best defensive rating in nba playoff history more 100 games

Ben Wallace had the lowest defensive rating in the playoffs when playing 100+ games, with a 92.3 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating by a player in NBA playoff history more 100 or more games
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
92.3
130
34.8
7.2
11.2
1.3
1.5
1.9
2.8
5.8
48.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.6
3.9
41.8
48.0
3.6
7.6
1.0
4,524
939
1,454
173
199
250
136
296
+368
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
95.9
123
34.3
18.1
10.6
2.3
1.2
2.5
6.2
13.0
47.9
0.0
0.1
10.0
5.6
7.9
70.8
54.7
3.0
7.6
2.3
4,221
2,221
1,301
280
151
312
280
423
+362
3Paul Silas
P. Silas
97.2
107
29.4
6.5
9.0
2.0
0.8
0.3
2.3
5.6
40.6
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.7
73.1
48.1
3.2
5.9
1.4
3,141
696
967
215
81
34
73
318
4Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
98.7
251
37.3
20.6
11.4
3.0
0.7
2.3
7.9
15.7
50.1
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.8
7.0
68.9
54.8
3.1
8.3
2.5
9,370
5,172
2,859
764
168
568
633
701
+1090
5Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
99.0
143
36.9
18.2
10.7
3.3
1.2
1.3
7.4
15.5
47.8
0.1
0.4
27.3
3.3
4.1
78.9
52.5
2.2
8.5
2.4
5,283
2,601
1,534
471
178
186
342
431
+298
6Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
99.8
139
37.5
20.2
10.3
2.0
0.9
2.2
7.9
16.9
46.9
0.1
0.2
34.8
4.3
6.0
71.8
51.7
2.4
7.9
2.5
5,207
2,813
1,435
275
122
303
345
522
+8
7P.J. Brown
P.J. Brown
100.6
106
27.2
7.1
6.6
1.0
0.6
0.8
2.7
6.2
43.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.3
75.1
49.4
2.5
4.1
0.9
2,883
757
700
103
67
83
97
327
-49
8Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
100.7
169
28.3
6.4
9.9
1.2
0.6
0.6
2.6
5.3
49.0
0.0
0.3
14.9
1.1
2.1
54.0
51.1
3.7
6.2
1.5
4,789
1,081
1,676
205
106
97
258
630
+127
9Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
101.0
177
33.0
13.5
6.2
1.5
0.8
1.3
5.2
11.7
44.4
1.1
3.1
35.2
2.0
2.8
71.7
52.1
1.3
4.9
1.3
5,838
2,384
1,099
264
145
225
228
645
+325
10Kenyon Martin
K. Martin
101.1
112
32.0
12.9
6.8
1.8
1.1
1.2
5.2
11.0
47.0
0.0
0.3
12.9
2.5
3.7
67.9
51.0
1.8
5.0
1.9
3,589
1,441
758
202
121
138
217
458
+75
11Dwight Howard
D. Howard
101.2
125
31.6
15.3
11.8
1.2
0.8
2.0
5.4
9.2
58.9
0.0
0.1
14.3
4.4
8.0
54.8
59.9
3.5
8.3
2.6
3,945
1,909
1,473
149
94
248
323
467
-77
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
101.4
145
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
3.3
10.4
19.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.1
7.1
71.9
56.9
3.2
7.9
2.9
5,749
3,755
1,621
458
245
472
424
562
-29
13Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
101.5
101
30.9
9.1
9.5
0.8
0.4
2.5
3.0
5.8
51.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.4
70.3
58.7
2.9
6.6
1.5
3,117
918
962
78
40
251
149
259
-71
14Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
101.7
100
23.6
8.1
6.8
0.9
0.5
0.8
3.5
7.2
48.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.6
68.9
51.3
2.3
4.5
1.0
2,361
807
680
90
51
80
102
329
+39
15Lindsey Hunter
L. Hunter
101.8
147
14.1
3.5
1.3
1.3
0.7
0.1
1.3
4.2
30.9
0.5
1.9
26.0
0.5
0.6
81.0
39.9
0.3
1.1
0.6
2,067
520
197
192
106
18
88
243
-137
16Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
101.8
119
29.1
6.8
8.4
1.2
0.4
1.9
2.7
5.6
48.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.9
75.9
53.3
2.2
6.2
1.6
3,466
814
999
147
51
223
157
426
17Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
102.0
208
39.0
17.5
7.6
5.0
1.9
0.9
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.7
5.1
72.4
52.4
2.2
5.4
2.9
8,105
3,642
1,583
1,048
395
185
602
686
+232
18Tony Allen
T. Allen
102.0
112
19.2
6.0
3.0
0.9
1.2
0.4
2.3
5.1
44.7
0.0
0.4
10.6
1.3
1.9
71.6
50.2
1.1
1.9
1.0
2,151
668
333
105
137
47
114
257
-106
19Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
102.0
109
25.1
12.6
6.1
1.1
0.4
1.5
5.0
9.1
54.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.7
3.8
70.3
58.6
1.5
4.6
2.2
2,734
1,375
665
119
47
165
200
438
20Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.5
170
36.6
18.7
5.8
3.4
1.2
0.6
6.0
14.2
42.3
1.6
4.6
35.5
5.1
6.1
83.0
55.4
0.7
5.1
2.8
6,229
3,180
985
579
204
105
476
547
+160
21Dale Davis
D. Davis
102.5
137
26.7
6.6
8.0
0.6
0.6
0.9
2.7
5.0
53.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
2.4
50.3
54.0
2.8
5.1
1.1
3,662
900
1,091
87
79
126
153
408
-15
22Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
102.6
158
38.5
12.9
6.7
8.0
1.9
0.3
4.6
11.7
39.1
1.5
4.6
32.2
2.3
3.0
78.1
49.8
1.4
5.3
2.8
6,088
2,043
1,058
1,263
302
52
450
348
+110
23Udonis Haslem
U. Haslem
102.6
149
21.5
5.6
5.5
0.6
0.4
0.3
2.2
4.7
47.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.6
71.3
52.2
1.5
4.0
0.8
3,197
833
823
82
58
41
118
386
-36
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
102.6
216
37.5
24.3
11.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
9.4
16.8
56.3
0.0
0.0
5.4
10.7
50.4
56.5
4.0
7.6
3.0
8,098
5,250
2,508
582
117
459
649
769
+638
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
102.8
193
41.0
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
8.9
73.6
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.8
7,907
4,761
2,062
610
258
135
550
662
+123
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1974 playoffs.

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Pistons Pistons
20
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2
Knicks Knicks
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@
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7:00 PM
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DET DET
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8:30 PM
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CHA CHA
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DET DET
7:30 PM
Mon
12/22
DET DET
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POR POR
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
DET DET
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SAC SAC
10:00 PM
Last Game
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Thunder Thunder
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Nuggets Nuggets
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Knicks Knicks
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7
.708
2.5
3
Celtics Celtics
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Magic Magic
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76ers 76ers
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6
Raptors Raptors
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11/12
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