best defensive rating 1990s by power forward minimum 12500 minutes

Between the 1989-90 and 1998-99 seasons, Dennis Rodman had the best defensive rating by a power forward when playing 12,500+ minutes, with a 99.1 rating.

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  • Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
99.1
17,816
494
36.1
6.2
16.5
2.4
0.7
0.5
2.6
5.2
48.7
0.1
0.5
23.6
1.0
1.7
56.2
51.7
5.6
10.9
1.8
3,073
8,146
1,164
324
246
906
1,514
+903
2Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
99.9
22,853
747
30.6
16.7
9.5
1.9
1.2
1.5
6.0
11.8
50.8
0.0
0.1
27.8
4.7
6.4
73.4
57.2
3.3
6.2
2.9
12,452
7,111
1,394
931
1,094
2,193
2,848
+742
3Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
100.7
22,988
695
33.1
9.8
9.8
2.4
1.1
0.2
3.8
7.8
48.7
0.0
0.1
20.0
2.2
2.8
78.5
54.4
3.4
6.4
2.0
6,815
6,804
1,680
786
166
1,420
2,489
+227
4Karl Malone
K. Malone
101.5
30,005
785
38.2
27.2
10.7
3.7
1.4
0.9
9.9
18.7
53.1
0.1
0.3
28.2
7.3
9.7
75.1
59.3
2.5
8.2
3.0
21,370
8,427
2,888
1,105
678
2,347
2,384
+1707
5Dale Davis
D. Davis
103.0
16,957
572
29.6
9.3
8.8
0.8
0.7
1.4
3.9
7.1
54.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
3.0
51.0
55.4
3.4
5.5
1.2
5,338
5,055
484
397
777
697
1,696
+549
6Anthony Mason
A. Mason
103.4
15,499
491
31.6
10.1
8.1
2.9
0.7
0.2
3.8
7.3
51.4
0.0
0.0
11.1
2.6
3.8
68.0
56.2
2.4
5.7
1.6
4,969
3,984
1,430
336
122
790
1,322
+279
7Buck Williams
B. Williams
103.7
18,626
631
29.5
9.7
8.3
1.0
0.7
0.6
3.7
6.8
54.9
0.0
0.0
30.0
2.3
3.3
69.0
59.1
2.9
5.4
1.5
6,142
5,258
649
464
389
935
1,930
+143
8Horace Grant
H. Grant
103.9
25,506
716
35.6
13.0
9.0
2.6
1.1
1.2
5.4
10.4
51.9
0.0
0.1
8.3
2.1
3.1
68.7
55.0
3.4
5.6
1.3
9,298
6,457
1,827
816
830
899
1,794
+97
9Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
103.9
21,328
585
36.5
22.0
11.6
4.2
1.5
0.6
7.8
15.3
51.3
0.7
2.4
28.2
5.6
7.7
73.1
58.8
3.5
8.1
2.8
12,863
6,768
2,468
873
355
1,650
1,563
+538
10Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
104.2
14,448
611
23.6
11.6
6.0
1.3
0.8
0.3
4.9
10.3
47.2
0.1
0.2
29.8
1.9
2.7
69.8
50.7
2.2
3.8
1.4
7,117
3,689
824
470
206
827
1,788
+24
11Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
104.4
18,158
512
35.5
18.8
10.3
3.0
0.9
1.5
6.7
14.8
44.9
0.4
1.4
27.2
5.1
6.6
76.6
52.9
3.0
7.2
3.0
9,611
5,250
1,540
444
754
1,547
1,400
-357
12Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
105.2
13,780
404
34.1
16.3
7.9
3.0
1.2
1.0
5.7
12.0
47.4
0.2
0.6
27.4
4.8
5.9
82.0
56.1
2.2
5.7
2.9
6,594
3,184
1,201
481
405
1,179
1,409
+768
13Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
105.3
22,981
675
34.0
14.4
8.9
2.5
0.7
0.4
5.7
10.4
55.0
0.0
0.1
6.5
3.0
4.5
66.7
58.3
2.9
6.0
2.3
9,732
6,018
1,671
484
244
1,586
2,300
-609
14Grant Long
G. Long
105.6
21,296
706
30.2
10.6
6.8
1.8
1.3
0.4
3.9
8.2
47.0
0.1
0.4
30.5
2.7
3.5
76.9
54.0
2.4
4.4
1.7
7,454
4,786
1,280
888
280
1,194
2,167
+269
15Danny Manning
D. Manning
105.7
18,089
566
32.0
17.5
6.2
2.8
1.3
1.0
7.1
13.6
52.1
0.0
0.2
19.4
3.3
4.5
73.0
56.2
2.1
4.1
2.5
9,904
3,534
1,602
743
583
1,431
2,063
+374
16Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
105.8
15,687
438
35.8
16.3
8.8
3.6
1.7
0.8
6.2
13.8
45.3
0.4
1.5
29.0
3.4
4.6
74.6
51.7
2.4
6.4
2.9
7,158
3,854
1,555
766
354
1,281
1,184
-57
17Kevin Willis
K. Willis
106.1
22,370
700
32.0
15.1
10.3
1.3
0.8
0.5
6.3
12.7
49.3
0.1
0.2
23.0
2.6
3.6
71.7
53.0
3.4
6.9
2.2
10,598
7,208
932
531
367
1,507
2,150
-45
18Danny Ferry
D. Ferry
106.8
13,719
660
20.8
7.8
2.9
1.5
0.5
0.3
3.1
6.9
44.3
0.8
2.0
38.2
1.0
1.2
83.5
52.9
0.8
2.2
1.0
5,180
1,924
978
311
229
657
1,489
+132
19Loy Vaught
L. Vaught
106.8
14,499
516
28.1
11.6
8.0
1.1
0.8
0.3
5.1
10.1
50.7
0.0
0.2
25.3
1.4
1.9
71.2
53.2
2.4
5.6
1.4
5,998
4,125
564
428
178
702
1,333
-503
20A.C. Green
A.C. Green
107.0
16,659
543
30.7
10.0
7.8
1.1
0.9
0.4
3.7
7.6
48.1
0.1
0.4
22.6
2.6
3.5
72.7
54.5
2.9
4.9
1.1
5,421
4,253
611
480
199
603
985
-810
21Vin Baker
V. Baker
107.4
13,945
358
39.0
19.2
9.3
2.6
1.0
1.2
7.7
15.4
50.0
0.1
0.4
24.3
3.7
5.9
62.2
53.2
3.3
6.0
2.6
6,859
3,325
927
358
439
932
1,223
+405
22Terry Mills
T. Mills
107.8
14,467
582
24.9
11.3
5.6
1.4
0.6
0.5
4.5
9.8
46.0
0.7
1.9
38.6
1.6
2.0
78.2
53.0
1.7
3.9
1.4
6,602
3,269
801
356
271
795
1,634
+493
23Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
110.1
14,635
377
38.8
19.6
9.2
4.1
0.8
0.4
7.6
15.3
49.6
0.5
1.3
34.7
4.0
5.2
77.1
55.9
3.1
6.1
2.4
7,405
3,479
1,553
296
163
892
890
24Wayman Tisdale
W. Tisdale
110.2
13,344
455
29.3
15.9
6.0
1.3
0.5
0.7
6.7
13.3
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.2
77.6
53.7
1.7
4.3
1.5
7,213
2,711
605
244
317
699
1,464
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.875
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.857
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.833
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.750
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.714
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