least mpg by a dpoy

Michael Cooper has the fewest minutes per game by a Defensive Player of the Year in a season with 27.5 minutes per game in 1986-87.

Interpreted as:
least mpg by a dpoy in a regular season by a player
NAMEMPGDPOYSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Cooper
M. Cooper
27.5
1
1986-87
82
10.5
3.1
4.5
1.0
0.5
3.9
9.0
43.8
1.1
2.8
38.5
1.5
1.8
85.1
53.6
0.7
2.4
1.2
2,253
859
254
373
78
43
102
199
2Jaren Jackson Jr.
J. Jackson Jr.
28.4
1
2022-23
63
18.6
6.8
1.0
1.0
3.0
6.6
13.0
50.6
1.6
4.5
35.5
3.8
4.9
78.8
61.3
1.7
5.0
1.7
1,787
1,173
426
60
65
189
107
227
+367
3Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
29.0
1
1989-90
82
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
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
30.4
1
2019-20
63
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
5Evan Mobley
E. Mobley
30.5
1
2024-25
71
18.5
9.3
3.2
0.9
1.6
7.1
12.8
55.7
1.2
3.2
37.0
3.1
4.3
72.5
63.3
2.3
7.0
2.0
2,167
1,316
659
226
61
113
145
141
+546
6Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
30.8
1
2020-21
71
14.3
13.5
1.3
0.6
2.7
5.5
8.2
67.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.3
5.3
62.3
68.3
3.4
10.1
1.7
2,187
1,015
960
89
40
190
118
163
+728
7Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
31.8
1
2014-15
64
16.5
7.2
2.5
2.3
0.8
6.2
12.8
47.9
1.0
3.0
34.9
3.2
3.9
80.2
56.7
1.3
5.9
1.5
2,033
1,057
461
161
148
48
97
128
+441
8Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
31.8
1
2018-19
81
15.9
12.9
2.0
0.8
2.3
5.9
8.8
66.9
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.4
63.6
68.2
3.8
9.0
1.6
2,577
1,284
1,041
161
66
187
130
231
+384
9Marcus Smart
M. Smart
32.3
1
2021-22
71
12.1
3.8
5.9
1.7
0.3
4.2
10.1
41.8
1.7
5.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
79.3
54.0
0.6
3.2
2.2
2,296
861
270
417
119
18
159
160
+443
10Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
32.4
1
2017-18
56
13.5
10.7
1.4
0.8
2.3
4.9
7.9
62.2
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.3
68.2
65.7
2.9
7.8
1.9
1,816
756
601
80
44
129
107
153
+341
11Draymond Green
D. Green
32.5
1
2016-17
76
10.2
7.9
7.0
2.0
1.4
3.6
8.6
41.8
1.1
3.5
30.8
2.0
2.8
70.9
52.2
1.3
6.6
2.4
2,471
776
599
533
154
106
184
217
+820
12Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
32.8
1
2007-08
71
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
13Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
33.1
1
2015-16
72
21.2
6.8
2.6
1.8
1.0
7.7
15.1
50.6
1.8
4.0
44.3
4.1
4.6
87.4
61.6
1.3
5.5
1.5
2,380
1,523
493
186
128
71
105
133
+653
14Tyson Chandler
T. Chandler
33.2
1
2011-12
62
11.3
9.9
0.9
0.9
1.4
3.9
5.7
67.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.1
68.9
70.8
3.4
6.5
1.6
2,061
699
612
56
56
89
102
186
+125
15Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
33.5
1
1990-91
82
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
16Marcus Camby
M. Camby
33.8
1
2006-07
70
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
17Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
34.1
1
2023-24
76
14.0
12.9
1.3
0.7
2.1
5.3
8.1
66.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.3
5.1
63.8
67.6
3.8
9.2
1.6
2,593
1,061
982
102
52
162
119
238
+411
18Mark Eaton
M. Eaton
34.3
1
1984-85
82
9.7
11.3
1.5
0.4
5.6
3.7
8.2
44.9
0.0
0.0
2.3
3.3
71.2
50.2
2.5
8.8
2.5
2,813
794
927
124
36
456
206
312
19Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
34.5
1
2000-01
TOT
75
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
20Dwight Howard
D. Howard
34.7
1
2009-10
82
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
21Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
34.8
1
1999-00
79
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
22Marc Gasol
M. Gasol
35.0
1
2012-13
80
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
23Alvin Robertson
A. Robertson
35.1
1
1985-86
82
17.0
6.3
5.5
3.7
0.5
6.9
13.3
51.4
0.1
0.4
27.6
3.2
4.0
79.5
56.3
2.2
4.0
3.1
2,878
1,392
516
448
301
40
256
296
24Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
35.2
1
2005-06
82
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
25Joakim Noah
J. Noah
35.3
1
2013-14
80
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
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Sat
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Sun
3/1
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1
43
14
.754
2
38
20
.655
5.5
3
37
22
.627
7.0
4
37
23
.617
7.5
5
34
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.576
10.0
6
32
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.552
11.5
7
31
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.544
12.0
8
31
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.525
13.0
9
29
31
.483
15.5
10
28
31
.475
16.0
11
26
31
.456
17.0
12
24
35
.407
20.0
13
16
41
.281
27.0
14
15
42
.263
28.0
15
15
44
.254
29.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
45
15
.750
2
42
16
.724
2.0
3
36
21
.632
7.5
4
37
22
.627
7.5
5
36
23
.610
8.5
6
34
23
.596
9.5
7
33
26
.559
11.5
8
31
28
.525
13.5
9
28
31
.475
16.5
10
27
30
.474
16.5
11
21
36
.368
22.5
12
21
36
.368
22.5
13
18
40
.310
26.0
14
17
42
.288
27.5
15
13
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.217
32.0

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Sat
1/24
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111-85
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1/24
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104-95

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/26
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7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Thu
2/26
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
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7:30 PM
Thu
2/26
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7:30 PM