best defensive rating since 2015

Since 2014-15, Tim Duncan has the lowest defensive rating, with a 96.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
best defensive rating with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player since 2015
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
96.4
138
27.3
11.5
8.3
2.8
0.8
1.7
4.6
9.1
50.3
0.0
0.1
22.2
2.3
3.2
72.9
54.7
2.1
6.3
1.6
3,763
1,592
1,151
393
110
229
221
290
+731
2Hassan Whiteside
H. Whiteside
100.4
492
25.5
13.1
11.1
0.7
0.5
2.3
5.4
9.3
58.7
0.0
0.1
30.8
2.2
3.6
60.6
60.3
3.2
7.9
1.5
12,534
6,421
5,484
326
268
1,128
751
1,327
+310
3David West
D. West
100.6
285
18.1
7.5
4.2
2.3
0.6
0.8
3.2
6.2
52.0
0.0
0.2
30.2
1.0
1.3
75.8
55.3
1.0
3.2
1.2
5,152
2,134
1,199
655
181
226
346
527
+464
4Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
101.4
321
27.3
13.5
9.2
2.9
0.4
1.4
5.2
10.8
48.1
0.4
1.0
42.5
2.6
3.4
77.1
54.6
2.0
7.3
1.6
8,771
4,318
2,969
944
120
457
527
555
+435
5Jared Sullinger
J. Sullinger
101.4
150
24.0
10.9
7.6
2.2
0.8
0.6
4.5
10.4
43.4
0.6
2.0
27.5
1.4
2.0
68.1
48.5
2.3
5.3
1.2
3,599
1,641
1,141
324
123
90
184
379
+161
6Nerlens Noel
N. Noel
101.4
467
22.0
7.1
6.1
1.1
1.3
1.5
2.9
5.4
54.6
0.0
0.0
20.0
1.3
1.9
65.5
57.3
1.9
4.1
1.3
10,281
3,338
2,834
501
588
683
593
1,192
-1287
7Thabo Sefolosha
T. Sefolosha
101.7
318
19.4
5.6
3.8
1.2
1.1
0.4
2.2
4.7
46.3
0.6
1.7
35.2
0.7
1.0
70.6
55.0
0.7
3.1
0.7
6,181
1,796
1,204
374
353
118
234
416
+303
8Andre Drummond
A. Drummond
101.8
826
26.1
12.3
12.1
1.4
1.2
1.2
5.1
9.7
52.8
0.1
0.3
21.7
2.0
4.0
50.2
53.7
4.1
8.0
1.8
21,588
10,125
9,985
1,122
1,011
971
1,516
2,307
-619
9David Lee
D. Lee
102.0
183
17.9
7.6
5.5
1.6
0.5
0.5
3.2
5.8
54.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.7
70.6
57.7
1.8
3.7
1.1
3,284
1,391
1,003
293
84
94
197
322
+259
10Josh Smith
J. Smith
102.3
141
22.6
9.7
5.1
2.6
0.9
1.2
3.8
9.5
40.4
0.8
2.6
30.5
1.2
2.3
50.9
45.9
1.5
3.7
2.0
3,192
1,361
726
367
121
163
283
349
-77
11Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
102.5
262
20.3
9.1
2.5
3.1
1.0
0.2
3.1
7.4
42.6
1.2
3.3
36.4
1.7
2.1
78.3
55.0
0.4
2.1
1.7
5,311
2,386
656
816
258
63
454
482
+971
12Al Jefferson
A. Jefferson
102.5
214
21.0
11.4
5.9
1.3
0.5
0.8
5.0
10.3
49.1
0.0
0.0
22.2
1.3
1.9
69.3
51.3
1.2
4.7
0.7
4,503
2,431
1,270
270
112
164
156
447
-181
13Zaza Pachulia
Z. Pachulia
103.0
356
19.2
6.5
6.2
1.8
0.8
0.3
2.4
5.0
48.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.2
78.0
55.1
2.2
4.0
1.3
6,852
2,322
2,214
638
272
110
468
790
+780
14Dwight Howard
D. Howard
103.1
474
25.0
11.5
10.0
1.1
0.7
1.2
4.4
7.2
60.7
0.0
0.1
31.6
2.7
5.0
54.5
61.2
3.0
7.0
1.9
11,846
5,457
4,744
502
311
570
918
1,379
+128
15Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
103.1
860
31.8
13.0
12.1
1.4
0.7
2.1
4.9
7.4
66.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
5.1
63.5
67.4
3.5
8.6
1.6
27,376
11,183
10,417
1,244
626
1,801
1,412
2,351
+3718
16Tony Allen
T. Allen
103.1
220
24.8
8.3
4.6
1.2
1.7
0.4
3.4
7.3
47.1
0.2
0.6
32.1
1.2
1.9
62.7
50.8
1.8
2.8
1.3
5,454
1,820
1,014
263
365
80
283
568
+132
17DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
103.1
363
29.4
21.0
10.2
3.5
1.3
1.2
7.2
15.7
45.8
1.1
3.4
34.0
5.4
7.2
75.2
55.5
2.1
8.0
3.4
10,662
7,605
3,685
1,267
479
453
1,235
1,293
+200
18Derrick Favors
D. Favors
103.5
497
24.8
11.2
7.2
1.2
0.7
1.1
4.7
8.5
54.8
0.1
0.4
20.4
1.8
2.6
66.8
57.7
2.5
4.8
1.1
12,301
5,554
3,588
603
368
568
557
1,102
+555
19Paul Millsap
P. Millsap
103.5
471
28.0
13.8
6.9
2.5
1.3
0.9
5.0
10.7
46.7
0.9
2.7
34.4
2.9
3.9
75.2
55.8
1.9
5.0
1.7
13,197
6,495
3,254
1,196
594
447
823
1,234
+1497
20DeAndre Jordan
D. Jordan
103.8
690
25.3
9.2
10.8
1.3
0.5
1.3
3.7
5.4
68.6
0.0
0.0
22.2
1.8
3.7
49.9
65.9
3.0
7.8
1.4
17,433
6,340
7,443
863
349
865
937
1,552
+698
21Luis Scola
L. Scola
103.8
193
19.5
8.3
5.3
1.1
0.6
0.3
3.3
7.2
46.0
0.5
1.2
37.7
1.3
1.8
70.3
52.2
1.4
3.9
1.0
3,756
1,611
1,025
208
107
49
196
433
-72
22Ian Mahinmi
I. Mahinmi
104.0
312
19.1
6.0
5.4
0.9
0.7
0.8
2.4
4.3
55.1
0.0
0.1
18.2
1.3
2.3
58.0
57.4
1.8
3.6
1.2
5,968
1,886
1,671
283
222
247
359
910
+39
23Nene
Nene
104.4
285
18.6
8.3
4.2
1.2
0.8
0.4
3.4
6.1
55.1
0.0
0.1
18.2
1.6
2.6
60.2
57.3
1.1
3.0
1.1
5,290
2,362
1,185
356
222
116
322
709
+755
24Anthony Davis
A. Davis
104.7
676
34.8
25.3
11.0
2.8
1.3
2.3
9.5
18.1
52.3
0.6
1.9
29.7
5.8
7.3
79.5
59.4
2.6
8.4
2.1
23,504
17,124
7,442
1,897
891
1,547
1,416
1,524
+1144
25Danny Green
D. Green
104.7
590
26.0
8.6
3.5
1.6
1.1
0.8
3.0
7.3
41.3
2.0
5.0
39.2
0.6
0.7
80.3
56.1
0.6
2.9
1.0
15,316
5,064
2,094
939
630
469
578
1,100
+2565
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3
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53
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