1990 nba individual defensive rating rankings

Hakeem Olajuwon had the lowest defensive rating in 1989-90, with a 93.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
1990 NBA individual defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games rankings
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
93.4
1989-90
HOU HOU
82
38.1
24.3
14.0
2.9
2.1
4.6
9.8
19.6
50.1
0.0
0.1
16.7
4.7
6.5
71.3
54.1
3.6
10.4
3.9
3,124
1,995
1,149
234
174
376
316
314
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
96.8
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
3Bill Laimbeer
B. Laimbeer
99.8
1989-90
DET DET
81
33.0
12.1
9.6
2.1
0.7
1.0
4.7
9.7
48.4
0.7
2.0
36.1
2.0
2.4
85.4
56.4
2.0
7.6
1.2
2,675
981
780
171
57
84
98
278
4Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
101.4
1989-90
DET DET
82
29.0
8.8
9.7
0.9
0.6
0.7
3.5
6.0
58.1
0.0
0.1
11.1
1.7
2.6
65.4
60.8
4.1
5.6
1.1
2,377
719
792
72
52
60
90
276
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
102.3
1989-90
UTA UTA
82
38.1
31.0
11.1
2.8
1.5
0.6
11.1
19.8
56.2
0.2
0.5
37.2
8.5
11.1
76.2
62.6
2.8
8.3
3.7
3,122
2,540
911
226
121
50
304
259
6Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
102.5
1989-90
UTA UTA
82
27.8
4.8
7.3
0.5
0.4
2.5
1.9
3.7
52.7
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.4
66.9
56.1
2.1
5.2
0.9
2,281
395
601
39
33
201
75
238
7Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
102.9
1989-90
NYK NYK
82
38.6
28.6
10.9
2.2
1.0
4.0
11.2
20.4
55.1
0.0
0.0
25.0
6.1
7.9
77.5
59.9
2.9
8.0
3.4
3,165
2,347
893
182
78
327
278
325
8Mark West
M. West
103.0
1989-90
PHX PHX
82
29.3
10.5
8.9
0.5
0.4
2.2
4.0
6.5
62.5
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.5
69.1
65.6
2.6
6.3
1.5
2,399
861
728
45
36
184
126
277
9Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
103.0
1989-90
POR POR
82
34.7
16.0
8.4
2.3
1.5
0.8
6.3
13.2
47.8
0.0
0.2
15.0
3.3
4.8
69.0
52.1
3.1
5.4
1.8
2,843
1,310
690
188
121
63
144
304
10Benoit Benjamin
B. Benjamin
103.4
1989-90
LAC LAC
71
32.6
13.5
9.3
2.2
0.8
2.6
5.1
9.7
52.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.5
73.2
57.8
2.2
7.1
2.6
2,313
959
657
159
59
187
187
217
11Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
103.4
1989-90
POR POR
73
36.8
23.3
6.9
5.9
2.0
0.7
9.2
18.6
49.4
0.4
1.5
28.3
4.6
5.9
77.4
55.1
2.8
4.1
2.6
2,683
1,703
507
432
145
51
191
222
12Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
103.6
1989-90
SAS SAS
81
34.8
22.4
8.4
2.7
1.4
0.6
9.0
18.9
47.5
0.2
0.7
32.2
4.2
5.4
78.0
52.7
2.8
5.6
2.5
2,821
1,818
677
219
110
52
202
286
13Buck Williams
B. Williams
103.8
1989-90
POR POR
82
34.2
13.6
9.8
1.4
0.8
0.5
5.0
9.2
54.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.0
70.6
59.7
3.0
6.7
2.0
2,801
1,114
800
116
69
39
168
285
14Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
103.9
1989-90
DET DET
81
37.0
18.4
3.8
9.4
1.7
0.2
7.1
16.3
43.8
0.5
1.7
30.9
3.6
4.7
77.5
50.1
0.9
2.9
4.0
2,993
1,492
308
765
139
19
322
206
15Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
104.2
1989-90
MIL MIL
81
32.1
14.2
6.9
5.5
2.6
0.2
5.9
11.7
50.3
0.0
0.3
15.4
2.4
3.3
74.1
54.2
2.8
4.1
2.7
2,599
1,153
559
445
207
17
217
280
16Fat Lever
F. Lever
104.3
1989-90
DEN DEN
79
35.8
18.3
9.3
6.5
2.1
0.2
7.2
16.2
44.3
0.5
1.1
41.4
3.4
4.3
80.4
50.4
2.9
6.4
2.0
2,832
1,443
734
517
168
13
156
172
17Hot Rod Williams
H. Rod Williams
104.4
1989-90
CLE CLE
82
33.9
16.8
8.1
2.0
1.0
2.0
6.4
13.0
49.3
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.4
73.9
54.6
2.7
5.4
1.7
2,776
1,381
663
168
86
167
143
214
18Larry Nance
L. Nance
104.5
1989-90
CLE CLE
62
33.3
16.3
8.3
2.6
0.9
2.0
6.6
13.0
51.1
0.0
0.0
100.0
3.0
3.9
77.8
55.4
2.6
5.7
1.8
2,065
1,011
516
161
54
122
110
185
19Rony Seikaly
R. Seikaly
104.9
1989-90
MIA MIA
74
32.6
16.6
10.4
1.1
1.1
1.7
6.6
13.1
50.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.8
59.4
53.0
3.4
6.9
3.2
2,409
1,228
766
78
78
124
236
258
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
105.0
1989-90
BOS BOS
75
39.3
24.3
9.5
7.5
1.4
0.8
9.6
20.2
47.3
0.9
2.6
33.3
4.3
4.6
93.0
54.6
1.2
8.3
3.2
2,944
1,820
712
562
106
61
243
173
21Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
105.1
1989-90
HOU HOU
82
35.9
17.1
9.0
3.2
0.8
0.3
6.7
12.2
54.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.7
5.4
68.8
58.7
3.1
5.8
2.8
2,947
1,401
734
261
66
24
229
270
22Buck Johnson
B. Johnson
105.2
1989-90
HOU HOU
82
34.5
14.8
4.6
3.1
1.3
0.8
6.1
12.4
49.5
0.0
0.2
11.8
2.5
3.3
75.9
53.4
1.4
3.3
2.0
2,832
1,215
381
252
104
62
167
321
23John Stockton
J. Stockton
105.3
1989-90
UTA UTA
78
37.4
17.2
2.6
14.5
2.7
0.2
6.1
11.8
51.4
0.6
1.4
41.6
4.5
5.5
81.9
60.7
0.7
1.9
3.5
2,915
1,345
206
1,134
207
18
272
233
24Terry Porter
T. Porter
105.3
1989-90
POR POR
80
34.8
17.6
3.4
9.1
1.9
0.1
5.6
12.1
46.2
1.1
3.0
37.4
5.3
5.9
89.2
59.7
0.7
2.7
3.1
2,781
1,406
272
726
151
4
245
150
25Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
105.3
1989-90
CHI CHI
82
38.4
16.5
6.7
5.4
2.6
1.2
6.9
14.0
48.9
0.3
1.4
25.0
2.4
3.6
67.5
52.8
1.8
4.8
3.4
3,148
1,351
547
444
211
101
278
298
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