highest career defensive rating nba all-time

Collin Sexton has the highest career defensive rating, with a 120.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest career defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played by a player NBA all-time
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
120.4
12,237
410
29.8
18.8
2.8
3.7
0.8
0.1
6.8
14.5
47.1
1.5
3.9
38.8
3.6
4.3
83.8
57.2
0.9
1.9
2.3
7,714
1,149
1,518
321
53
956
928
-1942
2Anfernee Simons
A. Simons
120.4
10,533
393
26.8
15.0
2.5
3.2
0.5
0.1
5.3
12.4
43.1
2.5
6.5
38.1
1.9
2.1
87.9
56.5
0.3
2.2
1.6
5,897
985
1,271
205
49
633
717
-987
3Trae Young
T. Young
118.3
16,753
487
34.4
25.3
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.5
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.7
7.6
87.3
57.8
0.6
2.9
4.2
12,303
1,696
4,786
509
74
2,060
849
-144
4Jalen Green
J. Green
117.5
10,039
307
32.7
20.1
4.3
3.4
0.8
0.3
7.0
16.6
42.2
2.5
7.4
34.2
3.6
4.5
79.9
54.2
0.5
3.7
2.4
6,173
1,310
1,030
240
91
729
476
-769
5Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
116.9
10,697
374
28.6
15.5
5.4
2.1
0.7
0.2
5.7
12.2
46.9
1.6
4.4
35.3
2.5
3.3
76.2
56.8
1.2
4.2
1.3
5,809
2,018
801
261
93
495
717
-1071
6Tyrese Haliburton
T. Haliburton
116.9
10,997
333
33.0
17.5
3.7
8.8
1.5
0.6
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.6
6.6
39.2
2.3
2.7
85.5
60.6
0.6
3.0
2.1
5,842
1,218
2,947
490
199
711
440
-26
7Jordan Poole
J. Poole
116.9
11,457
415
27.6
16.9
2.7
3.8
0.9
0.3
5.7
13.5
42.2
2.5
7.2
34.5
3.0
3.4
88.0
56.2
0.4
2.3
2.3
7,002
1,116
1,563
357
116
960
1,055
-999
8Tyrese Maxey
T. Maxey
116.4
10,312
321
32.1
19.7
3.0
4.4
0.9
0.3
7.1
15.3
46.1
2.2
5.8
38.3
3.3
3.8
86.6
57.8
0.3
2.7
1.4
6,313
964
1,426
293
109
453
643
+580
9Coby White
C. White
116.4
12,566
422
29.8
15.2
3.6
3.8
0.7
0.2
5.4
12.5
43.3
2.3
6.3
36.9
2.0
2.4
86.5
56.2
0.4
3.3
1.8
6,405
1,539
1,618
292
72
752
895
-337
10Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
116.3
11,780
418
28.2
13.7
2.4
1.5
1.2
0.2
4.9
11.6
42.3
2.5
6.3
39.0
1.5
1.8
82.0
55.5
0.4
2.0
0.7
5,741
989
607
484
75
288
663
-148
11Kevin Huerter
K. Huerter
116.3
13,642
485
28.1
11.6
3.4
2.9
0.9
0.3
4.4
9.9
44.2
2.1
5.6
37.5
0.7
1.0
76.4
56.1
0.6
2.8
1.2
5,642
1,650
1,422
446
169
586
1,090
+307
12Malik Monk
M. Monk
116.1
12,014
526
22.8
12.4
2.6
3.2
0.6
0.3
4.4
10.2
43.4
1.8
5.1
35.2
1.7
1.9
84.8
55.7
0.4
2.3
1.6
6,498
1,380
1,664
321
178
846
872
-179
13Malik Beasley
M. Beasley
115.9
13,739
578
23.8
11.7
2.8
1.4
0.7
0.1
4.2
9.9
42.6
2.5
6.4
39.1
0.7
1.0
76.9
56.7
0.4
2.4
0.8
6,738
1,612
789
387
67
474
779
+376
14Grayson Allen
G. Allen
115.7
10,366
407
25.5
10.6
3.0
2.0
0.7
0.3
3.5
7.9
45.0
2.1
5.2
41.4
1.4
1.6
85.6
61.9
0.5
2.5
1.0
4,320
1,228
834
297
113
406
649
+411
15Cedi Osman
C. Osman
115.7
10,815
476
22.7
9.3
3.0
2.0
0.7
0.1
3.4
7.8
43.2
1.5
4.2
35.7
1.1
1.5
71.1
55.0
0.5
2.5
1.0
4,427
1,411
933
312
71
483
908
-1456
16Jordan Clarkson
J. Clarkson
115.6
20,872
756
27.6
15.9
3.3
2.9
0.8
0.2
5.9
13.6
43.6
1.9
5.5
33.6
2.2
2.6
82.9
53.8
0.9
2.5
1.9
12,047
2,530
2,214
614
117
1,418
1,271
-1359
17Doug McDermott
D. McDermott
115.6
13,572
697
19.5
8.6
2.1
1.0
0.2
0.1
3.2
6.9
47.0
1.4
3.4
41.1
0.7
0.9
80.4
59.2
0.4
1.7
0.6
5,998
1,455
664
146
63
436
986
-420
18Devin Booker
D. Booker
115.5
23,293
677
34.4
24.5
4.0
5.2
0.9
0.3
8.5
18.4
46.4
2.1
6.0
35.4
5.3
6.0
87.3
58.1
0.6
3.4
3.0
16,566
2,734
3,549
578
191
2,055
1,984
-9
19Bogdan Bogdanović
B. Bogdanović
115.5
14,322
504
28.4
14.2
3.3
3.2
1.0
0.3
5.2
11.8
43.7
2.4
6.4
38.2
1.4
1.7
84.6
56.5
0.5
2.8
1.4
7,173
1,684
1,617
505
128
724
1,072
+159
20Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
115.5
14,344
490
29.3
18.2
3.2
5.0
0.7
0.1
6.7
13.7
48.8
1.6
4.1
38.9
3.2
3.9
82.5
59.1
0.5
2.7
1.7
8,912
1,561
2,466
354
48
856
902
+1311
21Buddy Hield
B. Hield
115.3
20,255
718
28.2
15.0
4.1
2.5
0.9
0.3
5.4
12.6
43.2
3.0
7.5
39.6
1.2
1.4
85.8
57.0
0.7
3.4
1.6
10,767
2,941
1,782
617
227
1,159
1,451
-568
22Spencer Dinwiddie
S. Dinwiddie
115.1
17,219
621
27.7
13.0
3.0
5.1
0.7
0.3
4.2
10.2
41.4
1.6
4.7
33.3
3.0
3.8
79.6
54.9
0.4
2.6
1.6
8,078
1,851
3,153
448
167
1,007
1,345
-551
23Tyus Jones
T. Jones
115.0
14,491
686
21.1
7.7
2.0
4.4
1.0
0.1
3.0
6.7
44.5
1.0
2.7
37.6
0.7
0.9
82.1
54.3
0.3
1.7
0.8
5,255
1,380
3,030
669
67
561
525
-329
24Darius Garland
D. Garland
114.9
12,693
382
33.2
18.9
2.7
6.7
1.2
0.1
6.9
15.2
45.3
2.3
6.1
38.8
2.7
3.1
86.7
56.8
0.5
2.1
3.0
7,204
1,015
2,558
447
44
1,127
703
+893
25De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
114.9
17,660
531
33.3
21.5
3.9
6.1
1.4
0.4
7.9
16.9
47.0
1.5
4.6
33.0
4.1
5.5
74.6
55.7
0.6
3.3
2.7
11,399
2,082
3,262
756
221
1,449
1,383
-513
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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Team Rankings

