1998 nba individual defensive rating rankings

David Robinson had the lowest defensive rating in 1997-98, with a 93.6 rating.

Interpreted as:
1998 NBA individual defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games rankings
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1David Robinson
D. Robinson
93.6
1997-98
SAS SAS
73
33.7
21.6
10.6
2.7
0.9
2.6
7.5
14.6
51.1
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.6
9.0
73.5
58.1
3.3
7.3
2.8
2,457
1,574
775
199
64
192
202
204
+356
2Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.3
1997-98
SAS SAS
82
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
3Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
96.1
1997-98
CLE CLE
80
34.6
18.0
9.3
2.5
1.4
1.1
6.5
14.6
44.5
0.0
0.1
25.0
5.1
7.0
72.7
51.2
2.7
6.6
3.4
2,769
1,442
745
197
108
90
271
310
+255
4Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
96.6
1997-98
CHI CHI
80
35.7
4.7
15.0
2.9
0.6
0.2
1.9
4.5
43.1
0.1
0.3
17.4
0.8
1.4
55.0
45.9
5.3
9.8
1.8
2,856
375
1,201
230
47
18
147
238
+345
5Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
96.9
1997-98
CLE CLE
82
29.0
13.9
8.8
0.9
0.6
1.6
5.5
10.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.8
3.7
76.2
56.4
3.4
5.4
1.8
2,379
1,139
723
71
52
135
146
288
+211
6Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
96.9
1997-98
NYK NYK
79
34.6
9.0
9.2
2.5
1.6
0.3
3.9
8.8
44.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.2
1.4
85.1
47.5
2.8
6.4
1.6
2,734
711
724
201
123
22
126
280
+127
7Brevin Knight
B. Knight
97.3
1997-98
CLE CLE
80
31.0
9.0
3.2
8.2
2.5
0.2
3.3
7.4
44.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.5
3.1
80.1
51.5
0.8
2.3
2.4
2,483
723
253
656
196
18
194
271
+298
8Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
97.4
1997-98
POR POR
73
32.0
16.0
10.0
3.0
0.9
1.1
5.6
11.3
49.3
0.4
1.6
26.1
4.4
5.5
79.8
58.1
2.0
7.9
2.6
2,333
1,167
729
218
65
80
190
267
+289
9Charlie Ward
C. Ward
97.5
1997-98
NYK NYK
82
28.3
7.8
3.3
5.7
1.8
0.5
2.9
6.3
45.5
1.0
2.6
37.7
1.1
1.4
80.5
56.7
0.4
3.0
2.1
2,317
642
274
466
144
37
175
195
+278
10Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
98.1
1997-98
PHX PHX
81
30.1
15.1
7.6
1.3
1.2
1.7
6.1
11.4
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.9
4.1
70.2
57.1
2.5
5.0
1.8
2,441
1,225
613
106
100
135
142
292
+182
11Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
99.0
1997-98
ATL ATL
82
35.6
13.4
11.4
1.0
0.4
3.4
4.9
9.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
3.7
5.5
67.0
58.4
3.4
8.0
2.0
2,917
1,101
932
82
34
277
168
254
+421
12Rik Smits
R. Smits
99.3
1997-98
IND IND
73
28.6
16.7
6.9
1.4
0.5
1.2
7.0
14.2
49.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.3
78.3
53.2
1.7
5.2
1.8
2,085
1,216
505
101
40
88
134
243
+434
13Dale Davis
D. Davis
99.3
1997-98
IND IND
78
27.9
8.0
7.8
0.9
0.7
1.1
3.5
6.4
54.8
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.2
46.5
54.6
3.0
4.8
0.9
2,174
626
611
70
51
87
73
209
+388
14P.J. Brown
P.J. Brown
99.6
1997-98
MIA MIA
74
31.9
9.6
8.6
1.4
0.9
1.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
76.6
52.2
3.2
5.4
1.3
2,362
707
635
103
66
98
97
264
+288
15Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
99.8
1997-98
CHI CHI
82
38.8
28.7
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
2.3
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
16Ervin Johnson
E. Johnson
99.9
1997-98
MIL MIL
81
27.9
8.0
8.5
0.7
1.0
2.0
3.1
5.8
53.7
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.9
60.1
56.4
3.0
5.5
1.4
2,261
649
685
59
79
158
117
321
-90
17Ron Harper
R. Harper
100.1
1997-98
CHI CHI
82
27.9
9.3
3.5
2.9
1.3
0.6
3.6
8.1
44.1
0.2
1.0
19.0
2.0
2.6
75.0
50.3
1.3
2.2
1.1
2,284
764
290
241
108
48
91
181
+464
18Antonio Davis
A. Davis
100.1
1997-98
IND IND
82
26.7
9.6
6.8
0.7
0.5
0.9
3.1
6.4
48.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
4.9
69.6
55.8
2.3
4.5
1.3
2,191
785
560
61
45
72
103
234
+178
19Robert Horry
R. Horry
100.2
1997-98
LAL LAL
72
30.4
7.4
7.5
2.3
1.6
1.3
2.8
5.8
47.6
0.3
1.3
20.4
1.6
2.3
69.2
54.2
2.6
4.9
1.4
2,192
536
542
163
112
94
99
238
+508
20Cedric Henderson
C. Henderson
100.4
1997-98
CLE CLE
82
30.8
10.1
4.0
2.0
1.2
0.5
4.2
8.8
48.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.3
71.6
51.4
0.9
3.1
2.0
2,527
832
325
168
96
45
165
238
+119
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
100.6
1997-98
LAL LAL
60
36.3
28.3
11.4
2.4
0.7
2.4
11.2
19.1
58.4
0.0
0.0
6.0
11.4
52.7
58.7
3.5
7.9
2.9
2,175
1,699
681
142
39
144
175
193
+649
22Chris Webber
C. Webber
100.7
1997-98
WAS WAS
71
39.6
21.9
9.5
3.8
1.6
1.7
9.1
18.9
48.2
0.9
2.9
31.7
2.8
4.7
58.9
52.3
2.5
7.0
2.6
2,809
1,555
674
273
111
124
185
269
+45
23Wesley Person
W. Person
100.8
1997-98
CLE CLE
82
39.0
14.7
4.4
2.3
1.6
0.6
5.4
11.7
46.0
2.3
5.5
43.0
1.6
2.1
77.6
58.3
0.8
3.6
1.3
3,198
1,204
363
188
129
49
110
108
+167
24Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
100.9
1997-98
PHX PHX
82
38.0
11.6
6.2
9.1
2.0
0.3
4.4
10.5
41.6
0.9
2.8
31.3
2.0
2.5
79.9
50.2
1.3
4.9
3.2
3,118
954
510
745
162
26
261
142
+305
25Grant Hill
G. Hill
101.0
1997-98
DET DET
81
40.7
21.1
7.7
6.8
1.8
0.7
7.6
16.8
45.2
0.0
0.3
14.3
5.9
8.0
74.0
52.0
1.1
6.5
3.5
3,294
1,712
623
551
143
53
285
196
+214
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