Utah Jazz: Rudy Gobert dominating entire league in 11 categories
Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is pacing the NBA in many more ways than one.
Entering the Utah Jazz’s road matchup against the lowly Houston Rockets at 6 p.m. MT Wednesday, Rudy Gobert leads the entire league across a long list of statistical categories. All this evidence — including a host of lofty marks on both ends of the floor — point to the ninth-year Jazz big man enjoying his best season as a pro.
Here’s where all Gobert ranks No. 1 in the NBA, per Basketball-Reference:
- No. 1 with his 14.8 rebounds per game
- No. 1 with his 2.3 blocks per game
- No. 1 with his 70.4 field goal percentage
- No. 1 with his 70.8 2-point field goal percentage
- No. 1 with his 70.4 effective field goal percentage
- No. 1 with his 72.5 true shooting percentage
- No. 1 with his 127.0 career offensive rating (No. 2 this season at 136.4)
- No. 1 with his 101.8 defensive rating
- No. 1 with his 25.3 total rebound percentage
- No. 1 with his 36.8 defensive rebound percentage
- No. 1 with his 6.2 career block percentage (No. 6 this season at 6.2 also)
Although Gobert is averaging only 15.6 points per game this campaign, just shy of his career-high average of 15.9 points in 2018-19, the fact he stands out in both offensive and defensive rating alone should at least put his name in the All-NBA First Team discussion.
Where else the Utah Jazz giant ranks among the league’s best
It’s hard to find departments these days where three-time All-Star and three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert isn’t prospering.
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In addition to all of the above league-leading numbers, Gobert sits within the NBA’s top 20 in 14 more areas:
- No. 2 with his 682 total rebounds
- No. 13 with his 164 offensive rebounds
- No. 3 with his 518 defensive rebounds
- No. 4 with his 105 blocks
- No. 17 with his 298 free throw attempts
- No. 7 with his 25.3 player efficiency rating
- No. 6 with his 8.3 win shares
- No. 9 with his 5.2 offensive win shares
- No. 8 with his 3.1 defensive win shares
- No. 3 with his 0.271 win shares per 48 minutes
- No. 12 with his box plus/minus of 5.2
- No. 12 with his defensive box plus/minus of 2.0
- No. 20 with his 2.7 value over replacement player
- No. 7 with his 12.7 offensive rebound percentage
Yes, the 29-year-old Rudy Gobert can let all his numbers do the talking.
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