Lester Conner has the lowest defensive rating in a single NBA playoff run, with a -16.4 rating in 1987-88.

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best def rtg by a player per season in playoffs

	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	Lester Conner L. Conner	-16.4	1987-88	HOU	1	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		2.0	2.0	100.0	113.6	0.0	1.0	0.0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
2	Maceo Baston M. Baston	6.9	2007-08	TOR	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
3	Jerry Sichting J. Sichting	22.5	1980-81	IND	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4	Kenny Williams K. Williams	24.5	1991-92	IND	1	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
5	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	26.4	1976-77	CLE	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0			0.0	1.0		1	0	1	0	0	1		0
6	Craig Ehlo C. Ehlo	45.4	1984-85	HOU	3	2.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.7	0.7	100.0	106.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	6	4	0	0	4	0	0	3
7	Vincent Poirier V. Poirier	58.9	2019-20	BOS	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
8	Anthony Roberson A. Roberson	63.5	2008-09	CHI	1	4.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		100.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4	8	1	0	2	0	1	0	+8
9	Jerry Reynolds J. Reynolds	64.0	1986-87	MIL	4	1.3	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.8	33.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.5	50.0	38.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	5	3	1	2	3	0	0	0
10	Jerome Williams J. Williams	64.0	1996-97	DET	1	5.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	5	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	+6
11	Rudy White R. White	66.5	1976-77	HOU	1	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	33.3				0.0	0.0		33.3	1.0	0.0		2	2	1	0	1	0		0
12	Ben Kelso B. Kelso	67.1	1973-74	DET	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0				0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0		1	0	1	1	0	0		0
13	DeJuan Wheat D. Wheat	67.4	1997-98	MIN	1	3.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
14	Earl Clark E. Clark	67.5	2010-11	ORL	1	6.0	2.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		33.3	2.0	2.0	0.0	6	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	-6
15	Bo Outlaw B. Outlaw	68.3	2004-05	PHX	1	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
16	John Wallace J. Wallace	69.0	1999-00	NYK	1	4.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
17	Russ Lee R. Lee	69.5	1973-74	MIL	6	2.0	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.3	62.5				0.2	0.7	25.0	56.4	0.2	0.3		12	11	3	1	3	1		0
18	Shavlik Randolph S. Randolph	70.0	2012-13	BOS	1	3.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	3.0	0.0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	-2
19	Chucky Brown C. Brown	70.7	2001-02	SAC	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0			0.0	1.0	0.0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+4
20	E'Twaun Moore E. Moore	72.7	2014-15	CHI	3	3.0	1.7	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	2.0	33.3	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.0	0.0		41.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	9	5	3	0	2	0	0	1	+11
21	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	74.7	2023-24	NOP	1	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	+2
22	Lance Blanks L. Blanks	75.2	1991-92	DET	1	10.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		50.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	10	2	1	3	3	0	1	2
23	Steve Scheffler S. Scheffler	76.9	1994-95	SEA	1	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	Kirk Haston K. Haston	77.0	2001-02	CHA	2	2.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	-3
25	Josh Minott J. Minott	78.2	2022-23	MIN	1	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	6	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	-4

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