highest playoff defensive ratings from 1990-91 to 2004-05

Between the 1990-91 and 2004-05 seasons, John Morton had the worst defensive rating in the playoffs, with a 134.1 rating.

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highest playoff defensive ratings by a player from 1990-91 to 2004-05
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1John Morton
J. Morton
134.1
1
2.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
100.0
113.6
0.0
0.0
1.0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
2Josh Grant
J. Grant
133.6
1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Jon Sundvold
J. Sundvold
133.1
1
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4Antonio Burks
A. Burks
132.1
1
3.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
-3
5Shane Heal
S. Heal
132.0
2
1.5
3.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
150.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
+2
6Alec Kessler
A. Kessler
130.6
2
6.0
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
34.7
0.0
0.5
0.5
12
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
7Terry Dehere
T. Dehere
127.9
2
2.5
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.5
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
+1
8Sean Green
S. Green
127.9
1
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9Travis Mays
T. Mays
127.2
1
20.0
4.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
20
4
1
0
0
0
1
3
10Dahntay Jones
D. Jones
127.0
3
23.7
7.3
3.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
2.7
7.0
38.1
1.0
1.7
60.0
1.0
1.3
75.0
48.3
0.7
2.3
0.7
71
22
9
1
1
0
2
8
-7
11Byron Houston
B. Houston
126.5
4
11.8
3.8
1.3
0.8
0.3
0.5
1.5
2.3
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.8
1.3
60.0
67.0
0.5
0.8
0.0
47
15
5
3
1
2
0
9
12Doug West
D. West
126.4
3
29.0
11.0
1.3
2.0
0.7
0.3
4.0
7.3
54.5
0.0
0.7
0.0
3.0
3.0
100.0
63.6
0.0
1.3
0.3
87
33
4
6
2
1
1
11
-34
13Keith Jennings
K. Jennings
126.0
3
13.0
5.0
1.7
1.3
0.3
0.0
1.3
4.3
30.8
0.3
1.7
20.0
2.0
2.3
85.7
46.6
0.3
1.3
1.3
39
15
5
4
1
0
4
11
14Moochie Norris
M. Norris
125.3
2
3.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-9
15Randy Breuer
R. Breuer
124.8
1
17.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
4.0
25.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
17
2
2
1
0
1
0
2
16Randy Wittman
R. Wittman
124.0
1
6.0
2.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
6
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
17Eric Leckner
E. Leckner
123.9
1
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
18Rich Manning
R. Manning
123.6
3
7.0
3.0
1.3
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.7
3.0
22.2
0.0
0.0
1.7
2.0
83.3
38.7
1.0
0.3
0.0
21
9
4
1
0
1
0
5
+3
19Brian Cardinal
B. Cardinal
123.1
4
19.5
6.5
3.0
0.5
0.8
0.0
2.3
5.8
39.1
0.0
1.0
0.0
2.0
2.8
72.7
46.7
0.5
2.5
0.3
78
26
12
2
3
0
1
11
-28
20Sasha Danilovic
S. Danilovic
122.9
3
20.0
8.3
0.3
1.3
0.3
0.0
3.0
6.0
50.0
1.3
3.3
40.0
1.0
1.0
100.0
64.7
0.3
0.0
1.0
60
25
1
4
1
0
3
8
21Donnie Boyce
D. Boyce
122.8
1
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22Lorenzo Williams
L. Williams
122.5
3
2.7
0.7
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
8
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
+5
23Vonteego Cummings
V. Cummings
122.4
1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Jamie Watson
J. Watson
122.3
5
11.4
2.4
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.2
1.2
1.8
66.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
66.7
0.2
0.0
1.2
57
12
1
3
2
1
6
12
25Jeff Grayer
J. Grayer
122.0
6
13.8
6.5
2.0
1.2
0.3
0.2
2.7
5.5
48.5
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.5
77.8
52.8
0.7
1.3
0.8
83
39
12
7
2
1
5
9
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