best defense efficiency by a rookie in nba history

Alvan Adams has the best defensive rating by a rookie, with a 94.9 rating in 1975-76.

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best defense efficiency with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a rookie in NBA history

	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	Alvan Adams A. Adams	94.9	1975-76	PHX	80	33.2	19.0	9.1	5.6	1.5	1.5	7.9	16.8	46.9				3.3	4.4	73.5	50.7	2.7	6.4		2,656	1,519	727	450	121	116		274
2	Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton	95.1	1976-77	NYK	82	25.7	11.6	7.7	1.8	1.5	1.2	4.9	10.2	47.6				1.9	2.7	70.7	51.1	2.7	5.0		2,104	955	633	149	125	98		363
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.3	1997-98	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
4	John Drew J. Drew	95.7	1974-75	ATL	78	29.3	18.5	10.7	1.8	1.5	0.5	6.8	15.8	42.8				5.0	7.0	71.3	49.1	4.6	6.1		2,289	1,442	836	138	119	39		274
5	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	96.3	1977-78	SEA	82	27.3	10.7	8.3	1.6	0.8	0.5	4.2	9.2	45.5				2.3	3.0	77.7	50.9	2.4	5.9	2.3	2,238	876	678	134	68	40	186	300
6	David Robinson D. Robinson	96.8	1989-90	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
7	Zydrunas Ilgauskas Z. Ilgauskas	96.9	1997-98	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
8	Jamaal Wilkes J. Wilkes	97.2	1974-75	GSW	82	30.7	14.2	8.2	2.2	1.3	0.3	6.1	13.8	44.2				2.0	2.7	73.4	47.3	2.5	5.7		2,515	1,164	671	183	107	22		222
9	Brevin Knight B. Knight	97.3	1997-98	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
10	Richard Washington R. Washington	97.5	1976-77	KCK	82	27.6	13.0	8.5	1.0	0.8	1.1	5.4	12.6	43.1				2.2	3.1	69.7	46.7	2.5	6.1		2,265	1,069	698	85	63	90		324
11	Scott May S. May	98.1	1976-77	CHI	72	32.9	14.6	6.1	2.0	1.1	0.2	6.0	13.3	45.1				2.6	3.2	82.8	49.8	2.0	4.1		2,369	1,050	437	145	78	17		185
12	Larry Bird L. Bird	98.2	1979-80	BOS	82	36.0	21.3	10.4	4.5	1.7	0.6	8.5	17.8	47.4	0.7	1.7	40.6	3.7	4.4	83.6	53.8	2.6	7.8	3.2	2,955	1,745	852	370	143	53	263	279
13	Mike Sojourner M. Sojourner	98.6	1974-75	ATL	73	29.2	11.7	8.8	1.3	0.5	0.8	5.2	10.6	48.8				1.3	2.0	65.1	50.7	2.7	6.1		2,129	851	642	93	35	57		217
14	Scott Wedman S. Wedman	98.6	1974-75	KCO	80	31.9	11.1	6.1	1.6	1.0	0.3	4.7	10.1	46.5				1.7	2.1	81.8	50.5	2.5	3.6		2,554	889	490	129	81	27		270
15	Nene	98.6	2002-03	DEN	80	28.2	10.5	6.1	1.9	1.6	0.8	4.0	7.7	51.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	4.3	57.8	54.5	2.6	3.5	2.3	2,258	839	491	149	127	65	181	295	-261
16	Walter Davis W. Davis	98.7	1977-78	PHX	81	32.0	24.2	6.0	3.4	1.4	0.2	9.7	18.4	52.6				4.8	5.8	83.0	57.7	2.0	4.0	3.5	2,590	1,959	484	273	113	20	283	242
17	Leonard Gray L. Gray	98.7	1974-75	SEA	75	30.4	11.5	6.4	2.2	0.8	0.3	5.0	10.3	48.9				1.4	1.9	72.2	51.4	1.8	4.6		2,280	860	478	163	63	24		292
18	Manute Bol M. Bol	99.0	1985-86	WAS	80	26.1	3.7	6.0	0.3	0.4	5.0	1.6	3.5	46.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.1	48.8	47.2	1.5	4.4	0.8	2,090	298	477	23	28	397	65	255
19	Ron Behagen R. Behagen	99.1	1973-74	KCO	80	25.7	11.0	7.1	1.7	0.7	0.5	4.5	10.3	43.2				2.0	2.7	76.4	47.6	2.4	4.7		2,059	876	567	134	56	37		291
20	Chris Bosh C. Bosh	99.2	2003-04	TOR	75	33.5	11.5	7.4	1.0	0.8	1.4	4.4	9.5	45.9	0.1	0.2	35.7	2.7	3.8	70.1	51.3	2.5	4.9	1.4	2,510	861	557	78	59	106	107	215	-164
21	Nerlens Noel N. Noel	99.3	2014-15	PHI	75	30.8	9.9	8.1	1.7	1.8	1.9	4.0	8.7	46.2	0.0	0.0		1.9	3.1	60.9	49.3	2.5	5.7	1.9	2,311	744	611	128	133	142	146	208	-430
22	Buck Williams B. Williams	99.9	1981-82	NJN	82	34.5	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0	6.3	10.7	58.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.7	62.4	60.3	4.2	8.0	2.9	2,825	1,268	1,005	107	84	84	235	285
23	Yao Ming Y. Ming	100.0	2002-03	HOU	82	29.0	13.5	8.2	1.7	0.4	1.8	4.9	9.8	49.8	0.0	0.0	50.0	3.7	4.5	81.1	57.0	2.4	5.8	2.1	2,382	1,104	675	137	31	147	173	230	+142
24	Quinn Buckner Q. Buckner	100.1	1976-77	MIL	79	26.5	8.6	3.3	4.7	2.4	0.3	3.8	8.7	43.4				1.1	1.9	53.9	45.0	1.2	2.2		2,095	681	264	372	192	21		291
25	Reggie King R. King	100.1	1979-80	KCK	82	25.0	8.2	6.9	1.3	0.8	0.4	3.1	6.1	51.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.7	72.6	56.5	2.2	4.7	1.2	2,052	673	566	106	69	31	100	230

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