Since 1969-70, Jerry Sloan has the lowest defensive rating, with a 92.3 rating.

Interpreted as:

best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games player from 1970s

	NAME	DRTG	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	Jerry Sloan J. Sloan	92.3	177	34.2	12.4	6.8	1.9	2.2	0.2	4.9	11.3	43.9				2.5	3.4	72.6	48.5	2.1	4.8		6,054	2,194	1,210	332	381	32		615
2	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	92.6	71	38.0	18.1	10.7	3.6	0.9	0.5	7.9	17.1	46.1				2.3	3.1	75.6	49.0	1.9	8.8		2,699	1,282	757	253	67	39		222
3	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	93.0	269	28.3	7.6	9.6	2.5	0.5	2.1	3.0	7.3	40.8				1.7	2.8	61.2	44.9	2.8	6.8		7,609	2,053	2,571	670	125	553		738
4	Elmore Smith E. Smith	93.8	408	29.1	11.8	9.4	1.2	0.8	2.9	4.9	9.9	49.0				2.0	3.4	59.5	51.4	2.3	7.1	1.7	11,864	4,801	3,832	505	325	1,183	183	1,340
5	Jim Davis J. Davis	94.1	157	12.9	4.1	3.7	1.1	0.6	0.4	1.5	3.5	43.3				1.1	1.6	68.4	49.2	1.3	2.4		2,025	645	578	176	89	66		287
6	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	94.3	304	16.8	4.9	5.8	2.9	0.4	0.5	2.0	4.1	49.2				0.9	1.3	67.9	52.8	1.8	4.0	1.2	5,119	1,501	1,756	882	110	138	26	689
7	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	94.4	73	22.3	6.2	5.1	3.2	0.4	0.3	2.7	5.8	46.2				0.9	1.3	69.8	49.2	0.8	4.3		1,627	455	374	230	28	24		134
8	Curtis Perry C. Perry	94.5	320	30.1	10.9	9.3	2.1	1.2	0.9	4.5	9.6	46.7				1.9	2.6	71.8	50.4	3.2	6.1	1.4	9,636	3,474	2,972	678	379	291	63	1,141
9	Otto Moore O. Moore	94.9	282	23.1	6.3	7.2	1.9	0.7	1.2	2.6	5.9	43.9				1.1	1.7	65.2	47.3	1.8	5.5		6,503	1,768	2,043	545	186	342		728
10	Fatty Taylor F. Taylor	95.3	79	19.6	3.8	2.7	3.6	1.7	0.1	1.7	4.0	42.0				0.5	0.8	56.9	43.9	1.1	1.5		1,548	301	211	288	132	9		202
11	Gar Heard G. Heard	95.4	583	26.6	8.9	8.0	1.8	1.3	1.3	3.7	8.9	41.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.5	2.2	65.8	44.9	2.3	5.7	1.2	15,493	5,167	4,653	1,060	784	780	349	1,711
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	95.5	1,392	34.0	19.0	10.8	3.0	0.7	2.2	7.4	14.6	50.6	0.0	0.1	17.9	4.2	6.1	69.6	55.1	2.8	8.1	2.4	47,368	26,496	15,091	4,225	1,025	3,020	3,381	3,304	+8910
13	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	95.5	524	37.9	17.1	12.8	4.0	1.1	0.9	7.2	15.7	46.3	0.0	0.1	7.1	2.6	3.3	80.3	50.1	3.0	9.8	2.2	19,878	8,970	6,696	2,104	599	488	543	1,945
14	David Robinson D. Robinson	95.6	987	34.7	21.1	10.6	2.5	1.4	3.0	7.5	14.4	51.8	0.0	0.1	25.0	6.1	8.3	73.6	58.3	3.1	7.5	2.4	34,271	20,790	10,497	2,441	1,388	2,954	2,417	2,835	+2454
15	Ben Wallace B. Wallace	95.7	1,088	29.5	5.7	9.6	1.3	1.3	2.0	2.4	5.0	47.4	0.0	0.0	13.7	1.0	2.5	41.4	47.4	3.2	6.5	1.0	32,085	6,254	10,482	1,437	1,369	2,137	1,061	2,078	+2103
16	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	95.8	151	32.6	12.4	13.2	2.5	0.8	0.2	4.3	8.6	50.7				3.7	4.7	78.2	58.1	4.2	8.9		4,917	1,872	1,986	381	116	28		482
17	Clifford Ray C. Ray	96.4	629	25.5	7.3	8.4	1.9	0.8	1.0	3.0	5.5	53.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	2.5	58.1	55.3	2.6	5.8	1.7	16,059	4,618	5,287	1,203	501	638	532	2,090
18	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	96.4	591	34.6	8.7	11.9	4.1	1.1	0.6	3.7	7.0	52.1	0.0	0.0	50.0	1.4	2.2	62.5	54.4	3.5	8.4	1.9	20,468	5,141	7,059	2,400	628	367	579	1,615
19	Cornell Warner C. Warner	96.4	246	26.9	6.8	8.1	1.3	0.5	0.6	2.8	6.0	47.6				1.2	1.6	70.5	51.1	2.4	5.7		6,606	1,680	2,000	315	132	144		782
20	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	96.4	100	35.0	18.4	8.7	5.5	1.2	0.5	7.1	16.7	42.5				4.1	5.3	77.6	48.1	1.6	7.1		3,499	1,837	873	549	115	45		327
21	Bill Walton B. Walton	96.5	468	28.3	13.3	10.5	3.4	0.8	2.2	5.5	10.5	52.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.6	66.0	55.1	2.4	8.2	2.7	13,250	6,215	4,923	1,590	380	1,034	865	1,298
22	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	96.5	761	30.8	9.5	9.0	4.3	1.3	1.5	3.8	8.7	44.3	0.0	0.1	18.8	1.8	2.4	75.0	48.7	2.2	6.9	2.2	23,463	7,206	6,873	3,275	999	1,160	978	2,636
23	Arvydas Sabonis A. Sabonis	96.6	470	24.2	12.0	7.3	2.1	0.8	1.1	4.4	8.9	50.0	0.3	0.9	32.8	2.8	3.6	78.6	57.4	1.6	5.7	1.8	11,375	5,629	3,436	964	370	494	837	1,290	+1559
24	Chet Walker C. Walker	96.6	158	32.4	19.3	5.3	2.3	0.7	0.1	6.9	14.3	48.6				5.4	6.2	86.8	56.7	1.6	3.8		5,113	3,044	838	369	117	10		382
25	Tom Burleson T. Burleson	96.6	446	21.1	9.4	6.3	1.3	0.7	1.3	3.5	7.9	44.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	3.3	72.6	50.3	2.1	4.2	1.2	9,425	4,190	2,794	601	312	591	236	1,317