1
1.9
2,417
1,288
804
236
70
71
136
181
-52
21Bobby Portis
B. Portis
109.7
2021-22
MIL MIL
72
28.2
14.6
9.1
1.2
0.7
0.7
5.8
12.1
47.9
1.8
4.7
39.3
1.2
1.6
75.2
57.1
2.5
6.6
1.3
2,028
1,052
657
86
53
51
90
174
+314
22Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.8
2021-22
MIN MIN
74
33.4
24.6
9.8
3.6
1.0
1.1
8.7
16.4
52.9
2.0
4.9
41.0
5.2
6.3
82.2
64.0
2.6
7.2
3.1
2,475
1,818
727
269
72
83
226
267
+274
23Jordan Poole
J. Poole
109.9
2021-22
GSW GSW
76
30.0
18.5
3.4
4.0
0.8
0.3
6.2
13.9
44.8
2.8
7.6
36.4
3.2
3.5
92.5
59.8
0.4
3.0
2.5
2,283
1,405
260
304
60
23
187
206
+324
24Pascal Siakam
P. Siakam
110.0
2021-22
TOR TOR
68
37.9
22.8
8.5
5.3
1.3
0.6
8.8
17.8
49.4
1.1
3.2
34.4
4.2
5.6
74.9
56.5
1.9
6.6
2.7
2,578
1,551
580
360
85
42
181
225
+254
25Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
110.1
2021-22
MIA MIA
63
33.9
13.4
4.5
7.5
1.1
0.3
4.4
10.0
44.0
2.3
6.1
37.7
2.3
2.8
85.1
60.0
0.5
4.0
2.7
2,133
844
282
474
67
17
168
177
+250
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