best defensive rating for an individual player since 2016

Since 2015-16, Tim Duncan has the best defensive rating, with a 95.7 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games for an individual player since 2016
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.7
61
25.2
8.6
7.3
2.7
0.8
1.3
3.5
7.2
48.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.1
70.2
52.3
1.9
5.4
1.5
1,536
522
447
163
47
78
90
125
+426
2David West
D. West
99.9
219
14.9
6.2
3.4
2.0
0.6
0.8
2.7
4.9
55.2
0.0
0.1
39.1
0.8
1.0
77.2
58.2
0.8
2.6
1.0
3,257
1,365
750
432
133
178
226
367
+484
3Jared Sullinger
J. Sullinger
100.1
92
22.1
9.5
7.6
2.1
0.9
0.5
4.0
9.3
42.9
0.3
1.3
26.4
1.2
1.8
63.3
47.0
2.2
5.4
1.2
2,033
871
700
190
79
48
106
226
+180
4Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
100.7
444
25.7
13.2
11.3
0.7
0.5
2.3
5.5
9.4
58.3
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.2
3.6
61.7
60.1
3.3
8.0
1.6
11,392
5,857
5,002
320
241
1,005
693
1,198
+365
5Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
101.8
243
25.1
11.8
8.4
3.0
0.4
1.3
4.5
9.5
47.4
0.5
1.3
42.2
2.2
3.0
75.5
54.4
1.7
6.7
1.5
6,090
2,872
2,050
734
95
310
369
408
+248
6Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
102.0
737
25.7
12.1
12.0
1.4
1.3
1.1
5.0
9.5
53.0
0.1
0.3
20.9
2.0
4.0
51.5
54.1
3.9
8.0
1.9
18,945
8,949
8,817
1,051
931
815
1,391
2,011
-611
7Thabo Sefolosha
T. Sefolosha
102.0
266
19.6
5.7
3.7
1.1
1.1
0.4
2.2
4.7
47.2
0.6
1.7
35.7
0.7
1.0
69.0
55.8
0.6
3.1
0.7
5,205
1,518
981
299
300
97
196
349
+132
8Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
102.1
392
20.3
6.6
5.7
1.0
1.2
1.4
2.7
4.8
57.5
0.0
0.0
20.0
1.1
1.7
67.1
60.1
1.8
3.9
1.1
7,970
2,594
2,223
373
455
541
447
984
-857
9Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
102.6
192
19.4
8.6
2.3
2.7
1.0
0.2
3.0
7.0
42.6
1.2
3.1
37.3
1.5
1.8
82.0
55.3
0.4
1.9
1.6
3,724
1,648
445
523
191
43
300
344
+659
10David Lee
D. Lee
102.9
134
17.8
7.5
5.6
1.6
0.4
0.5
3.2
5.6
56.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.5
73.3
59.3
1.9
3.7
1.1
2,380
1,003
746
208
53
68
148
239
+233
11Dwight Howard
D. Howard
103.4
433
24.5
11.1
10.0
1.0
0.7
1.2
4.2
6.9
60.9
0.0
0.1
30.9
2.7
4.8
54.7
61.4
3.0
7.0
1.9
10,623
4,811
4,313
452
283
517
803
1,242
-84
12Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
103.4
774
32.4
13.5
12.4
1.5
0.7
2.1
5.1
7.6
66.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.4
5.3
63.6
67.8
3.6
8.8
1.7
25,098
10,469
9,597
1,128
560
1,608
1,294
2,167
+3730
13DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
103.7
304
28.5
20.3
9.7
3.5
1.3
1.2
6.9
15.2
45.6
1.4
4.0
34.0
5.1
6.8
74.5
55.8
1.9
7.7
3.2
8,649
6,184
2,938
1,057
389
350
981
1,052
+138
14Derrick Favors
D. Favors
103.8
423
23.7
10.3
7.0
1.2
0.7
1.1
4.3
7.8
55.4
0.1
0.4
20.6
1.6
2.3
66.8
58.3
2.4
4.6
1.0
10,021
4,367
2,981
491
308
445
436
892
+494
15Zaza Pachulia
Z. Pachulia
103.9
283
18.1
6.1
6.1
1.6
0.7
0.3
2.2
4.4
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.2
77.9
57.0
2.0
4.0
1.2
5,122
1,716
1,714
460
192
89
335
620
+518
16Amir Johnson
A. Johnson
104.2
284
18.0
5.8
4.7
1.6
0.6
0.7
2.4
4.3
56.1
0.2
0.6
32.6
0.8
1.2
63.1
60.0
1.6
3.1
1.0
5,105
1,640
1,348
456
164
202
271
716
+282
17Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
104.3
53
33.5
19.1
7.4
2.4
0.7
0.6
6.8
14.5
46.7
1.5
4.2
36.5
4.0
5.1
79.5
57.1
0.9
6.5
1.5
1,778
1,010
390
128
36
34
78
101
+31
18Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
104.5
398
27.2
13.3
6.7
2.4
1.2
0.9
4.8
10.3
46.5
0.9
2.6
34.1
2.8
3.7
75.1
55.6
1.9
4.9
1.7
10,807
5,277
2,684
973
464
378
657
1,033
+1091
19Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
104.7
177
30.4
23.2
11.0
3.5
1.2
3.5
8.3
17.2
48.1
2.2
6.4
34.2
4.4
5.5
81.5
59.1
2.1
8.9
3.2
5,388
4,106
1,943
626
204
614
559
409
+605
20DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
104.8
608
24.0
8.9
10.2
1.3
0.4
1.1
3.6
5.2
68.2
0.0
0.0
20.0
1.8
3.4
52.3
66.2
2.8
7.5
1.4
14,613
5,394
6,217
802
268
682
828
1,307
+77
21Anthony Davis
A. Davis
105.2
608
34.6
25.4
11.1
2.9
1.3
2.2
9.5
18.2
52.1
0.6
2.1
29.9
5.9
7.4
79.4
59.4
2.6
8.5
2.2
21,049
15,468
6,746
1,748
791
1,347
1,321
1,383
+877
22Tony Allen
T. Allen
105.2
157
24.2
8.2
4.7
1.1
1.5
0.3
3.4
7.4
46.1
0.2
0.7
31.5
1.2
1.8
62.6
50.0
1.8
2.8
1.3
3,806
1,281
734
177
236
50
197
402
-119
23Trevor Booker
T. Booker
105.4
218
20.8
7.3
6.2
1.4
0.7
0.4
3.1
6.1
50.8
0.2
0.7
29.6
1.0
1.4
68.3
54.9
2.0
4.2
1.2
4,544
1,600
1,341
303
162
90
267
440
-293
24Danny Green
D. Green
105.4
509
25.5
8.1
3.4
1.5
1.0
0.8
2.9
7.1
40.8
1.9
4.9
38.7
0.4
0.6
77.2
55.4
0.6
2.8
1.0
13,004
4,118
1,751
781
529
382
485
937
+2134
25Boris Diaw
B. Diaw
105.5
149
17.9
5.5
2.6
2.3
0.3
0.2
2.3
4.8
49.0
0.3
1.0
30.0
0.6
0.7
73.9
54.2
0.7
1.9
1.2
2,669
823
391
346
44
30
184
185
+310
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Leaders

