Tim Duncan had the best defensive rating by a forward in 2001-02, with a 95.7 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games forward 2002

	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	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.7	2001-02	SAS	82	40.6	25.5	12.7	3.7	0.7	2.5	9.3	18.3	50.8	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.8	8.5	79.9	57.6	3.3	9.4	3.2	3,329	2,089	1,042	307	61	203	263	217	+563
2	Chris Webber C. Webber	97.9	2001-02	SAC	54	38.4	24.5	10.1	4.8	1.7	1.4	9.9	19.9	49.5	0.1	0.4	26.3	4.7	6.3	74.9	54.0	2.8	7.3	2.9	2,071	1,322	546	258	90	76	158	181	+410
3	Keith Van Horn K. Van Horn	98.9	2001-02	NJN	81	30.4	14.8	7.5	2.0	0.8	0.5	5.8	13.4	43.3	1.2	3.6	34.5	1.9	2.4	80.0	51.0	1.7	5.8	1.8	2,465	1,199	609	164	63	42	146	221	+216
4	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	99.2	2001-02	NJN	73	34.3	14.9	5.3	2.6	1.2	1.7	6.1	13.2	46.3	0.2	0.9	22.4	2.5	3.7	67.8	50.3	1.5	3.8	2.4	2,504	1,086	388	192	90	121	172	261	+298
5	Robert Horry R. Horry	99.4	2001-02	LAL	81	26.4	6.8	5.9	2.9	1.0	1.1	2.3	5.7	39.8	0.9	2.5	37.4	1.3	1.7	78.3	52.8	1.6	4.3	1.1	2,140	550	479	232	77	89	88	208	+360
6	Brian Grant B. Grant	99.5	2001-02	MIA	72	31.3	9.3	8.0	1.9	0.7	0.4	4.0	8.5	46.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	1.7	84.9	50.8	2.3	5.7	1.7	2,256	673	575	137	48	31	122	236	-72
7	Elden Campbell E. Campbell	99.6	2001-02	CHA	77	28.0	13.9	6.9	1.3	0.8	1.8	5.0	10.3	48.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	79.7	55.8	1.7	5.2	1.8	2,156	1,074	530	102	60	137	138	264	+5
8	Shawn Marion S. Marion	99.7	2001-02	PHX	81	38.4	19.1	9.9	2.0	1.8	1.1	8.1	17.2	46.9	0.6	1.5	39.3	2.4	2.8	84.5	51.8	2.6	7.3	1.8	3,109	1,547	803	162	149	86	144	214	-10
9	Andrei Kirilenko A. Kirilenko	100.3	2001-02	UTA	82	26.2	10.7	4.9	1.1	1.4	1.9	3.5	7.7	45.0	0.3	1.2	25.0	3.5	4.5	76.8	55.3	1.8	3.1	1.3	2,151	880	402	94	116	159	108	156	+347
10	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	100.4	2001-02	MIN	81	39.2	21.2	12.1	5.2	1.2	1.6	8.1	17.3	47.0	0.5	1.4	31.9	4.4	5.5	80.1	53.6	3.0	9.1	2.8	3,175	1,714	981	422	96	126	229	184	+358
11	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	100.5	2001-02	PHI	58	35.9	15.1	8.8	1.7	0.7	0.9	5.7	12.7	45.0	0.5	1.4	33.7	3.2	3.9	81.5	52.4	2.9	5.9	2.1	2,080	875	509	98	42	51	119	158	+108
12	Antoine Walker A. Walker	100.5	2001-02	BOS	81	42.0	22.1	8.8	5.0	1.5	0.5	8.2	20.9	39.4	2.7	8.0	34.4	3.0	4.0	74.1	49.0	1.9	7.0	3.1	3,406	1,794	714	407	122	38	251	237	+240
