lowest defensive rating in 200 or more games

Nate Thurmond had the best defensive rating when playing 200+ games, with a 93.0 rating.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive rating by a player in 200 or more games
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
93.0
269
28.3
7.6
9.6
2.5
0.5
2.1
3.0
7.3
40.8
1.7
2.8
61.2
44.9
2.8
6.8
7,609
2,053
2,571
670
125
553
738
2Elmore Smith
E. Smith
93.8
408
29.1
11.8
9.4
1.2
0.8
2.9
4.9
9.9
49.0
2.0
3.4
59.5
51.4
2.3
7.1
1.7
11,864
4,801
3,832
505
325
1,183
183
1,340
3Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
94.3
304
16.8
4.9
5.8
2.9
0.4
0.5
2.0
4.1
49.2
0.9
1.3
67.9
52.8
1.8
4.0
1.2
5,119
1,501
1,756
882
110
138
26
689
4Curtis Perry
C. Perry
94.5
320
30.1
10.9
9.3
2.1
1.2
0.9
4.5
9.6
46.7
1.9
2.6
71.8
50.4
3.2
6.1
1.4
9,636
3,474
2,972
678
379
291
63
1,141
5Otto Moore
O. Moore
94.9
282
23.1
6.3
7.2
1.9
0.7
1.2
2.6
5.9
43.9
1.1
1.7
65.2
47.3
1.8
5.5
6,503
1,768
2,043
545
186
342
728
6Jim Ard
J. Ard
95.3
218
12.2
3.5
3.8
0.7
0.2
0.4
1.4
3.8
36.1
0.8
1.1
69.5
41.0
1.1
2.7
0.9
2,666
771
820
149
43
96
14
384
7Gar Heard
G. Heard
95.4
583
26.6
8.9
8.0
1.8
1.3
1.3
3.7
8.9
41.6
0.0
0.1
0.0
1.5
2.2
65.8
44.9
2.3
5.7
1.2
15,493
5,167
4,653
1,060
784
780
349
1,711
8Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.5
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
9Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
95.5
524
37.9
17.1
12.8
4.0
1.1
0.9
7.2
15.7
46.3
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.3
80.3
50.1
3.0
9.8
2.2
19,878
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
95.6
987
34.7
21.1
10.6
2.5
1.4
3.0
7.5
14.4
51.8
0.0
0.1
25.0
6.1
8.3
73.6
58.3
3.1
7.5
2.4
34,271
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
11Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
95.7
1,088
29.5
5.7
9.6
1.3
1.3
2.0
2.4
5.0
47.4
0.0
0.0
13.7
1.0
2.5
41.4
47.4
3.2
6.5
1.0
32,085
6,254
10,482
1,437
1,369
2,137
1,061
2,078
+2103
12Zaid Abdul-Aziz
Z. Abdul-Aziz
96.2
209
21.5
8.3
7.8
1.4
0.6
1.0
3.1
7.1
44.2
2.0
2.6
77.7
50.3
2.4
5.4
0.7
4,485
1,726
1,627
283
131
205
11
434
13Clifford Ray
C. Ray
96.4
629
25.5
7.3
8.4
1.9
0.8
1.0
3.0
5.5
53.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.5
58.1
55.3
2.6
5.8
1.7
16,059
4,618
5,287
1,203
501
638
532
2,090
14Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
96.4
591
34.6
8.7
11.9
4.1
1.1
0.6
3.7
7.0
52.1
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.4
2.2
62.5
54.4
3.5
8.4
1.9
20,468
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
15Cornell Warner
C. Warner
96.4
246
26.9
6.8
8.1
1.3
0.5
0.6
2.8
6.0
47.6
1.2
1.6
70.5
51.1
2.4
5.7
6,606
1,680
2,000
315
132
144
782
16Bill Walton
B. Walton
96.5
468
28.3
13.3
10.5
3.4
0.8
2.2
5.5
10.5
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.6
66.0
55.1
2.4
8.2
2.7
13,250
6,215
4,923
1,590
380
1,034
865
1,298
17Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
96.5
761
30.8
9.5
9.0
4.3
1.3
1.5
3.8
8.7
44.3
0.0
0.1
18.8
1.8
2.4
75.0
48.7
2.2
6.9
2.2
23,463
7,206
6,873
3,275
999
1,160
978
2,636
18Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
96.6
470
24.2
12.0
7.3
2.1
0.8
1.1
4.4
8.9
50.0
0.3
0.9
32.8
2.8
3.6
78.6
57.4
1.6
5.7
1.8
11,375
5,629
3,436
964
370
494
837
1,290
+1559
19Tom Burleson
T. Burleson
96.6
446
21.1
9.4
6.3
1.3
0.7
1.3
3.5
7.9
44.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.3
72.6
50.3
2.1
4.2
1.2
9,425
4,190
2,794
601
312
591
236
1,317
20George Johnson
G. Johnson
96.8
848
20.9
5.0
6.8
1.1
0.5
2.5
2.1
4.6
45.2
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.9
1.3
69.8
48.9
2.3
4.5
1.6
17,753
4,280
5,749
921
456
2,082
872
2,667
21Paul Silas
P. Silas
96.8
572
27.3
7.9
9.2
1.9
0.6
0.2
2.9
7.0
41.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
3.1
68.8
47.1
3.6
5.6
1.4
15,605
4,508
5,248
1,071
358
138
333
1,364
22Dale Schlueter
D. Schlueter
97.0
253
10.8
2.8
2.9
1.1
0.3
0.4
1.0
2.1
47.5
0.8
1.2
67.4
53.4
0.9
2.1
1.5
2,728
703
744
285
67
91
15
470
23Don Nelson
D. Nelson
97.0
236
20.1
10.7
4.2
1.8
0.3
0.1
4.1
8.0
51.1
2.6
3.2
80.5
57.2
1.2
3.1
4,743
2,529
996
420
65
35
543
24Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
97.3
426
32.5
17.7
3.5
2.9
1.6
0.6
7.3
16.3
44.7
0.1
0.3
40.0
3.1
3.8
81.8
49.2
0.9
2.7
1.4
13,859
7,537
1,507
1,236
682
238
157
792
25George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
97.4
528
30.7
17.2
9.8
3.8
1.7
0.4
6.4
14.3
44.8
0.0
0.1
8.0
4.4
6.7
65.1
49.8
3.0
6.8
3.5
16,194
9,090
5,177
1,985
923
236
1,291
1,984
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EasternWLPCTGB
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
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7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
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8
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45
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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
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20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
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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
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25
57
.305
39.0
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22
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