highest defensive rating by season

Bub Carrington has the worst defensive rating in a season, with a 124.5 rating this season.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player by season
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
124.5
2025-26
53
28.0
10.2
3.5
4.6
0.6
0.2
3.5
8.8
40.2
2.1
5.3
39.3
1.0
1.3
76.1
54.2
0.4
3.1
2.4
1,483
538
187
242
33
11
127
117
-459
2Keyonte George
K. George
124.1
2025-26
48
33.9
23.8
3.9
6.5
1.1
0.3
7.5
16.3
45.8
2.5
6.7
37.5
6.4
7.1
89.4
61.2
0.5
3.4
3.3
1,629
1,141
187
313
52
14
158
112
-311
3Keyonte George
K. George
124.0
2023-24
75
27.0
13.0
2.8
4.4
0.5
0.1
4.3
10.9
39.1
2.0
5.9
33.4
2.5
3.0
84.8
53.3
0.2
2.6
2.5
2,023
974
211
332
36
7
188
91
-374
4Keyonte George
K. George
123.2
2024-25
67
31.5
16.8
3.8
5.6
0.7
0.1
5.4
13.7
39.1
2.6
7.6
34.3
3.5
4.3
81.8
53.9
0.4
3.4
2.7
2,109
1,125
253
377
46
9
183
111
-512
5Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
123.2
2023-24
78
26.6
18.7
2.6
4.9
0.8
0.2
6.5
13.3
48.7
1.6
4.2
39.4
4.1
4.7
86.2
60.7
0.9
1.7
2.1
2,075
1,458
205
383
62
18
165
154
-143
6CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
123.0
2025-26
TOT
51
30.1
18.8
3.4
3.6
0.7
0.4
6.9
15.3
45.5
2.6
6.8
38.2
2.3
3.0
77.5
56.7
0.7
2.7
1.7
1,537
957
174
182
38
19
87
99
-156
7Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
122.9
2025-26
41
34.4
26.7
7.0
2.1
1.0
0.5
9.1
19.1
47.8
2.8
7.7
36.3
5.7
6.3
89.2
61.0
2.0
5.0
1.5
1,410
1,094
286
87
40
21
61
77
-41
8Corey Kispert
C. Kispert
122.8
2023-24
80
25.8
13.4
2.8
2.0
0.5
0.2
4.8
9.9
48.6
2.3
6.0
38.3
1.4
2.0
72.6
62.0
0.4
2.4
1.2
2,067
1,070
225
156
41
16
98
141
-445
9DeMar DeRozan
D. DeRozan
122.7
2025-26
56
32.4
18.7
3.2
3.8
1.2
0.3
6.6
13.4
49.4
0.7
2.2
33.6
4.8
5.5
86.4
59.2
0.5
2.7
1.1
1,813
1,047
177
211
65
14
63
114
-465
10Devin Booker
D. Booker
122.6
2024-25
75
37.3
25.6
4.1
7.1
0.9
0.2
8.7
18.9
46.1
2.4
7.3
33.2
5.8
6.4
89.4
58.9
1.0
3.1
2.9
2,795
1,923
305
529
67
16
220
198
-175
11Anfernee Simons
A. Simons
122.6
2022-23
62
35.0
21.1
2.6
4.1
0.7
0.2
7.5
16.9
44.7
3.4
9.1
37.7
2.6
2.9
89.4
58.1
0.3
2.3
2.1
2,170
1,306
161
253
42
14
128
142
-75
12Jalen Green
J. Green
122.5
2022-23
76
34.2
22.1
3.7
3.7
0.8
0.2
7.4
17.9
41.6
2.5
7.3
33.8
4.8
6.1
78.6
53.8
0.6
3.2
2.6
2,602
1,683
284
281
59
18
200
131
-447
13Tyus Jones
T. Jones
122.3
2024-25
81
26.8
10.2
2.4
5.3
0.9
0.1
3.8
8.4
44.8
2.0
5.0
41.4
0.6
0.7
89.5
58.5
0.5
1.9
1.1
2,174
829
196
429
69
8
91
63
-92
14Keldon Johnson
K. Johnson
121.8
2022-23
63
32.7
22.0
5.0
2.9
0.7
0.2
8.0
17.7
45.2
2.1
6.5
32.9
3.9
5.2
74.9
55.1
0.9
4.2
2.1
2,063
1,385
318
183
46
11
134
125
-491
15Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
121.8
2025-26
54
27.5
14.1
2.6
1.3
0.5
0.1
4.6
10.1
45.3
2.9
7.0
40.9
2.1
2.5
85.9
63.3
0.2
2.4
0.5
1,487
763
142
71
28
8
25
67
+149
16Harrison Barnes
H. Barnes
121.6
2024-25
82
27.2
12.3
3.8
1.7
0.5
0.2
4.2
8.3
50.8
1.9
4.4
43.3
2.0
2.4
80.9
65.6
1.2
2.6
0.6
2,230
1,011
310
136
39
14
50
75
-25
17AJ Green
AJ Green
121.5
2025-26
49
30.2
10.7
2.6
2.0
0.6
0.1
3.5
8.0
44.0
3.1
7.1
43.1
0.6
0.7
79.4
64.3
0.2
2.4
0.8
1,480
522
128
99
27
5
41
115
+14
18Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
121.5
2024-25
82
30.0
9.8
4.2
4.4
0.7
0.3
3.7
9.1
40.1
1.7
5.0
33.9
0.8
1.0
81.2
51.4
0.4
3.8
1.7
2,458
807
341
364
54
21
141
190
-798
19Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
121.5
2023-24
63
32.7
13.7
6.5
1.5
0.8
0.2
4.6
11.1
41.6
1.8
5.7
31.6
2.7
3.2
83.7
54.9
2.7
3.9
0.9
2,062
863
411
92
51
11
54
88
-19
20Jordan Poole
J. Poole
121.4
2023-24
78
30.1
17.4
2.7
4.4
1.1
0.3
6.3
15.2
41.3
2.4
7.2
32.6
2.5
2.8
87.7
52.9
0.4
2.3
2.4
2,346
1,356
212
343
86
25
188
244
-552
21KJ Martin
KJ Martin
121.2
2022-23
82
28.0
12.7
5.5
1.5
0.5
0.4
5.0
8.8
56.9
0.8
2.6
31.5
1.8
2.7
68.0
63.5
1.5
4.0
1.1
2,292
1,039
452
123
41
30
91
147
-368
22Collin Sexton
C. Sexton
121.0
2018-19
82
31.8
16.7
2.9
3.0
0.5
0.1
6.3
14.7
43.0
1.5
3.6
40.2
2.6
3.1
83.9
52.0
0.7
2.2
2.3
2,605
1,371
236
243
44
6
185
186
-672
23Bennedict Mathurin
B. Mathurin
121.0
2022-23
78
28.5
16.7
4.1
1.5
0.6
0.2
5.3
12.2
43.4
1.3
4.0
32.3
4.8
5.8
82.8
56.6
1.1
3.0
1.9
2,222
1,302
318
116
48
13
152
162
-179
24Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
121.0
2025-26
49
30.5
16.6
5.9
2.5
0.9
0.0
5.7
12.7
44.6
1.9
5.4
34.8
3.3
3.9
84.4
57.2
1.6
4.2
0.7
1,494
811
287
121
45
2
35
57
-160
25Dennis Schröder
D. Schröder
120.9
2023-24
TOT
80
31.1
14.0
3.0
6.1
0.8
0.2
5.0
11.6
43.5
1.7
4.6
37.5
2.2
2.7
83.6
55.0
0.5
2.5
1.9
2,486
1,122
242
488
63
17
153
164
-126
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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RPG