13	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	100.8	2001-02	IND	72	37.6	19.0	10.5	1.6	0.6	2.3	7.5	15.7	47.9	0.0	0.2	7.1	3.9	5.7	68.8	52.1	2.6	7.9	2.4	2,707	1,371	757	118	45	166	174	269	+99
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	101.4	2001-02	UTA	80	38.0	22.4	8.6	4.3	1.9	0.7	7.9	17.5	45.4	0.1	0.3	36.0	6.4	8.0	79.7	53.2	1.8	6.8	3.3	3,040	1,788	686	341	152	59	263	229	+50
15	Matt Harpring M. Harpring	101.6	2001-02	PHI	81	31.4	11.8	7.1	1.3	0.9	0.1	4.8	10.3	46.1	0.3	0.9	30.4	2.0	2.7	74.3	51.2	2.5	4.6	1.6	2,541	958	573	107	70	5	127	201	+174
16	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	101.7	2001-02	POR	79	37.5	19.3	8.2	1.9	1.3	1.3	7.6	16.3	46.9	1.4	4.0	36.0	2.5	3.5	73.4	54.0	1.7	6.4	1.7	2,963	1,521	645	152	101	101	131	212	+367
17	Elton Brand E. Brand	103.0	2001-02	LAC	80	37.8	18.2	11.6	2.4	1.0	2.0	6.7	12.6	52.7	0.0	0.0		4.9	6.6	74.2	58.6	5.0	6.6	2.2	3,020	1,453	925	191	80	163	173	254	+4
18	Rick Fox R. Fox	103.0	2001-02	LAL	82	27.9	7.9	4.7	3.5	0.8	0.3	3.1	7.4	42.1	0.8	2.5	31.3	0.9	1.0	82.4	50.2	1.1	3.6	1.6	2,289	645	389	283	67	21	132	244	+257
19	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	103.0	2001-02	DET	80	35.7	14.6	4.8	2.5	1.1	1.2	5.7	13.4	42.5	1.4	3.8	37.8	1.8	2.6	69.4	50.3	1.0	3.8	1.9	2,855	1,166	386	202	89	95	151	243	+108
20	Antonio Davis A. Davis	103.2	2001-02	TOR	77	38.7	14.5	9.6	2.0	0.7	1.1	5.3	12.5	42.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.8	4.6	81.8	49.7	3.3	6.3	2.1	2,978	1,113	740	155	54	83	159	225	-7
21	Darius Miles D. Miles	103.6	2001-02	LAC	82	27.2	9.5	5.5	2.2	0.9	1.3	3.8	7.8	48.1	0.0	0.2	15.8	1.9	3.1	62.0	51.6	1.3	4.2	2.0	2,227	779	453	184	71	103	160	184	+6
22	Peja Stojakovic P. Stojakovic	103.6	2001-02	SAC	71	37.3	21.2	5.3	2.5	1.1	0.2	7.7	15.9	48.4	1.8	4.4	41.6	4.0	4.5	87.6	59.2	1.0	4.2	2.0	2,649	1,506	373	175	81	14	140	120	+380
23	Rashard Lewis R. Lewis	104.4	2001-02	SEA	71	36.4	16.8	7.0	1.7	1.5	0.6	6.4	13.7	46.8	1.7	4.5	38.9	2.3	2.8	81.0	56.4	2.0	5.1	1.4	2,585	1,195	498	123	104	40	97	174	+284
24	Shareef Abdur-Rahim S. Abdur-Rahim	104.6	2001-02	ATL	77	38.7	21.2	9.0	3.1	1.3	1.1	7.8	16.8	46.1	0.3	0.9	30.0	5.4	6.8	80.1	53.6	2.6	6.5	3.2	2,980	1,636	696	239	98	81	250	214	-225
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	104.9	2001-02	WAS	60	34.9	22.9	5.7	5.2	1.4	0.4	9.2	22.1	41.6	0.2	0.9	18.9	4.4	5.6	79.0	46.8	0.8	4.8	2.7	2,093	1,375	339	310	85	26	162	119	+16