highest defense rating 2021

Harrison Barnes had the highest defensive rating in 2020-21, with a 119.2 rating.

Interpreted as:
highest defense rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player 2021
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
119.2
2020-21
58
36.2
16.1
6.6
3.5
0.7
0.2
5.5
11.1
49.7
1.7
4.4
39.1
3.4
4.1
83.0
62.6
1.1
5.5
1.6
2,102
933
385
201
43
11
93
75
-57
2Buddy Hield
B. Hield
118.8
2020-21
71
34.3
16.6
4.7
3.6
0.9
0.4
5.7
14.0
40.6
4.0
10.2
39.1
1.2
1.5
84.6
56.7
0.4
4.3
1.8
2,433
1,176
334
257
63
30
130
175
-56
3Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
118.4
2020-21
67
35.8
28.8
4.2
7.5
0.9
0.3
9.0
19.9
45.1
4.1
10.5
39.1
6.7
7.2
92.8
62.3
0.5
3.7
3.0
2,398
1,928
283
505
62
17
203
102
+198
4De'Aaron Fox
D. Fox
118.1
2020-21
58
35.1
25.2
3.5
7.2
1.5
0.5
9.1
19.1
47.7
1.8
5.5
32.2
5.2
7.2
71.9
56.5
0.6
2.9
3.0
2,036
1,461
203
417
87
27
174
170
-195
5Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
118.1
2020-21
TOT
58
31.1
15.3
2.6
1.4
1.0
0.2
5.5
13.5
40.8
2.8
7.4
38.5
1.4
1.8
78.3
53.4
0.5
2.2
0.7
1,802
888
152
80
56
10
43
92
-58
6Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
117.7
2020-21
60
35.3
24.3
3.1
4.4
1.0
0.2
8.8
18.4
47.5
1.6
4.4
37.1
5.2
6.4
81.5
57.3
1.0
2.2
2.8
2,115
1,460
187
262
62
10
167
157
-376
7Isaac Okoro
I. Okoro
117.3
2020-21
67
32.4
9.6
3.1
1.9
0.9
0.4
3.5
8.3
42.0
0.9
3.2
29.0
1.7
2.3
72.6
51.4
1.0
2.1
1.3
2,173
646
206
128
62
24
86
185
-407
8Dwayne Bacon
D. Bacon
117.3
2020-21
72
25.7
10.9
3.1
1.3
0.6
0.1
4.1
10.1
40.2
0.8
2.9
28.5
2.0
2.4
82.4
49.0
0.4
2.7
0.6
1,853
788
224
93
45
5
46
103
-445
9Darius Garland
D. Garland
117.1
2020-21
54
33.1
17.4
2.4
6.1
1.2
0.1
6.7
14.9
45.1
1.9
4.9
39.5
2.1
2.4
84.8
54.7
0.4
2.0
3.0
1,790
941
129
329
66
6
164
110
-237
10Joe Harris
J. Harris
116.9
2020-21
69
31.0
14.1
3.6
1.9
0.7
0.2
5.2
10.2
50.5
3.1
6.4
47.5
0.7
0.9
77.8
66.3
0.6
3.0
0.9
2,141
974
248
130
46
14
62
141
+350
11Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
116.3
2020-21
70
28.4
16.6
3.3
1.8
0.4
0.2
5.8
13.0
44.7
3.0
7.6
39.1
2.0
2.5
81.6
58.9
0.3
3.0
0.9
1,985
1,163
229
126
31
11
64
111
+71
12Norman Powell
N. Powell
116.3
2020-21
TOT
69
32.0
18.6
3.1
1.9
1.2
0.3
6.3
13.3
47.7
2.5
6.0
41.1
3.4
3.9
87.1
61.8
0.6
2.5
1.7
2,205
1,283
215
129
