Dave Cowens had a defensive rating of 95.5 in his career.

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Dave Cowens defensive rating in his career

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	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	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	90.4	1973-74	BOS	80	41.9	19.0	15.7	4.4	1.2	1.3	8.1	18.4	43.7				2.9	3.4	83.2	47.6	3.3	12.4		3,352	1,518	1,257	354	95	101		294
2	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	90.7	1974-75	BOS	65	40.5	20.4	14.7	4.6	1.3	1.1	8.8	18.4	47.5				2.9	3.8	78.3	50.9	3.5	11.2		2,632	1,329	958	296	87	73		243
3	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	92.3	1975-76	BOS	78	39.8	19.0	16.0	4.2	1.2	0.9	7.8	16.7	46.8				3.3	4.4	75.6	50.8	4.3	11.7		3,101	1,479	1,246	325	94	71		314
4	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	94.1	1976-77	BOS	50	37.8	16.4	13.9	5.0	0.9	1.0	6.6	15.1	43.4				3.2	4.0	81.8	48.5	2.9	11.0		1,888	818	697	248	46	49		181
5	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	97.3	1977-78	BOS	77	41.8	18.6	14.0	4.6	1.3	0.9	7.8	15.8	49.0				3.1	3.7	84.2	53.3	3.2	10.8	2.8	3,215	1,435	1,078	351	102	67	217	297
6	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	104.5	1978-79	BOS	68	37.0	16.6	9.6	3.6	1.1	0.8	7.2	14.9	48.3				2.2	2.8	80.7	51.6	2.2	7.4	2.6	2,517	1,127	652	242	76	51	174	263
7	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	100.2	1979-80	BOS	66	32.7	14.2	8.1	3.1	1.0	0.9	6.4	14.1	45.3	0.0	0.2	8.3	1.4	1.8	77.9	47.7	1.9	6.2	1.6	2,159	940	534	206	69	61	108	216
8	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	99.5	1982-83	MIL	40	25.4	8.1	6.9	2.1	0.8	0.4	3.4	7.7	44.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.3	1.6	82.5	48.5	1.8	5.0	1.1	1,014	324	274	82	30	15	44	137
	Total	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
	Average	95.5			65.5	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	2484.8	1121.3	837.0	263.0	74.9	61.0	135.8	243.1

StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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