best player defensive rating in the playoffs since 2018 minimum 40 games played

Since 2017-18, Marc Gasol has the best defensive rating in the playoffs when playing 40+ games, with a 103.0 rating.

NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
103.0
40
26.3
8.0
5.5
2.9
0.8
0.9
2.7
6.4
42.4
1.2
3.2
36.2
1.4
1.6
83.1
55.7
0.6
4.9
1.0
1,050
318
221
117
30
37
41
132
+38
2Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
103.5
72
36.1
28.5
12.8
5.6
1.0
1.3
10.6
19.7
54.0
0.8
3.2
25.4
6.4
10.3
62.6
58.8
2.5
10.3
3.5
2,597
2,052
923
406
69
91
252
232
+285
3Anthony Davis
A. Davis
104.7
56
37.3
25.7
11.8
2.9
1.3
2.1
9.4
17.4
54.2
0.6
2.0
31.9
6.3
7.5
83.5
62.3
2.5
9.3
2.3
2,087
1,440
661
162
71
117
127
160
+222
4Serge Ibaka
S. Ibaka
105.1
53
19.8
9.3
5.7
0.9
0.3
1.0
3.6
7.5
48.4
0.8
2.1
36.6
1.3
1.6
82.1
56.9
1.3
4.4
1.1
1,051
494
301
48
15
53
56
129
+113
5Chet Holmgren
C. Holmgren
105.2
48
31.0
15.2
8.2
1.3
0.8
1.9
5.5
11.1
49.9
1.1
3.8
30.1
3.0
3.8
79.1
59.6
1.8
6.4
1.4
1,490
729
394
60
40
90
67
107
+312
6Daniel Theis
D. Theis
105.5
41
17.8
5.8
4.5
0.9
0.3
0.7
2.4
4.5
53.0
0.2
1.0
18.6
0.8
1.0
79.1
58.4
1.2
3.3
0.7
728
236
184
36
11
30
27
95
-7
7Luke Kornet
L. Kornet
105.6
66
10.1
3.0
2.9
0.4
0.3
0.5
1.2
1.8
65.3
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.6
0.7
83.0
70.6
1.2
1.7
0.4
665
200
192
29
21
35
24
76
-10
8Draymond Green
D. Green
105.9
89
35.1
10.3
8.5
7.0
1.5
1.2
3.9
8.6
45.8
0.7
2.9
24.7
1.7
2.4
71.8
53.4
1.5
6.9
3.0
3,127
916
753
624
133
109
268
339
+392
9Jaylin Williams
J. Williams
106.2
42
12.1
3.9
3.0
1.3
0.5
0.2
1.4
3.2
42.9
0.9
2.3
37.1
0.3
0.5
61.9
57.3
0.4
2.6
0.5
508
163
126
54
20
8
21
74
+16
10JaVale McGee
J. McGee
106.5
43
10.7
5.0
3.4
0.5
0.2
0.7
2.3
3.5
64.7
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.7
66.7
65.6
1.2
2.2
0.6
460
214
146
21
9
31
24
73
+56
11Al Horford
A. Horford
106.7
105
33.1
10.7
7.8
2.9
0.8
1.2
4.0
8.3
48.2
1.5
3.9
38.0
1.2
1.5
79.1
59.6
1.6
6.2
1.1
3,472
1,124
823
307
87
129
113
243
+365
12Paul Reed
P. Reed
107.1
46
10.7
4.1
3.9
0.5
0.5
0.5
1.7
3.0
58.4
0.1
0.2
50.0
0.5
0.7
73.5
62.2
1.9
2.1
0.7
490
189
181
25
22
23
30
74
-21
13Robert Williams III
R. Williams III
107.1
61
18.5
6.6
5.5
1.0
0.5
1.4
2.9
4.0
71.4
0.0
0.2
25.0
0.8
1.1
72.5
73.2
2.1
3.4
0.6
1,127
403
334
61
28
84
36
109
+133
14Clint Capela
C. Capela
107.2
58
28.2
9.7
10.1
1.0
0.6
1.2
4.3
7.1
60.6
0.0
0.0
1.1
2.3
45.9
59.6
3.2
6.8
0.9
1,633
564
583
59
36
72
55
118
-42
15Mitchell Robinson
M. Robinson
107.4
53
19.5
4.9
7.0
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.9
3.1
61.8
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.9
35.5
55.5
3.6
3.3
0.6
1,034
259
369
26
38
48
34
109
+67
16Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
107.6
127
38.9
24.2
8.3
5.0
1.2
0.8
8.1
18.4
44.0
2.4
7.0
34.9
5.5
6.6
83.9
56.7
1.0
7.3
2.9
4,943
3,076
1,053
633
150
106
369
329
+517
17Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
107.6
59
38.7
28.8
8.6
4.5
1.8
0.7
10.1
19.8
51.1
2.1
5.6
37.5
6.5
7.5
86.8
62.4
2.0
6.6
2.6
2,285
1,701
506
263
109
44
156
134
+184
18Brook Lopez
B. Lopez
107.7
76
29.2
12.9
5.4
0.8
0.6
1.5
5.0
9.6
52.3
1.2
3.7
32.9
1.6
1.9
81.1
61.4
1.8
3.6
1.1
2,221
977
409
61
47
115
82
185
+59
19Cason Wallace
C. Wallace
108.1
48
22.7
6.2
2.7
2.0
1.5
0.4
2.4
5.3
44.1
1.2
3.2
38.8
0.3
0.4
73.7
56.6
1.0
1.7
0.6
1,088
299
131
94
73
19
31
95
+213
20Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
108.1
66
35.1
24.8
10.5
3.3
0.8
1.6
7.9
17.3
45.9
1.1
3.8
27.7
7.9
9.5
82.8
57.8
2.0
8.4
3.5
2,316
1,637
692
220
51
108
233
214
+273
21Kevon Looney
K. Looney
108.4
89
19.2
5.3
6.3
1.5
0.5
0.4
2.3
3.8
61.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.1
59.6
61.9
2.5
3.8
0.6
1,711
472
564
134
48
38
55
213
+242
22Danny Green
D. Green
108.4
74
25.3
7.0
3.1
1.1
1.0
0.6
2.4
6.7
35.8
1.7
5.0
34.8
0.4
0.5
79.5
50.2
0.9
2.2
0.8
1,870
516
229
85
76
44
60
159
+323
23Karl-Anthony Towns
K. Towns
108.5
69
33.5
18.7
10.7
2.8
0.8
0.9
6.5
13.2
49.1
1.5
3.9
37.3
4.2
5.0
84.9
60.6
2.2
8.5
2.5
2,311
1,291
737
194
58
60
174
270
+196
24Pat Connaughton
P. Connaughton
108.5
77
21.4
6.5
4.3
1.2
0.4
0.4
2.4
5.2
46.6
1.3
3.5
37.5
0.4
0.5
78.9
60.7
0.7
3.6
0.5
1,644
502
333
90
34
28
40
104
+28
25Alex Caruso
A. Caruso
108.6
69
24.0
8.3
2.5
2.3
1.4
0.6
2.9
6.5
44.1
1.4
3.8
38.1
1.1
1.4
80.6
58.3
0.6
1.9
1.0
1,659
574
174
161
95
40
72
172
+285
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5
46
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54
28
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53
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42
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