LeBron James had a defensive rating of 104.5 in his rookie season in 2003-04.

lebron james defensive ratings by year
2003-04 James 2004-05 James 2005-06 James 2006-07 James 2007-08 James 2008-09 James 2009-10 James 2010-11 James 2011-12 James 2012-13 James 2013-14 James 2014-15 James 2015-16 James 2016-17 James 2017-18 James 2018-19 James 2019-20 James 2020-21 James 2021-22 James 2022-23 James 2023-24 James 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 104.5 103.4 104.2 100.3 103.6 99.0 101.7 101.5 97.3 100.9 104.8 104.6 102.6 108.4 109.0 107.9 106.2 106.1 111.4 113.0 114.9
NAME SEASON TM GP DRTG MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
LeBron James LeBron James 2003-04
CLE CLE
79 104.5 39.5 20.9 5.5 5.9 1.6 0.7 3.5 7.9 18.9 41.7 0.8 2.7 29.0 4.4 5.8 75.4 3,122 1,654 432 465 130 58 273 149 -144
LeBron James LeBron James 2004-05
CLE CLE
80 103.4 42.4 27.2 7.4 7.2 2.2 0.7 3.3 9.9 21.1 47.2 1.4 3.9 35.1 6.0 8.0 75.0 3,388 2,175 588 577 177 52 262 146 +152
LeBron James LeBron James 2005-06
CLE CLE
79 104.2 42.5 31.4 7.0 6.6 1.6 0.8 3.3 11.1 23.1 48.0 1.6 4.8 33.5 7.6 10.3 73.8 3,361 2,478 556 521 123 66 260 181 +275
LeBron James LeBron James 2006-07
CLE CLE
78 100.3 40.9 27.3 6.7 6.0 1.6 0.7 3.2 9.9 20.8 47.6 1.3 4.0 31.9 6.3 9.0 69.8 3,190 2,132 526 470 125 55 250 171 +377
LeBron James LeBron James 2007-08
CLE CLE
75 103.6 40.4 30.0 7.9 7.2 1.8 1.1 3.4 10.6 21.9 48.4 1.5 4.8 31.5 7.3 10.3 71.2 3,027 2,250 592 539 138 81 255 165 +139
LeBron James LeBron James 2008-09
CLE CLE
81 99.0 37.7 28.4 7.6 7.2 1.7 1.1 3.0 9.7 19.9 48.9 1.6 4.7 34.4 7.3 9.4 78.0 3,054 2,304 613 587 137 93 241 139 +870
LeBron James LeBron James 2009-10
CLE CLE
76 101.7 39.0 29.7 7.3 8.6 1.6 1.0 3.4 10.1 20.1 50.3 1.7 5.1 33.3 7.8 10.2 76.7 2,966 2,258 554 651 125 77 261 119 +648
LeBron James LeBron James 2010-11
MIA MIA
79 101.5 38.8 26.7 7.5 7.0 1.6 0.6 3.6 9.6 18.8 51.0 1.2 3.5 33.0 6.4 8.4 75.9 3,063 2,111 590 554 124 50 284 163 +619
LeBron James LeBron James 2011-12
MIA MIA
62 97.3 37.5 27.1 7.9 6.2 1.9 0.8 3.4 10.0 18.9 53.1 0.9 2.4 36.2 6.2 8.1 77.1 2,326 1,683 492 387 115 50 213 96 +473
LeBron James LeBron James 2012-13
MIA MIA
76 100.9 37.9 26.8 8.0 7.3 1.7 0.9 3.0 10.1 17.8 56.5 1.4 3.3 40.6 5.3 7.0 75.3 2,877 2,036 610 551 129 67 226 110 +720
LeBron James LeBron James 2013-14
MIA MIA
77 104.8 37.7 27.1 6.9 6.3 1.6 0.3 3.5 10.0 17.6 56.7 1.5 4.0 37.9 5.7 7.6 75.0 2,902 2,089 533 488 121 26 270 126 +410
LeBron James LeBron James 2014-15
CLE CLE
69 104.6 36.1 25.3 6.0 7.4 1.6 0.7 3.9 9.0 18.5 48.8 1.7 4.9 35.4 5.4 7.7 71.0 2,493 1,743 416 511 109 49 272 135 +539
LeBron James LeBron James 2015-16
CLE CLE
76 102.6 35.6 25.3 7.4 6.8 1.4 0.6 3.3 9.7 18.6 52.0 1.1 3.7 30.9 4.7 6.5 73.1 2,709 1,920 565 514 104 49 249 143 +618
LeBron James LeBron James 2016-17
CLE CLE
74 108.4 37.8 26.4 8.6 8.7 1.2 0.6 4.1 9.9 18.2 54.8 1.7 4.6 36.3 4.8 7.2 67.4 2,795 1,954 639 646 92 44 303 134 +483
LeBron James LeBron James 2017-18
CLE CLE
82 109.0 36.9 27.5 8.6 9.1 1.4 0.9 4.2 10.5 19.3 54.2 1.8 5.0 36.7 4.7 6.5 73.1 3,026 2,251 709 747 116 71 347 136 +104
LeBron James LeBron James 2018-19
LAL LAL
55 107.9 35.2 27.4 8.5 8.3 1.3 0.6 3.6 10.1 19.9 51.0 2.0 5.9 33.9 5.1 7.6 66.5 1,937 1,505 465 454 72 33 197 94 +115
LeBron James LeBron James 2019-20
LAL LAL
67 106.2 34.6 25.3 7.8 10.2 1.2 0.5 3.9 9.6 19.4 49.3 2.2 6.3 34.8 3.9 5.7 69.3 2,316 1,698 525 684 78 36 261 118 +441
LeBron James LeBron James 2020-21
LAL LAL
45 106.1 33.4 25.0 7.7 7.8 1.1 0.6 3.7 9.4 18.3 51.3 2.3 6.3 36.5 4.0 5.7 69.8 1,504 1,126 346 350 48 25 168 70 +287
LeBron James LeBron James 2021-22
LAL LAL
56 111.4 37.2 30.3 8.2 6.2 1.3 1.1 3.5 11.4 21.8 52.4 2.9 8.0 35.9 4.5 6.0 75.6 2,084 1,695 459 349 73 59 196 121 -117
LeBron James LeBron James 2022-23
LAL LAL
55 113.0 35.5 28.9 8.3 6.8 0.9 0.6 3.2 11.1 22.2 50.0 2.2 6.9 32.1 4.6 5.9 76.8 1,954 1,590 457 375 50 32 178 88 +214
LeBron James LeBron James 2023-24
LAL LAL
62 114.9 35.2 25.4 7.2 8.1 1.2 0.6 3.3 9.5 18.0 53.0 2.2 5.3 40.6 4.1 5.5 75.1 2,182 1,573 444 501 75 36 206 72 +136
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1
Celtics Celtics
57 15 .792
2
Bucks Bucks
46 26 .639 11.0
3
Cavaliers Cavaliers
44 28 .611 13.0
4
Knicks Knicks
43 28 .606 13.5
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