highest defensive rating every year

CJ McCollum has the highest defensive rating in a season, with a 126.9 rating this season.

Interpreted as:
highest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player every year
NAMEDRTGSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum
126.9
2025-26
26
30.7
19.0
3.3
3.5
0.7
0.2
6.8
15.2
44.7
3.0
7.4
40.4
2.3
3.0
78.2
57.3
0.6
2.7
1.5
799
493
86
91
19
6
40
58
-152
2Bub Carrington
B. Carrington
126.5
2025-26
26
27.3
8.5
3.7
4.3
0.5
0.1
2.9
7.8
37.4
1.7
4.2
40.4
0.9
1.3
72.7
50.6
0.3
3.3
2.2
711
220
96
113
13
3
56
58
-282
3Svi Mykhailiuk
S. Mykhailiuk
125.8
2025-26
26
25.8
9.5
2.6
2.0
0.5
0.1
3.6
7.3
48.9
2.0
5.0
40.3
0.3
0.4
90.0
63.5
0.7
1.9
0.9
671
247
67
53
13
3
23
36
-36
4Keyonte George
K. George
124.1
2025-26
27
34.2
24.0
4.0
6.9
0.9
0.3
7.4
16.6
44.5
2.4
6.8
35.3
6.8
7.5
90.6
60.2
0.5
3.6
3.5
924
648
109
186
23
8
94
71
-164
5Keyonte 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
6Zach LaVine
Z. LaVine
123.3
2025-26
23
32.8
20.2
3.0
2.3
0.7
0.2
7.2
14.7
48.7
2.7
7.0
38.5
3.1
3.6
86.7
61.8
0.3
2.7
2.2
754
464
69
52
17
4
51
50
-207
7Keyonte 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
8Collin 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
9Corey 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
10Lauri Markkanen
L. Markkanen
122.7
2025-26
24
35.3
27.8
7.0
2.1
1.0
0.4
9.3
19.8
46.9
2.9
8.3
35.2
6.3
7.0
89.3
60.7
2.1
4.9
1.3
848
667
169
51
23
10
32
43
-39
11Devin 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
12Anfernee 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
13Jalen 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
14Tyus 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
15Kyshawn George
K. George
122.2
2025-26
24
32.0
15.3
5.9
5.0
1.1
0.9
5.5
11.7
46.8
2.4
5.6
42.5
2.0
2.6
74.6
59.5
0.9
5.0
3.2
767
366
141
121
27
22
77
101
-198
16Gary Trent Jr.
G. Trent Jr.
121.8
2025-26
28
27.9
9.9
1.3
1.7
0.9
0.1
3.4
8.6
39.6
2.2
6.0
37.1
0.9
1.1
80.6
54.6
0.1
1.2
0.8
781
277
37
48
25
2
22
46
-157
17Keldon 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
18Rui Hachimura
R. Hachimura
121.7
2025-26
25
32.9
13.3
3.8
0.9
0.5
0.2
5.2
9.6
53.5
1.9
4.1
45.6
1.1
1.4
75.0
64.6
0.8
3.0
0.9
823
332
96
22
13
6
22
46
+10
19Harrison 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
20Bub 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
21Saddiq Bey
S. Bey
121.5
2025-26
28
29.3
14.8
6.1
2.3
1.0
0.1
5.3
11.7
45.4
1.8
5.0
34.8
2.4
3.1
79.1
56.7
1.8
4.3
0.6
820
415
170
63
28
2
18
28
-115
22Saddiq 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
23Jordan 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
24AJ Green
AJ Green
121.4
2025-26
25
28.8
11.0
2.8
2.1
0.6
0.1
3.5
7.2
48.6
3.2
6.6
48.5
0.8
1.0
79.2
71.8
0.0
2.7
0.8
720
275
69
52
14
3
21
68
+7
25KJ 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
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

More Wizards Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

19.0

McCollum

CJ McCollum

RPG

8.4

Sarr

Alex Sarr

APG

5.0

George

Kyshawn George
Team Rankings

ORTG

110.6

27th

DRTG

123.8

30th

NETRTG

-13.2

30th

3P%

36.5

9th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
11
11
17
.393
11.0
12
9
19
.321
13.0
13
7
19
.269
14.0
14
6
22
.214
16.0
15
Wizards Wizards
5
21
.192
16.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/26
@
7:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
6:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
7:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Wizards

5 - 21

130

Final

122

MEM Grizzlies

13 - 15

Sat 20 Dec 2025

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
22
6
.786
2
19
8
.704
2.5
3
17
11
.607
5.0
4
16
11
.593
5.5
5
17
12
.586
5.5
6
16
12
.571
6.0
7
15
13
.536
7.0
8
15
14
.517
7.5
9
15
14
.517
7.5
10
12
15
.444
9.5
11
11
17
.393
11.0
12
9
19
.321
13.0
13
7
19
.269
14.0
14
6
22
.214
16.0
15
5
21
.192
16.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
25
3
.893
2
20
7
.741
4.5
3
20
7
.741
4.5
4
19
8
.704
5.5
5
17
8
.680
6.5
6
18
10
.643
7.0
7
15
13
.536
10.0
8
14
15
.483
11.5
9
13
15
.464
12.0
10
12
16
.429
13.0
11
11
18
.379
14.5
12
10
17
.370
14.5
13
7
21
.250
18.0
14
7
22
.241
18.5
15
6
22
.214
19.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/18
@
125-118
Tue
11/18
@
99-113
Tue
11/18
@
109-120
Tue
11/18
@
113-111
Tue
11/18
@
122-121

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
3:30 PM
Sun
12/21
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM