lowest defensive rating by a player in a season in nba history with at least 20 ppg by a rookie

Tim Duncan has the best defensive rating by a rookie with 20.0+ points per game, with a 95.3 rating in 1997-98.

NAME DRTG PPG SEASON TM GP MPG 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 +/-
1 Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.3
21.1
1997-98
SAS SAS
82
39.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
977
224
55
206
279
254
+429
2 David Robinson
D. Robinson
96.8
24.3
1989-90
SAS SAS
82
36.6
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
983
164
138
319
257
259
3 Larry Bird
L. Bird
98.2
21.3
1979-80
BOS BOS
82
36.0
10.4
4.5
1.7
0.6
8.5
17.8
47.4
0.7
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
83.6
53.8
2.6
7.8
3.2
2,955
1,745
852
370
143
53
263
279
4 Walter Davis
W. Davis
98.7
24.2
1977-78
PHX PHX
81
32.0
6.0
3.4
1.4
0.2
9.7
18.4
52.6
4.8
5.8
83.0
57.7
2.0
4.0
3.5
2,590
1,959
484
273
113
20
283
242
5 Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
100.4
23.4
1992-93
ORL ORL
81
37.9
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
1,122
152
60
286
307
321
6 Bernard King
B. King
100.7
24.2
1977-78
NJN NJN
79
39.1
9.5
2.4
1.5
0.5
10.1
21.1
47.9
4.0
5.8
67.7
51.1
3.4
6.2
3.9
3,092
1,909
751
193
122
36
311
302
7 Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
101.9
20.2
2016-17
PHI PHI
31
25.4
7.8
2.1
0.9
2.5
6.5
13.8
46.6
1.2
3.2
36.7
6.2
7.9
78.3
58.4
2.0
5.9
3.8
786
627
243
66
27
76
117
112
+67
8 Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
102.6
20.6
1984-85
HOU HOU
82
35.5
11.9
1.4
1.2
2.7
8.3
15.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
4.1
6.7
61.3
56.4
5.4
6.5
2.9
2,914
1,692
974
111
99
220
234
344
9 Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
103.1
20.3
1976-77
BUF BUF
77
36.6
7.6
1.9
1.2
0.2
7.1
13.6
52.0
6.2
7.6
81.8
60.1
3.3
4.4
2,816
1,564
587
144
91
15
215
10 Elton Brand
E. Brand
103.5
20.1
1999-00
CHI CHI
81
37.0
10.0
1.9
0.8
1.6
7.8
16.1
48.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.6
68.5
52.8
4.3
5.7
2.8
2,999
1,627
810
155
66
132
228
259
-647
11 Ralph Sampson
R. Sampson
103.5
21.0
1983-84
HOU HOU
82
32.8
11.1
2.0
0.9
2.4
8.7
16.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.3
66.1
55.1
3.6
7.6
3.6
2,693
1,720
913
163
70
197
294
339
12 LeBron James
L. James
104.5
20.9
2003-04
CLE CLE
79
39.5
5.5
5.9
1.6
0.7
7.9
18.9
41.7
0.8
2.7
29.0
4.4
5.8
75.4
48.8
1.3
4.2
3.5
3,122
1,654
432
465
130
58
273
149
-144
13 Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
104.7
21.0
2003-04
DEN DEN
82
36.5
6.1
2.8
1.2
0.5
7.6
17.9
42.6
0.8
2.6
32.2
5.0
6.4
77.7
50.9
2.2
3.8
3.0
2,995
1,725
498
227
97
41
247
225
+65
14 Donovan Mitchell
D. Mitchell
105.1
20.5
2017-18
UTA UTA
79
33.4
3.7
3.7
1.5
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.7
2.4
7.0
34.0
3.0
3.8
80.5
54.1
0.7
3.1
2.7
2,638
1,616
296
291
118
27
215
213
+357
15 Ron Harper
R. Harper
105.2
22.9
1986-87
CLE CLE
82
37.4
4.8
4.8
2.5
1.0
9.0
19.7
45.5
0.2
1.1
21.3
4.7
6.9
68.4
50.3
2.1
2.7
4.2
3,064
1,874
392
394
209
84
345
247
16 Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
105.8
21.4
2023-24
SAS SAS
71
29.7
10.6
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
17 Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
106.0
21.0
1992-93
CHA CHA
78
33.9
10.3
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.1
78.1
58.6
3.4
6.9
3.0
2,644
1,639
805
76
27
271
236
286
18 Clark Kellogg
C. Kellogg
106.0
20.1
1982-83
IND IND
81
34.1
10.6
2.8
1.7
0.5
8.4
17.5
47.9
0.0
0.2
22.2
3.2
4.3
74.1
51.6
4.2
6.4
2.7
2,761
1,625
860
223
141
43
