best defensive rating power forwards since 2010

Since 2009-10, Kurt Thomas has the best defensive rating by a power forward, with a 97.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games power forwards since 2010
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kurt Thomas
K. Thomas
97.8
52
22.7
4.1
5.8
1.2
0.6
0.8
1.8
3.6
51.1
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.4
0.6
62.5
52.7
1.4
4.3
0.8
1,178
211
301
60
32
42
42
164
+161
2Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
98.7
178
27.2
12.2
7.2
2.3
1.1
0.7
5.0
9.6
52.1
0.0
0.1
18.2
2.2
2.6
84.1
56.7
1.0
6.2
1.3
4,836
2,168
1,287
418
191
124
232
388
+919
3Ivan Johnson
I. Johnson
99.4
125
15.8
6.5
3.9
0.6
0.8
0.3
2.6
5.0
51.7
0.0
0.2
15.8
1.2
1.8
66.2
55.1
1.1
2.8
1.1
1,969
808
492
78
99
32
140
247
+10
4Gustavo Ayon
G. Ayon
100.3
54
20.1
5.9
4.9
1.4
1.0
0.9
2.6
4.8
53.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.2
61.9
55.2
1.6
3.3
0.9
1,088
319
265
74
53
46
46
118
-24
5Josh Smith
J. Smith
100.6
441
31.1
14.7
7.6
3.5
1.2
1.6
5.9
12.8
45.9
0.6
1.9
30.0
2.3
3.9
60.1
50.4
1.9
5.7
2.4
13,720
6,470
3,359
1,542
537
706
1,068
1,153
+748
6Marcus Camby
M. Camby
100.7
74
31.3
7.5
11.8
2.5
1.3
2.0
3.2
6.8
47.5
0.0
0.1
28.6
1.1
1.6
63.9
50.1
3.4
8.4
1.2
2,314
556
871
186
95
146
91
161
+102
7DeJuan Blair
D. Blair
100.7
317
17.7
7.3
5.5
0.8
0.8
0.3
3.2
6.0
52.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.6
60.6
54.2
2.1
3.4
1.2
5,622
2,307
1,728
268
248
104
379
758
+180
8Myles Turner
M. Turner
100.8
60
22.8
10.3
5.5
0.7
0.4
1.4
4.4
8.8
49.8
0.1
0.2
21.4
1.5
2.0
72.7
53.1
1.1
4.4
1.1
1,367
619
332
41
25
86
67
158
-69
9Carlos Boozer
C. Boozer
100.8
370
29.7
15.3
9.0
2.1
0.8
0.3
6.6
13.0
50.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.0
72.3
53.5
1.9
7.0
2.0
11,000
5,669
3,323
764
307
122
749
1,077
+113
10Lamar Odom
L. Odom
101.1
246
27.8
9.7
8.1
2.7
0.8
0.7
3.9
8.1
48.1
0.6
1.8
32.0
1.3
2.0
66.5
54.0
1.9
6.2
1.5
6,840
2,392
1,992
658
191
178
375
641
+980
11Anderson Varejao
A. Varejao
101.7
76
28.5
8.6
7.6
1.1
0.9
0.9
3.5
6.1
57.2
0.0
0.1
20.0
1.5
2.3
66.3
59.8
2.5
5.1
0.9
2,166
651
578
87
71
67
67
223
+515
12Nene
Nene
101.8
181
27.1
12.5
5.8
2.5
1.0
0.6
4.9
9.9
49.8
0.0
0.1
18.2
2.6
4.1
64.2
53.4
1.4
4.4
2.1
4,913
2,257
1,046
453
185
106
380
515
+380
13David West
D. West
102.4
514
30.2
14.4
6.7
2.6
0.8
0.8
5.9
11.8
49.9
0.1
0.2
24.5
2.6
3.2
80.1
54.5
1.7
5.0
1.7
15,531
7,396
3,430
1,345
422
414
886
1,232
+1280
14Jared Sullinger
J. Sullinger
102.5
103
23.9
10.1
6.8
1.6
0.6
0.6
4.1
9.1
45.2
0.5
1.8
28.0
1.4
1.9
74.5
51.1
2.3
4.5
1.0
2,458
1,040
705
169
66
64
107
307
+23
15LeBron James
L. James
102.8
153
37.8
27.0
7.5
6.8
1.6
0.6
10.0
17.7
56.6
1.4
3.7
39.1
5.5
7.3
75.2
64.5
1.2
6.3
3.2
5,779
4,125
1,143
1,039
250
93
496
236
+1130
16Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
102.9
118
25.5
10.1
7.1
1.5
