Gary Payton won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1995-96.

Interpreted as:

defensive player of the year by a player list 1996

		NAME	DPOY	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		Gary Payton G. Payton	1	1995-96	SEA	81	39.0	19.3	4.2	7.5	2.9	0.2	7.6	15.8	48.4	1.2	3.7	32.8	2.8	3.8	74.8	55.4	1.3	2.9	3.2	3,162	1,563	339	608	231	19	260	221

Games

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Gary Payton G. Payton	4/21/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	DEN	26	12	2	1	3	0	5	12	41.7	2	5	40.0	0	0		50.0	1	1	1	2
2	Gary Payton G. Payton	4/19/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	MIN	34	12	4	3	2	0	6	14	42.9	0	3	0.0	0	0		42.9	2	2	2	2
3	Gary Payton G. Payton	4/17/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	POR	33	17	6	10	3	0	8	16	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	0		53.1	4	2	7	1
4	Gary Payton G. Payton	4/15/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	HOU	38	31	2	9	6	0	12	21	57.1	3	6	50.0	4	5	80.0	66.8	1	1	1	1
5	Gary Payton G. Payton	4/13/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	SAS	40	15	5	4	3	0	5	15	33.3	0	3	0.0	5	6	83.3	42.5	1	4	4	1
6	Gary Payton G. Payton	4/10/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	SAC	29	8	1	7	2	0	4	7	57.1	0	0		0	0		57.1	1	0	2	2
7	Gary Payton G. Payton	4/8/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	NYK	38	15	3	9	4	0	6	12	50.0	1	5	20.0	2	2	100.0	58.2	1	2	2	2
8	Gary Payton G. Payton	4/6/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	POR	41	11	7	11	4	0	5	13	38.5	1	3	33.3	0	0		42.3	1	6	3	2
9	Gary Payton G. Payton	4/5/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	PHX	51	24	7	10	3	0	8	18	44.4	2	6	33.3	6	8	75.0	55.8	1	6	3	3
10	Gary Payton G. Payton	4/3/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	HOU	39	30	4	12	1	0	12	17	70.6	1	2	50.0	5	8	62.5	73.1	1	3	2	1
11	Gary Payton G. Payton	4/2/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	UTA	38	10	5	9	2	1	4	7	57.1	2	2	100.0	0	0		71.4	0	5	3	3
12	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/30/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	UTA	45	14	6	10	2	0	6	14	42.9	1	5	20.0	1	2	50.0	47.0	0	6	2	4
13	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/27/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	CHA	36	19	4	17	3	0	8	16	50.0	2	5	40.0	1	1	100.0	57.8	0	4	3	3
14	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/26/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	GSW	44	23	0	11	1	0	7	13	53.8	2	7	28.6	7	7	100.0	71.5	0	0	4	3
15	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/24/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	SAC	46	38	11	9	2	0	14	26	53.8	2	3	66.7	8	9	88.9	63.4	5	6	4	4
16	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/23/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	PHI	21	10	2	2	4	0	5	11	45.5	0	3	0.0	0	0		45.5	1	1	1	2
17	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/21/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	LAL	46	20	4	7	5	0	5	15	33.3	0	2	0.0	10	10	100.0	51.5	2	2	2	0
18	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/19/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	LAL	36	17	3	4	2	1	5	11	45.5	2	4	50.0	5	6	83.3	62.3	1	2	4	2
19	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/18/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	LAC	46	20	10	10	6	1	8	14	57.1	0	3	0.0	4	6	66.7	60.1	3	7	5	2
20	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/13/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	ORL	33	23	3	5	3	0	9	15	60.0	4	6	66.7	1	1	100.0	74.5	1	2	3	1
21	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/10/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	vs	SAS	43	30	11	6	2	0	12	20	60.0	3	5	60.0	3	3	100.0	70.4	4	7	2	2
22	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/8/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	MIN	38	33	4	10	3	0	14	23	60.9	2	4	50.0	3	6	50.0	64.4	0	4	4	4
23	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/6/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	WAS	41	26	5	3	2	0	10	22	45.5	0	1	0.0	6	8	75.0	50.9	4	1	5	5
24	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/5/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	CLE	54	24	8	9	3	1	10	17	58.8	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	67.1	1	7	2	3
25	Gary Payton G. Payton	3/2/1996	1	1995-96	SEA	@	NJN	45	22	3	7	4	0	8	19	42.1	2	6	33.3	4	4	100.0	53.0	1	2	5	4
	Average		0.0					39.0	19.3	4.2	7.5	2.9	0.2	7.6	15.8	48.4	1.2	3.7	32.8	2.8	3.8	74.8	55.4	1.3	2.9	3.2	2.7
	Total		1					3,162	1,563	339	608	231	19	618	1,276	48.4	98	299	32.8	229	306	74.8	55.4	104	235	260	221