7.8

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APG

4.8

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ORTG

110.7

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DRTG

121.6

29th

NETRTG

-10.8

30th

3P%

35.4

17th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
Wizards Wizards
14
39
.264
26.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
2/20
@
7:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
6:00 PM
Tue
2/24
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

14 - 39

113

Final

138

CLE Cavaliers

34 - 21

Wed 11 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
40
13
.755
2
35
19
.648
5.5
3
35
20
.636
6.0
4
34
21
.618
7.0
5
32
23
.582
9.0
6
30
24
.556
10.5
7
28
25
.528
12.0
8
29
27
.518
12.5
9
26
29
.473
15.0
10
26
30
.464
15.5
11
24
31
.436
17.0
12
23
30
.434
17.0
13
15
38
.283
25.0
14
15
40
.273
26.0
15
14
39
.264
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
42
14
.750
2
38
16
.704
3.0
3
35
20
.636
6.5
4
33
20
.623
7.5
5
33
21
.611
8.0
6
34
22
.607
8.0
7
32
23
.582
9.5
8
29
26
.527
12.5
9
27
29
.482
15.0
10
26
28
.481
15.0
11
20
33
.377
20.5
12
19
35
.352
22.0
13
18
38
.321
24.0
14
15
41
.268
27.0
15
12
44
.214
30.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/16
@
106-99
Fri
1/16
@
78-121
Fri
1/16
@
120-122
Fri
1/16
@
123-126
Fri
1/16
@
116-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/19
@
7:30 PM