2009 league average defensive rating rankings

Dwight Howard had the best defensive rating in 2008-09, with a 94.5 rating.

Interpreted as:

2009 league average defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player rankings

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dwight Howard D. Howard	94.5	2008-09	ORL	79	35.7	20.6	13.8	1.4	1.0	2.9	7.1	12.4	57.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	10.7	59.4	60.0	4.3	9.6	3.0	2,821	1,624	1,093	112	77	231	240	270	+553
2	LeBron James L. James	99.0	2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	28.4	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	9.7	19.9	48.9	1.6	4.7	34.4	7.3	9.4	78.0	59.1	1.3	6.3	3.0	3,054	2,304	613	587	137	93	241	139	+870
3	Anderson Varejao A. Varejao	99.9	2008-09	CLE	81	28.5	8.6	7.2	1.0	0.9	0.8	3.3	6.2	53.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	3.1	61.6	56.5	2.0	5.1	1.0	2,306	694	581	81	75	66	80	239	+440
4	Kendrick Perkins K. Perkins	100.2	2008-09	BOS	76	29.6	8.5	8.1	1.3	0.3	2.0	3.6	6.3	57.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.1	60.0	59.1	2.7	5.5	2.2	2,253	648	619	96	22	150	165	253	+341
5	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	100.2	2008-09	SAS	75	33.7	19.3	10.7	3.5	0.5	1.7	7.4	14.8	50.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	6.4	69.2	54.9	2.7	8.0	2.2	2,524	1,450	800	264	38	126	165	173	+259
6	Rajon Rondo R. Rondo	100.8	2008-09	BOS	80	33.0	11.9	5.2	8.2	1.9	0.1	4.8	9.5	50.5	0.2	0.6	31.3	2.2	3.4	64.2	54.3	1.3	4.0	2.6	2,642	953	416	659	149	11	209	193	+510
7	Yao Ming Y. Ming	100.9	2008-09	HOU	77	33.6	19.7	9.9	1.8	0.4	1.9	7.4	13.4	54.8	0.0	0.0	100.0	4.9	5.7	86.6	61.8	2.6	7.2	3.0	2,589	1,514	761	137	30	150	234	257	+453
8	Lamar Odom L. Odom	101.7	2008-09	LAL	78	29.7	11.3	8.2	2.6	1.0	1.3	4.4	9.0	49.2	0.4	1.3	32.0	2.1	3.3	62.3	54.2	2.3	5.9	1.8	2,316	885	637	204	77	98	138	235	+694
9	Luis Scola L. Scola	102.4	2008-09	HOU	82	30.3	12.7	8.8	1.5	0.8	0.1	5.2	9.7	53.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.1	76.0	57.2	2.4	6.3	1.5	2,488	1,044	720	123	68	11	123	261	+211
10	Gerald Wallace G. Wallace	102.5	2008-09	CHA	71	37.6	16.6	7.8	2.7	1.7	0.9	5.5	11.4	48.0	0.5	1.8	29.8	5.1	6.4	80.4	58.5	1.6	6.2	2.1	2,669	1,182	553	189	121	67	148	210	+51
11	Samuel Dalembert S. Dalembert	102.5	2008-09	PHI	82	24.8	6.4	8.5	0.2	0.4	1.8	2.6	5.3	49.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.5	73.4	53.5	2.6	5.9	1.4	2,036	523	701	18	33	146	117	248	+52
12	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	102.7	2008-09	ORL	79	36.2	17.7	5.7	2.6	1.0	0.6	6.1	13.8	43.9	2.8	7.0	39.7	2.8	3.4	83.6	58.0	1.2	4.6	2.0	2,859	1,401	453	205	81	51	158	194	+584
13	Emeka Okafor E. Okafor	102.8	2008-09	CHA	82	32.8	13.2	10.1	0.6	0.6	1.7	5.3	9.4	56.1	0.0	0.0		2.7	4.5	59.3	58.1	3.4	6.7	1.8	2,691	1,085	827	53	48	136	144	247	+21
14	Chris Paul C. Paul	103.1	2008-09	NOH	78	38.5	22.8	5.5	11.0	2.8	0.1	8.1	16.1	50.3	0.8	2.3	36.4	5.8	6.7	86.8	59.9	0.9	4.7	3.0	3,002	1,781	432	861	216	10	231	212	+350
15	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	103.4	2008-09	HOU	69	35.5	17.1	5.2	3.3	1.5	0.3	6.0	15.0	40.1	2.2	5.6	39.9	2.8	3.8	74.8	51.2	0.9	4.3	2.0	2,452	1,181	359	229	105	24	140	155	+317
16	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	103.5	2008-09	DET	66	32.2	12.0	7.4	1.4	0.9	1.3	4.6	10.9	41.9	1.7	4.8	35.4	1.2	1.5	77.2	52.0	0.8	6.6	0.9	2,123	795	490	91	62	86	59	197	+86
17	Paul Pierce P. Pierce	103.6	2008-09	BOS	81	37.5	20.5	5.6	3.6	1.0	0.3	6.7	14.6	45.7	1.5	3.8	39.1	5.7	6.8	83.0	58.2	0.7	5.0	2.8	3,035	1,658	457	294	80	27	228	215	+533
18	Delonte West D. West	103.7	2008-09	CLE	64	33.6	11.7	3.2	3.5	1.5	0.2	4.5	9.8	45.7	1.4	3.6	39.9	1.4	1.7	83.3	55.9	0.5	2.7	1.4	2,152	751	203	226	94	13	92	125	+609
19	Tyrus Thomas T. Thomas	103.8	2008-09	CHI	79	27.5	10.8	6.4	1.0	1.2	1.9	3.9	8.6	45.1	0.0	0.1	33.3	3.0	3.8	78.3	52.5	1.9	4.6	1.6	2,175	857	508	77	91	151	129	220	-186
20	Hedo Turkoglu H. Turkoglu	103.9	2008-09	ORL	77	36.6	16.8	5.3	4.9	0.8	0.2	5.5	13.3	41.3	1.7	4.9	35.6	4.1	5.1	80.7	54.1	0.6	4.7	2.6	2,815	1,294	410	375	64	19	204	218	+510
21	Al Horford A. Horford	103.9	2008-09	ATL	67	33.5	11.5	9.3	2.4	0.8	1.4	4.7	8.9	52.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	3.1	72.7	56.5	2.2	7.1	1.5	2,242	773	624	163	53	95	103	190	+12
22	Josh Smith J. Smith	104.4	2008-09	ATL	69	35.1	15.6	7.2	2.4	1.4	1.6	6.1	12.3	49.2	0.4	1.3	29.9	3.1	5.2	58.8	53.3	1.9	5.3	2.3	2,421	1,073	498	169	94	111	161	184	+149
23	Rafer Alston R. Alston	104.4	2008-09	TOT	77	31.8	11.7	2.9	5.3	1.4	0.1	4.1	10.6	38.5	1.5	4.3	33.8	2.0	2.7	75.0	49.4	0.4	2.5	1.8	2,447	900	227	406	108	10	140	135	+205
24	Nene	104.6	2008-09	DEN	77	32.6	14.6	7.8	1.4	1.2	1.3	5.6	9.2	60.4	0.0	0.1	20.0	3.5	4.8	72.3	64.5	2.4	5.4	1.9	2,510	1,123	598	108	95	101	147	278	+298
25	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	104.6	2008-09	DEN	66	32.0	11.7	6.0	2.0	1.5	1.1	4.8	9.8	49.1	0.2	0.6	36.8	1.8	3.0	60.4	52.3	1.2	4.8	1.6	2,111	769	395	132	96	74	104	201	+190

