With fairly high average ratings, Danilo and Kim Min-Jae were the best performing CBs in Serie A 22-23.
| Player | Rating | Defense | Minutes Played | Team |
| Danilo | 7.90 | Back 5 | 2160 | Juventus |
| Kim Min-jae | 7.84 | Back 4 | 3050 | Napoli |
| Amir Rrahmani | 7.65 | Back 4 | 2447 | Napoli |
| Matteo Darmian | 7.58 | Back 5 | 957 | Inter |
| Fikayo Tomori | 7.36 | Back 5 | 525 | Milan |
| Federico Gatti | 7.33 | Back 5 | 990 | Juventus |
| Lucas Martínez Quarta | 7.27 | Back 4 | 2171 | Fiorentina |
| Kevin Bonifazi | 7.24 | Back 4 | 738 | Bologna |
| Gleison Bremer | 7.21 | Back 4 | 804 | Juventus |
| Armando Izzo | 7.14 | Back 5 | 2462 | Monza |
| Ethan Ampadu | 7.13 | Back 4 | 889 | Spezia |
| Pierre Kalulu | 7.12 | Back 5 | 661 | Milan |
| Roger Ibanez | 7.07 | Back 5 | 2776 | Roma |
Conditions for the presented data:
– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);
Data from FBref.