lowest defensive rating in nba history minimum 1000 games played

Tim Duncan had the lowest defensive rating when playing 1,000+ games, with a 95.5 rating.

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lowest defensive rating by a player in NBA history minimum 1000 games played
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Tim 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
2Ben 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
3Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
97.9
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
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
3,667
4,383
+564
4Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
98.9
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
3,537
4,034
+412
5Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
99.0
1,462
34.5
17.8
10.0
3.7
1.3
1.4
7.2
14.5
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.3
4.2
78.9
54.6
2.2
7.8
2.2
50,418
26,071
14,662
5,445
1,859
2,037
3,179
3,561
+4913
6Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
99.1
1,196
30.8
9.8
10.3
1.0
0.4
2.8
3.5
6.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
4.1
68.4
57.3
3.2
7.1
1.8
36,791
11,729
12,359
1,240
494
3,289
2,173
3,383
+1607
7Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
99.4
1,239
35.3
22.9
10.0
3.5
0.9
2.6
9.4
16.8
56.1
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.0
5.4
73.6
59.5
2.4
7.6
2.7
43,787
28,316
12,369
4,302
1,160
3,189
2,527
3,667
8Dwight Howard
D. Howard
99.9
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
9Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
100.0
1,011
27.1
13.2
7.2
1.4
0.5
1.8
5.1
10.9
46.7
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.0
4.2
71.5
51.7
2.0
5.2
1.9
27,364
13,309
7,261
1,369
470
1,820
1,872
2,896
+861
10Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
100.1
1,051
27.9
14.6
8.4
1.6
1.1
1.2
5.2
10.7
48.8
0.0
0.1
27.7
4.1
5.5
74.1
55.5
2.9
5.5
2.6
29,293
15,347
8,834
1,704
1,185
1,279
2,766
3,826
+468
11Manu Ginobili
M. Ginobili
100.4
1,057
25.4
13.3
3.5
3.8
1.3
0.3
4.3
9.7
44.7
1.4
3.8
36.9
3.2
3.9
82.7
58.2
0.6
2.8
2.0
26,859
14,043
3,697
4,001
1,392
319
2,116
2,212
+5468
12Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
100.4
1,156
20.8
5.4
5.8
0.6
0.4
2.2
2.2
4.3
52.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.3
70.0
55.5
1.9
4.0
0.9
24,028
6,249
6,750
660
512
2,542
1,057
3,377
13Rasheed Wallace
R. Wallace
100.9
1,109
32.7
14.4
6.7
1.8
1.0
1.3
5.7
12.2
46.7
1.0
2.9
33.6
2.1
2.9
72.1
53.6
1.4
5.3
1.5
36,243
16,006
7,404
1,994
1,090
1,460
1,693
3,259
+4390
14Karl Malone
K. Malone
101.1
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,524
4,578
+3010
15Kurt Thomas
K. Thomas
101.1
1,110
24.5
8.1
6.6
1.1
0.7
0.8
3.5
7.1
48.6
0.0
0.0
28.1
1.2
1.5
76.0
51.9
1.7
4.9
1.1
27,160
8,973
7,328
1,204
724
841
1,241
3,579
+426
16Robert Horry
R. Horry
101.1
1,107
24.5
7.0
4.8
2.1
1.0
0.9
2.5
6.0
42.5
0.7
2.1
34.1
1.2
1.6
72.6
52.0
1.5
3.3
1.2
27,069
7,715
5,269
2,343
1,158
1,035
1,378
2,680
+2683
17Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
101.3
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
3,310
4,146
+4887
18Vlade Divac
V. Divac
101.4
1,134
29.8
11.8
8.2
3.1
1.1
1.4
4.6
9.3
49.5
0.1
0.4
23.5
2.5
3.7
69.2
54.3
2.5
5.7
2.2
33,838
13,398
9,326
3,541
1,288
1,631
2,470
3,609
+2228
19Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
101.4
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,257
3,329
+2022
20Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
101.5
1,107
33.4
15.6
9.8
3.2
1.0
0.9
5.8
12.5
46.4
0.2
0.7
32.8
3.9
4.6
84.9
54.0
2.3
7.5
2.3
36,943
17,287
10,816
3,488
1,162
1,048
2,586
3,879
21Shawn Marion
S. Marion
101.5
1,163
34.5
15.2
8.7
1.9
1.5
1.1
6.3
12.9
48.4
0.7
2.1
33.1
2.0
2.5
81.0
54.2
2.3
6.3
1.5
40,097
17,700
10,101
2,198
1,759
1,233
1,750
2,535
+1971
22Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
101.9
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
4,003
2,572
+3868
23Caldwell Jones
C. Jones
102.0
1,068
24.8
6.2
7.2
1.3
0.4
1.4
2.4
5.1
47.3
0.0
0.0
6.5
1.4
1.8
75.3
52.6
1.9
5.3
1.6
26,474
6,589
7,663
1,347
480
1,517
1,596
3,527
24Robert Parish
R. Parish
102.0
1,611
28.4
14.5
9.1
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.0
11.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
72.1
57.1
2.9
6.3
2.1
45,704
23,334
14,715
2,180
1,219
2,361
3,183
4,443
+105
25P.J. Brown
P.J. Brown
102.0
1,089
31.1
9.1
7.7
1.5
0.8
1.0
3.5
7.7
46.0
0.0
0.1
13.6
2.0
2.5
79.4
51.6
2.8
5.0
1.2
33,823
9,870
8,409
1,661
912
1,116
1,342
3,218
+1378
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