lowest defensive ratings in the past 30 seasons

Since 1996-97, David Robinson has the lowest defensive rating, with a 92.9 rating.

Interpreted as:
lowest defensive ratings with a minimum of 1000 minutes played per 82 team games by a player in the past 30 seasons
NAMEDRTGGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1David Robinson
D. Robinson
92.9
430
30.4
15.2
9.1
1.7
1.1
2.2
5.4
10.7
50.2
0.0
0.0
12.5
4.4
6.2
71.3
56.5
2.7
6.4
1.8
13,065
6,530
3,934
723
454
948
791
1,134
+2454
2Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
95.5
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
3Ben Wallace
B. Wallace
95.7
1,088
29.5
5.7
9.6
1.3
1.3
2.0
2.4
5.0
47.4
0.0
0.0
13.7
1.0
2.5
41.4
47.4
3.2
6.5
1.0
32,085
6,254
10,482
1,437
1,369
2,137
1,061
2,078
+2103
4Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
96.4
397
24.3
11.5
7.2
2.1
0.8
1.0
4.3
8.7
49.1
0.2
0.8
31.2
2.8
3.5
79.3
56.5
1.5
5.7
1.7
9,640
4,571
2,848
834
306
416
683
1,079
+1559
5Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
97.0
348
29.0
14.4
8.4
1.2
0.6
1.6
5.5
11.8
46.5
0.0
0.1
11.1
3.5
4.8
72.5
51.9
1.8
6.6
2.3
10,078
5,027
2,928
412
226
567
803
983
+412
6Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
97.1
553
28.4
14.7
7.7
0.9
0.4
2.7
5.4
10.1
53.7
0.0
0.0
10.0
3.9
6.0
65.1
57.9
2.4
5.3
2.3
15,701
8,119
4,234
514
241
1,483
1,271
1,797
+1651
7Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
97.5
805
27.8
8.3
9.4
0.7
0.3
2.2
2.9
5.7
51.5
0.0
0.0
2.5
3.5
71.0
57.7
2.8
6.5
1.4
22,380
6,675
7,548
589
271
1,803
1,157
2,022
+1607
8Jerome Kersey
J. Kersey
97.8
246
19.2
5.1
3.7
1.0
1.2
0.5
2.2
5.3
41.1
0.1
0.4
21.2
0.6
1.0
60.2
44.0
1.1
2.5
0.8
4,735
1,248
898
258
289
132
197
612
+523
9Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
97.9
170
34.4
4.5
14.8
2.6
0.5
0.3
1.8
4.3
43.0
0.1
0.3
20.0
0.8
1.5
54.8
46.1
5.0
9.8
1.8
5,849
769
2,513
444
91
50
308
522
+827
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
98.4
338
30.3
15.1
8.1
2.0
1.4
1.9
6.1
12.4
49.5
0.0
0.1
24.3
2.8
3.9
71.4
53.5
2.0
6.0
2.4
10,241
5,106
2,725
666
468
640
798
937
+564
11Marcus Camby
M. Camby
98.5
973
29.5
9.5
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
3.9
8.3
46.6
0.0
0.1
20.5
1.8
2.6
67.0
50.3
2.7
7.1
1.4
28,684
9,262
9,513
1,837
967
2,331
1,362
2,687
-23
12Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
98.7
1,382
34.8
18.3
10.2
3.8
1.3
1.4
7.3
14.8
49.7
0.1
0.4
27.5
3.5
4.4
79.2
54.7
2.2
8.1
2.2
48,125
25,236
14,161
5,300
1,773
1,906
3,069
3,372
+4913
13Yao Ming
Y. Ming
99.1
486
32.5
19.0
9.2
1.6
0.4
1.9
7.0
13.3
52.4
0.0
0.0
20.0
5.1
6.1
83.3
59.6
2.5
6.7
2.7
15,818
9,247
4,494
769
189
920
1,311
1,596
+1491
14Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
99.2
507
26.5
13.2
7.2
1.5
1.1
0.8
4.7
10.4
44.9
0.0
0.1
32.3
3.9
5.1
75.8
52.4
2.3
4.9
2.5
13,434
6,715
3,663
764
535
401
1,251
1,767
+468
15Ivan Johnson
I. Johnson
99.4
125
15.8
6.5
3.9
0.6
0.8
0.3
2.6
5.0
51.7
0.0
0.2
15.8
1.2
1.8
66.2
55.1
1.1
2.8
1.1
1,969
808
492
78
99
32
140
247
+10
16Robert Horry
R. Horry
99.5
812
21.8
5.7
4.6
1.8
0.9
0.9
2.0
4.9
41.0
0.6
1.9
33.4
1.0
1.4
71.8
51.2
1.5
3.0
1.0
17,661
4,606
3,701
1,424
749
692
803
1,926
+2683
17Elden Campbell
E. Campbell
99.7
601
24.9
10.8
6.1
1.2
0.6
1.4
3.9
8.7
45.4
0.0
0.0
8.3
2.9
4.1
71.6
51.5
1.8
4.4
1.5
14,941
6,487
3,678
723
358
815
876
1,780
+568
18Malik Rose
M. Rose
99.7
813
16.5
6.2
4.1
0.8
0.6
0.4
2.2
5.0
43.7
0.0
0.1
17.7
1.7
2.3
74.3
50.7
1.4
2.7
1.3
13,404
5,003
