top centers defensive rating 2021

Centers had their best defensive rating in 2020-21, with a 109.4 rating.

NAMEDRTGPOSITIONSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Steven Adams
S. Adams
112.4
Center
2020-21
58
27.7
7.6
8.9
1.9
0.9
0.7
3.3
5.3
61.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.0
2.3
44.4
59.6
3.7
5.2
1.3
1,604
438
514
111
54
38
78
113
+15
2LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
113.1
Center
2020-21
26
25.9
13.5
4.5
1.9
0.4
1.1
5.4
11.4
47.3
1.2
3.1
38.8
1.6
1.8
87.2
55.6
0.7
3.8
1.0
674
352
118
49
11
29
27
47
-34
3Aron Baynes
A. Baynes
113.1
Center
2020-21
53
18.5
6.1
5.2
0.9
0.3
0.4
2.5
5.7
44.1
0.5
1.9
26.2
0.5
0.8
70.7
50.3
1.6
3.5
0.9
980
324
273
47
17
22
46
119
-81
4Bismack Biyombo
B. Biyombo
112.6
Center
2020-21
66
20.4
5.0
5.3
1.2
0.3
1.1
2.2
3.7
58.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.6
44.8
57.4
2.1
3.2
1.1
1,349
331
347
81
17
74
71
141
-276
5DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
107.1
Center
2020-21
41
17.4
8.9
6.4
1.9
0.8
0.6
3.2
7.4
42.6
1.1
3.3
34.8
1.4
2.0
72.8
53.7
1.3
5.1
1.6
713
366
263
76
34
24
64
107
-61
6Ed Davis
E. Davis
110.4
Center
2020-21
23
13.0
2.1
5.0
0.9
0.6
0.6
0.8
1.9
43.2
0.0
0.0
0.4
0.5
83.3
48.7
2.0
3.0
0.3
299
48
115
21
13
13
7
56
-47
7Gorgui Dieng
G. Dieng
108.8
Center
2020-21
38
14.5
6.8
3.7
1.3
0.7
0.4
2.2
4.3
52.1
0.8
1.8
42.9
1.5
1.8
86.6
67.0
1.1
2.6
0.8
552
258
140
48
26
16
32
56
-68
8Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
103.5
Center
2020-21
46
27.0
14.9
12.0
2.0
1.4
1.1
6.1
12.4
49.3
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.7
4.5
60.0
51.9
3.6
8.4
2.7
1,242
687
551
94
63
49
124
149
-105
9Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
104.6
Center
2020-21
52
19.1
5.0
4.1
2.1
0.5
1.1
1.7
3.7
45.4
1.0
2.3
41.0
0.7
1.0
72.0
60.6
0.7
3.4
1.0
993
262
215
109
26
58
53
115
+89
10Taj Gibson
T. Gibson
105.4
Center
2020-21
45
20.8
5.4
5.6
0.8
0.7
1.1
2.2
3.5
62.7
0.1
0.3
20.0
0.9
1.2
72.7
66.1
2.2
3.4
0.5
936
241
250
36
31
49
22
99
+129
11Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
100.5
Center
2020-21
71
30.8
14.3
13.5
1.3
0.6
2.7
5.5
8.2
67.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
5.3
62.3
68.3
3.4
10.1
1.7
2,187
1,015
960
89
40
190
118
163
+728
12Al Horford
A. Horford
111.6
Center
2020-21
28
27.9
14.2
6.7
3.4
0.9
0.9
5.8
12.9
45.0
2.0
5.4
36.8
0.6
0.8
81.8
53.8
1.0
5.7
1.0
782
398
188
94
25
26
29
48
-101
13Dwight Howard
D. Howard
102.3
Center
2020-21
69
17.3
7.0
8.4
0.9
0.4
0.9
2.6
4.4
58.7
0.1
0.3
25.0
1.8
3.0
57.6
61.0
2.8
5.7
1.6
1,195
482
580
61
30
62
112
200
-66
14Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
109.6
Center
2020-21
41
23.3
11.1
6.7
1.8
0.2
1.1
4.5
8.9
51.0
1.0
2.8
33.9
1.0
1.3
81.1
58.5
1.8
4.9
1.1
955
454
275
74
9
47
44
76
+157
15DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
110.6
Center
2020-21
57
21.9
7.5
7.5
1.6
0.3
1.1
3.3
4.4
76.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.6
50.0
73.6
2.1
5.4
1.5
1,246
426
427
93
17
65
85
116
-42
16Enes Kanter Freedom
E. Kanter Freedom
