highest defensive rating from knick player

Jalen Brunson has the highest career defensive rating for the Knicks, with a 117.3 rating.

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highest defensive rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played from knick player
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jalen Brunson
J. Brunson
117.3
9,996
284
35.2
26.3
3.4
6.8
0.9
0.2
9.3
19.4
48.0
2.4
6.2
39.0
5.2
6.2
83.5
59.3
0.5
2.9
2.3
7,462
953
1,918
248
44
667
604
+1163
2Mikal Bridges
M. Bridges
116.1
5,728
164
34.9
16.0
3.5
3.7
1.1
0.6
6.5
13.1
49.6
2.0
5.4
36.2
1.1
1.3
81.9
58.6
0.9
2.6
1.3
2,625
571
610
182
105
215
287
+632
3Miles McBride
M. McBride
115.6
5,133
277
18.5
7.1
1.6
1.9
0.7
0.2
2.6
6.2
40.9
1.4
3.8
37.4
0.6
0.8
78.1
54.2
0.4
1.2
0.5
1,975
453
520
203
42
134
391
+573
4Tim Hardaway Jr.
T. Hardaway Jr.
114.0
6,940
254
27.3
13.8
2.6
1.9
0.7
0.1
4.8
11.8
40.7
2.0
5.7
34.1
2.3
2.7
82.8
53.2
0.4
2.3
1.2
3,504
662
470
168
37
302
492
-919
5RJ Barrett
RJ Barrett
113.9
9,873
297
33.2
18.1
5.3
2.8
0.7
0.3
6.5
15.3
42.2
1.6
4.8
34.2
3.5
4.9
72.0
51.8
0.9
4.4
2.1
5,374
1,580
832
194
77
625
676
-413
6Immanuel Quickley
I. Quickley
113.8
6,109
253
24.1
12.9
3.2
3.0
0.7
0.1
4.3
10.2
42.1
1.9
5.2
37.0
2.4
2.8
86.1
56.6
0.5
2.7
1.1
3,272
798
755
180
32
288
491
+885
7Lance Thomas
L. Thomas
113.4
5,457
264
20.7
6.0
2.6
0.8
0.4
0.2
2.2
5.3
41.5
0.6
1.6
38.5
1.0
1.2
81.5
51.4
0.6
2.0
0.8
1,592
685
208
116
41
203
474
-850
8OG Anunoby
OG Anunoby
113.2
5,732
164
35.0
16.9
4.9
2.1
1.5
0.8
6.1
12.7
48.1
2.3
5.9
38.0
2.4
3.0
81.6
60.3
1.3
3.7
1.6
2,775
811
344
254
136
263
393
+1061
9Jamal Crawford
J. Crawford
112.8
11,023
299
36.9
17.6
2.9
4.4
1.1
0.2
6.0
14.8
40.7
2.0
5.7
35.3
3.6
4.3
84.0
52.9
0.5
2.4
2.4
5,269
864
1,308
326
59
703
556
-951
10Josh Hart
J. Hart
112.2
8,348
249
33.5
11.5
8.3
4.8
1.2
0.3
4.4
8.8
49.7
1.2
3.2
36.2
1.5
2.0
76.7
59.1
1.7
6.6
1.8
2,860
2,074
1,191
303
79
442
599
+950
11Nate Robinson
N. Robinson
111.9
7,725
312
24.8
12.5
2.9
2.8
0.9
0.1
4.5
10.4
42.9
1.3
3.8
35.3
2.3
2.8
79.5
53.8
0.9
2.0
1.5
3,897
903
862
291
19
481
819
-270
12Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
111.3
10,866
287
37.9
18.2
2.9
7.0
1.2
0.1
6.3
14.2
44.0
1.2
3.5
34.8
4.5
5.7
79.4
54.6
0.6
2.3
2.7
5,232
841
2,004
342
26
769
669
