best defensive rating on the celtics

Paul Silas has the lowest career defensive rating for the Celtics, with a 93.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played by a player on the celtics
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Paul Silas
P. Silas
93.9
7,922
245
32.3
10.9
12.1
2.5
0.7
0.3
3.9
9.2
42.8
3.0
4.1
73.4
49.5
4.3
7.8
2,678
2,965
613
179
75
702
2Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
95.3
18,864
484
39.0
17.9
13.3
4.2
1.2
1.0
7.6
16.3
46.4
0.0
0.2
8.3
2.7
3.4
80.2
50.1
3.1
10.2
2.4
8,646
6,422
2,022
569
473
499
1,808
3Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
96.6
12,266
396
31.0
15.7
8.3
2.7
1.2
1.0
6.5
12.5
52.0
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.7
3.3
82.7
56.4
1.3
7.0
1.7
6,233
3,301
1,078
460
394
661
904
+2455
4Don Chaney
D. Chaney
97.6
6,765
330
20.5
7.2
3.2
1.6
1.0
0.5
3.0
7.1
42.9
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.2
1.4
81.8
46.9
1.5
1.7
0.9
2,386
1,067
519
344
160
148
831
5Sidney Wicks
S. Wicks
98.0
5,055
163
31.0
14.2
9.2
2.1
0.8
0.7
5.5
11.9
46.3
3.2
4.9
66.5
50.7
3.0
6.2
2.8
2,321
1,497
340
131
107
226
649
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
98.7
14,531
395
36.8
18.5
5.1
4.8
1.2
0.3
7.5
16.5
45.3
3.5
4.1
84.3
50.3
1.5
3.5
2.5
7,295
1,999
1,885
476
117
204
1,024
7Charlie Scott
C. Scott
99.2
5,574
156
35.7
17.5
4.2
4.4
1.4
0.3
7.2
16.2
44.5
3.1
4.0
76.7
48.7
1.2
3.0
3.4
2,728
650
680
214
42
105
608
8Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
99.6
16,144
421
38.3
17.6
4.0
5.4
1.3
0.2
7.5
17.0
44.2
2.6
3.1
85.2
48.1
1.0
3.0
2.8
7,421
1,666
2,266
561
95
259
977
9Tony Battie
T. Battie
100.5
7,474
336
22.2
6.8
5.9
0.7
0.6
1.1
2.8
5.4
51.7
0.0
0.1
13.6
1.1
1.7
68.7
54.9
2.1
3.8
0.8
2,269
1,975
237
204
369
272
1,005
+196
10Kendrick Perkins
K. Perkins
101.0
10,123
454
22.3
6.4
6.1
1.0
0.3
1.4
2.6
4.6
56.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
2.1
60.3
58.4
1.8
4.2
1.6
2,917
2,751
457
134
646
748
1,268
+1008
11Rajon Rondo
R. Rondo
101.4
17,346
527
32.9
11.0
4.7
8.5
1.9
0.1
4.6
9.6
47.3
0.2
0.8
25.2
1.7
2.7
61.4
50.7
1.1
3.6
2.8
5,783
2,485
4,474
990
71
1,488
1,181
+1850
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
101.5
34,443
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
13Glen Davis
G. Davis
101.9
5,808
277
21.0
7.6
4.1
0.8
0.7
0.3
2.8
6.3
44.9
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.9
2.6
71.1
50.6
1.5
2.6
1.0
2,098
1,139
224
183
83
274
753
+249
14Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
102.3
40,360
1,102
36.6
21.8
6.0
3.9
1.4
0.6
7.2
16.0
44.7
1.7
4.5
37.0
5.8
7.2
80.6
56.8
0.9
5.1
2.9
24,021
6,651
4,305
1,583
668
3,213
3,124
+3025
15Tony Allen
T. Allen
102.3
6,194
336
18.4
7.2
2.6
1.3
1.0
0.3
2.6
5.5
47.7
0.2
0.6
29.4
1.8
2.5
73.1
54.8
0.8
1.8
1.4
2,423
873
439
351
117
471
744
+296
16Robert Parish
R. Parish
102.9
34,977
1,106
31.6
16.5
10.0
1.5
0.8
1.5
6.8
12.3
55.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.1
73.0
58.7
3.1
6.9
2.2
18,245
11,051
1,679
873
1,703
2,380
3,125
17M.L. Carr
M.L. Carr
102.9
5,810
363
16.0
6.3
2.3
1.3
0.8
0.3
2.5
5.6
45.0
0.1
0.4
25.6
1.2
1.6
75.8
50.2
0.8
1.5
1.1
2,285
818
484
303
95
402
675
18Jared Sullinger
J. Sullinger
103.2
6,414
258
24.9
11.1
7.7
1.8
0.7
0.6
4.5
10.2
43.9
0.5
1.9
27.6
1.6
2.2
72.7
49.5
2.6
5.1
1.3
2,856
1,979
474
176
160
328
767
+221
19Rick Robey
R. Robey
103.5
6,442
339
19.0
8.3
5.0
1.3
0.5
0.2
3.4
6.6
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
2.5
63.1
54.0
1.8
3.2
1.6
2,829
1,693
430
154
59
531
883
20Antoine Walker
A. Walker
103.6
21,654
552
39.2
20.6
8.7
4.1
1.5
0.6
8.0
19.3
41.3
1.7
5.1
33.3
3.0
4.6
66.2
48.5
2.4
6.3
3.2
11,386
4,782
2,266
828
317
1,782
1,717
-819
21Vitaly Potapenko
V. Potapenko
103.8
5,968
273
21.9
7.5
5.8
0.8
0.6
0.3
3.1
6.3
48.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.0
68.2
52.3
2.4
3.4
1.4
2,053
1,579
230
154
90
385
757
-159
22Mark Blount
M. Blount
104.1
7,646
338
22.6
7.6
4.7
1.0
0.6
0.9
3.1
5.8
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
1.9
73.1
57.0
1.7
3.1
1.6
2,561
1,589
333
203
318
546
906
-266
23Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
104.3
18,495
607
30.5
13.7
6.6
2.3
0.9
0.6
4.6
8.2
55.9
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.5
5.8
78.3
63.7
2.7
4.0
2.4
8,311
4,023
1,390
549
378
1,445
1,768
24Kenny Anderson
K. Anderson
104.3
7,268
241
30.2
11.3
3.0
5.2
1.6
0.1
4.4
10.1
43.5
0.5
1.4
35.9
2.0
2.5
78.9
50.3
0.6
2.3
1.7
2,717
715
1,250
383
22
401
616
+156
25Walter McCarty
W. McCarty
104.5
9,476
494
19.2
5.7
2.8
1.3
0.7
0.3
2.0
5.1
39.5
0.8
2.4
34.9
0.8
1.1
71.1
50.6
0.8
2.1
0.9
2,806
1,402
623
355
153
465
1,062
-490
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1
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.732
2
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56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
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.646
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52
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0