lowest defensive rating nba player 1983

Moses Malone had the lowest defensive rating in 1982-83, with a 96.5 rating.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive rating with a minimum of 2000 minutes played per 82 team games NBA player 1983
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1Moses Malone
M. Malone
96.5
1982-83
78
37.5
24.5
15.3
1.3
1.1
2.0
8.4
16.7
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.1
76.1
57.8
5.7
9.6
3.4
2,922
1,908
1,194
101
89
157
264
206
2Rick Mahorn
R. Mahorn
96.6
1982-83
82
36.9
11.0
9.5
1.4
1.0
1.8
4.6
9.4
49.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
3.1
57.5
51.0
2.1
7.4
2.1
3,023
898
779
115
86
148
170
335
3Tree Rollins
T. Rollins
96.6
1982-83
80
30.9
7.8
9.3
0.9
0.6
4.3
3.3
6.4
51.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.7
72.6
54.3
2.6
6.7
1.2
2,472
620
743
75
49
343
95
294
4Buck Williams
B. Williams
96.9
1982-83
82
36.1
17.0
12.5
1.5
1.1
1.3
6.5
11.1
58.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
6.4
62.0
61.1
4.5
8.1
3.0
2,961
1,396
1,027
125
91
110
246
270
5Larry Nance
L. Nance
97.5
1982-83
82
35.5
16.7
8.7
2.4
1.2
2.6
7.2
13.0
55.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
2.4
3.5
67.2
57.3
2.9
5.7
2.3
2,914
1,370
710
197
99
217
190
254
6Darryl Dawkins
D. Dawkins
97.6
1982-83
81
25.8
12.0
5.2
1.4
0.8
1.9
5.0
8.3
59.9
0.0
0.0
2.0
3.2
64.6
61.9
1.6
3.6
3.5
2,093
968
420
114
67
152
281
379
7Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
97.7
1982-83
79
36.2
19.4
11.0
3.0
0.9
1.0
7.3
13.3
55.2
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.7
6.9
68.9
59.5
3.7
7.3
3.8
2,862
1,536
871
234
74
77
297
312
8Robert Parish
R. Parish
98.0
1982-83
78
31.5
19.3
10.6
1.8
1.0
1.9
7.9
14.4
55.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.5
5.0
69.8
58.2
3.3
7.3
2.4
2,459
1,509
827
141
79
148
185
222
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
98.0
1982-83
79
37.7
23.6
11.0
5.8
1.9
0.9
9.5
18.7
50.4
0.3
1.0
28.6
4.4
5.3
84.0
56.1
2.4
8.6
3.0
2,982
1,867
870
458
148
71
240
197
10Alvan Adams
A. Adams
98.1
1982-83
80
30.6
14.2
6.9
4.7
1.4
0.9
6.0
12.3
48.6
0.0
0.0
33.3
2.3
2.7
82.9
52.7
2.0
4.8
3.0
2,447
1,135
548
376
114
74
242
287
11Maurice Lucas
M. Lucas
98.5
1982-83
77
33.6
16.5
10.4
2.8
0.7
0.6
6.4
13.6
47.4
0.0
0.0
33.3
3.6
4.6
78.1
52.8
2.6
7.8
2.9
2,586
1,269
799
219
56
43
221
274
12Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
98.6
1982-83
75
34.2
18.2
11.4
3.1
1.2
0.9
6.5
13.9
46.4
0.0
0.1
0.0
5.3
6.4
83.7
54.6
2.8
8.6
2.5
2,564
1,368
858
233
87
65
190
263
13Darwin Cook
D. Cook
98.6
1982-83
82
32.0
13.2
2.9
5.5
2.4
0.6
5.4
12.0
44.9
0.1
0.5
21.1
2.3
3.0
76.9
49.4
0.9
2.0
2.9
2,625
1,080
240
448
194
48
238
213
14Greg Ballard
G. Ballard
98.7
1982-83
78
36.4
18.0
6.5
3.4
1.7
0.3
7.7
16.3
47.3
0.2
0.5
35.1
2.3
3.0
78.1
50.9
1.6
4.9
2.0
2,840
1,401
508
262
135
25
157
176
15Bill Cartwright
B. Cartwright
98.7
1982-83
82
30.1
15.7
7.2
1.7
0.5
1.5
5.5
9.8
56.6
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.2
74.4
62.7
2.3
4.9
2.5
2,468
1,290
590
136
41
127
204
315
16Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
99.1
1982-83
81
30.0
9.5
8.1
1.8
0.7
0.3
4.0
8.7
46.2
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.5
58.7
48.5
2.5
5.7
2.3
2,426
770
657
145
57
24
190
241
17Julius Erving
J. Erving
99.4
1982-83
72
33.6
21.4
6.8
3.7
1.6
1.8
8.4
16.3
51.7
0.0
0.1
28.6
4.6
6.0
75.9
56.6
2.4
4.4
2.7
2,421
1,542
491
263
112
131
196
202
18Albert King
A. King
100.0
1982-83
79
31.0
17.0
5.8
3.7
1.2
0.5
7.4
15.5
47.5
0.1
0.3
26.1
2.2
2.9
77.5
50.8
2.0
3.8
3.1
2,447
1,346
456
291
95
41
245
278
19Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
100.1
1982-83
77
36.5
19.0
11.4
2.9
0.8
1.5
7.3
15.5
47.0
0.1
0.4
18.5
4.4
5.8
74.9
52.6
3.4
8.1
3.2
2,811
1,464
880
225
60
115
245
239
20Bernard King
B. King
100.4
1982-83
68
32.5
21.9
4.8
2.9
1.3
0.2
8.9
16.8
52.8
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.1
5.7
72.2
56.6
1.5
3.3
2.9
2,207
1,486
326
195
90
13
197
233
21Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
100.7
1982-83
79
31.2
12.5
2.6
6.9
2.3
0.4
5.1
9.4
54.2
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.3
3.0
75.4
58.2
0.7
2.0
2.3
2,465
990
209
543
184
31
179
182
22Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
100.7
1982-83
TOT
64
32.4
12.6
4.6
6.8
2.8
0.4
5.4
12.7
42.5
0.1
0.8
15.7
1.7
2.5
65.0
45.4
1.8
2.8
3.8
2,076
806
295
432
182
24
244
240
23Marques Johnson
M. Johnson
101.5
1982-83
80
35.7
21.4
7.0
4.5
1.3
0.7
9.0
17.8
50.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
3.3
4.5
73.5
54.3
2.5
4.6
2.5
2,853
1,714
562
363
100
56
196
211
24Kevin McHale
K. McHale
101.5
1982-83
82
28.6
14.1
6.7
1.3
0.4
2.3
5.9
10.9
54.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.3
71.7
57.3
2.6
4.1
1.9
2,345
1,159
553
104
34
192
159
241
25Frank Johnson
F. Johnson
101.6
1982-83
68
34.2
12.5
2.6
8.1
1.6
0.1
4.7
11.6
40.8
0.2
0.9
23.0
2.9
3.8
75.1
47.3
0.7
1.9
3.5
2,324
852
178
549
110
6
238
170
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