lowest defensive rating playoffs single season min 25 ppg min 15 games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the best defensive rating with 25.0+ points per game and 15+ games played in a single NBA playoff run, with an 89.7 rating in 1973-74.

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Data note: Defensive Rating: player season data complete from 1973-74 · postseason

	NAME	DRTG	PPG	GP	SEASON	TM	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	89.7	32.2	16	1973-74	MIL	47.4	15.8	4.9	1.3	2.4	14.0	25.1	55.7				4.2	5.7	73.6	58.3	4.2	11.6		758	515	253	78	20	39		41
2	Rick Barry R. Barry	92.0	28.2	17	1974-75	GSW	42.7	5.5	6.1	2.9	0.9	11.1	25.1	44.4				5.9	6.5	91.8	50.5	1.3	4.2		726	479	94	103	50	15		51
3	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	93.0	25.5	17	1974-75	WAS	44.2	10.9	2.2	1.5	2.3	10.2	21.9	46.8				5.1	7.5	67.7	50.7	2.7	8.2		751	434	186	37	26	39		70
4	John Havlicek J. Havlicek	94.2	27.1	18	1973-74	BOS	45.1	6.4	6.0	1.3	0.3	11.1	22.8	48.4				4.9	5.6	88.1	53.5	1.6	4.9		811	487	116	108	24	6		43
5	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	96.1	30.4	16	2000-01	LAL	42.3	15.4	3.2	0.4	2.4	11.9	21.5	55.5	0.0	0.0		6.6	12.5	52.5	56.4	5.7	9.8	3.6	676	487	247	51	7	38	57	55	+186
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	96.5	26.3	20	1997-98	UTA	39.8	10.9	3.4	1.1	1.0	9.9	21.0	47.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	6.5	8.3	78.8	53.4	2.4	8.5	3.0	795	526	217	68	22	20	60	69	+48
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	96.6	26.5	18	1995-96	UTA	40.3	10.3	4.4	1.9	0.6	10.4	22.3	46.9	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.6	9.8	57.4	49.8	2.6	7.7	2.5	725	477	186	79	34	10	45	61
8	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	96.6	25.5	15	2018-19	MIL	34.3	12.2	4.9	1.2	2.0	8.6	17.4	49.4	1.2	3.7	32.7	7.1	11.2	63.7	57.2	2.4	9.8	3.3	514	383	183	73	18	30	50	48	+111
9	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	97.3	28.9	23	1993-94	HOU	43.0	11.0	4.3	1.7	4.0	11.6	22.3	51.9	0.1	0.2	50.0	5.6	7.0	79.5	56.8	2.4	8.7	3.6	989	664	254	98	40	92	83	82
10	David Robinson D. Robinson	97.6	25.3	15	1994-95	SAS	41.5	12.1	3.1	1.5	2.6	8.6	19.3	44.6	0.1	0.3	20.0	8.1	9.9	81.2	53.6	3.8	8.3	3.7	623	380	182	47	22	39	56	63
11	LeBron James L. James	98.5	25.1	20	2006-07	CLE	44.7	8.1	8.0	1.7	0.5	8.3	20.0	41.6	1.1	3.8	28.0	7.4	9.8	75.5	51.6	1.3	6.8	3.3	893	501	161	159	34	10	66	40	+71
12	LeBron James L. James	98.7	30.3	23	2011-12	MIA	42.7	9.7	5.6	1.9	0.7	10.9	21.8	50.0	1.0	3.7	25.9	7.5	10.2	73.9	57.6	2.3	7.4	3.5	983	697	224	129	43	16	81	47	+199
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	98.8	28.5	19	2001-02	LAL	40.8	12.6	2.8	0.5	2.5	10.7	20.2	52.9	0.0	0.0		7.1	10.9	64.9	56.9	3.5	9.1	3.3	776	541	239	54	10	48	62	62	+118
14	LeBron James L. James	99.2	30.1	20	2014-15	CLE	42.2	11.3	8.5	1.7	1.1	11.4	27.2	41.7	1.3	5.5	22.7	6.1	8.4	73.1	48.7	1.9	9.5	4.1	844	601	226	169	33	21	82	58	+79
15	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	99.2	29.4	16	2000-01	LAL	43.4	7.3	6.1	1.6	0.8	10.5	22.4	46.9	0.7	2.1	32.4	7.8	9.4	82.1	55.5	1.8	5.4	3.2	694	471	116	97	25	12	51	53	+213
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	99.3	31.9	15	1979-80	LAL	41.2	12.1	3.1	1.1	3.9	13.2	23.1	57.2	0.0	0.0		5.5	7.0	79.0	61.1	3.4	8.7	3.7	618	479	181	46	17	58	55	51
17	Julius Erving J. Erving	99.5	27.3	19	1976-77	PHI	39.9	6.4	4.5	2.2	1.2	10.7	20.5	52.3				5.8	7.1	82.1	57.7	2.2	4.3		758	518	122	85	41	23		45
18	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	99.5	28.4	23	2005-06	MIA	41.7	5.9	5.7	2.2	1.1	9.5	19.2	49.7	0.6	1.6	37.8	8.8	10.9	80.8	59.3	1.2	4.7	3.9	959	654	135	132	51	26	90	71	+134
19	LeBron James L. James	100.3	26.3	21	2015-16	CLE	39.1	9.5	7.6	2.3	1.3	10.4	19.9	52.5	1.5	4.5	34.0	3.9	5.9	66.1	58.5	2.0	7.5	3.6	822	552	200	160	49	27	75	54	+209
20	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	100.4	30.7	18	1995-96	CHI	40.7	4.9	4.1	1.8	0.3	10.4	22.6	45.9	1.4	3.4	40.3	8.5	10.4	81.8	56.4	1.7	3.2	2.3	733	552	89	74	33	6	42	49
21	LeBron James L. James	100.6	25.9	23	2012-13	MIA	41.7	8.4	6.6	1.8	0.8	9.2	18.8	49.1	1.6	4.2	37.5	5.9	7.6	77.7	58.5	1.6	6.8	3.0	960	596	193	152	41	18	70	43	+132
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	100.6	31.1	17	1990-91	CHI	40.5	6.4	8.4	2.4	1.4	11.6	22.1	52.4	0.6	1.5	38.5	7.4	8.7	84.5	60.0	1.1	5.3	2.5	689	529	108	142	40	23	43	53
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	100.7	31.1	19	1996-97	CHI	42.3	7.9	4.8	1.6	0.9	11.9	26.2	45.6	0.7	3.5	19.4	6.5	7.8	83.1	52.4	2.2	5.7	2.6	804	590	150	91	30	17	49	46	+136
24	Karl Malone K. Malone	100.9	27.1	16	1993-94	UTA	43.9	12.4	3.4	1.4	0.8	9.9	21.1	46.7	0.0	0.3	0.0	7.4	10.0	73.8	53.1	3.3	9.1	2.1	703	434	198	54	23	13	34	59
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	100.9	26.9	20	1985-86	HOU	38.3	11.8	2.0	2.0	3.5	10.3	19.4	53.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.4	10.0	63.8	56.6	5.1	6.8	2.2	766	537	236	39	40	69	43	87

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