1.6
1.3
4.2
7.6
54.7
0.0
0.0
33.3
1.8
2.9
62.4
57.0
2.1
5.0
1.8
3,012
1,192
836
172
183
150
209
318
-541
17Chris Andersen
C. Andersen
103.0
76
22.3
5.9
6.4
0.4
0.6
1.9
1.9
3.3
56.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
69.5
63.1
1.9
4.4
0.8
1,695
448
483
33
42
143
59
171
+335
18Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
103.1
231
35.2
19.1
7.8
2.0
0.8
0.7
7.0
14.6
47.9
0.7
1.9
35.6
4.4
5.4
80.4
56.1
1.4
6.3
1.9
8,136
4,401
1,793
470
187
153
428
470
+923
19Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
103.2
150
20.0
5.6
5.7
1.1
0.5
0.5
2.5
5.1
48.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.9
65.7
50.3
1.8
3.9
1.0
3,004
836
850
167
79
71
151
310
+352
20Derrick Favors
D. Favors
103.3
666
23.7
10.4
6.7
1.0
0.7
1.2
4.2
8.0
53.0
0.1
0.3
20.1
1.9
2.8
66.6
56.4
2.4
4.4
1.2
15,757
6,925
4,470
679
472
785
811
1,633
+179
21Elton Brand
E. Brand
103.4
217
31.5
13.2
7.2
1.5
1.1
1.3
5.5
11.2
49.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
2.9
75.6
53.3
2.6
4.6
1.4
6,838
2,872
1,566
326
232
283
297
652
+265
22Mason Plumlee
M. Plumlee
103.4
82
21.3
8.7
6.2
0.9
0.8
0.8
3.4
6.0
57.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
3.9
49.5
57.0
2.1
4.1
1.3
1,743
717
512
74
65
63
106
207
-179
23Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
103.6
749
27.6
11.5
6.9
0.7
0.4
2.1
4.8
9.4
51.1
0.6
1.7
36.7
1.3
1.8
75.8
56.8
2.1
4.9
1.2
20,676
8,617
5,185
499
307
1,563
920
2,040
+2031
24Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
103.8
845
29.6
14.5
7.3
2.5
1.3
1.0
5.4
11.3
48.3
0.6
1.9
34.2
3.0
4.1
74.8
55.8
2.1
5.2
1.8
25,036
12,288
6,136
2,097
1,110
825
1,519
2,455
+2153
25Troy Murphy
T. Murphy
103.9
180
22.3
7.8
6.1
1.3
0.6
0.3
2.9
6.4
45.3
1.0
2.6
36.8
1.1
1.4
78.2
55.8
1.1
5.0
0.9
4,022
1,412
1,090
231
112
59
153
349
-395
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Sat
2/7
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Last Game
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2
30
18
.625
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18
.625
5.5
4
29
21
.580
7.5
5
29
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.563
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7
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10.5
9
24
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.490
12.0
10
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27
.471
13.0
11
22
28
.440
14.5
12
18
28
.391
16.5
13
13
34
.277
22.0
14
13
36
.265
23.0
15
12
35
.255
23.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
38
11
.776
2
33
16
.673
5.0
3
32
16
.667
5.5
4
30
17
.638
7.0
5
31
19
.620
7.5
6
29
18
.617
8.0
7
30
19
.612
8.0
8
27
23
.540
11.5
9
23
26
.469
15.0
10
22
25
.468
15.0
11
19
30
.388
19.0
12
18
29
.383
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34
.306
23.0
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