best defensive rating for a season while averaging at least 26 ppg

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the best defensive rating with 26.0+ points per game in a season, with an 88.8 rating in 1973-74.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating by a player for a season while averaging at least 26 ppg
NAME DRTG PPG SEASON TM GP MPG 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
88.8
27.0
1973-74
MIL MIL
81
43.8
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5
11.7
21.7
53.9
3.6
5.2
70.2
56.4
3.5
11.0
3,548
2,191
1,178
386
112
283
238
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
90.0
27.7
1975-76
LAL LAL
82
41.2
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
92.3
30.0
1974-75
MIL MIL
65
42.3
14.0
4.1
1.0
3.3
12.5
24.4
51.3
5.0
6.6
76.3
55.0
3.0
11.0
2,747
1,949
912
264
65
212
205
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
92.5
26.2
1976-77
LAL LAL
82
36.8
13.3
3.9
1.2
3.2
10.8
18.7
57.9
4.6
6.5
70.1
60.8
3.2
10.0
3,016
2,152
1,090
319
101
261
262
5 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
94.6
34.5
1974-75
BUF BUF
82
43.2
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
6 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
94.6
29.7
1999-00
LAL LAL
79
40.0
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
7 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
94.9
27.3
1993-94
HOU HOU
80
41.0
11.9
3.6
1.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
52.8
0.1
0.2
42.1
4.9
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
289
8 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
95.1
30.6
1973-74
BUF BUF
74
43.0
15.1
2.3
1.2
3.3
12.2
22.3
54.7
6.2
7.8
79.3
59.4
3.8
11.3
3,185
2,261
1,117
170
88
246
252
9 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
95.6
31.1
1975-76
BUF BUF
78
42.7
12.4
4.0
1.2
2.1
12.0
24.6
48.7
7.2
9.4
76.2
54.2
3.1
9.3
3,328
2,427
965
315
93
160
298
10 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
96.1
26.1
1992-93
HOU HOU
82
39.5
13.0
3.5
1.8
4.2
10.3
19.5
52.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.4
7.0
77.9
57.7
3.5
9.6
3.2
3,242
2,140
1,068
291
150
342
262
305
11 Chris Webber
C. Webber
96.7
27.1
2000-01
SAC SAC
70
40.5
11.1
4.2
1.3
1.7
11.2
23.4
48.1
0.0
0.4
7.1
4.6
6.6
70.3
51.6
2.6
8.5
2.8
2,836
1,898
777
294
93
118
195
226
+374
12 Rick Barry
R. Barry
96.8
30.6
1974-75
GSW GSW
80
40.4
5.7
6.2
2.9
0.4
12.9
27.7
46.4
4.9
5.5
90.4
50.9
1.2
4.6
3,235
2,450
456
492
228
33
225
13 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
97.0
29.5
2019-20
MIL MIL
63
30.4
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
14 LeBron James
L. James
97.3
27.1
2011-12
MIA MIA
62
37.5
7.9
6.2
1.9
0.8
10.0
18.9
53.1
0.9
2.4
36.2
6.2
8.1
77.1
60.5
1.5
6.4
3.4
2,326
1,683
492
387
115
50
213
96
+473
15 David Robinson
D. Robinson
97.9
29.8
1993-94
SAS SAS
80
40.5
10.7
4.8
1.7
3.3
10.5
20.7
50.7
0.1
0.4
34.5
8.7
11.6
74.9
57.7
3.0
7.7
3.2
3,241
2,383
855
381
139
265
253
228
16 David Robinson
D. Robinson
98.5
27.6
1994-95
SAS SAS
81
38.0
10.8
2.9
1.7
3.2
9.7
18.4
53.0
0.1
0.2
30.0
8.1
10.5
77.4
60.2
2.9
7.9
2.9
3,074
2,238
877
236
134
262
233
230
17 Julius Erving
J. Erving
98.6
26.9
1979-80
PHI PHI
78
36.1
7.4
4.6
2.2
1.8
10.7
20.7
51.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
5.4
6.8
78.7
56.8
2.8
4.6
3.6
2,812
2,100
576
355
170
140
284
208
18 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
98.7
26.2
1996-97
LAL LAL
51
38.1
12.5
3.1
0.9
2.9
10.8
19.4
55.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.5
9.4
48.4
55.6
3.8
8.7
2.9
1,941
1,336
640
159
46
147
146
180
+268
19 Karl Malone
K. Malone
98.8
29.1
1988-89
UTA UTA
80
39.1
10.7
2.7
1.8
0.9
10.1
19.5
51.9
0.1
0.2
31.3
8.8
11.5
76.6
59.2
3.2
7.4
3.6
3,126
2,326
853
219
144
70
285
286
20 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
99.0
26.8
1998-99
PHI PHI
48
41.5
4.9
4.6
2.3
0.1
9.1
22.0
41.2
1.2
4.1
29.1
7.4
9.9
75.1
50.8
1.4
3.5
3.5
1,990
1,284
236
223
110
7
167
98
+185
21 Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
99.0
26.5
1977-78
NYK NYK
79
40.3
12.8
3.8
1.3
1.6
10.3
19.8
52.0
5.9
8.2
72.7
56.7
3.0
9.8
4.4
3,182
2,097
1,010
298
105
126
346
297
22 LeBron James
L. James
99.0
28.4
2008-09
CLE CLE
81
37.7
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
23 Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
99.2
31.1
2000-01
PHI PHI
71
42.0
3.8
4.6
2.5
0.3
10.7
25.5
42.0
1.4
4.3
32.0
8.2
10.1
81.4
51.8
0.7
3.1
3.3
2,979
2,207
273
325
178
20
237
147
+368
24 Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
99.2
26.1
2001-02
BOS BOS
82
40.3
6.9
3.2
1.9
1.0
8.6
19.5
44.2
2.6
6.3
40.4
6.3
7.8
80.9
57.0
1.0
5.9
2.9
3,302
2,144
566
261
154
86
241
237
+314
25 Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
99.3
27.7
2018-19
MIL MIL
72
32.8
12.5
5.9
1.3
1.5
10.0
17.3
57.8
0.7
2.8
25.6
6.9
9.5
72.9
64.4
2.2
10.3
3.7
2,358
1,994
898
424
92
110
268
232
+654
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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68
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52
30
.634
16.0
3
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50
32
.610
18.0
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50
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61
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50
32
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