3,371
684
487
293
1,059
1,896
+355
19Charlie Ward
C. Ward
99.8
558
23.7
6.6
2.8
4.3
1.3
0.2
2.3
5.7
41.0
1.1
2.9
36.8
0.8
1.1
78.0
53.4
0.4
2.4
1.7
13,249
3,687
1,540
2,403
720
122
951
1,171
+757
20Shawn Bradley
S. Bradley
99.8
622
21.6
7.3
5.9
0.6
0.6
2.3
2.9
6.2
46.7
0.0
0.0
10.3
1.5
1.9
75.2
51.4
1.9
4.0
0.9
13,452
4,526
3,665
359
384
1,410
590
1,773
+781
21Dwight Howard
D. Howard
99.9
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,302
3,912
+2878
22Greg Ostertag
G. Ostertag
100.0
699
20.2
4.7
5.7
0.6
0.3
1.8
1.8
3.7
48.7
0.0
0.0
10.0
1.1
2.0
56.5
51.7
2.0
3.7
0.9
14,092
3,304
3,970
438
184
1,230
659
1,782
+1544
23Buck Williams
B. Williams
100.0
115
19.4
5.8
5.0
0.6
0.5
0.5
2.2
4.1
52.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
2.2
66.8
57.0
2.1
2.9
1.0
2,234
667
580
74
57
53
117
297
+155
24Jermaine O'Neal
J. O'Neal
100.0
1,011
27.1
13.2
7.2
1.4
0.5
1.8
5.1
10.9
46.7
0.0
0.1
14.7
3.0
4.2
71.5
51.7
2.0
5.2
1.9
27,364
13,309
7,261
1,369
470
1,820
1,872
2,896
+861
25Chris Webber
C. Webber
100.1
686
37.6
21.0
9.9
4.3
1.4
1.4
8.8
18.6
47.0
0.3
1.0
30.3
3.2
4.7
67.3
50.7
2.5
7.4
2.8
25,784
14,408
6,798
2,923
994
942
1,891
2,216
+1550
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118.4

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112.3

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Lakers Lakers
12
4
.750
4.0
4
Rockets Rockets
11
4
.733
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5
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11
7
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7
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10
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10:00 PM
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MIN MIN
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM
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ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Last Game
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102

Final

111

PHX Suns

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WesternWLPCTGB
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Thunder Thunder
17
1
.944
2
Nuggets Nuggets
13
4
.765
3.5
3
Lakers Lakers
12
4
.750
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4
Rockets Rockets
11
4
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5
Spurs Spurs
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Suns Suns
11
7
.611
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EasternWLPCTGB
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15
2
.882
2
Raptors Raptors
13
5
.722
2.5
3
Heat Heat
12
6
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3.5
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
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7
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4.0
5
Knicks Knicks
10
6
.625
4.5
6
Hawks Hawks
11
7
.611
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
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HOU HOU
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TOR TOR
139-121
Tue
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BKN BKN
117-112
Tue
10/28
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113-126
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DAL DAL
105-107
Tue
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PHI PHI
8:00 PM
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CHA CHA
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