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

	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	94.4	2002-03	SAS	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
2	Kenyon Martin K. Martin	95.8	2002-03	NJN	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
3	Chris Webber C. Webber	95.8	2002-03	SAC	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
4	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	97.2	2002-03	IND	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
5	Metta Sandiford-Artest M. Sandiford-Artest	97.8	2002-03	IND	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
6	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	97.9	2002-03	MIN	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
7	Andrei Kirilenko A. Kirilenko	98.1	2002-03	UTA	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
8	Shawn Marion S. Marion	98.2	2002-03	PHX	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
9	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	98.2	2002-03	DAL	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
10	Richard Jefferson R. Jefferson	99.6	2002-03	NJN	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
11	P.J. Brown	100.1	2002-03	NOH	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
12	Karl Malone K. Malone	100.2	2002-03	UTA	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
13	Clifford Robinson C. Robinson	100.7	2002-03	DET	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
14	Amar'e Stoudemire A. Stoudemire	100.7	2002-03	PHX	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
15	Peja Stojakovic P. Stojakovic	101.2	2002-03	SAC	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
16	Antoine Walker A. Walker	101.4	2002-03	BOS	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
17	Al Harrington A. Harrington	101.5	2002-03	IND	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
18	Christian Laettner C. Laettner	101.6	2002-03	WAS	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
19	Donyell Marshall D. Marshall	101.6	2002-03	CHI	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
20	Rasheed Wallace R. Wallace	101.8	2002-03	POR	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
21	Aaron McKie A. McKie	101.8	2002-03	PHI	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
22	Caron Butler C. Butler	101.9	2002-03	MIA	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
23	James 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
24	Corliss Williamson C. Williamson	102.1	2002-03	DET	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
25	Juwan Howard J. Howard	102.1	2002-03	DEN	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