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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