PPG

24.5

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

RPG

11.4

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

APG

7.2

Castle

Stephon Castle
Team Rankings

ORTG

119.3

4th

DRTG

111.0

3rd

NETRTG

8.2

2nd

3P%

36.0

12th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
60
16
.789
2
Spurs Spurs
57
18
.760
2.5
3
49
26
.653
10.5
4
48
28
.632
12.0
5
46
29
.613
13.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
4/1
@
10:00 PM
Thu
4/2
@
10:30 PM
Sat
4/4
@
3:00 PM
Mon
4/6
@
8:00 PM
Wed
4/8
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
CHI Bulls

29 - 46

114

Final

129

SAS Spurs

57 - 18

Mon 30 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
54
21
.720
2
50
25
.667
4.0
3
48
27
.640
6.0
4
47
28
.627
7.0
5
42
32
.568
11.5
6
43
33
.566
11.5
7
41
34
.547
13.0
8
39
35
.527
14.5
9
40
36
.526
14.5
10
39
36
.520
15.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
29
45
.392
24.5
12
Bulls Bulls - e
29
46
.387
25.0
13
Nets Nets - e
18
57
.240
36.0
14
17
58
.227
37.0
15
17
58
.227
37.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
60
16
.789
2
Spurs Spurs - y
57
18
.760
2.5
3
49
26
.653
10.5
4
48
28
.632
12.0
5
46
29
.613
13.5
6
45
29
.608
14.0
7
42
33
.560
17.5
8
39
36
.520
20.5
9
38
38
.500
22.0
10
36
39
.480
23.5
11
25
50
.333
34.5
12
25
51
.329
35.0
13
24
51
.320
35.5
14
Jazz Jazz - e
21
55
.276
39.0
15
Kings Kings - e
19
57
.250
41.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
3/4
@
122-112
Wed
3/4
@
110-126
Wed
3/4
@
115-113
Wed
3/4
@
106-121
Wed
3/4
@
107-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
3/31
@
7:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
7:30 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM
Tue
3/31
@
8:00 PM