Tim Duncan has the best career defensive rating when winning the MVP award >0 times, with a 95.5 rating.
Interpreted as:
lowest defensive ratings for NBA mvps by a player| NAME | DRTG | MVP | GP | MPG | PPG | 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 |  | T. Duncan | 95.5 | 2 | 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 |
| 2 |  | D. Robinson | 95.6 | 1 | 987 | 34.7 | 21.1 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 14.4 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 25.0 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 73.6 | 58.3 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 34,271 | 20,790 | 10,497 | 2,441 | 1,388 | 2,954 | 2,417 | 2,835 | +2454 |
| 3 |  | B. Walton | 96.5 | 1 | 468 | 28.3 | 13.3 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 52.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 66.0 | 55.1 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 13,250 | 6,215 | 4,923 | 1,590 | 380 | 1,034 | 865 | 1,298 | |
| 4 |  | H. Olajuwon | 97.9 | 1 | 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 |
| 5 |  | K. Garnett | 99.0 | 1 | 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 |
| 6 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 99.4 | 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 | |
| 7 |  | B. McAdoo | 99.8 | 1 | 772 | 33.4 | 22.5 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 17.4 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 75.3 | 55.6 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 25,765 | 17,346 | 7,320 | 1,812 | 751 | 1,147 | 1,223 | 2,470 | |
| 8 |  | J. Erving | 101.0 | 1 | 836 | 34.3 | 22.0 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 8.7 | 17.1 | 50.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 26.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 77.7 | 55.8 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 28,677 | 18,364 | 5,601 | 3,224 | 1,508 | 1,293 | 2,323 | 2,286 | |
| 9 |  | K. Malone | 101.1 | 2 | 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 |
| 10 |  | S. O'Neal | 101.3 | 1 | 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 |
| 11 |  | L. Bird | 101.5 | 3 | 897 | 38.4 | 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 | |
| 12 |  | M. Jordan | 102.7 | 5 | 1,072 | 38.3 | 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 |
| 13 |  | D. Nowitzki | 104.3 | 1 | 1,522 | 33.8 | 20.7 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 15.6 | 47.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 38.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 87.9 | 57.7 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 1.6 | 51,368 | 31,560 | 11,489 | 3,651 | 1,210 | 1,281 | 2,494 | 3,601 | +6541 |
| 14 |  | M. Johnson | 104.5 | 3 | 906 | 36.7 | 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 | |
| 15 |  | C. Barkley | 104.5 | 1 | 1,073 | 36.7 | 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 |
| 16 |  | M. Malone | 104.7 | 3 | 1,329 | 33.9 | 20.6 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 14.5 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 76.9 | 56.9 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 45,071 | 27,409 | 16,212 | 1,796 | 1,089 | 1,733 | 3,804 | 3,076 | |
| 17 |  | L. James | 105.3 | 4 | 1,622 | 37.6 | 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 |
| 18 |  | A. Iverson | 105.5 | 1 | 914 | 41.1 | 26.7 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 21.8 | 42.5 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 31.3 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 78.0 | 51.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 37,584 | 24,368 | 3,394 | 5,624 | 1,983 | 164 | 3,262 | 1,777 | +799 |
| 19 |  | K. Bryant | 105.5 | 1 | 1,346 | 36.1 | 25.0 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 19.5 | 44.7 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 32.9 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 83.7 | 55.0 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 48,637 | 33,643 | 7,047 | 6,306 | 1,944 | 640 | 4,010 | 3,353 | +4153 |
| 20 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 105.9 | 2 | 895 | 32.7 | 24.1 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 15.9 | 55.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 28.5 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 69.1 | 61.3 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 29,272 | 21,531 | 8,882 | 4,484 | 995 | 1,088 | 2,701 | 2,617 | +3110 |
| 21 |  | J. Embiid | 106.1 | 1 | 490 | 31.9 | 27.6 | 10.8 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 9.1 | 18.2 | 50.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 33.9 | 8.3 | 9.9 | 83.0 | 61.3 | 2.2 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 15,609 | 13,544 | 5,280 | 1,808 | 432 | 784 | 1,656 | 1,451 | +2645 |
| 22 |  | R. Westbrook | 107.6 | 1 | 1,301 | 33.1 | 20.9 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 17.2 | 43.8 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 30.8 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 77.1 | 52.6 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 43,025 | 27,176 | 9,025 | 10,351 | 2,038 | 418 | 5,038 | 3,304 | +2583 |
| 23 |  | K. Durant | 107.8 | 1 | 1,201 | 36.7 | 27.1 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 18.6 | 50.3 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 39.2 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 88.2 | 62.2 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 3.2 | 44,076 | 32,597 | 8,254 | 5,280 | 1,235 | 1,344 | 3,799 | 2,279 | +5072 |
| 24 |  | N. Jokić | 108.1 | 3 | 810 | 32.0 | 22.2 | 11.1 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 8.5 | 15.2 | 56.1 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 36.2 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 82.5 | 64.1 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 3.0 | 25,904 | 18,009 | 8,977 | 6,080 | 1,041 | 589 | 2,420 | 2,169 | +4626 |
| 25 |  | J. Harden | 108.7 | 1 | 1,221 | 34.8 | 24.0 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 16.2 | 43.9 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 36.4 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 86.3 | 60.8 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 42,449 | 29,339 | 6,809 | 8,873 | 1,794 | 683 | 4,505 | 2,994 | +4709 |
StatMuse has season-level data for defensive rating going back to the 1973-74 season.
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
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Heat| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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