ORTG

114.8

15th

DRTG

108.7

7th

NETRTG

6.0

9th

3P%

36.8

13th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
3
0
1.000
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
2
1
.667
1.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
10/29
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Fri
10/31
TOR TOR
@
CLE CLE
7:30 PM
Sun
11/2
ATL ATL
@
CLE CLE
6:00 PM
Wed
11/5
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
7:00 PM
Fri
11/7
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Last Game
CLE Cavaliers

3 - 1

116

Final

95

DET Pistons

2 - 2

Mon 27 Oct 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Spurs Spurs
4
0
1.000
2
Thunder Thunder
4
0
1.000
3
Warriors Warriors
3
1
.750
1.0
4
Jazz Jazz
2
1
.667
1.5
5
Clippers Clippers
2
1
.667
1.5
6
Nuggets Nuggets
2
1
.667
1.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Bulls Bulls
3
0
1.000
2
76ers 76ers
3
0
1.000
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
3
1
.750
0.5
4
Hornets Hornets
2
1
.667
1.0
5
Heat Heat
2
1
.667
1.0
6
Knicks Knicks
2
1
.667
1.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/20
HOU HOU
@
OKC OKC
124-125
Mon
10/20
GSW GSW
@
LAL LAL
119-109
Tue
10/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
111-119
Tue
10/21
BKN BKN
@
CHA CHA
117-136
Tue
10/21
MIA MIA
@
ORL ORL
121-125

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
10/28
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Tue
10/28
CHA CHA
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Tue
10/28
SAC SAC
@
OKC OKC
8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
NYK NYK
@
MIL MIL
8:00 PM
Tue
10/28
LAC LAC
@
GSW GSW
11:00 PM