best defensive rating by position in a season

Centers have the best defensive rating in a season, with a 94.6 rating in 1973-74.

POSITIONDRTGSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Center
94.6
1973-74
2,578
23.8
9.6
7.8
2.0
0.6
1.2
3.9
8.2
47.5
1.8
2.5
71.0
51.4
2.3
5.5
61,376
24,675
19,997
5,068
1,662
3,014
6,431
2
Center
95.0
1974-75
2,898
23.9
9.3
7.5
2.0
0.6
1.0
3.8
8.0
46.8
1.7
2.4
70.9
50.8
2.2
5.4
69,388
26,830
21,809
5,836
1,802
3,000
7,381
3
Center
95.5
1975-76
2,965
23.5
9.4
7.4
1.9
0.6
1.1
3.8
8.0
47.4
1.8
2.6
69.0
51.2
2.1
5.3
69,638
27,818
21,971
5,773
1,865
3,136
7,826
4
Power Forward
96.1
1973-74
2,853
24.6
10.0
7.0
1.6
0.7
0.6
4.0
9.0
44.7
1.9
2.6
73.1
49.0
2.2
4.8
70,103
28,428
19,842
4,627
2,059
1,785
7,722
5
Power Forward
96.5
1974-75
3,055
24.9
10.0
6.6
1.6
0.8
0.5
4.0
8.9
45.6
1.9
2.6
73.4
49.9
2.0
4.6
76,006
30,527
20,241
4,997
2,344
1,516
8,232
6
Center
97.0
1976-77
3,800
23.2
9.7
7.2
1.7
0.6
1.1
3.9
8.0
48.5
2.0
2.8
70.8
52.8
2.2
5.0
88,282
36,921
27,508
6,557
2,391
4,267
10,828
7
Power Forward
97.1
1975-76
3,126
24.0
9.9
6.6
1.6
0.7
0.5
4.0
8.6
45.9
2.0
2.8
71.2
50.2
2.0
4.6
75,178
30,838
20,571
4,850
2,311
1,618
8,266
8
Center
98.3
1977-78
3,373
25.6
11.3
8.0
2.0
0.7
1.2
4.5
9.1
49.0
2.3
3.3
71.0
53.3
2.4
5.6
2.1
86,320
37,999
26,848
6,677
2,453
4,055
7,250
10,192
9
Small Forward
98.5
1974-75
2,879
23.0
10.5
4.2
1.9
0.8
0.2
4.3
9.5
45.3
1.9
2.4
79.2
49.7
1.4
2.8
66,324
30,092
12,080
5,349
2,339
703
6,808
10
Power Forward
98.5
1976-77
3,618
24.6
10.6
6.6
1.5
0.8
0.6
4.2
9.2
46.1
2.1
3.0
72.0
50.5
2.2
4.4
88,954
38,308
23,773
5,543
2,997
2,167
10,212
11
Small Forward
99.1
1973-74
2,746
25.2
11.9
4.4
2.2
0.8
0.3
4.9
10.5
46.6
2.2
2.7
80.8
51.1
1.4
3.0
69,141
32,799
12,135
5,914
2,317
761
6,656
12
Small Forward
99.2
1975-76
3,167
23.2
10.2
4.0
1.8
0.9
0.3
4.1
9.1
45.4
2.0
2.5
78.6
50.2
1.3
2.7
73,453
32,250
12,616
5,705
2,801
827
7,854
13
Shooting Guard
99.2
1973-74
2,860
25.5
11.8
3.0
3.0
1.2
0.2
4.8
10.5
45.7
2.2
2.7
80.3
50.3
1.0
2.1
72,960
33,625
8,697
8,549
3,330
645
6,905
14
Point Guard
99.3
1974-75
2,382
28.1
12.3
2.9
4.5
1.3
0.2
4.9
10.9
45.1
2.5
3.2
78.6
50.1
0.8
2.1
67,048
29,385
6,808
10,616
3,126
408
6,073
15
Shooting Guard
99.3
1974-75
3,322
23.4
10.4
2.6
2.5
1.0
0.2
4.3
9.3
46.0
1.9
2.3
80.4
50.5
0.8
1.8
77,574
34,651
8,530
8,360
3,391
659
7,414
16
Point Guard
99.5
1975-76
2,335
27.1
11.5
2.8
4.1
1.4
0.2
4.6
10.3
44.6
2.3
2.9
77.5
49.4
0.8
2.0
63,256
26,846
6,603
9,684
3,199
431
5,867
17
Point Guard
99.5
1973-74
2,334
26.7
11.9
2.8
4.4
1.2
0.2
4.9
10.7
45.2
2.2
2.8
79.8
49.9
0.8
2.0
62,330
27,875
6,559
10,178
2,760
352
5,481
18
Power Forward
99.7
1977-78
3,548
23.9
9.9
6.5
1.6
0.8
0.6
3.9
8.5
46.5
2.0
2.8
71.5
50.9
2.1
4.4
1.9
84,805
35,146
22,944
5,674
2,853
2,295
6,655
10,101
19
Center
99.8
1998-99
2,965
21.0
7.5
5.6
0.9
0.5
1.0
2.9
6.1
47.5
0.0
0.1
21.7
1.7
2.6
64.5
51.7
1.9
3.7
1.2
62,369
22,257
16,593
2,587
1,577
2,938
3,524
7,700
-270
20
Small Forward
100.2
1976-77
3,777
22.8
10.6
4.1
1.8
0.9
0.3
4.3
9.1
47.0
2.1
2.7
77.8
51.7
1.4
2.8
86,165
40,203
15,655
6,878
3,262
1,287
8,602
21
Center
100.4
2000-01
4,778
21.1
7.2
5.7
0.8
0.5
1.1
2.8
6.0
47.0
0.0
0.1
23.7
1.6
2.4
66.8
51.4
1.9
3.8
1.2
100,617
34,409
27,296
3,947
2,399
5,264
5,635
12,238
-153
22
Shooting Guard
100.5
1975-76
3,161
23.7
11.5
2.6
2.5
0.9
0.2
4.6
10.1
46.0
2.2
2.8
79.3
50.8
0.8
1.8
74,815
36,261
8,199
7,937
2,995
536
6,843
23
Point Guard
100.9
1976-77
3,167
25.1
10.1
2.5
4.2
1.3
0.2
4.0
8.9
45.6
2.0
2.6
77.5
50.4
0.7
1.8
79,610
31,855
7,993
13,222
4,218
555
7,294
24
Center
101.0
2003-04
5,107
20.6
6.9
5.3
0.9
0.5
1.0
2.7
5.6
47.9
0.0
0.1
26.9
1.5
2.2
67.2
52.3
1.8
3.5
1.1
105,227
34,991
26,933
4,374
2,484
5,062
5,507
12,546
-1123
25
Power Forward
101.0
1998-99
3,400
22.4
8.6
5.2
1.1
0.7
0.6
3.3
7.1
46.0
0.1
0.4
30.5
1.9
2.7
69.9
51.6
1.8
3.4
1.3
76,022
29,281
17,747
3,849
2,227
2,068
4,444
8,085
-338
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