1985 player with best defensive rating

Mark Eaton had the best defensive rating in 1984-85, with a 96.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
1985 player with best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
96.5
1984-85
82
34.3
9.7
11.3
1.5
0.4
5.6
3.7
8.2
44.9
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.3
71.2
50.2
2.5
8.8
2.5
2,813
794
927
124
36
456
206
312
2Alton Lister
A. Lister
99.4
1984-85
81
25.8
9.9
8.0
1.6
0.6
2.1
4.0
7.4
53.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.2
58.8
55.9
2.7
5.3
2.3
2,091
798
647
127
49
167
183
287
3Rick Mahorn
R. Mahorn
100.9
1984-85
77
26.9
6.3
7.9
1.6
0.8
1.4
2.7
5.4
49.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.4
68.3
52.6
1.9
5.9
1.7
2,072
483
608
121
59
104
133
308
4Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
100.9
1984-85
79
34.5
23.6
9.1
2.9
1.5
0.8
9.6
19.4
49.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.3
5.9
74.1
53.6
3.1
6.0
2.4
2,722
1,861
716
228
117
67
190
264
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
102.6
1984-85
82
35.5
20.6
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
102.7
1984-85
80
39.5
28.7
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
7Sam Bowie
S. Bowie
103.4
1984-85
76
29.2
10.0
8.6
2.8
0.7
2.7
3.9
7.3
53.7
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.0
71.1
57.8
2.7
5.9
2.3
2,216
758
656
215
55
203
172
278
8Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
103.6
1984-85
68
35.3
18.5
10.6
4.2
1.2
1.3
6.8
13.9
48.9
0.0
0.1
20.0
4.9
5.8
85.2
56.4
2.4
8.2
2.4
2,402
1,259
723
285
83
91
160
239
9Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
103.6
1984-85
82
37.6
22.1
10.4
2.7
1.0
2.0
9.2
18.3
50.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.7
5.5
67.6
53.3
2.8
7.6
4.0
3,086
1,809
853
224
81
168
326
306
10Paul Pressey
P. Pressey
103.7
1984-85
80
36.0
16.1
5.4
6.8
1.6
0.7
6.0
11.6
51.7
0.1
0.3
35.0
4.0
5.2
75.8
57.7
1.9
3.5
3.1
2,876
1,284
429
543
129
56
247
258
11Alvan Adams
A. Adams
103.8
1984-85
82
26.0
14.7
6.1
3.8
1.4
0.6
5.8
11.2
52.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
3.5
88.3
57.8
1.9
4.2
2.4
2,136
1,202
500
308
115
48
197
254
12Thurl Bailey
T. Bailey
103.9
1984-85
80
31.0
15.2
6.6
1.7
0.6
1.3
6.3
12.9
49.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
2.5
2.9
84.2
53.3
1.9
4.7
1.9
2,481
1,212
525
138
51
105
152
215
13Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
104.3
1984-85
82
32.5
13.1
6.5
2.5
1.2
0.4
5.7
11.9
48.0
0.2
0.6
30.4
1.5
1.8
79.5
51.3
1.8
4.6
1.3
2,664
1,072
531
208
100
33
106
221
14Larry Nance
L. Nance
104.4
1984-85
61
36.1
19.9
8.8
2.6
1.4
1.7
8.4
14.4
58.7
0.0
0.0
50.0
3.0
4.2
70.9
61.2
3.2
5.6
2.2
2,202
1,211
536
159
88
104
136
185
15Sidney Moncrief
S. Moncrief
104.5
1984-85
73
37.5
21.7
5.4
5.2
1.6
0.5
7.7
15.9
48.3
0.1
0.5
27.3
6.2
7.5
82.8
56.5
2.0
3.3
2.5
2,734
1,585
391
382
117
39
184
197
16Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
104.6
1984-85
82
35.3
17.5
12.4
1.9
0.8
0.9
7.3
14.4
50.6
0.0
0.2
22.2
3.0
3.7
79.7
54.8
3.6
8.8
1.6
2,892
1,438
1,013
154
69
71
129
308
17Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
104.6
1984-85
82
28.6
14.0
8.6
1.9
1.2
1.0
5.2
9.5
54.5
0.0
0.1
16.7
3.6
4.9
73.3
59.9
3.2
5.3
2.5
2,347
1,148
703
155
95
80
209
301
18Robert Parish
R. Parish
104.9
1984-85
79
36.1
17.6
10.6
1.6
0.7
1.3
7.0
12.9
54.2
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.0
74.3
58.6
3.3
7.3
2.4
2,850
1,394
840
125
56
101
186
223
19Doc Rivers
D. Rivers
104.9
1984-85
69
30.8
14.1
3.1
5.9
2.4
0.8
4.8
10.2
47.6
0.2
0.5
41.7
4.2
5.5
77.0
56.1
1.0
2.1
2.6
2,126
974
214
410
163
53
176
250
20Darrell Griffith
D. Griffith
105.0
1984-85
78
35.6
22.6
4.4
3.1
1.7
0.4
9.3
20.4
45.7
1.2
3.3
35.8
2.8
3.8
72.5
51.2
1.6
2.8
3.2
2,776
1,764
344
243
133
30
247
178
21Cliff Levingston
C. Levingston
105.1
1984-85
74
27.3
9.8
7.6
1.4
0.9
0.9
3.9
7.5
52.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.0
65.3
56.0
3.1
4.5
1.8
2,017
727
566
104
70
69
133
231
22Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
105.1
1984-85
80
31.9
17.2
6.0
5.5
2.2
0.9
7.2
14.5
49.4
0.1
0.5
21.6
2.8
3.7
75.9
53.4
2.7
3.2
2.8
2,555
1,377
476
441
177
68
223
265
23Moses Malone
M. Malone
105.1
1984-85
79
37.4
24.6
13.1
1.6
0.8
1.6
7.6
16.3
46.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.3
11.4
81.5
57.7
4.9
8.2
3.6
2,957
1,941
1,031
130
67
123
286
216
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
105.1
1984-85
79
33.3
22.0
7.9
3.2
0.8
2.1
9.2
15.3
59.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.0
73.2
62.8
2.1
5.8
2.5
2,630
1,735
622
249
63
162
197
238
25Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
105.3
1984-85
82
38.1
20.1
5.6
8.2
3.0
0.3
8.4
17.9
46.9
0.4
1.4
25.2
2.9
3.8
76.7
51.3
1.9
3.7
3.0
3,127
1,649
457
669
243
22
249
277
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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
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53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
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.634
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65
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62
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2.0
3
54
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10.0
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53
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11.0
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52
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