lowest defensive rating in a career by any player

Elmore Smith has the best career defensive rating, with a 93.8 rating.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 10000 minutes played in a career by any player
NAMEDRTGMINGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Elmore Smith
E. Smith
93.8
11,864
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
4,801
3,832
505
325
1,183
183
1,340
2Gar Heard
G. Heard
95.4
15,493
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
5,167
4,653
1,060
784
780
349
1,711
3Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.5
47,368
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
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,381
3,304
+8910
4Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
95.5
19,878
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
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
5David Robinson
D. Robinson
95.6
34,271
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
20,790
10,497
2,441
1,388
2,954
2,417
2,835
+2454
6Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
95.7
32,085
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
6,254
10,482
1,437
1,369
2,137
1,061
2,078
+2103
7Clifford Ray
C. Ray
96.4
16,059
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
4,618
5,287
1,203
501
638
532
2,090
8Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
96.4
20,468
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
5,141
7,059
2,400
628
367
579
1,615
9Bill Walton
B. Walton
96.5
13,250
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
6,215
4,923
1,590
380
1,034
865
1,298
10Sam Lacey
S. Lacey
96.5
23,463
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
7,206
6,873
3,275
999
1,160
978
2,636
11Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
96.6
11,375
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
5,629
3,436
964
370
494
837
1,290
+1559
12George Johnson
G. Johnson
96.8
17,753
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
4,280
5,749
921
456
2,082
872
2,667
13Paul Silas
P. Silas
96.8
15,605
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
4,508
5,248
1,071
358
138
333
1,364
14Phil Chenier
P. Chenier
97.3
13,859
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
7,537
1,507
1,236
682
238
157
792
15George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
97.4
16,194
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
9,090
5,177
1,985
923
236
1,291
1,984
16Slick Watts
S. Watts
97.4
11,513
437
26.3
8.9
3.2
6.1
2.2
0.3
3.7
8.9
41.3
1.6
2.7
59.7
44.4
1.0
2.2
1.8
3,901
1,398
2,678
961
111
239
1,314
17Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
97.5
32,199
894
36.0
18.6
10.9
1.7
1.0
2.0
7.4
16.1
46.0
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.7
5.5
67.6
50.0
3.1
7.8
2.4
16,600
9,751
1,540
864
1,771
1,358
2,967
18Norm Van Lier
N. Van Lier
97.6
14,655
424
34.6
11.0
4.3
6.5
1.8
0.2
4.1
10.1
40.2
2.9
3.7
77.3
46.8
1.3
3.0
2.1
4,666
1,809
2,776
767
71
249
1,481
19Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
97.9
44,222
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
20Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
98.1
13,626
359
38.0
18.7
5.4
5.6
1.9
0.2
7.6
15.9
47.9
0.0
0.3
0.0
3.5
4.2
81.9
52.6
1.1
4.2
2.1
6,731
1,926
2,028
681
63
139
922
21Bob Lanier
B. Lanier
98.5
23,844
716
33.3
19.5
9.4
3.3
1.1
1.5
7.8
14.9
52.8
0.0
0.0
15.4
3.8
5.0
77.0
57.2
2.6
6.8
2.6
13,984
6,696
2,353
777
1,100
1,112
2,201
22Marcus Camby
M. Camby
98.5
28,684
973
29.5
9.5
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
3.9
8.3
46.6
0.0
0.1
20.5
1.8
2.6
67.0
50.3
2.7
7.1
1.4
9,262
9,513
1,837
967
2,331
1,362
2,687
-23
23Jim Brewer
J. Brewer
98.5
15,936
703
22.7
5.8
6.3
1.5
0.8
0.7
2.5
5.7
44.8
0.0
0.1
7.7
0.8
1.3
57.1
46.7
2.4
4.0
0.9
4,099
4,458
1,038
556
510
332
1,536
24John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
98.7
14,531
395
36.8
18.5
5.1
4.8
1.2
0.3
7.5
16.5
45.3
3.5
4.1
84.3
50.3
1.5
3.5
2.5
7,295
1,999
1,885
476
117
204
1,024
25Steve Mix
S. Mix
98.8
17,716
726
24.4
10.9
5.4
1.8
1.2
0.2
4.2
8.3
50.2
0.0
0.1
28.6
2.5
3.1
80.9
56.2
1.9
3.5
1.3
7,909
3,908
1,340
884
173
563
1,583
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10:30 PM
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24
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