lowest defensive rating with 35 mpg nba active

Dave DeBusschere has the best career defensive rating when playing 35.0+ minutes per game, with a 92.6 rating.

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lowest defensive rating by a player with 35 or higher mpg NBA active
NAMEDRTGMPGGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dave DeBusschere
D. DeBusschere
92.6
38.0
71
18.1
10.7
3.6
0.9
0.5
7.9
17.1
46.1
2.3
3.1
75.6
49.0
1.9
8.8
2,699
1,282
757
253
67
39
222
2Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
95.5
37.9
524
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
19,878
8,970
6,696
2,104
599
488
543
1,945
3Elvin Hayes
E. Hayes
97.5
36.0
894
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
32,199
16,600
9,751
1,540
864
1,771
1,358
2,967
4Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
97.5
35.4
70
12.7
4.0
6.4
1.1
0.1
4.8
11.0
43.8
3.0
3.6
83.5
50.2
1.0
3.0
2,477
888
279
446
77
4
132
5Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
97.9
35.7
1,238
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
6Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
98.1
38.0
359
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
13,626
6,731
1,926
2,028
681
63
139
922
7John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
98.7
36.8
395
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
14,531
7,295
1,999
1,885
476
117
204
1,024
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
99.4
35.3
1,239
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
9Rick Barry
R. Barry
99.5
35.4
554
21.2
5.2
5.7
2.0
0.5
8.6
19.1
44.9
1.0
3.1
33.0
3.9
4.2
91.6
50.5
0.9
4.3
2.5
19,585
11,729
2,876
3,163
1,104
269
574
1,464
10Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
100.9
35.7
541
16.0
3.6
4.9
1.3
0.2
6.8
15.3
44.6
0.0
0.1
16.7
2.3
2.8
85.0
48.4
0.9
2.7
2.4
19,315
8,632
1,940
2,675
686
112
504
1,257
11Chris Webber
C. Webber
101.0
37.1
831
20.7
9.8
4.2
1.4
1.4
8.7
18.1
47.9
0.3
1.1
29.9
3.0
4.7
64.9
51.3
2.7
7.0
2.8
30,847
17,182
8,124
3,526
1,197
1,200
2,313
2,700
+1550
12Karl Malone
K. Malone
101.1
37.2
1,476
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
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
101.5
38.4
897
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
14Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
101.9
36.0
1,391
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
15Pete Maravich
P. Maravich
102.2
37.0
432
24.8
4.3
5.3
1.4
0.3
9.7
22.1
44.0
0.2
0.3
66.7
5.4
6.5
83.0
49.8
1.0
3.3
3.7
15,999
10,730
1,847
2,269
587
108
530
1,175
16Jimmy Walker
J. Walker
102.6
37.4
229
17.2
2.7
3.1
1.1
0.2
7.0
14.6
47.5
3.3
3.9
84.5
52.6
0.6
2.1
8,570
3,939
620
709
253
36
578
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
102.7
38.3
1,072
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
18Geoff Petrie
G. Petrie
103.6
37.6
225
20.4
2.6
4.8
1.1
0.1
8.4
17.9
46.7
3.7
4.4
84.1
51.5
0.6
2.0
8,466
4,599
585
1,069
247
33
608
19Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
104.5
36.7
906
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
20Rudy Tomjanovich
R. Tomjanovich
104.5
35.7
532
19.3
7.4
2.3
0.7
0.3
8.1
15.8
51.2
0.3
1.1
26.2
3.0
3.7
80.5
55.1
2.2
5.2
1.6
18,991
10,242
3,956
1,205
374
175
332
1,395
21Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
104.5
36.7
1,073
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
22Antoine Walker
A. Walker
104.7
35.3
893
17.5
7.7
3.5
1.2
0.5
6.8
16.5
41.4
1.6
4.8
32.5
2.3
3.7
63.3
48.4
2.1
5.6
2.8
31,531
15,647
6,891
3,170
1,085
469
2,504
2,516
-1206
23Brad Daugherty
B. Daugherty
105.2
36.5
548
19.0
9.5
3.7
0.8
0.7
7.0
13.1
53.2
0.0
0.0
14.3
5.0
6.7
74.7
59.0
2.2
7.3
2.8
20,029
10,389
5,227
2,028
422
397
1,511
1,466
24Chris Bosh
C. Bosh
105.2
35.8
893
19.2
8.5
2.0
0.8
1.0
7.0
14.1
49.4
0.3
1.0
33.5
5.0
6.3
79.9
57.1
2.2
6.3
2.0
31,936
17,189
7,592
1,795
730
932
1,807
2,159
+2067
25LeBron James
L. James
105.3
37.6
1,622
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
3.5
61,031
43,440
12,095
12,016
2,417
1,185
5,650
2,862
+7508
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.

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