217
298
19 Terry Cummings
T. Cummings
106.3
23.7
1982-83
SDC SDC
70
36.2
10.6
2.5
1.8
0.9
9.8
18.7
52.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.2
5.9
70.9
55.7
4.3
6.3
2.9
2,531
1,660
744
177
129
62
204
294
20 Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
106.8
28.2
1984-85
CHI CHI
82
38.3
6.5
5.9
2.4
0.8
10.2
19.8
51.5
0.1
0.6
17.3
7.7
9.1
84.5
59.2
2.0
4.5
3.5
3,144
2,313
534
481
196
69
291
285
21 Blake Griffin
B. Griffin
106.9
22.5
2010-11
LAC LAC
82
38.0
12.1
3.8
0.8
0.5
8.5
16.8
50.6
0.1
0.3
29.2
5.4
8.5
64.2
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.7
3,112
1,845
989
312
63
45
223
252
-146
22 Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
108.4
21.7
1979-80
NYK NYK
82
38.4
8.9
2.0
0.6
1.2
8.1
14.8
54.7
0.0
0.0
5.5
6.9
79.7
60.8
2.4
6.5
2.7
3,150
1,781
726
165
48
101
222
279
23 Jay Vincent
J. Vincent
109.1
21.4
1981-82
DAL DAL
81
32.4
7.0
2.2
1.1
0.3
8.9
17.9
49.7
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.6
5.0
71.6
53.2
2.2
4.7
2.4
2,626
1,732
565
176
89
21
194
308
24 Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
109.1
21.2
2018-19
DAL DAL
72
32.2
7.8
6.0
1.1
0.3
7.0
16.5
42.7
2.3
7.1
32.7
4.8
6.7
71.3
54.5
1.2
6.6
3.4
2,318
1,526
563
429
77
25
247
137
-118
25 Tyreke Evans
T. Evans
109.6
20.1
2009-10
SAC SAC
72
37.2
5.3
5.8
1.5
0.4
7.4
16.2
45.8
0.5
2.0
25.5
4.8
6.5
74.8
52.9
0.9
4.4
3.0
2,677
1,450
380
414
109
26
216
204
-334
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TEAM W L PCT GB
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Suns Suns
36
46
.439
32.0
12
Trail Blazers Trail Blazers
36
46
.439
32.0
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Spurs Spurs
34
48
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21
61
.256
47.0
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Jazz Jazz
17
65
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Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
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Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
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Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
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Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
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Celtics Celtics
61
21
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3.0
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Knicks Knicks
51
31
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38
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
3/29
TOR TOR
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PHI PHI
127-109
Sat
3/29
HOU HOU
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PHX PHX
148-109
Sun
3/30
SAC SAC
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IND IND
109-111
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MIA MIA
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WAS WAS
120-94
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LAC LAC
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ORL ORL
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Wed
6/11
OKC OKC
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IND IND
8:30 PM
Fri
6/13
OKC OKC
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IND IND
8:30 PM
Mon
6/16
IND IND
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OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
6/19
OKC OKC
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IND IND
8:30 PM
Sun
6/22
IND IND
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OKC OKC
8:00 PM