worst defensive rating centers 2019

Deandre Ayton had the highest defensive rating by a center in 2018-19, with a 112.5 rating in his rookie season.

Interpreted as:
worst defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 2019
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Deandre Ayton
D. Ayton
112.5
2018-19
71
30.7
16.3
10.3
1.8
0.9
0.9
7.2
12.3
58.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.0
2.7
74.6
60.8
3.1
7.1
1.8
2,183
1,159
729
125
61
67
126
209
-383
2LaMarcus Aldridge
L. Aldridge
110.0
2018-19
81
33.2
21.3
9.2
2.4
0.5
1.3
8.4
16.3
51.9
0.1
0.5
23.8
4.3
5.1
84.7
57.6
3.1
6.1
1.8
2,687
1,727
744
194
43
107
144
179
+90
3Montrezl Harrell
M. Harrell
109.0
2018-19
82
26.3
16.6
6.5
2.0
0.9
1.3
6.7
10.8
61.5
0.0
0.2
17.6
3.2
5.0
64.3
63.6
2.2
4.3
1.6
2,158
1,361
535
162
71
110
132
255
+60
4Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
108.4
2018-19
77
33.1
24.4
12.4
3.4
0.9
1.6
8.8
17.1
51.8
1.8
4.6
40.0
4.9
5.8
83.6
62.2
3.4
9.0
3.1
2,545
1,880
954
259
67
125
240
292
+58
5Willie Cauley-Stein
W. Cauley-Stein
108.1
2018-19
81
27.3
11.9
8.4
2.4
1.2
0.6
5.1
9.1
55.6
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.7
3.1
55.1
56.6
2.2
6.1
1.0
2,213
965
678
194
96
51
84
227
+53
6Clint Capela
C. Capela
107.8
2018-19
67
33.6
16.6
12.7
1.4
0.7
1.5
7.1
10.9
64.8
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.9
63.6
65.8
4.4
8.2
1.4
2,249
1,114
848
96
44
102
94
168
+232
7Steven Adams
S. Adams
106.4
2018-19
80
33.4
13.9
9.5
1.6
1.5
1.0
6.0
10.1
59.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
3.7
50.0
59.1
4.9
4.6
1.7
2,669
1,108
760
124
117
76
135
204
+391
8DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
106.2
2018-19
TOT
69
29.7
11.0
13.1
2.3
0.6
1.1
4.1
6.5
64.1
0.0
0.0
2.7
3.8
70.5
67.4
3.3
9.8
2.2
2,047
758
902
156
42
73
153
167
-213
9Jarrett Allen
J. Allen
106.0
2018-19
80
26.2
10.9
8.4
1.4
0.5
1.5
4.2
7.1
59.0
0.1
0.6
13.3
2.5
3.5
70.9
63.2
2.4
6.0
1.3
2,096
873
672
110
43
120
103
184
-119
10Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
105.4
2018-19
74
27.2
15.0
8.1
1.3
0.4
1.4
6.3
11.9
52.9
0.7
2.3
29.0
1.8
2.4
76.3
58.2
2.1
6.0
1.5
2,010
1,112
601
99
29
103
114
211
+255
11Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
105.2
2018-19
TOT
79
30.8
13.6
7.9
4.4
1.1
1.1
4.9
11.0
44.8
1.3
3.5
36.3
2.4
3.2
75.9
54.6
1.0
6.9
2.0
2,436
1,071
627
349
84
86
155
217
+160
12Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
104.7
2018-19
80
31.3
20.1
10.8
7.3
1.4
0.7
7.7
15.1
51.1
1.0
3.4
30.7
3.6
4.4
82.1
58.9
2.9
8.0
3.1
2,504
1,604
865
580
108
55
248
228
+315
13Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
104.3
2018-19
64
33.7
27.5
13.6
3.7
0.7
1.9
9.1
18.7
48.4
1.2
4.1
30.0
8.2
10.1
80.4
59.3
2.5
11.1
3.5
2,154
1,761
871
234
46
122
226
211
+371
14Nikola Vučević
N. Vučević
103.3
2018-19
80
31.4
20.8
12.0
3.8
1.0
1.1
8.8
16.9
51.8
1.1
2.9
36.4
2.2
2.8
78.9
57.3
2.8
9.2
2.0
2,510
1,665
960
307
81
89
159
157
+218
15Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
103.3
2018-19
81
28.7
12.5
4.9
1.2
0.6
2.2
4.4
9.7
45.2
2.3
6.3
36.5
1.4
1.6
84.2
59.7
0.4
4.5
1.0
2,322
1,009
396
98
51
179
82
189
+583
16Myles Turner
M. Turner
101.4
2018-19
74
28.6
13.3
7.2
1.6
0.8
2.7
5.1
10.5
48.7
1.0
2.6
38.8
2.0
2.7
73.6
56.7
1.4
5.8
1.4
2,119
984
531
115
60
199
100
195
+121
17Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
100.3
2018-19
79
33.5
17.3
15.6
1.4
1.7
1.7
7.1
13.3
53.3
0.1
0.5
13.2
3.1
5.2
59.0
55.5
5.4
10.2
2.2
2,647
1,370
1,232
112
136
138
175
272
+176
18Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
100.3
2018-19
81
31.8
15.9
12.9
2.0
0.8
2.3
5.9
8.8
66.9
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.4
63.6
68.2
3.8
9.0
1.6
2,577
1,284
1,041
161
66
187
130
231
+384
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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2
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.455
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11
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19
.406
11.5
12
11
20
.355
13.0
13
10
19
.345
13.0
14
6
23
.207
17.0
15
6
26
.188
18.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
26
5
.839
2
23
8
.742
3.0
3
22
9
.710
4.0
4
19
10
.655
6.0
5
19
10
.655
6.0
6
20
12
.625
6.5
7
18
13
.581
8.0
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16
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.516
10.0
9
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.484
11.0
10
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