Before 2014-15, David Robinson had the fewest games by a Defensive Player of the Year with 65+ games played in a season, with 68 games in 1991-92.
Interpreted as:
least amount of games played by a player to win dpoy in a regular season before 2015 minimum 65 games played| NAME | GP | DPOY | SEASON | TM | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | D. Robinson | 68 | 1 | 1991-92 | 37.7 | 23.2 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 15.8 | 55.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 70.1 | 59.7 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 2,564 | 1,578 | 829 | 181 | 158 | 305 | 182 | 219 | ||
| 2 |  | M. Camby | 70 | 1 | 2006-07 | 33.8 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 72.9 | 51.9 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 2,369 | 785 | 816 | 223 | 87 | 231 | 122 | 183 | +115 | |
| 3 |  | K. Garnett | 71 | 1 | 2007-08 | 32.8 | 18.8 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 7.5 | 13.9 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 80.1 | 58.8 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 2,328 | 1,337 | 655 | 244 | 100 | 89 | 138 | 163 | +736 | |
| 4 |  | M. Sandiford-Artest | 73 | 1 | 2003-04 | 37.2 | 18.3 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 15.2 | 42.1 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 31.0 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 73.3 | 51.1 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2,714 | 1,333 | 385 | 272 | 152 | 50 | 202 | 194 | +486 | |
| 5 |  | B. Wallace | 73 | 1 | 2002-03 | 39.4 | 6.9 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 48.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 45.0 | 48.6 | 4.0 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 2,873 | 506 | 1,126 | 120 | 104 | 230 | 88 | 179 | +222 | |
| 6 | | B. Wallace | 74 | 1 | 2004-05 | 36.1 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 8.8 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 42.8 | 45.9 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 2,671 | 721 | 902 | 123 | 106 | 176 | 82 | 159 | +343 | |
| 7 |  | D. Mutombo | 75 | 1 | 2000-01 | TOT | 34.5 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 72.5 | 54.7 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 2,591 | 749 | 1,015 | 76 | 29 | 203 | 144 | 204 | +51 | |
| 8 |  | S. Moncrief | 76 | 1 | 1982-83 | 35.7 | 22.5 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 15.2 | 52.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 82.6 | 60.2 | 2.6 | 2,710 | 1,712 | 437 | 302 | 108 | 24 | 196 | 180 | ||||
| 9 |  | D. Howard | 78 | 1 | 2010-11 | 37.6 | 22.9 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 7.9 | 13.4 | 59.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 11.7 | 59.6 | 61.6 | 4.0 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 2,935 | 1,784 | 1,098 | 107 | 107 | 186 | 279 | 258 | +498 | |
| 10 | | D. Howard | 79 | 1 | 2008-09 | 35.7 | 20.6 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 12.4 | 57.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 10.7 | 59.4 | 60.0 | 4.3 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 2,821 | 1,624 | 1,093 | 112 | 77 | 231 | 240 | 270 | +553 | |
| 11 |  | A. Mourning | 79 | 1 | 1999-00 | 34.8 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 15.0 | 55.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 71.1 | 59.6 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 2,748 | 1,718 | 753 | 123 | 40 | 294 | 217 | 308 | +270 | |
| 12 | | S. Moncrief | 79 | 1 | 1983-84 | 38.9 | 20.9 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 14.2 | 49.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 27.8 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 84.8 | 59.1 | 2.7 | 3,075 | 1,654 | 528 | 358 | 108 | 27 | 217 | 204 | ||||
| 13 |  | J. Noah | 80 | 1 | 2013-14 | 35.2 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 47.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 73.7 | 53.1 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 2,820 | 1,007 | 900 | 431 | 99 | 121 | 194 | 245 | +232 | |
| 14 |  | M. Gasol | 80 | 1 | 2012-13 | 35.0 | 14.1 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 49.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 84.8 | 55.9 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2,796 | 1,127 | 622 | 318 | 80 | 139 | 157 | 255 | +434 | |
| 15 | | B. Wallace | 80 | 1 | 2001-02 | 36.5 | 7.6 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 42.3 | 52.2 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 2,921 | 609 | 1,039 | 115 | 138 | 278 | 70 | 178 | +150 | |
| 16 | | D. Mutombo | 80 | 1 | 1996-97 | 37.2 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 52.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 70.5 | 58.4 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 2,973 | 1,066 | 929 | 110 | 49 | 264 | 186 | 249 | +432 | ||
| 17 |  | H. Olajuwon | 80 | 1 | 1993-94 | 41.0 | 27.3 | 11.9 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 11.2 | 21.2 | 52.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 42.1 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 71.6 | 56.5 | 2.9 | 9.1 | 3.4 | 3,277 | 2,184 | 955 | 287 | 128 | 297 | 271 | 289 | ||
| 18 |  | G. Payton | 81 | 1 | 1995-96 | 39.0 | 19.3 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 15.8 | 48.4 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 32.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 74.8 | 55.4 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3,162 | 1,563 | 339 | 608 | 231 | 19 | 260 | 221 | ||
| 19 | | D. Howard | 82 | 1 | 2009-10 | 34.7 | 18.3 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 6.2 | 10.2 | 61.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 59.2 | 63.0 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 2,843 | 1,503 | 1,082 | 144 | 75 | 228 | 274 | 287 | +619 | |
| 20 | | B. Wallace | 82 | 1 | 2005-06 | 35.2 | 7.3 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 51.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 41.6 | 50.1 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 2,890 | 597 | 923 | 158 | 146 | 181 | 88 | 164 | +598 | |
| 21 | | D. Mutombo | 82 | 1 | 1997-98 | 35.6 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 9.1 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 67.0 | 58.4 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2,917 | 1,101 | 932 | 82 | 34 | 277 | 168 | 254 | +421 | ||
| 22 |  | D. Mutombo | 82 | 1 | 1994-95 | 37.8 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 65.4 | 59.5 | 3.9 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 3,100 | 946 | 1,029 | 113 | 40 | 321 | 192 | 284 | |||
| 23 | | H. Olajuwon | 82 | 1 | 1992-93 | 39.5 | 26.1 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 10.3 | 19.5 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 77.9 | 57.7 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 3,242 | 2,140 | 1,068 | 291 | 150 | 342 | 262 | 305 | ||
| 24 |  | D. Rodman | 82 | 1 | 1990-91 | 33.5 | 8.2 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 49.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 20.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 63.1 | 52.5 | 4.4 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 2,747 | 669 | 1,026 | 85 | 65 | 55 | 94 | 281 | ||
| 25 | | D. Rodman | 82 | 1 | 1989-90 | 29.0 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 58.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 65.4 | 60.8 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 2,377 | 719 | 792 | 72 | 52 | 60 | 90 | 276 | ||
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
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| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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