last 10 nba dpoy winners and their positions

Shooting guards won the Defensive Player of the Year award once in 1982-83.

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last 10 NBA dpoy in a regular season winners and their positions
POSITIONDPOYSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1
Shooting Guard
1
1982-83
3,968
22.5
10.9
2.5
2.8
0.9
0.2
4.4
9.3
47.4
0.1
0.4
27.7
2.0
2.6
76.9
52.3
0.9
1.6
1.7
89,470
43,315
10,086
11,055
3,737
934
6,853
8,549
2
Shooting Guard
1
1983-84
4,092
23.5
11.8
2.6
2.7
1.0
0.2
4.7
9.8
48.0
0.1
0.4
27.4
2.3
2.9
79.7
53.5
0.9
1.7
1.7
96,277
48,258
10,731
10,994
3,923
934
6,864
9,150
3
Center
1
1984-85
3,904
22.6
9.5
6.1
1.3
0.5
1.1
3.7
7.2
51.0
0.0
0.0
11.5
2.1
2.9
73.9
55.9
1.9
4.2
1.6
88,295
37,170
23,918
5,021
2,004
4,377
6,206
10,783
4
Shooting Guard
1
1985-86
3,858
23.3
11.3
2.5
2.8
1.0
0.2
4.5
9.5
47.5
0.2
0.5
30.4
2.1
2.6
80.0
52.9
0.9
1.6
1.6
89,974
43,504
9,662
10,908
3,804
796
6,052
8,059
5
Shooting Guard
1
1986-87
4,117
23.6
12.0
2.6
2.8
1.1
0.3
4.7
10.2
46.3
0.3
0.8
31.8
2.3
2.9
79.5
52.3
0.9
1.7
1.6
97,257
49,386
10,718
11,521
4,337
1,131
6,752
8,641
6
Shooting Guard
1
1987-88
3,855
24.6
12.0
2.8
3.0
1.1
0.3
4.7
10.1
46.8
0.3
0.9
34.1
2.2
2.8
80.3
53.0
0.9
1.8
1.6
94,739
46,393
10,634
11,690
4,077
1,003
6,124
8,101
7
Center
1
1988-89
4,434
20.5
8.2
5.4
1.0
0.5
1.0
3.2
6.5
49.2
0.0
0.1
28.7
1.8
2.5
71.6
54.1
1.7
3.7
1.4
90,842
36,454
23,939
4,277
2,269
4,424
6,083
11,355
8
Small Forward
1
1989-90
4,195
25.3
12.3
4.4
2.1
0.9
0.4
4.8
10.0
48.1
0.2
0.7
30.0
2.4
3.1
77.1
53.7
1.5
2.9
1.6
106,315
51,391
18,408
9,011
3,759
1,833
6,688
9,981
9
Small Forward
1
1990-91
4,354
25.1
12.0
4.3
2.0
0.9
0.5
4.7
10.0
47.3
0.2
0.7
31.1
2.3
3.0
77.9
53.0
1.5
2.8
1.6
109,106
52,267
18,682
8,592
3,748
2,009
6,872
9,808
10
Center
1
1991-92
4,617
21.2
8.2
5.6
1.1
0.5
1.1
3.2
6.6
49.0
0.0
0.1
25.9
1.7
2.4
70.0
53.4
1.8
3.8
1.2
97,747
37,871
25,806
4,930
2,476
5,183
5,691
11,437
11
Center
1
1992-93
4,495
20.7
8.4
5.6
1.1
0.5
1.1
3.3
6.6
49.6
0.0
0.1
25.1
1.8
2.6
69.1
54.0
1.8
3.8
1.3
93,030
37,593
25,360
4,922
2,385
4,731
5,894
11,369
12
Center
1
1993-94
4,750
21.4
9.0
5.6
1.2
0.6
1.0
3.5
7.1
49.9
0.0
0.1
28.4
1.9
2.8
68.1
54.2
1.8
3.8
1.4
101,665
42,649
26,459
5,652
2,798
4,972
6,546