112.8
Center
2020-21
72
24.4
11.2
11.0
1.2
0.5
0.7
4.7
7.8
60.4
0.0
0.1
25.0
1.8
2.3
77.4
63.6
3.9
7.1
1.1
1,757
806
795
84
33
48
78
168
+155
17Alex Len
A. Len
110.2
Center
2020-21
64
15.3
6.6
4.1
0.8
0.3
1.0
2.7
4.3
61.5
0.1
0.4
32.0
1.1
1.8
62.9
64.3
1.2
2.8
0.9
979
423
260
49
20
64
55
127
-95
18Meyers Leonard
M. Leonard
113.0
Center
2020-21
3
9.7
3.3
2.3
0.7
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.3
42.9
1.0
2.3
42.9
0.3
0.7
50.0
63.5
0.0
2.3
0.7
29
10
7
2
0
0
2
5
-4
19Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
111.4
Center
2020-21
70
27.2
12.3
5.0
0.7
0.6
1.5
4.6
9.1
50.3
1.4
4.0
33.8
1.7
2.0
84.5
61.1
1.5
3.5
0.9
1,902
859
347
50
40
103
64
149
+312
20Robin Lopez
R. Lopez
115.5
Center
2020-21
71
19.1
9.0
3.8
0.8
0.2
0.6
3.8
6.0
63.3
0.1
0.3
27.8
1.4
1.9
72.3
66.1
2.0
1.8
1.1
1,353
642
272
55
15
44
75
109
-13
21JaVale McGee
J. McGee
107.5
Center
2020-21
46
14.7
7.3
5.2
0.8
0.4
1.2
3.1
6.1
51.1
0.1
0.5
20.8
1.0
1.5
65.7
54.1
1.7
3.5
1.3
678
337
239
39
19
54
60
121
-89
22Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
101.2
Center
2020-21
64
24.2
5.1
6.4
0.7
1.1
2.2
2.1
3.5
61.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.1
71.4
63.8
2.2
4.1
1.0
1,547
324
407
46
70
141
65
176
-3
23Kelly Olynyk
K. Olynyk
110.2
Center
2020-21
70
28.5
13.5
7.0
2.9
1.1
0.6
4.8
10.0
48.4
1.8
5.3
34.2
2.1
2.5
82.9
61.0
1.2
5.7
1.8
1,997
945
489
203
79
42
126
207
-100
24Mason Plumlee
M. Plumlee
109.0
Center
2020-21
56
26.8
10.4
9.3
3.6
0.8
0.9
4.2
6.8
61.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
3.0
66.9
63.8
2.6
6.7
1.9
1,499
581
519
202
43
50
105
186
-150
25Tristan Thompson
T. Thompson
112.1
Center
2020-21
54
23.8
7.6
8.1
1.2
0.4
0.6
3.1
6.0
51.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.3
2.2
59.2
54.0
3.1
5.0
1.1
1,287
409
439
67
24
33
62
119
+24
Total109.43,55621.910.16.81.60.61.03.97.354.40.51.434.21.72.471.460.62.14.81.277,84435,75124,2165,7682,0823,4574,4157,846-830
Average109.442.821.910.16.81.60.61.03.97.354.40.51.434.21.72.471.460.62.14.81.2937.9430.7291.869.525.141.753.294.5-10.0
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
28
10
.737
2
25
15
.625
4.0
3
24
15
.615
4.5
4
25
17
.595
5.0
5
22
17
.564
6.5
6
23
18
.561
6.5
7
23
19
.548
7.0
8
21
19
.525
8.0
9
20
22
.476
10.0
10
19
21
.475
10.0
11
17
23
.425
12.0
12
14
26
.350
15.0
13
11
27
.289
17.0
14
10
29
.256
18.5
15
9
32
.220
20.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
34
7
.829
2
28
13
.683
6.0
3
27
13
.675
6.5
4
27
14
.659
7.0
5
24
14
.632
8.5
6
23
14
.622
9.0
7
24
16
.600
9.5
8
22
19
.537
12.0
9
19
22
.463
15.0
10
17
23
.425
16.5
11
17
23
.425
16.5
12
15
26
.366
19.0
13
14
26
.350
19.5
14
11
30
.268
23.0
15
10
33
.233
25.0

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12/18
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115-101
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1/15
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1/15
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1/16
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