lakers defense rating leaders

Elmore Smith has the lowest career defensive rating for the Lakers, with a 92.4 rating.

Interpreted as:
lakers defense rating with a minimum of 5000 minutes played leaders
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elmore Smith
E. Smith
92.4
5,263
155
34.0
11.7
11.1
1.9
1.0
3.9
5.0
10.7
47.2
1.7
3.1
54.0
48.8
2.7
8.4
1,819
1,716
295
155
609
564
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
99.4
19,329
514
37.6
27.0
11.8
3.1
0.6
2.5
10.6
18.5
57.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
10.8
53.3
58.1
3.8
8.0
2.8
13,895
6,090
1,593
317
1,278
1,446
1,692
+3677
3Robert Horry
R. Horry
100.6
11,367
448
25.4
6.3
5.5
2.2
1.1
1.0
2.3
5.4
42.1
0.6
1.9
32.5
1.2
1.6
74.4
52.1
1.8
3.7
1.2
2,842
2,462
986
497
446
526
1,267
+1745
4Lucius Allen
L. Allen
100.9
6,881
210
32.8
16.0
3.4
5.1
1.6
0.3
6.6
14.5
45.2
2.9
3.7
77.3
49.5
1.0
2.4
3,351
712
1,081
339
67
618
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
100.9
37,492
1,093
34.3
22.1
9.4
3.3
0.9
2.5
9.1
16.0
56.7
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.9
5.3
73.7
60.2
2.3
7.1
2.7
24,176
10,279
3,652
983
2,694
2,527
3,224
6Don Ford
D. Ford
102.0
7,685
368
20.9
7.1
3.8
1.4
0.7
0.3
3.1
6.6
46.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.2
75.9
49.7
1.2
2.6
1.0
2,618
1,405
523
240
121
211
829
7Gail Goodrich
G. Goodrich
102.1
8,375
229
36.6
22.6
3.0
5.5
1.5
0.2
8.8
19.8
44.7
4.9
5.7
85.3
50.6
1.2
1.7
5,165
683
1,268
351
35
679
8Andrew Bynum
A. Bynum
102.4
10,174
392
26.0
11.7
7.8
1.2
0.3
1.6
4.7
8.2
56.6
0.0
0.0
11.1
2.4
3.5
68.7
60.0
2.4
5.4
1.6
4,597
3,076
461
127
628
610
997
+909
9Kurt Rambis
K. Rambis
102.5
10,059
569
17.7
4.9
5.5
0.8
0.8
0.6
1.9
3.5
55.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.1
1.6
68.1
58.7
1.8
3.7
1.2
2,816
3,134
483
481
319
669
1,345
10Cazzie Russell
C. Russell
102.5
5,263
196
26.9
14.5
3.0
2.3
0.8
0.1
6.2
13.1
47.4
2.1
2.4
87.7
51.3
0.9
2.2
2,847
592
441
166
12
341
11Vlade Divac
V. Divac
102.9
15,517
535
29.0
12.2
8.5
2.6
1.2
1.6
4.8
9.4
50.9
0.1
0.4
22.9
2.6
3.6
70.7
55.7
2.7
5.8
2.2
6,531
4,545
1,375
649
834
1,167
1,804
-29
12Devean George
D. George
103.0
8,109
429
18.9
6.0
3.3
1.0
0.7
0.4
2.2
5.7
39.2
0.7
1.9
34.0
0.9
1.2
71.8
48.2
1.0
2.4
0.8
2,572
1,433
428
307
173
340
891
+586
13Lamar Odom
L. Odom
104.1
18,204
519
35.1
13.7
9.5
3.7
0.9
0.9
5.2
10.6
49.1
0.7
2.1
33.0
2.5
3.7
68.3
55.8
2.2
7.2
2.2
7,092
4,906
1,944
444
451
1,120
1,533
+2073
14Pau Gasol
P. Gasol
104.2
15,326
429
35.7
17.7
9.9
3.5
0.6
1.4
7.0
13.3
52.2
0.0
0.2
26.3
3.8
4.8
78.0
57.4
2.9
7.0
2.0
7,610
4,240
1,508
239
607
873
925
+1571
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
104.5
33,245
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
16Rick Fox
R. Fox
104.6
12,733
486
26.2
8.7
3.7
2.9
0.9
0.3
3.3
7.5
43.6
1.0
2.9
34.5
1.1
1.4
76.7
53.0
0.9
2.8
1.6
4,207
1,784
1,399
415
152
781
1,409
+1482
17Elden Campbell
E. Campbell
104.8
15,460
618
25.0
10.4
5.8
1.1
0.7
1.7
4.0
8.5
46.7
0.0
0.0
10.5
2.4
3.5
67.9
51.4
2.0
3.9
1.2
6,408
3,604
688
426
1,022
758
1,762
+179
18Eddie Jones
E. Jones
105.0
10,797
314
34.4
15.2
3.8
3.0
2.1
0.7
5.5
11.9
46.3
1.6
4.1
37.8
2.6
3.4
76.9
56.7
1.0
2.8
1.6
4,784
1,186
951
644
214
510
769
+986
19Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
105.5
48,637
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
4,010
3,353
+4153
20Metta Sandiford-Artest
M. Sandiford-Artest
105.6
10,015
358
28.0
8.9
3.6
2.0
1.3
0.4
3.2
8.2
39.4
1.2
3.5
33.5
1.3
1.9
68.5
49.5
1.1
2.5
1.1
3,197
1,297
699
453
139
400
766
+900
21A.C. Green
A.C. Green
105.7
21,451
735
29.2
10.6
7.7
1.1
0.9
0.5
3.8
7.6
50.3
0.1
0.3
24.5
2.8
3.8
74.7
56.9
2.8
4.8
1.3
7,789
5,632
808
657
395
935
1,517
+328
22Derek Fisher
D. Fisher
106.0
23,211
915
25.4
7.9
2.1
2.9
1.1
0.1
2.8
7.0
40.2
0.9
2.5
37.5
1.4
1.7
79.9
51.1
0.3
1.7
1.1
7,223
1,892
2,685
968
73
974
1,793
+3696
23Jamaal Wilkes
J. Wilkes
106.3
19,270
575
33.5
18.4
5.4
2.6
1.2
0.3
7.9
15.3
51.6
0.0
0.1
12.2
2.7
3.5
75.4
54.7
1.8
3.6
2.1
10,601
3,119
1,474
706
191
1,195
1,611
24Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
106.4
17,847
485
36.8
16.4
2.7
7.9
1.8
0.1
7.2
14.4
50.0
0.0
0.1
13.3
2.0
2.6
77.0
52.8
0.6
2.1
3.2
7,938
1,312
3,846
868
60
1,530
1,416
25Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
106.5
7,641
335
22.8
8.9
5.4
0.6
0.5
0.8
3.5
6.9
51.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.9
2.7
68.0
55.3
1.9
3.4
1.2
2,990
1,797
206
166
264
393
879
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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