lowest defensive rating playoffs single season min 27 ppg min 15 games

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has the best defensive rating with 27.0+ 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	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	Stephen Curry S. Curry	101.5	28.3	21	2014-15	GSW	39.3	5.0	6.4	1.9	0.1	9.5	20.9	45.6	4.7	11.0	42.2	4.6	5.5	83.5	60.7	1.0	4.0	3.9	826	594	105	134	39	3	82	47	+163
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	102.2	36.7	16	1989-90	CHI	42.1	7.2	6.8	2.8	0.9	13.7	26.6	51.4	1.0	3.1	32.0	8.3	9.9	83.6	59.2	1.5	5.7	3.5	674	587	115	109	45	14	56	54
19	Kawhi Leonard K. Leonard	102.6	30.5	24	2018-19	TOR	39.1	9.1	3.9	1.7	0.7	10.1	20.7	49.0	2.3	6.0	37.9	8.0	9.0	88.4	61.9	2.3	6.8	3.1	939	732	218	94	40	17	74	56	+156
20	Larry Bird L. Bird	102.7	27.5	23	1983-84	BOS	41.8	11.0	5.9	2.3	1.2	10.0	19.0	52.4	0.3	0.7	41.2	7.3	8.3	87.9	60.7	2.7	8.3	3.8	961	632	252	136	54	27	87	71
21	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	103.0	32.4	21	1997-98	CHI	41.5	5.1	3.5	1.5	0.6	11.6	25.0	46.2	0.6	2.0	30.2	8.6	10.6	81.2	54.5	1.6	3.5	2.1	872	680	107	74	32	12	45	47	+158
22	Derrick Rose D. Rose	103.0	27.1	16	2010-11	CHI	40.6	4.3	7.7	1.4	0.7	9.3	23.5	39.6	1.6	6.3	24.8	6.9	8.4	82.8	49.9	1.3	3.1	3.7	649	434	69	123	22	11	59	33	+81
23	Kevin Durant K. Durant	103.8	29.0	21	2017-18	GSW	38.4	7.8	4.7	0.7	1.2	10.1	20.7	48.7	2.2	6.6	34.1	6.5	7.2	90.1	60.6	0.6	7.1	2.4	807	608	163	99	15	25	50	43	+207
24	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	103.8	30.2	23	2008-09	LAL	40.9	5.3	5.5	1.7	0.9	10.5	23.0	45.7	1.6	4.6	34.9	7.6	8.6	88.3	56.4	0.8	4.5	2.6	940	695	123	126	38	21	59	59	+181
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	104.0	30.7	23	1999-00	LAL	43.5	15.4	3.1	0.6	2.4	12.4	22.0	56.6	0.0	0.0		5.9	12.9	45.6	55.6	5.2	10.3	2.4	1,000	707	355	71	13	55	56	67	+115

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