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

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games centers 2024

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	104.4	2023-24	MIN	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
2	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	108.0	2023-24	DEN	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
3	Jusuf Nurkić J. Nurkić	108.2	2023-24	PHX	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
4	Bam Adebayo B. Adebayo	108.5	2023-24	MIA	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
5	Karl-Anthony Towns K. Towns	108.7	2023-24	MIN	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
6	Jarrett Allen J. Allen	110.3	2023-24	CLE	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
7	Nic Claxton N. Claxton	111.0	2023-24	BKN	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	-279
8	Alperen Şengün A. Şengün	111.0	2023-24	HOU	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
9	Domantas Sabonis D. Sabonis	112.5	2023-24	SAC	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
10	Jaren Jackson Jr. J. Jackson Jr.	112.7	2023-24	MEM	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
11	Brook Lopez B. Lopez	114.1	2023-24	MIL	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	+279
12	Nikola Vučević N. Vučević	114.9	2023-24	CHI	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	-181
13	Myles Turner M. Turner	115.2	2023-24	IND	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