has a bench player ever won nba dpoy

Alvan Adams didn't win the Defensive Player of the Year award off the bench in 1981-82.

Interpreted as:
Has a bench player ever won NBA dpoy in a regular season?
NAMEDPOYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Alvan Adams
A. Adams
0
1981-82
4
20.5
10.3
3.3
2.5
1.3
0.5
3.8
8.5
44.1
0.0
0.0
2.8
2.8
100.0
52.8
1.3
2.0
2.3
82
41
13
10
5
2
9
13
2Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
0
1981-82
31
26.1
15.6
4.4
3.5
6.1
13.5
45.0
0.4
3.1
4.5
69.1
50.5
2.6
809
484
135
110
82
96
3Danny Ainge
D. Ainge
0
1981-82
52
10.3
4.0
1.0
1.6
1.4
4.0
35.6
0.1
0.3
29.4
1.1
1.3
86.2
44.2
538
209
53
83
81
4Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
0
1981-82
17
20.2
7.9
1.5
5.4
2.7
5.6
48.4
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.5
3.5
71.2
55.8
343
135
25
91
18
5Dennis Awtrey
D. Awtrey
0
1981-82
7
7.3
1.1
0.7
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.4
1.0
42.9
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.4
66.7
48.1
0.6
0.1
0.4
51
8
5
3
1
2
3
16
6Carl Bailey
C. Bailey
0
1981-82
1
7.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
7
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
7James Bailey
J. Bailey
0
1981-82
TOT
77
8.6
3.4
0.0
0.0
1.8
2.9
61.2
659
8Gene Banks
G. Banks
0
1981-82
76
21.1
9.7
5.1
1.9
0.7
0.2
3.9
8.1
48.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.9
2.7
68.8
51.9
1.3
1,600
735
385
143
55
18
101
187
9Mike Bantom
M. Bantom
0
1981-82
TOT
44
22.7
8.8
5.2
1.0
0.8
3.6
7.2
49.8
0.0
0.1
33.3
1.6
2.8
59.5
52.5
997
389
229
46
33
133
10Billy Ray Bates
B. Ray Bates
0
1981-82
75
16.4
11.1
1.4
1.5
0.5
0.1
4.4
9.2
47.3
0.2
0.5
30.0
2.2
2.8
78.7
53.0
0.7
0.7
1.2
1,229
832
108
111
41
5
93
100
11Mel Bennett
M. Bennett
0
1981-82
3
7.7
1.7
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.7
1.3
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
2.0
16.7
37.7
0.3
0.7
23
5
3
0
0
2
12Kent Benson
K. Benson
0
1981-82
3
17.0
8.0
3.7
0.3
0.7
3.3
7.7
43.5
0.0
0.0
1.3
1.3
100.0
48.5
1.0
51
24
11
1
2
3
4
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
0
1981-82
19
33.6
21.5
9.7
5.0
8.5
16.1
52.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
4.4
5.1
85.6
58.5
639
408
184
95
55
14Otis Birdsong
O. Birdsong
0
1981-82
14
18.8
7.0
1.5
2.1
2.9
0.0
1.1
1.7
66.7
263
98
21
30
15Rolando Blackman
R. Blackman
0
1981-82
66
24.3
13.6
3.3
1.3
5.5
10.6
51.7
0.0
2.7
3.5
75.9
56.2
1,607
899
215
83
92
16Ray Blume
R. Blume
0
1981-82
47
10.3
4.1
0.8
1.3
1.9
4.1
44.6
0.1
0.3
21.4
0.3
0.5
63.6
46.7
483
191
36
62
50
17Alex Bradley
A. Bradley
0
1981-82
39
8.5
3.5
1.6
0.3
1.4
2.6
52.4
0.0
0.7
1.2
60.4
55.2
331
137
63
11
37
18Charles Bradley
C. Bradley
0
1981-82
50
6.3
2.9
0.7
0.4
1.0
2.3
45.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.2
68.3
51.3
317
145
36
21
56
19Dudley Bradley
D. Bradley
0
1981-82
61
13.5
4.7
1.2
1.1
1.1
0.1
1.8
4.1
43.7
0.0
0.1
25.0
1.1
1.5
72.3
49.3
1.0
826
289
74
68
70
9
64
106
20Brad Branson
B. Branson
0
1981-82
7
9.4
3.4
1.6
0.3
0.1
1.4
2.9
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.7
80.0
54.1
66
24
11
2
1
9
21Mike Bratz
M. Bratz
0
1981-82
78
19.5
7.7
2.1
5.3
0.7
0.1
2.8
6.9
40.4
0.6
1.8
33.6
1.5
1.9
79.7
49.6
1.7
1,524
600
160
413
58
9
130
175
22Jim Brewer
J. Brewer
0
1981-82
62
11.8
2.2
3.2
0.4
1.0
2.3
45.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
43.8
45.6
734
134
200
27
103
23Ron Brewer
R. Brewer
0
1981-82
TOT
27
22.3
14.3
1.9
2.3
0.8
0.3
5.9
12.9
45.8
0.1
0.4
27.3
2.4
2.9
83.5
50.7
1.1
602
387
51
63
22
7
31
42
24Junior Bridgeman
J. Bridgeman
0
1981-82
37
21.4
12.3
2.7
2.5
0.7
0.1
5.0
10.2
49.1
0.1
0.2
50.0
2.2
2.5
86.0
54.3
791
454
100
94
25
3
77
25Allan Bristow
A. Bristow
0
1981-82
28
21.3
6.6
4.0
3.6
2.4
5.5
44.4
0.0
1.7
2.2
78.7
51.4
1.5
595
185
111
101
41
63
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