-645
13Eddy Curry
E. Curry
111.3
6,318
222
28.5
15.2
5.8
0.5
0.3
0.6
5.5
9.8
56.3
0.0
0.0
100.0
4.1
6.6
62.1
59.6
2.0
3.8
2.8
3,367
1,295
119
76
126
615
679
-1032
14Wilson Chandler
W. Chandler
111.3
7,499
233
32.2
14.0
5.2
1.8
0.7
0.9
5.6
12.3
45.4
1.0
3.2
32.2
1.8
2.4
78.5
52.6
1.2
4.0
1.5
3,270
1,223
427
166
210
341
669
-358
15Julius Randle
J. Randle
111.1
11,658
330
35.3
22.6
9.9
4.7
0.7
0.3
8.0
17.7
45.0
1.9
5.7
33.8
4.7
6.1
76.8
55.3
1.8
8.0
3.2
7,445
3,252
1,540
242
112
1,054
966
+135
16Quentin Richardson
Q. Richardson
111.1
6,827
242
28.2
9.7
5.1
1.8
0.7
0.1
3.5
9.2
38.1
1.5
4.1
35.3
1.2
1.7
70.6
48.6
1.1
4.0
1.1
2,352
1,226
430
166
35
271
553
-761
17Raymond Felton
R. Felton
109.9
6,404
187
34.2
13.4
3.1
6.6
1.4
0.3
5.1
12.3
41.7
1.3
3.9
33.7
1.9
2.3
80.3
50.4
0.8
2.4
2.5
2,501
585
1,225
269
52
460
400
+275
18Johnny Newman
J. Newman
109.9
6,202
238
26.1
13.0
2.3
1.7
1.2
0.2
4.6
9.9
46.5
0.7
2.2
32.2
3.1
3.8
81.7
56.2
1.0
1.3
1.7
3,098
556
404
278
56
399
717
19Gerald Wilkins
G. Wilkins
109.8
17,017
555
30.7
14.9
3.2
3.5
1.1
0.2
6.1
13.3
46.1
0.4
1.2
30.9
2.2
3.0
73.4
50.8
1.3
2.0
2.2
8,258
1,800
1,939
614
132
1,220
1,233
20Jared Jeffries
J. Jeffries
109.5
6,596
299
22.1
4.3
3.9
1.2
0.8
0.6
1.7
3.9
42.9
0.1
0.5
22.5
0.8
1.5
57.9
47.2
1.9
2.0
1.0
1,289
1,168
347
233
183
298
735
-260
21Rory Sparrow
R. Sparrow
109.0
9,955
347
28.7
9.6
2.1
6.2
1.1
0.1
4.1
8.7
46.8
0.1
0.4
25.0
1.3
1.7
81.0
50.8
0.5
1.6
2.1
3,334
734
2,164
374
41
731
872
22Campy Russell
C. Russell
108.9
5,223
156
33.5
15.2
3.8
3.5
1.1
0.1
5.9
12.5
47.0
0.2
0.5
39.8
3.2
4.1
77.9
52.9
1.3
2.5
2.6
2,365
589
541
176
20
407
469
23Kenny Walker
K. Walker
108.7
7,387
351
21.0
7.7
4.2
0.7
0.6
0.7
3.1
6.4
48.7
0.0
0.1
22.6
1.5
2.0
75.8
53.3
1.7
2.4
0.8
2,720
1,457
259
204
235
292
986
24Trent Tucker
T. Tucker
108.3
14,347
663
21.6
8.6
2.1
2.1
1.0
0.1
3.6
7.9
45.9
0.8
1.9
40.9
0.7
0.9
75.0
52.4
0.7
1.4
0.8
5,725
1,412
1,423
634
79
561
1,490
25Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
108.2
14,813
412
36.0
24.7
7.0
3.2
1.0
0.5
8.8
19.9
44.3
1.8
5.0
36.9
5.3
6.3
83.0
54.5
1.6
5.4
2.4
10,186
2,865
1,328
396
211
999
1,140
+181
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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54
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