top defensive rating among centers

Chet Holmgren has the best defensive rating by a center this season, with a 104.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
top defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games among centers this regular season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
104.6
2025-26
OKC OKC
52
29.2
17.2
8.8
1.7
0.5
1.9
6.3
11.5
55.2
1.2
3.5
35.2
3.3
4.2
78.9
64.6
1.9
6.9
1.6
1,520
894
457
90
27
101
82
122
+449
2Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
109.9
2025-26
NYK NYK
55
31.3
20.0
11.7
2.9
0.9
0.6
6.6
13.9
47.7
1.6
4.5
36.7
5.1
5.9
85.5
60.5
3.0
8.7
2.6
1,723
1,098
643
157
50
33
141
193
+327
3Bam Adebayo
B. Adebayo
110.0
2025-26
MIA MIA
51
31.2
18.3
9.8
2.9
1.0
0.7
6.5
14.6
44.6
1.6
4.8
33.3
3.7
4.7
77.6
54.8
2.0
7.7
1.8
1,592
933
498
146
51
35
91
82
+247
4Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
110.3
2025-26
MIN MIN
56
31.4
11.2
11.4
1.7
0.8
1.6
4.5
6.4
70.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.1
4.1
50.6
67.8
3.9
7.5
1.4
1,757
625
638
95
42
92
76
149
+254
5Alperen Sengun
A. Sengun
110.4
2025-26
HOU HOU
49
33.8
20.3
9.1
6.3
1.3
1.1
7.9
16.0
49.6
0.6
1.9
29.3
3.9
5.7
69.3
55.0
3.1
6.1
3.2
1,658
997
448
311
66
53
156
158
+165
6Naz Reid
N. Reid
110.8
2025-26
MIN MIN
58
26.2
14.2
6.4
2.5
1.0
0.9
5.3
11.3
47.1
2.4
6.2
39.0
1.1
1.5
73.3
59.2
1.2
5.2
1.6
1,521
822
369
145
60
55
94
146
+163
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
111.8
2025-26
DEN DEN
42
34.3
28.8
12.5
10.5
1.4
0.8
10.1
17.2
58.4
2.0
4.6
42.1
6.7
8.0
83.6
69.3
3.1
9.4
3.7
1,439
1,208
526
442
60
32
157
115
+372
8Donovan Clingan
D. Clingan
113.1
2025-26
POR POR
55
27.6
11.9
11.5
2.1
0.5
1.5
4.6
8.6
53.1
1.1
3.2
33.7
1.6
2.5
66.7
61.1
4.6
6.9
1.1
1,518
653
635
117
28
81
62
123
+4
9Onyeka Okongwu
O. Okongwu
113.6
2025-26
ATL ATL
54
31.6
16.0
7.8
3.2
1.1
1.0
5.9
12.3
48.2
2.0
5.4
38.1
2.1
2.7
77.4
59.2
1.9
5.9
1.9
1,707
865
419
175
59
53
101
186
-120
10Wendell Carter Jr.
W. Carter Jr.
113.8
2025-26
ORL ORL
55
29.7
11.6
7.6
2.1
0.8
0.6
4.1
8.4
49.2
1.0
3.3
31.8
2.2
2.8
80.4
60.0
2.1
5.5
1.3
1,634
636
419
115
42
35
69
195
+49
11Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
114.0
2025-26
TOT
48
30.3
19.4
5.7
2.0
1.1
1.4
7.1
15.0
47.6
1.8
4.9
35.7
3.4
4.2
80.3
57.6
0.9
4.8
2.2
1,454
931
272
94
53
69
107
179
-63
12Myles Turner
M. Turner
115.0
2025-26
MIL MIL
52
28.3
12.5
5.7
1.6
0.7
1.7
4.2
9.6
44.1
2.1
5.6
38.1
2.0
2.6
75.6
58.4
1.2
4.5
1.2
1,471
652
294
82
36
87
60
137
-58
13Derik Queen
D. Queen
115.1
2025-26
NOP NOP
58
25.8
12.2
7.3
4.0
1.0
0.9
4.7
9.6
49.0
0.3
1.0
27.6
2.6
3.3
77.1
55.4
1.7
5.6
2.4
1,498
708
422
234
60
53
140
164
-229
14Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
116.4
2025-26
TOT
54
30.1
16.2
8.8
3.5
0.7
0.7
6.7
13.3
50.2
1.6
4.4
37.4
1.2
1.5
81.7
58.1
2.1
6.7
1.4
1,626
877
477
190
37
36
78
108
-82
15Nic Claxton
N. Claxton
116.7
2025-26
BKN BKN
52
29.4
12.6
7.3
4.1
0.8
1.2
5.2
8.8
59.1
0.1
0.3
20.0
2.2
3.7
60.7
60.9
2.5
4.7
1.4
1,527
657
377
212
40
63
72
122
-335
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Spurs

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Pistons Pistons
42
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38
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Knicks Knicks
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12.5
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15.5
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25
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26.5
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15
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Thunder Thunder
45
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.763
2
Spurs Spurs
41
16
.719
3.0
3
Rockets Rockets
35
21
.625
8.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
36
22
.621
8.5
5
Timberwolves Timberwolves
36
23
.610
9.0
6
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34
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33
26
.559
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30
28
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28
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30
.474
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36
.368
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42
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