12,105
13
Center
1
1994-95
4,493
22.1
8.7
5.7
1.0
0.5
1.1
3.4
6.8
50.3
0.1
0.2
32.4
1.8
2.6
68.8
54.8
1.9
3.9
1.4
99,099
39,108
25,735
4,403
2,297
4,862
6,133
12,308
14
Point Guard
1
1995-96
4,760
24.5
9.9
2.3
4.6
1.1
0.1
3.5
8.1
43.8
0.9
2.6
36.9
1.9
2.5
78.3
54.4
0.5
1.8
1.8
116,533
47,323
10,962
21,946
5,100
662
8,701
9,321
15
Center
1
1996-97
4,718
21.1
7.7
5.4
0.9
0.5
1.0
3.0
6.2
49.1
0.0
0.1
31.8
1.6
2.4
67.1
53.3
1.8
3.6
1.3
99,351
36,258
25,504
4,220
2,345
4,778
6,042
12,110
+197
16
Center
1
1997-98
4,679
21.2
7.9
5.6
1.0
0.5
1.1
3.1
6.4
48.2
0.0
0.2
28.7
1.7
2.6
66.7
52.6
1.9
3.7
1.2
99,158
37,066
26,191
4,498
2,464
5,035
5,847
12,107
+235
17
Center
1
1998-99
2,965
21.0
7.5
5.6
0.9
0.5
1.0
2.9
6.1
47.5
0.0
0.1
21.7
1.7
2.6
64.5
51.7
1.9
3.7
1.2
62,369
22,257
16,593
2,587
1,577
2,938
3,524
7,700
-270
18
Center
1
1999-00
4,879
20.9
7.8
5.5
0.9
0.5
1.1
3.0
6.4
47.9
0.0
0.1
31.3
1.7
2.5
68.0
52.5
1.8
3.8
1.3
101,889
38,215
27,069
4,412
2,278
5,287
6,130
13,124
-606
19
Center
1
2000-01
4,778
21.1
7.2
5.7
0.8
0.5
1.1
2.8
6.0
47.0
0.0
0.1
23.7
1.6
2.4
66.8
51.4
1.9
3.8
1.2
100,617
34,409
27,296
3,947
2,399
5,264
5,635
12,238
-153
20
Center
1
2001-02
5,083
20.2
7.0
5.4
0.8
0.5
1.0
2.7
5.7
47.9
0.1
0.2
35.5
1.5
2.2
66.9
52.5
1.8
3.6
1.0
102,801
35,672
27,289
3,857
2,503
5,038
5,257
12,121
-612
21
Center
1
2002-03
5,393
20.5
6.8
5.2
0.9
0.5
1.0
2.7
5.6
47.3
0.0
0.1
30.1
1.5
2.2
68.6
51.9
1.8
3.4
1.1
110,321
36,803
28,071
4,739
2,744
5,313
6,021
13,396
-915
22
Small Forward
1
2003-04
4,777
24.4
9.5
3.8
1.6
0.8
0.3
3.6
8.1
43.7
0.7
1.9
36.0
1.8
2.3
76.8
52.2
1.0
2.8
1.3
116,715
45,613
18,221
7,713
4,007
1,482
6,277
9,793
+441
23
Center
1
2004-05
5,499
19.6
6.8
5.0
0.7
0.4
0.9
2.6
5.4
49.3
0.0
0.1
32.2
1.5
2.2
67.5
53.9
1.7
3.2
1.1
107,825
37,548
27,278
4,099
2,366
4,826
5,787
13,913
-167
24
Center
1
2005-06
5,289
20.3
6.7
5.2
0.7
0.4
0.9
2.6
5.3
49.9
0.1
0.2
32.2
1.3
2.0
65.3
54.1
1.7
3.4
1.1
107,528
35,221
27,251
3,836
2,317
4,777
5,689
13,703
-296
25
Center
1
2006-07
4,985
22.0
8.2
5.9
1.0
0.5
1.0
3.2
6.2
51.2
0.1
0.2
33.0
1.8
2.6
66.3
55.5
1.9
4.0
1.3
109,637
40,856
29,174
4,843
2,447
5,028
6,702
13,049
+192

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1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0