best defensive rating forward 2003

Tim Duncan had the best defensive rating by a forward in 2002-03, with a 94.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games forward 2003
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
94.4
2002-03
81
39.3
23.3
12.9
3.9
0.7
2.9
8.8
17.2
51.3
0.1
0.3
27.3
5.6
7.8
71.0
56.4
3.2
9.7
3.1
3,181
1,884
1,043
316
55
237
248
231
+557
2Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
95.8
2002-03
77
34.1
16.7
8.3
2.4
1.3
0.9
6.6
14.1
47.0
0.1
0.6
20.9
3.3
5.1
65.3
51.1
2.1
6.2
2.5
2,628
1,283
640
185
98
70
192
294
+418
3Chris Webber
C. Webber
95.8
2002-03
67
39.1
23.0
10.5
5.4
1.6
1.3
9.9
21.4
46.1
0.1
0.3
23.8
3.2
5.3
60.7
48.5
2.4
8.1
3.2
2,622
1,542
704
364
106
88
215
204
+400
4Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
97.2
2002-03
77
37.2
20.8
10.3
2.0
0.9
2.3
7.9
16.4
48.4
0.1
0.3
33.3
4.8
6.6
73.1
53.9
2.6
7.7
2.3
2,864
1,600
796
155
66
178
180
277
+185
5Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
97.8
2002-03
69
33.6
15.5
5.2
2.9
2.3
0.7
5.2
12.3
42.8
1.0
3.1
33.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
52.9
1.5
3.8
2.1
2,317
1,068
362
198
159
50
145
242
+336
6Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
97.9
2002-03
82
40.5
23.0
13.4
6.0
1.4
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.2
0.2
0.9
28.2
4.6
6.1
75.1
55.3
3.0
10.5
2.8
3,321
1,883
1,102
495
113
129
229
199
+423
7Andrei Kirilenko
A. Kirilenko
98.1
2002-03
80
27.7
12.0
5.3
1.7
1.5
2.2
3.9
8.0
49.1
0.5
1.4
32.5
3.7
4.6
80.0
59.8
1.8
3.4
1.7
2,213
963
420
138
118
175
136
185
+95
8Shawn Marion
S. Marion
98.2
2002-03
81
41.6
21.2
9.5
2.4
2.3
1.2
8.2
18.1
45.2
1.7
4.5
38.7
3.1
3.6
85.1
53.8
2.5
7.1
1.9
3,373
1,716
773
198
185
95
157
208
+53
9Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
98.2
2002-03
80
39.0
25.1
9.9
3.0
1.4
1.0
8.6
18.6
46.3
1.9
4.9
37.9
6.0
6.9
88.1
58.1
1.0
8.9
1.9
3,117
2,011
791
239
111
82
152
206
+778
10Richard Jefferson
R. Jefferson
99.6
2002-03
80
36.0
15.5
6.4
2.5
1.0
0.6
5.7
11.4
50.1
0.1
0.3
25.0
4.1
5.5
74.3
56.3
1.9
4.6
2.0
2,879
1,242
514
201
80
44
156
216
+390
11P.J. Brown
P.J. Brown
100.1
2002-03
78
33.4
10.7
9.0
1.9
0.9
1.0
4.1
7.7
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.0
83.6
59.2
3.1
5.9
1.3
2,609
832
701
147
67
80
98
203
+100
12Karl Malone
K. Malone
100.2
2002-03
81
36.2
20.6
7.8
4.7
1.7
0.4
7.3
15.9
46.2
0.0
0.2
21.4
5.9
7.7
76.3
53.4
1.4
6.4
2.6
2,936
1,667
628
379
136
31
210
204
+172
13Clifford Robinson
C. Robinson
100.7
2002-03
81
34.9
12.2
3.9
3.3
1.1
1.1
4.6
11.5
39.8
1.1
3.2
33.6
2.0
2.9
67.6
47.7
1.0
2.9
2.0
2,825
992
318
268
87
88
158
259
+170
14Amar'e Stoudemire
A. Stoudemire
100.7
2002-03
82
31.3
13.5
8.8
1.0
0.8
1.1
4.8
10.1
47.2
0.0
0.1
20.0
3.9
5.9
66.1
53.0
3.0
5.7
2.3
2,570
1,106
721
78
62
87
189
269
+8
15Peja Stojakovic
P. Stojakovic
101.2
2002-03
72
34.0
19.2
5.5
2.0
1.0
0.1
6.9
14.4
48.1
2.2
5.6
38.2
3.2
3.7
87.5
60.0
0.8
4.7
1.4
2,450
1,380
397
141
72
5
101
143
+419
16Antoine Walker
A. Walker
101.4
2002-03
78
41.5
20.1
7.2
4.8
1.5
0.4
7.7
19.9
38.8
2.4
7.5
32.3
2.3
3.7
61.5
46.7
1.3
5.9
3.3
3,235
1,570
563
373
116
31
260
221
+83
17Al Harrington
A. Harrington
101.5
2002-03
82
30.1
12.2
6.2
1.5
0.9
0.4
4.7
10.9
43.4
0.2
0.6
28.3
2.6
3.3
77.0
49.3
1.9
4.3
2.0
2,467
1,002
511
125
71
33
163
280
+154
18Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
101.6
2002-03
76
29.1
8.3
6.6
3.1
1.1
0.5
3.4
6.8
49.4
0.0
0.2
12.5
1.6
1.9
83.3
54.5
1.5
5.1
1.1
2,215
632
502
235
82
40
87
206
-17
19Donyell Marshall
D. Marshall
101.6
2002-03
78
30.5
13.4
9.0
1.8
1.2
1.1
5.4
11.8
45.9
0.4
1.1
37.9
2.1
2.8
75.6
51.3
3.0
6.0
1.7
2,378
1,042
699
137
95
85
135
234
-242
20Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
101.8
2002-03
74
36.3
18.1
7.4
2.1
0.9
1.0
7.0
14.8
47.1
1.5
4.1
35.8
2.7
3.7
73.5
55.2
1.5
5.9
1.9
2,684
1,340
548
153
70
77
140
223
+278
21Aaron McKie
A. McKie
101.8
2002-03
80
29.7
9.0
4.4
3.5
1.6
0.1
3.6
8.3
42.9
0.5
1.4
33.0
1.4
1.7
83.6
49.7
0.8
3.6
1.4
2,374
721
350
278
131
9
109
177
+201
22Caron Butler
C. Butler
101.9
2002-03
78
36.6
15.4
5.1
2.7
1.8
0.4
5.5
13.2
41.6
0.4
1.4
31.8
4.0
4.8
82.4
50.2
1.7
3.4
2.5
2,858
1,201
397
213
137
31
192
230
-383
23James Posey
J. Posey
102.0
2002-03
TOT
83
30.3
10.8
5.1
2.2
1.3
0.2
3.7
9.1
41.1
0.8
2.8
30.6
2.5
3.0
83.3
51.9
1.1
4.0
1.7
2,518
893
426
184
106
15
144
197
-142
24Corliss Williamson
C. Williamson
102.1
2002-03
82
25.1
12.0
4.4
1.3
0.5
0.3
4.6
10.1
45.3
0.0
0.1
18.2
2.9
3.7
79.0
51.5
1.8
2.6
1.5
2,061
987
358
104
44
27
126
238
+342
25Juwan Howard
J. Howard
102.1
2002-03
77
35.5
18.4
7.6
3.0
1.0
0.4
7.4
16.4
45.0
0.0
0.1
50.0
3.7
4.6
80.3
50.1
2.4
5.2
2.5
2,730
1,418
585
234
77
27
189
239
-524
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