Elvin Hayes had the best defensive rating in 1974-75, with an 87.7 rating.

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drtg with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games leader 1975 aba

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PF
1	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	87.7	1974-75	WAS	82	42.3	23.0	12.2	2.5	1.9	2.3	9.0	20.3	44.3	5.0	6.5	76.6	49.6	2.7	9.5	3,465	1,887	1,004	206	158	187	238
2	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	88.4	1974-75	WAS	73	39.8	9.2	14.8	4.1	1.6	0.9	3.7	7.5	50.2	1.7	2.5	68.5	53.8	4.4	10.4	2,904	672	1,077	297	115	68	180
3	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	90.5	1974-75	CHI	80	34.5	7.9	11.3	4.1	0.6	2.4	3.1	8.6	36.4	1.7	2.8	58.9	40.3	3.2	8.1	2,756	632	904	328	46	195	271
4	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
5	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	91.5	1974-75	KCO	81	41.7	11.5	14.2	5.3	1.7	2.1	4.8	11.3	42.7	1.8	2.4	75.4	46.4	2.8	11.4	3,378	928	1,149	428	139	168	274
6	Jerry Sloan J. Sloan	91.6	1974-75	CHI	78	33.0	12.2	6.9	2.1	2.2	0.2	4.9	11.1	43.9	2.5	3.3	74.8	48.7	2.3	4.6	2,577	953	538	161	171	17	265
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	92.3	1974-75	MIL	65	42.3	30.0	14.0	4.1	1.0	3.3	12.5	24.4	51.3	5.0	6.6	76.3	55.0	3.0	11.0	2,747	1,949	912	264	65	212	205
8	Phil Chenier P. Chenier	92.5	1974-75	WAS	77	37.3	21.8	3.8	3.2	2.3	0.8	9.0	19.9	45.0	3.9	4.7	82.5	49.6	1.0	2.8	2,869	1,681	292	248	176	58	158
9	Gar Heard G. Heard	92.7	1974-75	BUF	67	32.1	11.1	9.9	2.8	1.6	1.8	4.7	12.2	38.8	1.6	2.8	56.4	41.1	2.8	7.2	2,148	742	666	190	106	120	242
10	Paul Silas P. Silas	93.2	1974-75	BOS	82	32.5	10.6	12.5	2.7	0.7	0.3	3.8	9.1	41.7	3.0	4.2	70.9	48.2	4.2	8.3	2,661	868	1,025	224	60	22	229
11	Elmore Smith E. Smith	93.5	1974-75	LAL	74	31.6	10.9	10.9	2.0	1.1	2.9	4.7	9.5	49.3	1.5	3.1	48.5	50.0	2.8	8.1	2,341	804	810	145	84	216	255
12	Don Chaney D. Chaney	93.8	1974-75	BOS	82	26.9	9.5	4.5	2.2	1.5	0.8	3.9	9.1	42.8	1.6	2.0	80.6	47.1	2.1	2.4	2,208	775	370	181	122	66	244
13	Norm Van Lier N. Van Lier	94.3	1974-75	CHI	70	37.0	15.0	4.7	5.8	2.0	0.2	5.8	13.9	42.0	3.4	4.3	79.2	47.7	1.2	3.5	2,590	1,050	328	403	139	14	246
14	Clifford Ray C. Ray	94.3	1974-75	GSW	82	30.7	9.4	10.6	2.2	1.2	1.4	3.6	7.0	52.2	2.1	3.5	60.2	55.1	3.2	7.5	2,519	769	870	178	95	116	305
15	Kevin Porter K. Porter	94.5	1974-75	WAS	81	32.0	11.6	1.9	8.0	1.9	0.1	5.0	10.2	49.1	1.6	2.3	70.4	51.9	0.7	1.2	2,589	943	152	650	152	11	320
16	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	94.6	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2	7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3	3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174	278
17	Jim Chones J. Chones	94.7	1974-75	CLE	72	33.7	14.5	9.4	1.8	0.7	1.7	6.2	12.7	48.7	2.1	3.1	67.9	51.5	2.2	7.2	2,427	1,044	677	132	49	120	247
18	Curtis Perry C. Perry	95.0	1974-75	PHX	79	34.0	13.4	11.9	2.4	1.4	1.0	5.5	11.6	47.7	2.3	3.2	71.9	51.4	4.4	7.5	2,688	1,058	940	186	108	78	288
19	Mike Riordan M. Riordan	95.3	1974-75	WAS	74	29.6	15.4	3.8	2.7	1.0	0.1	7.0	14.3	49.2	1.3	1.6	83.8	51.3	1.2	2.6	2,191	1,138	284	198	72	6	238
20	Slick Watts S. Watts	95.4	1974-75	SEA	82	25.1	6.8	3.2	6.1	2.3	0.1	2.8	6.7	42.1	1.1	1.9	60.8	45.0	1.2	2.0	2,056	557	262	499	190	12	254
21	John Drew J. Drew	95.7	1974-75	ATL	78	29.3	18.5	10.7	1.8	1.5	0.5	6.8	15.8	42.8	5.0	7.0	71.3	49.1	4.6	6.1	2,289	1,442	836	138	119	39	274
22	Phil Jackson P. Jackson	95.8	1974-75	NYK	78	29.3	10.8	7.7	1.7	1.1	0.7	4.2	9.1	45.5	2.5	3.2	76.3	51.1	1.8	5.9	2,285	841	600	136	84	53	330
23	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	95.9	1974-75	DET	76	39.3	24.0	12.0	4.6	1.0	2.3	9.6	18.9	51.0	4.8	5.9	80.2	55.9	3.0	9.1	2,987	1,823	914	350	75	172	237
24	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	96.0	1974-75	POR	82	38.6	21.7	10.7	3.5	1.3	1.0	8.4	17.0	49.7	4.8	6.8	70.6	54.3	2.8	7.9	3,162	1,778	877	287	108	80	289
25	Ron Behagen R. Behagen	96.0	1974-75	KCO	81	27.2	10.7	7.3	1.9	0.7	0.5	4.1	10.3	39.9	2.5	3.3	75.4	45.5	1.8	5.5	2,205	865	592	153	60	42	301

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