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RPG

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APG

6.3

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114.3

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

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Playoffs PPG Leaders

28.1

Cunningham

27.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

27.1

Brunson

Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

Jokić

10.8

Wembanyama

10.7

Towns

Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

Smart

Playoffs BPG Leaders

3.5

Wembanyama

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Thompson

1.8

Mobley

Playoffs 3PM Leaders

3.6

Bane

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Brooks

3.3

Hachimura

Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

113.6

Davison

107.8

Nnaji

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Playoffs ORtg Rankings

123.4

119.3

115.5

113.7

111.7

111.5

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

104.0

106.2

107.4

108.5

109.0

110.7

Playoffs NetRtg Rankings

19.4

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3.0

1.7

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Wembanyama

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Gilgeous-Alexander

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Mobley

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

903.8

Wembanyama

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Mitchell

703.3

Castle

Playoffs USG% Leaders

40.4

Smith

40.1

Williams

34.9

Goodwin

Playoffs MPG Leaders

44.0

Thompson

42.0

Smith

41.0

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2.00

Richardson

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Beringer

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Wembanyama

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2.33

Richardson

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Beringer

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
6	Hawks - x	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
11	Bucks - e	32	50	.390	28.0
12	Bulls - e	31	51	.378	29.0
13	Nets - e	20	62	.244	40.0
14	Pacers - e	19	63	.232	41.0
15	Wizards - e	17	65	.207	43.0

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1	Thunder - z	64	18	.780
2	Spurs - x	62	20	.756	2.0
3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
4	Lakers - x	53	29	.646	11.0
5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
6	Timberwolves - x	49	33	.598	15.0
7	Suns - x	45	37	.549	19.0
8	Trail Blazers - x	42	40	.512	22.0
9	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	37	45	.451	27.0
11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
15	Jazz - e	22	60	.268	42.0