82
18
119
160
+79
13Eric Bledsoe
E. Bledsoe
116.2
2020-21
71
29.7
12.2
3.4
3.8
0.8
0.3
4.3
10.3
42.1
1.7
5.0
34.1
1.9
2.7
68.7
53.3
0.4
3.0
1.6
2,111
869
244
268
55
24
114
112
-66
14Anthony Edwards
A. Edwards
116.1
2020-21
72
32.1
19.3
4.7
2.9
1.1
0.5
7.0
16.8
41.7
2.4
7.2
32.9
2.9
3.8
77.6
52.3
0.8
3.8
2.2
2,314
1,392
336
211
82
36
160
129
-228
15Trae Young
T. Young
116.1
2020-21
63
33.7
25.3
3.9
9.4
0.8
0.2
7.7
17.7
43.8
2.2
6.3
34.3
7.7
8.7
88.6
58.9
0.6
3.3
4.1
2,124
1,594
245
594
53
12
261
111
+267
16Theo Maledon
T. Maledon
115.8
2020-21
65
27.4
10.1
3.2
3.5
0.9
0.2
3.5
9.4
36.8
1.6
4.8
33.5
1.6
2.1
74.8
48.9
0.4
2.9
2.2
1,778
658
211
227
56
11
141
126
-621
17Brandon Ingram
B. Ingram
115.8
2020-21
61
34.3
23.8
4.9
4.9
0.7
0.6
8.4
18.0
46.6
2.3
6.1
38.1
4.6
5.2
87.8
58.4
0.6
4.3
2.5
2,092
1,450
299
296
42
36
154
124
+43
18Jeff Green
J. Green
115.8
2020-21
68
27.0
11.0
3.9
1.6
0.5
0.4
3.8
7.8
49.2
1.5
3.7
41.2
1.8
2.4
77.6
62.4
0.5
3.4
0.8
1,835
750
263
108
36
27
54
122
+113
19Malcolm Brogdon
M. Brogdon
115.3
2020-21
56
34.4
21.2
5.3
5.9
0.9
0.3
7.9
17.5
45.3
2.6
6.7
38.8
2.7
3.2
86.4
56.1
1.0
4.2
2.1
1,929
1,186
294
329
49
15
115
110
-32
20DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
115.1
2020-21
61
33.7
21.6
4.2
6.9
0.9
0.2
7.5
15.1
49.5
0.3
1.2
25.7
6.3
7.2
88.0
59.1
0.7
3.6
2.0
2,056
1,316
259
422
56
15
119
128
-105
21Ricky Rubio
R. Rubio
115.0
2020-21
68
26.0
8.6
3.3
6.4
1.4
0.1
2.8
7.3
38.8
1.0
3.1
30.8
1.9
2.2
86.7
51.6
0.4
2.9
1.6
1,771
582
223
433
98
4
111
139
-186
22Jae'Sean Tate
J. Tate
114.7
2020-21
70
29.2
11.3
5.3
2.5
1.2
0.5
4.5
8.9
50.6
0.9
2.8
30.8
1.5
2.1
69.4
57.6
1.9
3.5
1.4
2,043
794
374
178
85
36
98
222
-189
23Bradley Beal
B. Beal
114.7
2020-21
60
35.8
31.3
4.7
4.4
1.2
0.4
11.2
23.0
48.5
2.2
6.2
34.9
6.8
7.7
88.9
59.3
1.2
3.5
3.1
2,147
1,878
283
265
69
22
187
140
-3
24Rui Hachimura
R. Hachimura
114.6
2020-21
57
31.5
13.8
5.5
1.4
0.8
0.1
5.4
11.4
47.8
0.8
2.4
32.8
2.2
2.8
77.0
54.9
0.9
4.6
1.2
1,797
789
312
82
44
7
68
120
-111
25Coby White
C. White
114.6
2020-21
69
31.2
15.1
4.1
4.8
0.6
0.2
5.4
13.1
41.6
2.4
6.6
35.9
1.9
2.1
90.1
54.0
0.4
3.7
2.3
2,156
1,041
284
328
38
15
156
179
-107
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Spurs Spurs - x
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